Barking Gecko Theatre is a Western Australian professional theatre company for children and families. Established in Perth in 1989, Barking Gecko Theatre's mission is to give children transformational experiences through exquisitely crafted story-telling and performance. It has delivered over 100 original Western Australian productions, toured 12 countries and reached almost 1 million children. Barking Gecko Theatre is a resident company at the State Theatre Centre of WA, performing in the Heath Ledger Theatre and Studio Underground. It also performs in school classrooms, halls, site-specific non-theatre venues and outdoor locations. The company tours productions across Australia, and has also toured to Canada, the United States, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Mexico. The company also delivers drama programs for children aged 4 to 18 across Perth, regional and remote WA. Barking Gecko Theatre is a not-for-profit company governed by a Board of Directors. Receiving federal and state government arts funding, as well as corporate sponsorship and ticket revenue, the company has an annual turnover of more than $1.2 million and employs more than 60 primarily Western Australian artists each year. Artistic Directors 2015 – Present Matt Edgerton 2010 – 2014 John Sheedy 2006 – 2010 Jeremy Rice 1989 – 2006 Grahame Gavin 1985 – 1989 John Saunders (Acting Out) Awards 2017 Performing Arts WA Award Winner – Best Supporting Actor, St John Cowcher for My Robot 2016 Helpmann Award Winner – Best Presentation for Children, Bambert's Book of Lost Stories Helpmann Award Nomination – Best New Australian Work, Bambert's Book of Lost Stories 2015 Helpmann Award Winner – Best Presentation for Children, The Rabbits Helpmann Award Winner – Best New Australian Work, The Rabbits Helpmann Award Winner – Best Costume Design, Gabriela Tylesova, The Rabbits Helpmann Award Winner – Best Original Score, Kate Miller-Heidke with Iain Grandage, The Rabbits Performing Arts WA Award Winner – Best Production, The Rabbits Performing Arts WA Award Winner – Best Lighting, Trent Suidgeest, The Rabbits References 1991 establishments in Australia Theatre companies in Australia Culture of Western Australia