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Pantomime production
Animal Act
Water Act
Electrical/Technical Act
Darlington Operatic Society Production
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Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Copy Leaflet Poster Photograph Other
1 Jack and the Beanstalk PANTO Meg Leeming/ Greta Sanderson/ Anne Henderson/
Eileen Young/ Herbert Burgins
DOS 11/01/1960 Y
2 Freestyle wrestling Sport Freestyle wresting 04/03/1960 Y
3 Boxing Tournament Sport North East team and 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars Boxing Tournament 04/04/1960 Y
4 The King and I Musical DOS 02/05/1960 07/05/1960 Y Y
5 Halle Orchestra Concert George Weldon Halle Orchestra 10/09/1960 Y Y
6 Brigadoon Musical DOS 07/11/1960 12/11/1960 Y Y Y
7 All Star International
Wrestling Tournament
Sport Lord Bertie Topham and his faithful valet vs Joe Keegan 25/11/1960 Y
1960
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Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Copy Leaflet Poster Other
1 Aurora- The Story of
Sleeping Beauty
Musical Eileen Young/ Kenneth Richardson/ Bernard
Sanderson/ Lily Henderson/ Anna Saunders/ Brian
Thorpe/ Sam Herdman/ Glenis Beresford/ Vicky
Tringham/ Ray Simmons/ Colin Musgrave/ Kenneth
Bodden
DOS 09/01/1961 14/01/1961 Y Y Y Y
2 Wrestling Tournament Sport Tony Gerard/ Karl Van Dyck/ Eris Cross/Don
Boardman/ Joe Reid/ Jim Bevan./ Young
Hackenschmidt vs The Farmer
De Rouffignac Ltd and Van
Wurden
20/01/1961 Y
3 Spotlight On The Gang Variety The Boy Scouts of Darlington The Boy Scouts of Darlington 13/03/1961 Y
4 South Pacific Musical DOS 01/05/1961 06/05/1961 Y Y
1961
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Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Copy Leaflet Poster Other
1 Darlington Orchestra Concert Raimund Herinex Darlington Orchestra 00/00/1962 Y
2 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Julian Bream Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 22/03/1962 Y
3 Kismet Musical DOS 30/04/1962 Y Y
4 The Belle of New York Musical
Comedy
DOS 29/10/1962 03/11/1962 Y Y Y
5 Jack and the Beanstalk PANTO Tom Bradley 26/12/1962 12/01/1963 Y Y
1962
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Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Copy Leaflet Poster Other
1 Spotlight on the gang Variety The Boy Scouts of Darlington The Boy Scouts of Darlington 11/03/1963 Y
2 Trial by Jury Savoy Opera DOS 25/03/1963 30/03/1963 Y Y Y
3 Pirates of Penzance Savoy Opera DOS 25/03/1963 30/03/1963 Y Y Y
4 Darlington Orchestra Concert Ava June/ Malcolm Page Darlington Orchestra 03/04/1963 Y
5 The Maid of the Mountains Operetta DOS 28/10/1963 02/11/1963 Y Y
6 The Diplomats Bryan Coleman/Ruchard Waring/ Phyllis Konstam 09/12/1963 Y
1963
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Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Copy Leaflet Poster Other
1 The School for Wives Comedy Margate Stage Company 01/02/1964 Y
2 The Barber of Seville Opera Northern Sinfonia Orchestra/ Raymond Leppard-
