2010 – Present Productions

2010

Ladies Down Under by Amanda Whittington
Produced by Gordon Hunt
Performance date(s): 17th – 20th February 2010

Butterflies are Free by Leonard Gershe
Produced by Tom Matthew
Performance date(s): 7th – 10th April 2010

Out of Focus by Peter Gordon
Produced by Alfie Newton
Performance date(s): 9th – 12th June 2010

The Steamie by Tony Roper, songs by Dave Anderson
Produced by Jean Macmillan
Performance date(s): 1st – 4th September 2010

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, adapted by James Roose-Evans
Produced by Fiona Chapman
Performance date(s): 20th – 23rd October 2010

The Pied Piper by Neil Cox & Alan Davie
Produced by Neil Cox & Alan Davie
Performance date(s): 9th – 18th December 2010 (6th, 7th and 8th December performances cancelled due to bad weather)

2011

Women on the Verge of HRT by Marie Jones
Produced by Eileen McKenna
Performance date(s): 16th – 19th February 2011

Caught on the Hop by Derek Benfield
Produced by Tom Matthew
Performance date(s): 6th – 9th April 2011

How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn
Produced by Alfie Newton
Performance date(s): 8th – 11th June 2011

Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington
Produced by Fiona Chapman
Performance date(s): 31st August – 3rd September 2011

The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson
Produced by Michael Emans
Performance date(s): 19th – 22nd October 2011

Cinderella by Hazel Brown
Produced by Hazel Brown
Performance date(s): 5th – 17th December 2011 (8th December performance cancelled due to bad weather)

2012

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
Produced by Aileen Waite
Performance dates: 15th – 18th February 2012

The Dixie Swim Club by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten
Produced by Eileen McKenna
Performance dates: 4th – 7th April 2012

Laying the Ghost by Simon Williams
Produced by Susan Hunt
Performance dates: 13th – 16th June 2012

Calendar Girls by Tim Firth. Based on the Miramax motion picture by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth
Produced by Jean Macmillan
Performance dates: 5th – 8th September 2012 (including matinée performance on 8th September)

Woman in Mind by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Michael Emans
Performance dates: 24th – 27th October 2012

Once Upon a Fairytale by Neil Cox
Produced by Neil Cox. Assistant Producer: Eileen McKenna
Performance dates: 3rd – 15th December 2012

2013

Abandonment by Kate Atkinson
Produced by Eileen McKenna
Performance dates: 13th – 16th February 2013

Murdered to Death by Peter Gordon
Produced by Alfie Newton
Performance dates: 10th – 13th April 2013

Laugh? I Nearly Went to Miami! by Miles Tredinnick
Produced by David Legge
Performance dates: 19th – 22nd June 2013

Shakers Re-Stirred by John Godber & Jane Thornton
Produced by Fiona Chapman
Performance dates: 4th – 7th September 2013

Comic Potential by Alan Ayckbourn
Produced by Dave Bennet
Performance dates: 23rd – 26th October 2013

Aladdin by George Waite
Produced by Aileen Waite
Performance dates: 9th – 21st December 2013

2014

Secondary Cause of Death by Peter Gordon
Produced by Alfie Newton
Performance dates: 12th – 15th February 2014

Whisky Galore by James Scotland. From the novel by Compton Mackenzie
Produced by Susan Hunt
Performance dates: 9th – 12th April 2014

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright
Produced by David Legge
Performance dates: 18th – 21st June 2014

The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr
Directed by John Shaw
Performance dates: 3rd – 6th September 2014

Oh What a Lovely War by Joan Littlewood, Charles Chilton and Gerry Raffles
Produced by Alfie Newton
Performance dates: 22nd – 25th Ocotber 2014

Dick Whittington by Hazel Brown
Produced by Hazel Brown
Performance dates: 8th – 20th December 2014

2015

The Thrill of Love by Amanda Whittington
Produced by David Legge
Performance dates: 18th – 21st February 2015

Curtain Up! by Peter Quilter
Produced by Eileen McKenna
Performance dates: 8th – 11th April 2015

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off by Liz Lochhead
Produced by Rachael Wilson
Performance dates: 17th – 20th June 2015

Haywire by Eric Chappell
Produced by Dave Bennet
Performance dates: 2nd – 5th September 2015

The God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza. Translated by Christopher Hampton
Produced by Gary Nelson
Performance dates: 21st – 24th October 2015

Alice in Wonderland by Neil Cox
Produced by Neil Cox
Performance dates: 7th – 19th December 2015

2016

The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell
Produced by Michael Emans
Performance dates: 17th – 20th February 2016

Your Turn to Clean the Stair by Rona Munro
Produced by Eileen McKenna
Performance dates: 6th – 9th April 2016

Nana’s Naughty Knickers by Katherine DiSavino
Produced by Alfie Newton
Performance dates: 15th – 18th June 2016

