Brink Productions is a professional theatre company based in Adelaide, South Australia established in 1996 as an actor-driven collective of seven members, primarily graduates from the drama school of Flinders University, in order to "improve artistic production" in Australian theatre. Director Chris Drummond was appointed the inaugural Artistic Director in 2004 and has directed all the company's mainstage works since, with outside directors brought in to work on Gorge 09. Brink's repertoire of work includes "epic narrative, re-imagined classics, music theatre and children's theatre". Brink Productions develops and commissions new work as well as commissioning new translations/adaptations. Brink's most successful collaboration so far has been When The Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell. During 2008-2010 the Brink cast performed to 60,000 people in Adelaide (2008, 2010), Sydney (2009), Melbourne (2009), Brisbane (2010), Canberra (2010) and Alice Springs (2010). The script has also been performed at the Almeida Theatre in London and the Lincoln Center in New York City. The Executive Producer of the company is currently Kay Jamieson, who was appointed in 2007.
Brink's most recent works include Land & Sea by Nicki Bloom, Skip Miller's Hit Songs by Sean Riley, Harbinger by Matthew Whittet and The Hypochondriac by Moliere, a new adaptation by Paul Galloway. The company is currently working on Thursday by Bryony Lavery a collaboration with English Touring Theatre. The play takes reference from the story of Adelaide woman Gill Hicks who lost her legs in the 7 July 2005 London Bombings.
Production Awards
2011
Skip Miller's Hit Songs by Sean Riley
2010
When The Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell, a collaboration with Hossein Valamanesh & Brink Productions
2009
The Hypochondriac by Molière, a new adaptation by Paul Galloway
2008
When The Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell, a collaboration with Hossein Valamanesh & Brink Productions, presented with the State Theatre Company of South Australia and the Adelaide Festival of Arts
2006
This Uncharted Hour by Finegan Kruckemeyer, co-production with the STCSA, presented in association with The Firm and the Adelaide Festival Centre's iNSPACE.
2005
Drums in the Night by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Finegan Kruckemeyer, co-production with STCSA
2001
Killer Joe by Tracy Letts
2000
The Ecstatic Bible by Howard Barker, a co-production with The Wrestling School.
1999
(Uncle) Vanya by Howard Barker
1998
The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter
Mojo
1996
(Uncle) Vanya by Howard Barker