Darlington Theatre Players
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Darlington Theatre Players Inc. (DTP) was established to encourage participation in all aspects of theatrical arts. Formalised from an existing group in the artistic hills of Darlington east of Perth, Western Australia in 1956, early performances were in the local hall, formerly a wine cellar. Following representations from DTP, the local shire built the main hall next to the existing hall in 1960, and later rebuilt the stage house and added the verandah and toilet block to the structure in 1978.
Competing pressure from other hall users forced DTP to look for other premises, and in 1984 they took up a lease on the disused old Greenmount Primary School in Marloo Road. After several building projects financed from their own resources, and from Federal, State and Local Government grants, DTP have one of the best equipped local theatres, the Marloo Theatre (Marloo), in the Perth area.
Every year DTP put on 4 or 5 main season as well as 3 or 4 other events at Marloo, encompassing classical dramas, comedies, musicals and pantomimes. These can often fill the 11 metre wide, 6 metre deep and 4 metre high main stage, with 4 metre deep back stage area.
DTP has a strong commitment to youth theatre, and has a very active children’s theatre activity group that meets at Marloo or at the old Middle Swan Primary School.
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Recent Reviews
‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ reviewed by Gordon the Optom
- I thought that I knew and understood the story well until I saw this production, and suddenly the characters become lucid and the many hidden ...
'Gentlemen Incorporated' reviewed by Gordon the Optom
- This well-paced play is great fun
'The Foreigner' reviewed by Gordon the Optom
- This is a DON’T MISS production. Hilarious from the opening minutes.
‘Footloose - The Musical’ reviewed by Gordon the Optom
- bright and effervescent musical
'Dick Whittington' reviewed by Gordon the Optom
- ‘Marloo’ can be relied on to entertain children of all ages. Your kids would love this.
‘It’s My Party and I’ll Die If I Want To’ reviewed by Gordon the Optom
- Settling your affairs before death can be a nightmare.
'After the Ball' reviewed by Gordon the Optom
- An insight to family life in the 1960s
‘The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of ‘Macbeth’ reviewed by Gordon the Optom
- To make anything, whether magic, slapstick or blundering look unrehearsed ... requires a huge amount of practice; this team were at their very best when ...
'Trilogy' reviewed by Gordon the Optom
- How often do we see trilogies when one play will be good, one average and the third diabolical? Here we have three superbly written plays, ...
