The Independent Theatre Ltd

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Organisation The Independent Theatre Ltd
Other Names
The Independent Theatre
Address 269 Miller Street
NSW Australia
First Date 1933
Place of Origin Sydney
Last Date 1975
Place of Demise Independent Theatre (1939-1977)
Functions Presenting Company, Production Company
Notes The business name of the Independent Theatre. Used when productions toured presented by others. In 1947 a seperate company Theatre Freeholds Ltd was established to purchase the theatre building and thus keep the theatre comapny viable.
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The British Council

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  • Rusty Bugles, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 15 November 1951

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The Arts Council of Australia (ACT Division)

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

The Arts Council of Australia (New South Wales Division)

The Arts Council of Australia (South Australian Division)

The Australian Council for the Arts

The Captain Cook Bi-Centennial Foundation

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  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

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Rockdale Town Hall, Rockdale, NSW

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Doris Fitton - Actor, Director, Producer

Ross Buchanan - Actor, Assistant Producer

June Collis - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager

Don Crosby - Actor

Eugene O'Neill - Playwright

Lyndall Barbour - Actor

Lawrence H Cecil - Actor, Director

William Constable - Designer

Ronald Frazer - Actor

Ben Gabriel - Actor

Phillip Grenville Mann - Actor, Stage Director, Stage Manager

Alan Hobert - Actor

Leonard Thiele - Actor

Bruce Beeby - Actor

John Bellew - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager

Ivor Bromley - Actor

Ivor Bromley-Smith - Actor

John Edwardes - Actor, Circus Style Performer

Sumner Locke Elliott - Playwright

Alan Rankin - Actor

Des Rolfe - Actor

Deryck Barnes - Actor

John Craig - Actor

Elaine Foster - Actor

John Gray - Actor

Madi Hedd - Actor

Ray Kelly - Actor, Stage Manager

John Kingsmill - Actor

Frank O'Donnell - Actor

Doreen Warburton - Actor, Director

Max Adrian - Actor

Bill Austin - Actor, Tour Manager

Samuel Beckett - Playwright

Bunney Brooke - Actor, Director

Ken Carroll - Actor

Jennifer Carseldine - Designer

Sidney Chambers - Actor

Anthony Coyne - Actor

Jennifer Cullen - Actor

Shelagh Delaney - Playwright

Desmonde Downing - Actor, Designer, Set Designer

Ronald Hayman - Director

Lillian Hellman - Playwright

Patricia Horsfield - Actor, Wardrobe Master/Mistress

Tony Ingersent - Actor

Brian James - Actor

Ken Kennedy - Actor

Colin Kenyon - Actor

Bruce Kerr - Actor

Robert Levis - Producer

Pat McDonald - Actor

Gordon McDougall - Actor

Arthur Miller - Playwright

Hugh Munro - Actor, Director

Peter O'Shaughnessy - Actor, Director, Producer

John Olsen - Designer, Set Designer

Jean Paige - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager

Lindsay Partridge - Musical Director

Clifton Pugh - Designer, Set Designer

Robert Quentin - Producer

Martin Redpath - Actor

Ron Reid - Designer

Jim Sharman - Director

George Bernard Shaw - Writer

Michael Voysey - Devisor

Michelle - Designer

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

Doris Adams - Actor

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Ray Ainsworth - Actor, Director

Robert Allan - Actor

Greg Allback - Musician

Honey Andressen - Actor

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

John Angus - Actor and Singer

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Mary Baldwinson - Actor

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

J M Barrie - Playwright

  • Peter Pan, Majestic Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 1 January 1938

Michael Becher - Actor

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Rosemary Benjamin - Producer

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

William Berney - Playwright

Sally-Anne Bertram - Actor

Keith Birney - Actor

Christian Blake - Choreographer

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Marion Bond - Actor

Joan Bray - Actor

Kenn Brodziak - Producer

Jolyon Bromley - Actor

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Rupert Brown - Set Designer

Marilyn Buchanan - Actor

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Marilyn Buchanan-Murray - Actor

Alan Burke - Director

Norman Bushman - Actor

Jean Calver - Actor

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

John Cameron - Actor

Peter Cameron - Actor

Tony Carden - Actor

Peter Carver - Actor

Michael Caulfield - Composer

  • The Price, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 17 April 1970

Ron Challinor - Actor

Chris Christian - Actor

Heather Christie - Actor

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

Lucy Clifford - Actor

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Michael Cody - Actor

Phillis Coghlan - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Peter Coke - Playwright

Ken Colbert - Actor, Stage Manager

Kenneth Colbert - Actor

Ken Collins - Actor

Clive Coppard - Actor

Ann Coxon - Wardrobe Master/Mistress

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Judi Crane - Actor

Marguerite Cullen-Ward - Actor

  • Peter Pan, Majestic Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 1 January 1938

Rodney Dixon-Wright - Actor

Keith Dobinson - Actor

Jeanie Drynan - Actor

Florence Dugan - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Charles Raymond Dyer - Playwright

