The Stephen Joseph Theatre: Plays

Plays Produced At The Library Theatre (1955 - 1976)
This is a list of every play produced 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 Plays '76-'95 link above). * indicates a new play premiered at the theatre. . 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	Opening Night
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)	14 July 21 July 28 July 11 August

1956
Father Matthew Triple Bill: The Disguises of Arlecchino * Call The Selkie Home * Office Of Information Wuthering Heights * Idol In The Sky *	Aubrey Colin Clifford Williams Eleanor D Glaser Jean Tardieu Jurneman Winch (Joan Winch) David Campton	12 July 19 July 26 July 2 August

1957
The Glass Menagerie An Inspector Calls Honey In The Stone * The Ornamental Hermit * I Have Been Here Before Look Back In Anger Lucky Peter’s Travels The Lunatic View: Memento Mori A Smell Of Burning Getting And Spending Now And Then…	Tennessee Williams J.B. Priestley Ruth Dixon Catherine Prynne J.B. Priestley John Osborne Strindberg David Campton David Campton David Campton David Campton	4 July 11 July 15 August 1 August 10 December 16 December 23 December 30 December

1958
Phedre Who Cares? Captain Carvallo Dial M For Murder Double Bill: Love And Chance The Man With A Flower In His Mouth A Sense Of Loss * Martine Ring Of Roses * Squaring The Circle	Racine Leo Lehmann Dennis Cannon Frederick Knott Marivaux Pirandello J.W. James Jean Jacques Bernard David Campton Valentin Kataev	17 March 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 7 August 15 December 22 December 29 December

1959
Bell, Book And Candle Double Bill: Alas, Poor Fred * Halfway To Heaven * Easter Frankenstein * The Square Cat * Double Bill: Viennese Interlude * Miss Julie Love After All * In Camera (Huis Clois)	John Van Druten James Saunders Hilda Valentine Strindberg David Campton Roland Allen (Alan Ayckbourn) Colin Wilson Strindberg Roland Allen (Alan Ayckbourn) Sartre	17 June 25 June 2 July 16 July 30 July 14 December 21 December 28 December

1960
‘Prentice Pillar Wuthering Heights Love After All The Ark View From The Brink: Out Of The Flying Pan* Soldier From The Wars Returning * Mutatis Mutandis * Five Finger Exercise Dad’s Tale *	Ruth Dixon Jurneman Winch (Joan Winch) Roland Allen (Alan Ayckbourn) James Saunders David Campton David Campton David Campton David Campton Peter Shaffer Roland Allen (Alan Ayckbourn)	15 June 23 June 30 June 21 July 4 August 12 December 19 December

1961
Victoria Regina Five Finger Exercise Four Minute Warning: Mutatis Mutandis At Sea Little Brother: Little Sister Gaslight Standing Room Only * Stranger In The Family * Two For The Seesaw Double Bill: We’ve Minds Of Our Own * The Bed Life Of A Mad Boy * David Copperfield * The Boys And The Girls *	Laurence Housman Peter Shaffer David Campton David Campton David Campton Patrick Hamilton Alan Ayckbourn David Campton William Gibson William Norfolk Stockwell Alan Joan MacAlpine David Campton	12 June 19 June 22 June 29 June 13 July 27 July 10 August 10 September 11 December 26 December

1962
A Thief In Time * Double Bill: The Man Of Destiny O’Flaherty V.C. Usher * Double Bill: Nine Floors, Not Counting The Mezzanine * The Birds And The Well-Wishers * The Station People * The Caretaker The Rainmaker Death At The New Year *	Joan MacAlpine George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw David Campton William Norfolk William Norfolk Richard Gill Harold Pinter Richard Nash R.G. Gregory	12 June 21 June 28 June 05 July 19 July 16 August 30 August 13 September

1963
Fallen Angels Rollo A Likely Tale Comeback * Triple Bill: Who Was Hilary Maconochie? Barnstable The Pedagogue Affairs Of State Beasts: The Pelican The Pariah	Noel Coward Marcel Archard Gerald Savory David Campton James Saunders James Saunders James Saunders Louis Verneuil Strindberg Strindberg	11 June 13 June 27 June 11 July 25 July 8 August 29 August