Phillip May/Bruse Lockie/ Marjorie Ward/ Paul Smith
The Arts Council 21/03/1964 Y
3 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 00/04/1964 Y
4 The Music Man Musical DOS 11/04/1964 09/05/1964 Y Y Y Y
5 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra
Concert Ava June Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra
20/04/1964 Y
7 Gilbert & Sullivan for All Concert Show D'Oyly Carte Opera stars / Newton Aycliffe Operatic
and Dramatic Society
Norman Meadmore 31/05/1964 Y
6 Twelfth Night Comedy Fredrick Bartman/ Michael Blackmore/ Elizabeth
Proud
New Shakespeare Company 08/06/1964 Y
8 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra
Concert Charles Groves 21/09/1964 Y
9 Shades Concert The Cleavelands/ Ellis Holiday/ Maureen Clark/ The
Emanciption 9 / King Karat
22/09/1964 Y
10 Charley's Aunt Farce Margate Stage Company 28/09/1964 01/10/1964 Y
11 Russ Conway Concert Russ Conway 10/10/1964 Y
12 David Kosoff Performance David Kosoff 24/10/1964 Y
13 The Gypsy Baron Operetta DOS 26/10/1964 31/10/1964 Y Y Y
14 The Best of Everything Variety Ken Platt/ Al Horeh/ Old Mother Kelly/ Aubrey
Phillips/ Mike Arnold/ Du panot Dancers/ Donne
Douglas/ Ossie Noble
Philip Bernard 02/11/1964 Y
15 Miss Tessa Robbins Concert Miss Tessa Robbins 12/12/1964 Y
1964
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16 The Merry Widow Operetta Alma Richardson/ Roland Wiginton/ Norman Gladwin/
Jean heardman/ Eric Pearson/ Wade Cogham/ Jeffrey
Wragg/ Ken Robinson/ Neil Diran/ Audrey Dunn/
Barry Dargue/ Joe Morgan/ Eunice Cockburn/ Jenny
Ferguson/ Joan Hunter/ Pam Johnson/ Joan Reynolds/
Sylvia Doran/ Marion Donaldson/ Barabara Longstaff
Shildon and District Amatueur
Operatic Society
30/11/1964 05/12/1964 Y
17 Dick Whittington PANTO Mary Quist/ John Parsons/ Danny Ross/ Susie York/
Josie Smith Dancers
26/12/1964 16/01/1965 Y
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Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Copy Leaflet Poster Other
1 Western Theatre Ballet Dance Western Theatre Ballet -Peter Darrell 15/02/1965 Y
2 Spotlight on the Gang Variety The Boy Scouts of Darlington The Boy Scouts of Darlington 15/03/1965 20/03/1965 Y Y
3 La Belle Helene Opéra bouffe DOS 03/05/1965 08/05/1965 Y Y Y
4 An evening of British Rubbish Comedy 24/05/1965 Y
5 Person Unknown Thriller Maggie Lambert/ Margaret Guess/ David Garth/ Anna
Neagle/ Terence Longdon/ John Owens/ Terence
Brook/ Elisabeth Choice/ Christopher Raphael/
Richard Vanstone
Taurus Presentations in association with James
Whiteley Ltd.
24/05/1965 Y Y
6 Celebrity Concert Concert Raimund Herincx/ Astra Blair/ The Neville Male Voice
Choir
13/06/1965 Y
7 Gilbert & Sullivan for All Concert Show Thomas Round/ Donald Adams/ Valerie Masterson/
Gillian Knight
12/09/1965 Y
8 Holiday Startime Variety Nat Jackley 13/09/1965 Y
9 Rattle of a simple man Comedy-Drama 20/09/1965 Y
10 Western Theatre Ballet Dance 27/09/1965 Y
11 The Northern Sinfonia
Orchestra
Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 01/10/1965 Y
12 The New Moon Operetta Alam Richardson/ Len. Carr/ Barry Dargue/ Joe
