1999

4 December 1999 – 8 January 2000
The Strange And Surprising Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe by Roy Hudd
Cast:
A Mystery Woman – Pamela Cundell
Ben Bowsprit – Paul Ainsley
Bill Bulwarks – Matthew Newman
Thingy – Nick Raggett
Dolly – Joanne Heywood
Polly Perkins – Samantha Seager
Sebastian Smelly – Graham Hamilton
Captain Perkins – John Pennington
Robinson Crusoe – Nick Staverson
Mrs Crusoe – Chris Emmett
Director – Chris Emmett

5 to 27 November 1999
Dangerous Corner by JB Priestley
Cast:
Robert Caplan – Will Adamsdale
Betty Whitehouse – Vanessa Bray
Gordon Whitehouse – Gareth Corke
Olwen Peel – Heather Craney
Freda Caplan – Caroline Faber
Miss Mockridge – Delena Kidd
Charles Stanton – Howard Saddler
Director – Laurie Sansom

1 to 23 October 1999
Palace Theatre Watford and Salisbury Playhouse present
Broken Glass by Arthur Miller
Cast:
Phillip Gelburg – Paul McCleary
Margaret Hyman – Lolly Susi
Dr Harry Hyman – Richard Durden
Sylvia Gelburg – Fiona Mollison
Harriet – Jennifer Calvert
Stanton Case – Damian Myerscough
Director – Rupert Goold

2 to 25 September 1999
Palace Theatre Watford and Mercury Theatre Colchester present
Talent by Victoria Wood and Between Mouthfuls by Alan Ayckbourn
Cast:
Arthur – Derek Crewe
George/Mr Pearce – Chris Emmett
Maureen/Mrs Pearce – Rachel Lumberg
Mel/Martin – Robin Pirongs
Julie/Polly – Samantha Seager
Compere/Waiter – Tony Turner
Director – Joanna Read

25 June to 10 July 1999
Passport To Danger by Peter Wear
Cast:
Stella Duffy
Paul Rogan
John Voce
Peter Wear
Suki Webster
Director – Laurie Sansom

28 May to 19 June 1999
Emma by Jane Austen adapted by Martin Millar and Doon MacKichan
Cast:
Niece Three/Mrs Weston/Mrs Elton – Lorraine Brunning
Frank Churchill – Adam Croasdell
Niece One/Miss Bates – Gillian Hanna
Emma – Doon MacKichan
Mr Elton/Mr Woodhouse/Robert Martin – Michael Matus
Jane Austen/Mr Knightley – Katharine Rogers
Niece Two/Jane Fairfax – Pauline Turner
Niece Four/Harriet Smith – Robin Weaver
Director – Guy Retallack

21 April to 15 May 1999
Sphinx Theatre Company and Watford Palace Theatre
Vita & Virginia by Eileen Atkins
Cast:
Virginia Woolf – Marty Cruikshank
Vita Sackville-West – Cathryn Harrison
Director – Maria Aitken

19 March to 10 April 1999
The Late Middle Classes by Simon Gray
Cast:
Thomas Brownlow – Nicholas Woodeson
Holliday Smithers/Charles Smithers – James Fleet
Celia Smithers – Harriet Walter
Holliday Smithers (child) – Sam Bedi
Ellie Brownlow – Angela Pleasence
Director – Harold Pinter

24 February to 6 March 1999
The Palace Theatre Watford in association with Jenny King and Pat Moylan present a Dubbeljoint production
Women On The Verge Of HRT by Marie Jones
Cast:
Anna – Rosemary Moreno
Vera – Helen Madden
Fergal – Alan Mooney
Director – Pam Brighton

29 January to 20 February 1999
Darkness Falls by Jonathan Holloway
Cast:
Mr White/Simian Black – Philip Bretherton
Herbert White/ Richard Legg – Darren Tunstall
Mrs White/Emma Landon-Smith – Suzy Aitchison
Sergeant Major Morris/Tony Price – Angus Kennedy
Radio Announcer – John Scotney
Director – Giles Croft

1998

5 December 1998 to 9 January 1999
Jack And The Beanstalk by Roy Hudd
Cast:
Lettuce – Pamela Cundell
Compost – Graham Hamilton
Bobby Beetroot/Polly’s Cow – Dale Mercer
Sid Celery/Polly’s Cow – Ian Farthing
Rosie Radish – Jennifer Morton
Baron Broccoli – John Fleming
Jill Broccoli – Samantha Seager
Polly Parsnip – Chris Emmett
Jack Parsnip – Nick Staverson
The Voice of Giant – Simon Foster
Director – Roland Brine

6 to 28 November 1998
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Cast:
Tom Wingfield - Bohdan Poraj
Amanda Wingfield - Diana Hardcastle
Laura Wingfield - Alison McKenna
Jim O'Connor - Shaun Dooley
Director - David Lan

