Reviews and photographs
Calendar Girls by Tim Firth (1–9 February)
Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen and Lanford Wilson (8–16 March)
Crown Matrimonial by Royce Ryton (12–20 April 2013)
Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen and Lanford Wilson (8–16 March)
Crown Matrimonial by Royce Ryton (12–20 April 2013)
Entertaining Angels by Richard Everett (10–18 February)
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (9–17 March)
Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn (13–21 April)
The Winslow Boy by Terence Rattigan (11–19 May)
The Real Inspector Hound and Red Peppers by Tom Stoppard and Noël Coward (6–14 July)
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (25–28 July)
The 39 Steps by John Buchan, Alfred Hitchcock and Patrick Barlow (13–18 August)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (5–8 September)
Mine by Polly Teale (21–29 September)
Cranford adapted by Martyn Coleman, from the stories by Mrs Gaskell (19–27 October)
Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo and Gavin Richards (16–24 November)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and John Mortimer (14–29 December)
2012 season review
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (9–17 March)
Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn (13–21 April)
The Winslow Boy by Terence Rattigan (11–19 May)
The Real Inspector Hound and Red Peppers by Tom Stoppard and Noël Coward (6–14 July)
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (25–28 July)
The 39 Steps by John Buchan, Alfred Hitchcock and Patrick Barlow (13–18 August)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (5–8 September)
Mine by Polly Teale (21–29 September)
Cranford adapted by Martyn Coleman, from the stories by Mrs Gaskell (19–27 October)
Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo and Gavin Richards (16–24 November)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and John Mortimer (14–29 December)
2012 season review
What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton (11–19 February)
The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson (18–24 March)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee (15–23 April)
The Sea by Edward Bond (10–18 June)
Private Lives by Noël Coward (8–16 July)
The 39 Steps by John Buchan, Alfred Hitchcock and Patrick Barlow (29 July–5 August)
The Story Bag: Mayhem Unleashed! The Stables Youth Theatre (7–10 September)
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness (23 September–19 October)
The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam (21–29 October)
Quartermaine’s Terms by Simon Gray (18–26 November)
Jack and the Beanstalk by John Morley (14–23 December)
2011 season review
The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson (18–24 March)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee (15–23 April)
The Sea by Edward Bond (10–18 June)
Private Lives by Noël Coward (8–16 July)
The 39 Steps by John Buchan, Alfred Hitchcock and Patrick Barlow (29 July–5 August)
The Story Bag: Mayhem Unleashed! The Stables Youth Theatre (7–10 September)
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness (23 September–19 October)
The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam (21–29 October)
Quartermaine’s Terms by Simon Gray (18–26 November)
Jack and the Beanstalk by John Morley (14–23 December)
2011 season review
Jo Brand (15 January)
Red Carpet 3 (23 January)
Beyond Words (18–20 February)
The Graduate by Charles Webb and Terry Johnson (12–20 March)
Equus by Peter Shaffer (9–17 April)
Two by Jim Cartwright (4–12 June)
The Boy Juliet by Royce Ryton (2–10 July)
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr (30 July–6 August)
The Wicked Lady by Magdalen King-Hall and Bryony Lavery (1–4 September)
Privates on Parade by Peter Nichols and Denis King (24 September–2 October)
The Lady’s Not For Burning by Christopher Fry (22–30 October)
Skylight by David Hare (19–27 November)
Darker Shores by Michael Punter (14–23 December)
2010 season review
Red Carpet 3 (23 January)
Beyond Words (18–20 February)
The Graduate by Charles Webb and Terry Johnson (12–20 March)
Equus by Peter Shaffer (9–17 April)
Two by Jim Cartwright (4–12 June)
The Boy Juliet by Royce Ryton (2–10 July)
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr (30 July–6 August)
The Wicked Lady by Magdalen King-Hall and Bryony Lavery (1–4 September)
Privates on Parade by Peter Nichols and Denis King (24 September–2 October)
The Lady’s Not For Burning by Christopher Fry (22–30 October)
