from the Council, to tide it over until it moved to the new "Arts Hub". Tropic Sun shared this new performing arts space with a capacity of 250–300 with dancenorth australia. History The production company was established in 1986. In 1988 Tropic Sun represented Australia at the Toga Mura Festival in Japan and in 2002 they represented Townsville at the Fortress Festival in Suwon, South Korea. Artistic Director Jean-Pierre Voos was central to the development of Tropic Sun. The company's first general manager Lorna Hempstead later returned to hold the same position. In 2007 12 plays were staged including; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Zim-Zoom Cabaret, Othello, The Dresser, His and Hers, A Stretch of the Imagination and Bombshells, additionally Tropic Sun will present a Shakespeare Festival together with an Olde English Fair. During the May 2006 Townsville Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare in the park was brought to Queens Garden with the performance of Romeo and Juliet which consequently toured to Cairns. Starring Kate Hooper and Matthew Ryan in the title roles and a supporting cast of seven actors playing a total of 18 characters. A traditional and practical set was built specifically for Romeo and Juliet under the huge native trees. Set in the early 20th century Boston Marriage was a "darkly erotic comedy-of-manners" about two society ladies in a Boston marriage, starring Karen Gibb, Lynda Mullamphy and Katheryn Hooper and directed by Tropic Sun's Artistic Director Jean-Pierre Voos References External links Full Throttle Theatre Company History, including Tropic Sun and Tropic Line Townsville Theatre companies in Australia Companies based in Queensland