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Players Past Productions

DATE FROM DATE TO PRODUCTION AND AUTHOR PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
Some time in 1937 Davenham Church Players performed their first production in Davenham Church Hall in 1937 although the Society was not officially formed until 1941
May 1941 DAVENHAM CHURCH PLAYERS FORMED
Zeal of Thy House by Agatha Christie
Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas
Interference, a Play in Three Acts by Roland Pertwee and Ronald Dearden
A Man’s House
Middle Watch
Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers
The Cradle Song by Gregorio & Maria Martinez Sierra, translated by J Garrett Underhill
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
09 May 1945 12 May 1945 Nine Till Six by Aimee and Philip Stuart
The Blue Goose by Peter Blackmore
10 September 1945 15 September 1945 Women Aren’t Angels by Vernon Sylvaine
22 December 1945 29 December 1945 Robinson Crusoe – Book by “J.H.” Rev. John Heywood
14 May 1946 18 May 1946 The Rose Without a Thorn by Clifford Bax
10 September 1946 14 September 1946 Tons of Money by Will Evans and Arthur Valentine
23 December 1946 28 December 1946 The Sleeping Beauty – Written & Devised by “H.M.” Percy Matthews
Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith Peter Riley?
Barnet’s Folly
25 November 1948 27 November 1948 Heaven and Charing Cross by Aubrey Danvers-Walker Rita Fryer
15 February 1949 17 February 1949 The Monkey’s Paw by W.W.Jacobs Kenneth B. Minshall
23 November 1949 26 November 1949 The Sport of Kings by Ian Hay Gerald W Croft
The Chiltern Hundreds by William Douglas-Hume
31 January 1951 03 February 1951 A Play for Ronnie by W.C.Strode Percy Matthews
To Kill A Cat
20 February 1952 23 February 1952 A Lady Mislaid by Kenneth Horne James Edge
Hawk Island
22 April 1953 25 April 1953 Housemaster by Ian Hay and Dudley Leslie James Edge
02 October 1953 03 October 1953 Hors-D’oeuvres (a miscellany of music and sketches) and Mr Twemlow is not Himself by Philip Johnson Bernard Johnson
18 November 1953 21 November 1953 Intent to Murder by Leslie Sands
24 February 1954 27 February 1954 Lord Richard in the Pantry by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare Percy Matthews and Rita Fryer
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
Many Happy Returns by Clare Kummer
The Chinese Bungalow by Marion Osmond and James Corbett
And this was Odd by Kenneth Horne
Home at Seven
Pre-1953 (King still on throne) Dick Whittington and his Cat – Book by G.A.H & J.H.
28 February 1957 02 March 1957 Toad in the Hole by Maurice McLoughlin Jean Elson
Strictly Business
24 April 1958 26 April 1958 Uncertain Joy by Charlotte Hastings Peter Pendlebury
13 November 1958 15 November 1958 If This be Error by Rachel Grieve James Edge
Love’s a Luxury
12 November 1959 14 November 1959 Towards Zero by Agatha Christie Jean Elson
04 May 1960 07 May 1960 Two Dozen Red Roses by Kenneth Horne Michael Kavanagh
10 November 1960 12 November 1960 The Gardens of Adonis by Peter Watling Harry Harper
20 April 1961 22 April 1961 Beside the Seaside by Leslie Sands Harry Harper
16 November 1961 18 November 1961 A Sense of Guilt by Andrew Rosenthal Harry Harper
26 April 1962 28 April 1962 Watch It, Sailor by Philip King and Falkland L Cary – 21st Anniversary Production of the Davenham Church Players James Edge
15 November 1962 17 November 1962 Double Yolk by Hugh and Margaret Williams James Edge and Prudence Hough
21 February 1963 23 February 1963 Here we Come Gathering by Philip King and Anthony Armstrong Peter Riley
28 November 1963 30 November 1963 Brush with a Body by Maurice McLoughlin Peter Riley
29 April 1964 01 May 1964 Rock-a-Bye Sailor by Philip King and Falkland L Cary Thomas Stott
November 1964 Man Alive an Unusual Story by John Dighton Peter Riley
05 May 1965 08 May 1965 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Jack Hetherington
18 November 1965 20 November 1965 Quiet Weekend by Esther McCracken Jessie Monaghan
21 April 1966 23 April 1966 Hobson’s Choice by Harold Brighouse Harry Harper
End of 1966 DAVENHAM PLAYERS FORMED
27 April 1967 29 April 1967 Dead on Nine by Jack Popplewell Jessie Monaghan
Nov 1967? The Long and the Short and the Tall by Willis Hall Peter Riley
