Progressive Players Gateshead - All The Plays

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1 - 5 February 1955
Therese
Thomas Job
In 1870's Paris, a woman embarks on a love affair with her husband's best friend, and then murders her husband.
PP 254, LT 116, Play 214
Drama.
Adapted from the novel "Therese Raquin" by Emile Zola.

22 - 26 March 1955
Diary Of A Scoundrel
Rodney Ackland
In 19th Century Russia, a young man starts an affair, but his mistress seeks revenge when she discovers he is engaged to another.
PP 255, LT 117, Play 215
Drama.
Based on an original work by Alexander Ostrovsky. Also known as "Too Clever By Half".

29 April 1955
Joanna And The Candles
Joyce Denys
In Henry VIII's England, a young girl is cared for in a convent as her mother dies. Then her uncle's wife arrives to seize the girl's inheritance.
PP 256, LT 118, Play 216
Drama, 1-Act. First Performance Of A New Play, Junior Members Production.
Gateshead Youth Organisations Council Drama Festival.

10 - 14 May 1955
Anastasia
Guy Bolton
Three Russians claim that an obsure young woman is Princess Anastasia, a survivor of the Russian Revolution, in order to net themselves a fortune.
PP 257, LT 119, Play 217
Drama.
Translated from the play "Anastasia" by Marcelle Maurette.

12 - 16 July 1955
Quiet Weekend
Esther McCracken
Synopsis not available
PP 258, LT 120, Play 218
Comedy.

20 - 24 September 1955
Ah, Wilderness
Eugene O'Neill
In 1906 Connecticut, a young idealist's radical views brings him into conflict with his father, and then is forbidden to see his girlfriend by her father.
PP 259, LT 121, Play 219
Comedy.

1 - 5 November 1955
The Living Room
Graham Greene
In 1950's London, a young woman is torn between the strict morals of her Catholic aunt and her own desire to leave home to be with her married lover.
PP 260, LT 122, Play 220
Drama.

13 - 17 December 1955
Penny For A Song
John Whiting
In 1804 Dorset, an aristocratic and very eccentric family makes its preparations for the Napoleonic invasion.
PP 261, LT 123, Play 221
Comedy.

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