CONNECTED - Production Team
ORiGiN™ On Stage
ORiGiN™ On Stage is a subsidiary of ORiGiN™ Theatrical. ORiGiN™ Theatrical have many years of experience working with schools and community theatre and CONNECTED is the first project of this kind that we have taken on.  ORiGiN™ Theatrical is the market leader in Australia and New Zealand for secondary market theatrical exploitation into amateur, community, schools, pro-am, small professional, fringe, regional, stock and repertory productions. Simply this means everything other than First Class Professional Productions. 
The world's leading theatrical rights owners trust ORiGiN™ Theatrical to strategically manage their properties to optimise both the immediate and long term returns from their musicals and plays. 
ORiGiN™ Theatrical is the exclusive licensing agent for:  
  • R&H Theatricals
  • The Really Useful Group (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  • Samuel French Inc
  • Samuel French Ltd
  • Dramatic Publishing USA
  • Theatrical Rights Worldwide
  • Cressrelles Publishing
  • Warner/Chappell Music Australia
As well as the international catalogues we also are proud to represent many great works through direct agreements with the owners. 
Examples include: 
  • Grease
  • Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
  • Man of La Mancha
  • The War Of The Worlds
 Australian box office hits represented include: 
  • Priscilla Queen of The Desert
  • SHOUT! The Legend of the Wild One
  • Dusty - The Original Pop Diva (based on the life of Dusty Springfield)
  • Seven Little Australians
 ORiGiN™ Theatrical is an Australian Independent music company owned and managed by Philip Walker and Philip Mortlock. For more information please visit our website www.origintheatrical.com.au.
Philip C Walker
Philip Walker is Chairman of the Sago Group, Chairman of the Origin Music Group; a non-executive Director the Australasian Music Publishers' Association Limited (AMPAL), the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners' Society Limited (AMCOS) and the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). He has a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Technology, is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, a Member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Management. He has previously served as a Director and Honorary Treasurer of the Craft Council of New South Wales and was in practice as a Chartered Accountant, Auditor and Tax Agent from 1980 - 1998. Philip is an enthusiastic supporter of charity and non-profit organizations. 
Philip is known as a music industry accounting specialist and has conducted audits and valuations in the music industry over the last 25 years. 
Philip Mortlock
Joined Philip Walker in 1993 after working at Warner Music (WEA) for close to 17 years, mainly working with the Australian artists in A & R and marketing. Philip has held industry positions as a director on the board of ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association), AIR (Australian Independent Recording Association), a member of the Music Council of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archives. During Philip Mortlock?s career in the music industry has been responsible for many major Australian artists as either a music publisher or record company executive some of which include INXS, Cold Chisel, Richard Clapton, Gotye, Washington and The Basics. 
Kim Ransley
Kim is the Managing Director of ORiGiN Theatrical with over 26 years’ experience in theatrical licensing.  Kim is passionate about encouraging children to engage and participate in theatre to build their confidence and skills required to learn to live. Also to focus on the responsible use of social media.  
Nick Young
Nick is a Father of two young children and has worked in the music and entertainment business for most of his adult life. Having seen first-hand the impact technology has had on the music business he is eager to make sure that the children of today and tomorrow are able to control the impact digital technology has on their lives and not be controlled by it.
Amber Quin
Marketing Manager for ORiGiN On Stage and mother of two young boys, Amber is passionate about theatre as an entertaining way to educate students and young people. In particular with CONNECTED  as a tool to not only educate young people, but to raise awareness of the issues and to open up communication between victims and witnesses of cyber bullying with their parents and teachers, in an effort to reduce the sometimes devastating, lasting effects.
Julia Vitiello
Office assistant, receptionist, accounts, graphic designer and more. Julia keeps things moving and organised in the ORiGiN™ office.
Scott Bell
Scott has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia for over 20 years.  Together with a strong accounting and taxation compliance knowledge he has extensive experience in royalty accounting during the 20 years working for the Sago and ORiGiN™ group of companies. Scott oversees all business operations, financial and royalty aspects of ORiGiN™ Theatrical.
THEATRE ONE PRODUCTIONS
THEATRE ONE PRODUCTIONS provides producing services for small-medium theatrical productions, general management, company management and project consultancy. THEATRE ONE PRODUCTIONS is managed by Director/Principal Katherine Connor. 
Katherine Connor
Katherine has worked in various fields of the arts and entertainment industries including producing, venue management and theatre consulting. A highlight of her career was in the early 00’s  as the Venue Manager at The Hills Centre for the Performing Arts where over 20,000 school-aged children would tread the boards every year, igniting Katherine’s passion for producing theatre and music for young people.

For full details on Katherine’s experience click here.