SHOW ARCHIVE
SINCE 1977
As of April 2024, The Torch Theatre Company have produced 181 productions since its opening in 1977:
November 1977
Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Graham Watkins
December 1977
Nelson & Emma by Robert Furnival; Directed by Graham Watkins
December 1977 – January 1978
Simple Simon; Directed by Graham Watkins
January - February 1978
The Bear by Anton Chekhov & In the Shadow of the Glen by J.M.Synge; Directed by Graham Watkins
March – April 1978
Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton; Directed by Joanna Field
May 1978
The Blue Stones of Preseli - devised by The Torch Theatre Company; Directed by Graham Watkins
July 1978
Absent Friends by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Graham Watkins
July 1978
Dracula by Annie Pearson; Directed by Graham Watkins
September - October 1978
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw; Directed by Graham Watkins
November 1978
Maria Marten - devised by The Torch Theatre Company; Directed by Graham Watkins
December 1978 – January 1979
Oh! Merlin by Joanna Field; Directed by Graham Watkins
February 1979
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; Directed by Graham Watkins
April 1979
An Inspector Calls by J.B.Priestley; Directed by Annie Pearson
May – June 1979
Never Laugh at Live Dragons - devised by The Torch Theatre Company; Directed by Graham Watkins
Sponsored by Barclays Bank Plc
July 1979
Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Graham Watkins
July 1979
Sweeney Todd by Chris Bond; Directed by Graham Watkins
October 1979
Arms & the Man by George Bernard Shaw; Directed by Graham Watkins
November 1979
Private Lives by Noël Coward; Directed by Joanna Field
December 1979 – January 1980
Pinocchio by Annie Pearson; Directed by Graham Watkins
February 1980
The Late Christopher Bean by Emlyn Williams; Directed by Graham Watkins
First Night Sponsored by Hydralift Wales Ltd
February 1980
Gotcha by Barrie Keeffe; Directed by Tony Crean and Peter Doran
March 1980
A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen; Directed by Graham Watkins
April 1980
The Starving of Sarah by Christine Furnival; Directed by Graham Watkins
May 1980
The Treasure of the White Swallow by Ian Taylor; Directed by Graham Watkins
July 1980
Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas; Directed by Graham Watkins
Rope by Patrick Hamilton; Directed by Graham Watkins
September 1980
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; Directed by Graham Watkins
November 1980
Godspell by John-Michael Tebelak; Music by Stephen Schwartz; Directed by Graham Watkins; Sponsored by Gulf Oil Refinery
December 1980 – January 1981
Owlglass & the Pigheaded Giant by Ian Taylor; Directed by Graham Watkins
Sponsored by Amoco
February 1981
Candida by George Bernard Shaw; Directed by Graham Watkins
First night Sponsored by O.J. Williams
April 1981
Stage Struck by Simon Gray; Directed by Tim Harris
May 1981
Joking Apart by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Jon Tarlton
August – September 1981
The Gingerbread Man by David Wood; Directed by Andrew Manley & Tim Harris
August – September 1981
Treble Chance (one act plays) by Eifion Jenkins, Bob Furnival & Helen Wykham; Directed by Tim Harris & Andrew Manley
September – October 1981
John, Paul, George, Ringo & Bert by Willy Russell; Directed by Andrew Manley
October – November 1981
Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer; Directed by Andrew Manley
December 1981 – January 1982
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum; Directed by Andrew Manley
Sponsored by Amoco
April 1982
The Daughter-in-Law by D H Lawrence; Directed by Andrew Manley
May – June 1982
The Fosdyke Saga by Bill Tidy & Alan Plater; Directed by Andrew Manley
July – Aug 1982
There was an Old Woman by David Wood; Directed by Andrew Manley
July – August 1982
Dracula – Or a Pain in the Neck by Phil Woods; Directed by Andrew Manley
September 1982
Wait until Dark by Frederick Knott; Directed by Andrew Manley
October 1982
Arabian Nights by Phil Woods; Directed by Andrew Manley
November 1982
Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee; Directed by Andrew Manley
December 1982 – January 1983
Jack & the Beanstalk by Andrew Manley; Directed by Andrew Manley
Sponsored by Amoco
February – March 1983
Laurel & Hardy by Tom McGrath; Directed by Andrew Manley
March – April 1983
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown by Charles McShuby; Directed by Andrew Manley
April – May 1983
A Touch of The Sun by Ken Jago; Directed by Andrew Manley
May – June 1983
Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Andrew Manley
July – August 1983
Old Time Music Hall; Directed by Andrew Manley
July – August 1983
The Nutcracker Suite by David Wood; Directed by Andrew Manley
September 1983
The Glass Menagerie by Tenessee Williams; Directed by Andrew Manley
October 1983
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare; Directed by Andrew Manley