Morgan/ Alan Richardson/ Rolan Wigington/ George
Dixon/ Jack Robinson/ Bert Dunn/ Roger Lightfoot/
Clarriw Young/ Eunice Cockburn/ Norman Dowson/
Joan Hunter/ Craig Williams/ Audrey Dunn/ Jeffrey
Wragg
Shildon and District Amateur Operatic Society 04/10/1965 09/10/1965 Y
13 The Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra
Concert Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 22/10/1965 Y
14 Friends and Neighbours Comedy Darlington Pilgrim Players 27/10/1965 Y
15 Harlequin Ballet Dance Darlington Civic Theatre 01/11/1965
16 Harlequin Ballet Dance Darlington Civic Theatre 04/11/1965
17 King's Rhapsody Musical DOS 08/11/1965 13/11/1965 Y
18 Cilli Wang Performance 15/11/1965 Y
19 Professional Variety Show and
Talent Contest
Variety Philip Bernard 18/11/1965 Y
20 The Importance of Being Oscar Drama Michael MacLiammoir 21/11/1965 Y Y
21 The Northern Sinfonia
Orchestra
Concert Rudolf Schwarz/ Oleg Krisa Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 23/11/1965 Y
22 Townswoman's Guild Pageant Event 25/11/1965 Y
Y
1965
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23 Olde Tyme Music Hall Variety Philip Bernard/ Old Mother Kelly/ Margery Manners/
Kitty Gillow / George Raymonde
29/11/1965 Y
24 The Spinners Concert 18/12/1965 Y
25 Mother Goose PANTO Marie Joy/ Mike Berry/ Marie Farlane/ Frank Lynn/
Trevor Munro/ Ronald Alexander/ Alex Munro, Jnr./
Amanda Birkin/ The Jose Smith Toppers/ The Anderson
Juveniles
Darlington Civic Theatre 27/12/1965 15/01/1966 Y
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Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Copy Leaflet Poster Other
1 Little Angel Marionettes Puppet 26/01/1966 Y
2 The Verdict Drama Margaret Lawson/ Anthony Shrivell/Michael Fablan/
Gordon Pit
31/01/1966 05/02/1966 Y
3 David Kosoff Performance David Kosoff 07/02/1966 09/02/1966 Y Y
4 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 10/02/1966 Y
5 Macbeth Tragedy Charles Lewson/ Ian Taylor/ Roger Dwyer/ John
Watts/ Michael Elwyn/ Roger Swaine/Rosslyn de
Winter/ Patricia Maynard
The Century Theatre 21/02/1966 26/02/1966 Y
6 See How They Run Comedy Emma Stuart/ Roslyn de Winter The Century Theatre 24/02/1966 Y
7 Ballet for all Dance 02/03/1966 03/03/1966 Y
8 Darlington Music Festival Music Festival 04/03/1966 09/03/1966 Y
9 Poetry and Jazz Performance 12/03/1966 Y
10 Gilbert & Sullivan for All Concert Show Thomas Round/ Donald Adams/ Valerie Masterson/
Jean Alliston
Gilbert and Sullivan for all 13/03/1966 Y Y
11 Major Barbara Drama Geoffrey Edwards/ Colette Dunne/Malcolm Young/
Cicely Bowman
The Malvern Festival Theatre Compnay 14/03/1966 Y Y
12 Bournemoth Symphony Orchestra Concert Constantin Sylvester/ Gerald Jarvis 21/03/1966 Y
13 Folk Concert Concert 26/03/1966 Y
14 The Verdict Drama Barry Sinclair/ Jennifer Wood 28/03/1966 Y
15 Dear Liar Drama 09/04/1966 Y
16 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Boris Brott/John Ogdon 14/04/1966 Y
17 Africa- Wild Life Film Y
18 Pride & Prejudice Romance Signpost Productions Ltd 18/04/1966
