1980 | The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew | Robert Bolt | Brian J. Burton |
| This Story of Yours | John Hopkins | Joan Stevens |
| Towards a Nuclear Future | The Pip Simmons Theatre Group, with Mickery Theatre of Amsterdam | Pip Simmons |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Stephen Sondheim, Bert Shenlove and Larry Gelbart | Michael Barry |
| Section Nine | Philip Magdalanys | Euan C. Rose |
| Travesties | Tom Stoppard | Thelma Jonsson |
| The Killing of Sister George | Frank Marcus | Brian J. Burton |
| Volpone | Ben Jonson | George Harrison |
| Toad of Toad Hall | A. A. Milne | Thelma Jonsson |
1981 | Born Yesterday | Garson Kanin | Kevan Brighting |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest | Dale Wasserman, based on the novel by Ken Kesey | Euan C. Rose |
| Cabaret | Joe Masteroff, based on a play by John van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb | Brian Butler |
| Bent | Martin Sherman | Vernon Hicks |
| Left in the Nursey | Mary Cutler | Thelma Jonsson |
| On Approval | Frederick Lonsdale | Stephen Downing |
| Joking Apart | Alan Ayckbourn | Brian J. Burton |
| The Three Sisters | Anton Chekov | Gareth Owen |
| That Certain Feeling | Ron Barber and Brenda Beasley | Ron Barber and Brenda Beasley |
| Treasure Island | Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by George Harrison | George Harrison |
1982 | Last of the Red Hot Lovers | Neil Simon | Gerald McNally |
| The House of Mr Vanzetti | Gareth Owen | Euan C. Rose |
| Sweet Charity | Neil Simon, Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields | Ronald Barber and Brenda Beasley |
| Night & Day | Tom Stoppard | Vernon Hicks |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | William Shakespeare | Thelma Jonsson |
| Born in the Gardens | Peter Nichols | Brian Butler |
| The Lady from Maxim’s | George Feydeau | George Harrison |
| The Young Visitors | Gareth Owen | Janet Grant |
| Peter Pan | J. M. Barrie | Euan C. Rose |
1983 | A Summer in the South | Devised by Richard Edmunds | Richard Edmunds |
| Comedians | Trevor Griffiths | Vernon Hicks |
| Rose | Andrew Davies | Thelma Jonsson |
| Waiting for Godot | Samuel Beckett | Ian Hudson |
| Toast of the Town | Devised by Ronald Barber and Brenda Beasley | Ronald Barber and Brenda Beasley |
| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Tennessee Williams | Eamon Grant |
| Piaf | Pam Gems | Michael Barry |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | William Shakespeare | Thelma Jonsson |
| Star Crossed (Crescent Youth Theater) | David Lowe | Margaret MacDonald and Viv Tetley |
| Bedroom Farce | Alan Ayckbourn | Noel Alexander |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Oscar Wilde | Thelma Jonsson |
| Alice in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll, adapted by George Harrison | George Harrison |
1984 | Deathtrap | Ira Levin | Janet Grant |
| As You Like It | William Shakespeare | Ian Hudson |
| Duet for One | Tom Kempinski | George Harrison |
| Chicago | John Kander and Fred Ebb | Michael Barry |
| The Elephant Man | Bernard Pomerance | Vernon Hicks |
| Once in a Lifetime | Moss Hart and G. S. Kaufman | Euan C. Rose |
| The Exorcism | Don Taylor | Janet Grant |
| Othello | William Shakespeare | Ronald Barber |
| Dr Johnson | Devised by Thelma Jonsson | Thelma Jonsson |
| Gaslight and Garters | Devised by Michael Barry | Michael Barry |
1985 | Aladdin | Brian Butler | Michael Barry |
| The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams, adapted by Jonathan Petheridge | Brian Butler |
| Spring and Port Wine | Bill Naughton | Noel Alexander |
| Sophisticated Lady | Devised by Ron Barber | Ronald Barber |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Tom Stoppard | Vernon Hicks |
| Privates on Parade | Peter Nichols | Euan C. Rose |
