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 leased the theatre for two years from mid-1974 to mid-1976. In 1977, the Playbox Theatre became the home of theatre company Hoopla!, which changed its name to the Playbox Theatre Company. The theatre was destroyed by a fire in February 1984. The building was later rebuilt as offices with the heritage stone facade retained. ==References==