Play Archive

This is a list of plays performed by the Taunton Thespians from their foundation in 1928 until (currently) 2019.
You can click on the play title for a full list of cast and crew, or enter author or title into the search box below.
From the Play page, you'll be able to link to each member's own page and see what they did with the society over the years.
The original data was culled from the printed programme archive by John Burbery and Jane Edwards and converted to table-based web pages by me.
When the society changed their website, this work would have been lost had I not maintained a copy. With a bit of help from Microsoft Copilot, it now resides in a searchable and accessible database. Enjoy!
Note that there are a couple of issues I'm aware of (This page conflates two people, for instance; apologies to both). These will be resolved in the future.


Title Author Year Venue
Quartet Ronald Harwood 2019 Brewhouse Theatre 12th to 16th March 2019
Red Peppers Noël Coward 2019 Brewhouse Theatre 12th to 16th March 2019
The Importance Of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde 2019 On Tour across Somerset 9th to 20th July 2019
When We Are Married J B Priestley 2019 Brewhouse Theatre 5th - 9th November 2019
Oh What A Lovely War by Theatre Workshop, Charles Chilton, Gerry Raffles and Members of the Original Cast 2018 Brewhouse Theatre 6th to 11th November 2018
The Safari Party Tim Firth 2018 Brewhouse Theatre Tue 6th to Sat 10th March 2018
The Tram-Track Tragedy Peter and Patricia Ariss 2018 Somerset County Drama Festival Warehouse Theatre
The Two Gentlemen Of Verona William Shakespeare 2018 On tour across Somerset 10thto 21st July 2018
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie 2017 Brewhouse Theatre Tues 7th to Sat 11th November 2017
Dial "M" for Murder Frederick Knott 2017 Brewhouse Theatre 7th - 11th March 2017
Impatience and Improbability Nicola Dawson 2017 Somerset County Drama Festival 25th March 2017
Telling Canterbury Tales - The Miller's Tale Jeremy Secker 2017 Summer Tour 11th - 22nd July 2017
Telling Canterbury Tales - The Nuns' Priest's Tale Jeremy Secker 2017 Summer Tour 11th - 22nd July 2017
Telling Canterbury Tales - The Pilgrims Jeremy Secker 2017 Summer Tour 11th - 22nd July 2017
Telling Canterbury Tales - The Reeve's Tale Jeremy Secker 2017 Summer Tour 11th - 22nd July 2017
Telling Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath's Tale Jeremy Secker 2017 Summer Tour 11th - 22nd July 2017
To John Lorna Evans 2017 Somerset County Drama Festival Warehouse Theatre
Not Now Darling Ray Cooney and John Chapman 2016 Brewhouse Theatre Taunton 8th - 12th Nov 2016
Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare 2016 Outdoors across Somerset from the 12th to the 23rd of July 2016
Round and Round the Garden Alan Ayckbourn 2016 Brewhouse Theatre Taunton 8th - 12th March 2016
She Stoops to Conquer Oliver Goldsmith 2015 Summer Tour 14th to 25th July 2015
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins dramatised by Nick Warburton 2015 Brewhouse Theatre 17th – 21st November 2015
Tons of Money Will Evans and Valentine revised by Alan Ayckbourn 2015 Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre3rd – 7th March 2015
Murder on the Nile Agatha Christie 2014 Brewhouse Theatre. 18th - 22nd November 2014
Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare 2014 Summer Tour at various venues
The Final Act of Henry Gladstone Matthew Clift 2014 County Drama Festival Warehouse Theatre 2014
The Killing of Sister George Frank Marcus 2014 11th - 15th March 2014
Arsenic and Old Lace Joseph Kesselring 2013 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 19th - 23rd November 2013
Belonging Lissa Gyll 2013 Somerset County Drama Festival March 2013
Office Antics Nicola Breeze 2013 Somerset County Drama Festival 23rd March 2013
Snake in the Grass Alan Ayckbourn 2013 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 12th - 26th March 2013
The Merry Wives of Windsor William Shakespeare 2013 Summer Tour 25th June - 6th July 2013
Cows Karoline Leach 2012 Somerset County Drama Festival March 2012
Lend Me A Tenor Ken Ludwig 2012 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre
Outside Edge Richard Harris 2012 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 13th – 17th March 2012
Sir Terry Pratchett's Lords and Ladies, adapted for the stage Nicola Dawson and Martin Jevon 2012 Summer Tour 2012
A Murder is Announced Leslie Darbon, adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie 2011 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 8th – 12th November 2011
Edwin John Mortimer 2011 Somerset County Drama Festival 2nd April 2011
The Good Doctor Neil Simon 2011 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 15th – 19th March 2011
The Servant of Two Masters Carlo Goldoni, translated by Dorothy Louise 2011 Summer Tour 14th – 25th June 2011
