Performance History
1977 to 2007 - We have no earlier records. Apologies to any author we have not listed.
YEAR |
MONTH |
TITLE |
TYPE |
AUTHOR(S) |
| 1977 | September | Robin Redbreast | Play | John Bowen |
| 1978 | February | Owl And The Pussycat | Comedy | Bill Manhoff |
| May | Vigil | Play | Emlyn Williams | |
| September | Double Time | |||
| 1979 | January | Hans, The Witch And The Gobbin | Family Play | Alan Cullen |
| March | Sound Of Murder | Play | William Fairchild | |
| June | On Monday Next | Comedy | Philip King | |
| September | Suddenly At Home | Play | Francis Durbridge | |
| 1980 | January | Jacks Crackerjack Christmas | Family Play | Chris Webb |
| April | Trespass | Ghost Story | Emlyn Williams | |
| July | See How They Run | Farce | Philip King | |
| July | Salford Festival | Family | Barton (In house) | |
| September | Habeus Corpus | Play | Alan Bennett | |
| 1981 | January | Devil And The Bag O' Nails | Family Play | Chris Webb |
| April | Hale Festival | Various | Barton (In House) | |
| April | Pools Paradise | Farce | Philip King | |
| May | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Various | Barton (In House) | |
| June | She Stoops To Conquer | Comedy | Oliver Goldsmith | |
| September | Robin Redbreast | Play | John Bowen | |
| 1982 | January | Jubilee Road | Family Play | Chris Webb |
| March | The Magistrate | Farce | A.W. Pinero | |
| June | Real Inspector Hound | Play | Tom Stoppard | |
| September | Born In The Gardens | Play | Peter Nichols | |
| 1983 | January | Bubbles | Family Play | Mike Briscoe |
| March | What The Butler Saw | Black Comedy | Joe Orton | |
| June | Abigail's Party | Play | Mike Leigh | |
| October | Sweeney Todd | Melodrama | George Dibdin Pitt | |
| 1984 | January | The Incredible Vanishing!!!! | Family Play | Denise Coffey |
| March | A Little Love Besides | Play | Alan Plater | |
| June | Rattle Of A Simple Man | Play | Charles Dyer | |
| October | Elementary, My Dear | Mystery | ||
| 1985 | January | Hit City Radio | Family Play | Brian Morris |
| March | Bazarre And Rummage | Comedy | Sue Townsend | |
| June | Outside Edge | Comedy | Richard Harris | |
| October | Children Of The Wolf | Play | Yvonne Mitchell | |
| 1986 | January | Geva's Gold | Family Play | Elaine McCann |
| March | How The Other Half Loves | Comedy | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| June | Trouble And Strife (A Collage of 1 act plays) |
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| Annie Kennie | Alan Plater | |||
| The Vicar | George Melly | |||
| A Mans Best Friend | James Saunders | |||
| The Lawyer | George Melly | |||
| Norma | Alun Owen | |||
| The Dock Brief | John Mortimer | |||
| October | Educating Rita | Play | Willy Russell | |
| 1987 | January | The Snatching Of Horrible Harold | Family Play | John Gardiner and Fiz Coleman |
| March | Enter A Free Man | Comedy | Tom Stoppard | |
| June | Animal Farm | Fable | George Orwell ~ Adapted by Peter Hall Lyrics ~ Adrian Mitchell Music ~ Richard Peaslee |
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| October | Frankenstein | Play | Mary Shelley - Adapted by Tim Kelly | |
| 1988 | January | Powers Of Seven | Family Play | Elaine McCann |
| March | Up 'N' Under | Comedy | John Godber | |
| June | Shakers | Comedy | John Godber and Jane Thornton | |
| September | Accrington Pals | Play | Peter Whelan | |
| 1989 | January | A Christmas Carol | Christmas Play | Charles Dickens |
| March | Friends And Neighbours | Play | Austin Steele | |
| June | Ag Nik | Comedy | Jayne Hollinson | |
| July | Open Night 1989 | Family | Barton (In house) | |
| September | The Travails Of Sancho Panza ( Don Quixote) | Fable | Cervantes ~ Adapted by James Saunders | |
| October | Groping For Words | Comedy | Sue Townsend | |
| 1990 | January | Scarecrow And The Golden Heart | Family Play with music | Dean Sumner Adapted by Elaine McCann |