01 May 1968 04 May 1968 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime by Constance Cox (Arr. from Oscar Wilde) Jessie Monaghan
12 November 1968 16 November 1968 Celebration by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall Jack Hetherington
March 1969 59 CHURCH STREET PREMISES PURCHASE COMPLETED
24 April 1969 26 April 1969 Love on the Dole by Ronald Gow and Walter Greenwood Peter Riley
1970? Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall Peter Riley
03 May 1971 08 May 1971 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Jay Presson Allen (Novel by Muriel Spark) Jack Hetherington
14 November 1972 18 November 1972 FIRST FULL-LENGTH PRODUCTION IN 59 CHURCH STREET
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
07 August 1973 10 March 1973 The Caretaker by Harold Pinter Derek Morris
25 March 1974 The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrish & Albert Hackett Chris Wych
06 June 1974 08 June 1974 Three for the Price of One – Mill Hill by John Mortimer, The Bespoke Overcoat by Wolf Mankowitz and The Cinderella Story by Kenneth Lillington Bob Gardner, Joyce Moore and Bernie Hughes
07 October 1974 12 October 1974 Our Town by Thornton Wilder Jen Hughes
10 February 1975 Not Now, Darling by Cooney & Chapman Chris Wych
05 May 1975 10 May 1975 Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams Sheila Wych
17 November 1975 22 November 1975 Semi-Detached by David Turner Chris Wych
19 November 1975 OFFICIAL OPENING OF THEATRE EXTENSION (FOYER,LIGHTING,LOUNGE)
01 March 1976 06 March 1976 Voyage Round My Father by John Mortimer Jack Hetherington
10 May 1976 15 May 1976 Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward Malcolm Bowden
08 November 1976 13 November 1976 My Fat Friend by Charles Laurence Sheila Wych
21 mar 1977? 26/03/? Stringer’s Last Stand by Stan Bairstow and Alfred Bradley
27 February 1978 04 March 1978 Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn Peter Solan
Apr 1978? The Hollow Crown devised by John Barton
22 May 1978 27 May 1978 The Anniversary by Bill MacIlwraith Moreen Morron
16 October 1978 21 October 1978 Boeing Boeing by Marc Camoletti and Beverley Cross Josie Daniels
05 March 1979 10 March 1979 Bitter Sanctuary by Rosemary Anne Sisson Chris Wych
23 March 1979 24 March 1979 Junior Bits and Pieces (Junior Davenham Players) Paulette Anderson/Mo Morron
14 May 1979 19 May 1979 Round and Round the Garden by Alan Ayckbourn Chad Shaw
15 October 1979 21 October 1979 The Day After the Fair by Frank Harvey Sheila Wych
18 February 1980 23 February 1980 Abigail’s Party by Mike Leigh Jack Hetherington
12 May 1980 17 May 1980 Habeas Corpus by Alan Bennett Chris Wych
20 October 1980 25 October 1980 Look Back in Anger by John Osborne Jason Coulter
16 February 1981 21 February 1981 All In Good Time by Bill Naughton Don Anderson
06 July 1981 11 July 1981 Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon Chris Wych
09 November 1981 14 November 1981 The Enquiry by Charlotte Hastings Virginia Seddon
11 October 1982 16 October 1982 Same Time Next Year by Bernard Slade Chad Shaw
May 1983 Present Laughter by Noel Coward Barbara Crellin
Nov 1983 Outside Edge by Richard Harris Chris Wych
March 1984 Living Together by Alan Ayckbourn Celia Johnson
July 1984 Deathtrap by Ira Levin Lynn Marshall
October 1984 Come as you Are by John Mortimer Keith Merrett
March 1985 Sisterly Feelings by Alan Ayckbourn Chad Shaw
July 1985 Wait until Dark by Frederick Knott Chris Wych
Nov 1985 Breezeblock Park by Willy Russell Barbara Crellin
May 1986 Trap for a Lonely Man by Robert Thomas Chris Jones
02 March 1987 07 March 1987 You Should See Us Now by Peter Tinniswood Lynn Marshall
23 November 1987 28 November 1987 Table Manners by Alan Ayckbourn Grace Johnston
18 April 1988 23 April 1988 The Collection and The Lover both by Harold Pinter Joan Carter/ Virginia Hunt
27 June 1988 02 July 1988 They Came from Mars…Farndale Avenue by McGillivray & Zerlin Barbara Crellin
17 October 1988 22 October 1988 An Inspector Calls by J.B.Priestley John Shepherd
27 February 1989 04 March 1989 Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas Lynn Marshall
03 July 1989 08 July 1989 Chorus of Disapproval by Alan Ayckbourn Barbara Crellin
20 November 1989 25 November 1989 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime by Constance Cox (Arr. from Oscar Wilde) Celia Johnson
