He played with Independent in most of their productions at the Savoy Theatre[2] or their own hall at 360 Miller Street, Sydney then as producer or assistant to Doris Fitton.
[5] On his return, he acted in or produced several plays at the Independent Theatre, including a 1959 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Berry Dunston, as Berenice Adams, was a member of the cast, playing "Moth" and was an understudy for the role of "Titania".
He was a foundation member of the "Radio Players" whose first production The Vinegar Tree opened at Bryant's Playhouse in 1946 to lukewarm reviews,[6] but had a long season, and the second production, Max Catto's They Walk Alone with Lyndall Barbour and Therese Desmond (wife of Edward Howell was a triumph.
In 1959 he was sponsored by J. C. Williamson in a national Shakespeare tour with Scottish actor John Laurie playing Lear and Shylock alternately with him.