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Venue	Torch Theatre
Address	Mocatta House, 69 Hackney Road Hackney SA 5069 Australia
Notes	Founded by Patricia Hackett in 1934-35 in a converted basement in the Claridge Arcade and later in the basement of her home to select audience in 1952 - 55. Refer to book, Currency Press - " Theatre in Australia"
Related Venues	Formerly located at The Torch Theatre
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Latitude \| Longitude	-34.912443 \| 138.613948
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 A Phoenix Too Frequent, 5 June 1952
	Patricia Hackett - Actor, Costume Co-ordinator, Producer Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 A Phoenix Too Frequent, 5 June 1952 Anne Ashley - Actor Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Jennifer Barratt - Actor, Stage Manager Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Frank Gargro - Actor Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 John Cross - Actor The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Hedley Cullen - Lighting Designer Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 Allan Dunstan - Actor The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 A Phoenix Too Frequent, 5 June 1952 Jack Hume - Actor Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 Iris Thomas - Actor, Producer The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 A Phoenix Too Frequent, 5 June 1952 Jean Bethune Cook - Musician The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 Walter Bruce - Stage Manager The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Jean Cook - Actor, Composer, Musician: Harpist The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Harley Dillon - Actor Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 Peter Freeman - Actor Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 Robert Freeman - Actor Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 Fleur Hamilton - Actor The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Roma Harvey-Smith - Stage Manager Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 Jean Hoffmann - Actor The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Aldous Huxley - Actor The Gioconda Smile, 13 December 1952 Bill Martin - Actor Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 John Mohr - Actor The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Josephine Pickering - Actor Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 Margaret Sneyd - Stage Manager The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Stella Sobels - Actor Medea of Euripides, 28 May 1953 Douglas Taylor - Actor The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 John Taylor - Actor The Sons of David, 30 September 1952 Brenton Williams - Actor The Sons of David, 30 September 1952
Resources	Book: Thelma Afford, Dreamers and Visionaries, Currency Press, Sydney, 2004 Collection: Patricia Hackett, Performing Arts Collection of South Australia Letter: Meg Abbie Denton, Rex Wood, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 1986 Notes: Meg Abbie Denton, Photographs taken of Patricia Hackett's former Torch Theatre, Hackney Nov. 1989, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 1989 Photograph: Meg Abbie Denton, Photographs of Torch Theatre, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 1989 Plan: Meg Abbie Denton, Plan of Mocatta House Cellar, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 1986 Series: Meg Abbie Denton, Research Materials : Theatres : Patricia Hackett's Torch Theatre, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections
Venue Identifier	11468
Dataset	AusStage