Made in Elements
Jul THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare
May THE BALD PRIMA DONNA & THE LESSON by Eugène Ionesco
Apr THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare
Feb LOOK BACK IN ANGER by John Osborne
Dec BLACKADDER III by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton
Oct DODGER by Terry Pratchett, adapted by Stephen Briggs
Jul AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare
Jun OTHELLO by William Shakespeare
Feb HABEAS CORPUS by Alan Bennett
Dec THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP by Charles Dickens, dramatised by Maggie Holland
Oct EDWARD THE SECOND by Christopher Marlowe
Jul TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
May ROAD by Jim Cartwright
Apr BLOOD BROTHERS (the play) by Willy Russell
Feb SHADOWLANDS by William Nicholson
Dec BLACKADDER II by Ben Elton and Richard Curtis
Oct TITUS ANDRONICUS by William Shakespeare
Jul THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare
May LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott, dramatised by John Myhill
Apr A GRIMM TALE by Liz Vokes
Feb WHEN WE ARE MARRIED by J.B. Priestley
Dec THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT by Frederick Stroppel
Oct SWEENEY TODD by Christopher Bond
Jul RICHARD III audio drama by William Shakespeare
Jul A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
Jun OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD by Timberlake Wertenbaker
Mar NIGEL SLATER'S TOAST by Nigel Slater, dramatised by Henry Filloux-Bennett
Feb THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Washington Irving, dramatised by John Heimbuch and Jon Ferguson
Dec DAVID COPPERFIELD by Charles Dickens, dramatised by Rob Kendall
Oct IT'S ABOUT TIME by various writers
Jul RICHARD III by William Shakespeare
Jun THE JUBILEE TEA PARTY ACTION COMMITTEE devised by Masque Theatre and SpyMonkey
Apr CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne
Dec THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK by Lewis Carroll, adapted by Beverley Webster
Oct THE MAIDS by Jean Genet, translated by Bernard Frechtman
Jul THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare
May ROMEO & JULIET - a rehearsed reading performed live by video link by William Shakespeare, adapted by Alex Rex
From March 2020, theatres across the UK were shut due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Dec TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Bryony Lavery
Oct TWISTED TALES One act plays by new writers
Jul LOVE'S LABOURS LOST by William Shakespeare
May THE DRESSER by Ronald Harwood
Apr THE DUCHESS OF MALFI by John Webster
Mar STUFF by Tom Wells (Masque Youth Theatre)
Feb BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon
Dec A CHRISTMAS CAROL based on try story by Charles Dickens
Oct DEFYING GRAVITY by Jane Anderson
Aug MACBETH by William Shakespeare
Jul HAMLET by William Shakespeare
May THE BACCHAE by Euripides
Apr MADAME BOVARY by Gustave Flaubert, adapted by Rosanna Lowe
Mar DUNGENESS by Chris Thompson (Masque Youth Theatre)
Feb WOMAN IN MIND by Alan Ayckbourn
Dec THE ROVER by Aphra Behn
Oct NEW DIRECTIONS FESTIVAL One act plays by various writers
Aug A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
Jul ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA by William Shakespeare
May DINNER by Moira Buffini
Apr PLAYHOUSE CREATURES by April de Angelis
Feb JOURNEY'S END by A.C. Sherrif
Dec IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE by Joe Landry
Oct MINDGAME by Anthony Horowitz
Jul HENRY V by William Shakespeare
May WHAT THE BUTLER SAW by Joe Orton
Apr SHAKESPEARE'S SONGS AND SONNETS by William Shakespeare
Apr THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde
Jan SHAXSPEARE'S BOX by Brian Wright
Dec THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman
Oct LILIES ON THE LAND by The Lions Part
Jul MACBETH by William Shakespeare
May AMADEUS by Peter Shaffer
Apr OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder
Mar LEAP YEAR devised by Masque Youth Theatre
Feb THAT FACE by Polly Stenham
Dec INTO THE WOODS by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
Oct BECKET by Jean Anouilh
Jul MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare
May TROILUS AND CRESSIDA by William Shakespeare
Apr NO WAY OUT by Jean Paul Sartre, translated by Frank Hauser
Feb ARSENIC AND OLD LACE by Joseph Kesselring
Since 1974, when Masque Theatre moved out of its theatre on Thenford Street, the group has had no permanent base. From the end of 2013, we start to use the Burns Street Studios as a base and rehearsal room.
