Who was the director or manager of Sydney Theatre Company before Jan 1991?
Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company ( STC ) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney , New South Wales . The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney , as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre ( formerly Sydney Theatre ) and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre . History . Sydney Theatre Company was formed in December 1978 , following the closure of The Old Tote Theatre Company the month before . The then Premier , Neville Wran , approached Elizabeth Butcher , who had been seconded from the National Institute of Dramatic Art to administer the Old Tote , and asked her to set up a new state theatre company , to perform in the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House . Butcher established its legal identity and managerial structure , and proposed the name , Sydney Theatre Company . With John Clark ( Director of NIDA ) as the Artistic Adviser of the first season , five theatre companies were invited to produce six plays to be presented by STC as the 1979 Interim Season in the Drama Theatre . The first production , by The Paris Company , was A Cheery Soul , by Patrick White , Australias Nobel Laureate for Literature , directed by Jim Sharman , featuring Robyn Nevin as Miss Docker . In June 1979 , Richard Wherrett , then one of Nimrod Theatres co-Artistic Directors , was appointed Artistic Director of STC to plan and organise activities for the 1980 season . The first STC-produced play was The Sunny South , 1 January 1980 , by George Darrell , with music by Terence Clarke , directed by Richard Wherrett , assisted by John Gaden . In its early years the company operated out of several rented premises around the city , producing 38 productions in five separate venues . Elizabeth Butcher , STC Administrator , was given the task of finding one location that could house all the activities of the company , and a theatre . After an extensive search , Butcher had the vision to propose the derelict Walsh Bay Wharf 4/5 as STCs new home , immediately envisaging the capacity of the building to fulfill all requirements of space , location and additional venue . More than three years of budgetary and bureaucratic obstacles were overcome when , on 12 September 1983 , NSW Premier , the Hon . Neville Wran , announced that the State Government had approved the expenditure of $3.5 million to finance the re-cycling project . The 60-year-old ironbark timber wharf warehouse built to load cargo onto ships tied up alongside , was converted into premises suitable for creating , producing , performing and enjoying theatre , without sacrificing its historical integrity or context . The Wharf was officially handed over to STC in a plaque-unveiling ceremony on 13 December 1984 . In 1985 , The Wharf , by architects Vivian Fraser in association with NSW Govt Architect JW Thomson , won the Sir John Sulman Medal awarded by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects ( NSW Chapter ) for a work of excellence in public and commercial architecture . The first STC production in The Wharf Theatre ( now Wharf 1 ) , 17 January 1985 , was Late Arrivals , by Pamela van Amstel , directed by Wayne Harrison in his directorial debut . ( Wayne Harrison went on to become the second Artistic Director of the company , in 1990. ) The play was part of a season of one-act plays called Shorts at the Wharf . Since 1984 , and the visionary adaptation and re-use of an industrial site by Sydney Theatre Company , Walsh Bay has been transformed into an arts precinct and residential area , which continues to attract adjunct services . Other performing arts companies and organisations now enjoy premises at The Wharf , including Sydney Dance Company , Ausdance , Sydney Philharmonia Choirs , Gondwana Choirs , Sydney Childrens Choir , The Song Company , Australian Theatre for Young People , Regional Arts , Accessible Arts , Bangarra Dance Theatre . Nearly a quarter of a centurys use later , The Wharf , by Vivian Fraser , in association with the NSW Government Architect , was presented the RAIA 25 Year Award for Enduring Architecture by the Institute . Directors working regularly for STC include Gale Edwards , Barrie Kosky , David Berthold , Neil Armfield , Benedict Andrews and Kip Williams . Many Australian actors who would later find wider success both locally and internationally such as Hugo Weaving , Geoffrey Rush , Cate Blanchett , Jacqueline McKenzie , Richard Roxburgh and Toni Collette have established their careers in STC productions . Greening the Wharf . The Sydney Theatre Company operates out of a heritage site of the wharf area of Sydney Harbour . Under the leadership of Blanchett and Upton , STC initiated a comprehensive large scale environmental program called Greening the Wharf , investing in solar energy , rainwater harvesting , energy efficiency measures and best practice waste management . The program goes beyond infrastructure projects to include employees , environmentally responsible theatre production , community engagement and education . The program won two Green Globe Awards .