Independent Theatre
Selected productions
Selected productions
--------------------

Note: This list is incomplete and only dramatic productions by The Independent Theatre are listed. Most are opening nights with no indication of successive performances if any. It includes very few of the many evenings of one\-act plays (including finalists of their annual play\-writing contests) and matinees. Where no producer is credited, it may be assumed to have been [Doris Fitton](/wiki/Doris_Fitton "Doris Fitton").
### At [St James' Hall](/wiki/St_James%27_Hall%2C_Sydney "St James' Hall, Sydney"), Phillip Street

* 6 Aug 1930 – *[By Candlelight](/wiki/By_Candlelight "By Candlelight")* (dir. [Harry Tighe](/wiki/Harry_Tighe "Harry Tighe"))[*Sydney Morning Herald* 2 August 1930](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16692721)
* 8 Oct 1930 – *[The Marquise](/wiki/The_Marquise "The Marquise")*
* 12 Nov 1930 – *[The Queen Was in Her Parlour](/wiki/The_Queen_Was_in_Her_Parlour "The Queen Was in Her Parlour")*
### At Savoy Theatre, Bligh Street (unless otherwise indicated)
* 7 Jan 1931 – *[Michael and Mary](/wiki/Michael_and_Mary_%28play%29 "Michael and Mary (play)")*
* 21 Feb 1931 – *[The Silver Cord](/wiki/The_Silver_Cord_%28play%29 "The Silver Cord (play)")*
* 21 Mar 1931 – *And So To Bed*
* 2 May 1931 – *[Hindle Wakes](/wiki/Hindle_Wakes_%28play%29 "Hindle Wakes (play)")*
* 23 May 1931 – *By Candle\-light*
* 27 Jun 1931 – *[The Constant Nymph](/wiki/The_Constant_Nymph_%28play%29 "The Constant Nymph (play)")* (from 8 Aug at [Palace Theatre](/wiki/Palace_Theatre%2C_Sydney "Palace Theatre, Sydney"))
* 12 Sep 1931 – *[The Second Man](/wiki/The_Second_Man "The Second Man")*
* 21 Nov 1931 – *[Street Scene](/wiki/Street_Scene_%28play%29 "Street Scene (play)")*
* 5 Dec 1931 – *The Shadow of the Glen* \& *[A Kiss for Cinderella](/wiki/A_Kiss_for_Cinderella "A Kiss for Cinderella")*
* 6 Feb 1932 – *The Middle Watch* by [Ian Hay](/wiki/Ian_Hay "Ian Hay")
* 16 Apr 1932 – *At Mrs Beam's*
* 23 Apr 1932 – *[Othello](/wiki/Othello "Othello")*
* 21 May 1932 – *[A Circle of Chalk](/wiki/A_Circle_of_Chalk "A Circle of Chalk")*
* 4 Jun 1932 – *[The Constant Nymph](/wiki/The_Constant_Nymph_%28play%29 "The Constant Nymph (play)")*
* 2 Jul 1932 – *[The Young Idea](/wiki/The_Young_Idea "The Young Idea")*
* 6 Aug 1932 – *The Great Broxopp*
* 17 Sep 1932 – *[Disraeli](/wiki/Disraeli_%28play%29 "Disraeli (play)")*
* 15 Oct 1932 – *[The Merchant of Venice](/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice "The Merchant of Venice")*
* 5 Nov 1932 – *[Mrs. Moonlight](/wiki/Mrs._Moonlight "Mrs. Moonlight")*
* 10 Dec 1932 – *Take Two from One*
* 13 Jan 1933 – *[Peter Pan](/wiki/Peter_and_Wendy "Peter and Wendy")*
* 14 Jan 1933 – *[The School for Scandal](/wiki/The_School_for_Scandal "The School for Scandal")*
* 18 Feb 1933 – *[Caprice](/wiki/Sil_Vara "Sil Vara")*
* 18 Mar 1933 – *[Precious Bane](/wiki/Precious_Bane "Precious Bane")* by [Mary Webb](/wiki/Mary_Webb "Mary Webb")
* 13 May 1933 – *Petticoat Influence*
* 3 Jun 1933 – *London Wall* by [John Van Druten](/wiki/John_Van_Druten "John Van Druten")
* 8 Jul 1933 – *[Once in a Lifetime](/wiki/Once_in_a_Lifetime_%28play%29 "Once in a Lifetime (play)")*
* 2 Sep 1933 – *[Musical Chairs](/wiki/Ronald_Mackenzie "Ronald Mackenzie")*
* 7 Oct 1933 – *[The Ship of Heaven](/wiki/The_Ship_of_Heaven "The Ship of Heaven")* by Hugh McCrae and Alfred Hill (Australian premiere)
* 11 Nov 1933 – *When Half\-Gods Go* by Charles Edgbaston and R. J. Fletcher (winner of Independent Theatre play writing contest)[*Sydney Morning Herald* 4 November 1933](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17021423)
* 18 Nov 1933 – *[Strange Orchestra](/wiki/Strange_Orchestra "Strange Orchestra")*
* *Peter Pan*
* 3 Feb 1934 – *[Children in Uniform](/wiki/Children_in_Uniform "Children in Uniform")*