2 to 24 October 1998
The Talented Mr Ripley by Phyllis Nagy
Cast:
Tom Ripley – John Padden
Reddington/Fausto/Silvio – Raph Taylor
Herbert Greenleaf/Roverini – Vincent Marzello
Emily Greenleaf/Aunt Dottie – Patricia Quinn
Marc Priminger/Freddie Miles – David Ganly
Richard Greenleaf – Joseph Milson
Marge Sherwood/Sophie – Lou Gish
Director – Giles Croft

4 to 26 September 1998
Dead Funny by Terry Johnson
Cast:
Richard – Andrew Hall
Eleanor – Helen Atkinson Wood
Brian – Robin Soans
Nick – Andy Taylor
Lisa – Liza Hayden
Director – Caroline Quentin

5 to 27 June 1998
Schippet, The Plumber by CP Taylor
Cast:
Jenny – Susannah Elliott-Knight
Ursula – Anna Farnworth
Hicketier – Luke Williams
Klee – Anthony Venditti
Wolke – Michael Winsot
Schippel – Brian Shelley
The Prince – David Bark-Jones
Director – Fiona Laird

1 to 23 May 1998
Gasping by Ben Elton
Cast:
Philip – Paul Venables
Sir Chiffley Lockheart – Jay Benedict
Sandy – Joseph Millson
Kirsten – Iona Grant
Director – Paul Jepson

16 to 25 April 1998
Michael Codron and Lee Dean present
Elton John’s Glasses by David Farr
Cast:
Bill – Brian Conley
Dan – Will Kean
Shaun – Will Barton
Tim – David Nellist
Amy – Dawn Bradfield
Julie – Gabrielle Glaister
Director – Terry Johnson

13 March to 4 April 1998
Palace Theatre Watford and Oxford Stage Company
Roots by Arnold Wesker
Cast:
Jenny Beales – Ruth Jones
Jimmy Beales – Ian Sanders
Beattie Bryant – Samantha Spiro
Mr Bryant/Stan Mann – Jack Chissick
Mrs Bryant – Sally Mates
Frankie Bryant/Mr Healey – Gerard Fletcher
Pearl Bryant – Angela Ridgeon
Director – John Rettallack

30 January to 21 February 1998
Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott
Cast:
Mike Trenton – Jonathan Jaynes
Croker/First Policeman – Andrew Melville
Harry Roat – Jonathan Oliver
Susy Henderson – Stephanie Schonfield
Sam Henderson – Tim Weekes
Gloria – Katrina Gibson or Freya Saddler
Second Policeman – Lee Cassidy
Director – Giles Croft

1997

6 December 1997 to 10 January 1998
Robin Hood And His Merry Men in Babes In The Wood by Roy Hudd
Cast:
Beastly Boris – Geoffrey Abbott
Robin Hood – Carrie Ellis
Nanny Fannakapan – Chris Emmett
Little John – Andrew T Hodson
Maid Marian – Nicole Lauren
Polly Flinders/Spirit Of The Woods – Michelle Le Riche
Will Scarlett/Gorilla – Craig Nicholls
Sheriff Of Nottingham – John Pennington
Friar Tuck/King Richard – Ian Sanders
Hopeless Horace – Nick Staverson
Alan-A-Dale/Minstrel – Ben Stock
Jack – Jeremy Schmitz or Stephen Chick
Jenny – Charlene Barton or Natasha Smith
Sheriff’s Man – Josh Sills or Darren Massey
Director – Gerry Tebbutt

7 to 29 November 1997
Palace Theatre Watford and Tricycle Theatre
Sive by John B Keane
Cast:
Sean Dota – John Cowley
Pats Bocock – James Greene
Carthalawn – JD Kelleher
Mike Glavin – Vinnie McCabe
Liam Scuab – Alan Mooney
Nanna Glavin – Aine Ni Muuiri
Mena Glavin – Marion O’Dwyer
Thomasheen Sean Rua – Simon O’Gorman
Sive – Catherine Walker
Director – Ben Barnes

3 to 25 October 1997
Palace Theatre Watford by arrangement with Pinnacle Productions
The Meteoric Rise And Dramatic Demise Of Edmund Kean Book & Lyrics by Sylvia Freedman. Music Composed by Michael Jeffrey.
Cast:
Ellen/Ensemble – Rebecca Arch
Charles/Lord Byron - Charles Baker
Macready/Arnold/Counsel For The Plaintiff – Derek Bell
Cox/Watson – Paul Bentley
Edmund Kean – David Burt
Ann Carey/Ensemble – Felicity Duncan
Charlotte/Wardrobe Mistress – Audrey Palmer
Winston/Beverley – Ian Sanders
Mary – Karen Skinns
Whitbread/Rae/Judge – John Talents
Tidswell/Mrs Midnight – Rebecca Wright
Edmund/Howard/Master Betty – Michael Fox or John Lambrou
Director – Phillip George

