Patricia Hackett
The controversial Patricia Hackett was the first woman in Adelaide to own and direct her own private theatre. The Torch Theatre originally started in 1934 -1935, and then reopened in 1952-1955 in the basement of Hackett’s home on Hackney Road, St Peters. Hackett presented unconventional plays that shocked conservative Adelaide audiences.
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