News & updates from the Progressive Players

The Toad and the Poppy
9th July 2023

The Toad and the Poppy

Synopsis not available Unknown Type, one-act 1951 November (dates unknown) National Festival of Community Drama – Northumbrian County Final.

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Reynold Fox
6th July 2023

Reynold Fox

Synopsis not available Drama, one-act 1936 January 15 to 17 Premiere performance. Part of “100% Super Revue”.   1938 February 23 British Drama League, Community Theatre Drama Festival.   1943 May 21 Drama Festival, Tyneside Association for Music, Drama and

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Reaction
6th July 2023

Reaction

Synopsis not available Unknown Type, one-act 1935 February 7 to 8 Premiere performance. Part of a “Star Variety Programme”. 1935 February 14 British Drama League, Community Theatre Drama Festival.

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Great Expectations
1st July 2023

Great Expectations

In Victorian London, a gullible young orphan grows up to become a gentleman with the assistance of a mysterious benefactor. Drama Adapted from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. 1933 December 13 to 15   1952 December 16 to

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The Golden Apple
1st July 2023

The Golden Apple

A doctor tries to dissuade his nephew from setting up home with his fiancee in a dilapidated former lunatic asylum, but then mysteriously disappears. Drama Adapted from The Old Madhouse by William de Morgan. 1924 March (dates unknown) Premiere performance.

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Emma
30th June 2023

Emma

In 19th century England, a young woman who cannot resist orchestrating other people’s love lives risks missing out on her own perfect match. Drama Adapted from the novel Emma by Jane Austen. 1944 October 18 to 21

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