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Brisbane Repertory personalities Blair Heffernan, Keith Howard, Babette Stephens, Alex Foster, Gwen Wheeler & Tony Slocock, 1952.

Brisbane Repertory personalities Blair Heffernan, Keith Howard, Babette Stephens, Alex Foster, Gwen Wheeler & Tony Slocock, 1952.
Courtesy QPAC Museum


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Gloria Birdwood-Smith directed 28 productions between 1952 and 1965.

Gloria Birdwood-Smith directed 28 productions between 1952 and 1965.


The Merchant of Venice, 1959

The Merchant of Venice, 1959
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates


Richard of Bordeaux, 1955

Richard of Bordeaux, 1955
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates.


L to R: Joan Tanner, Beverley Bates, Betty Ross & Babette Stephens in The Sleeping Prince, 1956.

L to R: Joan Tanner, Beverley Bates, Betty Ross & Babette Stephens in The Sleeping Prince, 1956.
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates


Beverley Bates in 19 Rep productions between 1952 and 1964

Beverley Bates in 19 Rep productions between 1952 and 1964
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates


The Winter's Tale directed by Daphne Roemermann, designed by Joy Palmer and Gerry Greet in Albert Hall, 1950.

The Winter's Tale directed by Daphne Roemermann, designed by Joy Palmer and Gerry Greet in Albert Hall, 1950.
Courtesy Fryer Library, UQ


The Whole Truth directed by Gloria Birdwood-Smith, Albert Hall 1959.

The Whole Truth directed by Gloria Birdwood-Smith, Albert Hall 1959.
Courtesy QPAC Museum.


Jean Jarrott in The Crucible by Arthur Miller directed by Babette Stephens in Albert Hall,1957.

Jean Jarrott in The Crucible by Arthur Miller directed by Babette Stephens in Albert Hall,1957.
Courtesy Jean Jarrott.


Bob Sloane, Gwen Wheeler, Jean Jarrott in Bell Book and Candle directed by Terry Paltridge, Albert Hall 1955.

Bob Sloane, Gwen Wheeler, Jean Jarrott in Bell Book and Candle directed by Terry Paltridge, Albert Hall 1955.
Courtesy Fryer Library, UQ


Dorothy Wheeler and Ray Barrett as mother and son in The Sacred Flame by W.Somerset Maughan directed by Igor Wollner in Albert Hall, 1951.

Dorothy Wheeler and Ray Barrett as mother and son in The Sacred Flame by W.Somerset Maughan directed by Igor Wollner in Albert Hall, 1951.
Courtesy Fryer Library, University of Queensland.


Gwen Wheeler in Berkeley Square directed by Babette Stephens, 1951.

Gwen Wheeler in Berkeley Square directed by Babette Stephens, 1951.
Courtesy QPAC Museum.


Merle Dinning & Olga Massey in Miranda directed by Daphne Roemermann, Albert Hall 1950. Merle continued her involvement in La Boite well into the 1990s.

Merle Dinning & Olga Massey in Miranda directed by Daphne Roemermann, Albert Hall 1950. Merle continued her involvement in La Boite well into the 1990s.
Courtesy Fryer Library, University of Queensland.


The Merchant of Venice cast, 1959

The Merchant of Venice cast, 1959
Courtesy Beverley Sealey née Bates


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