19 The Baccholian Singers Concert Friends of Darlington Civic Theatre 24/04/1966
20 Astound- Fogel 30/04/1966 Y
21 Annie Get Your Gun Musical DOS 02/05/1966 07/05/1966 Y Y
22 Watch It Sailor Comedy Darlington Pilgrim Players 11/05/1966
23 Love on ice Romance 21/05/1966 Y
24 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 11/10/1966 Y
25 Prizegiving- St Mary's Boys School Event St Mary's Boys School 12/10/1966 Y
26 Cosi Fan Tutte Opera Opera For All 14/10/1966 Y
27 Madama Butterfly Opera Opera For All 15/10/1966 Y
28 Prizegiving- Immacualte Conception Event Immacualte Conception 21/10/2966 Y
29 Die Fledermaus Opera DOS 24/10/1966 29/10/1966 Y Y
30 The Hollow Crown History Basilica Productions 31/10/1966 Y
31 Indian Dancing Dance Asian Music Circle 08/11/1966 09/11/1966 Y
32 Mayor's Aberfan Fund Concert Concert 10/11/1966 Y
33 Tonight's The Night Musical Joan Colyer 21/11/1966 Y
34 Rose-Marie Operetta Shildon & District Amateur Operatic Society 28/11/1966 03/12/1966 Y
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35 The Tempest Drama Philip Blaine/ Adrian Hammond/ Antony Brown/ Peter
Schofield/ Mark Hawkins/ John Ingram/ John
Atterbury/ Frederick Arle/ Joseph Cook/ Frank
Marlborough/ Patrick O'Connell/ Christopher Carbis/
Roger tallon/ Narissa Knights/ Ian Trigger/ Jackie
Piper/ Sally Sanders/ Tamara Ustinov
The York Theatre Royal 06/12/1966 10/12/1966 Y
36 A Christmas Carol Drama Michael Fabian Enterprises 12/12/1966 17/12/1966 Y
37 John Wright's Marionettes Puppet John Wright 26/12/1966 07/01/1967 Y
38 Dry Rot Farce Michael Fabian Enterprises 26/12/1966 31/12/1966 Y Y
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Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Leaflet Poster Other
1 Flat Spin Comedy Michael Fabian Enterprises 02/01/1967 07/01/1967 Y
2 A Taste of Honey Drama Michael Fabian Enterprises 10/01/1967 14/01/1967 Y
3 The Miracle Worker Drama Michael Fabian Enterprises 17/01/1967 21/01/1967 Y
4 There was a man Drama Friends of Civic 22/01/1967 Y
5 Come Blow Your Horn Comedy Michael Fabian Enterprises 24/01/1967 28/01/1967 Y
6 Two For The Seesaw Drama Michael Fabian Enterprises 02/02/1967 11/02/1967 Y
7 Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 15/02/1967 Y
8 Harlequin Ballet Dance Harlequin Ballet 17/02/1967 18/02/1967 Y
9 Othello Tragedy Sunderland Empire Theatre 20/02/1967 25/02/1967 Y
10 Darlington Music Festival Music Festival 02/03/1967 08/03/1967 Y
11 A Viennese Evening Concert Raymond Gubbay 05/03/1967 Y
12 Brush with a Body Comedy Pilgrim Players 15/03/1967 18/03/1967 Y
13 Lock Up Your Daughters Musical Sunderland Empre Theatre 02/04/1967 08/04/1967 Y
14 Humphrey Lyttleton Concert Friends of Civic 12/04/1967 Y
15 Anderson Dancing Display Dance Miss T Anderson 14/04/1967 Y
16 Salvation Army Band Concert 15/04/1967 Y
17 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 26/04/1967 Y
18 Boylan Leeming Dancig Display Dance Boylan Leeming 29/04/1967 Y
19 Orpheus in the Underworld Opéra bouffon DOS 01/05/1967 06/05/1967 Y Y
20 Exiles Drama Zack Malton 08/05/1967 13/05/1967 Y
