 As the company developed, they progressively moved to better premises until in 1938 they took over the old Coliseum in Miller Street, North Sydney.All told, The Independent Theatre staged more than 400 productions, including Sumner Locke Elliott's controversial "Rusty Bugles", Max Afford's "Lady in Danger" and Gwen Meredith's "Shout at the Thunder".Doris Fitton was usually producer and director, and frequently acted in productions as a leading lady, and in each of these roles she won praise from the critics.