Past ProductionsThe Guild Players have performed 186 productions over 58 years and none of them would have been possible without the many people involved. Please find below all our past productions grouped by decade. Simply click on the poster of a production for information about the cast and production teams, as well as previews, reviews, and show photographs. You can also use the search box in the top right corner of the page to look for something or someone in particular. 186. Hansel & Gretel (2012)By Alan Ayckbourn 185. RolePlay (2012)By Alan Ayckbourn 184. Drowning on Dry Land (2011)By Alan Ayckbourn 183. Treasure Island (2009)By John Morley 182. Time of My Life (2009)By Alan Ayckbourn 181. Aladdin (2008)By Linda Mewes 180. Mort (2008)By Terry Pratchett, Adapted by Stephen Briggs 179. Cinderella (2007)By Nick Moore, Adapted by Debbie Pinfold 178. Play On! (2007)By Rick Abbot 177. A Christmas Carol (2006)By Charles Dickens, A contemporary version by Nick Moore 176. Farndale Castle (2006)By David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr 175. East Lynne (2006)By Brian J Burton, Adapted from a novel by Henry Wood 174. Beauty and the Beast (2005)By David Swan 173. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (2005)By Constance Cox, Based on a short story by Oscar Wilde 172. Cider with Rosie (2005)By Laurie Lee, Adapted by James Roose-Evans 171. Frankenstein the Panto (2004)By David Swan 170. In Need of Care (2004)By David E. Rowley 169. Farndale Murder Mystery (2004)By David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr 168. The Wizard of Oz (2003)By L. Frank Baum, With Music and Lyrics of the MGM motion picture score By Harold Arlan and E Y Harburg. Background Music by Herbert Stothart. Dance and Vocal Arrangement by Peter Howard. Adapted by John Kane from the motion picture screenplay. 167. Hobson's Choice (2003)By Harold Brighouse 166. Whose Life is it Anyway? (2003)By Brian Clark 165. The Sleeping Beauty(2002)By Peter Denyer 164. Big Time (2002)By Ann Nettleship 163. Deadly Nightcap (2002)By Francis Durbridge 162. The Adventures of Robin Hood! (2001)By George Elder 161. Me and My Girl (2001)Books & Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose & Douglas Furbar 160. Goldilocks (2000)By John Morley 159. Gaslight (2000)By Patrick Hamilton 158. Play On! (2000)By Rick Abbot 157. Dick Whittington (1999)By Kenneth A. Taylor 156. Stagestruck (1999)By Bettine Walters 155. Pull the Other One (1999)By Norman Robbins 154. Cinderella (1998)By David Swan 153. Dear Brutus (1998)By J.M. Barrie 152. Curtain Up on Murder (1998)By Bettine Walters 151. Jack and the Beanstalk (1997)By Norman Robbins 150. Blithe Spirit (1997)By Noël Coward 149. The Importance of Being Earnest (1997)By Oscar Wilde 148. Mother Goose (1996)By John Morley 147. Private Lives (1996)By Noël Coward 146. She Stoops to Conquer (1996)By Oliver Goldsmith 145. Aladdin (1995)By Norman Robbins 144. Night Must Fall (1995)By Emlyn Williams 143. Charley's Aunt (1995)By Brandon Thomas 142. Put that Light Out! (1994)An Anthology Complied By Molly Caldecott 141. Shadowlands (1994)By William Nicholson 140. Listen to the Wind (1993)By Angela Ainley Jeans 139. Doctor in the House (1993)By Ted Willis 138. Put That Light Out! (1993)An Anthology Complied By Molly Caldecott 137. The Boyfriend (1992)By Sandy Wilson 136. When the Wind Blows (1992)By Raymond Briggs 135. A Christmas Carol (1991)By Charles Dickens 134. Stepping Out (1991)By Richard Harris 133. My Fair Lady (1991)By Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe 132. Peter Pan (1990)By J.M. Barrie 131. 