Utp began creating site-specific intimate spectacles, intersecting community cultural development and contemporary performance practice.

Under the artistic direction of Fiona Winning and John Baylis, notable works included Hip Hopera (1995), Trackwork (1997), Speed St (1999) and Asylum (2001).

[citation needed] Paul Brown, one of the group's co-founders, later went on to become a professor of earth sciences at the University of New South Wales.

[4][5] Julia Cotton, the former Head of Movement Studies at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), worked on productions for the group.

[6] Dr Robert Lang, a member of the Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors, current chair person for Utp.