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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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![Patricia Hackett (front) in costume, The Motherly and Auspicious, directed by Patricia Hackett, Torch Theatre, 1945 and 1952, donated by Max Height, Performing Arts Collection, Adelaide Festival CentreDSC 7996 2](https://adelaidefestivalcentre.imgix.net/assets/volumes/images/Collections/DSC_7996-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=jpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=960&q=80&w=768 768w 960h, https://adelaidefestivalcentre.imgix.net/assets/volumes/images/Collections/DSC_7996-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=jpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=750&q=80&w=600 600w 750h, https://adelaidefestivalcentre.imgix.net/assets/volumes/images/Collections/DSC_7996-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=jpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=500&q=80&w=400 400w 500h, https://adelaidefestivalcentre.imgix.net/assets/volumes/images/Collections/DSC_7996-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=jpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=400&q=80&w=320 320w 400h)
The Motherly and Auspicious production photograph, 1952
Patricia Hackett (1952)