Since being established by Craig Christie in 1991, No Mates Productions has created a varied and exciting series of original works internationally in the fields of professional, community and children’s theatre. We pride ourselves on the eclectic nature of our body of work which is defined by strong storytelling and exciting, engaging original music. This has seen our productions win a variety of awards world wide including the Best New Musical award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007 for Eurobeat. A number of programmes now tour annually such as our literacy based Children’s musicals which have become a feature in schools throughout Australia, New Zealand and the UK. These musicals developed for primary school aged audiences have now been seen by a total audience of nearly 2 ½ million students worldwide. No Mates Productions continues to develop a variety of original material in all major markets and is currently expanding into television as well as adapting television properties for the live performance market.
Click on year to learn about our production history. More information can be found on the Shows page.
February: Undercover (Formerly Fair Dinkum). UK Tour May: Connected – Helsinki Season at Svenska Teatern May: What’s The Big Idea? (Formerly Fair Dinkum) New Zealand Tour August: Super Duper – Australian Book Week tour
February: Shine A Light UK Tour February: Craig Christie Song Book Launch Concert – Melbourne May: Connected – Victorian tour May: Shine A Light New Zealand Tour July: Get On With It – London – world premiere August: Eurobeat Moldova – Edinburgh Fringe Festival World Premiere August: Fair Dinkum – Australian Book Week tour
March: Connected - NSW Tour. April: Jump To It - UK Tour. May: Jungle Bungle - St Petersburg, Florida USA May - August: Worlds Apart - New Zealand Tour August: Shine A Light - Australian Book Week Tour
May: My Friends Dot Com - Australian and New Zealand Tour June: Space Jump - New Zealand Tour August: Worlds Apart - Australian Book Week tour August: Connected World Premiere season - Edinburgh Fringe Festival August: Jungle Bungle: New adaptation of the original show - Edinburgh Fringe Festival September: Space Jump - UK tour
March: Connected - NSW Tour. April: Jump To It - UK Tour. May: Jungle Bungle - St Petersburg, Florida USA May - August: Worlds Apart - New Zealand Tour August: Shine A Light - Australian Book Week Tour
May: My Friends Dot Com - Australian and New Zealand Tour June: Space Jump - New Zealand Tour August: Worlds Apart - Australian Book Week tour August: Connected World Premiere season - Edinburgh Fringe Festival August: Jungle Bungle: New adaptation of the original show - Edinburgh Fringe Festival September: Space Jump - UK tour
March: My Friends Dot Com - Australian Tour
May: And The Winner Is... - New Zealand Tour July: Craig Christie Songbook - concert production, St James, London July: Villainy reading - London August: Space Jump - Australian Book Week tour September: Back to Before - UK tour
March: My Friends Dot Com - Australian tour March: Ready Steady Go - UK tour
May: Totally Amazing - New Zealand tour
May: Songs of Craig Christie - London cabaret production
August: And The Winner Is… - Australian Book Week tour
September: Totally Amazing - UK tour
September: Crusade - Belltable Arts Centre Ireland
November: Eurobeat in Concert - charity fundraiser in London December: Villainy - reading New York
March: My Friends Dot Com - Australian tour May: Jump To It! - New Zealand tour July: Hey Florence! - Singapore season August: Totally Amazing - Australian Book Week tour August: Rain Reaction - Australian schools tour August: My Friends Dot Com - New Zealand tour September: Jump To It! - West End In Schools national UK tour begins November: West End Pantomania - UK tour November: Hey Florence! - Nashville season
May: Jungle Bungle - New Zealand tour May: Hey Florence! - tours to New York and New Jersey August: Jump To It! - Australian Book Week tour September: Rev It Up! - West End In Schools national UK tour begins
May: Eurobeat - Lucerne Eurovision Summit May: Rev It Up! - New Zealand tour August: Jungle Bungle - Australian Book Week tour August: Totally Over You - Workshop presentation in London, West End September: Hey Florence! - Premiere in Nashville September: Jungle Bungle - UK Tour with West End In Schools begins November: Eurobeat - Brisbane
April: Eurobeat - UK tour May: Back To Before - New Zealand tour August: Rev It Up! - Australian Book Week tour August: Get Wet - Australian schools tour September: Eurobeat - West End season