February 1990 Valentine’s Evening
27 April 1990 28 April 1990 Cabaret Evening
25 June 1990 30 June 1990 Educating Rita by Willy Russell Stuart Dornford-May
12 November 1990 17 November 1990 The Drunkard by Brian J. Burton Tony Spilsbury & John Smith
25 February 1991 02 March 1991 Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter Barbara Crellin
15 July 1991 20 July 1991 The Killing of Sister George by Frank Marcus Chris Wych
09 September 1991 50th Anniversary (of forming Davenham Church Players) Gala Evening
18 November 1991 23 November 1991 Local Affairs by Richard Harris Ray Cowdall/Alex Major
24 February 1992 29 February 1992 Not Now, Darling by Cooney & Chapman Don Anderson
14 March 1992 Pleasure & Repentance an evening anthology Barbara Crellin?
18 May 1992 23 May 1992 Blood Brothers by Willy Russell Stuart Dornford-May
16 November 1992 21 November 1992 Trafford Tanzi by Claire Luckham Stuart Dornford-May
18 March 1992 20 March 1992 Irish Stew an anthology with folk music and hotpot
18 May 1992 23 May 1992 Blood Brothers by Willy Russell Stuart Dornford-May
12 July 1993 17 July 1993 Dangerous Corner by J.B. Priestley Margaret Thomas
15 November 1993 20 November 1993 Bazaar & Rummage by Sue Townsend Ray Cowdall
07 March 1994 12 March 1994 My Mother Said I Never Should by Charlotte Keatley Gordon Hamlin
16 May 1994 20 May 1994 Mr Whatnot by Alan Ayckbourn Stuart Dornford-May
06 July 1994 07 July 1994 A Midsummer Night’s Scream an anthology
11 October 1994 15 October 1994 Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell Stuart Dornford-May?
27 February 1995 04 March 1995 The Accrington Pals by Peter Whelan Ray Cowdall
29 June 1995 01 July 1995 Sizzling Summer Show a cabaret evening Angie Orme?
09 October 1995 14 October 1995 When We Are Married by JB Priestley Margaret Thomas
12 March 1996 16 March 1996 After Easter by Anne Devlin Barbara Crellin
27 May 1996 01 June 1996 Coarse Acting Show by Michael Green Ray Cowdall
13 June 1996 15 June 1996 The Enthusiasts by Phil Lightfoot Visiting Company
07 October 1996 12 October 1996 Sailor Beware! by Philip King & Falkland Cary Margaret Thomas
16 December 1996 21 December 1996 A Christmas Carol arr. Ray Cowdall Visiting Company
13 January 1997 18 January 1997 Dick Turpin by Paul Reakes Angie Orme
03 March 1997 08 March 1997 The Island by James Saunders Barbara Crellin
18 June 1997 20 June 1997 If You’re Glad I’ll be Frank by Tom Stoppard and Halfway up the M3 on the Way to Basingstoke by BA Kitchen David Kenworthy/ Margaret Thomas
19 November 1997 21 November 1997 A Slight Ache by Harold Pinter and A Boxer’s Shout by Phil Lightfoot Phil Lightfoot
26 January 1998 31 January 1998 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Michael Buchanan-Smart Angie Orme & David Kenworthy
09 March 1998 14 March 1998 The Trial by Steven Berkoff David Kenworthy
26 May 1998 30 May 1998 The Rapier & the Rose by Maureen Neild Ray Cowdall
