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European style theatre of Australia came with the first European settlers in the 1780s. It has had a significant impact on Australian life, with a number of important playwrights, such as David Williamson capturing aspects of the culture of Australia for Australian and global entertainment. There are a number of publishers of Australian playscripts. Publishers include the non-profit Australian Script Centre, the well-known Currency Press, Playlab Press and Full Dress Publishing. The Australian government supports a website (australianplays.org [1]) that aims to combine playwright biographies and script information. Scripts are also available there. There are a theatrical or dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree.
The oldest purpose built theatre on mainland Australia is the Queen's Theatre in Playhouse Lane, Adelaide. This theatre was built in late 1840 and it was built by the Solomon Brothers and the first production was "Othello" in January 1841.
There are a range of amateur and professional theatre groups throughout the country, as well as a vibrant independent and fringe theatre community, largely concentrated in Melbourne, home of La Mama.
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  | The History of Theatre in Australia - HAT- the History of Australian Theatre on line |
| | RealTime - Australian contemporary arts magazine covering dance, performance, sound/music, visual arts, film and media art - RealTime Arts - australia I media arts I performance I hybrid arts I the world | Magazine - Issue 91 |
| | Highlights in Australian theatre history - Theatre in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal |
| | AustralianPlays.org - The largest source of Australian playscripts - The Home of Australian Play Scripts | AustralianPlays.org |
| | AussieTheatre.com - Australia's number one theatre news site - AussieTheatre.com I Australia's leading theatre website |
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