Our History
1950
![The Albert Hall was Brisbane Repertory's theatre space from 1942 to 1967.](/generated/960w-2-3/the-albert-hall-was-brisbane-repertorys-theatre-space-from-1942-to-1967-65efd03.jpg?1613332064)
Brisbane Repertory’s Post-War Reconstruction
The hunt begins for ‘a home of our own’
![Brisbane Repertory personalities Blair Heffernan, Keith Howard, Babette Stephens, Alex Foster, Gwen Wheeler & Tony Slocock, 1952.](/generated/960w-2-3/1952-brisbane-rep-personalities-blair-heffernan-keith-howard-babette-stephens-alex-foster-gwen-wheel-5b74f43.jpg?1613427305)
West End and Broadway Plays Dominate
Babette Stephens and Gloria Birdwood-Smith develop a "House-Style"
![The Father](/generated/960w-2-3/1946-season-1-770b5f2.jpg?1613039618)
1950
The Father
![Rain on the Just](/generated/960w-2-3/1950-rain-on-the-just-01-7404889.jpg?1613427307)
1950
Rain on the Just
![Merle Dinning and Olga Massey](/generated/960w-2-3/1950-merle-dinning-olga-massey-in-miranda-courtesy-fryer-library-uq-068449d.jpg?1613472975)
1950
Miranda
![Present Laughter](/generated/960w-2-3/1950-present-laughter-pm01-b398d30.jpg?1613414418)
1950
Present Laughter
![The Paragon](/generated/960w-2-3/1951-the-paragon-01-7b4ead3.jpg?1614092988)
1951
The Paragon
![Before The Party](/generated/960w-2-3/1951-before-the-party-01-db514b9.jpg?1613354843)
1951
Before The Party
![The Guinea Pig](/generated/960w-2-3/1951-the-guinea-pig-pm01-1ca5025.jpg?1613590880)
1951
The Guinea Pig
![Gwen Wheeler in Berkeley Square directed by Babette Stephens, 1951.](/generated/960w-2-3/1951-gwen-wheeler-in-berkeley-square-courtesy-qpac-museum-fece4af.jpg?1613422753)
1951
Berkeley Square
![Ray Barrett & Dorothy Wheeler.](/generated/960w-2-3/0001x-d4a3925.jpg?1613589081)
1951
The Sacred Flame
![Love In Idleness](/generated/960w-2-3/1951-love-in-idleness-pm01-76da9f1.jpg?1613426423)
1951
Love In Idleness
![Cockpit](/generated/960w-2-3/1952-cockpit-pm01-253b6fe.jpg?1613410311)
1952
Cockpit
![Clutterbuck](/generated/960w-2-3/1952-clutterbuck-pm01-a4e85f2.jpg?1613378434)
1952
Clutterbuck
![Traveller's Joy](/generated/960w-2-3/1951-the-guinea-pig-pm01-1ca5025.jpg?1613590880)
1952
Traveller's Joy
![Nine till Six](/generated/960w-2-3/photo-1-8f1d6d8.jpg?1614427690)
1952
Nine till Six
![The Vigil](/generated/960w-2-3/1953-the-vigil-pm01-df8c5bd.jpg?1613346269)
1953
The Vigil
![Master of Arts](/generated/960w-2-3/1953-summer-days-dream-pm01-2f0b599.jpg?1613384483)
1953
Master of Arts
![A Woman's Place](/generated/960w-2-3/1953-a-womans-place-pm01-1c8f4ca.jpg?1613375507)
1953
A Woman's Place
![Dark Summer](/generated/960w-2-3/1954-all-my-sons-1-1a29797.jpg?1613586438)
1954
Dark Summer
![Jupiter Laughs](/generated/960w-2-3/1954-madam-tic-tac-pm01-b8aec15.jpg?1613588105)
1954
Jupiter Laughs
![Madam Tic-tac](/generated/960w-2-3/1954-madam-tic-tac-pm01-b8aec15.jpg?1613588105)
1954
Madam Tic-tac
![All My Sons](/generated/960w-2-3/1954-all-my-sons-5-courtesy-gary-oneil-249a199.jpg?1613135803)
1954
All My Sons
![Love in Albania](/generated/960w-2-3/1954-madam-tic-tac-pm01-b8aec15.jpg?1613588105)
1954
Love in Albania
![Jane](/generated/960w-2-3/1954-madam-tic-tac-pm01-b8aec15.jpg?1613588105)
1955
Jane
![Harvey](/generated/960w-2-3/1956-harvey-pm01-661c3df.jpg?1613432287)
1956
Harvey
![Carrington VC](/generated/960w-2-3/1956-after-my-fashion-pm01-cd4d3e7.jpg?1613429271)
1956
Carrington VC
![The Hollow](/generated/960w-2-3/1956-after-my-fashion-pm01-cd4d3e7.jpg?1613429271)
1956
The Hollow
![After My Fashion](/generated/960w-2-3/1956-after-my-fashion-pm01-cd4d3e7.jpg?1613429271)
1956
After My Fashion
![Marching Song](/generated/960w-2-3/1956-after-my-fashion-pm01-cd4d3e7.jpg?1613429271)
1956
Marching Song
![Relative Values](/generated/960w-2-3/1957-relative-values-pm01-ded33fd.jpg?1613364708)
1957
Relative Values
![Jean Jarrott in The Crucible by Arthur Miller directed by Babette Stephens in Albert Hall,1957.](/generated/960w-2-3/1957-jean-jarrott-in-the-crucible-by-arthur-miller-directed-by-babette-stephens-albert-hall-courtesy-ec46a57.jpg?1613585550)
1957
The Crucible
![L to R: Geoffrey Brown, Margaret Roga, Babette Stephens, Eric Hauff, Betty Salisbury](/generated/960w-2-3/1957-colombe-photo-2-a477d8c.jpg?1613540282)
1957
Colombe
![Meet A Body](/generated/960w-2-3/1957-meet-a-body-program-cover-20eb3ac.jpg?1613414460)
1957
Meet A Body
![L to R: Betty Ross, John Barker & Eric Hauff](/generated/960w-2-3/1958-quadrille-photo-2-5896e8c.jpg?1613968761)
1958
Quadrille
![Double Image](/generated/960w-2-3/1958-double-image-pm01-de391be.jpg?1613399786)
1958
Double Image
![Escapade](/generated/960w-2-3/1958-escapade-pm01-c1e3906.jpg?1613407632)
1958
Escapade
![Sheila Storrs, Dick McCann & Eric Hauff](/generated/960w-2-3/1958-both-ends-meet-photo-7-5a9dcf8.jpg?1613382484)
1958
Both Ends Meet
![The Whole Truth](/generated/960w-2-3/1959-the-whole-truth-pm01-6af2a1d.jpg?1614124511)
1959
The Whole Truth
![Trial and Error](/generated/960w-2-3/1959-trial-and-error-pm01-64ea103.jpg?1613586628)
1959