Our History
1930
![George Landen Dann](/generated/960w-2-3/phd-g-l-dann-larger-photo-70be423.jpg?1613370127)
A First Controversy
" It is a matter for action by the police!" screamed Smith's Weekly about George Landen Dann's prize-winning play.
![L to R: Iolanthe Slater, Babette Fergusson (later Stephens) and Beryl Peake in an early 1930s ABC radio production.](/generated/960w-2-3/babette-fergusson-in-an-early-abc-radio-produciton-of-les-bavards-iolanthe-slater-babette-beryl-peak-50d6edb.jpg?1613427275)
Drama in the 1930s
Finances go up and down, artistic experiments succeed and fail, and World War II looms.
![Outward Bound](/generated/960w-2-3/1930-outward-bound-pm01-95be538.jpg?1613427276)
1930
Outward Bound
![At Mrs. Beam's](/generated/960w-2-3/1930-at-mrs-beams-pm01-afefc99.jpg?1613427277)
1930
At Mrs. Beam's
![Christine](/generated/960w-2-3/1930-christine-pm01-239e629.jpg?1613454931)
1930
Christine
![Yellow Sands](/generated/960w-2-3/1931-yellow-sands-pm01-a-15ff9d6.jpg?1613454932)
1931
Yellow Sands
![Uncle Vanya](/generated/960w-2-3/1931-uncle-vanya-pm01-b1cfd1c.jpg?1613426168)
1931
Uncle Vanya
![Many Waters](/generated/960w-2-3/1932-many-waters-pm01-708a005.jpg?1613456869)
1932
Many Waters
![Cherry Acres](/generated/960w-2-3/1932-cherry-acres-pm01-e0a34a4.jpg?1613456902)
1932
Cherry Acres
![The Roof](/generated/960w-2-3/1933-mrs-moonlight-pm01-666b9cc.jpg?1613432468)
1933
The Roof
![Fashions For Men](/generated/960w-2-3/1933-fashions-for-men-pm01-b66eec2.jpg?1613456903)
1933
Fashions For Men
![Mrs Moonlight](/generated/960w-2-3/1933-mrs-moonlight-pm01-666b9cc.jpg?1613432468)
1933
Mrs Moonlight
![Nine Till Six](/generated/960w-2-3/1933-fashions-for-men-pm01-b66eec2.jpg?1613456903)
1933
Nine Till Six
![1935 program - the first time the Greek theatre mask appears. It disappears between 1940 and 1950 then reappears in 1951.](/generated/960w-2-3/1935-will-shakespeare-pm01-9baba2c.jpg?1613456905)
1935
Will Shakespeare
![1935 program - the first time the Greek theatre mask appears. It disappears between 1940 and 1950 then reappears in 1951.](/generated/960w-2-3/1935-dangerous-corner-pm01-0002-33e54ac.jpg?1613384959)
1935
Sheppey
![1935 program - the first time the Greek theatre mask appears. It disappears between 1940 and 1950 then reappears in 1951.](/generated/960w-2-3/1935-dangerous-corner-pm01-0002-33e54ac.jpg?1613384959)
1935
Dangerous Corner
![Grief Goes Over](/generated/960w-2-3/1936-hamlet-pm01-8588bef.jpg?1613579256)
1936
Grief Goes Over
![The Dover Road](/generated/960w-2-3/1936-the-dover-road-pm01-a88d3ec.jpg?1613590514)
1936
The Dover Road
![The Roundabout](/generated/960w-2-3/1936-hamlet-pm01-8588bef.jpg?1613579256)
1936
The Roundabout
![Leo Guyatt as Hamlet, 1936.](/generated/960w-2-3/1936-leo-guyatt-in-hamlet-directed-by-barbara-sisley-at-the-princess-theatre-326d86a.jpg?1613534979)
1936
Hamlet
![Lover's Leap](/generated/960w-2-3/1936-hamlet-pm01-8588bef.jpg?1613579256)
1936
Lover's Leap
![London Wall](/generated/960w-2-3/1937-london-wall-pm01-47e1be9.jpg?1613589563)
1937
London Wall
![The Witch](/generated/960w-2-3/1937-london-wall-pm01-47e1be9.jpg?1613589563)
1937
The Witch
![Short Story](/generated/960w-2-3/1937-the-crime-at-blossoms-pm01-7806ef9.jpg?1613378640)
1937
Short Story
![Macbeth](/generated/960w-2-3/1937-duet-in-floodlight-pm01-2f097a7.jpg?1613415695)
1937
Macbeth
![Jacob's Ladder](/generated/960w-2-3/1938-jacobs-ladder-pm01-93d29fc.jpg?1613541154)
1938
Jacob's Ladder
![The Tempest](/generated/960w-2-3/1938-the-tempest-pm01-d3b7b78.jpg?1613583327)
1938
The Tempest
![Director Barbara Sisley](/generated/960w-2-3/barbara-sisley-circa-1940-1-048cd8a.jpg?1613432493)
1938
Call It A Day
![Housemaster](/generated/960w-2-3/1939-housemaster-pm01-ad3bfd5.jpg?1613382734)
1939
Housemaster
![Whiteoaks](/generated/960w-2-3/1939-whiteoaks-pm01-7fe3d8f.jpg?1613579716)
1939
Whiteoaks
![Barbara Sisley in the title role of Viceroy Sarah, 1939.](/generated/960w-2-3/1939-barbara-sisley-in-viceroy-sarah-at-the-princess-theatre-which-she-also-directed-courtesy-joan-c-a36474d.jpg?1613135803)
1939
Viceroy Sarah
![Betty Ross as Flora Anderson & Mervyn Eadie as Thomas O'Conor in A Second Moses, 1939.](/generated/960w-2-3/1939-betty-ross-mervyn-eadie-in-a-second-moses-by-george-landen-dann-directed-by-barbara-sisley-fa52949.jpg?1613969481)
1939