Tourist Office Cosmo Johnson 2011 SFD Original Playwriting Festival Merlin Theatre
Antic Karoline Leach 2010 The Place 10th and 11th September 2010
As You Like It William Shakespeare 2010 Summer Tour 15th - 26th June 2010
Cold Comfort Farm Paul Doust, Adapted from the novel by Stella Gibbons 2010 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 9th - 13th March 2010
David's Birthday Gillian Plowman 2010 The Place 10th and 11th September 2010
GamePlan Alan Ayckbourn 2010 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 10th
Seascape Tony Rushforth 2010 Somerset County Drama Festival 2010
The Good Doctor (excerpts) Neil Simon, adapted from the stories of Anton Chekhov 2010 Overall Winner Somerset County Drama Festival Overall Winner Wessex Area Final AETF
Black Coffee Agatha Christie 2009 Brewhouse Theatre 17th - 21st March 2009
Daisy Pulls It Off Denise Deegan 2009 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 10th to 14th November 2009
Daisy Pulls It Off in Gambia Denise Deegan 2009 Alliance Franco-Gambienne Serrekunda 20th and 22nd November 2009
London Assurance Dion Boucicault 2009 Summer Tour 16th - 26th June 2009
Soho Squared; two One Acts set in Soho. Unknown 2009 Friday 18th September 2009 Waterrow Church and Community Hall 7.30pm Saturday19th September 2009 Halse Village Hall
The Crimson Cocoanut Ian Hay 2009 Friday 18th September 2009 Waterrow Church and Community Hall 7.30pm Saturday19th September 2009 Halse Village Hall
Two Gentlemen Of Soho AP Herbert 2009 One Act Festival entry
An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde 2008 The Brewhouse Theatre 4th — 8th November 2008
Suddenly at Home Francis Durbridge 2008 The Brewhouse Theatre 11th – 15th March 2008
Talking Heads Alan Bennett 2008 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 25th - 27th September 2008
The Zoo Story Edward Albee 2008 Somerset County Drama Festival King's College
The Rivals Richard Brinsley Sheridan 2008 Summer Tour June 2008
You're In Room Eight Les Clarke 2008 One Act festival entry
Cash On Delivery Ray Cooney 2007 Brewhouse Theatre 30th Oct. – 3rd Nov. 2007
Jekyll and Hyde Leonard Caddy 2007 Brewhouse Theatre 13th – 17th March 2007
People Who Live in Boxes Les Clarke 2007 SFD Original Playwriting Festival Little Theatre
Tom Jones Henry Fielding 2007 On Tour 19th - 30th June 2007
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre adapted for the stage Willis Hall 2006 Summer Tour – 20th June - 2nd July 2006
Free Fall Lissa Gyll 2006 Original Play Festival 25th February 2006 and County Drama Festival 11th March 2006
Murdered to Death Peter Gordon 2006 Brewhouse Theatre 14th - 18th November 2006
The Happy Journey Thornton Wilder 2006 The Place in-house 15th and 16th Kingston St Mary 22nd and Burrowbridge 23rd September 2006
The Music Lovers Georges Feydeau 2006 The Place in-house 15th and 16th Kingston St Mary 22nd and Burrowbridge 23rd September 2006
There Goes the Bride Ray Cooney and John Chapman 2006 Brewhouse Theatre 14th – 18th March 2006
Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare 2005 Summer Tour 2005
Sherlock's Excellent Adventure James Barry 2005 The Place 5th January 2005
Taking Steps Alan Ayckbourn 2005 Brewhouse Theatre November 2005
Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters, adapted for the stage Stephen Briggs 2005 Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre 2005
The Comedy of a Summer Season Richard Macauley 2005 Somerset Fellowship of Drama Original Playwriting Competition 2005
The Ghost Train Arnold Ridley 2005 Brewhouse Theatre 15th -19th March 2005
A Comedy of Errors William Shakespeare 2004 Summer Tour 22nd June – 4th July 2004
Hay Fever Noël Coward 2004 Brewhouse Theatre 2004
New Place and Time Richard Macauley 2004 Somerset County Drama Festival 2004
The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2004 Brewhouse Theatre March 2004
A Midsummer-Night's Dream William Shakespeare 2003 Summer Tour 2003
Comic Potential Alan Ayckbourn 2003 Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre 11th - 15th March 2003
Move Over Mrs Markham Ray Cooney and John Chapman 2003 Brewhouse Theatre 11th – 15th November 2003
The Audition Richard Macauley 2003 County Drama Festival 8th March 2003
Thermal Underwear Andrew Davies 2003 The Place February 2003
After the Dream Richard Macaulay 2002 Warehouse Theatre Ilminster
Can You Hear the Music David Campton 2002 Somerset Fellowship of Drama
Murder in the Cathedral T.S.Eliot 2002 The Churches of St John
The Anniversary Bill MacIlwraith 2002 The Place 20th & 21st September 2002
The Hollow Agatha Christie 2002 Brewhouse Theatre 12th - 16th November 2002
The Merry Wives of Windsor William Shakespeare 2002 Summer Tour 18th - 30th June 2002
Time and Time Again Alan Ayckbourn 2002 Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre 23rd - 27th April 2002
