PRODUCTION ARCHIVES 1950s
Archives | The Southwick Players go back a long way...
Exploring Our Archives
The digitisation of our archive is an ongoing project. In early 2015 we started on the huge job of "filling in the gaps" of the last 81 years; working our way back from the most recent productions to 1936 when it all started.
The list of production titles is now complete, with only a few gaps in the history, as well as the pre-war years.
You can click on the "more info" link to see cast, crew, dates and photos where available.
A year-by-year history of Southwick Players' Productions
Southwick Players were formed in 1935 and, apart from the war years, have put on regular productions ever since. A number of venues have been used over the years but, since its opening in 1951, the Barn Theatre, Southwick has been the Players’ home. Productions marked ► are uncertain, but are listed in "The First Fifty Years of Southwick Players' Productions published in 1985. We will hopefully verify the exact nature of these shows in due course. We would always be interested in seeing any old programmes, newspaper cuttings, etc. pertaining to any of our productions, or hearing from anybody who appeared in past productions.
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1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
1959
March
May
June
November
Adventure Story - click for more info
This Happy Breed - click for more info
Before The Morning (One Act) - click for more info
The Bride And The Bachelor - click for more info
1958
March
May
May
October
December
The Vigil - click for more info
Separate Tables - click for more info
The Truth About The Truth (One Act) - click for more info
Serious Charge - click for more info
And This Was Odd - click for more info
1957
March
May
Date Unknown
October
December
Ring Around The Moon - click for more info
The Shop at Sly Corner - click for more info
Among Those Present - click for more info
► The Other Side Of The Fence [no info yet]
The Whole Truth - click for more info
See How They Run - click for more info
1956
January
March
May
June
October
December
George and Margaret - click for more info
Noah - click for more info
I Remember Mama - click for more info
Prisoner of Destiny - click for more info
The Young Elizabeth - click for more info
On Monday Next - click for more info
1955
March
March
May
November
You Can’t Take It With You - click for more info
Fumed Oak (One Act) - click for more info
Anastasia - click for more info
The Mustard Seed - click for more info
1954
March
May
May
October
December
Our Town - click for more info
Grand National Night - click for more info
Master Dudley (One Act) - click for more info
An Inspector Calls - click for more info
Mansfield Park click for more info - click for more info
1953
January
March
May
October
December
The Holly and the Ivy - click for more info
Two One-Act Plays - click for more info
They Came To A City
Rizzio's Boots
This Happy Breed - click for more info
The Circle - click for more info
But Once A Year - click for more info
1952
February
April
October
December
Three One-Act Plays - click for more info
Harlequinade
Women Within Walls
Still Life
The First Mrs Fraser - click for more info
A Stranger and Afraid - click for more info
A Star Steps In - click for more info
1951
January
January
March
April
October
November
Barn Theatre Opened
According To Law - click for more info
The Late Christopher Bean - click for more info
Golden Harvest - click for more info
Three One-Act Plays - click for more info
The Silver Key
Operation 'Cold Cure'
The Browning Version
The Paragon - click for more info
An Ideal Husband - click for more info
1950
January
March
Dumb Crambo - click for more info
Four One-Act Plays - click for more info
Ma Vatch
Jubilee Concert
Chanck Berie
Time Out Of Joint
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