18 June 1998 19 June 1998 An Acceptable Loss by Christine Marshall Laura Williams & David Kenworthy
18 January 1999 23 January 1999 Something to Hide by Leslie Sands Margaret Thomas
22 March 1999 26 March 1999 Dead Guilty by Richard Harris (first joint production of Davenham & Sandiway Players) Chris Toohey
04 October 1999 09 October 1999 Groping for Words by Sue Townsend Ray Cowdall
09 December 1999 11 December 1999 Last Tango & Last Panto in Davenham by David Tristram Bob Almquist & Keith Hogwood
17 January 2000 22 January 2000 Attempts on her Life by Martin Crump David Kenworthy
15 March 2000 16 March 2000 A Boxer’s Shout and The Enthusiasts both by Phil Lightfoot Phil Lightfoot
01 May 2000 06 May 2000 Ladies Night by Stephen Sinclair and Anthony McCarten Angie Orme
20 November 2000 25 November 2000 Not with a Bang by Mike Harding Graham Hough
12 January 2001 17 January 2001 The Daughter-In-Law by DH Lawrence Ray Cowdall
02 May 2001 05 May 2001 Ladies Night by Stephen Sinclair and Anthony McCarten Angie Orme
13 November 2001 17 November 2001 Passion Play by Peter Nichols Jim Mole
23 April 2002 27 April 2002 Nunsense by Dan Goggin Ray Cowdall
05 November 2002 09 November 2002 Allo ‘Allo by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft Ray Cowdall
13 December 2002 A Christmas Miscellany – an anthology in aid of RNLI Don Anderson
12 February 2003 15 February 2003 Talking Heads by Alan Bennett (Bed Among the Lentils, A Lady of Letters, A Chip in the Sugar) Ray Cowdall
01 April 2003 05 April 2003 Way Upstream by Alan Ayckbourn Jim Mole
04 September 2003 06 September 2003 The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish by David Tristram ?
02 December 2003 06 December 2003 Farndale Avenue…Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jr. Bob Almquist
16 March 2004 19 March 2004 A Night Out by Frank Vickery and Swan Song by Vanessa Brooks Bob Almquist and Judy Carter
08 June 2004 12 June 2004 I Have Been Here Before by JB Priestley Margaret Thomas
19 October 2004 23 October 2004 Which Service, Please? by Simon Jones Simon Jones
09 March 2005 11 March 2005 What’s for Pudding and Joining the Club both by David Tristram Judy Carter and Sue Tamblin
23 April 2005 24 April 2005 Shakespeare’s Women by William Shakespeare, Arr. Libby Appel and Michael Flachmann Gordon Hamlin
08 March 2006 11 March 2006 The Musicians by Patrick Marber John Kerr
21 September 2006 Season Launch Event 40th Anniversary of the Davenham Players 1966-2006 Various
21 March 2007 24 March 2007 Vampyre! By Tony Moore Graham Hough
16 October 2007 20 October 2007 Peggy For You by Alan Plater Sheila Hetherington
17 June 2008 20 June 2008 Hello, Is There Any Body There? by Nick Hornby Graham Hough
23 September 2008 26 September 2008 Talking Heads by Alan Bennett (Her Big Chance, Soldiering On, A Woman of No Importance) Jon Kerr & others
