Theatre Royal (Australian TV series)

See also: Theatre Royal (1955 TV series)

Theatre Royal is a Logie award-winning Australian vaudeville variety television show produced at BTQ-7 in Brisbane from 1961 to 1968.^[1]

Theatre Royal
Genre	Vaudeville/variety
Written by	George Wallace Jnr
Directed by	George Wallace Jnr
Presented by	George Wallace Jnr
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
Original release
Network	BTQ-7
Release	1961 (1961) – 1968 (1968)

Overview

George Wallace Jnr was the show's main host and star attraction.^[2]

The show reproduced the stage of the defunct Theatre Royal in Brisbane, complete with curtains, footlights, stage props, dancing girls, and camera shots replicating the ambience of a bygone era.^[2] In 1962 Gladys Moncrieff made guest appearances on the show.^[3] Other people appearing on the show included Brian Cahill, Dick McCann, Gay Kayler and Rowena Wallace. One very popular episode of the show was produced at the RAAF Base Amberley.^[4]

The show won six consecutive Logie Awards from 1962 to 1967.^[1][5]

See also

• List of Australian television series
• The Contact Show
• The George Wallace Show