Diversions 1 John Bowen 2001 The Place 5th and 6th October 2001
Diversions 2: The Waiting Room John Bowen 2001 The Place 5th and 6th October 2001
Funny Money Ray Cooney 2001 Brewhouse Theatre 27th – 31st March 2001
The Accrington Pals Peter Whelan 2001 Brewhouse Theatre 6th – 10th November 2001
The Cagebirds David Campton 2001 Unknown venue
The Law is an Ass presented David Osborne, the Barrister Bard 2001 Brewhouse Theatre 5th September 2001
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare 2001 Summer Tour 28th June - 8th July 2001
Nude with Violin Noël Coward 2000 Brewhouse Theatre 7th - 11th November 2000
Peril at End House Agatha Christie 2000 Brewhouse Theatre 21st - 25th March 2000
See if I Care Cherry Vooght 2000 Unknown venue
Thanks A lot Elton J. John 2000 Original Playwriting Competition
A Matter of Fact Roger Robinson 1999 The Place 1st and 2nd October 1999
Keeping Down With The Joneses John Chapman and Jeremy Lloyd 1999 Brewhouse Theatre 23rd - 27th March 1999
Murder in the Cathedral T S Eliot 1999 Unknown venue
Philip and Rowena Gillian Plowman 1999 Unknown venue
Turn of the Screw Henry James 1999 Brewhouse Theatre 24th - 27th November 1999
Communicating Doors Alan Ayckbourn 1998 Brewhouse Theatre 24th – 28th November 1998
See How They Run Philip King 1998 Brewhouse Theatre 10th - 14th March 1998
Valued Friends Stephen Jeffreys 1998 The Place 11th - 13th June 1998
Arsenic and Old Lace Joseph Kesselring 1997 Brewhouse Theatre 25th - 29th November 1997
Cinquepace Alec Taylor 1997 County Drama Festival One-Act-Play Festival 1997
Small World Joyce Carter 1997 SFD Original One-Act Playwriting Competition March 1997
The Crucible Arthur Miller 1997 The Place 18th - 20th June 1997
Woman in a Dressing Gown Ted Willis 1997 The Place 12th - 13th September 1997
Worm's Eye View R.F. Delderfield 1997 Brewhouse Theatre 11th – 15th March 1997
Murder at the Vicarage Agatha Christie 1996 Brewhouse Theatre 12th — 16th March 1996
The Children's Hour Lillian Hellman 1996 Barnfield Theatre
When Did You Last See Your Trousers? Ray Galton and John Antrobus 1996 Brewhouse Theatre 26th - 30th November 1996
Journey's End R C Sherriff 1995 Brewhouse Theatre 7th - 11th March 1995
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn Catherine Pedley 1995 Brewhouse Theatre 28th November - 2nd December 1995
May Day Unknown 1995 Unknown venue
The Star Dusters Naomi Sinclair 1995 All England One Act Festival at The Warehouse Theatre
Wildest Dreams Alan Ayckbourn 1995 Brewhouse Theatre 23rd – 27th May 1995
A Bedfull Of Foreigners Dave Freeman 1994 Brewhouse Theatre 10th - 14th May 1994
Our Town Thornton Wilder 1994 Brewhouse Theatre 29th November – 3rd December 1994
The Admission Unknown 1994 Unknown venue
Up 'n' Under John Godber 1994 Brewhouse Theatre 8th - 12th March 1994
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie 1993 Brewhouse Theatre 11th to 15th May 1993
Charley’s Aunt Brandon Thomas 1993 Brewhouse Theatre 7th – 11th September 1993
Drama and Other Stories Anton Chekhov 1993 Somerset One-Act Drama Festival North Curry Village Hall
Hobson's Choice Harold Brighouse 1993 Brewhouse Theatre 9th – 13th March 1993
The Donahue Sisters Geraldine Aron 1993 Somerset One-Act Drama Festival 1993
What the Butler Saw Joe Orton 1993 Brewhouse Theatre 30th November – 4th December 1993
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens 1992 Brewhouse Theatre 1st – 5th December 1992
As You Like It William Shakespeare 1992 Brewhouse Theatre 12th- 16th May 1992
Barefoot in the Park Neil Simon 1992 Brewhouse Theatre 3rd – 7th March 1992
Madame D Jean Anouilh 1992 Unknown venue
Touch and Go Derek Benfield 1992 Brewhouse Theatre 8th - 12th September 1992
Amadeus Peter Shaffer 1991 Brewhouse Theatre 14th – 18th May 1991
Careful Rapture Jack Popplewell 1991 Unknown venue
The Barretts of Wimpole Street Rudolph Besier 1991 Brewhouse Theatre 19th – 23rd November 1991
The Rivals Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1991 Brewhouse Theatre 10th – 14th September 1991
Witness for the Prosecution Agatha Christie 1991 Brewhouse Theatre 6th – 9th March 1991
Cathedral – Ten Minutes Peter Preston 1990 Puriton Village Hall 3rd March 1990 Somerset Fellowship of Drama County Drama Festival
Come Blow Your Horn Neil Simon 1990 Brewhouse Theatre 15th – 19th May 1990
Pardon me, Prime Minister Edward Taylor and John Graham 1990 Brewhouse Theatre 20th – 24th November 1990
The Annotator Adrienne Howell 1990 Puriton Village Hall 3 March 1990 Somerset Fellowship of Drama
The Deep Blue Sea Terence Rattigan 1990 Brewhouse Theatre 11th – 15th September 1990
The Lion in Winter James Goldman 1990 Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre 6th – 10th March
A Family Occasion Unknown 1989 Unknown venue
A Resounding Tinkle N F Simpson 1989 Unknown venue
