WCP THEATRE COMPANY
Selected memorable Past Productions from our 90+ year History
Selected memorable Past Productions from our 90+ year History
(Don't forget to visit our photo gallery to see classic shots from many of these plays)
They Came to a City- by JB Priestley (1951)
Miranda - by Peter Blackmore (1952)
Fresh Fields - by Ivor Novello (1952)
Mr Pim Passes By- by AA Milne (1953)
And this was odd- by Kenneth Horne (1953)
Dear Brutus- by JM Barrie (1955)
Sailor Beware- by Philip King and Falkland Cary (1959, 67, 80,92)
The Curious Savage- by John Patrick (1961, 70 )
Watch it Sailor!- by Phillip King and Falkland Cary (1962, 67)
Ill met by Moonlight- by Michael MacLiammoir (1962)
Doctor in the House- by Ted Willis (1963)
Rock a bye Sailor- by Phillip King and Falkland Cary (1964, 70, 80)
It's a Record- by Wilfred Massey and Kent Richards (1964)
Jane Eyre- adapted from Charlotte Bronte (1965)
Separate Tables- by Terrence Rattigan (1965)
Busybody- by Jack Popplewell (1967, 71, 88)
Wuthering Heights- adapted from Emily Bronte (1967, 2014)
The Woman in White- adapted by Bill Stone (1969)
Sweeney Todd the Barber- by Brian J Burton (1970)
The Lion in Winter- by James Goldman (1970, 93)
Yellow Sands- by Eden and Adelaide Phillpotts (1971, 87)
Not now Darling- by Ray Cooney and John Chapman (1972)
A Christmas Carol- adapted from Dickens by Bill Stone and Edward Trott (1972, 87)
The Potting Shed- by Graham Greene (1976)
The Savage Dilemma - by John Patrick (1978)
When we were married- by J B Priestly (1979,98)
Romanov and Juliet- by Peter Ustinov (1979)
Aurelia- by Robert Thomas (1980)
The Strange Gentleman- Adapted from Dickens by Bill Stone (1980)
Dry Rot- by John Chapman (1980)
Lloyd George Knew my Father- by William Douglas Home (1981)
Ten times table- by Alan Ayckbourn (1981)
The Exorcism- by Don Taylor (1982)
Pardon me Prime Minister- by Edward Taylor and John Graham (1982)
Lord Arthur Saville's Crime- adapted from Oscar Wilde (1983)
Shut your eyes and think of England- by John Chapman and Anthony Marriot (1983)
Cider with Rosie- by Laurie Lee (1984)
Plaza Suite- by Neil Simon (1985, 89)
This Happy Breed- by Noel Coward (1986)
Bedroom Farce- by Alan Ayckbourn (1986)
Arsenic and Old Lace- by Joseph Kesselring (1988)
Sisterly feelings- by Alan Ayckbourn (1988)
My Three Angels- by Sam and Bella Spewack (1989, 2000)
Ladies in Retirement- by E Percy and R Denham (1989)
And so to bed - by JB Fagan (1990)
The Farmers wife- by Eden Philpotts (1990, 2000)
Noises Off- by Michael Frayn (1990, 2007)
Rape of the Belt- by Ben Levy (1991)
Can't pay, Won't pay- by Dario Fo (1991)
Pink String and sealing Wax- by Ronald Pertwee (1991)
Beyond Reasonable Doubt- by Jeffery Archer (1992)
Outside Edge- by Richard Harris (1993, 2002)
How the other half loves- by Alan Ayckbourn (1993)
Good Companions- by JB Priestly, Mercer / Previn (1993)
The Forsyte Saga (1994)- adapted from John Galsworthy (1994)
Dracula (1994) - adapted by Liz Lochhead from Bram Stoker (1994)
Seasons Greetings- by Alan Ayckbourn (1994)
The Small Hours- by Frances Durbridge (1995)
The Forest - by Alexander Ostrovsky (1995)
Anne of Green Gables- from LM Montgomery (1995)
Somethings Afoot! - by James MacDonald, David Vos, Robert Gerlach (1996)
Local affairs - by Richard Harris (1996)
