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Playlovers was formed in 1956. At that time, it was based in Jolimont Hall in Peel Street, Jolimont. It moved to the newly built Hackett Hall in Floreat in 1960.

YEAR		PRODUCTION		DIRECTOR

2005		MONEY & FRIENDS		Claudette Ridout
		EDUCATING RITA
		THE FULL MONTY		Susan Vincent
		ARSENIC AND OLD LACE		Andrea DeVaack
2004		GREASE, THE MUSICAL		Alex McLennan
		SILLY COW		Janelle Hammond
		AN IDEAL HUSBAND		Bethne Crisafulli
		THE COUNTRY WIFE		David Crewes
		I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE		Stewart Bentley
2003		PAGEANT		Kimberley Shaw
		RUMORS		Andrea DeVaack
		BEYOND THERAPY		Les Hart
		“EVERYTHING’S GROOVY” ; “IL FORNICAZIONE”
		PRIVATE LIVES		Dario
2002		JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR		Alex McLennan
		ARCADIA		Bethne Crisafulli
		SUNRISE		Andrea DeVaack
		MATCHGIRLS (A MUSICAL)		Geoff Robinson
2001		OEDIPUS		Nick Christo
		CLOSER THAN EVER
		THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE
		AFTER DINNER		Les Hart
		BLACK COMEDY
2000		COME BLOW YOUR HORN		Claudette Ridout
		ASSASSINS		Alex McLennan
		CABARET		David Gardette
		ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEXT
1999		LAWRENCE OF ARABIA		Jamie Cant
		LOST IN YONKERS		Renee Capetta
		HOT MIKADO		Gillian Binks & Eliot McCann
		THE WORLD GOES ROUND		Sue McLennan
1998		DEAD WHITE MALES		Julia Williams
		SNOOPY		David Crewes
		MARVIN’S ROOM		Indira McDonald
		BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS		Gillian Binks
		A FEW GOOD MEN		Jamie Cant
1997		THE QUEEN AND I		Keith Hall
		INTO THE WOODS		Adam Webb
		STAGS & HENS		David Gardette
		REBECCA		Indira McDonald
1996		CHESS		Christopher Churchouse
		COSI		Adam Webb
		TARTUFFE		David Crewes
1995		LEND ME A TENOR		Fred Petersen
		THE FIRE RAISERS		Trevor Darge
		WORKING		David Crewes
		WHEN SHE DANCED		John Milson
		THE SUM OF US		Julia Williams
1994		TROILUS AND CRESSIDA		John Milson
		ISN’T IT ROMANTIC		Trevor Darge
		THE VENETIAN TWINS		David Crewes
		BUTLEY		Julia Williams
1993		PIRATES OF PENZANCE		David Young/Alison Seimon
		HOUSE OF BERNARD ALBA		Rose Martin
		LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES		Joey Leonard
		NUTS		Christopher Churchouse
		EQUUS		Grant Malcolm
1992		MAD HOUSE IN GOA		John Hyde
		STEEL MAGNOLIAS		Marilyn Paul
		A CLOCKWORK ORANGE		David Meadows
		JOURNEY’S END		Beth Stokes
		A COMEDY OF ERRORS		Pat Stroud
		MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG		Jason Seperic/Elliot McCann
1991		THE THREE SISTERS		John Hyde
		BABY		Harry Docherty
		TORCHSONG TRILOGY		John Milson
		TWO		Jason Seperic
		TAKING STEPS		Beth Snowden
		THE MUSIC MAN		David Crewes
1990		THE SHIFTING HEART		Beth Snowden
		BILOXI BLUES		Beth Stokes
		MAME		Wayne Garton
		BITTER SANCTUARY		Rose Martin
		MURDER WITHOUT CRIME		Alan Pettit
1989		THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE		Beth Snowden
		THE PHILADELPHIA STORY		Philip Boon
		YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN		David Crewes
		OF MICE AND MEN		Ron Hodgecock
		GEORGE AND MARGARET		Alan Pettit
1988		CRIMES OF THE HEART		Philip Boon
		CHICAGO		John Milson
		ROOM TO MOVE		Neil Hitchcock
		LOOT		Chris Donovan
		MIDDLE AGE SPREAD		Keith Hall
		INHERIT THE WIND		Rose Martin
1987		GREASE (revived at the Quarry Amphitheatre)		John Hyde, Ann Adlem
		THE PERFECTIONIST		John Hyde
		TOMB WITH A VIEW		Beth Snowden
		HABEUS CORPUS		Joey Leonard
		A STREECAR NAMED DESIRE		George Dickinson
1986		THE DIARY OF ANN FRANK		Rose Martin
		GREASE		Ann Adlem
		DEAR CHARLES		Jean Gawned
		GODSPELL		Ann Adlem
		PYGMALION		Robert Jones
1985		ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR		Rose Martin
		GODSPELL		Ann Adlem
		A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED		Jean Gawned
		THE THWARTING OF BARON BOLLINGREW		Keith Hall
1984		FLEXITIME		Keith Hall
		OLD TYME MUSIC HALL		Ann Adlem
		IN PRAISE OF LOVE		Jean Gawned
		BLYTHE SPIRIT		Roy Collinson
1983	–	WILD GOOSE CHASE		Roy Collinson
		NO NO NANETTE		Arthur Marshall
		MURDER AT THE VICARAGE		Jean Gawned
		GIGI		Rose Martin