Ladies Down Under by Amanda Whittington
Produced by Eileen McKenna
Performance dates: 31st August – 3rd September 2016

Good Things by Liz Lochhead
Produced by Jean Macmillan
Performance dates: 19th – 22nd October 2016

Robin Hood by George Waite
Produced by Aileen Waite
Performance dates: 7th – 10th and 13th – 17th December 2016

2017

The Ladykillers by Graham Linehan
Produced by David Legge
Performance dates: 15th – 18th February 2017

The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr.
Produced by Alfie Newton
Performance dates: 5th – 8th April 2017

Time of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn
Produced by Dave Bennet
Performance dates: 14th – 17th June 2017

Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee (adapted for the stage by James Roose-Evans)
Produced by David Legge
Performance dates: 30th August – 2nd September 2017

The Kitchen Sink by Tom Wells
Directed by Rachael Wilson
Performance dates: 18th – 21st October 2017

Beauty and the Beast by Neil Cox
Produced by Neil Cox
Performance dates: 28th November – 2nd December and 5th – 9th December 2017

2018

Things My Mother Taught Me by Katherine DiSavino
Produced by Alfie Newton
Performance dates: 14th – 17th February 2018

California Suite by Neil Simon
Directed by Michael Emans
Performance dates: 4th – 7th April 2018

Like a Virgin by Gordon Steel
Directed by Dave Bennet
Performance dates: 13th – 16th June 2018

Bouncers (Remix) by John Godber
Directed by Dave Bennet
Performance dates: 22nd – 25th August 2018

Ladies in Lavender (adapted for the stage by Shaun McKenna)
Directed by Anne Macfie
Performance dates: 10th – 13th October 2018

Jack and the Beanstalk
Directed by Dave Bennet
Performance dates: 4th – 8th December and 11th – 15th December 2018

2019

Some of My Best Friends are Women by Carole Tricker
Produced by Lorraine Muir
Performance dates: 13th – 16th February 2019

A Bunch of Amateurs by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman
Produced by Eileen McKenna
Performance dates: 3rd – 6th April 2019

Taking Over the Asylum by Donna Franceschild
Produced by David Legge
Performance dates: 12th – 15th June 2019

The Scottish Play by Graham Holliday
Produced by Alfie Newton
Performance dates: 28th August – 31st August 2019

Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by John Shaw
Performance dates: 9th – 12th October 2019

Mother Goose by Hazel Brown
Produced by Hazel Brown
Performance dates: 27th – 30th November and  3rd – 7th December 2019

2020

One Day I’ll Fly Away by Janet Shaw
Produced by Tom Matthew
Performance dates: 19th – 22nd February 2020

April 2020  –  No production due to pandemic restrictions

June 2020 –  No production due to pandemic restrictions

August 2020 – No production due to pandemic  restrictions

October 2020 – No production due to pandemic  restrictions

December 2020 – No production due to pandemic  restrictions

February 2021  –  No production due to pandemic restrictions

April 2021  –  No production due to pandemic restrictions

June 2021 –  No production due to pandemic restrictions

August 2021 – No production due to pandemic  restrictions

October 2021  –  No production due to pandemic restrictions

A Kick in the Baubles by Gordon Steel

Directed by Dave Bennet and Susan Hunt

Performance dates: 2-4 December and 9-11 December 2021

2022

Ladies’ Day by Amanda Whittington
Directed by Lorraine Muir
Performance dates: 30th March to 2nd April 2022

Thick as a Brick by John Godber – Music by John Pattison
Directed by Dave Bennet – Choreographer, Jean Armstrong –  Musical Director, Hazel Brown
Performance dates: 8th June to 11th June 2022

Cuttin’ a Rug  by John Byrne
Directed by David Legge
Performance dates: 7th – 9th September 2022

A Focus on One Acts (EK Arts Centre)
Performance dates: 12th – 15th October 2022

Aladdin by Neil Cox
Directed by Jean Armstrong –  Musical Director – Hazel Brown
Performance dates: 30th November to 3rd December and 6th to 10th December  2022

2023

House Guest  by Frances Durbridge
Directed by Eileen McKenna
Performance dates: 29th March – 1st April 2023

Up ‘N’ Under by John Godber
Directed by Dave Bennet – Choreographed by Jean Armstrong
Performance dates: 7th June to 10th June 2023

Blithe Spirit  by Noel Coward
Directed by Anne MacFie
Performance dates: 6th September – 9th September 2023

Girls’ Night  by Frances Louise Roche
Directed by Jean Armstrong
Performance dates: October 4th – 7th  2023

Snow White and the Magic Magic Mirror by Hazel Brown
Directed by Hazel Brown –  Production Team – Hazel Brown, Jean Armstrong
Performance dates: 22nd  November to 25th November and 28th November to December 2nd 2023

2024

The Gatekeeper  by Chloe Moss
Directed by Tom Matthew
Performance dates: 27th March – 30th March 2024

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