Theatrical Brisbane Shows DB

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SHOWYEARAUTHORCOMPANYVENUEDIRECTORSTARFIRST DATEGENRENOTES
The Miser and his Gold1880Pollard's Lilliputian Opera CompanyOriginal Albert Hall (Gaiety)Opera
Bail Up1892Gaiety Theatre (Original Albert Hall)20-Aug-1892Drama
Melbourne's mysterious murder1892Gaiety Theatre (Original Albert Hall)26-Apr-1892Drama
Sinbad, the Sailor1897Kate Howarde's Burlesque CompanyGaiety Theatre (Original Albert Hall)27-Dec-1897Pantomime
A Cup of Tea1898Kate Howarde's Burlesque CompanyGaiety Theatre (Original Albert Hall)05-Feb-1898Comedy
Aladdin, or the Wonderful Scamp1898Kate Howarde's Burlesque CompanyGaiety Theatre (Original Albert Hall)29-Jan-1898Burlesque
Concert1898Kate Howarde's Burlesque CompanyGaiety Theatre (Original Albert Hall)05-Feb-1898Music
Diavolo Up-To-Date1898Kate Howarde's Burlesque CompanyGaiety Theatre (Original Albert Hall)08-Jan-1898Burlesque
Little Jack Sheppard1898Kate Howarde's Burlesque CompanyGaiety Theatre (Original Albert Hall)22-Jan-1898Burlesque
Written in Sand1898Kate Howarde's Burlesque CompanyGaiety Theatre (Original Albert Hall)05-Feb-1898Drama
Caledonian Concert 1914Albert Hall12-13 Aug. 1914 Drama
Concert by the Black and White Pienots 1914Albert Hall7 Oct. 1914 Drama
Patriotic Concert1914Mrs. Harry Reeve Albert Hall12 Sep. 1914 Drama
Physical Culture Display by the pupils of Miss Brockway1914Miss BrockwayAlbert Hall26 Sep. 1914 Drama
Tableaux Entertainment1914Albert HallOmar Khayyam22-Jul-1914Drama
Tableaux from "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan" in aid of the Modernist Benevolent Fund.1914Albert Hall29-Apr-1914Drama
Theatrical Performance, Full Stage Effects and Miscellaneous Concert 1914Hen Erich John and his Students Albert Hall18-Jul-1914Drama
Concert by Mary & Vada
Jefferies, and Percy Brier
1915Albert Hall 19 June 1915Theatrical
Concert in aid of Our Wounded Soldiers arranged by Maibry Campbell, assisted by Mrs. Robert Bell, Vera Parker, F. Monument, J. Fisher, H. Kahn.1915Albert Hall10 July 1915Theatrical
Dramatic Entertainment by Zara Cross1915Albert Hall14 July 1915Theatrical
Elocutionary Entertainment by Mrs Douglas Kerr and her pupils1915Albert Hall4-Dec-1915Theatrical
Grand Concert and Dramatic Entertainment as a part of Queensland's Patriotic Day, Queen of the Carnival.1915Albert Hall17-Aug-1915Theatrical
Grand Entertainment organised by the Amity Club1915Albert Hall18-Aug-1915Theatrical
Lena Hammond's Pupils' Concert1915Albert Hall20-Nov-1915Theatrical
Musical and Dramatic Entertainment in aid of the Red Cross Funds1915Albert Hall4-May-1915Theatrical
Patriotic Concert1915Mrs. Harry ReeveAlbert Hall5 June 1915Theatrical
Patriotic Concert by the Commonwealth Public Service1915Albert Hall12 June 1915Theatrical
Patriotic Concert given by Zora Cross and Lylia Fegan1915Albert Hall26 Oct. 1 9 l 5Theatrical
Popular Concert for our Wounded Soldiers1915Mrs. H. Knapp and Minnie NorrisAlbert Hall28 July 1915Theatrical
Who's lo Win Him? By members of the Past Pupils' Association of the Central College Day School1915Albert Hall3 July 1915Theatrical
Zora Cross' Christmas concert 1915Zora Cross Dramatic Club Albert Hall14 Dec. 1915 Theatrical
A Popular Entertainment (presented by the children of the Queen Alexandra Flom1916Albert Hall12-Aug-1916Theatrical
Arabian Nights: a farce performed by the Dramatic Club of the Past Pupils' Association of the Central Technical College High School1916Albert Hall21-Oct-1916Theatrical
Grand Concert and Dramatic Entertainment in aid of the 73rd A.A.S.C., No. 2 oc., Std Divisional Train, A.I.F., Comforts Fund)1916Albert Hall28-Sep-1916Theatrical
Grand Evening Concert: includes an act from Lytton's Richelieu.1916Albert Hall30-Sep-1916Theatrical
Concert in aid of the Creche and Kindergarten Association arrange dby Ethel Gardner and her advanced pupils1917Albert HallEthel Gardner10 Nov. 1917—ITheatrical
Grand Concert by Elsie Fisher1917Albert Hall8-Dec-1917Theatrical
Grand Concert in aid of Xmas Cheer For The 47th Battalion1917Albert Hall3-Oct-1917Theatrical
Grand Concert organised by the Albert Street Methodist Church Choir1917Albert Hall28-Nov-1917Theatrical
Grand Entertainment by the Sunbeams in Aid of 26th Battalion Comforts' Fund1917Albert Hall1-Sep-1917Theatrical
Grand Patriotic Concert in Aid of 41st and 42nd Battalions Comforts Fund1917Albert Hall2 June 1917Theatrical
Madame Suinmerhayes' Concert1917Queensland Protestant League Women's BranchAlbert Hall15-Sep-1917Theatrical
Mrs. Harry Reeve's Students' Concert in aid of Anzac Cottages1917Albert Hall6-Oct-1917Theatrical
Percy Brier's Piano Recital1917Albert Hall5-Dec-1917Theatrical