| April | Round And Round The Garden | Comedy | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| July | Bouncers | Comedy | John Godber | |
| October | The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery | Comedy | David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr. | |
| 1991 | January | Hijack Over Hygenia | Family Play | David Wood |
| April | Local Murder | Thriller | Peter Whalley | |
| July | A Night On The Tiles | Comedy | Frank Vickery | |
| October | Open Night 1991 | Family | Barton (In house) | |
| 1992 | January | The Trouble With Thunder | Family Play with Music | Elaine McCann Songs and Music by Dean Sumner |
| April | Billy Liar | Comedy | Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall | |
| July | Pack Of Lies | Play | Hugh Whitemore | |
| 1993 | January | Tails in Mouse Meadow! | Family Play | James Pye Songs and Music by Dean Sumner |
| April | Bazaar and Rummage | Comedy | Sue Townsend | |
| September | Salt of the Earth | Play | John Godber | |
| 1994 | January | After Three ... | Family Play with Music | Elaine McCann |
| May | I Thought I Heard A Rustling | Play | Alan Plater | |
| September | The Art of Coarse Acting (with S.P.A.D.E.S.) | Comedy | Michael Green | |
| 1995 | January | Geva's Gold | Family Play | Elaine McCann |
| April | Outside Edge | Play | Richard Harris | |
| July | All My Sons | Drama | Arthur Miller | |
| 1996 | January | Cinderella | Family Play | Adapted by Elaine McCann |
| March | September in the Rain | Play | John Godber | |
| July | Love on the dole | Drama | Ronald Gow and Walter Greenwood | |
| December | Pinnocchio | Family Play | John Morley | |
| 1997 | April | Killers | Play | Adam Pernak |
| July | The Rise and Fall of Little Voice | Play | Jim Cartwright | |
| September | Little Brother, Little Sister | One Act play | David Campton | |
| December | Scarecrow And The Golden Heart | Family Play with music | Dean Sumner Adapted by Elaine McCann | |
| 1998 | March | God's Favorite - A New Comedy | Comedy | Neil Simon |
| June | One For The Road | Comedy | Willy Russell | |
| September | Blithe Spirit | Comedy | Noel Coward | |
| December | Over The Moon | Family Play | Michael Buchanan-Smith | |
| 1999 | May | Hobson's Choice | Comedy | Harold Brighouse |
| September | The Odd Couple | Comedy | Neil Simon | |
| 2000 | January | Jack and the Beanstalk (Cancelled) | Family Play | Juddy Stevens (In House BTC) |
| May | Talking Heads | Drama | Alan Bennett | |
| Sept | A Murder Is Announced (Not performed) | Drama | Agatha Christie (adapted by Leslie Darbon) | |
| 2001 | January | Jack and the Beanstalk | Family Play | Juddy Stevens (In House BTC) |
| April | Just Between Ourselves | Comedy | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| June | California Suite | One Act Play | Hale Festival | |
| Sept | Misery | Drama | Stephen King Adapted by Simon Moore | |
| Dec | Puss In Boots | Panto | Terry Doyle | |
| 2002 | April | Pass The Butler | Comedy | Eric Idle |
| Sept | The Importance Of Being Earnest | Comedy | Oscar Wilde | |
| Dec | Sleeping Beauty | Family Play | Elaine McCann and Alan Titley | |
| 2003 | Apr | Love On The Dole | Drama | Ronald Gow and Walter Greenwood |
| Aug | Sunday
Scenes comprising:
Wakes Week Blitz Choppers and Chippers |
Series of One Act Plays | Elaine McCann | |
| 2004 | Jan | Mother Goose | Family Play | John Morley |
| June | Steel Magnolias | Comedy | Robert Harling | |
| Nov | Frankenstein.. The Panto | Family Play | David Swan | |
| 2005 | June | Kindertransport | Drama | Diane Samuels |
| 2006 | Jan | A Basinful Of The Briny | Comedy | Lesley Sands |
| May | Gosforth's Fete | Comedy | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Nov/Dec | Jack And The Beanstalk | Panto | tlc Creative | |
| 2007
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Mar | Be My Baby | Drama | Amanda Whittington |
| June | Where’s George? | One Act Comedy | Gary Diamond & Ray Lawrence | |
| Dec | Aladdin | Panto | tlc Creative |