Great Expectations - adapted from Charles Dickens (1996)
Hobson's Choice - by Harold Brighouse (1997)
The Darling Buds of May - by HE Bates (1997, 2007)
Absurd Person Singular - by Alan Ayckbourn (1997)
A Woman of no importance- by Oscar Wilde (1998)
Pride and Prejudice- adapted from Jane Austen (1998)
Our day out- by Willy Russell (1999)
Rashomon (1999)
The Hollow- adapted from Agatha Christie (1999)
The Elephant’s song- by Gareth Roberts (2000)
The Verdict- by Agatha Christie (2001)
Jamaica Inn- adapted from Daphne Du Maurier (2001)
An Old Tyme Music Hall (2001)
The Hound of the Baskervilles- adapted by Tim Kelly from Arthur Conan Doyle (2001)
Barefoot in the Park- by Neil Simon (2002)
Frankenstein- adapted by Tim Kelly from Mary Shelly (2002)
Murder by another name- by Bob Perkins (2003)
A Murder is Announced- by Agatha Christie (2003)
Becky’s Birthday- by Gareth Roberts (2004)
Les Miserables- adapted by Tim Kelly from Victor Hugo (2004)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- adapted from Roald Dahl (2004)
Strangers on a Train - by Patricia Highsmith (2005)
The Scarlet Pimpernell- adapted from Baroness Orczy (2005)
The Twelve Plays of Christmas- by Gareth Roberts (2005)
11a Cadogan Square- by Bob Perkins (2006)
Brassed Off- by Paul Allen (2006)
The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde- by Bob Perkins from Robert Louis Stevenson (2006)
Little Women- by Gareth Roberts from Louisa May Alcott (2007)
1984- adapted from George Orwell (2007)
A Chorus of Disapproval - by Alan Ayckbourn (2008)
Rebecca- adapted from Daphne Du Maurier (2008)
Kes- by Lawrence Till (2008)
Heidi - adapted by Gareth Roberts from Johanna Swift (2009)
Noises Off- By Michael Frayn (2010)
The Lion, The witch and The Wardrobe- adapted from CS Lewis (2010)
The Graduate- by Terry Johnson (2010)
The Diary of Anne Frank- by Kesselman, Goodrich and Hackett (2011)
Hi-De-Hi- by Carpenter, Gower, Perry and Croft (2011)
The Hundred and One Dalmatians- adapted from Dodie Smith (2012)
Nursery Crimes: The Curious case of Humpty Dumpty- by Gareth Roberts with Mark Reid and WCP members (2012)
Sense and Sensibility- adapted from Jane Austen (2012)
The Railway Children- adapted from E Nesbitt (2013)
Shakespeare in a Huff or Hamlet the Wizard Pig- by Gareth Roberts (2013)
Appointment with Death- by Agatha Christie (2013)
Cinderella: the whole story- by Gareth Roberts (2013)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4- by Sue Townsend (2014)
Wuthering Heights
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll adapted by Gareth Roberts (2015)
Carrie's War- adapted by Emma Reeves from Nina Bawden (2015)
A Christmas Carol- adapted from Dickens by Harvey Crane (2002, 2015)
The Phantom of the Opera - adapted from Gaston Le Roux by Gareth Roberts (2016)
Sleeping Beauty & the Beast - written by Gareth Roberts (2016)
The Wonderful Wizard of OZ - adapted from L Frank Baum by Gareth Roberts (2017)
Aladdin and his magic lamp - Written by Gareth Roberts (2018)
Oliver Twist - Adapted from Charles Dickens by Gareth Roberts (2018)
Snow White - Written by Gareth Roberts (2019)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Adapted from Victor Hugo by Gareth Roberts (2019)
Wartime Christmas - Devised by Gareth Roberts (2019)
Lady Windermere's Fan- By Oscar Wilde (2022)