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La Mama Theatre


 

La Mama Theatre is a small theatre in Carlton, Victoria, Australia.

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Carlton - Victoria - Australia

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It is located in a building which was built in 1883 for Anthony Reuben Ford, a local printer. The building has also served as a boot factory, electrical engineering workshop, and a silk underwear factory. In 1967, Betty Burstall established the theatre modeled on the experimental theatre scene in New York. The first play performed at the premises was Jack Hibberd's Three Old Friends. The venue played an important role in the development of Melbourne's live theatre scene.

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1883 - 1967 - New York - Melbourne

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