21 Cookery Demonstration Demonstration Pig Industries Limited 17/05/1967 Y
22 Miss Joy Beadell Dance Miss Joy Beadell 20/05/1967 Y
23 Two Dozen Red Roses Comedy Pomona Productions 22/05/1967 27/05/1967 Y
24 Centenary Carnival Show Variety 01/09/1967 Y
25 Boeing-Boeing Farce Simon Brent/ Rosemary Donnelly/ Barbara May/
Anthony Kenyon/ Sally Faulkner/ Caron Gardner
Richard Graham/ London Theatre
Presentations
18/09/1967 23/09/1967 Y Y
26 The Band of the Royal Marines Concert The Band of the Royal Marines 24/09/1967 Y
27 Prizegiving- St Mary's School Event St Mary's School Boy's School 27/09/1967 Y
28 Prizegiving- Immacualte Conception Event Immacualte Conception 29/09/1967 Y
29 Widow's Paradise Comedy The York Theatre Royal Company 02/10/1967 09/10/1967 Y
30 Gilbert & Sullivan for All Concert Show Norman Meadmore/ Donald Admas/ Thomas
Round/Valerie Masterson/ William Cox-Ife/ Gillian
Knight/ John Cartier/ Jean Hindmarsh/ Jean Allister/
Angela Jenkins
Gilbert & Sullivan for All 08/10/1967 Y
31 The Birthday Party Comedy/ Drama Peter Schofield/ Margery Withers/ Frank
Marlborough/ Sally Sanders/ David Lander/ Louis
Haslar
The York Theatre Royal Company 09/10/1967 11/10/1967 Y
32 Gipsy Love Operetta DOS 23/10/1967 28/10/1967 Y Y Y
33 Rigoletto Opera Opera For All 01/11/1967 Y
34 The Marriage Of Figaro Opera Opera For All 02/11/1967 Y
35 Don Giovanni Opera Opera For All 03/11/1967 Y
36 Madama Butterfly Opera Opera For All 04/11/1967 Y
37 Folk Sound Of Britain Concert Y
1967
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38 The Barber of Seville Opera Phoenix Opera 17/11/1967 18/11/1967 Y
39 Oklahoma! Musical Shildon & District Amateur Operatic
Society
26/11/1967 Y
40 Chapman's Music Hall Variety 04/12/1967 09/12/1967 Y
41 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 11/12/1967 Y
42 Fanny and Johnny Craddock Demonstration Northern Gas Board 13/12/1967 14/12/1967 Y
43 Puss In Boots PANTO Jan Smith/ Tom Allday/ Graeme Eton/ McDonald
Hobley/ Ken Barnes/ Ernest Bale/ Carl Adams/ Ann
Stillman/ Brenda Vickary/ Gina Manicom/ Graeme
Eton/ Brenda Martyne/ The Corps de Ballet - Boylan-
Leeming School of Dance
B.H.C. Productions Ltd 26/12/1967 13/01/1968 Y
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Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Leaflet Poster Other
1 Candida Comedy Kenneth Seeger/ Peg Sweeny/ Edward Roth/ William
Kendrick/ Patricia Temple/Paul Michael
David Kirk 22/01/1968 29/01/1968 Y
2 An Inspector Calls Thriller William Kendrick/ Edward Roth/ Peg Sweeny/ Patricia
Temple/Virginia McCarthy/ Paul Michael/ Kenneth
Seeger
David Kirk 29/01/1968 03/02/1968 Y
3 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 04/02/1968 Y
4 BusyBody Comedy 12/02/1968 17/02/1968 Y
5 Romeo and Juliet Tragedy Romance 13/02/1968 Y
6 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Concert 18/02/1968 Y
7 Popular Operatic Concert Concert Raymond Gubbay 24/02/1968 Y
8 The Promise Drama Tamara Ustinov/ David Dundas/ Peter Van Dissell Derby Playhouse 28/02/1968 29/02/1968 Y
9 Darlington Music Festival Music Festival 01/03/1968 06/03/1968 Y