Absent Friends Alan Ayckbourn 1989 Brewhouse Theatre 1989
Alfie Bill Naughton 1989 Brewhouse Theatre 9th – 13th May 1989
Blithe Spirit Noël Coward 1989 Brewhouse Theatre March 1989
Brief Counsel Geoffrey Harper 1989 Bridgwater Arts Centre 18th March 1989 Somerset Fellowship of Drama One-Act Play writing Competition
Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted and dramatised by Tim Kelly 1989 Brewhouse Theatre November 1989
Cinquepace Alec Taylor 1988 Unknow venue
Dangerous Corner J. B. Priestley 1988 Brewhouse Theatre 13th – 17th September 1988
Death Trap Ira Levin 1988 Brewhouse Theatre March 1988
Wanted One Body Raymond Dyer 1988 Brewhouse Theatre 22nd – 26th November 1988
Waters of the Moon N. C. Hunter 1988 Brewhouse Theatre May 1988
Great Expectations Sir Alec Guinness adapted from the novel by  Charles Dickens 1987 Brewhouse Theatre 24th – 28th November 1987
Look Out for the Catch Jean McConnell 1987 Brewhouse Theatre 15th – 19th September 1987
Not Now Darling Ray Cooney and John Chapman 1987 Brewhouse Theatre 12th – 16th May 1987
Vivat! Vivat Regina! Robert Bolt 1987 Brewhouse Theatre 10th – 14th March 1987
A Minor Problem Karoline Leach 1986 Entry for the All-England Theatre Festival performed at West Monkton Village Hall
Confusions Alan Ayckbourn 1986 Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre
Move Over Mrs Markham Ray Cooney and John Chapman 1986 Brewhouse Theatre 13th – 17th May 1986
Quiet Weekend Esther McCracken 1986 Brewhouse Theatre 4th  – 8th  March 1986
Voyage Round my Father John Mortimer 1986 Brewhouse Theatre 16th – 20th September 1986
An Inspector Calls J. B. Priestley 1985 Brewhouse Theatre 17th – 21st September 1985
Cause and Effect Joan Farbus 1985 St Audries School for Girls
Sailor Beware Philip King and Falkland Cary 1985 Brewhouse Theatre 1985
The Shop at Sly Corner Edward Percy 1985 Brewhouse Theatre December 1985
Under Milk Wood Dylan Thomas 1985 Brewhouse Theatre March 1985
A Flea in Her Ear Georges Feydeau (translated by John Mortimer) 1984 Brewhouse Theatre December 1984
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime Constance Cox (Based on a story by Oscar Wilde ) 1984 Brewhouse Theatre 22nd – 26th May 1984
Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier 1984 Brewhouse Theatre 13th – 17th March 1984
Tom Jones based on the novel Henry Fielding,  Dramatised by Joan MacAlpine 1984 Brewhouse Theatre 25th – 29th September 1984
Flare Path Terence Rattigan 1983 Brewhouse Theatre 15th – 19th March 1983
Taking Steps Alan Ayckbourn 1983 Brewhouse Theatre 24th – 28th May 1983
The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum  Dramatised by Adele Thane 1983 Brewhouse Theatre 6th – 10th December 1983
Worm’s Eye View R. F. Delderfield 1983 Brewhouse Theatre 1983
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens by 1982 Brewhouse Theatre 7th – 11th December 1982
Birds on the Wing Peter Yeldham 1982 Brewhouse Theatre 14th – 18th September 1982
The Winslow Boy Terence Rattigan 1982 Brewhouse Theatre 16th – 20th February 1982
Travesties Tom Stoppard 1982 Brewhouse Theatre 1st – 5th June 1982
Crown Matrimonial Royce Ryton 1981 Brewhouse Theatre 17th – 21st March 1981
Five Finger Exercise Peter Shaffer 1981 Brewhouse Theatre 8th – 12th September 1981
Haul for the Shore Jean McConnell 1981 Brewhouse Theatre 8th – 12th December 1981
Uproar in the House Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot 1981 Brewhouse Theatre 26th – 30th May 1981
London Assurance Dion Boucicault 1980 Brewhouse Theatre 12th – 27th September 1980
Pink String and Sealing Wax Roland Pertwee 1980 Brewhouse Theatre 27th – 31st May 1980
The Boyfriend Sandy Wilson 1980 Brewhouse Theatre 9th – 13th December 1980
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Edward Albee 1980 Brewhouse Theatre March 18th – 22nd 1980
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll 1979 Brewhouse Theatre 11th – 15th December 1979
Cæsar and Cleopatra George Bernard Shaw 1979 Brewhouse Theatre . 6th – 10th March 1979
Habeas Corpus Alan Bennett 1979 Brewhouse Theatre 22nd – 26th May 1979
How The Other Half Loves Alan Ayckbourn 1979 Brewhouse Theatre 25th – 29th September 1979
Anastasia Marcelle Maurette 1978 Brewhouse Theatre 23rd – 27th May 1978
Charley’s Aunt Brandon Thomas 1978 Brewhouse Theatre 4th – 9th December 1978
Hay Fever Noël Coward 1978 Brewhouse Theatre 7th – 11th February 1978
Three Sisters Anton Chekhov 1978 Brewhouse Theatre 17th -  21st October 1978
Move Over Mrs Markham Ray Cooney and John Chapman 1977 Corfield Hall 25th – 29th January 1977
The Killing of Sister George Frank Marcus 1977 Brewhouse Theatre 18th – 22nd October 1977
The School for Scandal Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1977 The Brewhouse Theatre 10th – 14th May 1977 This was Thespians' first production at the newly opened Brewhouse.
