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DATESPRODUCTIONAUTHORDIRECTOR
2000The Wind in the WillowsKenneth Grahame, adapted by Alan Bennett, and Jeremy SamsAlan K. Marshall
Berlin to Broadway with Kurt WeillKurt WeillJo Thackwray
Millennophobia (Youth Theatre)Youth TheatreCarran Waterfield & Claire Cochrane
Long Day’s Journey Into NightEugene O’NeillRonald Barber
Into the WoodsStephen SondheimRuss Fyles
Two Way MirrorArthur MillerSheila Carradine
Jeffery Bernard is Unwell/ Shirley ValentineKeith Waterhouse / Willy RussellGerard Lucas
MaskeradeTerry PratchettIan Thompson
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Crescent Youth Theatre)William ShakespeareStewart Snape
Wallop Mrs. CoxEuan C. Rose and Laurie HornsbyEuan C. Rose
Outside EdgeRichard HarrisSheila Carradine
The Lime Tree BowerConor McPhersonSharon Fyles
Funny MoneyRay CooneyIan Thompson
Elsie and Norm’s MacbethJohn Christopher WoodColin Judges
Some Enchanted EveningRichard Rodgers and Oscar HammersteinJennet Marshall
MacbethWilliam ShakespeareAlan K. Marshall
Hushabye MountainJonathan HarveyMichael Barry
Christmas WassailVariousGary Spruce and Karen Crouch
Season’s GreetingsAlan AyckbournAlan Fraser
2001Arabian NightsDominic CookeGerard Lucas
Guards! Guards!Terry PratchettTerry Day
Great Expectations (Crescent Youth Theatre)Charles Dickens, adapted by Barbara FieldColin Judges
The Second Mrs. TanquerayArthur Wing PineroJo Thackwray
MiseryStephen KingNorman Thackwray
Shirley ValentineWilly RussellGerard Lucas
Random Acts of MaliceAlan FraserTony Madden
Little Shop of HorrorsHoward Ashman and Alan MenkenRuss Fyles
A Month in the CountryIvan Turgenev, adapted by Brian FrielAndrew Cowie
The Beauty Queen of LeenaneMartin McDonaghSheila Carradine
Women on the Verge of HRTMarie JonesColin Judges
Charley’s AuntBrandon ThomasSeeyam Brijmohun
Side By Side By SondheimStephen SondheimFiona Cotton
When Did You Last See Your TrousersRay Galton and John AntrobusIan Thompson
The Blood Donor / Hancock’s Last Half HourRay Galton and Alan Simpson / Heathcote WilliamsNick Owen
The HostageBrendan BehanJo Thackwray
A Delicate BalanceEdward AlbeeColin Judges
Bouncers / ShakersJohn Godber / John Godber & Jane ThorntonGerard Lucas / Ian Watkins
Christmas WassailGary Spruce & Karen CrouchGary Spruce & Karen Crouch
2002CinderellaSue DowningIan Thompson
Zigger Zagger (Crescent Youth Theatre)Peter TersonJuliette Walton
Look Back in AngerJohn OsborneMichael Barry
Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareKaren Crouch
Moll FlandersDaniel Defoe, adapted by Vince FoxallNorman Thackwray
The Herbal BedPeter WhelanRobert Ball
Charley’s AuntBrandon ThomasIan Craddock
Round & Round the GardenAlan AyckbournTerry Day
Beguiled AgainRichard Rodgers & Lorenz HartJo Thackwray
Habeas CorpusAlan BennettColin Judges
Talking HeadsAlan BennettGerard Lucas, Norman Thackwray, Peter T. Smith and Andrew Hendry
Educating RitaWilly RussellMark Thompson
Amy’s ViewDavid HareStewart Snape
‘Allo ‘AlloJeremy Lloyd & David CroftMichael Barry
Christmas WassailVariousGary Spruce & Pat Dixon
2003Puss In BootsIan Craddock, John Spillers and
Ian Thompson		Ian Thompson
Hedda GablerHenrik IbsenGerard Lucas
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper LeeRobert Ball
FrictionAndrew CowieAndrew Cowie
PopcornBen EltonNorman Thackwray
The Day War Broke OutMike CraigNick Owen
The Boys from SyracuseRichard Rodgers and Lorenz HartRuss Fyles
Not About HeroesStephen MacDonaldIan Craddock
Stepping OutRichard HarrisIan Thompson
Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareKaren Crouch