| The Country Wife | William Wycherley | Thelma Jonsson |
| Taking Steps | Alan Ayckbourn | Janet Grant |
| Hobson’s Choice | Harold Bridhouse | Gareth Owen |
| Bugsy Malone (Crescent Youth Theatre) | Alan Parker | Margaret MacDonald and Viv Tetley |
| Christmas Wassail | Various | Michael Barry and Ian Richards |
| Gaslight and Garters | Devised by Michael Barry | Michael Barry |
| Cinderella | Brian Butler | Brian Butler |
1986 | King Lear | William Shakespeare | George Harrison |
| Yesterday Once More | Various | Brian Butler |
| Stevie | Hugh Whitemore | Joy Newman |
| Once a Catholic | Mary O’Malley | Euan C. Rose |
| The Glass Menagerie | Tennessee Williams | Michael Venables |
| Equus | Peter Shaffer | Ronald Barber |
| Pleasure and Repentance | Devised by Terry Hands | Thelma Jonsson |
| The Boyfriend | Sandy Wilson | Margaret MacDonald |
| The Crucible | Arthur Miller | Brian J. Burton |
| Hay Fever | Noel Coward | Michael Barry |
| She Stoops to Conquer | Oliver Goldsmith | Andrew Cowie |
| I Love a Piano | Devised by Michael Barry and Ian Richards | Michael Barry and Ian Richards |
| Christmas Wassail | Various | Ronald Barber and Ian Richards |
| Pinocchio | John Morley | Alan K Marshall |
1987 | Cider With Rosie | Laurie Lee, adapted by Nick Darke | Michael Venables |
| Measure for Measure | William Shakespeare | George Harrison |
| The Fall and Redemption of Man | John Bowen | Noel Alexander |
| Bingo | Edward Bond | Claire Cochrane |
| Perfectly Frank | Frank Loesser | Ronald Barber |
| Trumpets and Raspberries | Dario Fo | Keith Harris |
| Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | Thelma Jonsson |
| Move Over Mrs Markham | Ray Cooney and John Chapman | George Harrison |
| On Golden Pond | Ernest Thompson | Keith Harris |
| Meet the Victorians | Thelma Jonsson | Thelma Jonsson |
| Christmas Wassail | Various | Gary Spruce and Claire Cochrane |
| The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe | C. S. Lewis, adapted by Glyn Robbins | Alan K. Marshall |
| Those Good Old Days | Michael Barry | Michael Barry |
1988 | A View from the Bridge | Arthur Miller | Margaret MacDonald |
| Breaking the Silence | Stephen Poliakoff | Claire Cochrane |
| Animal Farm (Crescent Youth Theatre) | George Orwell, adapted by Peter Hall | Claire Cochrane |
| Masterpieces | Sarah Daniels | Alan Fraser |
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Larry L. King | Michael Barry |
| Macbeth | William Shakespeare | Noel Alexander |
| The Other Day in Rome | Peter Carberry | Ronald Barber |
| Children of a Lesser God | Mark Medoff | Euan C. Rose |
| The Toymaker | George Harrison | George Harrison |
| Love’s Labours Lost | William Shakespeare | Ronald Barber |
| The Life and Times of William and Mary | Thelma Jonsson | Thelma Jonsson |
| Festival of Entertainment | Various | Various |
| Noises Off | Michael Frayn | Michael Barry |
| Dear Brutus | J. M. Barrie | John Round |
| The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | C. S. Lewis, adapted by Glyn Robbins | Keith Harris |
| Second Time Around | Barrie Grayson | Ian Thompson |
| Christmas Wassail | Various | Gary Spruce and Claire Cochrane |
1989 | Murderer | Anthony Shaffer | Janet Grant |
| Look Back in Anger | John Osborne | Sheila Carradine |
| Our Day Out | Willy Russell | Russ Fyles |
| Strippers | Peter Terson | Andrew Cowie |
| Pal Joey | John O’Hara, Richard Rodger and Lorenz Hart | Euan C. Rose |
| When We Are Married | J. B. Priestley | Patty MacGregor |
| Brimstone and Treacle | Dennis Potter | Alan K. Marshall |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens, adapted by Brian J. Burton | Ronald Barber |
| Stepping Out | Richard Harris | Russ Fyles |
| Hamlet | William Shakespeare | Michael Barry |
| Christmas Wassail | Various | Gary Spruce and Bryn Davies |