The Mercury Theatre was an Australian theatre company that was co-founded by Peter Finch and existed from 1946-1954. It was named after the famous Orson Welles theatre company. The driving force for much of the company's time was not Finch but Sydney John Kay.

The Mercury is best known for it's production of The Imaginary Invalid starring Finch on the floor of O'Brien's Glass Factory in Sydney in 1948; this was seen by Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh who were so impressed they invited Finch to come to London. Others who acted in Mercury shows over the years included Rod Taylor, Ruth Cracknell and Lloyd Berrell.[1]

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