Relatively SpeakingAlan AyckbournIan Craddock
Glengarry Glen RossDavid MametMark Thompson
Under Milk WoodDylan ThomasIan Craddock
QuartetRonald HarwoodSheila Carradine
The HollowAgatha ChristieStewart Snape
Christmas WassailVariousGary Spruce and Pat Dixon
2004The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeC. S. Lewis, adapted by Glyn RobbinsJo Thackwray
TwoJim CartwrightPeter T. Smith
Dance Marathon (Crescent Youth Theatre)Horace McCoyRachael Veazey
AssassinsStephen SondheimKate Owen
PygmalionG. B. ShawSheila Carradine
Teapots and SuperglueJonathan OwenNick Owen
Lucky SodsJohn GodberPhilip Smith
Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareMichael Allen
Girls Night OutDave SimpsonIan Thompson
Othello / The Winters’ TaleWilliam ShakespeareGary Dooley /Michael Allen
Accrington PalsPeter WhelanAndrew Hendry
Love LettersA. R. GurneyCarolie Paxton
Murder on the NileAgatha ChristieJanet Grant
Christmas WassailVariousGary Spruce and Pat Dixon
2005The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderC. S. Lewis, adapted by Glyn RobbinsJo Thackwray
The Cripple of IrishmanMartin McDonaghStewart Snape
The TrialFranz KafkaAngharad Ormond and Rebecca Smith
1984 (Crescent Youth Theatre)George Orwell, adapted by Andrew CowieAndrew Cowie and Rachael Veazey
A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee WilliamsDave Hill
OthelloWilliam ShakespeareGary Dooley
LysistrataAristophanesRobert Ball
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyDavid EdgarIan Thompson
Playhouse CreaturesApril de AngelisSheila Carradine
CopenhagenMichael FraynRoisin Caffrey
Breaking the CodeHugh WhitemoreCarolie Paxton
The Servant of Two MastersCarlo Goldoni, adapted by David Turner and Paul LapworthGary Dooley
LootJoe OrtonMichael Allen
Plaza SuiteNeil SimonIan Craddock
HomeDavid StoreyMary Fielding
The Talented Mr RipleyPatricia HighsmithLeasa Clarke
Antony and CleopatraWilliam ShakespeareNorman Thackwray
The Duchess of MalfiJohn WebsterDave Hill
SleuthAnthony ShafferChristopher Sutton
Blithe SpiritNoel CowardSheila Carradine
Christmas WassailVarious
2006PinocchioCarlo Collodi, adapted by Louis LippaGerard Lucas
Ancient LightsShelagh StephensonCherie Rowe
ConfusionsAlan AyckbournPeter T. Smith
Twelfth Night (Crescent Youth Theatre)William ShakespeareRachael Veazey
and Andrew Cowie
Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh, adapted by Roger ParsleyJuliette Walton
ShadowlandsWilliam NicholsonJo Thackwray
Humble BoyCharlotte JonesStewart Snape
God Only KnowsHugh WhitemoreMichael Allen
The PassionTony HarrisonRobert Ball
Noises OffMichael FraynIan Thompson
Oh! What a Lovely War!Joan LittlewoodGerard Lucas
The Shepherd BoyDev’d Rachael VeazeyRachael Veazey
The Browning Version / Still LifeTerrence Rattigan / Noel CowardCarolie Paxton
A Man For All SeasonsRobert BoltRoisin Caffrey
Abigail’s PartyMike LeighLeasa Clarke and Gerard Lucas
ArtYasmina Reza, translated by Christopher HamptonJo Thackwray
Our Country’s GoodTimberlake WertenbakerMark Thompson
A Murder is AnnouncedAgatha Christie, adapted by Leslie DearbonChristopher Sutton
Christmas WassailVariousPat Dixon and Gary Spruce
2007Charlie & the Chocolate FactoryRoald Dahl, adapted by
Richard George		Nick Owen
Billy LiarKeith Waterhouse and
Willis Hall		Juliette Walton
Shopping & F***ingMark RavenhillRobert Ball
Ghetto (Crescent Youth Theatre Seniors)Joshua SobolRachael Veazey
SteamingNell DunnSheila Carradine
Shirley ValentineWilly RussellRobert Ball
CloserPatrick MarberStewart Snape
The Last Resort
(Crescent Youth Theatre Juniors)		Chris OwensRachael Veazey
The Threepenny OperaKurt Weill, lyrics by Jeremy SamsGerard Lucas
The Sunshine BoysNeil SimonGraeme Allan
The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespeareRobert Ball
FourPlay (Lunch / The Apollo of Bellac / Loveplay / Hearts and Minds)Steven Berkoff / Jean Giradoux / Moira Buffini / Matthew BanwellLauren Collins / Emma Marks / Ian Nicholson / Matthew Banwell
The Importance of Being EarnestOscar WildeIan Thompson
The WeirConor McPhersonStewart Snape
The Three SistersAnton ChekhovAndrew Cowie
Dial M for MurderFrederick KnottSheila Carradine
Christmas WassailVariousPat Dixon and Gary Spruce
James and the Giant PeachRoald DahlMark Thompson
Blue Remembered HillsDennis PotterAngharad Ormond
As You Like It (Crescent Youth Theatre Seniors)William ShakespeareRachael Veazey
Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle & DickTerry JohnsonNick Owen
The HomecomingHarold PinterGraeme Allan
Top GirlsCaryl ChurchillLeasa Clarke
Killing Time
(Crescent Youth Theatre Juniors)		Developed by Members
of the Crescent Youth Theatre
Juniors, based upon artwork by Amelia Palmer		Andrew Cowie, Angharad Ormond, Amanda Parkes, Wanda Raven and Rachael Veazey
The Full MontyTerrence McNally, music and lyrics by David YazbekJo Thackwray
The Breath of LifeDavid HareRobert Ball
Beautiful ThingJonathan HarveyMatthew Bartlett
A Midsummer Night’s DreamWilliam ShakespeareGraeme Allan
FourPlay (The Street Cleaner / 100 / The Lesson / The Bald Prima Donna)Jefferson Collins / Neil Monaghan,
Diene Petterie and Christopher Helmann / Eugene Ionesco / Eugene Ionesco		Lauren Collins / Andy Jones / Colin Simmonds / Kelly Mantelli
Dick Barton – Special AgentPhil WillmottKeith Harris
The Power of TenDeveloped by Jo Thackwray and
Gary Spruce		Jo Thackwray
& Gary Spruce
The ArsonistsMax Frisch, translated by Alistair
Beaton		Robert Ball
Journey’s EndR. C. SherriffSheila Carradine
At the Going Down of the SunRobert BallRobert Ball
HarveyMary ChaseNorman Thackwray
Christmas WassailVariousCraig Deeley, Gerard Lucas and Gary Spruce
2009Winnie the PoohA. A. Milne, adapted by Glyn RobbinsIan Thompson
Of Mice and MenJohn SteinbeckLiz Plumpton
Love in in the Air TonightDeveloped by Dave Hill and
Gary Spruce		Dave Hill and Gary Spruce
Lorca Trilogy
(Crescent Youth Theatre Seniors)		Federico Garcia Lorca, developed by Rachael Veazey and Crescent Youth Theatre SeniorsRachael Veazey
The BusLukas BarfusRobert Ball
TerrorismThe Presnyakov Brothers, adapted by Sasha DugdaleGraeme Braidwood
Talking to TerroristsRobin SoansKerry Murdock
The RivalsR. B. SheridanIan Nicholson
By the Bog of CatsMarina CarrGerard Lucas
Boogie NightsJon Conway, with Shane Richie and Terry MorrisonIan Thompson
The Government InspectorNikolai GogolJuliette Walton
The Tempest
(Youth Theatre Juniors)		William ShakespeareRachael Veazey, Robert Ball, Lleucu Evans, Kerry Murdock and Amanda Parkes
Music and Words for a Summer EveningDave Hill and Gary SpruceDave Hill and Gary Spruce
The Taming of the ShrewWilliam ShakespeareDave Hill
Iron / Kiss of the SpiderwomanRona Munro / Manuel PuigThom Sellwood / Cherie Rowe
The ProposalAnton ChekhovColin Simmonds
The VortexNoel CowardRobert F. Ball
Sex, Lies and the Shakespeare SonnetsDevised By Richard EdmondsRichard Edmonds
Roaring TradeSteve ThompsonGraeme Braidwood
Juno and the PaycockSean O’CaseyGerard Lucas
The Diary of Anne FrankFrances Goodrich / Albert HackettSheila Carradine
Season’s GreetingsAlan AyckbournJaz Davison
Christmas WassailVariousCraig Deeley, Gerard Lucas and Gary Spruce
God in RuinsAnthony NeilsonPaula Wall