Past Productions

Here is a complete list of all our major productions. Where the name of the production is in a button you can click on it to link to more information.

DATESPRODUCTIONAUTHORDIRECTOR
8-10 Dec 2022Henrik IbsenSue Rippon,
Judy Phillpotts
28 – 30 Nov 2019The Wind In The WillowsAlan BennettCarrie Large,
Kathryn McGill
28 – 30 Mar 2019VariousRen Fayers,
Kathryn Jones,
Sue Rippon
29 Nov – 1 Dec 2018E. Nesbit, adapted by Dave SimpsonJendy Weekes
30 Nov – 2 Dec 2017Sue RipponSue Rippon
12 – 13 May 2017
Lady of Letters
A Chip in the Sugar
Soldiering on
Alan BennettSue Rippon
24 – 26 Nov 2016Four Plays and a Ploughman’s:
Carrot
Whose Wedding is it Anyway?
Last Post
What’s for Pudding?

David Tristram
Margaret Bower
Jean McConnell
David Tristram
David Cole
7 – 9 Apr 2016The Importance of Being EarnestOscar WildeSue Rippon
26 – 28 Mar 2015HomeDavid StoreyJendy Weekes
4 – 6 Dec 2014The Virtuous Burglar
The Real Inspector Hound
Dario Fo
Tom Stoppard
Simon Shorrock
12 – 14 Dec 2013London AssuranceDion BoucicaultSue Rippon
11 –13 Apr 2013Revue:
Something Old, Something New,
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
VariousDavid Cole
29 Nov – 1 Dec 2012Bazaar & RummageSue TownsendPeter Colton
26 – 28 Apr 2012Living TogetherAlan AyckbournJendy Weekes
10 – 12 Nov 2011The Eleventh HourPhil Butterworth
Jonathan Frankpitt
1 – 2 Apr 2011Revue - Fools’ GoldVariousDavid Cole
24 – 27 Nov 2010The Cherry OrchardAnton ChekhovMarylin Johnstone
29 Apr – 1 May 2010Fish Out of WaterDerek BenfieldPeter Colton
25 – 28 Nov 2009The Scottish PantoSue RipponSue Rippon
23 – 25 Apr 2009Revue - Wedmore in BloomersVariousDavid Cole
27 – 29 Nov 2008Deadly NightcapFrancis DurbridgeJendy Weekes
12 – 14 Jun 2008,Black Comedy
Have a Nice Day
Peter Shaffer
Lyn Brittney
Elizabeth Coulter
Jendy Weekes
28 Nov – 1 Dec 2007Under Milk WoodDylan ThomasDavid Cole
Nikki Lewis
4 – 6 May 2007Mischief in May:
Ways and Means
Countdown
Last Tango in Wedmore

Noel Coward
Alan Ayckbourn
David Tristram
Jendy Weekes
Elizabeth Coulter
23 – 25 Nov 2006The Lion, The Witch
and The Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
arr. Nikki Lewis
David Cole
Nikki Lewis
15 Jul 200615-Minute Hamlet
Countdown
Tom Stoppard
Alan Ayckbourn
Elizabeth Coulter
11 – 13 May 2006Snake in the GrassAlan AyckbournDavid Cole
10 – 12 Nov 2005Various plays and sketchesAnton ChekhovMarylin Johnstone
Jonathan Frankpitt
12 – 14 May 2005An Evening of Reflections:
The Wit to Woo
A Different Way to Die
In Room Five Hundred and Four