Skylight by David Hare (19–27 November)
Darker Shores by Michael Punter (14–23 December)
2010 season review
Sir Ian McKellen (24 January)
Red Carpet 2 (31 January)
RolePlay by Alan Ayckbourn (6–14 February)
Hay Fever by Noël Coward (13–21 March)
A Passionate Woman by Kay Mellor (17–25 April)
The Country Wife by William Wycherley (12–20 June)
Hysteria by Terry Johnson (10–18 July)
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell (11–15 August)
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake and John Constable (2–5 September)
Travels With My Aunt by Giles Havergal (25 September–3 October)
Splendour by Abi Morgan (23–31 October)
Don’t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier and Nell Leyshon (20–28 November)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens and David Edgar (15 December–17 January)
Red Carpet 2 (31 January)
RolePlay by Alan Ayckbourn (6–14 February)
Hay Fever by Noël Coward (13–21 March)
A Passionate Woman by Kay Mellor (17–25 April)
The Country Wife by William Wycherley (12–20 June)
Hysteria by Terry Johnson (10–18 July)
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell (11–15 August)
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake and John Constable (2–5 September)
Travels With My Aunt by Giles Havergal (25 September–3 October)
Splendour by Abi Morgan (23–31 October)
Don’t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier and Nell Leyshon (20–28 November)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens and David Edgar (15 December–17 January)
The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett (8–16 February)
Improbable Fiction by Alan Ayckbourn (7–15 March)
Deathtrap by Ira Levin (11–19 April)
Breaking the Silence by Stephen Poliakoff (6–14 June)
Dinner by Moira Buffini (4–12 July)
The Maids by Jean Genet (25–26 July)
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr (8–16 August)
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Nick Ormerod and Declan Donnellan (3–6 September)
Proof by David Auburn (30 September–4 October)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (24 October–1 November)
Quartet by Ronald Harwood (21–29 November)
The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum and John Kane (16–23 December)
Improbable Fiction by Alan Ayckbourn (7–15 March)
Deathtrap by Ira Levin (11–19 April)
Breaking the Silence by Stephen Poliakoff (6–14 June)
Dinner by Moira Buffini (4–12 July)
The Maids by Jean Genet (25–26 July)
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr (8–16 August)
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Nick Ormerod and Declan Donnellan (3–6 September)
Proof by David Auburn (30 September–4 October)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (24 October–1 November)
Quartet by Ronald Harwood (21–29 November)
The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum and John Kane (16–23 December)
Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn (9–17 March)
Waltz of the Toreadors by Jean Anouilh (13–21 April)
Celebrating Shakespeare with Peter Mould and friends (22 April)
Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim (15–19 May)
The Dwarfs and Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down by Harold Pinter and Richard Cameron (8–16 June)
Nobody’s Perfect by Simon Williams (3–10 August)
Grimm Tales by Carol Ann Duffy and Tim Supple (5–8 September)
A Phoenix Too Frequent and the Dark Lady of the Sonnets by Christopher Fry and George Bernard Shaw (21–29 September)
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell by Keith Waterhouse (19–27 October)
An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde (16–24 November)
Beauty and the Beast by Laurence Boswell (14–23 December)
Waltz of the Toreadors by Jean Anouilh (13–21 April)
Celebrating Shakespeare with Peter Mould and friends (22 April)
Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim (15–19 May)
The Dwarfs and Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down by Harold Pinter and Richard Cameron (8–16 June)
Nobody’s Perfect by Simon Williams (3–10 August)
Grimm Tales by Carol Ann Duffy and Tim Supple (5–8 September)
A Phoenix Too Frequent and the Dark Lady of the Sonnets by Christopher Fry and George Bernard Shaw (21–29 September)
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell by Keith Waterhouse (19–27 October)
An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde (16–24 November)
Beauty and the Beast by Laurence Boswell (14–23 December)



















































































