The Demise of Hayman Theatre at Curtin Uni
Wed, 22 June 2005, 12:17 pmCrispian42 posts in thread
The Demise of Hayman Theatre at Curtin Uni
Wed, 22 June 2005, 12:17 pmHi Peoples,
With the recent announcement that Curtin Uni will be cutting the number of courses it will run by over 300, it seems the Hayman Theatre is about to be a casualty.
The following was posted by Tony Nicholls on an online forum run by Hayman students:
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IÂ’m sorry to say that this course is now under serious threat of closure.
Curtin recently changed the way funding is distributed to the various Divisions. Teaching areas are now expected to pay for the space they use. In most cases this makes little difference but the Hayman Theatre is a large space to which we have exclusive access. The annual ‘rent’ has been calculated by the university as about $200,000 per year.
The Division of Humanities and our Faculty of MSC are both considerably in deficit already. Closing the Hayman, as you can see, is from that point, an attractive and some would say, necessary choice.
My view is that without a theatre there can be no worthwhile theatre course.
We shall obviously be making every effort to find an alternative solution but as high school students will very soon be making their applications to university courses a final decision must be made within a very few weeks about the continuance of Performance Studies.
The Guild has been informed of the situation.
I believe the university has an obligation to allow students currently enrolled to complete their course.
There is considerable goodwill towards PS within the Division for many reasons not least of which is the contribution theatre students have made to the cultural life of the campus. However we now appear to have moved to a rather less than brave new world in which our leaders cannot distinguish between value and price.
TONY NICHOLLS
22/6/05
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Would love to hear the thoughts of any ex-Haymanites out there or from any patrons who have come to a Hayman performance, on the demise of this course.
Perth's theatrical and cultural landscape will suffer as a result of the closure of this course. Hayman Theatre has been a testing ground for new writers, directors, performers and tehcnical crews who have gone on to successful careers in the local, national and international theatre industry.
Without the Hayman Theatre, the ladder to a professional career in theatre arts has just become longer.
Crispy.
With the recent announcement that Curtin Uni will be cutting the number of courses it will run by over 300, it seems the Hayman Theatre is about to be a casualty.
The following was posted by Tony Nicholls on an online forum run by Hayman students:
***************************
IÂ’m sorry to say that this course is now under serious threat of closure.
Curtin recently changed the way funding is distributed to the various Divisions. Teaching areas are now expected to pay for the space they use. In most cases this makes little difference but the Hayman Theatre is a large space to which we have exclusive access. The annual ‘rent’ has been calculated by the university as about $200,000 per year.
The Division of Humanities and our Faculty of MSC are both considerably in deficit already. Closing the Hayman, as you can see, is from that point, an attractive and some would say, necessary choice.
My view is that without a theatre there can be no worthwhile theatre course.
We shall obviously be making every effort to find an alternative solution but as high school students will very soon be making their applications to university courses a final decision must be made within a very few weeks about the continuance of Performance Studies.
The Guild has been informed of the situation.
I believe the university has an obligation to allow students currently enrolled to complete their course.
There is considerable goodwill towards PS within the Division for many reasons not least of which is the contribution theatre students have made to the cultural life of the campus. However we now appear to have moved to a rather less than brave new world in which our leaders cannot distinguish between value and price.
TONY NICHOLLS
22/6/05
*********************************************
Would love to hear the thoughts of any ex-Haymanites out there or from any patrons who have come to a Hayman performance, on the demise of this course.
Perth's theatrical and cultural landscape will suffer as a result of the closure of this course. Hayman Theatre has been a testing ground for new writers, directors, performers and tehcnical crews who have gone on to successful careers in the local, national and international theatre industry.
Without the Hayman Theatre, the ladder to a professional career in theatre arts has just become longer.
Crispy.
Re: The Demise of Hayman Theatre at Curtin Uni
Tue, 28 June 2005, 02:42 pmWalter Plinge
Hello fellow theatre peeps,
What totally apalling news. Let's definately get behind a major push for affirmative Hayman saving action. I think that we all know how important Hayman has been to the theatre scenes of Perth, of Australia as a whole, and in the case of performers like Francis O'Connor, to the world. I know that the opportunities I received during my training at Curtin, and particularly the confidence that was instilled in me at the Hayman theatre, has given me a strong basis from which to build a career in the entertainment industry. In my current class at Nida seven of the students are from Perth, and of that seven, four went through the Communication and Cultural Studies course at Curtin.
The inspiration and education I received personally from doing theatre units with tutors likeTony Nicholls, Marcelle Schmitz and Donald Pulford at the Hayman has proved invaluable to me, and has providedsuch a leg up here st school. The Hayman is so important as a nest in which young people( I was only seventeen when I started) can safely hone their skills and build their confidence up in order to go on to audition for further training at Wappa, Nida or VCA, or jump straight into the industry. It is crucial that Western Australia does not lose this important, influencial and inspiring place. I will definately be writing to the Lance Twomey,John McGrath and Premier Geoff Gallop to let them know how important the Hayman Theatre has been in my life. In order for Western Australia to remain an active contributer to the world art scene, it is imperative for the Hayman to remain!
What totally apalling news. Let's definately get behind a major push for affirmative Hayman saving action. I think that we all know how important Hayman has been to the theatre scenes of Perth, of Australia as a whole, and in the case of performers like Francis O'Connor, to the world. I know that the opportunities I received during my training at Curtin, and particularly the confidence that was instilled in me at the Hayman theatre, has given me a strong basis from which to build a career in the entertainment industry. In my current class at Nida seven of the students are from Perth, and of that seven, four went through the Communication and Cultural Studies course at Curtin.
The inspiration and education I received personally from doing theatre units with tutors likeTony Nicholls, Marcelle Schmitz and Donald Pulford at the Hayman has proved invaluable to me, and has providedsuch a leg up here st school. The Hayman is so important as a nest in which young people( I was only seventeen when I started) can safely hone their skills and build their confidence up in order to go on to audition for further training at Wappa, Nida or VCA, or jump straight into the industry. It is crucial that Western Australia does not lose this important, influencial and inspiring place. I will definately be writing to the Lance Twomey,John McGrath and Premier Geoff Gallop to let them know how important the Hayman Theatre has been in my life. In order for Western Australia to remain an active contributer to the world art scene, it is imperative for the Hayman to remain!
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