Progressive Players Gateshead - All The Plays

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5 - 9 February 1946
Berkeley Square
John L Balderston & J C Squire
A young American is transported back to 18th Century London at the time of the American Revolution, where he meets his ancestors.
PP 160, LT 22, Play 132
Drama.

26 - 30 March 1946
An Enemy Of The People
Henrik Ibsen
A small-town doctor discovers that, for tourism reasons, his colleagues are hiding the fact that the local health spa's water is contaminated.
PP 161, LT 23 (Previously produced in 1926)
Drama.
Translated by Christopher Hampton.

14 - 18 May 1946
The Taming Of The Shrew
William Shakespeare
In 16th Century Italy, a fortune-seeker woos and wins an ill-tempered, headstrong young woman, then marries and proceeds to tame her.
PP 162, LT 24, Play 133
Comedy.

6 June 1946
The White Cockade
Alida L Richardson
Synopsis not available
PP 163, LT 25, Play 134
Drama, 1-Act.
Drama Festival, Tyneside Association For Music, Drama And The Arts.

3 July 1946
The White Cockade
Alida L Richardson
Synopsis not available
PP 164, LT 26 (Previously produced June 1946)
Drama, 1-Act.
North East Central Drama Festival.

16 - 20 July 1946
The Far Off Hills
Lennox Robinson
A woman who regulates the lives of her sisters and their blind father is offered the chance to run the town by an ambitious local businessman.
PP 165, LT 27, Play 135
Comedy.

8 - 12 October 1946
The Barretts Of Wimpole Street
Rudolf Besier
Poet Elizabeth Barrett's puritanical father forbids any of his children to marry. Nevertheless, she falls in love with fellow-poet Robert Browning.
PP 166, LT 28, Play 136
Drama.

10 - 14 December 1946
She Stoops To Conquer
Oliver Goldsmith
In 18th Century England, the daughter of a wealthy family pretends to be a common barmaid in order to attract a shy suitor.
PP 167, LT 29 (Previously produced in 1934, 1925 and 1924)
Comedy.

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