ˌʌp ðə lˈædɚ wʌz fˈɜːst pɚfˈɔːɹmd æt ðɪ ˈædəlˌeɪd fɹˈɪndʒ fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ɪn ɐ pɹədˈʌkʃən dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ bˈɑːb mˈɑːzə.
Up the Ladder was first performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 1990, in a production directed by Bob Maza.