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. 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. We are proud to announce the building has been completed and reopened in April 2024, ready to welcome the community once more.

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.


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 renovation and rebuild completed in 2024 the Theatre building is once again 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

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
Secretary

 Stephen Carr

General Committee
 Jo Padgett
General Committee Daniel Ramsell
General Committee
 Penny Ramsell
General Committee Peter Carr
General Committee
 Bradley Towton







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
 Barbara Davis
 Paul Treasure
 Joanne Padgett 
 Peter Carr
 Bree Hartley
 Penny Ramsell
 Stephen Carr

Roleystone Theatre Inc.
ABN 50 708 622 761