Past Productions
2020
April: Postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions
January: Calendar Girls directed by Robert Longley
2019
October: Corporate Vibes directed by Bill Akhurst
July: Boeing Boeing directed by Sarah Lovesy
April: The Odd Couple (Female Version) directed by Vicki Castorina
January: The Bold, The Young & The Murdered directed by Robert Longley
2018
October: Fury directed by Jen Davidson
July: The Accused directed by Kerrie King
April: Private Lives – An Intimate Comedy directed by Sarah Lovesy
January: Glorious! The Story of Florence Foster Jenkins directed by Tracey Keene
2017
October: The Actress directed by Bill Akhurst
July: How the Other Half Loves directed by Kerrie King
April: The Memory of Water directed by Sarah Lovesy
January: Hotel Sorrento directed by Jen Davidson
2016
October: Old Actors Never Die – They Just Lose the Plot directed by R. Longley
July: The Cemetery Club directed by Wade Orth
April: Table Manners directed by Sarah Lovesy
January: Whose Life Is It Anyway? directed by Kerrie King
2015
October: Just The Ticket directed by Wade Orth
July: Wife After Death directed by Bill Akhurst
April: The Sacred Flame directed by Robert Longley
January: No production
2014
October: No production
July: Moonlight & Magnolias directed by Kerrie King
April: Minefields & Miniskirts directed by Robert Longley
January: Over the River and Through the Woods directed by Bill Akhurst
2013
October: No production
July: Winter Wit (short plays) directed by K. King, V. MacArthur, L. Fuller, B. Akhurst
April: Emerald City directed by Kerrie King
January: The Nightingales directed by Ian MacArthur
2012
September: Wait Until Dark directed by Robert Longley
July: Natural Causes directed by Bill Akhurst
April: Blithe Spirit directed by Wade Orth
January: Curtain Up directed by Kerrie King
2011
October: You’re Only Young Twice directed by Bill Akhurst
June: Charitable Intent … and other short plays directed by Martin Bell et al
April: The Glass Menagerie directed by Wade Orth
January: No production
2010
October: Murdered to Death directed by Tracey Keene
July: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest directed by Kerrie King and Liz Arday
April: A Better You directed by Bill Akhurst
January: No production
2009
December: Snow White Pantomime directed by Penny Day
October: Gaslight directed by Wade Orth
July: Influence directed by Kerrie King
April: Triple Treat – 3 short plays
Womberang directed by Penny Day
A Stroke of Luck directed by Sheila Edwards
Last Panto in Little Grimley directed by Kerrie King
January: Summer End directed by Sheila Edwards
2008
October: Haywire directed by Kerrie King
July: Love Begins At Fifty directed by Bill Akhurst and Tracey Keene
April: Stages Of Life – 4 short plays
Easy Stages directed by Vanessa Macarthur
A Light Lunch directed by Tracey Keene
Last Respects directed by Louise Forder
Last Tango in Little Grimley directed by Kerrie King
Wyong Theatrefest Last Tango in Little Grimley directed by Kerrie King
January: Present From The Past directed by Wade Orth
2007
October: No production
July: The Movie Game directed by Kerrie King
April: Relative Values directed by Bill Akhurst
January: And Then There Were None directed by Ron Hare
2006
October: Stepping Out directed by Kerrie King and Miriam Rihani
July: Post-Mortem directed by Denise Main
April: Tie Break directed by Miriam Rihani
January: Four Plays Down The Road – 4 short plays
Have a Nice Day directed by Kerrie King
House Plant directed by Ian MacArthur
Face the Music directed by Sheila Edwards
Rattling the Railings directed by Bill Akhurst
2005
October: Good Help Is So Hard To Murder directed by Bill Akhurst
July: Cat’s Cradle directed by Vanessa MacArthur
June: Wyong Theatrefest Failed Investments directed by Vanessa MacArthur
April: Straight & Narrow directed by Bill Akhurst
January: Mostly Women – 4 short plays directed by
Jeannie Sarrington, Dominique Opdam, Denise Main and Vanessa MacArthur
2004
October: Assembly Line Shuffle – a RAPA Production directed by Warren Bradey
