The 1980s
In the 1980s we started performing our now famous pantomimes for the first time.
Click on any underlined play to see more, including programmes and photos
Click on any underlined play to see more, including programmes and photos
1980s Performances
102. "The House On The Cliff" by George Batson - 21st - 23rd February 1980
103. "Spinoff" by Jack Sharkey - 15th - 17th May 1980
104. "Murder Without Men" by T B Morris - 6th - 8th November 1980
105. "The Irregular Verb To Love" by Hugh & Margaret Williams - 19th - 21st February 1981
106. "The Aspern Papers" by Michael Redgrave - 14th - 16th May 1981
107. "Cinderella" by Norman Robbins - 12th - 16th January 1982
108. "Brush With A Body" by Maurice McLoughlin - 20th - 22nd May 1982
109. "Move Over Mrs Markham" by Ray Cooney & John Chapman - 21st - 23rd October 1982
110. "Edwardian Music Hall" by Various - 16th - 19th February 1983
111. "Last Of The Red Hot Lovers" by Neil Simon - 12th - 14th May 1983
112. "Aladdin" by John Morley - 17th - 21st January 1984
113. "The Edge Of Darkness" by Brian Clemens - 17th - 19th May 1984
114. "My Friend Miss Flint" by Donald Churchill & Peter Yeldham - 1st - 3rd November 1984
115. "Relatively Speaking" by Alan Ayckbourn - 31st January - 2nd February 1985
116. "No Time For Fig Leaves" by Duncan Greenwood & Robert King - 18th - 20th April 1985
117. "Billy Liar" by Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall - 29th January - 1st February 1986
118. "Barefoot In The Park" by Neil Simon - 7th - 10th May 1986
119. "Tom The Piper's Son" by Norman Robbins - 1st - 6th December 1986
120. "Outside Edge" by Richard Harris - 4th - 7th March 1987
121. "Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding (adapted by Joan Macalpine) - 13th - 16th May 1987
122. "Season's Greetings" by Alan Ayckbourn - 18th - 21st November 1987
123. "Out Of Sight, Out Of Murder" by Fred Carmichael - 2nd - 5th March 1988
124. "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw - 18th - 21st May 1988
125. "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens (adapted by Shaun Sutton) - 13th - 17th December 1988
126. "Absent Friends" by Alan Ayckbourn - 8th - 11th March 1989
127. "Educating Rita" by Willy Russell - 3rd - 6th May 1989
128. "Dick Whittington" by John Morley - 4th - 9th December 1989
102. "The House On The Cliff" by George Batson - 21st - 23rd February 1980
103. "Spinoff" by Jack Sharkey - 15th - 17th May 1980
104. "Murder Without Men" by T B Morris - 6th - 8th November 1980
105. "The Irregular Verb To Love" by Hugh & Margaret Williams - 19th - 21st February 1981
106. "The Aspern Papers" by Michael Redgrave - 14th - 16th May 1981
107. "Cinderella" by Norman Robbins - 12th - 16th January 1982
108. "Brush With A Body" by Maurice McLoughlin - 20th - 22nd May 1982
109. "Move Over Mrs Markham" by Ray Cooney & John Chapman - 21st - 23rd October 1982
110. "Edwardian Music Hall" by Various - 16th - 19th February 1983
111. "Last Of The Red Hot Lovers" by Neil Simon - 12th - 14th May 1983
112. "Aladdin" by John Morley - 17th - 21st January 1984
113. "The Edge Of Darkness" by Brian Clemens - 17th - 19th May 1984
114. "My Friend Miss Flint" by Donald Churchill & Peter Yeldham - 1st - 3rd November 1984
115. "Relatively Speaking" by Alan Ayckbourn - 31st January - 2nd February 1985
116. "No Time For Fig Leaves" by Duncan Greenwood & Robert King - 18th - 20th April 1985
117. "Billy Liar" by Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall - 29th January - 1st February 1986
118. "Barefoot In The Park" by Neil Simon - 7th - 10th May 1986
119. "Tom The Piper's Son" by Norman Robbins - 1st - 6th December 1986
120. "Outside Edge" by Richard Harris - 4th - 7th March 1987
121. "Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding (adapted by Joan Macalpine) - 13th - 16th May 1987
122. "Season's Greetings" by Alan Ayckbourn - 18th - 21st November 1987
123. "Out Of Sight, Out Of Murder" by Fred Carmichael - 2nd - 5th March 1988
124. "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw - 18th - 21st May 1988
125. "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens (adapted by Shaun Sutton) - 13th - 17th December 1988
126. "Absent Friends" by Alan Ayckbourn - 8th - 11th March 1989
127. "Educating Rita" by Willy Russell - 3rd - 6th May 1989
128. "Dick Whittington" by John Morley - 4th - 9th December 1989
If you have any more details about any of our past productions, or any old programmes, posters, photographs, newspaper cuttings or anything you think might be of interest, please contact [email protected]