Sleeping Beauty

By Warren McWilliams

29 – 30 November 2024

Showing at The Elmcroft Community Centre

Directed by Jacquie Yorke

It’s Princess Aurora’s birthday and the whole kingdom is coming to celebrate. But the evil fairy Malevolent, who is bitter at not being invited, has other plans. She casts a curse and it will require the help of everyone in the kingdom to save the Princess. Join such colourful characters as the three good fairies, Nurse Nelly our pantomime dame, and Presto the court jester and see if they can put a stop to Malevolent and her evil ways!

Fri 29 Nov, 7.30pm
Sat 30 Nov, 2.00pm
Sat 30 Nov, 5.30pm

Elmcroft Community Centre SM3 9AB

WPDS Box Office  01737 760163

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

PAST PRODUCTIONS

This list of our past productions starts from November 1977, the date we first started using the Adrian Mann Theatre.

(FP) Denotes a Fusion Players production.

2020 - 2024

2024
April
The Girl On The Train
Paula Hawkins
adapted by Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel
2023
November
Pride and Pejudice
Jane Austen
adapted by Sara Pascoe
2023
April
The Hollow
Agatha Christie
2022
November
Aladdin And His Wonderful Lamp
Limelight Scripts
2022
April
Sylvias Wedding
Jimmie Chinn
2021
November
Frankenstein 1930
Fred Carmichael

2015 - 2019

2019
November
Party Piece
Richard Harris
2019
April
Murdered To Death
Peter Gordon
2018
November
The March of the Women
4 Plays
Various Authors
2018
April
Cheshire Cats
Gail Young
2017
November
A Murder Is Announced
Agatha Christie
2017
May
The Garden Party
Performance at Smallhythe Place
2017
April
The Garden Party
Jimmie Chinn
Hazel Wyld
2016
November
The Dragon of Wantley
A classic pantomime
Norman Robbins
2016
April
Ladies Of Spirit
Georgina Reid
2015
November
The Full Treatment
Michael Brett
2015
April
Bonaventure
Charlotte Hastings

2010 - 2014

2014
November
Hay Fever
Noël Coward
2014
April
Murder In Play
Simon Brett
2013
November
Brush With A Body
Maurice McLoughlin
2013
April
Daughter Of The Left Hand
Norman Holland
2012
November
Death in High Heels
Richard Harris
2012
April
Cornucopia
5 Plays
Various Authors
2011
November
Separate Tables
Terence Rattigan
2011
April
The Militants
Norman Holland
2010
November
Curtain Up!
Peter Quilter
2010
April
Surprise Package
Duncan Greenwood
Derek Parkes

2005 - 2009

2009
November
The Roses Of Eyam (FP)
Don Taylor
2009
April
Prescription For Murder
Norman Robbins
2008
November
Busybody
Jack Popplewell
2008
April
The Enquiry
Charlotte Hastings
2007
November
At The Sign Of The Crippled Harlequin
Norman Robbins
2007
May
Oh! What A Lovely War (FP)
Joan Littlewood
Theatre Workshop
2006
November
Sand castles
Bob Larbey
2006
April
Day Of Reckoning
Pam Valentine
2005
November
Hard Times (FP)
Stephen Jeffreys
from Charles Dickens
2005
April
Confusions
Alan Ayckbourn

2000 - 2004

2004
November
Take Away The Lady
Jimmie Chinn
2004
April
The White Sheep Of The Family
L. Du Garde Peach
Ian Hay
2003
November
Night Must Fall
Emlyn Williams
2003
April
Dead Man’s Hand
Seymour Matthews
2002
November
Theft
Eric Chappell
2002
April
On Monday Next
Philip King
2001
November
Blithe Spirit
Noël Coward
2001
April
The Lights Are Warm And Coloured
William Norfolk
2000
November
Rumours
Neil Simon
2000
March
House Guest
Francis Durbridge

1995 - 1999

1999
November
Fish Out Of Water
Derek Benfield
1999
April
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
1998
November
Love’s A Luxury
Guy Paxton
Edward V. Hoile
1998
April
Outside Edge
Richard Harris
1997
November
The House On The Cliff
George Batson
1997
April
Sweeney Todd
Brian J. Burton
from George Dibdin Pitt
1996
November
Dancing At Lughnasa
Brian Friel
1996
April
Katherine Howard
William Nicholson
1995
November
Habeas Corpus
Alan Bennett
1995
April
Black Comedy
One - Act play
Peter Shaffer
1995
April
Too Long An Autumn
One - Act play
Jimmie Chinn

1990 - 1994

1994
November
Play On!
Rick Abbot
1994
April
A Touch Of Danger
Francis Durbridge
1993
November
Anastasia
Guy Bolton
Marcelle Maurette
1993
April
Local Affairs
Richard Harris
1992
November
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Jeffery Archer
1992
April
The Browning Version
One - Act play
Terence Rattigan
1992
April
Harlequinade
One - Act play
Terence Rattigan
1991
November
Hotel Paradiso
Georges Feydeau
Maurice Desvallieres
transl. by Peter Glenville
1991
April
A Letter From The General
Maurice McLoughlin
1990
November
Arms And The Man
George Bernard Shaw
1990
April
Breath Of Spring
Peter Coke

1985 - 1989

1989
November
Deadly Nightcap
Francis Durbridge
1989
June
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
Constance Cox
1988
November
The Wisdom Of Eve
Mary Orr
1988
June
Bedroom Farce
Alan Ayckbourn
1987
November
David Copperfield
Matthew Francis
from Charles Dickens
1987
June
Pack Of Lies
Hugh Whitemore
1986
November
Ladies In Retirement
Edward Percy
Reginald Denham
1986
June
Uproar In The House
Anthony Marriott
Alistair Foot
1985
November
Suddenly At Home
Francis Durbridge
1985
June
The Country Wife
William Wycherley

1980 - 1984

1984
November
Hobson’s Choice
Harold Brighouse
1984
June
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Brian Clark
1983
November
Outside Edge
Richard Harris
1983
May
Rose Without A Thorn
Clifford Bax
1982
November
My Three Angels
Samuel & Bella Spewack
1982
May
This Happy Breed
Noël Coward
1981
November
Joking Apart
Alan Ayckbourn
1981
May
She Stoops to Conquer
Oliver Goldsmith
Harold G. Sliker
1980
November
When We Are Married
J.B. Priestley
1980
May
The Crucible
Arthur Miller

1975 - 1979

1979
November
The Hollow
Agatha Christie
1979
May
Look After Lulu
Noël Coward
1978
November
Ann Veronica
Ronald Gow
from H.G.Wells
1978
May
Bonaventure
Charlotte Hastings
1977
November
How The Other Half Loves
Alan Ayckbourn