December 2nd, will see the glorious Theatre Royal open its doors once again to usher its audience into a refreshed cultural haven. Regarded as the city's oldest theatre, it has been on the same site since 1875, albeit through a few incarnations. In 1975, famed architect Harry Seidler reimagined the theatre and it found home as part of the MLC Centre, on King Street.

Dark since 2016, the theatre will burst into life with the stage adaptation of Alana Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. Productions of Girl from the North Country and An American in Paris follow early in the new year guaranteeing the Theatre Royal as a venue to see exciting and stimulating theatrical fare.

Torben Brookman is CEO of the Theatre Royal. He is an experienced producer and presenter with a wide range of experience across commercial theatre, festivals, venue management and funded organisations. Along with producing and presenting throughout Australia and New Zealand, Torben has specialised in producing and touring productions throughout Asia since 2001.

Torben is a founding director of GWB Entertainment. Previous roles have included Deputy Executive Director of the Adelaide Festival, General Manager and Executive Producer of The Ambassador Theatre Group Asia Pacific, Executive Producer of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Commercial Projects at the Adelaide Festival Centre and Associate Producer at The Really Useful Group Asia Pacific, Producer at the Adelaide Festival of Arts and General Manager of the Australian Festival for Young People.

A prolific producer of first-class theatrical productions, Torben's recent shows have included West Side Story (Australia, Germany, New Zealand), School of Rock (Australia, China, Korea, New Zealand), Matilda the Musical (South Africa, Singapore, China, Philippines), The King and I (London, Tokyo, UK), 1984 (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore) and The Rocky Horror Show (Australia).

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