5 to 27 September 1997
Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn
Cast:
Sidney – Paul McCrink
Jane – Gilly Tompkins
Geoffrey – Nigel Hoyle
Eva – Alison Mackinnon
Ronald – Michael Sharvell-Martin
Marion – Linda Spurrier
Director – Laurie Sansom

30 May to 21 June 1997
Elton John’s Glasses by David Farr
Cast:
Bill – Tom Mannion
Dan – Will Kean
Shaun – Will Barton
Tim – David Nellist
Amy – Kelly Reilly
Julie – Gabrielle Glaister
Director – Terry Johnson

27 June to 19 July 1997
Outward Bound by Sutton Vane
Cast:
Scrubby – Robin Harvey-Edwards
Ann – Soran David
Henry – Chris Dickins
Tom Prior – Damien Goodwin
Mrs Cliveden-Banks – Diana Fairfax
The Rev William Duke – Simon Coury
Mrs Midget – Eve Pearce
Mr Lingley – David Gwillim
The Rev Frank Thomson - Donald Pelmear
Director – Giles Croft

18 April to 10 May 1997
Frankie & Tommy by Garry Lyons
Cast:
Tommy Cooper – Christopher Brand
Frankie Lyons – Ben Fox
Director – Peter Rowe

21 March to 12 April 1997
Mrs Klein by Nicholas Wright
Cast:
Paula – Juliet Dante
Mrs Klein – Gemma Jones
Melitta – Ruth Lass
Director – Irina Brook

31 January to 22 February 1997
Kind Hearts and Coronets adapted by Giles Croft based on the screenplay by Robert Hamer
Cast:
Louis Mazzini – Simon Coury
Lionel – Robin Harvey-Edwards
Sibella – Sara Markland
Edith – Poppy Miller
The D’Ascoynes – Jamie Newall
Anne Lynn – Alessandra Scott
Director – Giles Croft

1996

7 December 1996 to 11 January 1997
Puss In Boots by Roy Hudd
Cast:
Puss – Carrie Ellis
Maggie McDougall – Chris Emmett
Poo Stink – Graham Hamilton
Vic McDougall – Andrew T Hodson
Dick McDougall – Mark Ingall
Mayor – John Pennington
Nick McDougall – Nick Staverson
Spirit – Bronwen Williams
Flora – Sharon Wilson
Director – Gerry Tebbutt

7 to 30 November 1996
Court In The Act original idea by Peter Wear, created by Peter Wear and Lee Simpson
Cast:
Tracy Ann Oberman
Paul Rogan
John Voce
Peter Wear
Suki Webster
Assistant Director – Laurie Sansom

4 to 26 October 1996
Women Laughing by Michael Wall
Cast:
Colin – James Allen
Tony Catchpole – Patrick Field
Stephanie – Sally Giles
Maddy Catchpole – Louise Germaine
Director – Julie-Anne Robinson

6 to 28 September 1996
Happy Families by John Godber
Cast:
Vic – Mark A Benson
Liz – Elaine Claxton
John – Andrew Cryer
Dot – Polly Highton
Aunty Edna – Leda Hodgson
Jack – Jonathan Jaynes
Aunty Doris – Joanna Swain
Rebecca/Lyn – Sophie Walker
Director – Fiona Laird

21 June to 13 July 1996
Beethoven’s Tenth by Peter Ustinov
Cast:
Stephen Fauldgate – Philip Bretherton
Ludwig van Beethoven – Robin Harvey-Edwards
Dr Collis Jagger/Count von Gallenberg – Christopher Holt
Countess Giulietta Guicciardi – Lisa Hopkins
Father Fylde – John Ireland
Jessica Fauldgate – Deirdra Morris
Irmgard/Fraulein Liese Flohberger – Rikke Steffensen
Pascal Fauldgate – Robert Sterne
Director – Giles Croft

24 May to 15 June 1996
By arrangement with Soho Theatre Company
Kindertransport by Diane Samuels
Cast:
The Ratcatcher – Nigel Hastings
Eva – Julia Malewski
Helga – Ruth Mitchell
Evelyn – Diana Quick
Faith – Dido Miles
Lil – Jean Boht
Director – Abigail Morris

10 April to 4 May 1996
Palace Theatre Watford in association with the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, the Nuffield Theatre Southampton, the Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Martyn Hayes Limited and Gerrard and Woolf Limited
Face Book by Bob Carlton and Philip Whitchurch. Music by Julian Littman. Lyrics by Bob Eaton
Cast:
Dick Rogers – Stephen Aintree
Dapper Dan – Tim Barron
Sir Epicure Mammon – Matt Devereaux
The Guvner – Anthony Dunn
Face – Jeremy Harrison
Polythene Pam – Karen Mann
Doll – Joanna Mays
Heavy/Policeman – Robert Richmond
Doc – David Shaw-Parker
Ms Bland – Rebecca Vere
Director – Bob Carlton