March: Symphony of Science - Singapore tour March: Going Places - Singapore tour March: The Food Of Love - Singapore production May: Ready Set Go! - New Zealand tour May: Love Equals - Magnormos workshop production, Melbourne August: Eurobeat - Edinburgh Festival Fringe August - September: Back To Before - Australian Book Week tour August: Hot Ice - Australian schools tour October: The Dandy Lionz - Seymour Centre, Sydney November: Ready Set Go! - Singapore tour
March: Going Places - Singapore tour May - September: Eurobeat - Australian national tour May: Who’s That Boy? - Australian schools tour May: Welcome Stranger - Australian schools tour May: Stars In Your Eyes - New Zealand tour July: After The Beep - Adelaide Cabaret Festival August - September: Ready Set Go! - Australian Book Week tour September: Symphony of Science - Singapore Science Centre
2005: The White Rose - Ballarat Arts Academy
2005: Stars In Your Eyes - Australian Book Week tour 2005: Just A Party - Chaffey Secondary College, Mildura commission 2005: Welcome Stranger! - Australian schools tour 2005: Who’s That Boy? - Australian schools tour 2005: Knock Knock! Who’s There? - New Zealand tour 2005: What’s Going On? - Singapore Science Centre 2004: Water Into Wine - Magnormos Theatre Readings programme, Melbourne 2004: Knock Knock! Who’s There? - Australian Book Week tour 2004: Eurobeat - Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2004: The Great Pirate Caper -
Mooroolbark Community Centre, Shire of Yarra Ranges community commission 2003: Eurobeat - Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne 2003: After The Beep - Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne 2003: The White Rose - Monash University Melbourne and The Esplanade, Singapore 2003: Shiver Me Timbers - Australian Book Week tour 2003: Rebecca Long – Greatest Hits Live - Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2002: Rebecca Long – Greatest Hits Live - Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne 2002: Right Where We Are - Small Towns, Big Picture Project, Central Victoria 2002: Deee-licious - Australian Book Week tour 2002: Come Together - Victorian schools show 2002: The Food Of Love - Mildura/Wentworth Arts Festival 2001: Going Places - Australian Book Week tour 2000: Crusade - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2000: Ready Set Go! - Australian Book Week tour 2000: What's Cooking? (Inventors and Inventions) - Singapore Science Centre 2000: Water Into Wine - Mildura/Wentworth Arts Festival 2000 - 2006: George Fairfax Memorial Drama Festival (various) - Swan Hill/Mildura
1999: The Great Unknown - Singapore Science Centre 1999: Bright Sparks - Singapore Science Centre 1999: Hide and Seek - Australian Book Week tour 1999: The Web, Wires and Waves Show - Victorian schools tour 1998: The Web, Wires and Waves Show - Singapore Science Centre 1998: That's It! - Singapore tour 1998: Oh No Joe! - Australian Book Week tour 1997: Going Places - Western Australian tour 1997: Ready Set Go! - Australian Book Week, Singapore tours 1996: Oh No Joe! - Singapore tour 1996: Going Places - Singapore tour 1996: Going Places - Australian Book Week tour 1995: Oh No Joe! (aka It’s Magic) - Papua New Guinea 1995: The Celebration Council - Australian Book Week tour 1995: Going Places - Papua New Guinea tour 1994: Oh No Joe! (aka It’s Magic) - Australian Book Week tour 1994: Do Or Die - Australian schools show 1994: Going Places - Australian Book Week tour 1993: Hide and Seek - Australian Book Week tour 1993: Do Or Die - Australian schools show 1993: The Goldrush Girls - New Zealand tour 1992: Going Places - Australian Book Week tour 1992: The Goldrush Girls - Australian schools tour 1992: At Last! (aka That’s It! 2) - Australian schools show 1992: Take Note - Australian schools show 1992: That’s It! - Australian schools show 1991: Take Note - Australian schools show 1991: That’s It! - Australian schools show 1991: The Loneliest Tree - Australian Book Week tour
1999:George Fairfax Memorial Drama Festival (various) - Swan Hill/Mildura
1998: George Fairfax Memorial Drama Festival (various) - Swan Hill/Mildura 1997: A Long Way To Anywhere -
Mildura Arts Centre commission, Singapore tours 1995: Gold In The Hourglass -
Sovereign Hill and Ballarat secondary schools project, Singapore tour 1993: It’s Not You I Don’t Trust… -
Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College, Australian Drug Foundation commission 1993: Dead On Arrival - New Zealand tour 1992: Dead On Arrival - USA School tour