A short history of
the Bunbury Repertory Club

The Bunbury Repertory Club was established in 1932 and was incorporated in June 1946, though there had been various theatre and music groups in the area prior to that date.

The Club operated out of The Little Theatre in Molloy Street from 1946 to 2009. In 2005 the building was damaged by a tornado, which also damaged the New Lyric Theatre, the ABC studio, the Catholic Cathedral and many other buildings in Bunbury. The Little Theatre was out of action for almost a year whilst part of an exterior wall and the roof were replaced and the interior repaired.

Unfortunately in 2008, it was discovered that a very destructive family of termites had also been "bitten" by the theatre bug as they steadily feasted on our timbers. They refused to leave the stage and sought endless encores from their unseen audiences as they ate away at supporting beams over and under the stage and to the rear of the auditorium.

From 2008 to 2009, the BRC spent valuable funds trying to remove the termites at The Little Theatre. During this time the BRC was only able to perform a few shows at the New Lyric Theatre.

It soon became apparent that the age of the building and the type of construction meant that the cost of repairing the damage was beyond the capacity of the Bunbury Repertory Club; so after much agonising, the site was sold in 2010.

Since Mid 2008, the Bunbury Repertory Club has been producing their shows at the New Lyric Theatre. We are once again very grateful to the Bunbury Musical Comedy group for the use of the New Lyric Theatre.