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Organisation	Central Theatre (Auckland)
Address	347 Remuera Road
Functions	Production Company
Notes	Closed 1976. Company co-founded by Mary Amoore and Randell Wackrow. Article on the short history of this theatre (with photos) in ACT Vol 1 # 7 September 1976, pages 25 - 27. The building was later used by other theatre groups, and became the Silo Theatre. In 1991, Tim Bray re-founded the Central Theatre in Auckland, 'taking over where Auckland Youth Theatre left off'. {STAMP June 1992, pp 20 - 21).
Events	Date Contributor Organisation Venue
	The Twits, Herald Theatre, Auckland CBD, 1993 Private Lives, Auckland, Auckland, 1976 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1976 Black Comedy, Auckland, Auckland, 1976 The Collaborators, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1975 The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 The Contractor, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1970 The Tiger, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1966 Burning Bright, Barry Lett Art Gallery, Auckland, 1965 The Caretaker, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 The Kitchen, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Two for the See-Saw, Professional Club, Auckland, 1962 Long Day's Journey Into Night, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1962
	Auckland University, Drama Society The Kitchen, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964
	Central Theatre , Auckland A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, 1976 The Collaborators, 1975 The Contractor, 1970 The Tiger, 1966 The Caretaker, 1964 The Kitchen, 1964 Long Day's Journey Into Night, 1962 Auckland, Auckland Private Lives, 1976 Black Comedy, 1976 Alley Theatre, Auckland The Farm, 1974 Barry Lett Art Gallery, Auckland Burning Bright, 1965 Herald Theatre, Auckland CBD The Twits, 1993 Professional Club, Auckland Two for the See-Saw, 1962
	Randell Wackrow - Actor, Director The Tiger, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1966 Burning Bright, Barry Lett Art Gallery, Auckland, 1965 The Caretaker, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 The Kitchen, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Two for the See-Saw, Professional Club, Auckland, 1962 Mary Amoore - Actor, Director The Kitchen, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Two for the See-Saw, Professional Club, Auckland, 1962 David Storey - Playwright The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 The Contractor, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1970 Gordon Styles - Actor The Caretaker, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 The Kitchen, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Kevan Altmann - Actor The Kitchen, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Margaret Blay - Actor The Collaborators, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1975 Hilary Cleary - Actor The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 Jim Coates - Actor The Caretaker, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Noel Coward - Playwright Private Lives, Auckland, Auckland, 1976 Stephen Crane - Director The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 Averill Crook - Actor The Tiger, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1966 Roald Dahl - Writer The Twits, Herald Theatre, Auckland CBD, 1993 William Gibson - Playwright Two for the See-Saw, Professional Club, Auckland, 1962 Elspeth Harbutt - Actor Burning Bright, Barry Lett Art Gallery, Auckland, 1965 Maureen Heighton - Actor The Kitchen, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Rhys Jones - Actor Burning Bright, Barry Lett Art Gallery, Auckland, 1965 Peter Lodge - Actor The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 Jennifer Ludlam - Actor The Collaborators, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1975 Brett Lusty - Actor The Twits, Herald Theatre, Auckland CBD, 1993 Sonja McGirr - Actor The Twits, Herald Theatre, Auckland CBD, 1993 Ross McKellar - Actor The Twits, Herald Theatre, Auckland CBD, 1993 Alistair Meldrum - Actor The Caretaker, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Pam Merwood - Actor The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 Margaret Mitchell - Actor The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 John Mortimer - Playwright The Collaborators, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1975 Peter Nichols - Playwright A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1976 Eugene O'Neill - Playwright Long Day's Journey Into Night, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1962 Harold Pinter - Playwright The Caretaker, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Richard Poore - Actor The Collaborators, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1975 Bronwyn Romanuik - Actor The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 Murray Schisgal - Playwright The Tiger, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1966 Peter Shaffer - Playwright Black Comedy, Auckland, Auckland, 1976 Chris Sheil - Actor The Collaborators, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1975 John Steinbeck - Writer Burning Bright, Barry Lett Art Gallery, Auckland, 1965 Nicholas Tarling - Actor The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 Paul Wentford - Actor The Farm, Alley Theatre, Auckland, 1974 Arnold Wesker - Playwright The Kitchen, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1964 Jessica Wilcox - Actor The Twits, Herald Theatre, Auckland CBD, 1993 Sam Winer - Actor The Tiger, Central Theatre , Auckland, 1966
Organisation Identifier	57827
Dataset	Theatre Aotearoa