Busselton Repertory Club - ephemera

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Overview

Item 1: Orange paper with brown typed text. 4 pages.
Item 2: Two yellow cards with black typed text

Historical information

Busselton Repertory Club : Founded in 1949 following a suggestion by Arthur Grocock, the Busselton Repertory Club is a long-standing community theatre group in Busselton, Western Australia. The club consistently performs multiple plays per year, including a highly anticipated annual pantomime in January. Stewart Bovell, later to become Sir Stewart, became the club patron at its inception in 1949 and remained such until his death in 1999.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.067

Item type

Material

Width

140 mm

Height or length

200 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Item 1: On front of program, the typed text "Weld Theatre. Busselton Repertory Club presents Once in a Blue Moon by John Dole"
Item 2: On front of tickets, the typed text "Weld Repertory Theatre. Busselton Repertory Club. 14 April 1983". First ticket is for "ADULT", second ticket is for "STUDENT"

Contextual information

The Weld Theatre: The club is synonymous with the Weld Theatre, a heritage-listed building (originally a Mechanics' Institute, 1874–1881) that was renovated in 1963 for theatre use. Some of the early members included Frank and Girlie Eggleston, Muriel Blue, and Jean Hastwell.

Keywords

Theatre

Play

Place made

Busselton, Western Australia, Australia

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Thursday, 19 February, 2026

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