Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Pictures, dances & concerts, all years

Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1978

125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 7

Reviews Murder At The New Theatre

Tharunka · Monday 20 March 1978 · page 12

SAVED is definitely an unpleasant play. Its inspiration was the horrifying stoning to death of a child in a pram. Bond attempts to reconstruct the incident by…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Picnic and Theatre Parties

Tribune · Wednesday 22 March 1978 · page 2

Two new fund-raising ideas getting off the ground in Sydney have terrific potential for boosting the fund. By the look of this week's total we…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Annual Ball

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 March 1978 · page 21

One of B’nai B’rith Youth’s major functions will be held on Saturday, April 1…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →

Theatre Polish Mime

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 March 1978 · page 14

“Arriving Tomorrow” is the production of the Polish Mime Theatre, originally presented at the Adelaide…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Theatre “My Fat Friend"

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 March 1978 · page 15

Eric Dare’s new show at the Theatre Royal follows the proven recipe of bringing a British television star to the local stage in an insignificant but entertaining play. 'My Fat Friend” by…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Bernard Haitink gaf per tolofoon een concert voor orke[?]t

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 31 March 1978 · page 2

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Theatre Triple Feature at the Nimrod

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 April 1978 · page 15

The latest production of the Nimrod Theatre is a “triple feature” — bizarre and often outrageous…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Reviews Pissed-off concertgoers: unite

Tharunka · Tuesday 11 April 1978 · page 12

Were you one of the suckers who paid $10.50 to sit (correction, stand) in six inches of mud at the Bob Dylan concert? I'm afraid I was…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Theatre ‘Virginia Woolf’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 13 April 1978 · page 21

After a highly successful season, John Gully’s production of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ returned to the stage with its complete cast — this time at the Bondi Pavillion. Edward Albee’s play rips…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →

Concertgebouw en Orkest vieren 90-jarig bestaan

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 14 April 1978 · page 4

Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Cheer Up concert party OVER 60s have fun on stage

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 18 April 1978 · page 3

A GROUP off Guildford pensioners had decided that life begins at 60. They are members of the Guildford Cheer Up Concert…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Jewish Theatre Great Response

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 April 1978 · page 21

Organizers of the Sydney Jewish Theatre were thrilled with the great response to their recent…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →

Theatre ‘Othello' - From England

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 April 1978 · page 15

The Chichester Festival Theatre Company’s “Othello” at the Her Majesty’s Theatre reeks of…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Theatre Ensemble’s ‘Vanities’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 April 1978 · page 15

The theme and the characters of Jack Heifner’s drama, “Vanities” at the Ensemble Theatre are very American, so are the accents of the three young actresses playing the parts, but the problem it raises is…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Canberra gets first theatre restaurant

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 April 1978 · page 21

Living in Canberra gave a Jewish actress the idea of establishing a theatre restaurant as a permanent feature of the capital’s entertainment scene…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →

Jewish Theatre’s new play cast

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 April 1978 · page 20

The Sydney Jewish Theatre has chosen an interesting cast for its July production…

Continued on Trove, page 20 →

Theatre, Dance & MUSIC Late Night Flyer (Leong Lau)

Filmnews · Monday 1 May 1978 · page 9

3 mins, col., ¾inch U-matic cassette, rental: $4 An Asian composer singing his song with funky rock rhythms…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Music Theatre

Tharunka · Monday 1 May 1978 · page 5

Music Theatre, formerly UNSW Musical Society was established in 1974 with the aim of providing an opportunity for people to become involved in full scale musical…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Sports Volley-ball

Le Courrier Australien · Monday 1 May 1978 · page 18

En match international, disputé Roubaix, l'équipe de France a dominé la Suède par 3 sets à 0…

Continued on Trove, page 18 →

Theatre Michell in ‘The Apple Cart’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 May 1978 · page 15

If the Chichester Festival Theatre wanted to show its top form, it could hardly have found a better vehicle than G.B. Shaw’s ‘The Apple Cart,’ although this by far is not his best play. But what it provides for…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →