Our History
1980
![Cohesion, Crisis, Revitalisation, and More Crisis - The Eighties](/generated/960w-2-3/1982-la-boite-is-bouncing-back-84c7e16.jpg?1613037001)
Cohesion, Crisis, Revitalisation, and More Crisis - The Eighties
La Boite Keeps Bouncing Back!
![Jim Vilé, Artistic Director 1986 to 1989.](/generated/960w-2-3/1986-1989-jim-vil-9e4a2b1.jpg?1613037001)
La Boite Theatre - An Innovative Force
One of Australia's most dynamic alternative theatre companies
![Conway Christ Redneck Superstar, La Bamba 1985.](/generated/960w-2-3/1985-conway-christ-poster-18f1659.jpg?1613037001)
La Bamba
Always outrageous and hugely entertaining!
![Bingo](/generated/960w-2-3/1980-bingo-program-cover-e2eb244.jpg?1613037002)
1980
Bingo
![Blow Fly Blow](/generated/960w-2-3/1980-blow-fly-blow-pm01-3bb7f46.jpg?1613037001)
1980
Blow Fly Blow
![Sisters](/generated/960w-2-3/1980-sisters-pm01-d3bd88f.jpg?1613037003)
1980
Sisters
![Angel City](/generated/960w-2-3/img-20191123-0006-9a5d84f.jpg?1613037003)
1980
Angel City
![Stephen Echoes](/generated/960w-2-3/la-boites-bold-and-beautiful-symbol-1b5a9f6.jpg?1613037003)
1980
Stephen Echoes
![Anthony Phelan in Dickinson by David Allen directed by Malcolm Blaylock, 1980.](/generated/960w-2-3/1980-anthony-phelan-in-dickinson-by-david-allen-directed-by-malcolm-blaylock-courtesy-qpac-museum-cde4c84.jpg?1613037005)
1980
Dickinson
![Traitors](/generated/960w-2-3/1980-traitors-pm01-15a83d7.jpg?1613037004)
1980
Traitors
![Anthony Phelan and Penny Bundy in Occupations, 1981.](/generated/960w-2-3/1981tony-phelan-penny-bundy-in-occupations-516b033.jpg?1613037005)
1981
Occupations
![Stephen Preston](/generated/960w-2-3/1981-the-runaway-man-with-steve-preston-52a4e0d.jpg?1613037006)
1981
The Runaway Man
![The Homecoming](/generated/960w-2-3/1981-the-homecoming-pm01-cae6fca.jpg?1613037006)
1981
The Homecoming
![Wings](/generated/960w-2-3/1981-wings-pm01-a8ed87b.jpg?1613037006)
1981
Wings
![The Enemy Within - a play about women, 1981.](/generated/960w-2-3/1981-the-enemy-within-1-aec8af1.jpg?1613037007)
1981
The Enemy Within
![Old King Cole](/generated/960w-2-3/1981-old-king-cole-4-f81e64c.jpg?1613037007)
1981
Old King Cole
![Mary Barnes](/generated/960w-2-3/1981-mary-barnes-1-12e0688.jpg?1613037007)
1981
Mary Barnes
![Hell and Hay](/generated/960w-2-3/1982-hell-and-hay-pm01-952ad50.jpg?1613135961)
1982
Hell and Hay
![Jenny 4 Spike](/generated/960w-2-3/1982-jenny-4-spike-pm01-820b5c6.jpg?1613135962)
1982
Jenny 4 Spike
![Carboni](/generated/960w-2-3/1982-carboni-pm01-e19ad15.jpg?1613135963)
1982
Carboni
![On The Wallaby](/generated/960w-2-3/1982-on-the-wallaby-01-35c64d3.jpg?1613135963)
1982
On The Wallaby
![Female Parts](/generated/960w-2-3/1982-female-parts-1-712c7d4.jpg?1613135964)
1982
Female Parts
![Circus Lumiere](/generated/960w-2-3/1983-circus-lumiere-pm01-8161f36.jpg?1613135964)
1983
Circus Lumiere
![Ingrid Mason & Eugene Gilfedder in Vocations, 1983.](/generated/960w-2-3/vocations-46ce7c1.jpg?1613135964)
1983
Vocations
![Female Parts](/generated/960w-2-3/1983-female-parts-flyer-31ed1e5.jpg?1613135965)
1983
Female Parts
![Max and Milli](/generated/960w-2-3/1983-max-milli-pm01-d704e39.jpg?1613135965)
1983
Max and Milli
![Penny Glass & Pat Leo in Plastik! 1983.](/generated/960w-2-3/1983-plastik-1-84ee182.jpg?1613135965)
1983
Plastik!
