Previous Productions

Founded in 1981, the first production presented by Bawds, WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN,
was staged in 1982 at the Mumford Theatre in Cambridge. 

Since then, the company has presented over seventy productions, all of which are listed below in chronological order.
Photographs from many of these productions can be found in the
Bawds Photograph Gallery
and on the
Biographies pages. 

1982

WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN  - Directed by David Bond
Cast and Production details for this first show are not available.
If anyone can provide the information, we would be most grateful.

Titles of the following plays are hyperlinks to full details of cast and production team
(on most of these pages you will also find links to production photographs).

THE ROVER - Directed by Eric Smith

LOVE AND HATE ANTHOLOGY - Directed by Jackie Hilary

1983

WILD OATS - Directed by Mervyn Capel

COMUS - Directed by Mick Moore

1984

TRELAWNY OF THE WELLS - Directed by Peter Norwood

ALL MY SONS - Directed by Lyn Chatterton

1985

THE LEARNED LADIES - Directed by Frances Huxley

THE NUN WHO LEFT HER ABBEY - Directed by Mick Moore

THE LARK - Directed by Peter Norwood

1986

SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL - Directed by Lyn Chatterton

1987

TERRA NOVA - Directed by Colin Lawrence

THE DEEP BLUE SEA - Directed by Paul Shepherd

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE - Directed by Dione Willoughby

1988

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW  - Directed by Lyn Chatterton

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE  - Directed by Jeremy Webb

1989

THE DOUBLE DEALER - Directed by John Pople

OTHELLO - Directed by Lyn Chatterton

EQUUS - Directed by Ray Raikes

1990

THE SEA - Directed by Richard Peoples

TWELFTH NIGHT - Directed by Jeremy Webb

TOM JONES - Directed by Dione Willoughby

1991

AS YOU LIKE IT - Directed by Ann Buckingham

CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD - Directed by Jeremy Webb

1992

THE CHERRY ORCHARD - Directed by Ray Raikes

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Directed by Lyn Chatterton

ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS - Directed by Colin Lawrence

1993

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER - Directed by Ann Buckingham

MACBETH - Directed by Hilary Sage

THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY - Directed by Richard Brown

1994

THE CRUCIBLE - Directed by Colin Lawrence

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Directed by Lyn Chatterton

1995

HAY FEVER - Directed by David Morris

THE WINTER'S TALE - Directed by Ray Raikes

PERFORMING DOGS - Directed by David Morris

THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III - Directed by Colin Lawrence

1996

DIRTY LINEN & NEWFOUNDLAND - Directed by John Morrison

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Directed by David Morris

1997

THE MISANTHROPE - Directed by John Morrison

1998

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER - Directed by Colin Lawrence

THE MANY FACES OF SHAKESPEARE - Directed by Ann Buckingham and David Morris

LUCKY SODS - Directed by Ron Meadows

1999

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES - Directed by Colin Lawrence

A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS - Directed by Colin Lawrence

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Directed by Colin Lawrence

2000

84 CHARING CROSS ROAD - Directed by Brenda Cottis

AN IDEAL HUSBAND - Directed by Colin Lawrence

THE GHOST TRAIN - Directed by Ron Meadows & Hilary Newby

2001

THE ELEPHANT MAN - Directed by Nick Warburton

KATHERINE HOWARD - Directed by Colin Lawrence

THE SECRET GARDEN - Directed by Brenda Cottis

2002

TIME OF MY LIFE - Directed by Nick Warburton

THE WINSLOW BOY - Directed by Sally Marsh

TREASURE ISLAND - Directed by Colin Lawrence

2003

NORTH OF BOSTON - Directed by Nick Warburton

JANE EYRE - Directed by Colin Lawrence

THE MOONSTONE - Directed by Ron Meadows

2004

WHERE PEOPLE PERFORM - Directed by Nick Warburton

THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE - Directed by Colin Lawrence

NORMAL NESBITT & DICKENS' CHILDREN - Directed by Nick Warburton 

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Directed by Sally Marsh   

THE TINDERBOX & OTHER STORIES
Directed by Paul Philpott, Pat Hamilton & Nick Warburton

2005
 
THE PLAY'S THE THING (Tsunami Appeal Evening)
Produced by Nick Warburton & Richard Brown

LANDSCAPE - Directed by Richard Peoples 

NEVER THE SINNER - Directed by Suzanne Jones 

 JOKING APART - Directed by Nick Warburton

THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK - Directed by Colin Lawrence

2006

FROM ME TO YOU (Oxfam Appeal Evening)
 Produced by Nick Warburton & Richard Brown

A LITTLE BRIEF AUTHORITY - Directed by Nick Warburton

THE DEEP BLUE SEA - Directed by Brenda Cottis

AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG - Directed by Colin Lawrence

DOCTOR FAUSTUS - Directed by Nick Warburton

LITTLE WOMEN - Directed by Lyn Chatterton

2007

PYGMALION - Directed by Suzanne Jones

A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED - Directed by Lyn Chatterton

DAVID COPPERFIELD - Directed by Colin Lawrence

2008

A PLAY IN A DAY (MIND Appeal Evening) - Directed by Nick Warburton

VALENTINE'S NIGHT - Directed by Colin Lawrence

CELEBRATION & MONOLOGUE - Directed by Richard Peoples

DICK BARTON - SPECIAL AGENT - Directed by Colin Lawrence

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