Production Archive

Leeds Arts Centre has been producing four or five plays a year at the Carriageworks – and before that at the Leeds Civic Theatre – since 1945. This area of the site contains details of those productions, along with many photographs, programmes, publicity materials, set and costume designs.

If you’re looking for details of current productions, please see our What’s On listing.

Productions from 1990 to 1999

Teechers

by John Godber • directed by Malcolm Brown

October 1999 • The Civic Theatre

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Bazaar and Rummage

by Sue Townsend • directed by Tony Nelson

April 1999 • The Civic Theatre

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A Doll’s House

by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Christopher Hampton • directed by Gwyneth Hadley

January 1999 • The Civic Theatre

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The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux, adapted by Malcolm Brown • directed by Malcolm Brown

October 1998 • The Civic Theatre

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses

by Christopher Hampton, from the novel by Choderlos de Laclos • directed by Joyce King

June 1998 • The Civic Theatre

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Mort

by Terry Pratchett, adapted by Stephen Briggs • directed by Laurie Ball

March 1998 • The Civic Theatre

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Talking Heads

by Alan Bennett • directed by Pam Wilson, Mary Nelson & Tony Nelson

January 1998 • The Civic Theatre

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Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley, adapted by David Campton • directed by Malcolm Brown

October 1997 • The Civic Theatre

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Relative Values

by Noël Coward • directed by Betty Triggs

June 1997 • The Civic Theatre

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Wyrd Sisters

by Terry Pratchett, adapted by Stephen Briggs • directed by Laurie Ball

April 1997 • The Civic Theatre

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Our Country’s Good

by Timberlake Wertenbaker • directed by Gwyneth Hadley

January – February 1997 • The Civic Theatre

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She Stoops to Conquer

by Oliver Goldsmith • directed by Margaret Savage

October 1996 • The Civic Theatre

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Relatively Speaking

by Alan Ayckbourn • directed by Jonathan Coope

June 1996 • The Civic Theatre

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Pygmalion

by George Bernard Shaw • directed by Joyce King

April 1996 • The Civic Theatre

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The Accrington Pals

by Peter Whelan • directed by Pam Wilson

January – February 1996 • The Civic Theatre

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Macbeth

by William Shakespeare • directed by Malcolm Brown

October 1995 • The Civic Theatre

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Sisterly Feelings

by Alan Ayckbourn • directed by Pam Wilson

June 1995 • The Civic Theatre

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The Lion in Winter

by James Goldman • directed by Chris Ward

March – April 1995 • The Civic Theatre

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The Importance of Being Earnest

by Oscar Wilde • directed by Michael Brooksbank and Malcolm Brown

February 1995 • The Civic Theatre

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by William Shakespeare • directed by Malcolm Brown

October 1994 • The Civic Theatre

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When We Are Married

by J. B. Priestley • directed by Gordon Carlin

June 1994 • The Civic Theatre

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Table Manners

by Alan Ayckbourn • directed by Joyce King

March – April 1994 • The Civic Theatre

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The Ideal Gnome Expedition

by David Wood • directed by Betty Triggs

December 1993 • The Civic Theatre

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Dracula

by Liz Lochhead, adapted from the original by Bram Stoker • directed by Malcolm Brown

October 1993 • The Civic Theatre

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The Accidental Death of an Anarchist

by Dario Fo • directed by Chris McAdam

June 1993 • The Civic Theatre

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Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling • directed by Joyce King and Betty Triggs

March – April 1993 • The Civic Theatre

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September in the Rain

by John Godber • directed by David Jarrett

February 1993 • The Civic Theatre

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The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner

by David Wood • directed by Margaret Rhodes

December 1992 • The Civic Theatre

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Entertaining Mr. Sloane

by Joe Orton • directed by Michael Brooksbank

October 1992 • The Civic Theatre

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Murder at the Vicarage

by Moie Charles and Barbara Toy, based on book by Agatha Christie • directed by Anne Robinson

June 1992 • The Civic Theatre

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Time and Time Again

by Alan Ayckbourn • directed by Margaret Rhodes

April 1992 • The Civic Theatre

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Rattle of a Simple Man

by Charles Dyer • directed by Jacky Ball

February 1992 • The Civic Theatre

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The Gingerbread Man

by David Wood • directed by Betty Triggs

December 1991 • The Civic Theatre

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The Jew of Malta

by Christopher Marlowe • directed by Malcolm Brown

October 1991 • The Civic Theatre

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A Tomb with a View

by Norman Robbins • directed by Margaret Rhodes

June 1991 • The Civic Theatre

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Office Suite

by Alan Bennett • directed by Joyce King

April 1991 • The Civic Theatre

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Spring and Port Wine

by Bill Naughton • directed by David Jarrett

February 1991 • The Civic Theatre

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The Beggar’s Opera

by John Gay • directed by Malcolm Brown

December 1990 • The Civic Theatre

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Twelfth Night

by William Shakespeare • directed by Michael Brooksbank

October 1990 • The Civic Theatre

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The Queen and the Rebels

by Ugo Betti, translated by Henry Reed • directed by Roger Cook and Gordon Carlin

June 1990 • The Civic Theatre

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Billy Liar

by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall • directed by David Jarrett

May 1990 • The Civic Theatre

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The Anniversary

by Bill MacIlwraith • directed by Laurie Ball

February 1990 • The Civic Theatre

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