![Daring Romance](/generated/960w-2-3/1984-daring-romance-pm01-9efe7ba.jpg?1613135965)
1984
Daring Romance
![Eccentrics](/generated/960w-2-3/img-20191206-0007-0b5fc3d.jpg?1613135965)
1984
Eccentrics
![Top Girls cast including sitting L to R: Jennifer Blocksidge, Martha Follent, director Mary Hickson , Patsy McCarthy, Rebecca Riggs. Standing L to R: Shauna Conlan, Andrea Close & Roberta Goble.](/generated/960w-2-3/1984-top-girls-1-016007c.jpg?1613135966)
1984
Top Girls
![Goodnight World](/generated/960w-2-3/1984-goodnight-world-pm01-92e4925.jpg?1613135967)
1984
Goodnight World
![Summertime Blues](/generated/960w-2-3/1985-summertime-blues-pm01-f8ec4ad.jpg?1613135968)
1985
Summertime Blues
![Bev Langford and Anthony Paterson in A Hard God, 1985.](/generated/960w-2-3/1985-a-hard-god-1-2bf231a.jpg?1613135968)
1985
A Hard God
![Logan](/generated/960w-2-3/1985-logan-pm01-c566e74.jpg?1613135969)
1985
Logan
![Under Age](/generated/960w-2-3/la-boites-bold-and-beautiful-symbol-1b5a9f6.jpg?1613037003)
1985
Under Age
![No Worries](/generated/960w-2-3/1985-no-worries-01-fed75eb.jpg?1613135971)
1985
No Worries
![Conway Christ](/generated/960w-2-3/1985-conway-christ-pm01-e3aca2d.jpg?1613135973)
1985
Conway Christ
![Room To Move](/generated/960w-2-3/1986-room-to-move-poster-fd68294.jpg?1613135974)
1986
Room To Move
![Popular Front](/generated/960w-2-3/1986-popular-front-pm01-98e60c0.jpg?1613135975)
1986
Popular Front
![The Kelly Dance](/generated/960w-2-3/1986-the-kelly-dance-pm01-8769b68.jpg?1613135976)
1986
The Kelly Dance
![War: Women](/generated/960w-2-3/1986-war-women-pm01-042e4d4.jpg?1613135985)
1986
War: Women
![Pressed Flowers](/generated/960w-2-3/1986-pressed-flowers-pm01-9ed5ae8.jpg?1613135985)
1986
Pressed Flowers
![Bali Adat](/generated/960w-2-3/1987-bali-adat-pm01-e593985.jpg?1613136084)
1987
Bali Adat
![The Great Circle](/generated/960w-2-3/1987-the-great-circle-pm01-75f5561.jpg?1613136097)
1987
The Great Circle
![As You Like It](/generated/960w-2-3/as-you-like-it-27-a1c01c5.jpg?1613136097)
1987
As You Like It
![Interplay](/generated/960w-2-3/interplay-1-0f20447.jpg?1613136099)
1987
Interplay
![Habeas Corpus](/generated/960w-2-3/la-boite-symbol-3-la-boite-collection-220f373.jpg?1613136098)
1987
Habeas Corpus
![Happy End](/generated/960w-2-3/1988-happy-end-pm01-9c89186.jpg?1613136101)
1988
Happy End
![Hamlet](/generated/960w-2-3/1988-hamlet-pm01-f63ef82.jpg?1613136101)
1988
Hamlet
![Soft Targets](/generated/960w-2-3/1988-soft-targets-pm01-3e03a42.jpg?1613136101)
1988
Soft Targets
![Michael & Ludmila Doneman, La Boite Youth Workers 1987-1988](/generated/960w-2-3/michael-ludmilla-doneman-00b9a85.jpg?1613136099)
1988
Disbelief
![Medea directed by Jim Vilé with David Hogan, Sue Rider, Nicholas Kinman, 1988.](/generated/960w-2-3/1988-medea-with-david-hogan-sue-rider-nicholas-kinman-courtesy-sue-rider-6a5df5c.jpg?1613136103)
1988
Medea
![Crystal Clear](/generated/960w-2-3/1988-crystal-clear-pm01-81642f8.jpg?1613136105)
1988
Crystal Clear
![Miranda](/generated/960w-2-3/1989-miranda-01-62a5207.jpg?1613136205)
1989
Miranda
![Romeo and Juliet](/generated/960w-2-3/1989-romeo-juliet-pm01-9e15983.jpg?1613136223)
1989
Romeo and Juliet
![Carmen In Camera](/generated/960w-2-3/1989-carmen-in-camera-pm01-391514c.jpg?1613136229)
1989
Carmen In Camera
![Equus](/generated/960w-2-3/1995-equus-pm01-0c9375e.jpg?1613136229)
1989
Equus
![LA BYTE](/generated/960w-2-3/la-boites-bold-and-beautiful-symbol-1b5a9f6.jpg?1613037003)
1989
LA BYTE
![Golden Girls](/generated/960w-2-3/1989-golden-girls-pm01-7051f58.jpg?1613136297)
1989
Golden Girls
![Tokyo Rose](/generated/960w-2-3/1989-tokyo-rose-pm01-6b754b3.jpg?1613136297)
1989