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Friday, 07 April 2006

Information about the productions that New Players has presented over the years.

Opened Title (Author)
Director
1976
Mar Not Now Darling (John Chapman/Ray Cooney) Ross Conland
June Two One Act Plays
  Hands Across the Sea (Noel Coward) Arthur Barnett
  Trevor (John Bowen) Ross Conland
Nov Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp (Ronald Parr) Ross Conland
 
1977
June She Stoops to Conquer (Oliver Goldsmith) George Eiby
Nov Rumpelstiltskin (ad. Clegg / various New Players) Geoff Swallow (prod)
Laurie Clegg
 
1978
Mar Three Little Pigs (Marie Thomson / Perry Bayer / et al Marie Thomson
Perry Bayer
Apr Night Must Fall (Emlyn Williams) Allan Willcock
Nov Space Wizard (ad. Ross Conland, Colin Burns) Ross Conland
 
1979
Mar Meet a Body (Frank Launder/Sidney Gilliat) Honor Martin
Aug Two One Act Plays
  Lunch Hour (John Mortimer) Brian Staniland
  Resounding Tinkle, A (N F Simpson) Ewen G Upston
Nov St George and the Dragon (Colin Burns) Gerard McMullan
 
1980
Apr Harvey (Mary Chase) Margaret Stevens
July Cat on the Fiddle (John Dole) Allan Willcock
Nov Biggest Little Soldier, The (Colin Burns) Gerard McMullan
 
1981
Apr Killing of Sister George, The (Frank Marcus) Brian Staniland
July Murder on the Nile (Agatha Christie) Honor Martin
Nov Cinderalfred (ad. Geoff Swallow) Geoff Swallow
 
1982
Mar Roger's Last Stand (Dimitri Frenkel Frank, ad. Peter Thwaites) Margaret Stevens
July Shotgun Wedding (Joe Musaphia) Brian Staniland
July Two One Act Plays
  Seaside Postcard (Terence Frisby) Alison Sterling
  Us and Them (David Compton) Perry Bayer
Nov Humpty, Last of the Good Eggs (Margaret Potter/Jean Slobbé Margaret Potter
Jean Slobbé
 
1983
Apr Bedroom Farce (Alan Ayckbourn) Pauline Wetton
July Two One Act Plays
  Fumed Oak (Noel Coward) Geoff Swallow
  Proposal, The (Anton Chekov) Des Dufty
Sep Children's Plays
  Attitudes (David Compton) Deb Potter
Chris Harris
Don Blackmore
  Princess Who Hasn't a Bean, The (Joy Ashford) Tania Philbert
  Sunday Costs Five Pesos (Josephine Niggli) Margaret Potter
Jean Slobbé
  Voyage of the Glug, The (Brian Birchall) Ross/Heather Conland
Nov Tomb with a View (Norman Robbins) Allan Willcock
 
1984
Apr Absent Friends (Alan Ayckbourn) Geoff Swallow
June Three For All (Three One Act Plays)
  Albert (Richard Harris) Ian Beswick
  George the AdMan (Peter Bland) Colin Burns
  Mum - I want to go home (Debby Potter) Debby Potter
Oct Sleeping Beauty (Margaret Potter/Jean Slobbé) Margaret Potter
Jean Slobbé
 
1985
Feb Chicken Run, The (Aidan Chambers) Tania Philbert
Apr
Whose Life is it Anyway (Brian Clarke)
Olga Harding
???
Just Another Protest Song (Debby Potter)
Debby Potter
Jul
How the Other Half Loves (Alan Ayckbourn)
Geoff Swallow
Oct
Parrot Prince (Margaret Stevens)
Margaret Stevens
 
1986
Mar
Bonaventure (Charlotte Hastings)
Allan Willcock
June
Funny Kind of a Day, A (John McIntyre)
Jack James
Sep
Jack and the Beanstalk (ad. Ross Conland)
Ross Conland
Nov
Mothers and Fathers (Joe Musaphia)
Geoff Swallow
 
1987
Feb
Battle of a Simple Man (Charles Dyer)
Colin Burns
May
Move Over Mrs Markham (Ray Cooney/John Chapman)
Brian Evans
Sep
Late Edwina Black, The (William Dinner/William Morum)
Olga Harding
Nov
Middle Age Spread (Roger Hall)
Margaret Stevens
 
1988
May
Pack of Lies (Hugh Whitemore)
Brian Evans
Aug
Ring of Magic, A (Eric Charteris)
Margaret Potter
Jean Slobbé
Nov
Table Manners (Alan Ayckbourn)
Geoff Swallow
 
1989
May
Shock (Brian Clemens)
Colin Burns
Aug
Confusions (Alan Ayckbourn) 5 x One Act Plays
Executive Producer Brian Evans
  Mother Figure
Marie Kitching
  Drinking Companions
Jenny Atkinson
  Between Mouthfuls
Pat Moran
  A Talk in the Park
Patricia McKenzie
  Gosforth's Fete
Brent Dawson
Nov
Darling, I'm Home (Jack Popplewell)
Olga Harding
 
1990
May
Passengers (Fiona Farrell-Poole)
Brian Evans
Aug
Key for Two (John Chapman/Dave Freeman)
Brent Dawson
Nov
Gaslight (Patrick Hamilton)
Margaret Potter
 
