The La Mama Theatre was established in 1967. The La Mama Theatre is one of Australia’s most significant contemporary theatre companies; its alumni features Cate Blanchett and Judith Lucy. Betty Burtstall, the founder, describes the theatre as “essentially a playwright’s theatre, a place where new ideas, new ways of expression can be tried out, a place where you can hear what people are thinking and feeling”.
La Mama Theatre, 1976
History of Australian Theatre since 1950 