November 1983
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; Directed by Andrew Manley
December 1983 – January 1984
Aladdin by Jennifer Granville & Andrew Manley; Directed by Andrew Manley
Sponsored by Amoco
April 1984
Educating Rita by Willy Russell; Directed by Andrew Manley
May – June 1984
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank; Directed by Andrew Manley
June 1984
The Hollow Crown by John Barton; Directed by Andrew Manley
July – August 1984
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; Directed by Andrew Manley
July – September 1984
Time & Time Again by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Andrew Manley
September – October 1984
The Harvester’s Feast by Denise Deegan; Directed by Andrew Manley
October 1984
Falkland Sound
October – November 1984
A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas; Directed by Andrew Manley
Sponsored by Barclays Bank Plc
December 1984 – January 1985
Cinderella; Directed by Andrew Manley
Sponsored by Amoco
April – May 1985
Hay Fever by Noël Coward; Directed by Les Miller
May – June 1985
The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomeranic; Directed by Les Miller
July – August 1985
School for Clowns by F.K. Wechter & Ken Campbell; Directed by Les Miller
July – August 1985
Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay by Dario Fo; Directed by Les Miller
September – October 1985
The Hiring Fair by Denise Deegan; Directed by Andrew Manley
Sponsored by Marks & Spencers
October – November 1985
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare; Directed by Les Miller
Sponsored by Amoco
December 1985 – January 1986
Dick Whittington by Les Miller; Directed by Les Miller
April – May 1986
The Dresser by Ronald Harwood; Directed by Les Miller
June 1986
Not Quite Jerusalem by Paul Kamber; Directed by Les Miller
July – August 1986
Trafford Tanzi by John Kamber; Directed by David Milne
September – October 1986
Piaf by Pam Gems; Directed by Les Miller
October – November 1986
Macbeth by William Shakespeare; Les Miller
December 1986 – January 1987
Mother Goose by Les Miller; Directed by Les Miller
April 1987
Little Yankee (Torch commissioned play) by Dick Edwards; Directed by Les Miller
Sponsored by South Wales Electricity
July – Aug 1987
Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
August 1987
Crippen by Richard Crane; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
September – October 1987
Blood Brothers by Willy Russell; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
October 1987
Animal Farm by George Orwell; Directed by Graham Watkins
November 1987
The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
December 1987 – January 1988
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
January 1988
Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer; Directed by Denise Newton
February 1988
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
August – September 1988
Gigi by Alan J. Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
Sponsored by Lloyds Bank
September – October 1988
The Playboy of the Western World by J.M.Synge; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
Sponsored by Nationwide Anglia
October – November 1988
Affairs in a Tent & A Pageant (Intimate Exchanges) by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Kit Thacker
Sponsored by South Wales Electricity
December 1988 – January 1989
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
January – February 1989
Turn the Old Year Go by Denise Deegan; Directed by Andrew Manley
February – March 1989
Hard Times by Charles Dickens; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
August – September 1989
Something’s Afoot by McDonald & Gerbach
Directed by Ian Granville Bell
August – September 1989
Habeas Corpus by Alan Bennett; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
September 1989
Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken; Directed by Mark Clements
October 1989
Widower’s Houses by George Bernard Shaw; Directed by Mark Clements
November 1989
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell; Directed by Ian Granville Bell
December 1989 – January 1990
The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner by David Wood; Directed by Mark Clements
January – February 1990
Teechers by John Godber; Directed by Mark Clements
August – September 1990
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas; Directed by Mike James
August – September 1990
Mr Polly by H.G.Wells; Directed by Mike James
September – October 1990
Cluedo by Robert Duncan; Directed by Kit Thacker
October 1990
Lovers by Brian Friel; Directed by Kit Thacker
November 1990
Same Time, Next Year by Bernard Slade; Directed by Gareth Armstrong
December 1990 – January 1991
Merlins Return by Kjartan Poskitt; Directed by Christopher Pilkington
January 1991
Rodgers & Hart by Andrew Powrie; Directed by Andrew Powrie, Kit Thacker & Mike James
January 1991
Master Harold & the Boys by Athol Fugard; Directed by Kit Thacker