* 14 Feb 1934 – *Hoboes All*, *[The Fourposter](/wiki/The_Fourposter "The Fourposter")*, *The Missing Jewels*, *The Fatal Year* (winners of The Independent's 1933 one\-act playwriting contest)
* 17 Mar 1934 – [Springtime for Henry](/wiki/Springtime_for_Henry "Springtime for Henry")
* 14 Feb 1934 – *[Dangerous Corner](/wiki/Dangerous_Corner "Dangerous Corner")*
* 26 May 1934 – *[The Marquise](/wiki/The_Marquise "The Marquise")* (prod. George Blackwood)
* 7 Jul 1934 – *[The Fugitive](/wiki/The_Fugitive_%28Galsworthy_play%29 "The Fugitive (Galsworthy play)")*
* 5 Aug 1934 – *[The Plough and the Stars](/wiki/The_Plough_and_the_Stars "The Plough and the Stars")*
* 31 Aug 1934 – *[The Rose Without a Thorn](/wiki/The_Rose_Without_a_Thorn "The Rose Without a Thorn")*
* 18 Sep 1934 – *[Children in Uniform](/wiki/Children_in_Uniform "Children in Uniform")*
* 20 Oct 1934 – *[Alice Sit\-by\-the\-Fire](/wiki/Alice_Sit-by-the-Fire "Alice Sit-by-the-Fire")*
* 24 Nov 1934 – *Counsellor at Law*
* 5 Dec 1934 – *Cherrie Acres* by Dorothea Tobin
* 12 Dec 1934 – *[Outward Bound](/wiki/Outward_Bound_%28play%29 "Outward Bound (play)")*
* 19 Jan 1935 – *[And So To Bed](/wiki/And_So_To_Bed_%28play%29 "And So To Bed (play)")*
* 16 Feb 1935 – *[The Witch](/wiki/Anne_Pedersdotter_%28play%29 "Anne Pedersdotter (play)")* (prod. Betty Ward)
* 16 Mar 1935 – *[Dulcy](/wiki/Dulcy_%28play%29 "Dulcy (play)")*
* 24 Apr 1935 *Anniversary* by [Dymphna Cusack](/wiki/Dymphna_Cusack "Dymphna Cusack")) at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 27 Apr 1935 – *[The Distaff Side](/wiki/The_Distaff_Side "The Distaff Side")*
* 25 May 1935 – *[False Colours](/wiki/False_Colours_%281935_play%29 "False Colours (1935 play)")* by [Frank Harvey](/wiki/Frank_Harvey_%28Australian_screenwriter%29 "Frank Harvey (Australian screenwriter)")) (prod. William Rees)
* 22 Jun 1935 – *[The Apple Cart](/wiki/The_Apple_Cart "The Apple Cart")*
* 20 Jul 1935 – *[Squaring the Circle](/wiki/Squaring_the_Circle_%28play%29 "Squaring the Circle (play)")*
* 10 Aug 1935 – *[Richard of Bordeaux](/wiki/Richard_of_Bordeaux_%28play%29 "Richard of Bordeaux (play)")*
* 28 Sep 1935 – *[The Improper Duchess](/wiki/J._B._Fagan "J. B. Fagan")*
* 26 Oct 1935 – *[The Late Christopher Bean](/wiki/The_Late_Christopher_Bean "The Late Christopher Bean")*
* 11 Jan 1936 – *[Lady Precious Stream](/wiki/Lady_Precious_Stream "Lady Precious Stream")*
* 18 Jan 1936 – *[Street Scene](/wiki/Street_Scene_%28play%29 "Street Scene (play)")*
* 29 Feb 1936 – *[Touch Wood](/wiki/Touch_Wood_%28play%29 "Touch Wood (play)")*
* 4 Apr 1936 – *[The Enchanted Cottage](/wiki/The_Enchanted_Cottage_%28play%29 "The Enchanted Cottage (play)")*
* 25 Apr 1936 – *[The Dybbuk](/wiki/The_Dybbuk "The Dybbuk")*
* 13 May 1936 – *[The Man with a Load of Mischief](/wiki/Ashley_Dukes "Ashley Dukes")*
* 30 May 1936 – *[Payment Deferred](/wiki/Jeffrey_Dell "Jeffrey Dell")*
* 20 Jun 1936 – *[The Black Eye](/wiki/James_Bridie "James Bridie")*
* 25 Jul 1936 – *[The Importance of Being Earnest](/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest "The Importance of Being Earnest")*
* 5 Aug 1936 – *[The Witch](/wiki/Anne_Pedersdotter_%28play%29 "Anne Pedersdotter (play)")*
* 28 Aug 1936 – *Companionate Divorce* by Mrs Peter Bousfield
* 5 Sep 1936 – *[The Three Sisters](/wiki/The_Three_Sisters_%28play%29 "The Three Sisters (play)")*
* 3 Oct 1936 – *[The Royal Family of Broadway](/wiki/The_Royal_Family_%28play%29 "The Royal Family (play)")* (with [Jean Innes](/wiki/Jean_Inness "Jean Inness"))
* 31 Oct 1936 – *[Accent on Youth](/wiki/Accent_on_Youth_%28play%29 "Accent on Youth (play)")*
* 21 Nov 1936 – *[Awake and Sing](/wiki/Awake_and_Sing "Awake and Sing")*
* 12 Dec 1936 – *Peter Pan* (matinee)
* 23 Jan 1937 – *Indoor Fireworks* by Arthur McCrae
* 13 Mar 1937 – *[Hassan](/wiki/James_Elroy_Flecker "James Elroy Flecker")*

