ST BERNADETTE'S PLAYERS TIMELINE

1977

When We Are Married - Director: Windy Littler.  Author: JB Priestley
The Secret Tent - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Elizabeth Addyman

1978

The Curious Savage - Director: Windy Littler. Author: John Patrick
Sailor Beware - Director: Tom Browne.  Author:  Philip King

1979

3X 1 Act Plays

Dragons in the Cave - Director: Bernard Melling.  Author: Brainerd Duffield
Drama Festival - Director: Fred Unsworth. Author:  Dorothy Galvin
Per Ardua Ad Astra - Director: Alan Millington. Author: Dorothy Galvin
Ride A Cock Horse - Director:  Fred Unsworth. Author: W Barrow

1980

Gaslight - Director:  Alan Millington. Author: Patrick Hamilton
When We Are Married (Act One) - Director: Windy Littler. Author: JB Priestley
The Importance of Being Earnest - Director: Peter White. Author: Oscar Wilde

1981

Blithe Spirit - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Noel Coward
Goodnight Mrs Puffin - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: A. Lovegrove

There's No Problem - Director: Windy Littler

1982

The Cure For Love - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: Walter Greenwood
Pygmalion - Director: Dennis McHarrie.  Author: GB Shaw

1983

3X 1 Act Plays

Romance in Grey - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Philip Johnson
The Bespoke Overcoat - Director: Fred UnsWorth. Author: Wolf Mankowitz
Russian Salad - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: Philip Johnson
An Inspector Calls - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: JB Priestley

 

1984

3X 1 Act Plays

Gosforth Fete - Director: Peter Lavelle. Author: Alan Ayckbourne
The Dark Lady of Sonnets- Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: GB Shaw
The Dear Departed - Director: Trish Brown. Author: Stanley Houghton
Ten Times Table - Director: Dennis McHarrie.  Author: Alan Ayckbourne

1985

Cinderella (1st Panto) - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Dennis McHarrie
Pound on Demand - Director: Dennis McHarrie.  Author: Sean O'Casey
Suddenly At Home - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: Francis Durrbridge

1986

Aladdin - Director: Dennis McHarrie.  Author: Dennis McHarrie

Pontius Pilate - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Robert Halt
A Tomb with a View - Director: Jan Smerdon. Author: Norman Robbins

1987

Dick Whittington & His Cat - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Dennis McHarrie

Charley's Aunt - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: Brandon Thomas

1988

Hansel & Gretel - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Dennis McHarrie
Hobson's Choice - Director: Dennis McHarrie.  Author: Harold Brighouse

1989

Pied Piper - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Dennis McHarrie
Mad Hatters in Mayfair - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: Barbara Van Kampen
Ping Pong - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: John Waterhouse
Stalag 69 - Director:  Bernard Melling. Author: Michael Greene

1990

SNOW WHITE - Dir. Dennis McHarrie . Author: Dennis McHarrie

1991

Cinderella - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Dennis McHarrie
And Then There Were None - Director: Iris Purcell. Author: Agatha Christie

1992

Dame Whittington & Her Dog -Directed by Bernard Melling. Author: John Vose
Blithe Spirit - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Noel Coward
The Happiest Days of your Life - Director: Iris Purcell. Author: John Dighton

1993

Robinson Crusoe - Director: Dennis McHarriie. Author: Dennis McHarrie
Murder in Company - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: Philip King
Spring & Port Wine - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Bill Naughton

1994

Jack & The Beanstalk - Director: Lynn Davies & Brian Ferguson. Author: Dennis McHarrie

Over The Rainbow (BLIPS) -Director: Dennis McHarrie & Lillian Jones. Author: Dennis McHarrie
1940's Variety Show - Director: Kath Pickup & Mike Lambe. Devised: Kath Pickup & Mike Lambe
NIght Watch - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Lucielle Fletcher

1995

Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs - Director: Kath Pickup & Mike Lambe. Author: Dennis McHarrie
Alice in Wonderland (BliPS) - Director: Dennis McHarrie & Lillian Jones. Author: Dennis McHarrie

3X 1 Act Plays

Drama Festival - Director: Alan Millington. Author: Dorothy Galvin
The Dock Brief - Director: Barbara Brown. Author: John Mortimer
Still Life - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: Noel Coward
The Full Treatment - Director: Alan Millngton. Author: Michael Brett

1996

Songs From The Shows - Director: Scott Robinson. Devised: Scott Robinson
All in Good Time - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Bill Naughton
Wanted One Body - Director: Barbara Brown. Author: Charles Dyer

1997

Aladdin - Director: Jake McGrattan. Author: Dennis McHarrie
The Magic of Disney - Director: Scott Robinson. Devised: Scott Robinson
I Have Been Here Before - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: JB Priestley

1998

Beauty & The Beast - Director: John Gale. Author: Dennis McHarrie
Ladies Who Lunch - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Tudor Gates
Strike Happy - Director: Mike Lambe. Author: Duncan Greenwood

1999

Red Riding Hood - Director: Barbara Brown. Author: Richard Hill

3X 1 Act Plays

The Cobblers Ball - Director: Jake McGrattan: Author: Jim Sperrink
The Man From The Gas - Director: David Melling. Author: Chris White
Knightsbridge - Director: Alan Millington. Author: John Mortimer
Trap for a Lonely Man - Director: Alan Millington. Author: Robert Thomas