June – July 1991
Hiawatha by Michael Bogdanov; Directed by Kit Thacker
Sponsored by South Wales Electricity
July – August 1991
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jr.; Directed by David McGillivray
Sponsored by Welsh Water
August – September 1991
Stepping Out by Richard Harries; Directed by Kit Thacker
Sponsored by Milford Haven Port Authority
November – December 1991
Mr Biff the Boxer by Allan & Janet Ahlberg; Directed by Anthea Dobry
December 1991 – January 1992
Mother Goose by Colin Wakefield & Kit Thacker; Directed by Kate Edgar
January – February 1992
Up ‘n’ Under by John Godber; Directed by Andrew Powrie
Sponsored by Milford Haven Port Authority
February 1992
Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare; Directed by Kit Thacker
August 1992
Dial ‘M’ for Murder by Frederick Knott; Directed by Kit Thacker
October 1992
The Final Appearance of Miss Maimie Stewart by Phillip Michell; Directed by Mike James
November 1992
Season’s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Kit Thacker
December 1992 – January 1993
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis adapted by Glyn Robbins; Directed by Kit Thacker
Sponsored by Elf Oil Refinery
August – September 1993
Inside Job by Brian Clemens; Directed by Kit Thacker
September – October 1993
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy adapted by Sally Hedges; Directed by Mike James
December 1993 – January 1994
Oz by Mike James; Directed by Mike James
October 1994
The School for Wives by Moliere; Directed by Mike James
Sponsored by Lloyds Bank
December 1994 – January 1995
The Pied Piper by Mike James; Directed by Mike James
Sponsored by Gulf Oil Refinery
February 1995
Frankie & Tommy by Garry Lyons; Directed by Mike James
September – October 1995
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams; Directed by Mike James
December 1995 – January 1996
The Amazing Mr Toad by Mike James; Directed by Mike James
February – March 1996
Duet for One by Tom Kempinski; Directed by Mike James
October 1996
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright; Directed by Mike James
December 1996 – January 1997
The Emperor’s New Clothes by Mike James; Directed by Mike James
October 1997
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; Directed by Mike James
December 1997 – January 1998
Hansel & Gretel by Mike James; Directed by Mike James
Februrary 1998
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel; Directed by Mike James
October 1998
Neville’s Island by Tim Firth; Directed by Peter Doran
December 1998 – January 1999
Christmas Cat & The Pudding Pirates by Christopher Lillycrap; Directed by Peter Doran
February 1999
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill adapted by Stephen Mallatrat; Directed by Peter Doran
October 1999
Abigail’s Party by Mike Leigh; Directed by Peter Doran
November 1999
Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Peter Doran
December 1999
Aladdin by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2000
Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter; Directed by Peter Doran
December 2000
Pinocchio by Peter Doran & James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
February – March 2001
A Prayer for Wings by Sean Mathias; Directed by Peter Doran
October – November 2001
Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman, Music by Alan Menken; Directed by Peter Doran
November – December 2001
Jack & the Beanstalk by Peter Doran & James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
February 2002
The Caretaker by Harold Pinter; Directed by Dave Bond
October - November 2002
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman; Directed by Peter Doran
November – December 2002
Danny, the Donkey Man & The Search for Merlin’s Crystal by Peter Doran & James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
Sponsored by Texaco
January - February 2003
One For The Road by Willy Russell; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2003
Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck; Directed by Peter Doran
November – December 2003
The Christmas Cuckoos Cooking by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
February 2004
Educating Rita by Willy Russell; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2004
Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Peter Doran & Kate Dove
November - December 2004
Santa’s Missing Trousers by Peter Doran & James Williams; Directed by James Williams
October 2005
Dead Funny by Terry Johnson; Directed by Peter Doran
November - December 2005
Aladdin by Peter Doran & James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
February 2006
Only a Matter of Time by Alan Plater; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2006
Noises Off by Michael Frayn; Directed by Peter Doran
November - December 2006
The Snow Queen by Scott Pryor; Directed by James Williams
October 2007
Flora’s War (tour) by Tim Baker; Directed by Peter Doran
March 2008
