Hollywood star Rebel Wilson will have a new theatre named after her in Sydney’s Walsh Bay after a game-changing act of generosity. theatre
More than 20 years after Rebel Wilson first started learning her craft at the Australian Theatre For Young People she has repaid the faith showed in her with a donation of $1 million to the company.Artistic director Fraser Corfield said he was overwhelmed by theDarcy Hemley-Casucci
Wilson signed up for weekly acting classes at ATYP in 1999 after being rejected by the National Institute of Dramatic Art .Phil Sheather In those early days, Wilson would play to audiences barely in double digits. The only rule for the show to go ahead was that there had to be more people watching than on stage.
“We were a little bit fortunate last year that Rebel got pinned down in Australia so we were able to catch up quite a bit,” said Corfield. “We had a cup of coffee and asked her whether she would consider supporting us.”
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