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YEAR PLAY PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTORS LOCATION
1932 Pygmalion G.B. Shaw Dulcie Meakin Commun Na
Shall We Join The Ladies? & Hindle Wakes J. M. Barrie/Stanley Houghton Dulcie Meakin Feinne Hall
Bird In Hand John Drinkwater Dulcie Meakin  
The Roof John Galsworthy Dulcie Meakin  
1933 The Skin Game John Galsworthy Dulcie Meakin  
Penelope’s Elopement & Dover Road Isobel Handley/A.A. Milne Basil Donald/Dulcie Meakin Hall of Honour
Outward Bound Sutton Vane John Wilson  
Wurzel Flummery & Avalanche A.A. Milne/Beverley Nicholls Beth Powell/Dulcie Meakin  
1934 Dangerous Corner J.B. Priestley Dulcie Meakin  
A Damsel In Distress Ian Hay & P.G. Wodehouse Dulcie Meakin  
Badger’s Green R.C. Sheriff John Wilson  
The Importance Of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Dulcie Meakin  
1935 Caesar’s Wife W. Somerset Maugham Dulcie Meakin  
When The Crash Comes Beverley Nicholls N/A  
The Young Idea Noel Coward John Doyle  
Clara Gibbings Aimee & Philip Stuart N/A  
The Bride & Belinda Gertrude Jennings/A.A. Milne N/A  
1936

 

The Middle Watch Ian Hay & S. King-Hall John Doyle  
A Bill Of Divorcement Clemence Dane Tom Judd  
Bees On The Boat Deck J.B. Priestley Peg Heath  
Lover’s Leap Philip Johnson John Doyle  
1937 Children In Uniform Christa Winsloe Dulcie Meakin & Betty Mumme  
The Breadwinner W. Somerset Maugham N/A  
By Candle Light Siegfried Cayer Beth Powell  
Behold We Live John Van Druten Roma Crawcour   
1938 Fresh Fields Ivor Novello Valma Stanley  
The Wind And The Rain Merton Hodges Hope Kaufmann  
The Stepmother & The Old Lady Shows Her Medals & Before Breakfast & It’s Autumn Now A.A. Milne/J.M. Barrie/Eugene O’Neil/Philip Johnson John Murray/Elizabeth Campkin/Betty Mumme/John Doyle  
Autumn Crocus C.L. Anthony May Stott  
1939 A Man’s House John Drinkwater Harry Fallaw  
Quiet Wedding Esther McCracken Dulcie Meakin  
Hay Fever Noel Coward Roma Crawcour  
Love From A Stranger Frank Vosper John Doyle  
1940 Laburnum Grove J.B. Priestley Bill Hocking  
Call It A Day Dodie Smith Myrtle Donald  
1941 George And Margaret Gerald Savory John Murray  