10 The White Heather Club Revue 07/03/1968 09/03/1968 Y
11 Thriller of the Year Thriller Joy Andrews/ Mary Yeomans/ Nona Williams/
Vivienne Burgess/ Elaine Montgomerie/ Michael
Carney/ Edward Fitch
Terence Fitzgerald & Henry
McCarthy
18/03/1968 23/03/1968 Y
12 The London Mozart Players Concert Harry Blech/ Nerine Barrett The London Mozart Players 27/03/1968 Y
13 The International Ballet Caravan Dance Richard Graham 04/04/1968 06/04/1968 Y
14 The Minstrel Show 13/04/1968 20/04/1968 Y
15 Four Degrees Over Musical Revue WSG Productions 22/04/1968 27/04/1968 Y
16 Bless the Bride Musical DOS 29/04/1968 04/05/1968 Y Y Y
17 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 07/05/1968 Y
18 Pygmalion Romantic comedy 11/05/1968 Y
19 The Hostage Drama York Theatre Company 13/05/1968 19/05/1968 Y
20 Happy Family Comedy David Kirk 18/05/1968
21 Ladies In Retirement Drama Robin Alexander 20/05/1968 Y
22 Something to Hide Drama David Kirk 25/05/1968
23 The Odd Couple Comdey Birmingham Repertory Company 27/05/1968 01/06/1968 Y
24 The Murder Line Thriller Elaine Montgomerie/ Virginia McCarthy/ Dermot
Walsh/ April Walker/ Edward Fitzgerals/ Henry
McCarthy/ Bernadette Hughson/ George Tarry
F&M Productions 10/06/1968 15/06/1969 Y
25 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 18/06/1968 Y
26 Say Who You Are Drama Comedy Highlight Productions 11/09/1968 Y
27 Murder without crime Thriller Ben Richardson/ Peta Bernard Dennis Tynsley/
Margaret Haydn-Davies
Bernad G High for Highlight
productions (Theatre) Ltd
15/09/1968 05/10/1968 Y
28 Prizegiving- Immacualte Conception Event Immacualte Conception 27/09/1968 Y
29 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Drama Ben Richardson/ Peta Bernard Dennis Tynsley/
Margaret Haydn-Davies
Bernad G High for Highlight
productions (Theatre) Ltd
09/10/1968 19/10/1968 Y
30 Merlin's Children Theatre Childrens Merlin's Children Theatre 09/10/1968 10/10/1968 Y
31 A Song at Twilight Drama Ben Richardson/ Peta Bernard Dennis Tynsley/
Margaret Haydn-Davies
Bernad G High for Highlight
productions (Theatre) Ltd
22/10/1968 26/10/1968 Y
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32 My Fair Lady Musical DOS 28/10/1968 02/11/1968 Y Y Y
33 An Evening of Song Concert Adele Leigh / Robert Sutherland Darlington Civic Theatre 03/11/1968 Y
34 When We Are Married Comedy The Pilgrim Players 13/11/1968 Y
35 Jose de la Vega and his Spanish dance company Dance Isabel Blancafort/ Curra Alba/ Luis Medina/ Rafel
Rico/ Juan Torres
Richard Graham 21/11/1968 23/11/1968 Y
36 Brigadoon Musical Derek Kelsey/ Barry Dargue/ John Pearson/ Fallas
Mitchell/ Rance Richardson/ Barbara Tweddle/ John
Chandler/ Robert Kirkpatrick/ Peter Henderson/ Joan
Hunter/ Jack Robinson/ Alma Richardson/ Pat
Taylor/ Chris Williams/ Joe Morgan/ John Pearson/
Margaret Chipchase/ Mr Harper/ Peter Henderson
Shildon & District Amateur
Operatic Society
25/11/1968 30/11/1968 Y
37 The African Dance Company of Ghana Dance 07/12/1968 Y
38 The Band of the Durham Light Infantry Concert The Band of the Durham Light Infantry 08/12/1968 Y
