Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1925-1997 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
247 boxes, 42 parcels, 2 rolls, 9 cartons.
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Brisbane Repertory Theatre was formed in 1925, by Barbara Sisley and J.J. Stable. In 1933 it was incorporated to become the Brisbane Repertory Theatre. In the 1940s to 1960s, its most used venue was the Albert Hall. In 1972 it opened La Boite, Brisbane's first theatre-in-the-round. The Brisbane Repertory Theatre has since been popularly known as La Boite. In 1993, the Company turned professional and changed its name to La Boite Theatre.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Records, 1925-1997
Collection alternatively titled as: Brisbane Repertory Theatre Society Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes reports, minutes, programmes, scripts, correspondence, posters, photographs, production files. Also material relating to La Bamba, La Byte (Youth Arts), Backbone.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records of 1925-1988 are organised into the following series: Policy records, Artistic production records, Publicity records, Financial records, Administrative records.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Mainly Unrestricted access; some restricted items.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Material from this collection has been cited in:
Comans, Christine Anne Wilmington (2006) La Boite Theatre 1925 to 2003: an historical survey of its transformation from an amateur repertory society to an established professional company. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Millennium Local System Number
Libraries Australia ID
OCLC Number
Alma MMS ID
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- La Boite Theatre (Brisbane, Qld.) (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, Linda Justo, 10-Aug-2021. Revised, AM, 04-Mar-2020. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.