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: Phillip King
1979
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Dragons in the Cave - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: B 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 (One Act) - 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
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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
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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 Bridgehouse
1989
Pied Piper - Director: Dennis McHarrie. Author: Dennis McHarrie
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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 - Director: 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 - Director: 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 McHarrie. 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
1940's Variety Show - Director: Kath Pickup & Mike Lambe. Devised: Kath Pickup
Night Watch - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Lucielle Fletcher
1995
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs - Director: Kath Pickup & Mike Lambe. Author: Dennis McHarrie
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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 Millinton. 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 Hills
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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
A Trap For a Lonely Man - Director: Alan Millington. Author: Robert Thomas
2000
Sleeping Beauty - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Doreen Moger
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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
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Mr Perfect - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Alan Richardson
Respect - Director: Andrew Dutton. Author: Andrew Dutton
What Shall We Do With The Body - Director: Alan Millingont. Author: Rae Shirley
Love On The Dole - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Ronald Gow & Walter Greenwood
2004
Treasure Island - Director: Phillip Higgintbottom & David McChrystal. Author: Alistair Clinton
Last Panto in Bispham - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: David Tristham
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 - Director: Carolyn Haworth. Author: Jim Sperrnick
I'll Be Home Before Midnight - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Peter Colley
SPECIAL 30th ANNIVERSARY 2006/2007
When We Are Married - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: JB Priestley
Cinderella - Director: David McChyrstal. Author: David McChrystal.
Pillar to Post - Director: Steve King & Hazel Block. Author: John Waterhouse
2007
Arsenic & Old Lace - Director: Bob Taylor. Author: Joseph Kesserling
2008
Trouble in Pantoland - Director: Mark Ramsden. Author: Sharon Hulme
The Good Old Days - Director: Steve King. Devised: Steve King
House Guest - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Francis Durrbridge
2009
Puss in Boots - Director: Phillip Higginbottom. Author: Trasler, Lovesy, Clarke
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, Clarke
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 Down The House - 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: Helen Bashforth & Debbie Flavell. Author: Janet Brook
Cry in the Night - Director: Bob Taylor. Author: CG Wilson
2014
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Alan Frayne
Kindly Leave The Stage - Director: Helen Bashforth & Chris Stell. 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 & Hercules Poirot Radio Play - 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
SPECIAL 40th ANNIVERSARY 2016/2017
The Winslow Boy - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Terence Rattigan
Cinderella - Director: Katherine Davies Oldham & Bernard Melling. Author: Alan Frayne
Out of Focus - Director: David McChrystal. Author: Peter Gordon
2017
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 Hills
Haywire - Director: Hayley Price. Author: Eric Chappell
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