There followed a period of instruction and practical experience with his teacher, Hayes Gordon. Livermore appeared in Ensemble productions of "Orpheus Descending", "The Drunkard", "The Double Dealer", "The Canterville Ghost", "The Thracian Horses", "Miss Lonely Hearts", "The Physicists" and "The Real Inspector Hound". He moved to Melbourne for a two and a half-year stint with the Union Theatre Repertory Company, performing in the works of Rattigan, Ionesco, Shakespeare, Peter Ustinov, Bram Stoker and Patrick White. He also made his directorial debut in a new production of "The Shifting Heart" by Australian playwright Richard Beynon and wrote his first musical "The Good Ship Walter Raleigh". At the conclusion of this very busy period, he returned to Sydney to re-establish his career. He performed in the Independent Theatre production "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad" with Lyndall Barbour, followed up by "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Old Tote Theatre Company with Sophie Stewart and Ron Haddrick.