### Homeless! (various venues)

* 1 May 1937 – *Hide\-out* by [Rex Rienits](/wiki/Rex_Rienits "Rex Rienits") and Stewart Howard (prod. John Alden and Lyn Foster) at King Street
* 8 May 1937 – One\-act plays by George Cassidy, [Sumner Locke Elliott](/wiki/Sumner_Locke_Elliott "Sumner Locke Elliott"), [John Alden](/wiki/John_Alden_%28theatre%29 "John Alden (theatre)"), Trafford Whitelock at clubrooms, King Street
* 15 May 1937 – *The Sybarites* by H. Dennis Bradley at clubrooms, King Street
* 11 Jun 1937 – *[Noah](/wiki/No%C3%A9_%28play%29 "Noé (play)")* at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 24 Jul 1937 – *[Pride and Prejudice](/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice "Pride and Prejudice")* adapted by [Helen Jerome](/wiki/Helen_Jerome "Helen Jerome") at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 14 Aug 1937 – *[Much Ado About Nothing](/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing "Much Ado About Nothing")* at clubrooms, King Street
* 11 Sep 1937 *[Candida](/wiki/Candida_%28play%29 "Candida (play)")* at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 30 Sep 1937 – *[There's Always Juliet](/wiki/There%27s_Always_Juliet "There's Always Juliet")* (prod. Brian Wright) at clubrooms, King Street
* 2 Oct 1937 – *[Le Malade Imaginaire](/wiki/Le_Malade_Imaginaire "Le Malade Imaginaire")* at clubrooms, King Street
* 30 Oct 1937 – *The Cow Jumped Over the Moon* ([Sumner Locke Elliott](/wiki/Sumner_Locke_Elliott "Sumner Locke Elliott") writer and producer) at clubrooms, King Street
* 13 Nov 1937 – *[Boy Meets Girl](/wiki/Samuel_and_Bella_Spewack "Samuel and Bella Spewack")* at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 24 Nov 1937 – *No Incense Rising* \& *Remains to Be Proved* (winners of Independent play\-writing competition) at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 8 Dec 1937 – *[The Play's the Thing](/wiki/The_Play%27s_the_Thing_%28play%29 "The Play's the Thing (play)")* at clubrooms, King Street
* 1 Jan 1937 – *[Peter Pan](/wiki/Peter_Pan "Peter Pan")* at Majestic Theatre, [Newtown](/wiki/Newtown%2C_New_South_Wales "Newtown, New South Wales")
* 8 Jan 1938 – *Mirage* by Kenneth Wilkinson at clubrooms, King Street
* 21 Feb 1838 – *[1066 and All That](/wiki/1066_and_All_That "1066 and All That")* at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 12 Mar 1938 – *[Six Characters in Search of an Author](/wiki/Six_Characters_in_Search_of_an_Author "Six Characters in Search of an Author")* at clubrooms, King Street
* 2 Apr 1938 – *Lovers' Leap* at clubrooms, King Street
* 29 Apr 1938 – *[1066 and All That](/wiki/1066_and_All_That "1066 and All That")* at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 14 May 1938 – *[Judgment Day](/wiki/Elmer_Rice "Elmer Rice")* (prod. [Doris Fitton](/wiki/Doris_Fitton "Doris Fitton") and John Appleton) at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 28 May 1938 – *[The Play's the Thing](/wiki/The_Play%27s_the_Thing_%28play%29 "The Play's the Thing (play)")* at clubrooms, King Street
* 11 Jun 1938 – *[Call It a Day](/wiki/Call_It_a_Day "Call It a Day")*
* 16 Jul 1938 – *[You Can't Take It with You](/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_%28play%29 "You Can't Take It with You (play)")* at clubrooms, King Street