1991
May
Month of Sundays, A (Bob Larbey)
Geoff Swallow
Aug
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Jeffrey Archer)
Brian Evans
Nov
Stepping Out (Richard Harris)
Pat Moran
 
1992
May
Local Affairs (Richard Harris)
Colin Burns
Aug
Toad of Toad Hall (Kenneth Graeme/A A Milne)
Margaret Potter (producer)
Jean Slobbé
Nov
No Sex, Please — We're British (Anthony Marriott/Alistair Foot)
Brent Dawson
 
1993
May
Post Horn Gallop (Derek Benfield)
Margaret Stevens
Aug
Anastasia File, The (Royce Ryton)
Geoff Swallow
Nov
Farndale . . . Christmas Carol (David McGillivray/Walter Zerlin)
Pat Moran
 
1994
May
Daisy Pulls it Off (Denise Deegan)
Mary Singleton
Jul
Two One Act Plays
 
  Seaside Postcard (Terence Frisby)
Marie Thomson
  Us and Them (David Compton)
Lynn Holmes
Nov
Meal O' Drama (various)
Pat Moran
 
1995
July
Mum - I Want to go Home (Debby Potter) 1 Act Festival Only
Pat Knight
July
Murder at Rutherford House (Tom Chiodo/Peter DePietro)
Margaret Stevens (meal play)
 
1996
Mar
Teechers (John Godber)
Dale Hendry
Aug
MMP — More Murder Please (Marie Thomson, Margaret Potter, Maria Guppy, Margaret Stevens - The 4 Ems)
Margaret Stevens (meal play)
 
1997
Apr
Farndale . . . Murder Mystery (David McGillivray/Walter Zerlin)
Pat Moran
Aug
Who Sleighed Santa? (Margaret Potter/Marie Thomson)
Ewen Coleman (meal play)
 
1998
Apr
Steel Magnolias (Robert Harling)
Pat Knight
July
Divine Demise (Margaret Stevens/Ross Conland)
Margaret Stevens (meal play)
Nov
Shakers Re-stirred (John Godber/Jane Thornton)
Chris Haslam
 
1999
Apr
An Inspector Calls (J B Priestly)
Alison Toomer
Nov
Melodramatic Murder and Mayhem at Moore Manor (Margaret Potter/Marie Thomson)
Margaret Potter (meal play)
 
2000
Jun
Lights . . . Camera . . . Murder! (Margaret Stevens)
Margaret Stevens (meal play)
Nov
Death@Macbeth (Peter MacKenzie)
Pat Moran
 
2001
Jun
Playing Possum (Peter MacKenzie)
Peter MacKenzie (meal play)
 
2002
Jun
Kalua High Jinks (Peter MacKenzie)
Peter MacKenzie (meal play)
Jul
Two One Act plays in the National Festival of Community Theatre
 
  Together Now (Barry Lakeman)
Barry Lakeman
  Holiday (John Whelan)
Simon Smith
Sep
Sleeping Beauty (Margaret Potter and Jean Slobbé)
Margaret Potter and Jean Slobbé
 
2003
Apr
'N Short . . . four short plays, one great show
 
  Ballot (Tim Barcode)
Barry Lakeman
  Eyes to See (Peter MacKenzie)
Pauline Humphreys
  Together Now (Barry Lakeman)
Barry Lakeman
  Holiday (John Whelan)
Pauline Humphreys
Jul
A Wedding to DIE for (Maria Schrader-Guppy)
Maria Schrader-Guppy (meal play)
Jul
Festival of Community Theatre 2003 District Final
 
  Eyes to See (Peter MacKenzie)
Pauline Humphreys
Aug
Festival of Community Theatre 2003 Regional Final
 
  Eyes to See (Peter MacKenzie)
Pauline Humphreys
Sep
Bums on Seats (Michael Snelgrove)
Ralph Lenton
 
2004
Apr
'N Short 2004
 
  The Sound of Moos (Barbara Thompson)
Marjorie McKee
  Once Too Often (Tanisha Fearon)
Paulette McIndoe
  Hooligans (Barry Lakeman)
Pat Moran
  Rock of All Ages (Annie Millard)
Chris Haslam
Jul
American Buffalo (David Mamet) Barry Lakeman
Mike J S Pyefinch
Jul Festival of Community Theatre 2004 Wellington District Final
  Once Too Often (Tanisha Fearon)
Paulette McIndoe
  Suspect (Barry Lakeman)
Barry Lakeman
  Rock of All Ages (Annie Millard)
Chris Haslam
Aug
Festival of Community Theatre 2004 North Island Final
 
  Rock of All Ages (Annie Millard)
Chris Haslam
Sep
Festival of Community Theatre 2004 New Zealand Final
 
  Rock of All Ages (Annie Millard)
Chris Haslam
 
2005
Apr
'N Short 2005  
  Woman on a Porch with Shotgun (Rowena Fry)
Rowena Fry
  Shadow of her Former Self (Tanisha Fearon)
Paulette McIndoe
  Just Add Water (Barry Lakeman)
Marjorie McKee
  The Glockenspiel Dockyards (Lisa Norriss)
Mike J S Pyefinch
  Job Schemes (Dave Smith)
Don Blackmore
 
2006
Jun
Social Climbers (Roger Hall) Pat Moran
Nov
Weed (Anthony McCarten)
Barry Lakeman

 
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