Past Productions

Party to Murder - Image from playNewcastle Players productions from 1935 to the Cash on Delivery - Image from playpresent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title Writer Date Director
Lucky Sods John Godber Apr-12 Lucy Bryan
Caught in the Net Ray Cooney Oct-11 Chris Lockett
Outside Edge Richard Harris Sep-10 Jonathan Fernyhough
Noises Off Michael Frayn Nov-09 Chris Lockett
Curtain Up On Murder Bettine Manktelow May-09 Mark Walker
Cash on Delivery Michael Cooney Nov-08 James Freeman
Steel Magnolias Robert Harling Apr-08 Janet Mulliner
Billy Liar Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall Nov-07 Chris Lockett
House Guest Francis Durbridge Apr-07 Chris Lockett
Blithe Spirit Noël Coward Nov-06 Ann McArdle
Because of The Lockwoods Constance Cox Apr-06 Pam Shufflebotham
How The Other Half Loves Alan Ayckbourn Nov-05 Jim Ward
The Ghost Train Arnold Ridley
Apr-05
 Jim Ward
It Runs in the Family Ray Cooney Nov-04 Jim Ward
A Party to Murder Kash/Hughes May-04 Ann McArdle
Out of Focus Peter Gordon Nov-03 Jim Ward
‘Allo ‘Allo Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft May-03 Jonathan Fernyhough
The Exorcism Don Taylor Nov-02 Ann McArdle
Party Piece Richard Harris Apr-02 Paul Godfrey
Double Cut Alfred Shaughnessy Nov-01 Ann McArdle
Sand Castles Bob Larbey Apr-01 Jonathan Fernyhough
The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Nov-00 Ian W. Wilson
Funny Money Ray Cooney May-00 Ann McArdle
Suddenly at Home Francis Durbridge Nov-99 Ian W. Wilson
Straight and Narrow Jimmie Chinn Apr-99 Humphrey Gawthrop
The House by the Lake Hugh Mills Nov-98 Ann McArdle
Not Now Darling Ray Cooney & John Chapman Apr-98 Humphrey Gawthrop
Nightmare Norman Robbins Nov-97 Paul Godfrey
Look, No Hans! John Chapman & Michael Pertwee Apr-97 Humphrey Gawthrop
Dead Man’s Hand Seymour Matthews Nov-96 Ann McArdle
Two Into One Ray Cooney Apr-96 John Talbot
An Inspector Calls J. B. Priestley Nov-95 Ann McArdle
The Beginning Eric Ball Nov-95 Ann McArdle
Letters to Loved Ones Eric Ball Nov-95 Ann McArdle
Don’t Misunderstand Me Patrick Cargill Apr-95 Paul Godfrey
Beyond Reasonable Doubt Jeffrey Archer Nov-94 John Talbot
Bedroom Farce Alan Ayckbourn Apr-94 Paul Godfrey
The Heiress Ruth & Augustus Goetz Nov-93 Humphrey Gawthrop
A Novel Inclination Richard Griffiths Jul-93 Ann McArdle
Table Manners Alan Ayckbourn Apr-93 Paul Godfrey
Deadly Nightcap Francis Durbridge Nov-92 John Talbot
Fumed Oak Noel Coward Jun-92 Humphrey Gawthrop
I Spy John Mortimer Jun-92 Jim Ward
There Goes the Bride Ray Cooney & John Chapman Apr-92 Paul Godfrey
Hobson’s Choice Harold Brighouse Nov-91 Ann McArdle
Take Away the Lady Jimmie Chinn Apr-91 valign=”top”>Humphrey Gawthrop
Murder in Mind Terence Feely Nov-90 Paul Godfrey
Family Voices Harold Pinter Jul-90 Humphrey Gawthrop
Pastiche Nick Hall Jul-90 Caroline Heinsohn
Uproar in the House Anthony Marriott & Alistair Foot Apr-90 Jim Ward
Dead Ringer Charles Ross Nov-89 Paul Godfrey
Harlequinade Terence Rattigan Jul-89 Humphrey Gawthrop
The Play-Reading Joan Honey Jul-89 Caroline Heinsohn
Good Night Mrs Puffin Arthur Lovegrove Apr-89 Ann McArdle