### At Independent Theatre Clubrooms, 175 Pitt Street (often called simply Independent Theatre) (unless otherwise indicated)
* 13 Aug 1938 – *[Winterset](/wiki/Winterset_%28play%29 "Winterset (play)")* at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 3 Sep 1938 *[You Can't Take It with You](/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_%28play%29 "You Can't Take It with You (play)")*
* 15 Sep 1938 – *By Candlelight*
* 21 Sep 1938 – *[The Playboy of the Western World](/wiki/The_Playboy_of_the_Western_World "The Playboy of the Western World")*
* 1 Oct 1938 – *[Housemaster](/wiki/Housemaster_%28play%29 "Housemaster (play)")* (by [Ian Hay](/wiki/Ian_Hay "Ian Hay")) at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 29 Oct 1938 – *[The Guardsman](/wiki/The_Guardsman "The Guardsman")*
* 26 Nov 1938 – *[Time and the Conways](/wiki/Time_and_the_Conways "Time and the Conways")* at the [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 10 Dec 1938 – *Shadows in the High Place* by Laurel Mills
* 17 Dec 1938 – *The Folly of It* by W. I. Grenville Spencer and [Sumner Locke Elliott](/wiki/Sumner_Locke_Elliott "Sumner Locke Elliott")
* 7 Jan 1939 – *[The Shadow of a Gunman](/wiki/The_Shadow_of_a_Gunman "The Shadow of a Gunman")*
* 7 Jan 1939 – *[You Can't Take It with You](/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_%28play%29 "You Can't Take It with You (play)")* at [Criterion Theatre](/wiki/Criterion_Theatre_%28Sydney%29 "Criterion Theatre (Sydney)")
* 23 Jan 1939 – *The Guardsman* at [Criterion Theatre](/wiki/Criterion_Theatre_%28Sydney%29 "Criterion Theatre (Sydney)")
* 8 Feb 1939 – *[Housemaster](/wiki/Housemaster_%28play%29 "Housemaster (play)")* at [Criterion Theatre](/wiki/Criterion_Theatre_%28Sydney%29 "Criterion Theatre (Sydney)")
* 11 Feb 1939 – *Tovarich* (prod. Betty Ward) at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 8 Mar 1939 – *[French Without Tears](/wiki/French_Without_Tears_%28play%29 "French Without Tears (play)")*
* 18 Mar 1939 – *[The Play's the Thing](/wiki/The_Play%27s_the_Thing_%28play%29 "The Play's the Thing (play)")*
* 1 Apr 1939 – *Interval* by [Sumner Locke Elliott](/wiki/Sumner_Locke_Elliott "Sumner Locke Elliott")
* 10 May 1939 – *[Baisers Perdus](/wiki/Baisers_Perdus "Baisers Perdus")*
* 10 Jun 1939 – *[The Merry Wives of Windsor](/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor "The Merry Wives of Windsor")*
* 3 Jun 1939 – *[1066 and All That](/wiki/1066_and_All_That "1066 and All That")* at [Sydney Conservatorium of Music](/wiki/Sydney_Conservatorium_of_Music "Sydney Conservatorium of Music")
* 7 Jun 1939 – *Baisers Perdus*
* 8 Jul 1939 – *[There Is No Armour](/wiki/There_Is_No_Armour "There Is No Armour")* by [Lynn Foster](/wiki/Lynn_Foster "Lynn Foster")
* 22 Jul 1939 – *Shall I Go to Tanganyika* by [A. G. Macdonell](/wiki/A._G._Macdonell "A. G. Macdonell") (prod. Eric Scott)
* 5 Aug 1939 – *[Dear Octopus](/wiki/Dear_Octopus_%28play%29 "Dear Octopus (play)")*
* 27 Aug 1939 – *[Daybreak](/wiki/Daybreak_%28play%29 "Daybreak (play)")* by [Catherine Shepherd](/wiki/Catherine_Shepherd_%28writer%29 "Catherine Shepherd (writer)")

