List of Productions by Playwright

PAST PRODUCTIONS BY PLAYWRIGHT

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AuthorPlay – Date
A A Milne with additional material by Martin BlinkhornWinnie the Pooh – Jan 1975
Abi MorganLovesong – Jul 2017
Adapted for the stage by Tony Neale, from the story by Charles DickensChristmas Carol (A) – Jan 2000
adapted from the story by A A MilneToad Of Toad Hall – Jan 1979
Agatha ChristieHollow (The) – Apr 1966
Agatha ChristieHollow (The) – Apr 2016
Agatha ChristieSpider's Web – May 2022
Agatha ChristieTen Little Niggers – Apr 1952
Agatha ChristieUnexpected Guest (The) – Mar 2012
Agatha ChristieWitness For The Prosecution – Mar 1969
Alan AyckbournAbsurd Person Singular – Oct 2015
Alan AyckbournBedroom Farce – Oct 2014
Alan AyckbournCommunicating Doors – Apr 2010
Alan AyckbournConfusions –  1989
Alan Ayckbournfrom Confusions (Gosforth's Fete) - part of 3 into 1 – Nov 2004
Alan AyckbournGamePlan – Feb 2019
Alan AyckbournHow The Other Half Loves –  1984
Alan AyckbournRelatively Speaking –  1982
Alan AyckbournRole Play – May 2009
Alan AyckbournSeason's Greetings – Jul 2001
Alan AyckbournSeason's Greetings – Nov 2017
Alan AyckbournTaking Steps –  1993
Alan AyckbournWay Upstream –  1997
Alan BennettForty Years On – Nov 1973
Alan Bennettfrom Beyond the Fringe (The Sermon) - part of 3 into 1 – Nov 2004
Alan BennettHabeus Corpus –  1994
Alan BennettPeople – Apr 2018
Alan BennettSay Something Happened - part of 3 into 1 – Nov 2004
Alan CullenHans, the Witch and the Gobbin – Jan 1977
Alan MelvilleDear Charles – Mar 1961
Amanda WhittingtonThe Thrill of Love - Cancelled due to Flooding - This play has not been rescheduled – Nov 2019
Andrew BovellThings I Know to be True – Jul 2023
Anthony ShafferWhodunnit – May 2013
Anton ChekhovCherry Orchard (The) – Apr 1970
Anton ChekhovThree Sisters (The) –  1988
Arnold RidleyGhost Train (The) – Nov 1976
Arthur Conan Doyle (Sir), adapted by Simon WilliamsHound of the Baskervilles (The) – Nov 2005
Arthur LovegroveGoodnight Mrs Puffin –  1987
Arthur MillerAll My Sons –  1997
Arthur MillerCrucible (The) – Apr 1964
Arthur MillerCrucible (The) – Nov 2016
Arthur Wing PineroMagistrate (The) –  1981
Ben TraversRookery Nook –  1956
Bernard KopsHamlet of Stepney Green – Nov 1967
Bernard ShawMajor Barbara – Nov 1975
Bertolt BrechtCaucasian Chalk Circle (The) – Jul 1995
Bertolt BrechtMother Courage – Nov 1978
Bill DailyLovers' Leap –  1948
Bill MacilwraithAnniversary (The) – Dec 1971
Bram Stoker adapted by Jane Thornton & John GodberDracula – Jul 2015
Brandon ThomasCharley's Aunt –  1981
Brandon ThomasCharley's Aunt –  1957
Brendan BehanHostage (The) – Nov 1963
Brian FrielDancing at Lughnasa – Mar 2002
Brian J BurtonGhost of a Chance – Jun 2014
Brian J BurtonLady Audley's Secret – Nov 1977
Brian WayPinocchio – Jan 1986
Brian WayPinocchio – Jan 1974
Campbell and Dorothy ChristieGrand National Night –  1950
Carlo Goldoni adapted by David Turner and Paul LapworthServant of Two Masters (The) – Jul 1986
Charles MorganFlashing Stream (The) – Oct 1952
Charlotte HastingsBonaventure –  1956
