Year | Date | Show | Type of Show | Venue |
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1947 | Thurs 21 Aug | Benefit Concert | One-act play as the third section of a concert | Theatre Royal |
1947 | Fri 12 Sep 8.00pm Sat 13 Sep 8.00pm | a) Campbell of Kilmohr b) Ladies in Waiting c) The Spinsters of Lushe) | 3x1act plays | Theatre Royal |
1947 | Thurs 4 Dec 7.40pm Fri 5 Dec 7.40pm Sat 6 Dec 7.40pm | a) The Monkey's Paw b) Playgoers c) The Fourposter d) Orange Blossom | 4x1act plays | R.A.A.F. Recreation Hall (Sea-Breezes) The Strand |
1948 | Thurs 20 May 8.00pm Fri 21 May 8.00pm | The Blue Goose | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1948 | Fri 18 June 7.45pm Sat 19 June 7.45pm | Arsenic & Old Lace | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1948 | Thurs 2 Sep | Benefit Concert | Orange Blossom One-act play as the third section of a concert | Theatre Royal |
1948 | Thurs 14 Oct 7.45pm Fri 15 Oct 7.45pm | Lady Killer | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1949 | Fri 1 April 8.00pm Sat 2 April 8.00pm | Back Seat Drivers | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1949 | Fri 3 June 8.00pm Sat 4 June 8.00pm | a) The Grand Cham's Diamond b) Two Aunts And A Grandmother c) That's Murder | 3×1 act plays | Theatre Royal |
1949 | Fri 1 July 8.00pm Sat 2 July 8.00pm Mon 4 July 8.00pm | The Fur Coat | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1949 | Fri 16 Sep 8.00pm Sat 17 Sep 8.00pm | Mrs Moonlight | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1949 | Fri 21 Oct | a) Elizabeth Refuses b) Riders To The Sea | Two one-act plays performed by new members to an audience of members only | Adult Education Centre |
1949 | Fri 25 Nov 8.00pm Sat 26 Nov 8.00pm | Blythe Spirit | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1950 | Fri 31 Mar 8.00pm Sat 1 April 8.00pm | Quiet Night | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1950 | Fri 2 June 8.00pm Sat 3 June 8.00pm | A Murder Has Been Arranged | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1950 | Sun 18 June 8.00pm | A Murder Has Been Arranged | one three-act play | Shire Hall, Ingham |
1950 | Fri 18 Aug 8.00pm Sat 19 Aug 8.00pm | Private Lives | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1950 | Fri 27 Oct 8.00pm Sat 28 Oct 8.00pm | Dear Ruth | two-act play | Theatre Royal |
1951 | Fri 13 April 8.00pm Sat 14 April 8.00pm | Fools Rush In | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1951 | Tues 8 May 8.00pm | No Family (by 5 May this play was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and other items added to the concert) | One-act Play as part of the Townsville Jubilee Choral Concert | Theatre Royal |
1951 | Thurs 31 May 8.00pm Fri 1 June 8.00pm Sat 2 June 8.00pm | While The Sun Shines | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1951 | Thurs 16 Aug 8.00pm Fri 17 Aug 8.00pm Sat 18 Aug 8.00pm | Gaslight | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1951 | Thurs 25 Oct 8.00pm Fri 26 Oct 8.00pm Sat 27 Oct 8.00pm | Morning Sacrifice | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1952 | Thurs 3 April 8.00pm Fri 4 April 8.00pm Sat 5 April 8.00pm | You Cant Take It With You | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1952 | Thurs 5 June 8.00pm Fri 6 June 8.00pm Sat 7 June 8.00pm | Rope | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1952 | Thurs 7 Aug 8.00pm Fri 8 Aug 8.00pm Sat 9 Aug 8.00pm | Full House | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1952 | Thurs 16 Oct 8.00pm Fri 17 Oct 8.00pm Sat 18 Oct 8.00pm | The Chiltern Hundreds | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1953 | Thurs 9 April 8.00pm Fri 10 April 8.00pm Sat 11 April 8.00pm | Knight’s Move | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1953 | Thurs 14 May 8.00pm Fri 15 May 8.00pm Sat 16 May 8.00pm | Bonaventure | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1953 | Wed 8 July 8.00pm Thurs 9 July 8.00pm Fri 10 July 8.00pm Sat 11 July 8.00pm | The Man Who Came To Dinner | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1953 | Thurs 1 Oct 8.00pm Fri 2 Oct 8.00pm Sat 3 Oct 8.00pm | The Wild Oat | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1954 | Thurs 24 June 8.00pm Fri 25 June 8.00pm Sat 26 June 8.00pm | Madame Louise | play | Theatre Royal |