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson. Adapted from the book by Bernard Miles, Peter Coe and Josephine Wilson 1977 Brewhouse Theatre 13th – 17th December 1977
Black Comedy Peter Shaffer 1976 Second part of a double bill with “The Real Inspector Hound”  Corfield Hall 23rd – 27th March 1976
Gaslight Patrick Hamilton 1976 Corfield Hall.  - - -  September 1976
The Real Inspector Hound Tom Stoppard 1976 Corfield Hall 23rd – 27th March 1976
Toad of Toad Hall A. A. Milne 1976 Corfield Hall 27th – 31st January 1976
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare 1976 Corfield Hall 23rd – 27th November 1976
A View From the Bridge Arthur Miller 1975 Corfield Hall 1975 (Programme undated)
Abelard and Heloise Ronald Miller 1975 Corfield Hall 9th – 13th December 1975
Barefoot in the Park Neil Simon 1975 Corfield Hall 13th – 17th May 1975
Suddenly at Home Francis Durbridge 1975 Corfield Hall 1975 (Programme undated)
The Rivals Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1975 Corfield Hall 14th – 18th January 1975
Bequest to the Nation Terence Rattigan 1974 Corfield Hall 1974 (Programme undated beyond season 74 – 5
Halfway up the Tree Peter Ustinov 1974 Corfield Hall 22nd February 1974
Halfway up the Tree Peter Ustinov 1974 Corfield Hall 22nd February 1974
Oh! What a Lovely War Charles Chilton & Theatre Workshop 1974 Corfield Hall 19th–23rd March 1974
The Secretary Bird William Douglas Home 1974 Corfield Hall 1974 (No programme or dates in paper archive)
Becket Jean Anouilh 1973 Corfield Hall 16th - 20th October 1973
Boeing Boeing Marc Camoletti and Beverley Cross 1973 Corfield Hall 15th – 19th May 1973
The Devils Disciple George Bernard Shaw 1973 Corfield Hall 20th -- 24th March 1973
Under Milk Wood Dylan Thomas 1973 Venue not known 1973
A Man for All Seasons Robert Bolt 1972 (No further information in paper archive) 1972
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen 1972 Corfield Hall 16th – 20th May 1972
Relatively Speaking Alan Ayckbourn 1972 Corfield Hall 15th – 18th March 1972
Waltz of the Toreadors Jean Anouilh 1972 Corfield Hall 19th – 22nd January
Lock Up Your Daughters Sir Bernard Miles adapted from Henry Fielding’s Rape Upon Rape 1971 Corfield Hall 23rd – 27th November
The Beaux' Stratagem George Farquhar 1971 Corfield Hall 17th – 20th March
Wild Goose Chase Derek Benfield 1971 Corfield Hall 20th – 23rd January
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Peter Nichols 1970 Corfield Hall 21st – 22nd July
An Inspector Calls J B Priestley 1970 Corfield Hall 30th September – 3rd October
Great Expectations Charles Dickens 1970 Corfield Hall 11th – 14th March
Man and Superman George Bernard Shaw 1970 Corfield Hall 21st – 24th January
The Lion in Winter James Goldman 1970 Corfield Hall 25th – 28th November
A Penny for a Song John Whiting 1969 Corfield Hall 22nd – 25th January
All My Sons Arthur Miller 1969 Corfield Hall 19th – 22nd March
I'll Get My Man Philip King 1969 Corfield Hall 26th – 29th November
Wait Until Dark Frederick Knott 1969 Corfield Hall 8th – 11th October
Don't Listen Ladies Sacha Guitry 1968 Corfield Hall 24th – 27th January
Farewell, Farewell Eugene John Vari 1968 Corfield Hall 27th – 30th November
The Birthday Party Harold Pinter 1968 Unkown venue
The Duenna Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1968 Corfield Hall 8th – 12thth October
Tom Jones Henry Fielding 1968 Corfield Hall 26th – 30th March
Dandy Dick A W Pinero 1967 Corfield Hall 17th – 20th October
Ladies in Retirement Edward Percy and Reginald Denham 1967 Corfield Hall 15th – 18th March
Rattle of a Simple Man Charles Dyer 1967 The Town Hall
The Crucible Arthur Miller 1967 Corfield Hall 27th – 30th November
The Happiest Days of Your Life John Dighton 1967 Corfield Hall 11th – 14th January
The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde 1967 Corfield Hall 24th – 25th February
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Oscar Wilde from a short story 1966 Corfield Hall 12th – 15th January
