Track Youth Theatre is an amateur youth theatre group, based in Boroondara

City of Boroondara

The City of Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.This area was originally occupied by the Wurundjeri, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation....

, Victoria, Australia. The group is run by Ed Bailey, who directs the productions and plays keyboard as part of the band.

The 2009 production marked the group's 30th year. Apart from one play, The Hobbit, in 1981, all plays have been written by Australians, including 10 by parents and friends in the group.

Recent Productions

The most recent Track Youth Theatre production was the 2010 production of Cleopatra by Ed Bailey. The play tells the story of Julius Ceaser, Mark Anthony, and Cleopatra, as well as many other characters. However, it is presented as a comedy rather than the traditional tragedy style.
On Friday 19 August 2011 the group will premiere Sleeping Beauty.

History

Track Youth Theatre originated from the amateur theatre group Toorak Players in 1980, as the Toorak Players Children's Workshop. Its first performance was a production of Sleeping Beauty, which they performed at the Pumpkin Theatre in Richmond

Richmond, Victoria

Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...

. Due to the growing size of the group, the following year it performed at Kew High School

Kew High School

Kew High School is a co-educational school in suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, for students in years 7–12. It has over 1,400 students from the neighbourhoods of Kew, Balwyn, Ivanhoe, East Ivanhoe, Alphington, Rosanna, Clifton Hill, Richmond, Abbotsford, Hawthorn and Bundoora, with waiting...

's Renaissance Theatre, where it has performed ever since.

Stephen Curry, an Australian comedian and actor, attributes his career path to the group - "The moment I commenced with the group in 1985, I knew I would never be the same."

List of Plays

• 1980 - Sleeping Beauty
• 1981 - The Hobbit
• 1983 - Battle for the Ice Planet - Maureen Bailey
• 1984 - Ali Baba
• 1985 - Man Of Steel
• 1986 - Bats
• 1987 - Sheerluck Holmes
• 1988 - No West For the Wicked
• 2000 - No West for the Wicked
• 2001 - Battle for the Ice Planet - Maureen Bailey
• 2002 - Cleopatra - Ed Bailey
• 2003 - The Magic Sceptre
• 2004 - The Pot of Gold - Ed Bailey
• 2005 - Ali Baba
• 2006 - The Plain Princess
• 2007 - No West for the Wicked
• 2008 - Pirates! - Ed Bailey
• 2009 - Superheroes Are Coming - Peter Sala
• 2010 - Cleopatra - Ed Bailey
• 2011 - Sleeping Beauty - Ed Bailey