Key For Two John Chapman (with Dave Freeman) Nov-88 John Talbot
Who Killed Santa Claus Terence Feely Apr-88 Paul Godfrey
When We Are Married J. B. Priestley Nov-87 Mary Blakeman
Dark Brown Philip Johnson Jul-87 Humphrey Gawthrop
Keep Calm Louis Goodrich Jul-87 Dorothy M. Beardmore
The Balwhinnie Bomb Gordon Daviot Jul-87 Bruce Haycock
A Friend Indeed William Douglas Home Apr-87 Jim Ward
Move Over Mrs Markham Ray Cooney & John Chapman Nov-86 Paul Godfrey
Knightsbridge John Mortimer Jul-86 Vida Stevens
Queer Street John Donald Kelly Jul-86 Ann McArdle
The Bathroom Door Gertrude E. Jennings Jul-86 Dorothy Beardmore
Laura Vera Caspary & George Sklar Apr-86 Jim Ward
Relative Values Noel Coward Nov-85 Mary Blakeman
At the Changing of the Year Malcolm Young Jul-85 Bruce Haycock
The Copper Kettle Margaret Wood Jul-85 Jim Ward
World Without Men (1 act) Philip Johnson Jul-85 Enid Tunstill
The Secret Tent Elizabeth Addyman Apr-85 Paul Godfrey
Outside Edge Richard Harris Nov-84 Mary Blakeman
Murder Play Brian J. Burton Jul-84 Jim Ward
Wedding Breakfast William Dinner & William Morum Jul-84 Ann McArdle
The Cure For Love Walter Greenwood Apr-84 Paul Godfrey
Lloyd George Knew My Father William Douglas Home Nov-83 Mary Blakeman
A Fishy Business Margaret Wood Jul-83 Ann McArdle
See If I Care Cherry Vooght Jul-83 Enid Tunstill
She’s Done It Again Michael Pertwee Nov-82 John Talbot
Master Dudley Philip Johnson Jul-82 Ann McArdle
The Plot Thickens Mark Langham Jul-82 Bob Freeman
Bonaventure Charlotte Hastings Apr-82 Mary Blakeman
My Three Angels Sam & Bella Spewack Nov-81 Mary Blakeman
How the Other Half Loves Alan Ayckbourn Aug-81 John Talbot
Suspect Edward Percy & Reginald Denham Mar-81 Mary Blakeman
My Giddy Aunt Ray Cooney & John Chapman Nov-80 Mary Blakeman
Careful Rapture Jack Popplewell Jul-80 Ann McArdle
Green for Danger Philip Johnson Jul-80 Jim Ward
There’s Always Spring Arthur Lovegrove Jul-80 Pat Bentley
Wait Until Dark Frederick Knott Apr-80 Mary Blakeman
Not Now, Darling Ray Cooney & John Chapman Nov-79 John Talbot
Henry Hereafter Hal D. Stewart Jul-79 Paul Godfrey
November Echo Pamela Sykes Jul-79 Diane West
Touch of Purple Elleston Trevor May-79 Richard Stevens
The Secretary Bird William Douglas Home Nov-78 Paul Godfrey
Crown Matrimonial Royce Ryton Apr-78 Mary Blakeman
Time and Time Again Alan Ayckbourn Nov-77 Bob West
A Family Affair Pamela Sykes Jul-77 Enid Tunstill
The Editor Regrets Michael Brett Jul-77 Richard Stevens
The Thistle in Donkey Field Richard Tydeman Jul-77 Paul Tunstill
Suddenly at Home Francis Durbridge Apr-77 Mary Blakeman
Plaza Suite (Mamaroneck) Neil Simon Jul-76 Pat Mason
The Faithful Widow of Ephesus Thomas Cruden Jul-76 Jim Ward
The Monkey’s Paw W. W. Jacobs (dram. L. N. Parker) Jul-76 Mary Blakeman
Man for the Job Dennis Driscoll Apr-76 John Talbot
Love by Appointment Anthony Lesser Nov-75 Mary Blakeman
Afternoon at the Seaside Agatha Christie Jul-75 Paul Godfrey
One Hour to Dusk Anthony Booth Jul-75 Diane West
Plaza Suite (Forest Hills) Neil Simon Jul-75 Mary Blakeman
The Amorous Prawn Anthony Kimmins Apr-75 John Talbot
The Big Killing Philip Mackie Nov-74 Paul Godfrey