The Hired Man by Melvyn Bragg & Howard Goodall; Directed by Peter Doran
Official Launch sponsored by Dragon LNG
October 2008
Neville's Island by Tim Firth; Directed by Peter Doran
November 2008 - January 2009
Cinderella by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
July - August 2009
The Norman Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Peter Doran
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith; Directed by Peter Doran
A co-production with Theatre Mwldan and Mappa Mundi
April - May 2009: Wales Tour
September 2009: Greenwich Theatre, London
October 2009: Torch Theatre followed by tour of England
November 2009 - January 2010
Pinocchio by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
July - August 2010
Intimate Exchanges by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Rhys Thomas
October 2010
An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley; Directed by Peter Doran
November - December 2010
Jack & The Beanstalk by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
May 2011 (plus Wales tour)
Flowers From Tunisia by Laurence Allan; Directed by Simon Harris
October - November 2011 (plus Wales tour)
Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo; Directed by Peter Doran
November - December 2011
The Christmas Cuckoo's Cooking by Peter Doran; Directed by Peter Doran
April-May 2012
Who's Afraid of Rachel Roberts? by Helen Griffin & Dave Ainsworth; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2012
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare; Directed by Peter Doran
A co-production with Theatre Mwldan and Mappa Mundi
December 2012
Dick Whittington by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
August 2013 (Edinburgh)
Who's Afraid of Rachel Roberts? by Helen Griffin and Dave Ainsworth; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2013
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James; Directed by Peter Doran
December 2013
Aladdin by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2014
How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Peter Doran
December 2015
Cinderella by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
January – February 2015
Grav by Owen Thomas; Directed by Peter Doran
July – August 2015 (Edinburgh)
Oh, Hello by Dave Ainsworth; Directed by Peter Doran
Grav by Owen Thomas; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2015
Brief Encounter by Emma Rice; Directed by Peter Doran
November - December 2015
Jack and the Beanstalk by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
May 2016
Belonging by Karen Diamond; Directed by Peter Doran
July - September 2016
Oh, Hello by Dave Ainsworth (Edinburgh); Directed by Peter Doran
October 2016
Woman in Black by Stephen Malatratt; Directed by Peter Doran
November - December 2016
Sleeping Beauty by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2017
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman; Directed by Peter Doran
November - December 2017
Dick Whittington by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
February 2018
The Wood by Owen Thomas; Directed by Peter Doran
March 2018
Grav by Owen Thomas; Directed by Peter Doran
March 2018 (Off Off Broadway, New York)
Grav by Owen Thomas; Directed by Peter Doran
August 2018 (North American Festival of Wales, Washington DC)
Grav by Owen Thomas; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2018
One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean; Directed by Peter Doran
December 2018
Pinocchio by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
October - November 2019
One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean; Directed by Peter Doran
December 2019
Aladdin by Peter Doran; Directed by Peter Doran & James Williams
June-July 2021 (Streamed)
The Wood by Owen Thomas; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2021
Angel by Henry Naylor; Directed by Peter Doran
December 2021
Cinderella by Peter Doran; Directed by Peter Doran & James Williams
February-March 2022
Carwyn by Owen Thomas; Directed by Gareth John Bale
August 2022 (Edinburgh Fringe)
Grav by Owen Thomas; Directed by Peter Doran
August - October 2022 (Edinburgh Fringe and UK Tour)
Angel by Henry Naylor; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2022
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck; Directed by Peter Doran
November - December 2022
Sleeping Beauty by Peter Doran and James Williams; Directed by Peter Doran
October 2023
Private Lives by Noël Coward; Directed by Chelsey Gillard
November - December 2023
Beauty and the Beast by Chelsey Gillard and James Williams; Directed by Chelsey Gillard
April - May 2024
Kill Thy Neighbour by Lucie Lovatt; Directed by Chelsey Gillard
A co-production with Theatr Clwyd
October 2024 (10th Anniversary Production)
Grav by Owen Thomas; Directed by Peter Doran
November - December 2024
Jack and the Beanstalk by Chelsey Gillard and James Williams; Directed by Chelsey Gillard
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