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Production Archive for the 1950s and 1940s
This Archive is not complete.


Dark of the Moon
by Howard Richardson and William Berney, November, 1959

Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller, September, 1959

The Love of Four Colonels
by Peter Ustinov, June, 1959

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare, March, 1959

A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams, January, 1959

Hannibal’s Highway
by Joyce Adcock and Gordon Caleb, December, 1958

Ghost Train
by Arnold Ridley, September, 1958

The Crucible
by Arthur Miller, June, 1958

Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare, March, 1958

The Late Edwina Black
by William Dinner and William Morum, January, 1958

With Bells On IV
by Joyce Adcock and Gordon Caleb, December, 1957

The Living Room
by Grahame Greene, November, 1957

Arsenic and Old Lace
by Joseph Kesselring, October, 1957

Someone Waiting
by Emlyn Williams, September, 1957

The Rivals
by R. B. Sheridan, May, 1957

The Tempest
by William Shakespeare, March, 1957

With Bells On III
by Joyce Adcock and Gordon Caleb, June, 1956

Wuthering Heights
based on the novel by Emily Bronte, May, 1956

The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare, March, 1956

Anastasia
by Marcelle Maurette, January, 1956

The Good Companions
by J. B. Priestley, November, 1955

The Hasty Heart
by John Patrick, September, 1955

With Bells On II
by Joyce Adcock and Gordon Caleb, June, 1955

Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte, adapted by Helen Jerome, May, 1955

Spring, 1600
by Emlyn Williams, February, 1955

Beauty and the Beast
by Nicholas Stuart Gray, December, 1954

Don't Listen, Ladies!
by Sacha Guitry, November, 1954

Hobson's Choice
by Harold Brighouse, September, 1954

With Bells On I
by Joyce Adcock and Gordon Caleb, May, 1954

Young Elizabeth
by Jennette Dowling and F. Letton, March, 1954

The Man Who Came to Dinner
by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, January, 1954

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
by Madbe Miller, December, 1953

Two Dozen Red Roses
by Aldo de Benedetti, November, 1953

Vanity Fair
by W.M. Thackeray, adapted by Constance Cox, September, 1953

Cavalier’s Gold
by Arthur Ridley, May, 1953

Spring at Marino
by Constance Cox, March, 1953

My Sister Eileen
by Fields and Chodorov, January, 1953

Dick Whittington
by Arthur Ridley, December, 1952

Ghosts
by Henrik Ibsen, November, 1952

Love in Albania
by Eric Linklater, September, 1952

Evening of Variety
May, 1952

Caesar's Friend
by Campbell Dixon and Dermot Morrah, April, 1952

The Beaux’ Stratagem
by George Farquar, February, 1952

The Snow Queen
by Edith Marshall, December, 1951

Rope
by Patrick Hamilton, November, 1951

The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde, October, 1951

The Government Inspector
by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by D. J. Campbell, April, 1951

Bonaventure
by Charlotte Hastings, July, 1951

Tom Sawyer's Treasure Hunt
by Charlotte Chorpenning, March, 1951

Bonaventure
by Charlotte Hastings, January, 1951

Tom Sawyer's Treasure Hunt
by Charlotte Chorpenning, December, 1950

The Barrets of Wimpole Street
by Rudolf Besier, November, 1950

Ever Since Paradise
by J. B. Priestley, October, 1950

And So To Bed
by J.B. Fagan and Vivian Ellis, April, 1950

Nine Till Six
by Aimee and Philip Stuart, January, 1950

Treasure Island
by Roger Williams, Novenber, 1949

The Shop at Sly Corner
by Edward Percy, October, 1949

Village Wooing
by G. B. Shaw, August, 1949

The Rose without a Thorn
by Clifford Box, June, 1949

The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare, June, 1947

Noah
by Andre Obey, October, 1946


The following plays were performed during the 1940s and early 1950s.

The Blue Goose

An Inspector Calls
by J. B. Priestley

The Mask and The Face
by Chester Bailey Fernald

Musical Chairs

Sixteen

I Have Been Here Before
by J. B. Priestley

The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare

The Philanderer
by G. B. Shaw

Druid's Rest
by Emlyn Williams

Grand National Night
by D. and C. Christie

The Devil's Disciple
by G. B. Shaw

Dr. Knock
by Jules Romains, translated by Harley Granville Barker

Bird in Hand

The Inheritors

Everyman

1960s       Top
Dark of the Moon
Dark of the Moon
The Love of Four Colonels
The Love of Four Colonels
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer
Night's Dream
Hannibal's Highway
Hannibal's Highway
The Crucible
The Crucible
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
The Late Edwina Black
The Late Edwina Black
With Bells On IV
With Bells On IV
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Tempest
The Tempest
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Young Elizabeth
Young Elizabeth
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Two Dozen Red Roses
Two Dozen Red Roses
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
Spring at Marino
Spring at Marino
Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington
Caesar's Friend
Caesar's Friend
The Beaux' Stratagem
The Beaux' Stratagem
The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector
Bonaventure
Bonaventure
The Barrets of Wimpole Street
The Barrets of Wimpole Street
And So To Bed
And So To Bed