"Noble Rot" is the common term for the parasitic fungus (Botrytis cinerea) that attacks ripe grapes, causes an increase in their sugar content and produces delicious late-harvest wines.

Noble Rot Theatre Company is a new professional company established in Margaret River, one of the world's premier wine growing regions.

Since its inception in 2005, Noble Rot has had sell-out seasons of all its productions, and provided the artistic direction for Margaret River’s first ever wine harvest celebration—The Vintage Stomp—which has already established itself as a major annual regional festival.

In recognition for its success in securing 100% business-sector sponsorship, and promoting tourism in the region, Noble Rot and Voyager Estate Winery were the winners of the Tourism Western Australia Award in the Western Australian State Arts Sponsorship Scheme Awards (Department of Culture and the Arts, 2005).

It aims to:

• Reflect and respond to the unique locations, talents, seasons and themes of the region, by producing entertaining, stylish, site-specific theatre in the many diverse and challenging venues in the region;
• Collaborate with corporate organisations (e.g. wineries, restaurants, etc) to produce theatre and other events;
• Work with the local community to develop collective creative enterprises; and
• Develop the skills of local, non-professional performers through offering classes, workshops and the opportunity to participate in professional productions.