Queen Alexandra Home Children's Concert1917Albert Hall1-Aug-1917Theatrical
The Gallipoli Strollers1917Albert Hall15-17 Aug. 1917Theatrical
Brisbane Musical Bowlers assisted by Lena Hammond and Gladys Frost. A Popular Concert in aid of the Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund1918Albert Hall10 July 1918Theatrical
Elsy Treweek (Operatic Soprano) and Fred Collier (Baritone)1918Albert Hall3 And 5 Aug. 1918Theatrical
Grand Concert by Constance Buchan (a pupil of Dame Melba), assisted by Margaret Sinclair Anderson, L.R.A.M. (Pianist), Eric Hayne (Violinist), George Kitson (Baritone), Barbara Sisley (Elocutionist)1918Albert Hall16-Feb-1918Theatrical
Grand Concert by Elsie Fisher and Advanced Students.
Proceeds in aid of Jack's Day
1918Albert Hall23-Nov-1918Theatrical
Grand Concert by well-known artists1918Albert Hall26-Oct-1918Theatrical
Grand Concert on behalf of the Federal Taxation Department's Soldiers' Comforts Fund1918Albert Hall3-May-1918Theatrical
Grand Concert organised by Ethel Gardner in aid of the Red Cross.1918Albert Hall15 June 1918Theatrical
Mrs. Harry Reeve's Students' Concert1918Albert Hall6 Dec. [918Theatrical
Our Boys presented by the Dramatic Club of the Past Pupils' Association of the South Brisbane Technical College High School1918Albert Hall14-Dec-1918Theatrical
Physical Culture Demonstration by Dorothy Brockway's Pupils1918Albert Hall16-Nov-1918Theatrical
Pianoforte and Violin Recital: with Winifred Burston and Eric Hayne1918Albert Hall12-Oct-1918Theatrical
Th Misses Todd's Students' Recital1918Albert Hall18-Oct-1918Theatrical
Variety Entertainment, under the auspices of the Auchenflower Methodist Amateur Athletic Club. Funds in aid Of The Club and the Y.M.C.A.1918Albert Hall14-Feb-1918Vaudeville
Vocal Recital by Arthur Boyie's Pupils1918Albert HallArthur Boyie9-Dec-1918Theatrical
Elsie Lee Soong speech1938League of Nations UnionAlbert Hall12-May-1938Drama
Australian Comforts Fund Lecture on Recent Travels Abroad1939Albert Hall30-Nov-1939Lecture
Vocal Recital by Bessie Dougall's Students1939Bessie Dougall's Students, Meistersingers ChoirAlbert HallBessie Dougall25-Nov-1939Recital
Annual Recital by Students of Ivy Plane and Arthur Sharman1940Albert Hall6-Dec-1940Recital
Bessie Dougall's Students' Concert1940Bessie Dougall's Students, Meistersingers ChoirAlbert Hall7-Dec-1940Concert
Interval1940Summer Locke-ElliotBrisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert Hall29-Feb-1940Drama
Seventh Grand Concert1940Metropolitan Symphony OrchestraAlbert Hall7-Dec-1940Concert
The Marquise1940Albert Hall2-Dec-1940Comedy
Violin and Pianoforte Recital by Neil MacKay and Ernest Watson1940Albert Hall29-Nov-1940Recital
Ballet1941Brisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert Hall25-Sep-1941Drama
Ballet Nationale1941Albert Hall14-Jun-1941Ballet
Saturday1941Twelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall12-Jul-1941Drama
The Two Mrs. Carrolls1941Martin ValeTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallRhoda FelgateDrama
Candida1942George Bernard ShawBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannAlan Denby, Beryl Peak, Alan Burke
Dave Doyle, Vera Tighe, Howard Steyning
Brown
Drama
Foolish Yesterday1942Summer Locke-ElliotBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
Hedda Gabler1942Henrik IbsenBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBarbara SisleyDrama
Murders Are Messy1942Brisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert Hall17-Apr-1942Murder Mystery
Quiet Night1942Dorothy BlewettBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBarbara SisleyDrama
The Cow Jumped Over the Moon1942Brisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert Hall19-Feb-1942Drama
They Fly By Twilight1942Paul Dornhorst Brisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallMaibry WraggeDrama
Three Cornered Moon1942Gertrude TonkologyBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBarbara SisleyDrama
Full House1943Ivor NovelloBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
Heartbreak House1943George Bernard ShawBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBarbara SisleyDrama
Laburnum Grove1943J.B. Priestley Brisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
Ladies in Retirement1943E. Percy & R. DenhamBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBarbara SisleyDrama
Outward Bound1943Sutton VaneBrisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert HallMatt McDougallMatt McDougall, Alan Denby, Valerie Tooth, Morton Smith16 Nov, 1943Drama
Rebecca1943Daphne du MaurierBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBarbara SisleyDrama
