In its 37 year history, Patch Theatre Company has produced 100 new works and performed to 1.45 million children and their families nationally and internationally.
In recent years, Patch has developed and refined a repertoire of 8 acclaimed productions, each featuring the company’s trademark elegance, simplicity and theatrical invention. This stylish collection of engaging theatre for 4-8 year olds and their families has earned national and international acclaim.
Over the last five years, Patch has performed at fourteen international children's festivals in Korea, Japan, Singapore, USA, New Zealand and Canada and been featured regularly at the Sydney Opera House and Victorian Arts Centre. In 2008, the company’s work was presented in New York at the prestigious New Victory Theater on 42nd Street.
The company has presented six consecutive national Playing Australia tours in six years. In 2008 Patch were the proud recipients of the APACA Touring Legends Award and in 2009 received two Drovers: Outstanding Touring Production Crew and in conjunction with Country Arts SA Tour of the Year.
The last 12 months have been an award winning time for Patch with Drover Awards, an IAF Innovation Award at the Adelaide Critic Circle Awards, an Advertiser Newspaper Oscarts Award, a Ruby Award for Sustained Contribution and to top it off a national Helpmann Award for Best Presentation for Children.
The Patch Theatre objective? Simple, yet wondrous theatre experiences that are deeply rendered at a child's level of comprehension and perspective. Elegant Simplicity!
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And bearded bronze, but not a man,
Although I patch him as I can
And reach through him almost to man.”
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