39 Music Around The World Musical DOS 15/12/1968 Y
40 Dance Display Dance Miss Iveson 21/12/1968 Y
41 Aladdin and his magic lamp PANTO Norman Peters/ Ted Gatty/ Barras and West/ Renee
Barr/ Angela Barclay/ Clare Dee/ Dermot Kelly/
Chris Kildare/ The Kamara/ Ann Campbell/ Val
Cutler/ Clare Dee/ Angela Prime/ Veronica Purnell/
Sylvia Rickaby/ Julie Ross/ Vivien Ward/ Clare Dee
B.B.W Productions 23/12/1968 11/01/1969 Y
Show Genre Acts/Cast Production Company Start Date End Date Programme Leaflet Poster Other
1 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Rudolph Schwarz/ Joseph Segal 05/01/1969 Y
2 Rattle of a Simple Man Comedy-Drama Geoffrey Reed/ Patricia Leach/ James Gordon Pomona Productions 13/01/1969 18/01/1969 Y
3 Arms and the man Satire 22/01/1969 01/02/1969 Y
4 The Locusts Drama 31/01/1969 Y
5 A Viennese Evening Concert Bruce Lochtie/ Robert Bateman/ Marion Studholme/
John Parry
DCT 02/02/1969 Y
6 The Two Widows Opera Corena Roberts/ Jeffrey Talbot/ Wendy Eathorne/
Elaine Hewitt/ Kenneth Francis/ Terence Walters
Opera For All/Welsh National Opera 08/02/1969 Y
7 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Margaret Price 12/02/1969 Y
8 Darlington School of Music and
Ballet
Performance 15/02/1969 Y
9 The Case of The Frightened Lady Thriller Ken Wade/ Allan Lee/ Leon Cotrtez/ Valentine Dyall/
Fred Bryant/ Simon Williams/ Keith Bowles/ Henry
McCarthy/ Ronald O'Neill/ Mara Tavanan/ Juliet
Harmer
Terrence Fitzgerald/ The Royal Court Theatre
(London) Ltd
24/02/1969 01/03/1969 Y
10 Darlington Competitive Music
Festival
Music Festival 07/03/1969 12/03/1969 Y
11 Operatic Night Out Musical 15/03/1969 Y
12 Night Must Fall Thriller Megan Latimer/ Anna Barry/ David Forbes/ Jill
McGregor/ Anthea Holloway/ Trisha Mortimer/
Michael Cotterill/ Jess Conrad
Candida Plays Ltd 17/03/1969 22/03/1969 Y
13 The New Cantata Orchestra of
London
Concert The New Cantata Orchestra of London 23/03/1969 Y
14 The Importance of Being Earnest Comedy Norman Cockin/ Michael Charlesworth/ Guy King-
Reynolds/ Thelma Jonsson/ Valerie testa/ Brenda
Beasley/ Joan Mills/ Tim Atkins
Solihull Theatre Group 31/03/1969 05/04/1969 Y
15 Doctor Angelus Drama 21/04/1969 26/04/1969 Y
16 The White Heather Club Revue Jim Johnstone and his band/ The White Heather
Dancers/ Brian Seivwright/ Ted Darling/ Jean Ramsay/
Robin Hall/ Jimmie MacGregor/ Jock Morgan/ Don
Maclean
John Martin 01/05/1969 03/05/1969 Y
17 La Vie Parisienne Operetta DOS 05/05/1969 10/05/1969 Y Y Y
18 The Killing of Sister George Dark Comedy David Kirk 19/05/1969 24/05/1969 Y
1969
19 Blithe Spirit Comedy The Darlington Pilgrim Players 28/05/1969 31/05/1969 Y
20 Gigi Musical Petra Markham/ Viola Keats/ Jane Hilary/ Michael
Ferrand/ Tom Georgeson/ Elizabeth Tyrell/ Isobel
Hammond
Candida Plays Ltd. 16/09/1969 20/09/1969 Y
21 The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Concert Christoper Hirons /David Haslam/ Carol Andrew/John
Rooke
Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 25/09/1969 Y
22 Prizegiving- Immacualte
Conception
