[2] The season's success led to it becoming an annual event, with more than forty theatre companies appearing in total.
[1] Nevertheless, the seasons continued to be organised by Peter Daubeny without support from the Arts Council or any other official body.
[3] Theatrical companies visited from Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including evenings dedicated to Japanese nō and kabuki.
Appearances at the World Theatre Season sometimes led to little-known plays achieving international acclaim, as was notably the case with Welcome Msomi's Umubatha, a Zulu version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, which was presented in 1972.
[4] Peter Daubeny's involvement in the World Theatre Seasons led to him winning the Evening Standard special award in 1972.