12 November 2008 15 November 2008 Rough Justice by Terence Frisby Barbara Crellin
26 May 2009 30 May 2009 Visiting Hour by Richard Harris Paulette Anderson
16 September 2009 19 September 2009 When a Man Knows by Alan Richardson and Mrs Cage by Nancy Barr ?
10 November 2009 14 November 2009 Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones Barbara Crellin
16 April 2010 17 April 2010 Laugh Out Loud – A Comedy miscellany Paulette Anderson
15 June 2010 19 June 2010 Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell Sheila Hetherington
16 November 2010 20 November 2010 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Joint production with and at the Grange School Phil Perry
15 March 2011 19 March 2011 Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse Paulette Anderson
31 October 2011 05 November 2011 The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh Barbara Crellin
27 January 2012 28 January 2012 Laugh Out Loud – A Comedy miscellany Paulette Anderson
16 May 2012 19 May 2012 Farndale Avenue…Macbeth by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jr. Graham Hough
28 November 2012 01 December 2012 Playhouse Creatures by April De Angelis Tom & Flic Barry
15 January 2013 19 January 2013 God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza Barbara Crellin
10 April 2013 13 April 2013 The Curious Savage by John Patrick Jerry Park
06 November 2013 09 November 2013 Breathing Corpses by Laura Wade Graham Hough/Ed Green
19 February 2014 22 February 2014 Steaming by Nell Dunn Jerry Park
20 May 2014 24 May 2014 Moonshine by Jim Nolan Barbara Crellin
20 September 2014 Laugh Out Loud – A Comedy miscellany Paulette Anderson
10 March 2015 14 March 2015 The Price to Pay by Ian Hornby Graham Hough
12 May 2015 16 May 2015 Cognitive Therapy by Mrs Pete Bromage Denise Barry
16 July 2015 18 July 2015 Who’s Joe? Etc. Joint Production with Moulton Paulette Anderson & Sheila Hetherington
17 November 2015 21 November 2015 Entertaining Angels by Richard Everett Sheila Hetherington
15 March 2016 19 March 2016 In the Company of Women (with Tin Shed) Ed Green
07 July 2016 11 July 2016 Farndale…Murder Mystery by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jr. Graham Hough
11 September 2016 COMMUNITY MOSAIC UNVEILING BY COMEDIAN JOHN BISHOP
10 October 2016 14 October 2016 Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson Denise Barry
17 March 2017 18 March 2017 Tonight on the Wireless – Anthology of Radio Plays & Sketches Tom Barry
11 May 2017 13 May 2017 Are You Sitting Comfortably? – Anthology of Readings & Sketches Paulette Anderson
16 October 2017 20 October 2017 Motherhood by Felicity Goodman Denise Barry
13 February 2018 17 February 2018 Self-Catering by Andrew Cullen Graham Hough
15 March 2018 16 March 2018 Tonight on the Wireless:Mystery! – Anthology of Radio Plays & Sketches Tom Barry
01 May 2018 05 May 2018 Dirty Dusting by Ed Waugh & Trevor Wood Maggie Innes
09 October 2018 13 October 2018 The Day After the Fair by Frank Harvey Paulette Anderson
16 January 2019 19 January 2019 Robin Hood and his Band of Merry Persons by Peter Nuttall Graham Hough
12 April 2019 13 April 2019 Spectrum by Andy Hutchings
24 May 2019 25 May 2019 Hidden Gem at No. 59 by Ourselves Tom Barry
22 October 2019 26 October 2019 The Steamie by Tony Roper Sheila Hetherington
03 December 2019 07 December 2019 Davenham Debuts by Kath Lamb & Jodie Sale Kath Lamb / Jodie Sale
24 March 2020 29 March 2020 Waiting for Gateaux by Ed Waugh & Trevor Wood Maggie Innes
DATES AWAITING CONFIRMATION – CAN YOU HELP?
Spring 83? Whose Life is it Anyway?
19-24 Nov 73? The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley Cyril Richardson
Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn Graham Rowe
See How They Run by Philip King Peter Riley
Both Ends Meet by Arthur Macrae Jessie Monaghan
Spring and Port Wine by Bill Naughton Jessie Monaghan
Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith Peter Riley
Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams Sheila Wych
24 Oct ? 29 Oct ? The Lion in Winter by James Goldman Joyce Moore
Person Unknown by David Butler Lynn Marshall
The Heiress by Ruth & Augustus Goetz (Novel by Henry James) Barbara Crellin
1 dec ? 3 dec ? Toad of Toad Hall by A.A.Milne Junior dp
? ? Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith Peter Riley
24/5/? Butterflies are Free by Leonard Gershe Chris Wych

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