1954 | Thurs 26 Aug 8.00pm Fri 27 Aug 8.00pm Sat 28 Aug 8.00pm | Jupiter Laughs | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1954 | Thurs 21 Oct 8.00pm Fri 22 Oct 8.00pm Sat 23 Oct 8.00pm | Hay Fever | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1955 | a) 24, 25, 26 March ?? b) Sept/Oct ?? | Castle In The Air | a) 26 January a casting advert was in the Townsville Daily Bulletin for March performances b) advert on back of the programme for “Will Any Gentleman?” with the casting date as Mon 26th Sept 1955. | |
1955 | Thurs 22 Sept 8.00pm Fri 23 Sept 8.00pm Sat 24 Sept 8.00pm | Will Any Gentleman? | play | Theatre Royal |
1956 | Thurs 30 Aug 8.00pm Fri 31 Aug 8.00pm Sat 1 Sept 8.00pm | Mr Pim Passes By | play | Theatre Royal |
1956 | Thurs 11 Oct 8.00pm Fri 12 Oct 8.00pm Sat 13 Oct 8.00pm | Dear Charles | play | Theatre Royal |
1957 | Thurs 25 July 8.00pm Fri 26 July 8.00pm Sat 27 July 8.00pm | The Importance of Being Ernest | Theatre Royal | |
1957 | Thurs 26 Sept 8.00pm Fri 27 Sept 8.00pm Sat 28 Sept 8.00pm | Red Letter Day | play | Theatre Royal |
1958 | Thurs 15 May 8.00pm Fri 16 May 8.00pm Sat 17 May 8.00pm | Fresh Fields | one three-act play | Theatre Royal |
1958 | Thurs 18 Sept 8.00pm Fri 19 Sept 8.00pm Sat 20 Sept 8.00pm | Present Laughter | play | Theatre Royal |
1958 | Thurs 13 Nov 8.00pm Fri 14 Nov 8.00pm Sat 15 Nov 8.00pm | While Parents Sleep | play | Theatre Royal |
1959 | Thurs 25 June 8.00pm Fri 26 June 8.00pm Sat 27 June 8.00pm | The Wooden Dish | play | Theatre Royal |
1959 | Thurs 27 Aug 8.00pm Fri 28 Aug 8.00pm Sat 29 Aug 8.00pm | Captain Carvallo | play | Theatre Royal |
1959 | Mon 31st Aug 7.30pm. | Shakespearean Night (As advertised on back page of the ‘Captain Caravallo’ programme) | FREE! A night of poetry and delight! Excerpts from Shakespeare's plays will be given by Barbara Denman, Rosemary Barr, Blair Edmonds, Mary Titmus, Lilian Squire, Gwen Evans and others | at our Centre (rear of Cyril Benton's, entrance down Mann's Agency passageway next door Wintergarden Theatre). |
1960 | Wed 9 Mar 8.00pm Thurs 10 Mar 8.00pm Fri 11 Mar 8.00pm Sat 12 Mar 8.00pm | As Long As They’re Happy | play | Theatre Royal |
1960 | Wed 27 July 8.00pm Thurs 28 July 8.00pm Fri 29 July 8.00pm Sat 30 July 8.00pm | After My Fashion | play | Theatre Royal |
1960 | Thurs 29 Sept 8.00pm Fri 30 Sept 8.00pm Sat 1 Oct 8.00pm | The Rainmaker | play | Theatre Royal |
1961 | 20, 21, 22 April | Theatre Royal Refurbishment Opening Concert | concert | Theatre Royal |
1961 | Wed 7 June 8.00pm Thurs 8 June 8.00pm Fri 9 June 8.00pm Sat 10 June 8.00pm | Only An Orphan Girl | play | Theatre Royal |
1961 | Thurs 27 July 8.00pm Fri 28 July 8.00pm Sat 29 July 8.00pm | Bus Stop | play | Theatre Royal |
1961 | Wed 18 Oct Thurs 19 Oct Fri 20 Oct Sat 21 Oct | Rape of The Belt | play | Theatre Royal |
1962 | Thurs 29 March Fri 30 March Sat 31 March | Simon and Laura | play | Theatre Royal |
1962 | 10 May to Wed 16th May ‘ | King and I | Musical (1st time performed in Townsville by a "drama" group) | Theatre Royal |
1963 | East Lynn | |||
1963 | Thurs 26 July Fri 27 July Sat 28 July | The Heiress | play | |
1963 | The Importance of Being Ernest | |||
1963 | Thurs 21 Nov Fri 22 Nov Sat 23 Nov | The Seven Year Itch’ | play | Theatre Royal |
1964 | 3 & 4 Nov | Centenary Concert items: Item 4 – a revue sketch – ‘Black and White’ Item 8 – a revue sketch – ‘The Applicant’ Item 14 - a revue sketch – ‘At Home With TV’ | Revue sketches in concertCentenary Concert Theatre Royal | Theatre Royal |
1965 | 13 & 14 Aug ‘ | Watch It | Garbutt Methodist Hall | |
1965 | 11-13 Nov | Farewell, Farewell, Eugene | Garbutt Methodist Hall | |
1966 | 24-26 Mar 1-2 April | Come Blow Your Horn | Garbutt Methodist Hall, 24-26 Mar and 1 April. Theatre Royal, 2 April. |
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1966 | Thurs 7 July Fri 8 July Sat 9 July | On Monday Next | Theatre Royal | |
1967 | Wed 19 July Fri 21 July Sat 22 July | The Rose Tattoo | Theatre Royal | |
1968 | Sat 15 July | The Dirty Old Man | Far N.Q. Drama Festival | Cairns |
196?? | Bell Book and Candle | Theatre Royal | ||
1969 | The Townsville Theatrical Society amalgamated with The St James Players, and The Genesians and agreed to call themselves Townsville Little Theatre. |