8 to 30 March 1996
Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas
Cast:
Brassett – David Barrass
Colonel Sir Francis Chesney, Bart. – Timothy Bentinck
Jack Chesney – Stephen Beresford
Donna Lucia D’Alvadorez – Mary Conlon
Kitty Verdun – Rebecca Craig
Charles Wykeham – Oliver Fox
Ela Delahay – Sasha Hails
Amy Spettigue – Margaret McEwan
Lord Fancourt Babberley – Steven O’Neill
Stephen Spettigue – John Rogan
Director – Tim Luscombe

2 to 24 February 1996
Foreign Lands by Karen Hope
Cast:
Rosie – Lesley Duff
Barbara – Delena Kidd
Madeleine – Sarah McVicar
Ellen – Tracy Whitwell
Director – Giles Croft

1995

8 December 1995 – 13 January 1996
Cinderella by Roy Hudd
Cast:
Columbine – Beejaye
Fairy Godmother – Pamela Cundell
Cinderella – Emma Cunniffe
Christobelle – Chris Emmett
Dandini – Elizabeth Hayward
Harlequin – Cameron Jack
Buttons – Nick Raggett
Baron Hardup – David Shaw-Parker
Nickole – Nick Staverson
Prince Charming – Louise Ann Wesley
Director – Deborah Shaw

10 November to 2 December 1995
French Without Tears by Terence Rattigan
Cast:
Kenneth Lake – Crispian Belfrage
Brian Curtis – Stephen Beresford
Diana Lake – Sara Crowe
Kit Neilan – Charles Edwards
Jacqueline Maingot – Tamsin Greig
The Hon Alan Howard – Louis Hilyer
Lieutenant Commander Rogers – Philip Rham
Monsieur Maingot – Michael Roberts
The Right Honourable – Matthew Huband
Lord Heybrook – David Tozer
Director – Tim Luscombe

6 to 28 October 1995
Anna Karenina by Helen Edmundson adapted from Tolstoy’s novel
Cast:
Dolly – Beatrice Comins
Count Vronsky/Nikolai – Alexander Hardy
Levin – Jonathan Jaynes
Kitty/Railway Widow/Seriozha – Sarah McVicar
Countess Vronsky/Princess Betsy/Agatha/Governess – Sally Mortemore
Karenin/Priest – Jonathan Oliver
Anna Karenina – Kazia Pelka
Stiva/Bailiff/Petritsky – Brian Shelley
Director – Giles Croft

1 to 23 September 1995
Black Comedy & The Public Eye by Peter Shaffer
Cast:
Julian – Adrian Schiller
Charles – Chris Emmett
Belinda – Rebecca Saire
Brindsley – Adrian Schiller
Carol Melkett – Liza Hayden
Miss Furnival – Richenda Carey
Colonel Melkett – Rowland Davies
Harold Gorringe – Chris Emmett
Clea – Rebecca Saire
Schuppanzigh – Jon Rumney
Bamberger – Richard Ashley
Director – Fiona Laird

25 May to 17 June 1995
Good Morning, Bill by PG Wodehouse
Cast:
Marie – Kelly Hull
Lord Tidmouth – Simon Harrison
Lottie – Helen Blizard
Bill Paradene – Philip Bretherton
Sally Smith MD – Melissa Knatchbull
Sir Hugo – Ian Lindsay
Director – Martin Connor

20 April to 13 May 1995
Loot by Joe Orton
Cast:
Hal – Ben Fox
McLeavy – Willie Ross
Meadows – Paul Sargeant
Dennis – Kraig Thornber
Fay – Jo Unwin
Truscott – Benjamin Whitrow
Director – Deborah Shaw

17 March to 8 April 1995
Borders Of Paradise by Sharman MacDonald
Cast:
Rob – Tat Whalley
David – Mark Letheren
Rose – Pauline Turner
Ellen – Kathy Kiera Clarke
Chaz – Karl Collins
Cot – Paul Sharma
John – Tom Wisdom
Director – Lou Stein

2 to 25 February 1995
Single Spies by Alan Bennett
An Englishman Abroad
Cast:
Coral Browne – Meg Davies
Burgess – Edward de Souza
Tolya – Peter Czajkowski
Tailor – Shaughan Seymour
Shop Assistant – Nick Patrick
A Question Of Attribution
Cast:
Blunt – Shaughan Seymour
Restorer/Colin – Peter Czajkowski
Chubb – Edward de Souza
Phillips – Nick Patrick
HMQ – Meg Davies
Director – Michael Simpson

