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Born as the result of recognition of the need for live theatre in the community and the belief that Lower Hutt could support an active drama group, in 1944 a group of theatre enthusiasts, under the leadership of Mary McKenzie, formed the Hutt Repertory Theatre Society.
A small advertisement in the Hutt News, inviting interested people to meet, called forth such enthusiasm that the Red Cross Hall was overcrowded for the foundation meeting. In October that year the newly formed theatre produced three One-Act plays. These were "Birds of Passage", directed by Mary McKenzie; "Sad About Europe", directed by Betty Crockenden; "It's Autumn Now", directed by Bernard Jones. The new venture was hailed with such enthusiasm that 300 patrons queued outside the hall for admission.
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