The Wind and the Rain1943Brisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert Hall16-Sep-1943Comedy
Wind and the Rain1943Merton HodgeBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallMaibry WraggeDrama
Flat To Let1944Arthur MacraeBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
Night of January 16th1944Ayn RandBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBarbara SisleyLeon BlackDrama
The Day is Gone1944W Chetham StrodeBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallClare ClarkeDrama
The Little Foxes1944Lillian HellmanBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
The Mask and The Face1944C.B.FernaldBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
They Came to a City1944J.B. Priestley Brisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBarbara Sisley26-Jul-1944Drama
A Kiss for Cinderella1945Albert Hall11-Dec-1945Children's Theatre
A Recital of Ballet, Music and Drama1945Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, Storemen and Packers UnionAlbert Hall9-Jun-1945Ballet, Theatrical, Music
Anchors Aweigh1945Toowong Sub-branch of RSSAILAAlbert Hall27-Sep-1945Revue
British Folk Songs Interpreted by Thea Rowe1945Albert Hall2-Jul-1945Musical Theatre
Cradle Song1945G. & M. SierraBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallClare Clarke2-May-1945Drama
First Sonata Recital1945Musical Association of QueenslandAlbert Hall28-Apr-1945Recital
George and Margaret1945Lines of Communication PlayersAlbert Hall19-Apr-1945Comedy
George and Margaret1945Lines of Communication PlayersAlbert Hall31-May-1945Comedy
Henry V1945William ShakespeareBrisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert HallAlan DenbyAlan Denby, Cecel Knopke, Geoff Cossins18-Sep-1945Drama
In Good King Charles's Golden Days1945Twelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall10-Aug-1945Drama
Jean Pollock1945Albert Hall22-Sep-1945Recital
Leonard Hungerford1945Euston M GreeneAlbert Hall23-May-1945Recital
Life with Father1945Twelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall10-Mar-1945Comedy
Lightning Strikes Twice1945Brisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert Hall25-Jul-1945Drama
Love in a Mist1945Lines of Communication PlayersAlbert Hall24-Aug-1945Comedy
Lover's Leap1945Philip JohnsonBrisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert HallCoralie NowlanGloria Birdwood-Smith, Noela Birt & Alan Denby14-Jun-1945Drama
Point Valaine1945Brisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert Hall11-Jul-1945Comedy
Saloon Bar1945Frank HerveyTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallLudoeick Gordon11-May-1945Drama
Second Sonata Recital1945Musical Association of QueenslandAlbert Hall26-May-1945Recital
Sonata Recital1945Musical Association of QueenslandAlbert Hall25-Aug-1945Recital
Sons of the Morning1945Catherine DuncanBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex Foster22-Nov-1945Drama
Storm in a Teacup1945Twelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall12-Jun-1945Comedy
The Blue Goose1945Peter BlackmoreTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallLudovick Gordon13-Sep-1945Comedy, Farce
The Druid's Rest1945Rex ReinitsBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallBarbara Sisley20-Jun-1945Comedy
The Skin Game1945Twelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall13-Nov-1945Drama
The Unattainable1945Somerset MaughamBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallBarbara Sisley17-Oct-1945Comedy Farce
The Viennese Dancers1945Albert Hall3-Jul-1945Ballet
Thea Rowe 1945Albert Hall10-Sep-1945Musical Theatre
Tomorrow The World1945R. Gow & A. d'UsseauBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBarbara SisleyJanice Docker, Laurie Callaghan,
Dorothy Wheeler, David Magoffin, Ngaire
Patten, Ian Roemermann, Kellett Cameron,
Terence Strath, Don Bradbury, Arthur Crispe
11-Apr-1945Drama
Animal Kingdom1946Phillip BarryBrisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert HallWin O’Neill (Davson)Alan Denby, Mabel Birchley, Collin Luckman4 june, 1946Comedy
Caroline Chisholm1946George Landen Dann Brisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallClare ClarkeDrama
He Was Born Gay1946Emlyn WilliamsBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallBabette StephensDrama
Junior Miss1946Jerome Chodorov & Joseph FieldsBrisbane Theatre GuildAlbert HallLeon Black22-Jan-1946DramaBrisbane Theatre Guild’s first production
Kind Lady1946Edward ChodorowBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne Roemermann27-Nov-1946Drama
Payment Deferred1946Jeffrey DellBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallKathleen HirstDrama
