Earlier Seasons
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 |