The Tamarama Rock Surfers also founded the Old Fitzroy Theatre, Woolloomooloo in 1997 after sell-out season in Sydney of the play Road written by Jim Cartwright and performed at the Lansdowne Hotel.
The first production TRS staged at the Old Fitz was Diary of a Madman - produced by Jeremy Cumpston, directed by Simon Lyndon designed by Imogen Ross and featuring actors Alan Morris and Bojana Novakovic.
(Edited by journalist and documentary filmmaker Ted McDonnell, who interviewed one of the founders in December 2019 - who stated previous entries were based on myth, not fact) Since its inception, the Company produced over 200 main stage productions and premiered 130 new Australian plays.
[3] Many talented Australian actors, both veterans and newcomers, perform in plays at the Old Fitzroy Theatre, such as Bojana Novakovic, Beejan Olfat, Jeremy Cumpston, Simon Burke, Pippa Grandison, Toby Schmitz, Victoria Hill, Damon Herriman, Mouche Phillips, Carole Skinner, Leah Vandenberg and Danny Adcock.
2006 - A particular highlight of the season was Sue Smith's Thrall, directed by current CEO Leland Kean, starring Peta Sergeant, John McNeill, Tamara Cook and Bryce Youngman.