The Astonished Ostrich1946Archie MenziesBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
The Golden Fleece1946J.B. Priestley Brisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
A Midsummer Night's Dream1947William ShakespeareBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallJean TrundleRex Hodel, Jeean Munro, Cliff Peak, Alan Denby, Ruth Ahnsen23 Sep, 1947Drama
Behind the Lace Curtains1947Esther McCrackeBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallMerle Dinning19-Sep-1947Comedy
Black Limelight1947Gordon SherryBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
Fountains Beyond1947George Landen Dann Brisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallClare ClarkeDrama
Over-Ruled1947George Bernard ShawBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallMarion HenryDrama
The Foolishness of God1947Freda CollinsBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallEdna FennerDrama
The House of Regrets1947Peter UstinovBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
The Importance of Being Earnest1947Oscar WildeBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
The Petrified Forest1947Robert Emmet SherwoodBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterAlan Denby, Betty Ross29 – 31 Oct 1947Drama
The Play's The Thing1947Ferenc MolnarBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
They Refuse To Be Resurrected1947N.K.SmithBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallBeryl PeakeDrama
Flare Path1948Terence RattiganBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallClare Clarke17-Mar-1948Drama
Julius Caesar1948William ShakespeareBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallJean TrundleAlan Denby, Rex hodel, Gwynn JonesDrama
Mr Hacket's Alibi1948H.V.PurcellBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithDrama
On Borrowed Time1948Paul OsbornBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
Rope1948Patrick HamiltonBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDion WheelerDrama
Sarah Simple1948A. A. MilneBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
The Man Who Wouldn't Go To Heaven1948F.Sladen SmithBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallEdna FennerDrama
The Play's The Thing1948Ferenc MolnarBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
The Proposal1948Anton ChekhovVillanova PlayersAlbert HallDrama
The Wind of Heaven1948Emlyn WilliamsBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
When We Are Married1948J.B. Priestley Brisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
A Man About the House1949John PerryBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
As You Like It1949William ShakespeareBrisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert HallJean TrundleBerenice Murray, Alan Denby, Brian Tait21 Mar, 1949Drama
Eden End1949J.B. Priestley Brisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDion WheelerMorton Smith, Elsa Churcher, Coila McCracken, Arthur Davies, Betty Joss, John McIver, Keith HowardDrama
Much Ado About Nothing1949William ShakespeareBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
See How They Run1949Philip KingBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
The Glass Menagerie1949Tennessee WilliamsUniversity of Queensland, Dramatic SocietyAlbert Hall8-Dec-1949Drama
The Imaginary Invalid1949MoliereBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
Young Mrs Barrington1949W Chetham StrodeBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterReg Wilson, Josie Price, Gladys Parkinson, Dorothy Wheller, Olga Massey, Colin Clay, Cliff Peak, Len Culpan, Rose Bonser.Drama
Candied Peel1950Falkland CareyBrisbane Amateur TheatresAlbert Hall8-Jun-1950Mystery
Miranda1950Peter BlackmoreBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannEstelle Stone, Nonie Stewart, Beryl Peake, John Parker, Olga Massey, Roy Wilson, Merle Dinning, Joseph HoltDrama
Peace In Our Time1950Noel CowardBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
Present Laughter1950Noel CowardBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterDrama
Rain On The Just1950Peter WatlingBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallMervyn EadieEdward Peacock, Rosemary Stevenson, Doreen Rodwell, Gwen Wheeler, Mervyn Eadie, James Mathers, Blair Hefferan, Ronald RodwellDrama
The Chiltern Hundreds1950William Douglas HomeBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlan DenbyDrama
The Father1950August StrindbergBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallClare ClarkeDrama
The Winter's Tale1950William ShakespeareBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallDaphne RoemermannDrama