Constance Cox Based on the story by Oscar WildeLord Arthur Savile's Crime – Feb 2008
Daphne du MaurierRebecca – Nov 1966
Dave SimpsonRailway Children (The) –  1990
David HaigMy Boy Jack – Feb 2018
David MercerRide A Cock Horse – Jan 1961
David TristramExtraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish (The) – Jul 2016
David TristramPeas – Jul 2016
David TristramSex, Drugs and Rick 'n' Noel – Jul 2006
David TurnerSemi-Detached – Nov 1974
David Wood From the book by Philippa PearceTom's Midnight Garden – Nov 2006
David WoodGingerbread Man (The) – Jan 1991
David WoodPlotters of Cabbage Patch Corner (The) – Jan 1976
Debbie IsittThe Woman who Cooked her Husband – Nov 2021
Denise DeeganDaisy Pulls It Off –  1992
Dennis PotterBlue Remembered Hills –  1997
Derek BenfieldRunning Riot –  1988
Devised by John BartonThe Hollow Crown – Nov 1979
Diana RaffleCanary Cage (The) – Jun 2015
Don WestVictim – Jul 2009
Dorothy BurrowsNot Quite Sunset – Oct 2008
Dylan ThomasUnder Milk Wood –  1989
Edward GermanMerrie England – Aug 2000
Edward Percy & Reginald DenhamLadies in Retirement – Sep 1946
Emlyn WilliamsMurder Has Been Arranged (A) –  1947
Emlyn WilliamsTrespass – Oct 1954
Emlyn WilliamsWind Of Heaven (The) – Nov 1960
Ernest ThompsonOn Golden Pond – Apr 2004
Falkland L CaryCandied Peel – Jan 1946
Ferenc Molnar from P.G. WodehousePlay's the Thing (The) – Nov 1995
Frank HarveySaloon Bar –  1984
Frank VickeryKiss on the Bottom (A) – Feb 2009
Frederick KnottDial M for Murder –  2003
Frederick KnottWait Until Dark – Apr 1971
Frederick LonsdaleOn Approval – Oct 1970
Friedrich DurrenmattPhysicists (The) – Oct 1972
from Kenneth Grahame`s book `The Wind in the Willows`Toad Of Toad Hall – Jan 1967
Geoffrey LumsdenCaught Napping – Apr 1972
George Bernard ShawCaesar and Cleopatra –  1980
George Bernard ShawHow He Lied to her Husband (Part of Divertissement) – Jul 1954
Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallieres Translation by Peter GlenvilleHotel Paradiso – Apr 1978
Gerald SavoryGeorge and Margaret – May 1946
Geraldine AronThe Donahue Sisters – Jun 2010
Gillian PlowmanAllotment (The) – Jun 2017
Hans Christian AndersenTinder Box (The) – Nov 2008
Harold BrighouseHobson's Choice –  1997
Harold BrighouseHobson's Choice – Nov 1969
Harold PinterDumb Waiter (The) –  1989
Harold PinterDumb Waiter (The) – Jul 2016
Harold PinterLover (The) –  1989
Harold PinterSlight Ache (A) –  1989
Hazel Wyld and Jimmie ChinnGarden Party (The) – Jul 2011
Henrik IbsenDoll's House (A) –  1994
Henrik Ibsen adapted by Mike PoultonGhosts – Jul 2019
Hugh HastingsWorm's Eye View – Mar 1953
Hugh MillsAngels In Love –  1958
Hugh WhitemoreBreaking the Code – Apr 2008
Hugh WhitemorePack of Lies – Feb 2015
Hugh WhitemorePack of Lies –  1989
Ian HayTilly of Bloomsbury –  1948
J B PriestleyAn Inspector Calls – Mar 2013
J B PriestleyAn Inspector Calls –  1985
J B PriestleyAn Inspector Calls – Mar 1962
J B PriestleyDangerous Corner –  1949
J B PriestleyHow Are They at Home –  1947
J B PriestleyTime and the Conways –  1951
J B PriestleyWhen We Are Married – Dec 2002
