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New Writing At The Library Theatre (1955 - 1976)

 
 

This is a list of every new play performed at The Library Theatre, Scarborough, from 1955 to 1976 (at which point it moved to the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round - detailed in the New Plays '76-'95 link above).

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Between 1955 and 1965, Stephen Joseph was the Director Of Productions (Artistic Director); from 1972 onwards, Alan Ayckbourn is Artistic Director and responsible for the artistic policy of the company.

 
     
  Plays Author    
  1955  
  Circle Of Love
‘Prentice Pillar
Dragons Are Dangerous
Turn Right At The Crossroads
Eleanor D Glaser
Ruth Dixon
David Campton
Jurneman Winch (Joan Winch)
   
  1956  
  The Disguises of Arlecchino
Call The Selkie Home
Wuthering Heights
Idol In The Sky
Clifford Williams
Eleanor D Glaser
Jurneman Winch (Joan Winch)
David Campton
   
  1957  
  Honey In The Stone
The Ornamental Hermit
Ruth Dixon
Catherine Prynne
   
  1958  
  A Sense Of Loss
Ring Of Roses
J.W. James
David Campton
   
  1959  
  Alas, Poor Fred
Halfway To Heaven
Frankenstein
The Square Cat
Viennese Interlude
Love After All
James Saunders
Hilda Valentine
David Campton
Roland Allen (Alan Ayckbourn)
Colin Wilson
Roland Allen (Alan Ayckbourn)
   
  1960  
  Out Of The Flying Pan
Soldier From The Wars Returning
Mutatis Mutandis
Dad’s Tale
David Campton
David Campton
David Campton
Roland Allen (Alan Ayckbourn)
   
  1961  
  Standing Room Only
Stranger In The Family
We’ve Minds Of Our Own
The Bed Life Of A Mad Boy
David Copperfield
The Boys And The Girls
Alan Ayckbourn
David Campton
William Norfolk
Stockwell Alan
Joan MacAlpine
David Campton
   
  1962  
  A Thief In Time
Usher
Nine Floors, Not Counting The Mezzanine
The Birds And The Well-Wishers
The Station People
Death At The New Year
Joan MacAlpine
David Campton
William Norfolk
William Norfolk
Richard Gill
R.G. Gregory
   
  1963  
  Comeback David Campton    
  1964  
  Dead And Alive David Campton    
  1965  
  Meet My Father (retitled: Relatively Speaking)
March Of Time
Cock & Bull Story
The Play Of Mata Hari
See The Pretty Lights
Alan Ayckbourn
Denys Ives
David Campton
Mike Stott
Alan Plater
   
  1967  
  Hop, Step And Jump
The Sparrow
Alan Plater
Alan Ayckbourn
   
  1968  
  A Boat In The Backyard David Bramley    
  1969  
  The Dynamic Death-Defying Leap Of Timothy Satupon The Great
How The Other Half Loves
Peter Hawkins

Alan Ayckbourn
   
  1970  
  The Shy Gasman
The Story So Far… (retitled: Family Circles)
Leonard Barras
Alan Ayckbourn
   
  1971  
  Time And Time Again
One For The Road
Alan Ayckbourn
Ray Herman
   
  1972  
  Carmilla
Absurd Person Singular
Tom, Dick And Harry
Tranio’s Box
David Campton
Alan Ayckbourn
Peter Blythe
Jennifer Smith
   
  1973  
  Fancy Meeting You (retitled: Living Together)
Make Yourself At Home (retitled: Table Manners)
Round And Round The Garden
Having A Lovely Time
All Together Now
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn

Alan Ayckbourn
Peter Blythe
Peter King
   
  1974  
  Absent Friends
Away From It All
Confusions
The Christmas That Nearly Wasn’t
Alan Ayckbourn
Peter King
Alan Ayckbourn
Janet Dale
   
  1975  
  Bedroom Farce
The Adventures Of Bongo Bungle
The Village That Woke Up Asleep
The Brontes
An Englishman’s Home
What The Devil!
Charlie’s Christmas Countdown
The Chimes
Alan Ayckbourn
Janet Dale
Janet Dale
Bob Eaton / Peter Clough
Stephen Mallatratt
Bob Eaton / Polly Warren
Janet Dale
Stephen Mallatratt
   
  1976  
  Just Between Ourselves
Stars
Mother Country
The Mystery Of The Lost City
The Adventures Of Dirty Dick
Alan Ayckbourn
Stephen Lowe
Stephen Mallatratt
Janet Dale
Bob Eaton
   
     
 

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