About Us
Roleystone Theatre is a not-for-profit community group, managed entirely by volunteers, with roles including; actors, musicians, directors, crew, make-up artists, front of house, committee etc.
Our home for the past 91 years (1933 to 2024) has been the Roleystone Theatre building in the picturesque Roleystone hills on the Brookton Highway. Currently the venue is closed due to structural issues. Prior to the unplanned closure of the building in 2018, the venue (originally constructed in 1922) offered a warm and cosy welcome to anyone interested in the arts. It is set to be refurbished and re-open in 2024.
The performances by the Roleystone Theatre Group are designed to please seasoned theatre-going patrons, as well as first time visitors. The group aims to present approximately four-five shows per year, covering a wide variety of performance types.
The original theatre building is located on Brookton Highway opposite the Croyden Rd turnoff, however we will be utilising various venues around the City of Armadale while reconstruction takes place.
Our temporary home for rehearsals is the Harold King Centre - 9 Grovelands Drive, Camillo WA 6111.
The original theatre building is located on Brookton Highway opposite the Croyden Rd turnoff, however we will be utilising various venues around the City of Armadale while reconstruction takes place.
History and Facilities
The Roleystone Theatre has a long tradition with its beginnings in the 1930s as the Roleystone Choral and Dramatic Society. In the 1970s the group really took off when a collection of interested locals began putting on quality performances of plays and musicals. A name change, to the Roleystone Theatre Inc., occurred not long after.For a more thorough history, please see our booklet produced in 1993, marking our diamond jubilee (6o years).
The Roleystone Theatre currently produces, on average, four-five major productions every year and is well known for the quality of our performers, sets and technical work.
The theatre building that has been our home since 1933 has undergone many alterations, however the bulk of the auditorium is an art-deco original and is on the City of Armadale Municipal Heritage register. Following the expected rebuild and re-opening in 2024 the Theatre building will once again be a hub for the arts in the City of Armadale, with the Roleystone Theatre group as its central focus.
We are proud to be renowned for our warm welcome and friendliness to newcomers.
Location
Though currently closed, the Roleystone Theatre building is located at 587 Brookton Highway, Roleystone WA. The car park entrance is 200 metres before the Croyden Road turnoff to the Araluen Botanic Park.Committee
| President | Bree Hartley | |
| Vice President |
Paul Treasure | |
| Treasurer | Henry Ronchi |
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| Secretary |
Stephen Carr |
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| General Committee |
Jo Padgett | |
| General Committee | Daniel Ramsell | |
| General Committee |
Penny Ramsell | |
| General Committee | Peter Carr | |
| General Committee |
Bradley Towton | |
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Life Members
| Ann Merrick |
Geoff Merrick |
| Jock Pettigrew |
Kim Fletcher |
| Mavis Hart |
Mike Butler |
| Jack Hart |
Joy Martin |
| Margaret Bettenay |
Mary Webb |
| Naomi Gates |
Albert Chambers |
| Paul Osenton |
Maureen Plummer |
| Colleen Rintoul |
Bobbie Chapman |
| Gerry Chapman |
Jack Barker |
| Kim Martin |
Patricia Bona |
| Zyg Woltersdorf | Daniel Ramsell |
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Barbara Davis
Paul Treasure
Joanne Padgett
Peter Carr |
Bree Hartley
Penny Ramsell
Stephen Carr
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Roleystone Theatre Inc.
ABN 50 708 622 761