The Barretts of Wimpole Street Rudolph Besier 1966 Corfield Hall 26th – 30th October
The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams 1966 Corfield Hall July 30th 1966 Town Hall
The Private Ear and the Public Eye Peter Shaffer 1966 Corfield Hall 16th – 19th March
Blithe Spirit Noël Coward 1965 The Odeon 28th – 30th October
Goodnight Mrs Puffin Arthur Lovegrove 1965 Corfield Hall 14th – 16th January
Hobson's Choice Harold Brighouse 1965 The Odeon 25th – 27th October
Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë 1965 Corfield Hall 18th – 20th March
A Taste of Honey Shelagh Delaney 1964 Corfield Hall 29th April - 2nd May
Spider's Web Agatha Christie 1964 Odeon Theatre 26th - 28th October
The Amorous Prawn Anthony Kimmins 1964 Corfield Hall 8th - 11th January
The Irregular Verb "To Love" Hugh and Margaret Williams 1964 Odeon Theatre 29th - 31st October
Salad Days: Book and lyrics Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade, music by Julian Slade 1963 Odeon Theatre 21st - 26th October
Simple Spymen John Chapman 1963 Corfield Hall 9th – 12th January
Waiting in the Wings Noël Coward 1963 Corfield Hall 27th - 30th March
Dry Rot John Chapman 1962 Corfield Hall January 10th - 13th
Romanoff and Juliet Peter Ustinov 1962 Odeon Theatre October 22nd - 27th
The Brontës Alfred Sangster 1962 Ladymead School
The Garden of Adonis Peter Watling 1962 Corfield Hall March 14th - 17th
Uncle Vanya Anton Chekov, translated from the Russian by Marian Fell 1962 Ladymead School
Breath of Spring Peter Coke 1961 Corfield Hall June 1st - 3rd
Flowering Cherry Robert Bolt 1961 ***(apparently not suitable for children under 13!!)*** The Studio
Meet Me Moonlight, by Anthony Lesser 1961 Corfield Hall January 11th - 14th
Teahouse of the August Moon John Patrick 1961 Odeon Theatre October 23rd - 28th
The Deep Blue Sea Terence Rattigan 1961 Corfield Hall March 15th - 18th
A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams 1960 1960 ; NO DATES OR VENUE GIVEN ON PROGRAMME
Fool's Paradise Peter Coke 1960 Odeon Theatre October 24th - 26th
Not In The Book Arthur Watkyn 1960 Odeon Theatre October 27th - 29th
The Chalk Garden Enid Bagnold 1960 Corfield Hall March 23rd - 26th
The Fruits of Knowledge Kenneth Galloway 1960 Corfield Hall January 13th - 16th
An Italian Straw Hat Eugene LaBiche and Marc-Michel 1959 Corfield Hall 7th - 10th January
Dear Delinquent Jack Popplewell 1959 Odeon Theatre 29th - 31st October
Julius Caesar William Shakespeare 1959 Corfield Hall May 7th - 9th
Sailor Beware Philip King and Falkland Cary 1959 Odeon Theatre 26th – 28th October
The House The Lake, by Hugh Mills 1959 Corfield Hall March 11th - 14th
The Vigil Ladislas Fodor 1959 Corfield Hall March 11th - 14th
A Question of Fact Wynard Brown 1958 Corfield Hall 19th – 22nd March
Life with the Girls John Wooldridge 1958 Corfield Hall 22nd - 25th January
Separate Tables Terence Rattigan 1958 Odeon Theatre 27th - 29th October 1958
The Reluctant Debutante William Douglas Home 1958 Corfield Hall 30th October - November 1st
Sabrina Fair Samuel Taylor 1957 Corfield Hall 23rd - 26th January
The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare 1957 Corfield Hall 20th - 23rd March
The Book of the Month Basil Thomas 1957 Odeon Theatre October
The School for Scandal Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1957 Odeon Theatre 28th - 30th October
Reluctant Heroes Colin Morris 1956 Odeon Theatre 26th - 28th November
Seagulls Over Sorrento Hugh Hastings 1956 Corfield Hall 3rd - 7th January
The Cross Kenneth Galloway 1956 Divisional Final of the National Festival of Community Drama (One Act Plays) The Town Hall
The Noble Spaniard W Somerset Maugham 1956 Corfield Hall 19th - 21st April
Witness for the Prosecution Agatha Christie 1956 Odeon Theatre 29th November - 1st December
Worlds Apart Kenneth Galloway 1956 Corfield Hall 3rd - 6th October
A Murder Has Been Arranged Emlyn Williams 1955 Odeon Theatre 31st October – 5th November