1994

9 December 1994 to 14 January 1995
The Sleeping Beauty by Roy Hudd
Cast:
Our Group – Adam Price
Our Group – Rikke Steffensen
Our Group – Damian Asher
Briony The Good Fairy – Bronwen Williams
Bogbean The Bad Fairy – Susan Tordoff
Princess Lucy – Joy Brook
Lord Chamberlain – Charles Pemberton
Nick The Jester – Nick Staverson
Nurse Bupa – Chris Emmett
Prince William – Silas Carson
Director – Deborah Shaw

11 November to 3 December 1994
The Office Party by John Godber
Cast:
Pippa – Gaynor Faye
Bob – William Ilkley
Patti – Gillian Tompkins
Andy – Iain Rogerson
Lee – Dan Swinton
Gavin – Michael Simkins
Jo – Mandana Jones
Director – Richard Lewis

30 September to 22 October 1994
Woman In Mind by Alan Ayckbourn
Cast:
Susan – Marsha Fitzalan
Bill – Peter Bourke
Andy – Will Knightley
Lucy – Zoe Aldrich
Tony – Laurence Kennedy
Gerald – Ian Price
Muriel – Josie Kidd
Rick – Neil Stuke
Director – Lou Stein

2 to 24 September 1994
Palace Theatre Watford in association with Oxford Stage Company
Great Expectations adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens by Mark Brickman
Cast:
The Watchman – Don Campbell
Uncle Pumblechook/Wemmick – Chris Crooks
Mrs Joe/Biddy – Emma Dewhurst
Estella/Molly – Nina Jacques
Joe/Bentley Drummle – John Ramm
Pip – Scott Ransome
Magwitch/Jaggers – Eugene Williams
Miss Havisham – Siobhan Wills
Compeyson/Herbert Pocket – Richard Wills-Cotton
Director- Mark Brickman

10 June to 2 July 1994
Middle-Age Spread by Roger Hall
Cast:
Elizabeth – Karen Lewis
Colin – Andrew Secombe
Isobel – Brenda Cavendish
Reg – Don Warrington
Robert – Charlie Roe
Judy – Jan Ravens
Director – Justin Greene

29 April to 21 May 1994
Desire Under The Elms by Eugene O’Neill
Cast:
Eben – Corey Johnson
Simeon – James Quinn
Peter – Tom Hodgkins
Ephraim Cabot – James Booth
Abbie Putnam – Sally Dexter
Fiddler – Matthew Lloyd Davies
Young Girl – Leanne Flinn or Joanna Watt
Other Folk – Maggie Curtis, Dawn Ellis, Marilyn Jones, Gwendoline Higgs, Louisa Teather, Suzanne Teather, Amy Clarkson, Barrie Ellis
Sheriff – Frank Ellis
Director – Lou Stein

2 to 23 April 1994
The Return Of AJ Raffles by Graham Greene
Cast:
Lord Alfred Douglas – Benedick Bates
Bunny – Adrian Ross-Magenty
Mr Smith – David Shaw-Parker
AJ Raffles – Brian Protheroe
A Lady Called Alice – Caroline Wildi
A Lady’s Maid Called Mary – Lisa Hopkins
Mr Portland – Frederick Jaeger
Marquess Of Queensberry – William Lawford
Inspector MacKenzie – Jon Croft
Captain Von Blixen – Peter Czajkowski
Director – Deborah Shaw

25 February to 19 March 1994
Palace Theatre Watford by arrangement with Lee Dean
Private Lives by Noel Coward
Cast:
Sybil Chase – Lucy Robinson
Elyot Chase – Patrick Ryecart
Victor Prynne –Christopher Bowen
Amanda Prynne – Caroline Langrishe
Louise – Ella Kenion
Director – Lou Stein

21 January to 12 February 1994
Palace Theatre Watford in association with Cambridge Theatre Company
A Handful Of Dust by Evelyn Waugh adapted by Mike Alfreds
Cast:
John Beaver/Allen – Mark Aiken
Mrs Beaver/Nanny – Marty Cruikshank
Jock Grant-Menzies/Reggie St Cloud – Laurence Kennedy
Tony Last – Tim Dutton
Brenda Last – Annabelle Apsion
John Andrew/Dr Messinger – Jason Watkins
Ben/Mr Todd – Ian Price
Marjorie/Millie – Sophie Heydel
Polly Cockpurse/Mrs Rattery – Sally Knyvette
Jenny Abdul Akbar/Winnie – Pamela Moiseiwitsch
Director – Mike Alfreds

1993

10 December 1993 to 8 January 1994
Mother Goose by Roy Hudd
Cast:
Virtue – Cassie Cowan
Vanity – Haydn Forde
The Goose – Paul Hicks
Mother Goose – Chris Emmett
Jill – Abigail Lee
The Squire – John Pennington
Snitch – Tony Jackson
Snatch – Rayner Bourton
Billy Goose – Nick Staverson
Director – Gerry Tebbutt