April: 1000 Miles From Care and other plays
directed by Bill Akhurst, Denise Main and John Shearer
July: No production
January: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll directed by Denise Main
2003
October: A Ghost On Tiptoe directed by Sheila Edwards
July: Penfriends directed by Bill Akhurst
April: No production
January: Wanted: One Body! directed by Kathy Williamson
2002
October: The Touch Of Silk directed by Wade Orth
July: A Murder Is Announced directed by Richard Womack & Denise Main
April: No production
January: Tour Di Europa directed by Denise Main
2001
October: Money and Friends directed by Bill Akhurst
July: Key For Two directed by Denise Main
April: It’s All Done With Mirrors
directed by Kerrie King, John Shearer, Vanessa MacArthur and Chris Richardson
January: Go Back For Murder directed by Richard Womack
2000
October: Year Nothing [Tamworth Festival] directed by Richard Womack
July: Caramba’s Revenge directed by Denise Main
April: Not The Easter Show
directed by Denise Main, Vanessa MacArthur, Bill Akhurst & Kathy Williamson
January: No production
1999
October: The Prisoner Of Second Avenue directed by Tonya Wheatley
July: Night Watch directed by Wade Orth
April: No production
January: Don’t Drink The Water directed by Bill Akhurst
1998
October: Call My Bluff, quiz night arranged by Sue Robertson
July: The Necklace & Other Stories directed by Denise Main
Feb/March: 8 Week Theatre Workshop by Denise Main
January: The Unexpected Guest directed by Richard Womack
1997
October: Cabaret – ‘Hands up for Adultery’
directed by Vanessa MacArthur & Denise Main
July: The Day They Kidnapped The Pope directed by Denise Main
March/April: Dangerous Directions rehearsed reading of Richard Womack’s own play, directed by Richard Womack
January: Rumors directed by Rebecca Wiles
1996
October: Out of Sight Out of Murder directed by Richard Womack
July: Arsenic & Old Lace directed by Denise Main
April: No production
January: The Philadelphia Story directed by Kathy Williamson
1995
October: Directors Workshop by Ross Hutcheon
July: Season’s Greetings directed by Rebecca Wiles
April: Anybody For Murder directed by Pieter Koster
March: Pittwater Festival appearance – The Importance of Being Earnest Act One and Talking With (six monologues) directed by Denise Main
January: No production
1994
October: Come Fly With Me produced by Kathy Williamson
The Case of the Crushed Petunia directed by Bill Akhurst
Rinse the Blood Off My Toga directed by Denise Main
July: A Pair of Shorts –
Alas, Dear Reader – A Play directed by Denise Main
The Opposite Sex directed by Denise Main
March: Cabaret
January: Travelling North directed by David Gibbons
1993
October: Theatre Workshop
July: Three One Act Plays –
Gosforth’s Fete directed by Clare Cavanagh
A Slight Accident directed by Wade Orth
Just a Song At Twilight directed by Denise Main
April: Habeas Corpus directed by Jeannie Sarrington
January: No production
1992
October: Bedroom Farce directed by Angelika Acock
August: Theatrefest ’92
Just A Song At Twilight directed by Denise Main
July: Trap For A Lonely Man directed by Sandra Meyer
April: Revue ’92
January: No production
1991
December: Marilou Meets The Dragon directed by Audrey Harpur
October: Steel Magnolias directed by Nan Frew
July: Enter Laughing directed by Denise Main
April: Revue 25 directed by S. Meyer, J. Sarrington and V. Macarthur
January: No production
1990
December: The Magic Hand directed by Denise Main
October: No production
July: Caravan directed by Peter Landis
April: Easter Production –
Approaching Lavender directed by Denise Main
Albert directed by Brian Critchley
Please, No Flowers directed by Denise Main
January: Round And Round The Garden directed by Tony Hopkins
1989
October: No production
June/July: Black Comedy directed by Bronwyn Morrow
March: Club Night
January: Scarlet Ribbon directed by Gary Wade
1988
September/October: Ausfest –
The Centenarian directed by Paul Gregory
Louis De Rougemont directed by Anne McMurray
The Sex Life Of Snails directed by Robin Gillmore
