Hole In The Wall
Mon, 16 Nov 2009, 10:24 pmjeffhansen15 posts in thread
Hole In The Wall
Mon, 16 Nov 2009, 10:24 pmI was having a conversation at work today about the Hole In The Wall, and it's location. From 1984 it was housed in the Subiaco Theatre Centre. Is this the current Subi Arts Centre?
What became of the company?
Where was it before '84?
I have a vague memory of a high school trip to the city (I lived in Karratha) in '81 or '82, and seeing a show(Shirley Valentine, or maybe Educating Rita) at The Hole in the Wall, but I remember it being in Rockeby Rd, or somewhere similar surrounded by shopfronts.
It could be the hazy high school memories of nearly 30 years ago - can it be that long ago????
I know many of you will know the answers.
Hole in the Wall
Sat, 21 Nov 2009, 02:40 pmWalter Plinge
The Hole in the Wall Theatre was established by Frank Baden-Powell and John Gill in 1965 in the old Braille Hall on the corner of Stirling and Newcastle Streets. the first play was The Knack directed by John Gill. Originally created as a 142 seat theatre-in-the-round, the Hole was intended as a break away from the conventional theatre scene. Baden-Powell and Gill alternated as directors. In 1967 they presented a theatre restaurant style musical which went on to become the Old Time Musical Hall. In August 1968 the new Hole in the Wall opened in a converted warehouse in Southport St Leederville. The first play was a Day in the Death of Joe Egg directed by John Gill.