Before The Party1951Rodney AcklandBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallMorton SmithBetty Ross, Clifford Peak, Doreen Rodwell, Judith Harrison, Gloria Birdwood-Smith, Ronald Rodwell, Audrey MurrellDrama
Berkeley Square1951John L.BalderstoneBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallBabette StephensDrama
Candida1951George Bernard ShawThe GlobeAlbert HallBetty RossDrama
Miss Mabel1951R.C.SherriffBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterCorinne Lather, Reg Watson, Blair Hefferan, Edward Peacock, Morton Smith, Jean Jarrott, Robert Sloane, Gerry Greet, Anthony Evans, Dorothy Lowther, Jack TaylorDrama
The Cathedral1951Twelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall28-Mar-1951Drama
The Guinea Pig1951W Chetham StrodeBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithDrama
The Paragon1951Roland & Michael PertweeBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallAlex FosterTerry Paltridge, Rose Bonser, Dorothy Wheeler, Gladys Parkinson, Franklyn Evans, Alex Foster, Beryl Peak, Richard Spring, John Miller21-Feb-1951Drama
The Sacred Flame1951Somerset MaughamBrisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert HallIgor WollnerRay Barrett, Edmond Bourke, Dorothy Wheeler, Coila McCrackern, Leonie O’Sullivan, Terry Paltridge, Blair Hefferan, Earl Reeve.Drama
Toad of Toad Hall1951A. A. MilneBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallAlan Denby26 Sep, 1951Fantasy
Bonaventure1952Charlotte HastingsTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallEunice Hanger10-Sep-1952Thriller
Castle in the Air1952Alan MelvilleTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallLudovick Gordon11-Jun-1952Comedy
Cockpit 1952Bridget RolandBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 18-21 June 1952Drama
Nine till Six 1952Aimee & Philip StuartBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallShirley Bushelle 11,12 December 1952Drama
The Late Edwina Blackk 1952William Dinner & William MorumBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallFranklyn EvansGerry Greet, Gwen Wheeler, EllisChesney, Mervyn Eadie. 7-10 May 1952Drama
Traveller’s Joy 1952Arthur MacraeBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallAlex Foster Geoffrey Baker, Blair Hefferan, Babette Stephens, Donald McTaggart, Rosemary Stevenson, Mervyn Eadie, Betty Ross, Joseph Holt, Ronal Rodwell, Cliff Peak. 5-8 November 1952Drama
A Woman’s Place 1953Wendy GrimwadeBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallTerry PaltridgeGloria Birdwood-Smith, John Barker,Betty Ross, Irene Alexander, Estelle Stone,Donald McTaggart. 26-29 August 1953Drama
Beauty and the Beast1953Nicholas Stuart GrayBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithFranklyn Evans, John MacMinn, DonaldMcTaggart, Mervyn Janson, Margaret James,Valerie Roy, Jill Gibson. 2-5 December 1953Drama
Hands Across The Sea1953Noel CowardBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallOlga Massey26-Oct-1953Comedy
Lace on Her Petticoat1953Aimee StuartBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithGloria Birdwood-Smith, Gerry Greet,Beverley Bates, Olga Massey, Joyce Elliott,Eddie Bourke, Alex Foster. 18-21 March 1953Drama
Summer Day’s Dream1953J.B. PriestleyBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensEllis Chesney, Harold Cotterell,Berenice Murray, Olga Massey, FranklynEvans, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Edmund Bourke,Geoffrey Baker, Alex Foster, Earle Cross. 7-10 October 1953Drama
Swan Lake1953Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyBrisbane Ballet TheatreAlbert HallCyril Johns26-Oct-1953Ballet
A Midsummer Night's Dream1954William ShakespeareBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallJean Trundle3-Jul-1954Theatrical, Elizabethan
All My Sons 1954Arthur MillerBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallIrene AlexanderJohn Hardy, Franklyn Evans, VictorHansen, Freda Little, Dawn Hall, Arthur Hall,Ronald Pidcock, Gloria Birdwood-Smith, BlairHeffernan, Jerry Muir-Smith 29-30 Sept, 1-2 Oct 1954Drama
Cheaper by the Dozen1954Adapted by Christopher SergelVillanova PlayersAlbert HallDrama
Dark Summer 1954Wynyard BrowneBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithGerry Greet, Gloria Birdwood-Smith,Geoffrey Baker, Irene Alexander, EstelleStone. 4-8 May 1954Drama
Love in Albania 1954Eric LinklaterBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithJoyce Elliot, Geoffrey Baker, GwenWheeler, Donald McTaggert, John Miller 17-20 November 1954Drama