August: A Place In The Present (Zenith) directed by Margaret McElroy
July: Harvey directed by Denise Main
January: Loot directed by Jane Hodgett
1987
October: All About Eve directed by Margaret McElroy
July: No production
April: The Bed Sitting Room directed by Geoff Saville
January: Play It Again, Sam directed by Tony Atherton
1986
August/September: Real Inspector Hound directed by Paul McElroy
Rats directed by M. McElroy
May: Lovers And Other Strangers directed by Tony Atherton
1985
October: The Soft September Air directed by Joan Packham
May: A Bird In The Hand directed by Doreen Gray
1984
July: California Suite directed by Chris Burgess
March: The Killing Game directed by Brian Critchley
1983
November: Table Manners directed by Chris Burgess
September: Workshop –
I Never Thought It Would Be Like This directed by S. Whitely
Is It Something I Said? directed by M. Foreman
July: Pride And Prejudice directed by Muriel Roberts
April: The Bells Of Hell directed by Patrick Barnett
January: Music Hall (2) directed by Shirley Barnett
1982
September: The Edge Of Darkness directed by Gillian Dunstan
June/July: The Outside Edge directed by Shelagh Bokenham
February: The Crucible directed by Shirley Barnett
1981
September/October: A Tomb With A View directed by Colin Boalch
May: The Gingerbread Lady directed by Jennifer Willison
January: The Matchmaker directed by Shirley Barnett
1980
September: As You Like It (Revue) directed by John Hunt
May: Pardon Me, Prime Minister directed by Shelagh Bokenham
January: Music Hall (1) directed by S. and P. Barnett
1979
August/September: A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg directed by Joan Packham
May: Pygmalion directed by Joan Packham
The Contract Burial directed by Joan Packham
Play directed by Klaus Pinker
January: 6 RMS RIV VU directed by Colin Boalch
1978
August/September: The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie directed by Nan Frew
May: Man Alive directed by Joan Packham
January: Last Of The Red Hot Lovers directed by Silvija Searle
1977
December: Aladdin directed by Doreen Grey
September: The Anniversary directed by Allan Penney
May: Twelve Angry Men directed by Joan Packham
1976
December: Marilou Meets The Dragon directed by June Gray
October: Snow Angel directed by Nan Frew
This Isn’t My Scene, Man directed by Nan Frew
September: The Winslow Boy directed by Nan Frew
May: Cactus Flower directed by Denise Main
1975
December: Cinderella directed by J. Willison
September: A Taste Of Honey directed by K. Paadekooper
May: The Patrick Pearse Hotel directed by B. Spencer
January: Ready When You Are, CB directed by S. Searle
1974
December: The Magic Hand Pantomime, director unknown
May: Here Lies Jeremy Troy directed by D. Boalch
January: Breath Of Spring directed by R. Ainsworth
1973
December: Who’s Taken Bedtime Storyland directed by J. D’Ambrosio
September: The Life Of Hercules – Page One directed by June Gray
August/September: The Loudest Whisper directed by J. Willison
May: Picnic directed by G. Shaw
January: The Girl In The Freudian Slip directed by T. Atherton
1972
December: Little Red Riding Hood Pantomime, director unknown
September: Wait Until Dark directed by N. Frew
Bus Stop directed by J. Kerrigan
May: Portrait Of Murder directed by P. Main
January: My Three Angels directed by D. Main
1971
May: Barefoot In The Park directed by George Shaw
January: Tunnel Of Love directed by Allan Penney
1970
November: Blithe Spirit directed by Colin Taylor
September: The Chalk Garden directed by J. Kerrigan
August: Bus Stop directed by Tony Atherton
June: Theatre Through The Ages Workshop
May: Come Blow Your Horn directed by Doreen Boalch
January: As Long As They’re Happy directed by Nan Frew
1969
August: Dead On Nine directed by Denise Main
May: Sailor Beware directed by Patricia Taylor
1968
August: Haul For The Shore directed by Ian Watson
January: Murder Mistaken directed by L. Wise, J. Watson
1967
August/September: Wild Goose Chase directed by Ian Watson
January: See How They Run directed by Ian Watson