Event Immacualte Conception 26/09/1969 Y
23 The Thirteenth Chair Thriller Dennis Thorne/ Brian McNeil/ John Burnsall/ Peter
Tobin/ Byron O'Leary/ Joseph Wise/ Raymond Childe/
Marion Reid/ Elaine Montgomery/ Virginia McCarthy/
Suzanne Harris/ Mara Tavanan
F & M Productions 29/09/1969 04/10/1969 Y
24 Private Wives Comedy Leonard Woodrow/ Rosita Mee/ Barbara Deniis/ Mary
mitchell/ Charmian Innes/ John McCombe/ Maria
Lynch
Terrence Fitzgerald & Hubert Woodward 06/10/1969 11/10/1969 Y
25 The Ulster Orchestra Concert Janos Furst/ Ianoa Brown DCT 12/10/1969 Y
26 The House on the Cliff Thriller Mirana Marshall/ Roy Patrick/ Tania Robinson/ Jessie
Ball/ Nancy Gabrielle/ Stephen Marsh
F & M Productions 13/10/1969 18/10/1969 Y
27 The Maz Jaffa Trio and Dorita y
pepe
Concert The Maz Jaffa Trio/ Dorita y pepe 20/10/1969 Y
28 Home to Roost Comedy Bert Brownbill/ Ann Harriman/ John Payne Jane Cain/
Sonny Farrar/ Derek Clarkson/ Peter McCredie/
Miranda Hampton
Hubert Woodward and F & M Productions 21/10/1969 25/10/1969 Y
29 Camelot Musical DOS 27/10/1969 01/11/1969 Y Y
30 Simon and Laura Comedy Colin Bone/ Margo Newall/ Ian Leadley/ Betty
Fletcher/ Elsie Leadley/ Bob Asher/ Mollie Rice/ Peter
Metcalfe/ Mike Bishop/ Eileen Ryder/ Christine
Davidson/ Geoff Heeley/ Kevin Nelson/ Christine
Harrison
The Darlington Kay Players 05/11/1969 08/11/1969 Y
31 Lights Up Education/
Childrens
The Mermaid Theatre 10/11/1969 Y
32 Jazz tete a tete Concert Salena Jones/ Mark Murphy/ Mayndar Ferguson Big
Band
15/11/1969 Y
33 Billy Liar Comedy Kathleen Worth/ Patrick Durkin/ Louida Vaughn/
Michael Percival/ Graham Hamilton/ Paula Smith/
Adrienne Frank/ Anna Brett
The Forum Theatre Billingham 17/11/1969 22/11/1969 Y
34 Finnian's Rainbow Musical John Chandler/ Harry Brown/ Len German/ Eric
Pearson/ Elaine Hall/ Kathleen Hunt/ Alan Coates/
Jack Robinson/ Alma Richardson/ Robert Sowerby/
Barry Dargue/ Fallas Mitchell/ Robert Bacon/
Kathleen Squince/ Chris Williams/ Jenny Ferguson/
Joe Morgan/ John PErason/ Fred Clapham/ Sylvia
Doran/ Gloria German/ Karen Turner
Shildon & District Amateur Operatic Society 24/11/1969 29/11/1969 Y
35 The Snow Queen / Kids of 1969 Dance The Beadell School of Dancing The Beadell School of Dancing 06/12/1969 Y
36 Evening of Dance Dance Boylan Leeming School The Darlington Lions 12/12/1969 Y
37 Rigoletto Opera Neville Wyn Williams/ Anthony Roden/ Anna Sims/
Anthony Baldwin/ Edward Sadler/ Philip Mayer/
George Gordon/ Ann Hood/ Doreen Cryer/ Laureen
Livingstone/ Terrance Fillis
Opera For All /The London Opera Centre 13/12/1969 Y
38 Gilbert and Sullivan Evening Concert Show Raymond Gubbay 17/12/1969 Y
39 Messiah- Handel Concert Gillian Humphreys/Paul Taylor/Norma
Procter/Michael Rippon/ The Abbey Singers
Northern Sinfonia Orchestra 19/12/1969 Y
40 Cinderella PANTO Vivien Ward/ Brian West/ Renee Barr/ Alivs and
O'Dell/ Bobby Barras/ Dennis Venton/ Johnny
Dene/ David Macbeth/ Ann Campbell/ Elizabeth
Robinson/ Veronica Barbieri/ Libby Roberts/ Julia
Hilton/ Christine Saul/ Helen Hafecost/ Christine
Shanley
B.B.W Productions 22/12/1969 20/01/1970 Y