Madame Tic-Tac1954Falkland J. Carey and Phillip WeathersBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallAlan Denby Janet Clark, Arthur Davis, Earle Cross,Betty Ross, Noel Cannon, Gerry Greet, IreneAlexander, Hazel Chesney, Ernest Nichols,Ken Marshment, Maureen Maume 4-7 August 1955Drama
On Monday Next 1954Philip KingBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallJohn Barker 23-27 March 1954Drama
The Lady's Not for Burning1954Christopher FryTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallRhoda Felgate14-Jul-1954Drama
The Man with a Load of Mischief1954Ashley DukesBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallAnthony Edwards19-Aug-1954Comedy
Weather-Wise1954Noel CowardTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallHazel BagleyDrama
A Sirius Cove1955Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall24-Mar-1955Drama
Bell Book and Candle1955John Van DrutenBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallTerry Paltridge Gwen Wheeler, John Barker, JeanJarrott, Bob Sloane, Franklyn Evans. 4-7 May 1955Drama
Cinderella1955Alan DenbyBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallAlan Denby1-Dec-1955Drama
Fleeting Star1955Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall24-Mar-1955Drama
Flood1955Eunice HangerTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallRhoda Felgate19-Oct-1955Drama
Jane 1955S.N. BehrmanBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithWilliam Pearce, June James, Don McTaggart,Ken Marshment, Gerry Greet, BabetteStephens, Franklyn Evans, Peter Stannard 16-19 November 1955Drama
Jemmy Green in Australia1955Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall24-Mar-1955Drama
Richard of Bordeaux 1955Gordon DaviotBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallRaymond Menmuir 27-30 Sept, 1 Oct 1955Drama
The Love of Four Colonels 1955Peter UstinovBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 22-25 June 1955Drama
After My Fashion 1956Diana MorganBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithFranklyn Evans, Nonie Stewart, NoelCannon, June James, Gloria Birdwood-Smith,Sheila Storrs, Joan Tanner, Gerry Greet,Shirley King, Blair Hefferan 8-11 August 1956Drama
Cornerstone1956Gwen MeredithTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallRhoda Felgate18-Jul-1956Drama
Marching Song 1956John WhitingBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensDonald McTaggart, Elaine Cusick,Franklyn Evans, Geoffrey Brown, GwenWheeler, Geoffrey Baker, Alfred Race,Jeremy Muri-Smith, William Pearce. 26-29 September 1956Drama
A Streetcar Named Desire1957Tennessee WilliamsBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall10-May-1905Drama
As Long As They're Happy1957Vernon SylvaineBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallAlan Denby19-Sep-1957Drama
Colombe 1957Jean AnouilhBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 16-19 October 1957Drama
Comedienne1957Ivor NovelloBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall10-May-1905Musical Theatre
Master Dudley1957Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallAug-1957Drama
Meet a Body 1957Frank Launder and Sidney GilliatBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 27-30 November 1957Drama
Poor Xantippe1957Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallAug-1957Drama
The Crucible 1957Arthur MillerBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 17-20 July 1957Drama
The King of Hearts 1957Jean Kerr and Eleanor BrookeBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensSheila Storrs, Kenneth Marshment, Janice Littlejohn, John Oaks, Dick McCann, Franklyn Evans, Ronald Pidcock, William Clarence, Peter Marshment, Jolly Marshment, John McLeod 4-7 September 1957Drama
The Rope1957Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallAug-1957Drama
Waiting for Gillian 1957Ronald MillarBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithJohn Warner, Blair Hefferan, DickMcCann, William Bennett, Alfred Raynor,Gerry Greet, Donald McTaggart, VioletSellars, Gloria Craig. 15-18 May 1957Drama
Both Ends Meet 1958Arthur MacraeBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensEric Hauff, Sheila Storrs, Dick McCann,Wendy Scott, Jeremy Muir-Smith, GeoffreyBaker, James Edwards, Alan Johnston.2 copies. 19-22 November 1958Drama
Double Image 1958Roger MacDougall and Ted AllanBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensLeonard Wintour, Gloria Birdwood- Smith, Elaine Cusick, Kenneth Marshment, Jack Brown, Dick McCann, Noel Cannon, Peter Morris 7-10 May 1958Drama
Escapade 1958Roger MacDougallBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 25-28 June 1958Drama
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme1958Twelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall11-May-1958Drama