84 Charing Cross Road (1990)By Helene Hanff, Adapted by James Roose-Evans 130. Gigi (1990)By Colette & Anita Loos 129. The Water Babies (1989)By Charles Kingsley, Adapted by Willis Hall 128. The Roses of Eyam (1989)By Don Taylor 127. The Owl and the Pussycat went to See (1988)By Sheila Ruskin and David Wood, Based on the stories of Edward Lear 126. Old Time Music Hall (1988)By Gill Watson 125. Bitter Sanctuary (1988)By Rosemary Anne Sisson 124. The Jungle Book (1987)By Rudyard Kipling, Adapted by Gill Watson & Sue Watson 123. Fingers (1987)By Ward Rutherford 122. Three Plays for Pleasure (1987)In Need of Care, A Seperate Peace, Rescue 121. There was an Old Woman (1986)By David Woods 120. A Ghost on Tiptoe (1986)By Robert Morley & Rosemary Anne Sisson 119. Twelfth Night (1986)By William Shakespeare 118. Toad of Toad Hall (1985)By A.A. Milne 117. Outside Edge (1985)By Richard Harris 116.They Came to a City (1985)By J.B. Priestley 115.Mini Drama Festival (1985)In collaboration with The Deal Dramatic Society, St. Margarets Players, The Temple Ewell Players, Lyminge Players & The Dour Players 114.Old Father Time (1984)By David Wood 113.Bedroom Farce(1984)By Alan Ayckbourn 112.Gaslight (1984)By Patrick Hamilton 111.Listen to the Wind (1983)By Anjela Ainley Jeans 110.Three One Act Plays from Confusions (1983)By Alan Ayckbourn 109.An Inspector Calls (1983)By J.B. Priestley 108.Spring and Port Wine (1983)By Bill Naughton 107.The Owl and the Pussycat (1982)By Sheila Ruskin and David Wood - based on the stories of Edward Lear 106.The White Sheep of the Family (1982)By L. du Garde Peach and Ian Hay 105.Sheppey (1982)By W. Somerset Maugham 104.Make Believe (1981)By A.A. Milne 103.Who's Who (1981)By Keith Waterhouse & Wallis Hall 102.The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner (1980)By David Wood In aid of The East Kent Hospice Project 101.Tabitha (1980)By Arnold Ridley & Mary Cathcart Borer 100.A Christmas Evening with The Guild (1979)By Molly Caldecott & Eleonor Bowthorpe, An Anthology of Victorian Christmas Entertainment 99.Put That Light Out! (1979)An Anthology Complied By Molly Caldecott 98.Noah (1979)By Andre Obey 97.Goodnight Mrs. Puffin (1978)By Arthur Lovegrove 96.The Chalk Garden (1978)By Enid Bagnold 95.Who Killed Santa Claus? (1978)By Terence Feely 94.The Manor of Northstead (1977)By William Douglas-Home 93.The Cup of Trembling (1977)By Elizabeth Berryhill, Adapted by Tony Kilshawe, Based on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer 92.Love From a Stranger (1977)By Frank Vosper, Adapted from the story by Agatha Christie 91.Toad of Toad Hall (1976)By A.A. Milne, The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, Music composed by H. Fraser-Simpson 90.When We Are Married (1976)By J. B. Priestley 89.Photo Finish (1976)By Peter Ustinov 88.Lloyd George Knew My Father (1976)By William Douglas Home 87.Rose Without a Thorn (1975)By Clifford Bax 86.The Man who Came to Dinner (1975)By Moss Hart & George S Kaufman 85.Spring and Port Wine (1975)By Bill Naughton 84.Candida (1975)By Bernard Shaw 83.How the Other Half Loves (1974)By Alan Ayckbourn 82.Black Chiffon (1974)By Lesley Storm 81.The Secretary Bird (1974)By Bernard Shaw 80.The Diary of Anne Frank (1974)Dramatised by Francis Goodrich & Albert Hackett 79.Escapade (1974)By Roger MacDougall 78.The Business of Good Government (1973)By John Arden & Margaretta D’Arcy 77.Distinguished Gathering (1973)By James Parish 76.Trap for a Lonely Man (1973)By Robert Thomas, Translated by Lucienne Hill & John Sutro 75.The Vigil (1973)By Ladislas Fodor 74.Treasure Hunt (1973)By M. J. Farrell and John Perry 73.The Lord of the Amber Mountain (1972)By Derek Lomas 72.The Witnesses (1972)By Clive Sansome 71.Time and the Conways (1972)By J.B. Priestley 70.The Heiress (1972)By Ruth and Augustus Goetz 69.The Man Most Likely To (1972)By Joyce Rayburn 68.Elevenses/Mother's