Pocket Playhouse Productions 1957–1973

Opening DatePlayProducer
   
1957  
1st FebruaryI Remember MamaNorman McVicker
9th March(Happy and Glorious) 
 (Lord Byron's Love Letter)Colin Kenny
6th AprilThe Male AnimalJohn Craig
1st JuneThe Wooden DishNorman McVicker
6th JulyAntigoneRobert Findlay
22nd AugustTheatre Workshop 1957 
 (Mr Hunter)Paul Bland
 (Murder Without Malice)Seamus Rothsey
 (The Bones of My Big Toe)Brendan Dunne
31st AugustBonaventureNorman McVicker
26th OctoberCandidaJohn Craig
   
1958  
25th JanuaryThe Lady's Not For BurningRobert Findlay
22nd MarchThe Desperate HoursNorman McVicker
25th MayTheatre Workshop 1958 
 (The Stolen Prince)Edna Spilsbury
 (Anti Clockwise)Norman McVicker
 (The Valiant)Barry Zietsch
14th JuneMarching SongRobert Findlay
7th AugustA Spring SongNorman McVicker
25th OctoberThe Happy TimeBarry Zietsch
20th DecemberThe Clown and His CircusEdna Spilsbury
   
1959  
14th FebruaryMoby DickNorman McVicker
9th MayThe HeiressRobert Findlay
11th JulyThe Tender TrapSeamus Rothsey
26th SeptemberA Hatful of RainNorman McVicker
27th NovemberMarien Dreyer's World 1959 
 (Charles was There)Ben Boyd
 (The Power of A Woman)Norman McVicker
 (Two of A Kind)Seamus Rothsey
28th NovemberThe Clown And His CircusEdna Spilsbury
   
1960  
5th FebruaryKiss and TellSeamus Rothsey
12th MayImage In the ClayNorman McVicker
16th JulyThe Importance Of Being EarnestRobert Findlay
15th OctoberMrs Gibbons' BoysNorman McVicker
   
1961  
16th FebruaryBridge Of SighsNorman McVicker
29th AprilDinner With The FamilyRobert Findlay
14th JulyThe Play's The ThingRobert Findlay
15th SeptemberThe Sleeping PrinceNorman McVicker
19th SeptemberOur TownBrendan Dunne
9th DecemberRoundup On The MoonNorman McVicker
   
1962  
11th JanuaryMajor BarbaraRobert Findlay
3rd MarchSimple SimonBen Boyd
15th MarchMy Sister EileenNorman McVicker
19th MayThe Beast In ViewNorman McVicker
1st JuneDial M for MurderBrendan Dunne
23rd JuneThe Wizard of OzNorman McVicker
9th AugustThe TorrentsRobert Findlay
25th AugustAmphitryon 38Norman McVicker
10th OctoberAnchor NuggetKeith Potten
8th NovemberThe Confidential ClerkRobert Findlay
   
1963  
10th JanuaryAn Ideal HusbandKeith Potten
2nd MarchHansel and GretelNorman McVicker
18th MarchBell Book and CandleNorman McVicker
4th JulyColombeNorman McVicker
17th OctoberThe Winslow BoyKeith Potten
7th NovemberOut of the Frying PanNorman McVicker
   
1964  
16th JanuaryThe Teahouse Of The August MoonNorman McVicker
18th AprilThe Pied PiperNorman McVicker
28th MayA Murder Has Been ArrangedJohn Fleming
30th JulyThe Brass ButterflyNorman McVicker
10th SeptemberDoctor In the HouseDorothy Duncombe
5th NovemberBlack ChiffonJohn Fleming
   
1965  
4th FebruaryCritic's ChoiceNorman McVicker
14th AprilThe Chalk GardenNorman McVicker
24th AprilOld King ColeNorman McVicker
12th AugustThe Hollow CrownNorman McVicker
   
1966  
19th FebruaryFive Finger ExerciseNorman McVicker
14th MayThe Barretts of Wimpole StreetNorman McVicker
3rd SeptemberBlithe SpiritNorman McVicker
1st OctoberSimple SimonNorman McVicker
   
1967  
18th FebruaryA Thurber CarnivalNorman McVicker
27th MayOur TownNorman McVicker
17th AugustRashomonNorman McVicker
19th DecemberThe Business of Good GovernmentNorman McVicker
   
1968  
17th FebruaryThe Killing of Sister GeorgeNorman McVicker
4th MayPinocchioNorman McVicker
22nd JuneThe Little FoxesNorman McVicker
21st SeptemberExit the KingNorman McVicker
19th DecemberNo Room At The InnNorman McVicker
   
1969  
6th FebruaryThe Love DrugNorman McVicker
19th AprilThey Came To A CityNorman McVicker
26th AprilRumpelstiltskinNorman McVicker
9th AugustThe Marriage-Go-RoundNorman McVicker
7th NovemberSpoon RiverNorman McVicker
   
1970  
13th MarchSpoon River (Professional Tour)Norman McVicker
25th MarchLittle WomenNorman McVicker
11th JuneThe LimelightersNorman McVicker
3rd OctoberThe Limelighters 
 (Return Season)Norman McVicker
31st OctoberTheaThea Rowe
16th DecemberThe Red ShoesNorman McVicker
   
1971  
27th MarchHeloiseNorman McVicker
17th JulyDream WorldNorman McVicker
22nd OctoberGods and WarriorsNorman McVicker
   
1972  
26th FebruaryFresh FieldsNorman McVicker
6th MayBeauty and the BeastNorman McVicker
1st JulyPortrait of a QueenNorman McVicker
9th SeptemberThe LarkJohn Gillies
5th OctoberA Mass for the TheatreNorman McVicker
4th DecemberBanjoNorman McVicker
   
1973  
31st MarchShakespeare in FocusNorman McVicker
14th JulyFairy Tale TheatreNorman McVicker
17th OctoberDamper and TeaNorman McVicker

Pocket Playhouse closed permanently 17th November 1973 at the conclusion of the performance of Damper and Tea (the 89th Season).

 

vivien leighVivien Leigh signing autograph

Vivien Leigh and Norman McVicker at the reception after the performance of ‘The Sleeping Prince’ on Sunday 22nd October 1961.

Signing autographs for local children gathered in their pyjamas.

sleeping prince

A scene from the ‘Sleeping Prince’. L to R Noeline Brown, Edward Lansdowne, Hugh Richardson, Maralyne Allen, Nance Foxley, Marie Byron.

Rumpelstilskin

The cast of Rumpelstilskin in 1969. L to R, James Langdon (Rumplestilskin), Valerie Roye, Alan Kingsford-Smith, Kelly McPhillips, Donald Warner and Wayne Swadling.

spoon river

Original cast of Spoon River. L to R, Peta Burns, Colin Kenny, Kevin Peatfield, Steven Riley, Lyn de Voil, Brendan Dunne and Noella Masson.

See also:

St Peters Community Players Productions
The Pocket Awards