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Venue	Theatre of Youth
Other Names	Little Theatre
Address	8 Young Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
First Date	3 April 1929
Last Date	1935
Notes	An unoccupied ground floor of the Overseas Shipping Building near Circular Quay was developed by the Rayners as the first venue for their Theatre of Youth. Later used by the Playbox Society in 1931.
Related Venues	Also known as Playbox Theatre
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Latitude \| Longitude	-33.862598 \| 151.211174
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	A Change of Policy, 5 May 1931 Sea Tales and Sea Chanties / French Without Tears, 31 January 1931 Masks, Moods, and Music of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), 25 July 1930 Come to the Fair: First Programme 1930 of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), 12 April 1930 Courts and Courtships; Second Programme The T.O.Y. (Theatre of Youth), 1930 The T.O.Y (Theatre of Youth), December 1929 Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear, 2 April 1929
	Theatre of Youth Sea Tales and Sea Chanties / French Without Tears, 31 January 1931 Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear, 2 April 1929 Burdekin Players A Change of Policy, 5 May 1931
	Betty Rayner - Director, Performer, Producer Sea Tales and Sea Chanties / French Without Tears, 31 January 1931 Masks, Moods, and Music of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), 25 July 1930 Come to the Fair: First Programme 1930 of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), 12 April 1930 Courts and Courtships; Second Programme The T.O.Y. (Theatre of Youth), 1930 The T.O.Y (Theatre of Youth), December 1929 Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear, 2 April 1929 Joan Rayner - Director, Performer, Producer Sea Tales and Sea Chanties / French Without Tears, 31 January 1931 Masks, Moods, and Music of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), 25 July 1930 Come to the Fair: First Programme 1930 of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), 12 April 1930 Courts and Courtships; Second Programme The T.O.Y. (Theatre of Youth), 1930 The T.O.Y (Theatre of Youth), December 1929 Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear, 2 April 1929 Nancy Harry - Performer Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear, 2 April 1929 Leslie Haylen - Playwright A Change of Policy, 5 May 1931 Trevor Rayner - Properties Master/Mistress Come to the Fair: First Programme 1930 of the T. O. Y. (Theatre of Youth), 12 April 1930 John Woods - Performer Programme of Folksongs and Plays: The Bear, 2 April 1929
Resources	Article: Personal [Joan and Betty Rayner], Sydney Morning Herald, 10 February 1931, 8 Book: Mavis Thorpe Clark, Joan & Betty Rayner Strolling Players, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1972
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	14923

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