Day (1972)By Not Known 67.She Stoops to Conquer (1971)By Oliver Goldsmith 66.Fools Rush In (1971)By Kenneth Horne 65.All for Mary (1971)By Harold Brooke & Kay Bannerman 64.The Hollow Crown (1971)By Not Known, Prologue by William Shakespeare 63.Good Friday (1971)By John Masefield 62.Friendly Relations (1971)By James Liggat 61.Dinner with the Family (1970)By Jean Anouilth, Translated by Edward Owen Marsh 60.Murder Mistaken (1970)By Janet Green 59.On Monday Next (1970)By Philip King 58.Vixen in Surrey (1970)By Tony Kilshawe, Adapted from a novel by Lilian Arnold 57.Relatively Speaking (1969)By Alan Ayckbourn 56.Ring Round the Moon (1969)By Jean Anouilh, Adapted by Christopher Fry 55.Beauty and the Beast (1969)By Nicholas Stuart Gray 54.Sister Gold (1969)By Not Known 53.Blithe Spirit (1968)By Noël Coward 52.Mr. Sampson (1968)By Not Known 51.Sailor Beware! (1968)By Philip King & Falkland L. Cary 50.Busy Body (1968)By Not Known 49.The Vigil (1968)By David E. Rowley 48.Lovers' Leap (1968)By Philip Johnson 47.Springtime for Henry (1967)By Benn W Levy 46.Cranford (1967)By Philip Johnson 45.Fools Paradise (1967)By Peter Coke 44.Wild Horses (1967)By Ben Travers 43.Gentlemen Don't....! (1967)By John Faint 42.George and Margaret (1967)By Gerald Savory 41.three one act plays; villa for sale, perfect pair and red letter day (1967)By Sacha Guitry (Villa for Sale) 40.When We Are Married (1966)By J. B. Priestley 39.The Yeomen of the Guard (1966)By W.S. Gilbert, Adpated by Tony Kilshawe 38.The Late Edwina Black (1966)By William Dinner and William Morum 37.Waiting in the Wings (1966)By Noël Coward 36.For Services Rendered (1965)By W. Somerset Maugham 35.Yes and No (1965)By Kenneth Horne 34.Goodnight Mrs Puffin (1965)By Arthur Lovegrove 33.Merrie England (1965)By Edward German and Basil Hood 32.The Gioconda Smile (1965)By Aldous Huxley 31.Breath of Spring (1965)By Peter Coke 30.On Monday Next (1964)By Philip King 29.Present Laughter (1964)By Noël Coward 28.Will Any Gentleman? (1964)By Vernon Sylvaine 27.I was a Stranger (1964)By Kathleen Stafford 26.The Linden Tree (1964)By J. B. Priestley 25.Full Steam Ahead (1964)By Not Known 24.Winter Sunshine (1963)By G.A. Thomas 23.One Wild Oat (1963)By Vernon Sylvaine 22.The Lullaby (1962)By Not Known 21.Watch it Sailor! (1962)By Philip King & Falkland L. Cary 20.Find the Girl (1961)By Not Known 19.Bride Unknown (1961)By Joan Brampton 18.Sailor Beware! (1960)By Falkland L. Cary 17.This Happy Home (1960)By Michael Brett 16.The Gift (1960)By Mary Lumsden 15.Tabitha (1959)By Arnold Ridley & Mary Cathcart Borer 14.After My Fashion (1959)By Diana Morgan 13.Ladies in Retirement (1959)By Edward Percy & Reginald Denham 12.Sailor Beware (1959)By Philip King & Falkland L. Cary 11.The Heiress (1958)By Ruth and Augustus Goetz 10.The Blue Goose (1958)By Peter Blackmore 9.The Foolish Gentlewoman (1958)By Margery Sharp 8.The Lantern (1957)By Aurea Farmer 7.The Paper Chain (1957)By Falkland L. Cary & Ivan Butler 6.On with the Motley (1957)By Stuart Ready 5.Kind Cousin (1957)By Janet Allen 4.Christmas with St. Francis (1956)By Freda Collins 3.Aubrey Writes a Book (1956)By Alec Robertson 2.Ladies in Retirement (1956)By Edward Percy & Reginald Denham 1.Beauty and the Beast (1956)By Nicholas Stuart Gray |
Past ProductionsThe Guild Players have performed 186 productions over 58 years and none of them would have been possible without the many people involved. Please find below all our past productions grouped by decade. Simply click on the poster of a production for information about the cast and production teams, as well as previews, reviews, and show photographs. You can also use the search box in the top right corner of the page to look for something or someone in particular. |