1942-1945 GEELONG REPERTORY SOCIETY IN RECESS DURING WAR YEARS

1946 JOINED GEELONG ART AND MUSIC ASSOCIATION (G.A.M.A.)

1946 The Blue Goose Peter Blackmore Pat Trotter  
Richard Of Bordeaux Gordon Daviot Dulcie Meakin  
Gas Light Patrick Hamilton David Dorrity  
When We Are Married J.B. Priestley John Doyle  
1947 You Can’t Take It With You M. Hart & G.S. Kaufman Ken Nicolson  
Night Must Fall Emlyn Williams John Murray  
Invisible Circus Sumner Lock-Elliott Ken Mappin  
Caesar’s Friend C. Dixon & D. Morrah Dulcie Meakin G.A.M.A. Theatre
1948 Our Town Thornton Wilder Ken Nicolson  
Little Ladyship Ian Hay Pat Trotter  
The Petrified Forest Robert E. Sherwood John Doyle  
Enduring As The Camphor Tree Russell J. Oakes Ken Mappin  
The Shop At Sly Corner Edward Percy Harry Fallaw  
1949 The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams Dulcie Meakin  
The Man Who Came To Dinner M. Hart & G.S. Kaufman Ken Nicolson  
Noah A. Obey & A. Wilmurt Ken Mappin  
The Merchant Of Venice William Shakespeare Dulcie Meakin  
Blithe Spirit Noel Coward Pat Trotter  
1950 The Paragon Roland & Michael Pertwee Ken Nicolson  
Rookery Nook Ben Travers Harry Fallaw  
Duet For Two Hands Mary Hayley Bell Dulcie Meakin  
Autumn Crocus C.L. Anthony Bill Birdsey  
The Chiltern Hundreds William D. Home Myrtle Donald & John Murray  
1951 Little Lambs Eat Ivy Noel Langley Bill Birdsey  
A Wind On The Heath Ronald Adam Harry Fallaw  
Macbeth William Shakespeare Dulcie Meakin  
Cockpit Bridget Boland Ken Nicolson  
Spring Meeting M.J. Farrell & John Perry Dorothy Doyle  
1952 Night Was Our Friend Michael Pertwee John Murray  
The Cocktail Party T.S. Eliot Ken Mappin  
Treasure Hunt M.J. Farrell & John Perry Bill Birdsey & John Murray  
She Stoops To Conquer Oliver Goldsmith John Cameron  
His Excellency Dorothy & Campbell Christie Austin Pope & John Doyle  
1953 Bonaventure Charlotte Hastings Dulcie Meakin  
Ring Around The Moon Jean Alouilh (trans. C. Fry) Ken Mappin  
Who Goes There John Dighton Austin Pope  
The Miser Moliere (tr. M. Malleson) Harry Fallaw  
Death Takes A Holiday Albert Casella (tr. W. Ferris) John Cameron  
1954 Captain Carvallo Denis Cannan Harry Fallaw  
The River Line Charles Morgan Ken Mappin  
Stage Door E. Ferber & G.S. Kaufman Bill Birdsey  
An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley Roy Deller  
1066 -And All That R. Arkell & A. Reynolds Ken Nicolson  
The Holly And The Ivy Wynyard Browne Ken Mappin  
1955 Playbill: The Browning Version & Harlequinade Terence Rattigan Bill Birdsey  
The Lady’s Not For Burning Christopher Fry Bill Birdsey  
Heaven On Earth & Tarakin & Woman At War & Hands Across The Sea Philip Johnson/F. Monk/Edward Percy/Noel Coward Ken Mappin/J. Longmore & Joe Evans/Shirley Hussen/Ruth Andrews/Mary Cooke  
Ladies In Retirement E. Percy & R. Denham Ken Nicolson  
As You Like It William Shakespeare M. Cook & R. Deller  
The Hasty Heart John Patrick Mary Wright  
Exit Laughing Revue    
1956 The Vigil Ladislas Fodor John Murray  
The Hollow Agatha Christie Betty & John Cameron  
After My Fashion Diana Morgan Peter Ward & Dulcie Meakin  
A Winter’s Tale William Shakespeare Ken Mappin  
I Remember Mama John Van Druten Ken Nicolson  
As Long As They’re Happy Victor Sylvaine Dulcie Meakin  
Second Edition Revue Ken Mappin & Peter Ward  
1957 Tonight At 8.30: Red Peppers & Still Life & Family Album Noel Coward Brian Moir/Jean Hardiman/Dulcie Meakin  
The Importance Of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Betty Cameron  
Waters Of The Moon N.C. Hunter Harry Fallaw  
The Queen And The Rebels Ugo Betti Roy Deller  
Sabrina Fair Samuel Taylor Ken Nicolson  
1958 My Sister Eileen J. Fields & J. Chodorov Ken Mappin  
Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier Mary Wright  
Come Back Little Sheba William Inge Edward Netheravon  
Pygmalion G. B. Shaw Dulcie Meakin  
My Three Angels S. & B. Spewack Ken Nicolson  
What Next! Revue    
1959 The Heiress R. & A. Goetz Ken Mappin  
Relative Values Noel Coward Mary Cooke  
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial Hermann Wouk Edward Netheravon  
The Cure For Love Walter Greenwood Mary Wright  
Murder In The Cathedral T.S. Eliot Dulcie Meakin  
Man Alive John Dighton Margaret Ricketts  
1960 The Silver Whistle P. McEnroe Dulcie Meakin  