17 November to 4 December 1993
Palace Theatre Watford presents The Delaware Theatre Company production
The Trip To Bountiful by Horton Foote
Cast:
Mrs Carrie Watts – Dorothea Hammond
Ludie Watts – Stephen Cowie
Jessie Mae Watts – T Cat Ford
Thelma – Candace Dian Leverett
Houston Ticket Man – Traber Burns
Second Ticket Man – Danny Peak
Harrison Ticket Man – James Doerr
Sheriff – Will Stutts
Travellers – Catherine Martin, Paul Sargeant, James Tully
Director – Cleveland Morris

8 to 30 October 1993
Duet For One by Tom Kempinski
Cast:
Stephanie – Eve Matheson
Dr Feldman – Richard Kane
Violinist – Anne Solomon
Alternative Violinist – Ann Morfee
Director – Lou Stein

3 to 25 September 1993
The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard
Cast:
Moon – James Quinn
Birdboot – Trevor Bannister
Mrs Drudge – Diana Bishop
Simon – Richard Gibson
Felicity – Elaine Pyke
Cynthia – Patricia Quinn
Magnus – Terence Longdon
Inspector Hound – Bob Goody
Dogg’s Hamlet by Tom Stoppard
Cast:
Baker/Horatio/Ghost/Osric/Gravedigger/Fortinbras – Trevor Bannister
Abel/Bernardo/Laertes – James Quinn
Charlie/Ophelia – Elaine Pyke
Dogg/Shakespeare/Claudius/Polonius – Terence Longdon
Easy – Bob Goody
Mrs Dogg/Gertrude – Patricia Quinn
Fox Major/Hamlet – Richard Gibson
Lady – Diana Bishop
Director – Roger Smith

11 June to 3 July 1993
Salsa Celestina conceived and directed by Lou Stein
Cast:
Celestina – Dollie Henry
Sempronio – Omar F Okai
Elicia – Debra Michaels
Parmeno – Paul J Medford
Areusa – Linda Mae Brewer
Lucrecia – Flip Webster
Melibea – Marie Theodore
Calisto –Jason Riddington
Director – Lou Stein

14 May to 5 June 1993
One For The Road by Willy Russell
Cast:
Pauline – Tracie Bennett
Dennis – Peter Hugo-Daly
Roger – Mark Addy
Jane – Susan Tordoff
Director – Deborah Shaw

16 April to 8 May 1993
Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen translated by Michael Meyer
Cast:
Engstrand – Jack Chissick
Regina Engstrand – Indra Ove
Pastor Manders – David Horovitch
Mrs Alving – Angela Down
Oswald Alving – Jonathan Wrather
Director – Lou Stein

12 March to 3 April 1993
On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale
Cast:
Helen Hayle – Zigi Ellison
Maria Wislack – Paula Wilcox
The Duke Of Bristol – Jeremy Sinden
Richard Halton – Robin Kermode
Director – David Gilmore

29 January to 20 February 1993
The Old Country by Alan Bennett
Cast:
Hilary – Oliver Ford Davies
Bron – Ann Firbank
Eric – Paul Haigh
Olga – Maija Paunio
Veronica – Lucinda Curtis
Duff – Edward de Souza
Director – Roger Smith

1992

5 December 1992 to 9 January 1993
Aladdin by Roy Hudd
Cast:
Sing – Amanda Dainty
Song – Ashley Hamilton-Jones
Pong – Peter Challis
Ping – Michael Wyeth
Abanazer – Ian Liston
Emperor – Gary Lyons
The Princess – Sallyann Barber
Aladdin – Amanda Tingle
Wishee Washee – Nick Staverson
Widow Twankey – Chris Emmett
Genie – Steve Whatley
Voice Of The Crystal Ball – Michael Wyeth
Director – Martin Connor

6 to 28 November 1992
A Month In The Country by Ivan Turgenev translated by Ariadne Nicolaeff
Cast:
Schaff – William Lawford
Anna Semyonovna – Rhoda Lewis
Natalya Petrovna – Emily Morgan
Rakitin – Jonathan Coy
Lizaveta Bogdanovna – Karen Lewis
Kolya – Robert Chalkley/Oliver Kristian/Paul Terry
Belyayev – Joe Duttine
Matvei – Andrew McRobb
Shpigelsky – Philip Whitchurch
Vera – Kate Byers
Arkady Islayev – David Sibley
Katya – Marie O’Flaherty
Bolshintsov – Arthur Cox
Director – John Dove

2 to 24 October 1992
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
Cast:
Dr Jim Bayliss – Garrick Hagon
Joe Keller – Julian Glover
Frank Lubey – Craig Pinder
Sue Bayliss – Sally Watts
Lydia Lubey – Lisa Hollander
Chris Keller – Mark McGann
Bert – Sean Duffy/John Larson
Kate Keller – Diane Fletcher
Ann Deever – Robin McCafferey
George Deever – David Acton
Director – Lou Stein