1964
Double Bill: The Private Ear The Public Eye Private Lives The Tiger And The Horse Dead And Alive *	Peter Shaffer Peter Shaffer Noel Coward Robert Bolt David Campton	4 June 11 June 18 June 30 July

1965
Granite Meet My Father * March Of Time * Cock & Bull Story * Out Of Thin Air: See The Pretty Lights * The Governor’s Lady The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon Bitter Harvest The Play Of Mata Hari *	Clemence Dane Alan Ayckbourn Denys Ives David Campton Alan Plater David Mercer Henry Livings Catherine Turney Mike Stott	5 July 8 July 15 July 29 July 12 August 26 August 9 September

1966
Amateur Season

1967
Hop, Step And Jump * The Sparrow * Eden End Romeo And Jeanette	Alan Plater Alan Ayckbourn J.B. Priestley Anouilh	10 July 13 July 27 July 17 August

1968
A Boat in The Backyard * The Promise The Strongbox Hay Fever Arden Of Feversham	David Bramley Alexei Arbuzov Carl Sternheim Noel Coward Anonymous	24 June 11 July 18 July 1 August 15 August

1969
The Dynamic Death-Defying Leap Of Timothy Satupon The Great * A Little Stiff Built Chap Ask Me Tomorrow How The Other Half Loves *	Peter Hawkins Leonard Barras Stan Barstow Alan Ayckbourn	23 June 3 July 17 July 31 July

1970
Wife Swapping – Italian Style Double Bill: The American Dream The Sandbox The Shy Gasman * The Story So Far… *	Leon Katz Edward Albee Edward Albee Leonard Barras Alan Ayckbourn	15 June 18 June 16 July 20 August

1971
Under Milk Wood The Daughter-In-Law Time And Time Again * Revenge One For The Road *	Dylan Thomas D.H. Lawrence Alan Ayckbourn Howard Brenton Ray Herman	14 June 21 June 8 July 5 August 19 August

1972
Carmilla * Absurd Person Singular * Uncle Vanya Tom, Dick And Harry * Tranio’s Box *	David Campton Alan Ayckbourn Chekhov Peter Blythe Jennifer Smith	19 June 26 June 17 July 7 August 9 August

1973
Fancy Meeting You * Make Yourself At Home * Round And Round The Garden * The above comprise The Norman Conquests Having A Lovely Time * All Together Now *	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Peter Blythe Peter King	18 June 25 June 9 July 30 July 20 August

1974
Absent Friends * Double Bill: Black Comedy Albert Away From It All * The Breadwinner Confusions * On Approval But Fred Freud Is Dead The Christmas That Nearly Wasn’t * Frost At Midnight	Alan Ayckbourn Peter Shaffer Richard Harris Peter King Somerset Maugham Alan Ayckbourn Frederick Lonsdale Peter Terson Janet Dale Andre Obey	17 June 24 June 15 July 12 August 15 November 22 November 6 December 23 December 27 December

1975
Bedroom Farce * On Approval Angels In Love Confusions The Adventures Of Bongo Bungle * The Village That Woke Up Asleep * The Brontes * An Englishman’s Home * A View From The Bridge What The Devil! * Charlie’s Christmas Countdown * The Chimes *	Alan Ayckbourn Frederick Lonsdale Hugh Mills Alan Ayckbourn Janet Dale Janet Dale Bob Eaton / Peter Clough Stephen Mallatratt Arthur Miller Bob Eaton / Polly Warren Janet Dale Stephen Mallatratt	16 June 23 June 14 July 4 August 23 August 30 August 22 September 15 October 12 November 26 November 9 December 18 December

1976
Just Between Ourselves * All The Best People Just Between Ourselves Comic Pictures: Cards Stars * The Mystery Of The Lost City * The Adventures Of Dirty Dick * Mother Country *	Alan Ayckbourn Moliere Alan Ayckbourn Stephen Lowe Stephen Lowe Janet Dale Devised Stephen Mallatratt	28 January 14 June 21 June 21 July 31 July Tour 25 August


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