Who are we?
Kbt Community Theatre is a not for profit theatre group serving the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne.
Kbt Community Theatre was founded in 2024 by Michael Kneebone. With the help from a group of like-minded people that also saw a desire for a theatre group in the north, we were able to put on our first production exactly a year after the day of it’s origin.
We believe that everyone can be a part of theatre. We affirm that everyone can express themselves through this art form whilst enriching the community.
Our policy is to make theatre fun, safe, and educational. We do not have a age limit on any of our rolls, and will not discriminate against any personal factors. This is your safe space of creative expression, and we look forward to having you as a part of our cast and crew.
Our policies
KBT Community theatre’s Code of Conduct aims to assist in upholding it’s core values to create a safe, fair and inclusive environment for those participating in our theatre activities.
Our Creative team
Michael Kneebone
As a young man, I always enjoyed singing and entertaining. During my school years, I performed in musicals such as “Oliver” and “Brigadoon” as a lead to name a few. In my twenties, I was in various bands as a singer and I later worked at Newcastle Workers Club as a tech helping such bands as The Electric Light Orchestra, Ted Mulry Gang, and various other touring bands and entertainers.
Director
Justin Gillivour
Justin is an assistant director who has worked on All Shook Up’, ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Seussical the Musical’, ‘Legally Blonde’, ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr’ and the ‘Wedding Singer’ In university, he began to work as a sole trader and alongside a group doing acting for corporate gigs, party hire and character acting including for Christmas shows and birthday parties. Some of the characters included Christmas elves, Penguin (from Batman), Willy Wonka and Oompa Loompas.
Assistant director
As Vice President and Intimacy coordinator, Angela has been supporting and volunteering for almost 10 years behind the scenes for many community theaters. Her experience extends to working behind the scenes, in front of the house, ushering, backstage, props, and costumes. She also works with “Kidz on Set” as a chaperone and she is passionately involved in Kids Fashion Week, helping run shows and rehearsals not just in Melbourne, but in Sydney and Queensland as well.
Ang Zorbas
Intimacy coordinator
Katerina Zissimou
Kat is a passionate creative, currently in her second year of a Bachelor of Design and Media at Swinburne University. She has stage managed several student made productions, as well as being a Senior Director in productions held at the MacRobertson Girls High School.
In her recent work, she directed, produced and shot a short film titled ‘The Worry Monster’, whilst managing sound and lighting for the film crew. She is also awarded the runner up of the Monash Design Prize 2023.
Stage Manager
Performer, Musician, and Educator Gordon’s passion has always been everything to do with music, both live, studio and arranged performance, teaching and education, research and development. His has a love for meeting and developing new musical relationships, collaborating with high level musicians and creatives, plus the passion for learning, developing skills and techniques on many instruments is paramount along with his passion to help motivate others to learn.
Musical director
Gordon Gunn
Daniel Kim
Daniel is an award-winning vocal arranger. Eclectically trained, directing credits include: co-director and MD of Carrie: The Musical and Blue to the Horizon, nominated for Best Direction in Independent/Fringe Musical Theatre at the Green Room Awards. He was: Therapist/Clarinettist in The Roof is Caving In (Frenzy Theatre) and; Steven in, In Transit (Lightbox Productions). Daniel also directs and performs with acclaimed vocal ensemble Harambee A Cappella.