Quadrelle 1958Noel CowardBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 19-22 March 1958Drama
The Diary of Anne Frank1958Frances Goodrich and Albert HackettBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensFrank Evans, Margot Hosie, Doreen Griffiths, Derek Turner, Tim Cohen, Gloria Birdwood-Smith, Elizabeth Lindley, Judith Arthy, Jack E. Brown, Knox Walker 3-6 September 1958Drama
The Life and Death of King Richard the Second1958Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall4-Jul-1958Drama
The School for Scandal1958Richard Brinsley SheridanTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallBarry Creyton11-May-1958Drama
The Seven Year Itch1958George AxelrodBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallJack Hollingworth11-May-1958Drama
The Tempest1958William ShakespeareBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall11-May-1958Drama
Under Milk Wood1958Dylan ThomasTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallJoan Whalley Barry Creyton11-May-1958Drama
You Can't Take It With You1958Moss Hart & George KaufmanBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallAlan Denby10-Mar-1958Drama
The Great Sebastians1959Brisbane Repertory TheatreAlbert Hall18-Sep-1959Comedy, Melodrama
The Great Sebastians1959Howard Lindsay and Russel CrouseBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 18-26 September 1959Drama
The Merchant of Venice 1959William ShakespeareBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 15-23 May 1959Drama
The Whole Truth 1959Phillip MackieBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithTina Flor, Geoffrey Baker, ElizabethLindley, Leonard Wintour, Judith Gordon,Alan Johnston, Derek Turner, Henry Pieters2 copies 13-21 March 1959Drama
Trial and Error 1959Kenneth HorneBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensShirley King, Dick McCann, John Barrie,Betty Ross, Rosemary Stevenson, MargaretMcCoy, Ian Mitchell2 copies 24-31 July-1 August 1959Drama
Watch on the Rhine 1959Lillian HellmanBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 13-21 November 1959Drama
A Hint of Lilacs1960Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall13-May-1905Drama
Affairs of the State 1960Louis VerneuilBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithFranklyn Evans, John Winch, JudithGordon, Kerry Francis, Rosalind Seagrave,Frank Miller 9-17 September 1960Drama
Burglar Alarm1960Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall13-May-1905Drama
Dial M for Murder1960Fred KnottBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallRoss Barber24-Feb-1960Drama
Disclosure Day1960Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall13-May-1905Drama
Gigi 1960Colette & Anita LoosBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensBeverley Bates, Doreen Cochrane, Jacqueline He Banka, Leonard Wintour,David Hunt, Doreen Griffiths, Joan Tanner 20-28 May 1960Drama
Girls Must Talk1960Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall13-May-1905Drama
Nude with Violin1960Noel CowardBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens18-26 March 1960Drama
Silver Wedding 1960Michael Clayton HuttonBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithJudith Arthy, Graham Knight, NoelCannon, Muriel Watson, Gloria BirdwoodSmith, Jean Munro2 copies 11-19 November 1960Drama
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll1960Ray LawlerTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallRhoda Felgate10-Aug-1960Drama
The Touch of Fear 1960Dorothy and Campbell ChristieBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithWendy Stephens, Nanette Curtain,Timothy Cohen, Audrey Taylor, WilliamBurrill, Alan Johnstone, Muriel Watson, JohnBailey, Alex Francis-Smith 15-23 July 1960Drama
Anastasia 1961Marcelle MauretteBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 21-25 March 1961Drama
Intent to Murder 1961Leslie SandsBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 30 May-3 June 1961Drama
One More River 1961Beverley CrossBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 19-23 September 1961Drama
See How They Run 1961Philip KingBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 14-18 November 1961Drama
The Women 1961Clare Boothe LuceBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 18-22 July 1961Drama
Colonial Experience1962Walter B. CooperTwelfth Night Theatre CompanyAlbert HallJoan Whalley 29-Aug-1962Comedy
Dear Delinquent 1962Jack PopplewellBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallAudrey J. Taylor 6-10 November 1962Drama