As Long As They're Happy Vernon Sylvaine 1955 Odeon Theatre 31st October – 5th November
Ring Round the Moon Jean Anouilh 1955 Corfield Hall 5th - 8th January
The Applecart Bernard Shaw 1955 Corfield Hall 9th - 12th March
Two Gentlemen of Verona William Shakespeare 1955 Corfield Hall 10th - 12th May
Bonaventure Charlotte Hastings 1954 Corfield Hall February/March
Queen Elizabeth Slept Here Talbot Rothwell 1954 Corfield Hall 4th – 9th January
The Poltergeist Frank Harvey 1954 Corfield Hall 16th – 20th November
The River Line Charles Morgan 1954 Corfield Hall 16th - 20th March
Waters of the Moon N. C. Hunter 1954 Odeon Theatre 18th - 23rd October
Autumn Crocus Dodie Smith 1953 Corfield Hall 19th January
Pride and Prejudice Helen Jerome, adapted from Jane Austen’s novel. 1953 Corfield Hall 27th and 28th February
Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw 1953 Corfield Hall 23rd – 26th November
See How They Run Philip King 1953 Corfield Hall 12th – 17th January
The Gioconda Smile Aldous Huxley 1953 Corfield Hall 23rd - 28th March
The Hollow Agatha Christie 1953 Odeon Theatre 19th – 24th October
The Importance of Being Psmith Kenneth Galloway 1953 Corfield Hall 8th
Dear Octopus Dodie Smith 1952 Corfield Hall 14th and 16th February
Off the Record Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall 1952 Corfield Hall 7th – 12th January
The Artist Tchekov 1952 Corfield Hall March 1st 1952
The Cocktail Party T S Eliot 1952 Corfield Hall 2nd – 3rd December
The Heiress Ruth and Augustus Goetz, adapted from Washington Square, a novel by Henry James 1952 Corfield Hall 10th – 15th March
The Vigil Ladislas Fodor 1952 Corfield Hall 3rd – 4th April
Treasure Hunt M J Farrell and John Perry 1952 Odeon Theatre 20th – 25th October
A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare 1951 The grounds of the Castle Hotel
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Ian Hay and P G Wodehouse 1951 Corfield Hall 8th – 13th January 1951 .
Lady Windermere’s Fan Oscar Wilde 1951 Odeon Theatre 22nd – 27th October 1951 .
Mary Blake Kenneth Galloway 1951 Corfield Hall 15th and 16th June and Bridgwater Town Hall 21st June
Playbill Terence Rattigan: The Browning Version and Harlequinade 1951 Corfield Hall 30th April – 5th May 1951 .
The Cock's Stride Anne Lee-Michell 1951 Corfield Hall 13th and 14th June and Bridgwater Town Hall 22nd June
The Cradle Song Gregorio and Maria Martínez Sierra 1951 Corfield Hall 5th and 6th June 1951 .
The Lady's Not for Burning Christopher Fry 1951 Corfield Hall 30th November and 1st December 1951 .
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie 1950 Corfield Hall 15th – 21st March 1950 .
Arsenic and Old Lace Joseph Kesselring 1950 Odeon Theatre 23rd – 28th October
Great Day Lesley Storm 1950 The Village Hall at Croxley
After the Deluge M J Robinson 1949 Various venues March/April 1949 This original one act was taken to the County Drama Festival.
Thark Ben Travers 1949 St Andrew’s Hall
The First Gentleman Norman Ginsbury 1949 Odeon Theatre 24th – 29th October
The Winslow Boy Terence Rattigan 1949 St Andrew’s Hall
Tony Kenneth Galloway 1949 Originally presented at the Corfield Hall Taunton
Frieda Ronald Millar 1948 St Andrew’s Hall
It’s All Very Odd Kenneth Galloway 1948 November 1948
Shall We Join The Ladies? J M Barrie 1948 Odeon Theatre October 25th - 30th
The Shop at Sly Corner Edward Percy 1948 Odeon Theatre October 25th - 30th
When Knights Were Bold Charles Marlowe 1948 St Andrew’s Hall
Budge, Budge Not N K Smith 1947 Presented by the Taunton Thespian Club in either 1947 or 1952
Carpet Slippers W A Darlington 1947 St Andrew’s Hall
Green Garters Wilfred Harvey 1947 Presented by the Taunton Thespian Club in either 1947 or 1952
Lucrezia Borgia’s Little Party A J Talbot 1947 Victoria Rooms
Quiet Weekend Esther McCracken 1947 St Andrew’s Hall
Vanity Fair adapted from Thackeray’s novel Constance Cox 1947 Odeon Theatre October 28th – November 1st 1947 .