J B PriestleyWhen We Are Married –  1987
J M BarrieDear Brutus – Oct 1950
James CawoodDeath Knell – May 2019
James GoldmanLion In Winter (The) – Mar 1975
Jane Thornton (adapted by) from the novel by Emily BrontëWuthering Heights – Jul 2012
JCW BrookHitman (The) - part of 3 in 1 2007 – Feb 2007
Jean AnouilhDinner With The Family – Oct 1964
Jean AnouilhRing Round The Moon –  1983
Jean AnouilhRing Round The Moon – Oct 1961
Jean Anouilh Translated by Miriam John/Tom StoppardThe Orchestra/The Real Inspector Hound –  1993
Jeff ClarkeJack and the Beanstalk – Jan 2005
Jessica SwaleNell Gwynn – Feb 2020
Jim CartwrightTwo - part of 3 in 1 2007 – Feb 2007
Jimmie ChinnIn Room five Hundred and Four - part of 3 in 1 2007 – Feb 2007
Joan AikenThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase – Nov 2022
Joe GrahamGetting Dark – Jun 2023
Joe OrtonEntertaining Mr. Sloan – Mar 1977
John ArdenLive Like Pigs – Oct 1970
John Crocker and Eric GilderCinderella – Jan 1983
John DightonHappiest Days of Your Life (The) –  1952
John GodberMen of the World – Jul 2008
John GodberUp 'n' Under –  1996
John Osborne and Anthony CreightonGeorge Dillon – Oct 1965
John Van DrutenBell, Book and Candle – Apr 1963
John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher IsherwoodCabaret –  1991
John VanbrughRelapse (The) –  1998
John WhitingPenny for a Song (A) – Apr 1965
Joseph KesselringArsenic and Old Lace –  1993
Joseph KesselringArsenic and Old Lace –  1949
Justin ClinchCinderella – Nov 2023
K O SamuelLittle Red Riding Hood – Jan 1953
Kate AtkinsonAbandonment – Apr 2006
Kay Bannerman, Harold BrookeAll For Mary –  1957
Kenneth Grahame adapted by Alan BennettWind in the Willows (The) – Jan 2001
Kenneth HorneFools Rush In –  1949
L Du Garde Peach & Ian HayWhite Sheep of the Family (The) – Mar 1954
Laura WadeHome, I'm Darling – Jul 2024
Laurie Lee, adapted for the stage by James Roose-EvansCider with Rosie – Jul 2002
Lewis CarrollThrough The Looking Glass – Jan 1965
Lionel BartOliver –  1987
Lou TreleavenWarm, Hot, Getting Hotter – Jun 2018
Lucienne HillThieves' Carnival – Apr 1974
Marc Camoletti & Tudor GatesDing Dong – May 2012
Martin BlinkhornCinderella – Jan 2003
Martin BlinkhornCinderella – Jan 1973
Martin BlinkhornCinderella – Jan 1962
Martin BlinkhornCinderella – Jan 1954
Martin BlinkhornMy Love is for Francis (Part of Divertissement) – Jul 1954
Martin BlinkhornRide A Cock Horse – Jan 1971
Martin Blinkhorn & Roy Albans. Adapted Carole Whitehill & Richard Westcott.Aladdin – Jan 1978
Martin Blinkhorn and Roy AlbansAladdin – Jan 1966
Martin Blinkhorn and Roy AlbansAladdin – Jan 1955
Martin McDonaghCripple of Inishmaan (The) – Jul 2018
Matthew Francis, adapted from the novel by Charles DickensTale of Two Cities (A) – Jul 2004
Maurine Dallas Watkins adapted by David ThompsonChicago –  1992
Michael FraynNoises Off –  1990
Mike BartlettContractions – Jun 2019
Mike LeighAbigail's Party –  1983
MolièreLe Bourgeois Gentilhomme –  1989
MolièreMiser (The) – Dec 2001
Moss Hart & George S. KaufmanYou Can't Take It With You – Mar 1955
Muriel Spark / Jay Presson AllenPrime of Miss Jean Brodie (The) – Apr 1986