Dinner at Eight 1962George Kaufman and Edna FerberBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 31 Jul-31 Aug 1962Drama
King Henry V 1962William ShakespeareBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensBarbara Sisley Memorial Play 2-14 April 1962Drama
Ladies in Retirement1962Edward Percy & Reginald Denham Brisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallLionel SpencerJean Munro, Shirley King, Betty Ross,John Bailey, Hazel Howson, Freda Little, TinaFlor2 copies 6-10 March 1962Drama
Ned Kelly1962Douglas StewartBrisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert HallRay Dunlop18-Jul-1962Theatrical, Historical
Romanoff and Juliet 1962Peter UstinovBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 18-22 September 1962Drama
The One Day of the Year1962Alan MelvilleBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensDonald McTaggart, Franklyn Evans,Gwen Wheeler, Michael Dawkins, AnnGeddes 13-16 June 1962Drama
Inherit the Wind 1963Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. LeeBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 10-14 September 1963Drama
The Geese are Getting Fat 1963Arthur WatkynBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 12-16 November 1963Drama
The Importance of Being Ernest 1963Oscar WildeBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 12-20 July 1963Drama
The Unexpected Guest1963Agatha ChristieBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood Smith 26-30 March 1963Drama
The Yeomen of the Guard1963W.S.Gilbert and Arthur SullivanCollege OperaAlbert HallBryan Nason1-May-1963Operetta
A Dead Secret 1964Rodney AcklandBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallJohn Bailey 17-21 November 1964Drama
Billy Liar 1964Keith Waterhouse and Willis HallBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette StephensGloria Birdwood Smith, Beverley Bates, Hazel Howson, Linley harris, Yvonne Chantler, Ian Austin, Stanley Smith, Les Assmussen 19-23 May 19640
Brotherhood of Man1964Mercury TheatreAlbert Hall1-Oct-1964Drama
Delphiniums1964Ipswich Cornish PlayersAlbert Hall29-Sep-1964Drama
Drought1964Nambour Little TheatreAlbert Hall30-Sep-1964Drama
H.M.S. Pinafore1964College OperaAvalon TheatreBryan NasonJane HardersOperettaTransfer from Albert Hall
Next Door1964Beaudesert Amateur Theatrical SocietyAlbert Hall30-Sep-1964Drama
Richard of Bordeaux 1964Gordon DaviotBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 17-25 July 19640
South Sea Bubble 1964Noel CowardBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallAudrey J. Taylor 15-19 September 1964Drama
The Sound of Murder1964William FairchildBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallGloria Birdwood SmithGlen Stirrat, Muriel Watson, MichaelGaut, Lesley Ricketts, Eric Hauff, PeterSettle, Ralph de Vries 17-21 March 1964Drama
The Sun Shines Black in the Valley1964Gatton Mercury TheatreAlbert Hall2-Oct-1964Drama
Eve Has Many Faces1965Brisbane Arts Theatre CompanyAlbert Hall8-Sep-1965Drama
The Shifting Heart1965Villanova PlayersAlbert Hall11-Nov-1965Drama
The Sun God's Secret1965Albert Hall30-Sep-1965Drama
Cinderella1966College PlayersAlbert Hall15-Dec-1966Pantomime
Kind Lady 1966Edward ChodorowBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallRikki Burke 3-5 November 1966Drama
The Bad Seed 1966Maxwell AndersonBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 10-12 March 1966Drama
The Irregular Verb toL ove 1966Hugh & Margaret WilliamsBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallLesley Ricketts 19-21 May 1966Drama
They Came to a City 1966J.B. PriestleyBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallTina Flor 15-17 September 1966Drama
Waiting in the Wings 1966Noel CowardBrisbane Repertory Theatre SocietyAlbert HallBabette Stephens 21-23 July 1966Drama
The Night of the Ding Dong1967Ralph PetersenVillanova PlayersAlbert Hall15-Nov-1967Drama

My full integrated database of the history of Brisbane theatrical shows, collating thousands of shows since 1847 until 2000 from various sources, including the addition of over 2,700 shows not in Ausstage, manually entered from information researched from theatre society minute books, theatrical magazines and books, program advertisements, grant submissions, government reports, Gregory Gesch, Arthur Frame, facebooks groups and web searches.

Thanks in particular to:
AusStageNational Library of Australiaabout the artistsQueensland GovernmentUniversity of Queensland Library State Library of Queensland Queensland University of Technology University of Queensland

It’s a work in progress. For recommended edits or adding omissions, please contact me with details.

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