First produced by the Diamond Valley Drama Group at the Arrow Theatre, Melbourne, 8 August 1961.
A rehearsed reading of Penny Dreadful and two other Armstrong plays (Drought and Thomas), produced by Music Theatre Porjects, was given at the 2021 Gunning Arts Festival, 24 April 2021 at Dalton Hall, Dalton (matinee) and at the Picture House Gallery, Gunning (evening).
Cast: Chris Carroll, Heather Keens, Holly Ross, and Dianna Nixon.