Production Listing
This is the first part of a complete listing of every production we have staged along with some brief details, where known. On this page are plays staged up to 1974. Click on the links for other eras. The camera icon indicates a link to a photo in the Gallery.
| 1980 - 1999 | 2000 - 20015 | 2016 - Present |
| Date | Play | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Staff Dance | Robert Morley | Gilbert Sutcliffe | |
| 1950 | Touch Wood | Dodie Smith | Gilbert Sutcliffe | |
| 1951 | Villa For Sale | Sacha Guitry | Clifford Stuart | Witham Festival of Britain production |
| Bonaventure | Charlotte Hastings | Gilbert Sutcliffe | ||
| 1952 | Queen Elizabeth Slept Here | Talbot Rothwell | Gilbert Sutcliffe | |
| 1953 | Traveller's Joy | Arthur Macrae | Wynne Warner | One performance for the Coronation of Elizabeth II |
| And No Birds Sing | Jenny Laird & John Fernald | Wynne Warner | ||
| 1954 | Lovers' Leap | Philip Johnson | Gilbert Sutcliffe | Tickets from 1/6 (7.5p!) |
| 1955 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Tennessee Williams | Gilbert Sutcliffe | |
| 1956 | Hobson's Choice | Harold Brighouse | Gilbert Sutcliffe | |
| 1957 | I Capture The Castle | Dodie Smith | Gilbert Sutcliffe | |
| 1958 | The Heiress | Ruth & Augustus Goetz | Gilbert Sutcliffe | |
| 1959 | As Long As They're Happy | Vernon Sylvaine | Gilbert Sutcliffe | |
| 1960 | A Man About The House | John Perry | Ann Booth & George Page | |
| 1961 | Hedda Gabler | Henrik Ibsen | Roy Hazell | One performance for members and friends |
| Summer Of The 17th Doll | Ray Lawler | Gilbert Sutcliffe | ||
| 1962 | Basinful Of The Briny | Leslie Sands | George Page | |
| 1963 | Gaslight | Patrick Hamilton | Gilbert Sutcliffe | |
| The Happy Marriage | John Clements | George Page & John Hillary | ||
| 1964 | A Phoenix Too Frequent | Christopher Fry | Bob Hanford | Double bill |
| The Cradle Song | Gregorio and Maria Martinez Sierra | John Hillary | ||
| Separate Tables | Terence Rattigan | Gilbert Sutcliffe & Martin Sweeting | ||
| 1965 | I Am A Camera | John Van Druten | Unknown | Can you help? |
| Two Stars For Comfort | John Mortimer | Martin Sweeting | ||
| 1966 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | William Shakespeare | John Hillary | Outdoor production |
| The Man Who Came To Dinner | Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman | John Hillary | ||
| 1967 | Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | John Hillary | Outdoor production |
| See How They Run | Philip King | Roger Bentall | ||
| 1968 | Hay Fever | Noel Coward | Roger Bentall | |
| The Mocking Bird | Lionel Hale | Gilbert Sutcliffe | 21st 'birthday' production | |
| 1969 | Goodnight Mrs Puffin | Arthur Lovegrove | Leslie Buck | |
| Point Of Departure | Jean Anouillh | Roger Bentall | ||
| 1970 | Nude With Violin | Noel Coward | Roger Bentall | |
| Cat On The Fiddle | John Dole | Roger Bentall | ||
| 1971 | Boeing Boeing | Marc Camoletti | Eve Baldwin | Translated by Beverley Cross |
| The Gazebo | Alec Coppel | Irene Northfield | ||
| 1972 | Andorra | Max Frisch | John Roche | |
| When We Are Married | J. B. Priestley | Irene Northfield | 25th Anniversary production |
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| 1973 | The Anniversary | Bill Macilwraith | Michael Sharpley | |
| A Letter From The General | Maurice McLoughlin | Irene Northfield | ||
| 1974 | Spring And Port Wine | Bill Naughton | Audrey King | |
| Uproar In The House | Anthony Marriott & Alistair Foot | Irene Northfield | ||
| 1975 | The Brides of March | John Chapman | Michael Sharpley | |
| Not Now Darling | Ray Cooney & John Chapman | Audrey King | ||
| 1976 | The Killing of Sister George | Frank Marcus | Michael Sharpley | |
| Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw | Irene Northfield | ||
| 1977 | Queen Elizabeth Slept Here | Talbot Rothwell | Irene Northfield | |
| Billy Liar | Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall | John Cattini | ||
| 1978 | The Matchmaker | Thornton Wilder | Bill Bennion | |
| Absent Friends | Alan Ayckbourn | Irene Northfield | ||
| 1979 | Semi-Detached | David Turner | Bill Bennion | |
| Move Over Mrs Markham | Ray Cooney & John Chapman | Audrey King |
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