4 to 26 September 1992
The Case Of The Frightened Lady by Edgar Wallace
Cast:
PC Wilmot – Ashley Russell
Sergeant Ferraby – William Oxborrow
Sergeant Totty – Neale Goodrum
Chief Inspector Tanner – Rowland Davies
Briggs/Kelver – Pail Imbusch
Lord Lebanon – William Osborne
Gilder – Jonathon McKenna
Brooks – Billy J Mitchell
Lady Lebanon – Sheila Ballantine
Ailsa Crane – Samantha Holland
Director – Frith Banbury

1 to 23 May 1992
The Baby by Jon Canter
Cast:
Derek – Simon Slater
Simon – Andrew Seear
Helen – Sarah Berger
Jake – Jim Dunk
Director – Lou Stein

3 to 25 April 1992
Stitched Up by Stephen Bill
Cast:
Roger Drinkwater – Philip Whitchurch
Lizzie Drinkwater – Lynda Rooke
May – Marji Campi
Nigel – Michael Mawby
Souter/DJ/James/WPC Legge/Bates/Thompson/Daley – Michael Mears
Director – Bob Carlton

6 to 28 March 1992
The Barber Of Seville by Beaumarchais adapted by Ranjit Bolt
Cast:
Count Almaviva – Oliver Parker
Figaro – Lee Cornes
Rosine – Helena Bonham-Carter
Bartholo – Barry Jackson
Jose/Notary – Jon Rumney
Bazile – Andy Greenhalgh
Dancer – Gemma de la Cruz
Musician – Matthew Spring
Director – Lou Stein

21 January to 22 February
Palace Theatre Watford in association with Mamie Ltd
Me And Mamie O’Rourke by Mary Agnes Donoghue
Cast:
Louise – Diana Hardcastle
Bibi – Patti Love
Clark – Jeff Harding
David – Ron Berglas
Director – Robert Chetwyn

1991

7 December 1991 to 11 January 1992
The Legend Of Dick Whittington And His Cat by Roy Hudd
Cast:
The Spirit Of The Bells – Jenny Logan
Rowena Ratface – Dr Evadne Hinge
Alice Fitzwarren – Paula Simpson
Alderman Fitzwarren – Kenneth Gilbert
Sarah The Cook - Chris Emmett
Idle Jack – Nick Staverson
Rocky The Cat – Derek Holt
Dick Whittington – Elaine R Smith
The Sultan Of Morocco – Barry Martin
Director – Gerry Tebbutt

8 to 30 November 1991
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by John Osborne adapted from the novel by Oscar Wilde
Cast:
Lord Henry Wotton – Peter Woodward
Basil Hallward – Peter Bourke
Dorian Gray – Ben Walden
Lord Fermor – John Arnatt
Lady Agatha – Toni Kanal
Sir Thomas Burdon – Jon Rumney
Mr Erskine – Michael Burrell
Sibyl Vane - Candida Gubbins
Mrs Vane – Toni Kanal
James Vane – Jason Calder
Victor – Jon Rumney
Mr Hubbard – Jason Calder
Francis – John Arnatt
Alan Campbell – Michael Burrell
The Duchess Of Monmouth – Candida Gubbins
Constable – Michael Burrell
Director – Lou Stein

4 to 26 October 1991
The Complaisant Lover by Graham Greene
Cast:
Victor Rhodes – David Horovitch
William Howard – Paul Beech
Clive Root – Andrew Hawkins
Mary Rhodes – Susan Penhaligon
Margaret Howard – Sally Mates
Ann Howard – Alexandra Gilbreath
Robin – James Holland
Valet – Dominic Wallis
Dr Van Droog – Piotr van der Beuk
Director – Richard Olivier

6 to 28 September 1991
The Seven Year Itch by George Axelrod
Cast:
Richard Sherman – Ronnie Corbett
Helen Sherman – Wendy Allnutt
Ricky – Jonathan Bahar/Oliver Walker
Miss Morris – Katy Newell
Elaine – Aline Mowat
Marie – Sophie Heydel
The Girl Upstairs – Gwen Humble
Dr Brubaker – John Bluthal
Tom MacKenzie – Peter Harding
Director – Lou Stein

23 May to 15 June 1991
Genius Productions
Abiding Passions by Derrick Goodwin based on the novel Therese Raquin
Cast:
Therese – Beatie Edney
Camille – Peter Forbes
Madame Raquin – Gwen Watford
Laurent – David Schofield
Doctor Grivet – Timothy Kightley
Henri Michaud – Christopher Godwin
Director – Derrick Goodwin

25 April to 18 May 1991
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon
Cast:
Speed – John Cassady
Murray – Raymond Brody
Roy – Billy J Mitchell
Vinnie – Johnny Myers
Oscar Maddison – Lou Hirsch
Felix Ungar – Kerry Shale
Gwendolyn Pigeon – Joanne Good
Cecily Pigeon – Juliette Grassby
Director – Lou Stein