N J WarburtonDon't Blame it on the Boots – Jun 2013
Neil SimonBarefoot in the Park – Apr 2005
Neil SimonOdd Couple (The) –  1983
Neil SimonOdd Couple (The) (Female Version) – Jul 2013
Neil SimonPlaza Suite –  1980
Nicholas Stuart GrayPrincess and the Swineherd (The) – Jan 1968
Nick BaldwinFairy Queen Who Lost Her Crown (The) – Jan 1970
Nigel BalchinWaiting for Gillian –  1958
Nikolai Gogol. Translated and adapted by Alistair BeatonGovernment Inspector (The) – Apr 1976
Noël CowardBlithe Spirit – Nov 2003
Noël CowardBlithe Spirit –  1947
Noël CowardFallen Angels – Jun 1974
Noël CowardHay Fever – Feb 1995
Noël CowardHay Fever – Oct 1955
Noël CowardHay Fever – Apr 1945
Noël CowardLook After Lulu – Nov 1968
Noël CowardPresent Laughter – Mar 1968
Noel CowardFumed Oak – Oct 2007
Norman RobbinsAladdin – Jan 2006
Oliver GoldsmithShe Stoops to Conquer –  1994
One-act plays by David Tristram and Harold PinterTheatrical Feast (A) – Jul 2016
Oscar WildeAn Ideal Husband –  1951
Oscar WildeImportance of Being Earnest (The) –  1959
Oscar WildeLady Windermere's Fan – Apr 1967
Patrick Barlow (adapted by) John Buchan & Alfred Hitchcock39 Steps (The) – Apr 2015
Patrick HamiltonGaslight –  1998
Paul Allen & Mark HermanBrassed Off – Mar 2011
Paul ReakesBabes In The Wood – Nov 2009
Paul ReakesRobinson Crusoe and the Pirates – Nov 2007
Pauline StuartSinbad The Sailor – Jan 1969
Peter CokeBreath Of Spring – Apr 1960
Peter ShafferAmadeus – Nov 2010
Peter Shaffer and John MortimerBlack Comedy and Dock Brief – Apr 1979
Peter WhelanAccrington Pals (The) – Apr 1995
Peter WhelanHerbal Bed (The) – May 2001
Philip KingSee How They Run – Oct 1986
Philip KingSee How They Run –  1951
Philip KingWithout the Prince – Sep 1945
Philip King and Anthony ArmstrongHere We Come Gathering – Oct 1953
R C SherriffJourneys End (Excepts from) – Nov 1953
Ray CooneyCaught in the Net – Feb 2017
Ray CooneyIt Runs in the Family – Feb 2016
Ray CooneyOut of Order – Feb 2022
Ray Cooney and John ChapmanNot Now Darling – May 1973
Rebecca Russell and Jenny WaferRegina Monologues (The) – Jun 2016
Richard Brinsley SheridanRivals (The) –  1985
Richard Brinsley SheridanSchool for Scandal –  1992
Richard Harrisfrom Visiting Hour (Plaster and Waiting) - part of 3 into 1 – Nov 2004
Richard HarrisOutside Edge –  1985
Richard HarrisStepping Out – Nov 2000
Roald Dahl Adapted by David WoodBFG (The) – Jan 2004
Roald Dahl Adapted by David WoodJames and the Giant Peach – Nov 2011
Robert HarlingSteel Magnolias – Apr 2000
Robert MorleyHippo Dancing – Apr 1959
Roger Leach & Colin WakefieldAudience with Murder – Nov 2018
Ronald HarwoodDresser (The) – Jul 2007
Ronald HarwoodQuartet – Feb 2010
Ronald ParrJack and the Beanstalk – Jan 1963
Sam and Bella SpewackMy Three Angels –  1982
Sandi Toksvig & Elly BrewerPocket Dream (The) – May 2007
Sheila Ruskin and David WoodOwl and The Pussycat (The) – Jan 1972
Shelagh StephensonMemory of Water (The) – Jul 2014
Sir James BarriePeter Pan – Jan 1964
Steve HattThe Trench – Sep 2012
Terence RattiganLove In Idleness –  1950
Terence RattiganSeparate Tables –  1999
Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters – May 2011
Thomas HardyMayor of Casterbridge (The) –  1999
Tim FirthCalendar Girls – Nov 2013
Tim FirthCalendar Girls Cancelled due to flood – Nov 2012
Tim FirthNeville's Island – Jul 2010
Timberlake WertenbakerOur Country's Good – Mar 1994
Trudy WestOld Woman Who Lived In A Shoe (The) – Jan 1960
Vernon SylvaineWill Any Gentleman? – Nov 1962
W S Gilbert and Arthur SullivanPirates Of Penzance – Jun 1961
W S Gilbert and Arthur SullivanRuddigore – Jul 1960
Warren ChethamYoung Mrs Barrington –  1948
William NicholsonKatherine Howard – Jul 2005
William ShakespeareAs You Like It –  1981
William ShakespeareComedy of Errors –  1987
William ShakespeareMacbeth –  1999
William ShakespeareMerchant Of Venice (The) –  1991
William ShakespeareMerchant Of Venice (The) –  1982
William ShakespeareMerry Wives of Windsor – Jul 1978
William ShakespeareMerry Wives of Windsor – Jul 1965
William ShakespeareMerry Wives of Windsor (The) –  1993
William ShakespeareMidsummer Night's Dream (A) – Jul 2000
William ShakespeareMidsummer Night's Dream (A) –  1988
William ShakespeareMidsummer Night's Dream (A) – Jul 1977
William ShakespeareMuch Ado About Nothing –  1996
William ShakespeareMuch Ado About Nothing –  1980
William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet – Apr 2023
William ShakespeareTaming Of The Shrew – Oct 1971
William ShakespeareTaming of the Shrew (The) – Jul 1984
William ShakespeareTempest (The) – Apr 2017
William ShakespeareTwelfth Night – May 2014
William ShakespeareTwelfth Night –  1990
William ShakespeareTwelfth Night – Jul 1979
Willy RussellOne for the Road – May 2002
Willy RussellOur Day Out –  1990
Yasmina RezaGod of Carnage – Mar 2014

This List of Productions by Playwright page provides a list of past productions from over 70 years of theatre in Banbury. The list does not show an entry where Playwright details are not currently available. To assist members in planning the future programme, plays can also be listed in date or title order. Some plays have, in a separate page, information which may include cast lists, photographs, a synopsis and other information relation to the show. Please click the play title to see this information.

Banbury Cross Players produce four full length plays a year, performed at The Mill Arts Centre. In addition we regularly take part in Drama Festivals in Oxfordshire. At our annual Season Preview each Autumn we present our forthcoming programme to Members and Gold Card Holders and perhaps perform a short one-act play. This is sometimes the play performed at the Drama Festival which many in the audience will have been unable to see previously. We take part in Banbury’s Canal Day each year and have performed at other interesting locations such as Wroxton Abbey, Upton House, Sulgrave Manor and The RSC Courtyard at Stratford. For each of our plays we hold a members’ audition and a separate open audition to encourage people from outside the group to come along and show their skills. Many new members start via an open audition.