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ZEAL THEATRE is a touring theatre company based in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1989 by actor/writer/director Stefo Nantsou, Zeal is dedicated to creating original, educative and entertaining theatrical productions for theatres, schools, universities, national and international festivals. The multi-skilled ensemble prides itself on a collective group-devising process utilizing an eclectic mix of musical and theatrical styles. Zeal has created over 40 original productions; more than half have been specifically created for teenage audiences.

Some Zeal highlights include "TATAU:Rites of Passage" (co-produced with New Zealand company Pacific Underground which performed sell-out seasons in Auckland and Sydney in 1996); "JOYRIDE" (created with Newcastle police and street-kids, was performed over 600 times between 1992-96); "AUSTRALIA V SOUTH AFRICA" (commissioned by the Sydney Theatre Company, & performed with Durban duo Ellis Pearson& Bheki Mkhwane in Sydney, ASSITEJ & Grahamstown Festivals), “THE APOLOGY” (also produced by Theater Neo in Denmark, written/directed by Stefo Nantsou), “THE FORWARDS” (also produced by Kolibri Theater in Hungary, written/ directed by Stefo Nantsou), “TABOO” (commissioned by the S.T.C., also produced by TheatreHaus Frankfurt, Germany, directed by Tom Lycos) and "THE STONES" created by Stefo Nantsou and Tom Lycos in 1996 (performed over 1000 times worldwide including seasons at the National Theatre in London, New Victory Theatre in New York, De Krakeling in Amsterdam, and a cowshed in Horn-Zaingrub, Austria). "THE STONES" has also been translated and performed in over 20 countries, Stefo and Tom having directed the show in Holland, Wales, Hungary, Denmark, Germany, Canada and Norway.

Zeal Theatre has received numerous CONDA Awards, a NSW Frater Award, The Don Mackay Award, the inaugural DramaVic Award, and in 2005, Zeal Theatre was awarded the ASSITEJ President's Award in Montreal, Canada for "outstanding services to the theatre for young people industry".

Currently Zeal Theatre has 6 productions in repertoire, including "THE STONES" &  "BURNT" (NSW), "THE STONES", "THE FORWARDS", "THE APOLOGY" & "JOYRIDE" (QLD).

ZEAL THEATRE
e-mail: zealtheatre@hotmail.com