Our History
The Sacred Flame
24 – 27 Oct 1951
Ray Barrett & Dorothy Wheeler.
Courtesy Fryer Library, University of Queensland
Venue
Albert Hall, Brisbane
Producer
Brisbane Repertory Theatre
Director
Igor Wollner
Playwright
W Somerset Maugham
Cast
Ray Barrett
Edmond Bourke
Dorothy Wheller
Coila McCracken
Leonie O'Sullivan
Terry Paltridge
Blair Hefferan
Earl Reeve
Set Designer
Tom Power
Gerry Greet
Lighting Designer
Morton Smith
Ray Barrett (1927-2009) starred in The Sacred Flame. He played a number of leading roles for Brisbane Repertory in the early 1950s. He went on to have an extensive career in theatre, film and television in Australia and the UK.
#Gallery
Courtesy QPAC Museum
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.
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