### At Independent Theatre, 269 Miller St, North Sydney

* 2 Sep 1939 – *[French Without Tears](/wiki/French_Without_Tears_%28play%29 "French Without Tears (play)")* (opening of new theatre)["A Dream Realised" *Sydney Morning Herald* 3 September 1939 p.12](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17633456)
* 23 Sep 1939 – [Molière](/wiki/Moli%C3%A8re "Molière") *[The Imaginary Invalid](/wiki/The_Imaginary_Invalid "The Imaginary Invalid")*
* 7 Oct 1939 – *[You Can't Take It with You](/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_%28play%29 "You Can't Take It with You (play)")*
* 14 Oct 1939 – *[Once in a Lifetime](/wiki/Once_in_a_Lifetime_%28play%29 "Once in a Lifetime (play)")*
* 4 Nov 1939 – *[The Play's the Thing](/wiki/The_Play%27s_the_Thing_%28play%29 "The Play's the Thing (play)")*
* 25 Nov 1939 – *[Milestones](/wiki/Arnold_Bennett "Arnold Bennett")*
* 16 Dec 1939 *Alice in Wonderland*
* 6 Jan 1940 – *Interval* ([Sumner Locke Elliott](/wiki/Sumner_Locke_Elliott "Sumner Locke Elliott") writer and producer)
* 20 Jan 1940 – *[Anthony and Anna](/wiki/Anthony_and_Anna "Anthony and Anna")*
* 10 Feb 1940 – *[Our Town](/wiki/Our_Town "Our Town")* (Australian premiere)
* 23 Mar 1940 – *[Amphitryon 38](/wiki/Amphitryon_38 "Amphitryon 38")*
* 13 Apr 1940 – *[The Corn Is Green](/wiki/The_Corn_Is_Green "The Corn Is Green")*
* 18 May 1940 – *[The Little Sheep Run Fast](/wiki/The_Little_Sheep_Run_Fast "The Little Sheep Run Fast")* ([Sumner Locke Elliott](/wiki/Sumner_Locke_Elliott "Sumner Locke Elliott") writer and co\-prod. with Richard Parry)
* 15 Jun 1940 – *[Biography](/wiki/S._N._Behrman "S. N. Behrman")* ([Doris Fitton](/wiki/Doris_Fitton "Doris Fitton") (co\-prod. with Richard Parry)
* 13 Jul 1940 – *[The Tempest](/wiki/The_Tempest "The Tempest")*
* 27 Jul 1940 – *[The Importance of Being Earnest](/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest "The Importance of Being Earnest")*
* 24 Aug 1940 – *[You Can’t Take It With You](/wiki/You_Can%E2%80%99t_Take_It_with_You_%28play%29 "You Can’t Take It with You (play)")*
* 31 Aug 1940 – *[Ask No Questions](/wiki/Ask_No_Questions_%28play%29 "Ask No Questions (play)")* by [Gwen Meredith](/wiki/Gwen_Meredith "Gwen Meredith")
* 28 Sep 1940 – *Penny Wise* by Leslie Vyner and Mary Stafford Smith (prod. Richard Parry)
* 9 Nov 1940 – *[A Man's House](/wiki/John_Drinkwater_%28playwright%29 "John Drinkwater (playwright)")*
* 14 Dec 1940 – *Lady Precious Stream*
* 21 Dec 1940 – *Painted Sparrows* by Guy Paxton and Edward V. Hoile
* 1 Feb 1941 – *[The Life of the Insects](/wiki/The_Life_of_the_Insects "The Life of the Insects")*
* 26 Feb 1941 – *[The Long Christmas Dinner](/wiki/The_Long_Christmas_Dinner "The Long Christmas Dinner")*
* 15 Mar 1941 – *[Thunder Rock](/wiki/Thunder_Rock_%28play%29 "Thunder Rock (play)")*
* 26 Apr 1941 – *[George and Margaret](/wiki/George_and_Margaret "George and Margaret")*
* 17 May 1941 – *[The Male Animal](/wiki/The_Male_Animal "The Male Animal")*
* 28 Jun 1941 – *[Juno and the Paycock](/wiki/Juno_and_the_Paycock "Juno and the Paycock")*
* 2 Aug 1941 – *[The House in the Square](/wiki/Berkeley_Square_%28play%29 "Berkeley Square (play)")*
* 13 Sep 1941 – *[A Little Bit of Fluff](/wiki/A_Little_Bit_of_Fluff_%28play%29 "A Little Bit of Fluff (play)")* by Walter W. Ellis (prod. G. F. Hole and O. D. Bisset)
* 27 Sep 1941 – *[Saint Joan](/wiki/Saint_Joan_%28play%29 "Saint Joan (play)")*
* 15 Nov 1941 – *[The Royal Family of Broadway](/wiki/The_Royal_Family_%28play%29 "The Royal Family (play)")*
* 13 Dec 1941 – *[The Children's Hour](/wiki/The_Children%27s_Hour_%28play%29 "The Children's Hour (play)")*
* 3 Jan 1942 – *[A Kiss for Cinderella](/wiki/A_Kiss_for_Cinderella "A Kiss for Cinderella")*
* 17 Jan 1942 – *[Shout at the Thunder](/wiki/Shout_at_the_Thunder "Shout at the Thunder")* by [Gwen Meredith](/wiki/Gwen_Meredith "Gwen Meredith")[*Sydney Morning Herald* 17 Jan 1942](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17784173)
* 14 Feb 1942 – *Penny Wise*
* 28 Feb 1942 – *[Lady in Danger](/wiki/Lady_in_Danger_%28play%29 "Lady in Danger (play)")* by [Max Afford](/wiki/Max_Afford "Max Afford")[*Sydney Morning Herald* 2 March 1942](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17790305)
* 4 Apr 1942 – *Press Gang* by [Margaret Pearson](/wiki/Margaret_Pearson "Margaret Pearson")
* 2 May 1942 – *[Getting Married](/wiki/Getting_Married "Getting Married")*

