Progressive Players Gateshead - All The Plays

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January 1958
The Spider Ring
Mabel Constanduros & Howard Agg
A newlywed learns that her obnoxious husband's first wife died in suspicious circumstances, and realises her life is in danger too.
PP 286, LT 148, Play 245
Thriller, 1-Act.
"Presentation of One-Act Plays".

January 1958
The Affairs Of Madame Parpot
Yves Cabrol
Synopsis not available
PP 287, LT 149, Play 246
Comedy, 1-Act.
"Presentation Of One-Act Plays".

4 - 8 February 1958
Waters Of The Moon
Norman C Hunter
The unexpected arrival of an affluent (and slightly eccentric) family at a shabby Devon moors hotel shakes up the routine of its long-term residents.
PP 288, LT 150, Play 247
Comedy.

25 - 29 March 1958
The Little Dry Thorn
Gordon Daviot
The biblical tale of Abraham, commanded by God to take his wife and family from their home in Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan.
PP 289, LT 151, Play 248
Drama.

13 - 17 May 1958
Relative Values
Noel Coward
The son of a countess becomes engaged to a famous film star, to the dismay of the maid, who is the star's estranged sister.
PP 290, LT 152, Play 249
Comedy.

8 - 12 July 1958
Cheapside
James Parrish
Synopsis not available
PP 291, LT 153, Play 250
Drama.

9 - 13 September 1958
An Ideal Husband
Oscar Wilde
The parliamentary ambitions of an up-and-coming Foreign Office under-secretary are threatened when he is blackmailed over his ill-gotten gains.
PP 292, LT 154, Play 251
Comedy.

22 September 1958
Maid To Order
Marjorie Laws
Synopsis not available
PP 293, LT 155 (Previously produced in 1947)
Drama, 1-Act.
"Presentation Of Three One-Act Plays".

22 September 1958
In The Mist
Anthony Gittins
Synopsis not available
PP 294, LT 156 (Previously produced in 1939)
Thriller, 1-Act.
"Presentation Of Three One-Act Plays".

22 September 1958
Orange Blossom
Philip Johnson
Synopsis not available
PP 295, LT 157, Play 252
Comedy, 1-Act.
"Presentation Of Three One-Act Plays".

28 October - 1 November 1958
Pillars Of The Community
Henrik Ibsen
A highly respected shipowner is actually guilty of dishonest practices, and is goaded towards repentance by the arrival of people from his past.
PP 296, LT 158 (Previously produced in 1930)
Drama.
Translated by Una Ellis-Fermor from the play "Samfundets Stotter".

9 - 13 December 1958
All My Sons
Arthur Miller
Convicted of making faulty parts for US war planes, a man struggles to come to terms with having sent men, including his own son, to their deaths.
PP 297, LT 159, Play 253
Drama.

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