Vassals Departing Stuart Ready 1947 Presented by the Taunton Thespian Club in either 1947 or 1952
Acacia Avenue Mabel and Denis Constanduros 1946 Memorial Hall Taunton School 10th – 13th April
Danse Macabre J A Ferguson 1946 Taunton 15th March 1946
Rebecca Daphne du Maurier 1946 Odeon Theatre 28th – 30th October
Such Stuff as Dreams J A Ferguson 1946 Taunton 15th March 1946
This Happy Breed Noël Coward 1946 Memorial Hall Taunton School 31st December 1946 – 7th January 1947 .
Busman's Honeymoon Dorothy L Sayers and Muriel St Clare Byrne 1945 Memorial Hall Taunton School 18th – 21st April
Housemaster Ian Hay 1945 Odeon Theatre 17th – 19th December
They Came to a City J B Priestley 1945 Memorial Hall Taunton School 12th – 15th September
Whiteoaks Mazo de la Roche 1945 Odeon Theatre 8th – 10th January
Robert's Wife St John Ervine 1944 Memorial Hall Taunton School 14th – 16th September
Rookery Nook Ben Travers 1944 Empire Hall 24th – 26th April
The Middle Watch Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall 1944 Empire Hall 5th – 7th January
Arms and the Man Bernard Shaw 1943 Memorial Hall Taunton School 16th – 18th September
Laburnum Grove J B Priestley 1943 Odeon Theatre 10th – 12th May
Quiet Wedding Esther McCracken 1943 Memorial Hall Taunton School 7th and 9th January
Candida Bernard Shaw 1942 Memorial Hall Taunton School 8th – 9th January
Ebb Tide Wilfred H Tyler 1942 Memorial Hall Taunton School 8th – 9th January
Grouse in June N. C. Hunter 1942 Odeon Theatre 20th – 22nd April
Full House Ivor Novello 1941 Memorial Hall Taunton School 24th – 25th January
When We Are Married J B Priestley 1941 Odeon Theatre 21st – 23rd April
George and Margaret Gerald Savory 1940 Odeon Theatre 1st – 3rd April
Hay Fever Noël Coward 1939 Date and venue unknown It would seem that Act I was produced as a festival entry
Tovarich Jacques Deval, translated by Robert E Sherwood 1939 Taunton Town Hall 1st April 1939 Part of the British Drama League Festival programme for 1939.
Tangled Skeins Hermon Ould 1938 A British Drama League Festival entry
The Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness Orczy 1938 Odeon Theatre 21st – 23rd February
A Room in the Tower J Palgrave Simpson 1937 A British Drama League Festival entry
A School for Coquettes J Palgrave Simpson 1937 A British Drama League Festival entry
Distinguished Gathering James Parish 1937 Odeon Theatre 1st – 3rd February
Indoor Fireworks Arthur MacRae 1937 The Town Hall
A Damsel in Distress Ian Hay and P G Wodehouse 1936 The Lyceum Theatre 17th – 19th February
First Instalment Molly Whiteman 1936 A British Drama League Festival entry
Love and How to Cure It Thornton Wilder 1936 A British Drama League Festival entry
The Sickness of Salome Wilfred Westlake 1936 A British Drama League Festival entry
A Hundred Years Old S and J Alvarez Quintero 1935 The Lyceum Theatre 25th – 27th March
And So To Bed (Act II) Mary Pakington 1935 A British Drama League Festival entry
The Vision at the Inn Susan Buchan 1935 A British Drama League Festival entry
Today of All Days Philip Johnson 1935 The Lyceum Theatre 25th – 27th March
Villa for Sale Sacha Guitry 1935 A British Drama League Festival entry
Hay Fever Noël Coward 1934 The Lyceum Theatre 29th – 31st January
King's Pawn Molly Whiteman and John Wilkins 1934 A British Drama League Festival entry
Send Her Victorious Philip Johnson 1934 A British Drama League Festival entry
The House With the Twisty Windows Mary Pakington 1934 A British Drama League Festival entry
Berkeley Square John Balderston 1933 The Lyceum Theatre 20th – 22nd February
The Rising Generation Wyn Weaver and Laura Leycester 1932 St Andrew’s Hall
The Admirable Crichton J M Barrie 1931 The Lyceum Theatre 12th– 14th February
Ambrose Applejohn’s Adventure Walter Hackett 1930 The Lyceum Theatre 20th – 22nd February
Shall We Join The Ladies? J M Barrie 1930 The Lyceum Theatre 20th – 22nd February
The Professor's Love Story J M Barrie 1929 The Lyceum Theatre 28th February
Tilly of Bloomsbury Ian Hay 1928 The Lyceum Theatre 13th – 15th February