ST BERNADETTE'S PLAYERS ARCHIVES

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 - Dir.ector: 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 DEPTARTED - 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 - 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

BLIPS PRODUCTION - OVER THE RAINBOW -Director: Dennis McHarrie & Lillian Jones. Author: Dennis McHarrie
1940's VARIETY SHOW - Director: Kath Pickup & Mike Lambe
NIGHT WATCH - Director: Bernard Melling. Author: Lucielle Fletcher

1995

SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS - Director: Kath Pickup & Mike Lambe. Author: Dennis McHarrie
BLIPS PRODUCTION - ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Director: Dennis McHarrie & Lillian Jones. Author: Dennis McHarrie
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

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
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
HENCEFORWARD - 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 THEIVES - 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 LITTLE 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 & 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 RP - 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 AND 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 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: 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. 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
ABIGAILS 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. 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