Some Are Born Nita Dawson Jul-74 Roderic Owens
The Copper Kettle Margaret Wood Jul-74 Doug Challinor
The Patient Agatha Christie Jul-74 Paul Godfrey
Roar like a Dove Lesley Storm May-74 Mary Blakeman
Trap for a Lonely Man Robert Thomas Nov-73 Bob West
A Lady in a Cage P. S. Laughlin Jul-73 Paul Godfrey
In Black and White Sydney Box Jul-73 Ann Haycock (McArdle)
The Sword is Double Edged Arthur Swinson Jul-73 Helen Simpson
Sailor, Beware Philip King & Falkland Cary May-73 Mary Blakeman
Spring at Marino Constance Cox Nov-72 Mary Blakeman
Escape Route Stuart Ready Jul-72 Paul Godfrey
The Rats Agatha Christie Jul-72 Bob West
When The Bough Breaks Gwyn Clark Jul-72 Pat Mason
The Late Edwina Black William Dinner & William Morum Apr-72 Mary Blakeman
Shadow in the Sun Maurice McLoughlin Nov-71 Mary Blakeman
Life of Hercules: Page One Thomas Cruden Jul-71 Bob West
The Invisible Worm Elda Cadogan Jul-71 Paul Godfrey
While the Circus Passes Isobel Lowman Jul-71 Diane West
School for Spinsters Roland Pertwee Apr-71 Mary Blakeman
A Letter from the General Maurice McLoughlin Nov-70 Mary Blakeman
Rise and Shine Elda Cadogan Jul-70 Bob West
Sunday Tea Terence Bowen Jul-70 Mary Blakeman
The Man in the Lane Tom & Mary Neild Jul-70 Richard Stevens
Midsummer Mink Peter Coke Apr-70 Mary Blakeman
Portrait of Murder Robert Bloomfield Nov-69 Michael Owens
The Rape of the Belt Benn W. Levy Apr-69 Mary Blakeman
Dear Charles Alan Melville Nov-68 John Talbot
Careful Rapture Jack Popplewell Jul-68 Pat Mason
Pop Goes the Patient Leonard Barnet Jul-68 John Talbot
The Lullaby Michael Dines Jul-68 Mary Blakeman
Ladies in Retirement Edward Percy & Reginald Denham Feb-68 Ray Backes
Someone Waiting Emlyn Williams Nov-67 Mary Blakeman
The Leopard Adrian Alington Sep-67 Mary Blakeman
The Thistle in Donkey Field Richard Tydeman Sep-67 John Talbot
This Desirable Cottage Anthony Booth Sep-67 Michael Owens
Everybody Loves Opal John Patrick Apr-67 Ray Backes
The Shop at Sly Corner Edward Percy Nov-66 Mary Blakeman
The Faithful Widow of Ephesus Thomas Cruden Sep-66 Mary Blakeman
The Playgoers Arthur Pinero Sep-66 Ray Backes
Celebration Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall Apr-66 Ray Backes
The Irregular Verb To Love Hugh & Margaret Williams Dec-65 Mary Blakeman
April Dawn Philip Johnson Sep-65 John Talbot
Danger on the Right L. du Garde Peach Sep-65 Denis Connelly
House in Fern Road Maud Cassidy & Peter Coke Sep-65 Michael Owens
Don’t Listen Ladies Sacha Guitry (ad. S. Powys/G.Bolton) May-65 Mary Blakeman
All for Mary Harold Brooke & Kay Bannerman Nov-64 Ray Backes
Dark Brown Philip Johnson Sep-64 Mary Blakeman
Heaven on Earth Philip Johnson Sep-64 Margaret Owens
Something to Hide Leslie Sands May-64 Mary Blakeman
Therese Thomas Job Nov-63 Mary Blakeman
A Family Occasion Jill Glew & A. C. Thomas Jul-63 Patricia Bentley
Home is the Hunted R. F. Delderfield Jul-63 Ray Backes
Job for the Boy Dennis Driscoll Apr-63 Mary Blakeman
You Can’t Take It With You Moss Hart & George S. Kaufmann Nov-62 Mary Blakeman
St. Simeon Stylites F. Sladen-Smith Jul-62 Mary Blakeman
The Gentle Rain Anthony Booth Jul-62 Pat Mason
Black Chiffon Lesley Storm Mar-62 Ray Backes
Two Dozen Red Roses Kenneth Horne Nov-61 Mary Blakeman
Everlasting Flowers Philip Johnson Jul-61 Ray Backes
Sunday Tea Terence Bowen Jul-61 Martyn Read
The Strange Case of Blondie White Bernard Merivale & Jeffrey Dell Apr-61 Mary Blakeman
Not in the Book Arthur Watkyn Nov-60 Mary Blakeman
Breath of Spring Peter Coke Mar-60 Mary Blakeman
Witness for the Prosecution Agatha Christie Nov-59 Mary Blakeman
My Three Angels Sam & Bella Spewack Apr-59 Mary Blakeman
The House by the Lake Hugh Mills Nov-58 Mary Blakeman
Spider’s Web Agatha Christie Apr-58 Mary Blakeman
Red Letter Day Andrew Rosenthal Nov-57 Mary Blakeman
A Question of Fact Wynyard Browne May-57 Alan Spriggs
Sabrina Fair Samuel Taylor Nov-56 Mary Blakeman
Book of the Month Basil Thomas May-56 Mary Blakeman
Relative Values Noel Coward Dec-55 Mary Blakeman
Down Came a Blackbird Peter Blackmore Mar-55 Mary Blakeman
His Excellency Dorothy & Campbell Christie Nov-54 Mary Blakeman
After My Fashion Diana Morgan Apr-54 Mary Blakeman
The Hollow Agatha Christie Nov-53 Mary Blakeman
Wind of Heaven Emlyn Williams Apr-53 Mary Blakeman
Castle in the Air Alan Melville Feb-53 Alan Spriggs
Viceroy Sarah Norman Ginsbury Nov-52 Mary Blakeman
Home at Seven R. C. Sherriff Apr-52 Mary Blakeman
The Happiest Days of Your Life John Dighton Nov-51 Mary Blakeman
Bonaventure Charlotte Hastings Apr-51 Alan Spriggs
Badger’s Green R. C. Sherriff Nov-50 Mary Blakeman
Pink String and Sealing Wax Roland Pertwee May-50 Mary Blakeman
Jupiter Laughs A. J. Cronin Oct-49 Mary Blakeman
No Medals Esther McCracken Jan-49 Mary Blakeman
The Blue Goose Peter Blackmore Apr-48 John W. Rowley
Autumn Margaret Kennedy & Gregory Ratoff Dec-47 Mary Blakeman
Winter Sunshine G. A. Thomas Apr-47 Mary Blakeman
Ladies in Retirement Edward Percy & Reginald Denham Nov-46 Mary Blakeman
The Bride Gertrude Jennings Jul-45 John W. Rowley
Hawk Island Howard Irving Young Nov-44 John W. Rowley
Yes and No Kenneth Horne Jul-44 John W. Rowley
Another Language Rose Franken (ad. Moncton Hoffe) Feb-44 John W. Rowley
I Have Five Daughters Margaret MacNamara Jul-43 John W. Rowley
Yes and No Kenneth Horne Mar-43 John W. Rowley
Yes and No Kenneth Horne Feb-43 John W. Rowley
Nine Till Six Aimee & Philip Stuart Nov-42 John W. Rowley
Dear Octopus Dodie Smith Nov-41 John W. Rowley
Quiet Wedding Esther McCracken Mar-41 John W. Rowley
Children to Bless You G. Sheila Donisthorpe Apr-40 John W. Rowley
Bird in Hand John Drinkwater Jan-40 John W. Rowley
Murder on the Second Floor Frank Vosper Apr-39 John W. Rowley
The Wind and the Rain Merton Hodge Nov-38 John W. Rowley
Bird in Hand John Drinkwater Apr-38 John W. Rowley
Distinguished Gathering James Parish Nov-37 John W. Rowley
The Two Mrs. Carrolls Martin Vale Apr-37 John W. Rowley
Interference Roland Pertwee & Harold Dearden Nov-36 John W. Rowley
The Barretts of Wimpole Street Rudolf Besier Jun-36 John W. Rowley
Quality Street Sir J. M. Barrie Mar-36 John W. Rowley
The Barretts of Wimpole Street Rudolf Besier Nov-35 John W. Rowley
The Ghost Train Arnold Ridley Mar-35 John W. Rowley
The Ghost Train Arnold Ridley Jan-35 John W. Rowley
Society formed in 1934