Mervyn Peake
Lyn Brittney
Jimmie Chinn

Jendy Weekes
Roy Norris
2 – 4 Dec 2004When We Are MarriedJ.B. PriestleyBernard Coulter
26 – 29 May 2004ConfusionsAlan AyckbournJendy Weekes
20 – 22 Nov 2003Once a CatholicMary O'MalleySue Rippon
31 Jul – 1 Aug 2003Revue - Utterly InnocuousVariousDavid Cole
5 – 7 Dec 2002 Snow White and the 7 DwarfsSue RipponSue Rippon
10 –13 Apr 2002The VortexNoel CowardMarylin Johnstone
29 Nov – 1 Dec 2001White Liars
Three Plays
Peter Shaffer
Harold Pinter
22 – 24 Mar 2001Molière
Translated by Sue Rippon
Sue Rippon
7 – 9 Dec 2000Revue - High Tea for the TerrifiedVarious
5 – 8 Apr 2000Murder on the NileAgatha ChristieAndy Dale
30 Nov – 4 Dec 1999The School of NightStephen PlaiceMatt Haynes
22 – 24 Apr 1999Anthony and CleopatraWilliam ShakespeareSue Rippon
11 – 14 Nov 1998Oh! What a Lovely WarJoan LittlewoodJonathan Frankpitt
27 – 28 Mar 1998General PompPlautusMatthew Haynes
2 – 4 Apr 19981066 And All ThatSue RipponSue Rippon
20 – 22 Nov 1997DraculaLiz LochheadMarylin Johnstone
8 – 10 May 1997Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareSue Rippon
20 – 23 Nov 1996Mansfield ParkJane AustenJonathan Frankpitt
18 – 20 Apr 1996Bazaar and RummageSue TownsendJonathan Frankpitt
23 – 25 Nov 1995Party PieceRichard HarrisCarole Johnson
7 – 10 Nov 1994A Christmas CarolCharles DickensMarylin Johnstone
15 – 16 Apr 1994Me and My FriendGillian PlowmanMike Rippon
18 – 20 Nov 1993Habeas CorpusAlan BennettClaud Holmes
1 – 3 Apr 1993Pack of LiesHugh WhitemoreJonathan Frankpitt
26 – 28 Nov 1992Children's CrusadePaul ThompsonBernard Coulter
21 – 23 Nov 1991The SeagullAnton ChekhovMarylin Johnstone
16 – 18 May 1991One for the RoadWillie RussellClaud Holmes
19 – 21 Mar 1991Fumed Oak
A Sense of the Ridiculous
The Rescue
Noel Coward
Rae Terence
Peter Jones
22 – 24 Nov 1990Suddenly at HomeFrancis DurbridgeJonathan Frankpitt
10 – 12 May 1990I am a CameraChristopher IsherwoodClaud Holmes
23 – 25 Nov 1989A Chorus of DisapprovalAlan AyckbournJonathan Frankpitt
19 – 20 May 1989Lunch Girls
The Proposal
After Dinner
Ron Hart
Anton Chekhov
Jan Karpinski
Robin Kanarek
Claud Holmes
Gregory Kynaston
24 – 26 Nov 1988Saturday, Sunday, MondayEduardo de FilippoJudith Uiterwijk
21 – 23 Apr 1987Outside EdgeRichard HarrisDavid Cox
19 – 21 Nov 1987Trelawney of the WellsArthur W. PineroMarylin Johnstone
18 – 20 Jun 1987ConfusionsAlan AyckbournGregory Kynaston
4 – 7 Feb 1987AladdinSue RipponBernard Coulter
20 – 22 Nov 1986DeathtrapIra Levin
15 – 17 May 1986The Roses of EyamDon TaylorBernard Coulter
14 – 16 Nov 1985Separate TablesTerence RattiganMarylin Johnstone
1985Lunch Girls
The Proposal
After Dinner
Ron Hart
Anton Chekhov
Jan Karpinski
15 – 17 Nov 1984Ten Times TableAlan AyckbournMarylin Johnstone
Nov 1983Murder in CompanyPhilip KingIrene Kirkman
Apr 1982Abigail's Party
After Magritte
Mike Leigh
Tom Stoppard
Claud Holmes
Jolyon McCarthy
3 – 5 Dec 1981The Importance of Being EarnestOscar WildeMarylin Johnstone
26 – 28 Mar 1981The Purging
Streuth
All’s Well That Ends As You Like It
Georges Feydeau
Michael Green
Michael Green
Rosemary Hodgins
Peter Johnstone
Nov 1980The Chalk GardenEnid BagnoldMarylin Johnstone
Dec 1979Table MannersAlan AyckbournClaud Holmes
Apr 1979Night Must FallEmlyn WilliamsMarylin Johnstone
Oct 1978Blithe SpiritNoel CowardKay Bradley
Mar 1978The HeiressRuth and Augustus GoetzKay Bradley