Early Overseas Programs Database
The table below shows a listing of Early Overseas Theatre Programs we hold. Please contact the archivist to request and organise access or further information. Email: archivist@sbwfoundation.com
Early Overseas Programs
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Title | Venue | Opened | Created by | Produced by | # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | The Winter's Tale / The British Sailor / The Quaker | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London | Friday, 22 May 1789 | William Shakespeare / Mr Bernard | 1 | Benefit of Mr Bernard | |
| 53 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Wonder / Lodoiska | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London | Saturday, 24 January 1795 | various / Mr Storace | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | 1 | |
| 54 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Sister of Charity / Der Freischuetz (and other performances) | Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand, London | Wednesday, 29 July 1829 | William Hawes / Carl Maria Von Weber | Theatre Royal, London | 1 | |
| 55 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Cinderella / A Day After the Wedding / Teddy the Tiler | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London | Saturday, 22 May 1830 | Rossini / ? | Theatre Royal, London | 1 | |
| 56 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | The Gamester / Teddy the Tiler / Robert the Devil | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London | Monday, 24 May 1830 | ? | Theatre Royal, London | 1 | |
| 57 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Romeo and Juliet / Matrimony / The Weathercock | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London | Tuesday, 25 May 1830 | Shakespeare / ? | Theatre Royal, London | 1 | Farewell benefit for Mary Ann Davenport |
| 58 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Tartuffe / Le Diner de Madelon / Malvina | Adelphi Theatre, Great Brunswick Street, Dublin | Thursday, 5 November 1835 | (various) | B. Last | 1 | French plays |
| 59 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Love in a Village / Sonnambula / Henri Herz | Theatre Royal, Dublin | Saturday, 26 November 1836 | (various) | Theatre Royal, Dublin | 1 | Mrs. Wood benefit |
| 60 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Napoleon Bonaparte / Paul & Virginia | Theatre Royal, Dublin | Saturday, 14 January 1837 | (unclear) | Theatre Royal, Dublin | 1 | |
| 61 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Ion / Mischief Making / Ella Rosenberg | Theatre Royal, Dublin | Monday, 6 November 1837 | (various) | Theatre Royal, Dublin | 1 | G.V. Brooke benefit |
| 62 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Blue Devils / Torquato Tasso / The Phantom Lover | Theatre Royal, Dublin | Saturday, 21 April 1838 | (various) | Theatre Royal, Dublin | 1 | Italian Opera Buffa |
| 63 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Turning the Tables / Fidelio / Deaf as a Post | Theatre Royal, Dublin | Saturday, 15 December 1838 | (various) | Theatre Royal, Dublin | 1 | Featured Mr & Mrs Wood and Mr Balfe |
| 64 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | White Horse of the Peppers / Teddy the Tiler / Middy Ashore | Theatre Royal, Dublin | Saturday, 9 February 1839 | (various) | Theatre Royal, Dublin | 1 | |
| 65 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Love Spell / Sonnambula / No Song, No Supper | Theatre Royal, Dublin | Monday, 11 November 1839 | (various) | Theatre Royal, Dublin | 1 | Miss Romer benefit |
| 66 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Sonnambula / Deaf as a Post | Theatre Royal, Dublin | Tuesday, 16 February 1841 | Theatre Royal, Dublin | 1 | ||
| 67 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Lily of Killarney | Covent Garden | Monday, 10 February 1862 | Jules Benedict | Royal English Opera Covent Garden | 1 | handbill only; filed in John West collection - box 47, folder 1 |
| 68 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Buckingham Palace (Concert) | Buckingham Palace | 12 June 1867 | (various) | Buckingham Palace | 1 | |
| 69 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | To Paris and Back for Five Pounds | New College, Eastbourne, England | Wednesday, 7 December 1887 | John Maddison Morton | New College, Eastbourne | 1 | filed in Derwent Vallance collection |
| 70 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Chiselling | New College, Eastbourne, England | Saturday, 20 October 1888 | Joseph Dilley & James Allen | New College, Eastbourne | 1 | filed in Derwent Vallance collection |
| 71 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | D'ye Know Me Know? | New College, Eastbourne, England | Saturday, 8 December 1888 | William Martin | New College, Eastbourne | 1 | filed in Derwent Vallance collection |
| 72 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | The Queen's Room / The Road to Ruin | Opera Comique Theatre, London | Saturday, 2 January 1892 | F. Frankfort Moore / Holcroft | Edward Compton | 1 | filed in Derwent Vallance collection |
| 73 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Babes in the Woods | Lyric Hall, Ealing, London | Monday, 4 January 1892 | Terence Ramsdale | Lyric Hall, Ealing | 1 | filed in Derwent Vallance collection |
| 74 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | New Wing / The Composer | Royal Strand Theatre, London | Monday, 18 January 1892 | H.A. Kennedy / Arthur Chapman & J.M. Capel | Willie Edouin | 1 | filed in Derwent Vallance collection |
| 75 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | King Henry the Eighth | Royal Lyceum Theatre, London | Monday, 18 January 1892 | William Shakespeare | Henry Irving | 1 | filed in Derwent Vallance collection |
| 76 | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | SBWF_sophie | 15/07/2026 02:41 PM | Our Boys | New College, Eastbourne, England | 6 April 1892 | H.J. Byron | New College, Eastbourne | 1 | filed in Derwent Vallance collection |
Donating Theatre Programs
The generosity of theatre lovers has enabled us to build a collection of well over 20,000 different programs from Sydney and other NSW venues. We retain three copies of each. The scope of our collection includes theatre of all types, including opera and other song performances, ballet and other dance, and circus. With most of the major theatre companies already well represented in the collection, programs from small theatres and groups beyond the mainstream, both professional and amateur, are of particular interest. Please fill out our Donation Form below.