### Under joint management with Whitehall Productions

* 6 Jun 1942 – *[Spring Meeting](/wiki/Spring_Meeting_%28play%29 "Spring Meeting (play)")* by [M. J. Farrell](/wiki/Molly_Keane "Molly Keane") and [John Perry](/wiki/John_Perry_%28playwright%29 "John Perry (playwright)") (thence to Minerva)
* 20 Jun 1942 – *[The Importance of Being Earnest](/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest "The Importance of Being Earnest")* (from Minerva)
### Back to amateur productions
* 6 Jul 1942 – *[Dear Brutus](/wiki/Dear_Brutus "Dear Brutus")*
* 7 Aug 1942 – *Busman's Holiday* by [Dorothy L. Sayers](/wiki/Dorothy_L._Sayers "Dorothy L. Sayers")
* 12 Sep 1942 – *[Goodbye to the Music](/wiki/Goodbye_to_the_Music "Goodbye to the Music")*
* 7 Oct 1942 – *[The Merchant of Venice](/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice "The Merchant of Venice")* (season included Monday matinees at [Theatre Royal](/wiki/Theatre_Royal%2C_Sydney "Theatre Royal, Sydney"))
* 17 Oct 1942 – *[Macbeth](/wiki/Macbeth "Macbeth")* (season included Monday matinees at [Theatre Royal](/wiki/Theatre_Royal%2C_Sydney "Theatre Royal, Sydney"))
* 6 Nov 1942 – *[The Children's Hour](/wiki/The_Children%27s_Hour_%28play%29 "The Children's Hour (play)")*
* 12 Dec 1942 – *[Toad of Toad Hall](/wiki/Toad_of_Toad_Hall "Toad of Toad Hall")*
* 15 Jan 1943 – *[The Seagull](/wiki/The_Seagull "The Seagull")*
* 19 Feb 1943 – *[Yellow Sands](/wiki/Yellow_Sands_%28play%29 "Yellow Sands (play)")*
* 19 Mar 1943 – *[Glorious Morning](/wiki/Glorious_Morning "Glorious Morning")* by [Norman Macowan](/wiki/Norman_Macowan "Norman Macowan")
* 16 Apr 1943 – *The Marquise* by [Noël Coward](/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward "Noël Coward")
* 21 May 1943 – *[The Time of Your Life](/wiki/The_Time_of_Your_Life "The Time of Your Life")*
* 18 Jun 1943 – *Sleep No More* by [Max Afford](/wiki/Max_Afford "Max Afford")
* 16 Jul 1943 – *And So to Bed* by [J. B. Fagan](/wiki/J._B._Fagan "J. B. Fagan")
* 3 Sep 1943 – *[Stage Door](/wiki/Stage_Door_%28play%29 "Stage Door (play)")* by [George S. Kaufman](/wiki/George_S._Kaufman "George S. Kaufman")
* 23 Oct 1943 – *[Hamlet](/wiki/Hamlet "Hamlet")*
* 10 Nov 1943 – *[Tobacco Road](/wiki/Tobacco_Road_%28play%29 "Tobacco Road (play)")* (in December this production continued at Minerva for Whitehall Productions)
* 4 Dec 1943 – *[Your Obedient Servant](/wiki/Your_Obedient_Servant "Your Obedient Servant")* by [Sumner Locke Elliott](/wiki/Sumner_Locke_Elliott "Sumner Locke Elliott")
* 7 Jan 1944 – *Caprice* by [Sil\-Vara](/wiki/Sil-Vara "Sil-Vara")
* 4 Feb 1944 – *[Tobacco Road](/wiki/Tobacco_Road_%28play%29 "Tobacco Road (play)")*
* 10 Mar 1944 – *[Dandy Dick](/wiki/Dandy_Dick_%28play%29 "Dandy Dick (play)")*
* 14 Apr 1944 – * in Uniform* by [Christa Winsloe](/wiki/Christa_Winsloe "Christa Winsloe")
* 12 May 1944 – *[Death Takes a Holiday](/wiki/Death_Takes_a_Holiday "Death Takes a Holiday")*
* 14 Jul 1944 – *[Oscar Wilde](/wiki/Oscar_Wilde_%28play%29 "Oscar Wilde (play)")* by [Leslie](/wiki/Leslie_Stokes "Leslie Stokes") and [Sewell Stokes](/wiki/Sewell_Stokes "Sewell Stokes")
* 8 Aug 1944 – *[Hay Fever](/wiki/Hay_Fever_%28play%29 "Hay Fever (play)")* (performed concurrently by Independent students)
* 28 Sep 1944 – *[The Play's the Thing](/wiki/The_Play%27s_the_Thing_%28play%29 "The Play's the Thing (play)")*
* 26 Oct 1944 – *[Old Acquaintance](/wiki/Old_Acquaintance "Old Acquaintance")* by [John Van Druten](/wiki/John_Van_Druten "John Van Druten")
* 30 Nov 1944 – *[Young Woodley](/wiki/Young_Woodley_%28play%29 "Young Woodley (play)")* by John Van Druten
