Playbox Theatre, Sydney , a theatre company from Melbourne, Australia (formerly resident at the Playbox Theatre) known since the mid-2000s as the Malthouse Theatre
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Playbox may refer to: * Playbox (1980s TV series), a children television programme that ran on ITV in the United Kingdom during the late 1980s * Playbox (1950s TV series), a children television programme that ran on BBC in the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1964 * the Playbox Theatre, a former theatre in Melbourne, Australia * the Playbox Theatre Company Playbox Theatre Company is a theatre company for children and young people based in Warwick. Playbox provide training for children and young people aged 3-25 in various different areas, including theatre training, musical theatre, circus, voice ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Playbox (1980s TV Series)
''Playbox'' is a British children's television programme for pre-school children aged 2–5, which was broadcast on ITV. It debuted on 5 January 1987, and aired through 4 February 1992. ''Playbox'' was produced by Central Independent Television. The programme was the first Ragdoll television show to be made by ITV. It was created by Leslie Pitts, and Anne Wood who had just founded Ragdoll Productions. Overview The show took place inside a red, yellow and blue box, with the main characters, Cat and Dog, being controlled by a puppeteer (Marcus Clarke) from inside the box. The puppets would draw pictures, tell stories, sing songs, and play jokes on one another (mainly typical slapstick). The puppets were voiced by Pat Coombs and Keith Chegwin. Every storytime, scenes from the 60s-70s French Stop-frame animation ''Pepin la bulle''. Playbox was part of the many other children's shows that would appear on weekday lunchtimes on ITV between midday and 12.30pm as well as ''Rainbow'', ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Playbox (1950s TV Series)
''Playbox'' is a British children's television programme that was broadcast on BBC from 1955 to 1964. Presenters who appeared on it included Eamonn Andrews, Rolf Harris, Tony Hart, Cliff Michelmore Arthur Clifford Michelmore (11 December 1919 – 16 March 2016) was an English television presenter and producer. He is best known for the BBC television programme '' Tonight'', which he presented from 1957 to 1965. He also hosted the BBC's t ... and Johnny Morris. References External links * 1950s British children's television series 1960s British children's television series 1955 British television series debuts 1964 British television series endings British children's television series British preschool education television series {{child-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Playbox Theatre, Melbourne
The Playbox Theatre was a theatre located at 53-55 Exhibition Street in Melbourne, Australia, from 1927 to 1984. It became the home of the Playbox Theatre Company, previously Hoopla! and later Malthouse Theatre. History The theatre seating around 300 people was established by entrepreneurs Kenn Brodziak and Harry M. Miller, converted from the former Kelvin Hall built in 1927. It opened in June 1969 with the controversial play '' The Boys in the Band''. Plays and musicals at the theatre in the early 1970s included '' Butterflies Are Free'', '' Juggler's Three'' and '' Godspell''. The Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsib ... leased the theatre for two years from mid-1974 to mid-1976. In 1977, the Playbox Theatre became the home of theatr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |