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Bourton & District

Previous Plays

The Little Foxes - Lillian Hellman

A Woman of No Importance - Oscar Wilde

Present Laughter - Noel Coward

Ghost – Arnold Ridley;

Imaginary Invalid – Molière;

French without Tears – Terence Rattigan;

Odd Couple – Neil Simon;

Pack of Lies – Hugh Whitemore;

Who Lies There - Philip Johnson;

View from the Bridge - Arthur Miller

Toad of Toad Hall - AA Milne

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Tennessee Williams;

Birthday Party – Harold Pinter;

Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller;

Alphabetical Order – Michael Frayn;

Christmas Carol (based on Charles Dickens);

Absence of War – David Hare;

Time and The Conways -  JB Priestley;

Major Barbara – GB Shaw;

Absurd Person Singular – Alan Ayckbourn

Bedroom Farce – Alan Ayckbourn;

An Inspector Calls – JB Priestley;

Uncle Vanya – Chekhov;

The Cherry Orchard – Chekhov;

Comic Potential – Alan Ayckbourn;

The Office Party – John Godber;

January: GHOSTS by Henrik Ibsen

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead – Tom Stoppard

December: 12 ANGRY MEN by Reginald Rose

November: HOBSON’S CHOICE by Harold Brighouse

October: ABSENT FRIENDS by Alan Ayckbourn

September: PYGMALION by George Bernard Shaw

August: RELATIVELY SPEAKING by Alan Ayckbourn

July: TOP GIRLS by Caryl Churchill

June: THE MOUSETRAP by Agatha Christie

May: HABEAS CORPUS by Alan Bennett

April: HAY FEVER by Noel Coward

March: HAMLET (continued)

February: HAMLET by William Shakespeare

January: CIDER WITH ROSIE by Laurie Lee

December: JOKING APART by Alan Ayckbourn

October: BREAKING THE CODE by Hugh Whitemore

September: BREAKING THE CODE by Hugh Whitemore

August: CONFUSIONS by Alan Ayckbourn

July: THERE'S A GIRL IN MY SOUP by Terence Frisby

May and June: MURDER IN PLAY by Simon Brett

Apr: GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton

Feb: SUDDENLY AT HOME by Francis Durbridge

Jan: WAY UPSTREAM by Alan Ayckbourn

Nov: SPRING AND PORT WINE by Bill Naughton

Aug and Sep: AMY's VIEW by David Hare

July: THE OLD MASTERS by Simon Grey

May and June: THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON by JM Barrie

April: DEALER’S CHOICE by Patrick Marber

March: AN IDEAL HUSBAND by Oscar Wilde

Feb: LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN by Oscar Wilde

Dec: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde

Sep: BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward

July: THE DEEP BLUE SEA by Terence Rattigan

June: OTHERWISE ENGAGED by Simon Grey

May: DANGEROUS CORNER by J B Priestley

Mar and Apr: THE GHOST TRAIN by Arnold Ridley

Feb: AN INSPECTOR CALLS by J.B. Priestley

Jan: SEASON's GREETINGS by Alan Ayckbourn contd

Dec: SEASON's GREETINGS by Alan Ayckbourn

Oct and Nov: SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER by Oliver Goldsmith

Sep: FLARE PATH by Terence Rattigan

May and Jul: TEN TIMES TABLE by Alan Ayckbourn

Feb: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST by William Shakespeare

Nov and Dec: A WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare

26 September: RACING DEMON by David Hare

Aug and Sep: JOURNEY'S END by R C Sheriff

Jun and Jul: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie

Apr and May: ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare

March: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare

Feb: PRESENT LAUGHTER (continued)

Dec: PRESENT LAUGHTER by Noel Coward

Nov: A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED by Agatha Christie

Sep and Oct: OUTSIDE EDGE by Richard Harris

July: TIME AND THE CONWAYS by J.B. Priestley

May: HOCK AND SODA WATER by John Mortimer

March: FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS by Terence Rattigan

Feb: BEDROOM FARCE by Alan Ayckbourn

For our first meeting of the group we read HABEAS CORPUS, Alan Bennett’s very funny two act play for 11 characters.

The dramatis personae include a lecherous GP, his mountainous wife, a celibate canon, a flat chested spinster, a young female sexpot, a poetic charwoman, and a hypochondriac.