If you have information about productions in other years or can fill in the blanks, please email info@playlovers.org.au

And here are some of the earliest productions:

Dec-56	3 one-act plays	Evening Dress Indispensable	Beverley Brown
		Husbands Supplied	Albert Vivian
		Dumb Jewels	Lee Coghlan
Jun-57	3 one-act plays	World Without Men	June Murdock
		The Recco	Beverley-Anne Brown
		The Bathroom Door	Verna Norgard
Aug-57	Production	Petticoat Fever	June Percival
Sep-57	3 one-act plays	The Rest Cure	Lilias Chessell
		Mr Hackett’s Alibi	Albert Vivian
		Five Minutes	Joan Kerr
Dec-57	An absurdity	The Crimson Coconut	produced for club party
Mar-58	3 one-act plays	From Five to Five Thirty	Jessie McDonald-Taylor
		Villa For Sale	Beverley-Anne Brown
		The Valiant	Dorothy Griffin
May-58	4 one-act plays	Sunday Cost Spends	HF Parkinson
		Nemisis	Ramsay Maclean
		Even Exchange	Jenni Gardiner
		Death at Bogglesworth Manor	Jessie McDonald-Taylor
Jul-58	Production	Bonaventure	Jan Keeley
Aug-58	3 one-act plays	The Mask
		The Sword is Double Edged
		Can the Leopard
Oct-58	3 one-act plays	The Young Duchess	Don Emery
		Plot & Counter Plot	Dorothy Griffen
		Apple-Pie Order	Claire McDonald
Apr-59	Production	Pink String and Sealing Wax	Renee Weller
Jun-59	3 one-act plays	Companion To a Lady	Betty Pitschell
		The Boy Comes Home	Jean Gawned
		Mr Gaylord Remembers	Jan Keeley
Aug-59	Production	Murder Out Of Tune	Constance Ord
Oct-59	Festival	1959 Drama Festival  Clouded Crystal	Ean McDonald
Nov-59	3 one-act plays	The Spider Ring	Jean Gawned
		Ring Out, Wild Bells	Verna Norgard
		How Now, Brown Cow	Win Parkinson
Mar-60	Production	The White Sheep of the Family	Michael Lewer
		***  MOVE TO HACKETT HALL  ***
Jul-60	Production	The Happiest Days of Your Life	Jessie McDonald-Taylor
Aug-60	2 one-act plays	Page Me A Peacock
		A Family Affair
Sep-60	Production	Jane Steps Out	James A Quinn
Nov-60	3 one-act plays	Master Dudley	Win Parkinson
		The Price of Perfection	Jean Gawned
		April Dawn	Jim Baker