Olivier and Leigh saw a production of The Imaginary Invalid held by the Mercury at O'Brien's Glass Factory at lunchtime on 18 August 1948.
The inventive bits of comic business woven into the performance of the youngish-looking hypochondriac had the whole lot of us rocking with laughter.
The Bulletin said "Finch’s performance was excellent —the kind of study in voice, gesture and pose that is worth going miles to see.
"[8] Finch appeared in another lunchtime production of the play at Sydney Town Hall in September 1948 shortly before leaving Australia.
[9] Reviewing the latter the Sydney Morning Herald said it "The performance had pace, style, and some excellent acting, notably from Peter Finch in the central role.