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AMBITIONS to direct mainstream theatre were fleeting for Robert Coates. The artistic director of the Young Australian Broadway Chorus has instead devoted his career to helping manage 4500 children keen to explore the world of theatre.
"For the first 10 years here I was keen to move into the adult world, but I've seen so much growth in what we do here and realise that it's such a valuable part of people's lives that I gave up those ambitions," Coates says.
"I'm very serious about what we do here and still have ambitions for...