  • Staircase, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 15 March 1967

Tommy Dysart - Actor

Martin Erdman - Writer

John Faassen - Actor

Mark Ferguson - Actor

Barrett Fleming - Actor

Peter Flett - Actor

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

James Foley - Actor

Rex Forward - Actor

Valentine Fox - Production Manager

Harold Fraser-Simson - Composer

Noelann Gandon - Producer

Alan Gannaway - Stage Manager

Mary Gay - Adaptor

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Francis Gibson - Actor

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Stewart Ginn - Actor

  • The Price, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 17 April 1970

Dennis Glenny - Actor, Chorus Master/Mistress

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

David Goddard - Actor

Lola Graham - Musician

Kenneth Grahame - Writer

Nicholas Stuart Gray - Playwright

Anne Haddy - Actor

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

Eve Hardwick - Actor

Gwen Harrison - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

John Harrison - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Alexander Hay - Actor

  • Staircase, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 15 March 1967

Ian Hemphill - Stage Director

May Hollinworth - Director

Julie Holmshaw - Actor

Penny Horsfield - Actor

  • The Guardsman, Majestic Theatre (1916-1967), Adelaide, SA, 26 May 1948

Gary Jackson - Actor

Gladys Jennings - Costume Co-ordinator

Ivy Johnson - Wardrobe Master/Mistress

Laurence Kean - Actor

Stephen Kellow - Actor

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Sheila Kennelly - Actor

Colin Kenny - Actor, Director

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Betty Kershaw - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Ethelwyn Kirk - Costume Designer

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Cyril Knightley - Actor

Jacqueline Kott - Actor

  • The Price, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 17 April 1970

Sophie Krantz - Actor

Michael Lake - Actor

  • Staircase, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 15 March 1967

G A C Lawson - Lighting Designer

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Peggy Legge-Willis - Actor

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Jill Leonard - Actor

Ben Lewin - Actor

Lenore Lindsay - Actor

Enid Lorimer - Actor

Barry Lovett - Actor

Anne Lucas - Actor

David Magoffin - Actor

Sylvia Martin - Actor

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Robert Maylan - Actor

John McCallum - Actor

Maureen McConnell - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Trevor McCosker - Actor

Frank McDermott - Actor

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Marc McManus - Actor

Mark McManus - Actor

Vicki Michelle - Designer

  • Staircase, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 15 March 1967

Rosemary Miller - Actor

A A Milne - Playwright

Ferenc Molnar - Playwright

  • The Guardsman, Majestic Theatre (1916-1967), Adelaide, SA, 26 May 1948

Robert Montgomery - Actor

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Christine Mullane - Actor

Vivienne Nicholl - Musical Director

Rob Nicholls - Lighting Designer

Viviennne Nicol - Actor

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

Alfred Noyes - Author

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Gwen Oatley - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Warwick Page - Actor

Nicholas Pappas - Actor

Thomas Parramore - Actor

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Adelaide Phillpotts - Playwright

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Eden Phillpotts - Playwright

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Geraldine Plumb - Assistant Stage Manager

Shirley Quentin - Actor

David Ratner - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Howard Richardson - Playwright

Alan Ricketts - Actor

  • Robin Hood, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 15 April 1939

Bryan Rippon - Lighting Designer

Alistair Roberts - Wardrobe Master/Mistress

  • The Marquise, Majestic Theatre (1916-1967), Adelaide, SA, 1 June 1948

Gregory Ross - Actor

Anna Russell - Actor

Margaret Ruthven - Actor

  • Peter Pan, Majestic Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 1 January 1938

Madge Ryan - Actor

Saviour Sammat - Actor

Charles M Schulz - Creator

Rosalind Seagrave - Actor

Alan Seymour - Playwright

Cecily Slade - Actor

Stewart Smith - Composer, Lyricist

Margaret Snowdon - Actor

Michael Sommerville - Actor

Sophocles - Playwright

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Peter Summerton - Actor, Director

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

Charles Tasman - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Peter Thorburn - Actor

Wendy Tory - Actor

Yoshi Tosa - Set Designer

Mavis Turner - Actor

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

May Turner - Actor

Edgar Veitch - Director

Barbara Vernon - Playwright

Robert Wales - Playwright

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

E F Watling - Translator

  • Antigone, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 9 June 1975

Robert Wells - Actor

Thais White - Actor

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

Dorothy Whiteley - Actor

  • The Guardsman, Majestic Theatre (1916-1967), Adelaide, SA, 26 May 1948

Neroli Whittle - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Megan Williams - Actor, Choreographer

Peter Williams - Actor

Frank Wilson - Set Designer

Joan Winchester - Actor

  • The Cell, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 9 June 1966

William Winspear - Stage Manager

Eleanor Witcombe - Playwright

Olga Yarad - Actor

Edgar Yardley - Actor

  • Yellow Sands, Independent Theatre (1939-1977), North Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1943

Tony Yates - Actor

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