State Theatre Company of South Australia 2016-17 Annual Report State Theatre Company of South Australia Fowlers Building (Lion Arts Centre) Corner North Terrace and Morphett Street, Adelaide http://statetheatrecompany.com.au/ Contact phone number +61 8 8415 5333 Contact email [email protected] ISSN Enter ISSN Date presented to Minister: 15 November 2017 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT for the State Theatre Company of South Australia To: Hon Jay Wilson Weatherill, LLB, BEc, GDLP Premier Minister for The Arts Member of the Executive Council This annual report is presented to Parliament to meet the statutory reporting requirements of State Theatre Company of South Australia Act, 1972 and meets the requirements of Premier and Cabinet Circular PC013 Annual Reporting. This report is verified to be accurate for the purposes of annual reporting to the Parliament of South Australia. Submitted on behalf of the State Theatre Company of South Australia by: Jodi Glass Executive Director/Producer _______________________________________ ____________________ 15 November 2017 Signature Date Late submission of the report is due to the availability of audited financial statements being delayed until October 2017. 2 | Page 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT for the State Theatre Company of South Australia Contents Contents ..................................................................................................................... 3 Section A: Reporting required under the Public Sector Act 2009, the Public Sector Regulations 2010 and the Public Finance and Audit Act 1987 ................. 4 Agency purpose or role ........................................................................................................ 4 Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 4 Key strategies and their relationship to SA Government objectives .................................... 5 Agency programs and initiatives and their effectiveness and efficiency .............................. 6 Legislation administered by the agency ............................................................................. 12 Organisation of the agency ................................................................................................ 12 Other agencies related to this agency (within the Minister’s area/s of responsibility) ........ 12 Employment opportunity programs .................................................................................... 13 Agency performance management and development systems ......................................... 13 Occupational health, safety and rehabilitation programs of the agency and their effectiveness ...................................................................................................................... 13 Fraud detected in the agency ............................................................................................ 14 Strategies implemented to control and prevent fraud ........................................................ 14 Whistle-blowers’ disclosure ............................................................................................... 15 Executive employment in the agency ................................................................................ 15 Consultants ........................................................................................................................ 15 Financial performance of the agency ................................................................................. 16 Other information requested by the Minister(s) or other significant issues affecting the agency or reporting pertaining to independent functions ................................................... 17 Section B: Reporting required under any other act or regulation ...................... 17 Enter name of act or regulation ......................................................................................... 17 Reporting required under the Carers’ Recognition Act 2005 ............................................. 17 Section C: Reporting of public complaints as requested by the Ombudsman . 17 Summary of complaints by subject .................................................................................... 17 Complaint outcomes .......................................................................................................... 18 Appendix: Audited financial statements 2016-17 ................................................. 19 3 | Page 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT for the State Theatre Company of South Australia Section A: Reporting required under the Public Sector Act 2009, the Public Sector Regulations 2010 and the Public Finance and Audit Act 1987 Agency purpose or role As a major community and cultural resource for all South Australians, State Theatre Company of South Australia is vital to creative and cultural life in the state. State Theatre Company of South Australia enriches the lives of people and encourages empathy and understanding of our world through the power of storytelling and production and presentation of the finest theatre imaginable. The Company presents an annual season of diverse classic and contemporary Australian and international plays that entertain, delight, thrill, challenge and inspire our diverse audiences. Objectives The Company is committed to: • presenting work of the highest quality and delivering a balanced program of re- invigorated classics, new Australian work and the very best new international work; • adventurous and cohesive approaches to programming; • being respected for and generating pride in our work through consistently excellent creative outcomes and our creative development, production, performance and touring practices; • working with the very best South Australian and visiting artists; • being a significant player on the national theatre scene; • ensuring access to our work across the State through regional touring; • nurturing potent relationships with theatre companies and presenters to share resources and extend performing opportunities; • being strongly connected to local artists and independent arts companies and demonstrating leadership in development of the South Australia theatre sector; • embracing cultural diversity both on and off stage; • developing and presenting Aboriginal work; • creating opportunities for learning and training of young people interested in producing, creating, presenting, performing and touring theatre; • achieving gender parity in key creative roles over three-year programming cycles; • exploiting one of Australia’s best drama centres and the co-location of the Company’s Rehearsal Room, Workshop and Wardrobe making facilities with Dunstan Playhouse and The Space Theatre at the Adelaide Festival Centre; • maintaining an archive of sets, costumes, properties, scripts and materials from the Company’s past and current productions to serve the public interest in theatre; • building diverse income streams, supported by strong fiscal management; • actively promoting public interest and participation in the arts and theatre; • generating great responses from and attendances by our audiences. 4 | Page 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT for the State Theatre Company of South Australia Key strategies and their relationship to SA Government objectives Key strategy SA Government objective Make bold artistic choices and create Target 3. Cultural vibrancy – arts activities ambitious theatrical productions that Increase the vibrancy of the South Australian demonstrate excellence in all aspects of arts industry by increasing attendance at creative endeavour selected arts activities by 150% by 2020 Actively encourage wide audience Target 3. Cultural engagement – institutions engagement through presentation of an Increase the number of attendances at South annual season of plays in metropolitan Australia's cultural institutions by 20% by Adelaide as well as touring widely 2014 and maintain or improve thereafter Make artistic choices to ensure our Target 5. Multiculturalism: programs reflect our community’s cultural diversity Maintain the high rate of South Australians who believe cultural diversity is a positive influence in the community Make flexible working an integral part of Target 13: Work-life balance the Company’s operations Improve the quality of life of all South Australians through maintenance of a healthy work-life balance Continue to proactively nominate women Target 30: Boards and committees for appointment to the Company’s Board Increase the number of women on all State of Governors Government boards and committees to 50% on average Encourage women into creative, Target 52: Women management, executive, and leadership Have women comprising half of the public roles sector employees in the executive levels (including Chief Executives) Create and support opportunities for Target 53: Aboriginal employees Aboriginal theatre makers, producing, Increase the participation of Aboriginal technical, staging and creative staff people in the South Australian public sector, spread across all classifications and agencies Provide learning opportunities for students Target 87: Reading, writing and numeracy through their participation in and By 2020, for reading, writing and numeracy, engagement with our work increase by five percentage points the proportion of South Australian students who achieve above the National Minimum Standard Create international co-production, Economic Priority: International Connections collaboration and touring opportunities