28 March to 20 April 1991
Presented by arrangement with Duncan C Weldon & Jerome Minskoff for Triumph Proscenium Productions Ltd
Widowers’ Houses by George Bernard Shaw
Cast:
William de Burgh Cokane – Ian Price
Dr Harry Trench – Jonathan Cullen
Waiter – William Lawford
Porter – Paul Sergeant
Sartorius – David Henry
Blanche – Valerie Gogan
Lickcheese – Philip Whitchurch
Annie – Marie O’Flaherty
Director – John Dove

28 February to 23 March 1991
The Marriage Of Figaro by Beaumarchais in a new translation and adaptation by Ranjit Bolt
Cast:
Figaro – John Bowe
Suzanne – Sarah Payne
Bartholo – John Grillo
Marceline – Mary Macleod
Cherubin – Simon Schatzberger
The Count – Sylvester McCoy
The Countess – Kate Buffery
Fanchette – Emma Amos
Antoine – Dicken Ashworth
Brid’Oison – Frank Ellis
Director – Lou Stein

24 January to 16 February 1991
Conjugal Rights by Roger Hall
Cast:
Barry – Nicky Henson
Gen – Gwen Taylor
Director – Justin Greene

1990

8 December 1990 to 12 January 1991
Jack And The Beanstalk by Roy Hudd
Cast:
Fairy Lettuce – Carol Ball
Rosie Radish – Rachel Pittman
Bobby Beetroot – Stephen Tye
Sammy Spinach – Jason Hetherington
Molly Marrow – Gael Johnson
Peggy Pepper – Kate Harbour
Billy Bean – George Asprey
Jill – Danielle Carson
Cabbage Face – David Barry
Baron Broccoli – David Gooderson
Polly Parsnip – Barry Craine
Jack – Adam Matalon
Polly’s Cow – Kate Harbour/George Asprey
Voice of Giant Squasher – Jason Hetherington
Director – Kenn Oldfield

8 November to 1 December 1990
Period Of Adjustment by Tennessee Williams
Cast:
Ralph Bates – Michael J Jackson
Isabel Haverstick – Sophie Thompson
Susie – Angela Phinnimore
George Haverstick – David Herlihy
Mr McGillicuddy – Morgan Deare
Mrs McGillicuddy – Nancie Herrod
Police Officer – Gerard O’Hagan
Dorothea Bates – Gina Landor
Director – Lou Stein

4 to 27 October 1990
Getting On by Alan Bennett
Cast:
George – Clive Francis
Geoff – Jared Harris
Polly – Serena Evans
Brian – Gregory Floy
Enid – Eleanor Summerfield
Mrs Brodribb – Ruth Kettlewell
Andy – Simon Cox
Voice of James & Elizabeth – Daisy Smith
Director – Roger Smith

6 to 29 September 1990
Palace Theatre Watford in association with The Turnstyle Group
Over A Barrel by Stephen Bill
Cast:
Jill – Frances Barber
Ray – Kenneth Hadley
Duncan - Christopher Godwin
Venetia – Joolia Cappleman
Jason – William Oxborrow
Ian – David Threlfall
Gordon – Niall Buggy
Director – Michael Attenborough

4 to 26 May 1990
Tartuffe by Moliere in a new translation by David Bryer
Cast:
Madame Pernelle – Marcia Warren
Orgon – Christopher Benjamin
Elmire – Maureen Beattie
Damis – Nick Sampson
Mariane – Gina Bellman
Valere – Brian Hickey
Cleante – Robert Langdon Lloyd
Tartuffe – John Fortune
Dorine – Liza Hayden
Monsieur Loyal – John Foley
Flipote – John Foley
An Officer – David Broster
Director – Lou Stein

5 to 28 April 1990
I Have Been Here Before by JB Priestley
Cast:
Sally Pratt – Elizabeth Rider
Sam Shipley – Geoff Oldham
Dr Gortler – John Woodvine
Oliver Farrant – Philip Franks
Janet Ormund – Melanie Jessop
Walter Ormund – Brian Protheroe
Director – Matthew Francis

1 to 24 March 1990
You Must Be The Husband! By Colin Bostock-Smith
Cast:
Alice – Brigit Forsyth
Tom – Tim Brooke-Taylor
Barbara – Jacqueline Reddin
Alan – Jeremy Bulloch
Mr Hughes – Frank Ellis
The Financial Adviser – Simon Cutter
Director – Lou Stein

25 January to 17 February 1990
Bus Stop by William Inge
Cast:
Elma Duckworth – Pippa Hinchley
Grace Hoylard – Carolyn Jones
Will Masters – Bill Bailey
Cherie – Jerry Hall
Dr Gerald Lyman – David Healy
Carl – Mel Cobb
Virgil Blessing –Stuart Milligan
Bo Decker – Shaun Cassidy
Director – Phil Oesterman