2000

Sleeping Beauty - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Doreen Moger

3X 1 Act Plays
The Surgeon's Dilemma - Director: Jake McGrattan. Author: John Vose
Magnificent Obsession- Director: David Melling. Author: Dave Christener
The Day They Sold Doris - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Neil Oldham
Sandcastles - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Bob Larbey

2001

The Millennium Dame - Director: Bob Taylor. Author: Paul Beard & Colin Warnock
Slaughterhouse - Director: David Melling. Author: Norman Robbins
Henchforward - Director: Keith Cruden. Author: Alan Ayckbourne

2002

Mother Goose - Director: David Melling. Author: Norman Robbins
Murder by Misadventure - Director: Alan Millington. Author: Edward Taylor
Murdered to Death - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Peter Gordon

2003

Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves - Director: Jake McGrattan. Author: Terry Harper
Mr Perfect - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Alan Richardson
Respect - Director: Andrew Dutton. Author: Andrew Dutton
What Shall We Do With The Body - Director: Alan Millngton. Author: Rae Shirley
Love on the Dole - Director:  Bernard Melling. Author: Ronald Gow & Walter Greenwodd

2004

Treasure Island - Director: Phillip Higginbottom & David McChrystal. Author: Alistair Clinton
Last Panto in Bispham - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: David Tristram

Anyone For Breakfast - Director: Jake McGrattan. Author: Derek Benfield
A Murder has Been Arranged - Director Phillip Higginbottom. Author: Emlyn Williams

2005

Robin Hood's Babes in the Woods - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Steve King
The Love Match- Director: Steve King. Author: Glenn Melvyn
Take Away The Lady - Director: Phillip Higginbottom. Author: Jimmie Chinn

2006

Panto at the OK Corral - Dir. Carolyn Quay. Author: Jim Spernick
I'll be Home Before Midnight - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Peter Colley
When We Are Married - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: JB Priestley

2007

Cinderella - Director: David McChrystal. Author: David McChrystal
Pillar to Post - Director: Steve King & Hazel Block. Author: John Waterhouse
Arsenic and Old Lace - Director: Bob Taylor. Author: Joseph Kesselring

2008

Trouble in Pantoland - Director: Mark Ramsden. Author: Sharon Hulm
The Good Old Days - Director: Steve King. Devised: Steve King
House Guest - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Frances Durbridge

2009

Puss in  Boots - Director: Phillip Higginbottom. Author: Trasler, Lovesy, Carke
Out of Focus - Director: David McChrystal. Author: Peter Gordon
How the other Half Loves - Director: Mark Ramsden. Author: Alan Ayckbourne
A Christmas Carol Radio Play - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Charles Dickens

2010

Spark In Judea - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: RF Delderfield
A Tomb with a View - Director: Mark Ramsden. Author: Norman Robbins

2011

1001 Arabian Nights & a Matinee - Director: Phillip Higginbottom. Author: Trasler, Lovesy, Carke
Kindly Keep it Covered - Director: Samantha Fish. Author: Dave Freeman
Proscenophobia -Director: Phillip Higginbottom. Author: Bettine Manktelow

2012

Dick Whittington - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Alan Frayne
Pull the Other One - Director: Bob Taylor. Author: Norman Robbins
Bringing the House Down - Director: Susan Hope. Author: Fiona Robertson & Paul Phillips
Carpe Jugulum - Director: Samantha Fish. Author: Stephen Briggs
Cinderella Pocket Panto - Director: Phillip Higginbottom, Author: Phillip Higginbottom

2013

Robin Hood - Director: Phillip Higginbottom. Author: Phillip Higginbottom
A Variety Show Extravaganza - Director: Hazel Block, Devised: Hazel Block
The Tangled Web - Director: Debbie Flavell. Author: Janet Brook
Cry in the Night - Director: Bob Taylor. Author: CG Wilson

2014

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Alan Frayne
Kindly Leave the Stage - Director: Helen Bashforth. Author: John Chapman
The Butcher The Baker The Candlestick Maker - Director: Debbie Flavell. Author: Susan Hope
Blood Brothers - Director: Wendy Wilson. Author: Willie Russell

2015

Beauty & The Beast - Director: Bob Taylor. Author: Ben Crocker
An Evening with Sherlock Holmes & Hercule Poirot RP - Director: Angela Crossley
Summer Slaughter - Director: Susan Hope. Author: Susan Hope
Haunted - Director: Brian Spence, Author: Eric Chappell

2016

Jack & The Beanstalk - Director: Helen Bashforth & Chris Stell. Author: Marie & Chris Stell
Abigail's Party - Director: Bob Taylor. Author: Mike Leigh

Blizzard of Blood - Director: Debbie Flavell. Author: Susan Hope
The Winslow Boy - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Terence Rattigan

2017

Cinderella - Director: Katherine Davies-Oldham & Bernard Melling. Author: Alan Frayne
Out of Focus - Director: David McChrystal. Author: Peter Gordon
The Manor of Murder - Director: Susan Hope. Author: Susan Hope
A Murder is Announced - Director: Bob Taylor. Author: Agatha Christie

2018

Red Riding Hood - Director: Geraldine Brown & Dominic Bradley. Author: Richard Hill
Haywire - Director: Hayley Price. Author: Eric Chappell