The founder of Melbourne’s iconic La Mama Theatre passed away on Friday afternoon, aged 87.
Betty Burstall, who established La Mama Theatre in Carlton in 1967, died peacefully surrounded by loving family members.
Artist, homemaker and teacher, Burstall established La Mama after returning to Melbourne from New York, determined to replicate the exciting ‘off-off Broadway coffee-house theatre’ scene that so involved her during her stay there.