The Rainmaker Richard Nash Mary Cooke  
Ten Little Niggers Agatha Christie Keith Smith  
The Boy Friend Sandy Wilson Ken Mappin  
The Living Room Graham Greene Roy Deller  
Affairs Of State Louis Neville Keith Smith  
1961 Grand National Night Dorothy & Campbell Christie Elva Ward  
Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll Ray Lawler Margaret Ricketts  
Nude With Violin Noel Coward Keith Smith  
Hot Summer Night Ted Willis Mary Wright  
Spider’s Web Agatha Christie Dulcie Meakin  
Charley’s Aunt Brandon Thomas Ken Hemmens  
1962 The White Sheep Of The Family L. Peach & I. Hay Ken Nicolson  
Anastasia F. Mauret Charles Fleet  
Dial M For Murder Frederick Knott John Backhouse  
Fumed Oak Noel Coward Judy Bateman  
Antigone Jean Anouilh Elva Ward  
The Grass Is Greener H. & M. Williams Ken Hemmens  
The Desk Set William Marchant Isobel Deller  
1963 Celebration K. Waterhouse & W. Hall Dulcie Meakin  
Twelve Angry Men R. Rose & S.L. Sergel John Backhouse  
Murder Mistaken Janet Green Keith Smith  
Chalk Garden Enid Bagnold Ken Mappin  
Simon And Laura Alan Melville Charles Fleet  
Watch It Sailor! P. King & F.L. Cary Isobel Deller  
1964 The Reluctant Debutante William D. Horne Keith Smith  
A Message For Margaret James Parish Isobel Deller  
The Beggar’s Opera John Gay Elva Ward  
Subway In The Sky Ian Main John Backhouse  
Dear Charles Alan Melville Charles Fleet  
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? E. V. Tidmarsh Keith Smith  
1965 Hay Fever Noel Coward Isobelle Deller  
Five Finger Exercise Peter Shaffer John Backhouse & Dulcie Meakin  
Breath Of Spring N. Coke John & Michele Eldridge  
Who’ll Come A’Waltzing Peggy Caine Keith Smith  
A Man For All Seasons Robert Bolt Ken Hemmens  
Dracula Bram Stoker Charles Fleet  
1966 The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams Fred Haste  
Ross Terence Rattigan Ken Mappin  
Roar Like A Dove Lesley Storm Charles Fleet  
Diary Of Anne Frank F. Goodrich & A. Hackett John Backhouse  
You Can’t Take It With You M. Hart & G.S. Kaufman Roy Deller & Ken Hemmens  
The Millionairess G.B. Shaw Marylis Wright  
1967 Caesar’s Friend C. Dixon & D. Morrah Dulcie Meakin  
The Rose Tattoo Tennessee Williams Ken Mappin  
Witness For The Prosecution Agatha Christie John Backhouse  
Billy Liar K. Waterhouse & W. Hall Keith Smith  
Beckett Jean Anouilh Ken Hemmens  
The Sleeping Prince Terence Rattigan Charles Fleet  
1968 Present Laughter Noel Coward Fred Haste  
The Right Honourable Gentleman Michael Bradley-Dyne John Backhouse  
The Sound Of Murder William Fairchild Charles Fleet  
Breakfast With Julia Burton Graham Keith Smith  
The Shifting Heart Richard Beynon Reni Turner  
When We Are Married J.B. Priestley Joe Evans  
1969 The Brides Of March John Chapman John Backhouse  
Trap For A Lonely Man Robert Thomas Noeline Jennings  
Barefoot In The Park Neil Simon Isobel Deller  
The Children’s Hour Lillian Hellman Charles Fleet  
Winter’s Journey Clifford Odets Keith Smith  
The Sentimental Bloke C.J. Dennis Joe Evans  
1970 Thriller Of The Year Glyn Jones Reni Turner  
Julius Caesar William Shakespeare Frederick Ludowick  
Blithe Spirit Noel Coward Tony Doyle  
Night Must Fall Emlyn Williams Keith Smith  
The Anniversary Bill McIlwraith Isobel Deller  
The Crucible Arthur Miller Fred Haste  
Boeing, Boeing Marc Camoletti John Backhouse  
1971 Gigi Colette & Anita Loos Keith Smith  
The Importance of Being Ernest Oscar Wilde Charles Fleet  
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Tennessee Williams John McGrath  
And The Big Men Fly Alan Hopgood Joe Evans  
Woman In A Dressing Gown Ted Willis Reni Turner  
Rattle Of A Simple Man Charles Dyer Isobel Deller  
Salad Days J. Slade & D. Reynolds Frank Loxley  
1972 The Odd Couple Neil Simon John Backhouse  
The Royal Hunt of The Sun Peter Shaffer Charles Fleet  
Mary, Mary Jean Kerr Tony Doyle  
Eden House Hal Porter Keith Smith  
The White Liars & Black Comedy Peter Shaffer John McGrath  
Sweeney Todd adapt. B.J. Burton Joe Evans  
1973 Rookery Nook Ben Travers Joe Evans  
Luther John Osborne Charles Fleet  
The Killing Of Sister George Frank Marcus John Backhouse  
Wait Until Dark Frederick Knott Fred Haste  
The Caretaker Harold Pinter Keith Smith  
A Flea In Her Ear Georges Feydeau John McGrath  
1974 The Happy Apple