* 21 Dec 1944 – *[Tonight at 8\.30](/wiki/Tonight_at_8.30 "Tonight at 8.30")* (three one\-act plays by [Noël Coward](/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward "Noël Coward"))
* 28 Dec 1944 – *[The Cherry Orchard](/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard "The Cherry Orchard")*
* 8 Mar 1945 – *Timeless Moment* by [Noel Rubie](/wiki/Noel_Rubie "Noel Rubie")
* 22 Mar 1945 – *[Death Takes a Holiday](/wiki/Death_Takes_a_Holiday "Death Takes a Holiday")*
* 10 Apr 1945 – *[Little Ladyship](/wiki/Little_Ladyship "Little Ladyship")* by [Ian Hay](/wiki/Ian_Hay "Ian Hay")
* 10 May 1945 – *[The Cherry Orchard](/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard "The Cherry Orchard")*
* 22 May 1945 – *[The Doctor's Dilemma](/wiki/The_Doctor%27s_Dilemma_%28play%29 "The Doctor's Dilemma (play)")* (first production of Independent Theatre Professional Repertory Company)
* 12 Jun 1945 – *End of Summer* by [S. N. Behrman](/wiki/S._N._Behrman "S. N. Behrman")
* 3 Jul 1945 – *[These Positions Vacant](/wiki/These_Positions_Vacant "These Positions Vacant")* by [Gwen Meredith](/wiki/Gwen_Meredith "Gwen Meredith") (prod. John Alden)
* 25 Jul 1945 – *[Romeo and Juliet](/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet "Romeo and Juliet")*
* 15 Aug 1945 – *[The Long Mirror](/wiki/The_Long_Mirror "The Long Mirror")* by [J. B. Priestley](/wiki/J._B._Priestley "J. B. Priestley")
* 4 Sep 1945 – *Noah* by [André Obey](/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Obey "André Obey")
* 16 Oct 1945 – *[Macbeth](/wiki/Macbeth "Macbeth")*
* 27 Dec 1945 – *[Mourning Becomes Electra](/wiki/Mourning_Becomes_Electra "Mourning Becomes Electra")* prod. Robert Quentin
* 23 Mar 1946 – *Whiteoaks* (prod. John Alden)
* 30 May 1946 – *[The Invisible Circus](/wiki/The_Invisible_Circus_%28play%29 "The Invisible Circus (play)")* by [Sumner Locke Elliott](/wiki/Sumner_Locke_Elliott "Sumner Locke Elliott"), prod. John Carlson
* 8 Jul 1946 – *[Hamlet](/wiki/Hamlet "Hamlet")* (prod. [Doris Fitton](/wiki/Doris_Fitton "Doris Fitton"))
* 23 Oct 1946 – *[A Doll's House](/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House "A Doll's House")* by [Henrik Ibsen](/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen "Henrik Ibsen"), prod. John Carlson 
* 1 Dec 1946 – *[Maria Stuart](/wiki/Mary_Stuart_%28Schiller_play%29 "Mary Stuart (Schiller play)")* (prod. Raoul Cardamatis) 
* 14 Feb 1947 – *[Antigone](/wiki/Antigone_%28Anouilh_play%29 "Antigone (Anouilh play)")* (prod. William Rees) 
* 3 Apr 1947 – *[Volpone](/wiki/Volpone "Volpone")* adaptation of Ben Jonson's play by [Alphons Silbermann](/wiki/Alphons_Silbermann "Alphons Silbermann") (prod. [Doris Fitton](/wiki/Doris_Fitton "Doris Fitton"))
* 5 Sep 1947 – *[Awake My Love](/wiki/Awake_My_Love "Awake My Love")* by [Max Afford](/wiki/Max_Afford "Max Afford")
* 20 Oct 1947 – *[The Little Foxes](/wiki/The_Little_Foxes "The Little Foxes")* by [Lillian Hellman](/wiki/Lillian_Hellman "Lillian Hellman") (prod. Robert Quentin) 
* 6 Feb 1948 – *[I Have Been Here Before](/wiki/I_Have_Been_Here_Before "I Have Been Here Before")* (prod. Laurence H Cecil) 
* 3 July 1948 – *[Jane Clegg](/wiki/Jane_Clegg "Jane Clegg")*
* 9 Oct 1948 – *La Marquise* (prod. [Doris Fitton](/wiki/Doris_Fitton "Doris Fitton")) 
* 6 Oct 1948 – *[The Duchess of Malfi](/wiki/The_Duchess_of_Malfi "The Duchess of Malfi")*
* 14 Oct 1948 – *[Rusty Bugles](/wiki/Rusty_Bugles "Rusty Bugles")* ([Sumner Locke Elliott](/wiki/Sumner_Locke_Elliott "Sumner Locke Elliott") writer and producer)

([Doris Fitton](/wiki/Doris_Fitton "Doris Fitton") overseas May 1949 to March 1950; spent much time attempting London production of *[Rusty Bugles](/wiki/Rusty_Bugles "Rusty Bugles")*)[*(Melbourne) Argus* 6 April 1949](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22721033)
* 12 May 1949 – *[Father Malachy's Miracle](/wiki/Father_Malachy%27s_Miracle "Father Malachy's Miracle")* (prod. James Pratt)
* 19 Mar 1949 – *[Merry Wives of Windsor](/wiki/Merry_Wives_of_Windsor "Merry Wives of Windsor")* (prod. [John Alden](/wiki/John_Alden_%28theatre%29 "John Alden (theatre)")) 
* 23 Jun 1949 – *The Male Animal* (prod. John Cameron) 
* *The Residuary Legatee*
* *[Amphitryon 38](/wiki/Amphitryon_38 "Amphitryon 38")*
* 2 Sep 1949 – *Mandragola* (prod. Adrian Henry Borzell)
* 28 Oct 1949 – *[Salome](/wiki/Salome_%28play%29 "Salome (play)")* (prod. Dr. Raoul Cardamatis)
* 9 Nov 1949 – *A Marriage of Convenience* (prod. William Rees)

### 1950s

* 14 Jun 1950 – *[Dark of the Moon](/wiki/Dark_of_the_Moon_%28play%29 "Dark of the Moon (play)")*
* Feb 1950? – *[The Sunken Bell](/wiki/The_Sunken_Bell "The Sunken Bell")* (prod. Dr. Raoul Cardamatis)
* 6 Apr 1950 – *The Glencairn Plays: Bound East for Cardiff, In the Zone, The Long Voyage Home, Moon of the Carribees* by [Eugene O’Neill](/wiki/Eugene_O%E2%80%99Neill "Eugene O’Neill") (prod. Lawrence H. Cecil )
* 6 Sep 1950 – *Orney Boy*
* 7 Oct 1950 – *[Julius Caesar](/wiki/Julius_Caesar_%28play%29 "Julius Caesar (play)")* (prod. Lawrence H. Cecil)
* 18 Oct 1950 – *[Home of the Brave](/wiki/Home_of_the_Brave_%28play%29 "Home of the Brave (play)")*
* 27 Dec 1950 – *Just For Fun*
* 7 Mar 1951 – *[Anna Lucasta](/wiki/Anna_Lucasta_%28play%29 "Anna Lucasta (play)")*
* 7 Feb 1952 – *Ardel*
* 23 Apr 1952 – *[Black Chiffon](/wiki/Black_Chiffon "Black Chiffon")*
* 15 May 1952 – *[It All Takes Time](/wiki/It_All_Takes_Time "It All Takes Time")* (prod. [John Appleton](/wiki/John_E._C._Appleton "John E. C. Appleton"))
* *[Captain Carvallo](/wiki/Captain_Carvallo "Captain Carvallo")*
* *[Henry V](/wiki/Henry_V_%28play%29 "Henry V (play)")*
* 26 May 1954 – *[The Cradle Song](/wiki/The_Cradle_Song "The Cradle Song")*
* Apr 1956 \- *[Cornerstone](/wiki/Cornerstone_%28play%29 "Cornerstone (play)")* by [Gwen Meredith](/wiki/Gwen_Meredith "Gwen Meredith")
* Sept 1956 \- *[Naked Possum](/wiki/Naked_Possum "Naked Possum")* by [Barbara Vernon](/wiki/Barbara_Vernon_%28writer%29 "Barbara Vernon (writer)")
* Sept 1956 \- *Adventures of Kathy Kanga* by Donald Bamford
* Nov 1956 \- *[Waters of the Moon](/wiki/Waters_of_the_Moon "Waters of the Moon")*
* Jan 1957 \- *The Prisoner*
* Sept 1957 \- *The Round House*
* Oct 1957 \- *[Nex' Town](/wiki/Nex%27_Town "Nex' Town")* (Australian musical)
* Nov 1957 \- *[The Lark](/wiki/The_Lark_%28play%29 "The Lark (play)")*
* May 1958 \- *[The Bunyip and the Satellite](/wiki/The_Bunyip_and_the_Satellite "The Bunyip and the Satellite")*
* Sept 1958 \- *Murder Story*
* Dec 1958 \- *[Pirates at the Barn](/wiki/Pirates_at_the_Barn "Pirates at the Barn")*
* 1959 \- *[A View From the Bridge](/wiki/A_View_From_the_Bridge "A View From the Bridge")*

### 1960s

* September 1960 \- *Hunger of a Girl* (filmed as *Jenny*)
* Sept 1962 \- *The Grotto* by Robert Wales
* Dec 1962 \- *[Daughter of Silence](/wiki/Daughter_of_Silence "Daughter of Silence")* by [Morris West](/wiki/Morris_West "Morris West")
* Feb 1963 \- *Gods of Red Earth* by [Coral Lansbury](/wiki/Coral_Lansbury "Coral Lansbury")
* Sept 1963 \- *[The Fire on the Snow](/wiki/The_Fire_on_the_Snow "The Fire on the Snow")* by Douglas Stewart
* Aug 1964 \- *[Rusty Bugles](/wiki/Rusty_Bugles "Rusty Bugles")*
* Feb 1966 \- *[The Cell](/wiki/The_Cell_%28play%29 "The Cell (play)")*
* Apri 1966 \- *Muriel's Vines* by [Peter Kenna](/wiki/Peter_Kenna "Peter Kenna")
* Dec 1967 \- *Halloran's Little Boat* by [Thomas Keneally](/wiki/Thomas_Keneally "Thomas Keneally")
* Jul 1969 \- *[Eden House](/wiki/Eden_House_%28Australian_Plays%29 "Eden House (Australian Plays)")* by [Hal Porter](/wiki/Hal_Porter "Hal Porter")

### 1970s

* Mar 1971 \- *Stockade* by Kenneth Cook
* Jul 1976 – *Snap* by [Charles Laurence](/wiki/Charles_Laurence "Charles Laurence")

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