Dec A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS by Robert Bolt
Oct THE HYPOCHONDRIAC by Molière, adapted by Roger McGough
Jul ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL by William Shakespeare
May THE BEGGAR'S OPERA by John Gay
Mar ENTERTAINING ANGELS by Richard Everett
Feb CLEAR HEELS by Amiee Albiston and MARGOT by Heather Dunmore
Dec NICHOLAS NICKLEBY by Charles Dickens, dramatised by Rob Kendall
Oct TEECHERS by John Godber
Oct FOUR SCORE AND THEN: 80 YEARS OF MASQUE THEATRE by various writers
Jul ARABIAN NIGHTS by Dominic Cooke
Jul THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare
Jun LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
Apr ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD by Tom Stoppard
Feb SCARAMOUCHE JONES by Justin Butcher
Feb HAPPY DAYS by Samuel Beckett
Feb SHOWCASE by Masque Youth Theatre
Nov PETER PAN by J.M. Barrie
Oct DANCING AT LUGHNASA by Brian Friel
Jul ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare
May A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE by Oscar Wilde
Apr NO STONE UNTURNED by Masque Youth Theatre
Apr VINCENT IN BRIXTON by Nicholas Wright
Feb FUR COAT AND NO KNICKERS by Mike Harding
Dec GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens, dramatised by Rob Kendall
Oct SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME by Frank McGuinness
Aug THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS dramatised by Alan Bennett
Jul THE COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare
Apr DYING FOR IT by Moira Buffini
Apr HOW STEEPLE SINDERBY WANDERERS WON THE FA CUP by J.L. Carr, dramatised by Brian Wright (Masque Youth Theatre)
Feb THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Chekhov, adapted by David Mamet
Dec KING LEAR by William Shakespeare
Oct CLOSER by Patrick Marber
Jul A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
May THE SUNSHINE BOYS by Neil Simon
Apr HIAWATHA by Michael Bogdanov and WARPAINT by Edward Toone (Masque Youth Theatre)
Feb BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter
Dec THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DR FAUSTUS by Christopher Marlowe
Oct TRAINSPOTTING by Irivine Welsh
Jul THE VENETIAN TWINS by Carlo Goldoni, translated by Michael Feingold
May GHOSTS by Henrik Ibsen
Mar RINGTIME by various writers (Masque Youth Theatre)
Mar ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST by Dario Fo
Dec OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop
Oct LES LIAISIONS DANGEREUSES by Christopher Hampton
Jul THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare
GULLIVER by Brian Wright (Masque Youth Theatre)
May MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN by Bertolt Brecht
Feb THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III by Alan Bennett
Dec SEEKING THE CHILD by Bob Godfrey
Oct THE HIRED MAN by Melvyn Bragg
Jul THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare
Jun WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett
TO BUY A FAT PIG by Masque Youth Theatre
Feb ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST by Dale Wasserman
Dec TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
Oct READER by Ariel Dorfman
Jul TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA by William Shakespeare
May HOME AND BEAUTY by W Somerset Maugham
THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE by Paul Thompson (Masque Youth Theatre)
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD by C Keatley
Dec A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens, dramatised by John Mortimer
Oct BENT by Martin Sherman
Jul MACBETH by William Shakespeare
MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw
ANY DREAM WILL DO by Masque Youth Theatre
Feb HELL CAB by Will Kern
Dec THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman
THE MATCHMAKER by Thornton Wilder
Jul AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare
May THREE SISTERS by Anton Chekhov
THE BIRDS by Aristophanes (Masque Youth Theatre)
THE RIVALS by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Dec MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL by T.S. Elliot
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde
Jul THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare
Jun TALKING HEADS by Alan Bennett
SHOESHINE by Masque Youth Theatre
Feb A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE by Arthur Miller
Dec THE MYSTERIES: NATIVITY by Tony Harrison
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE by Jay Presson Allen
Jul ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE by Bertolt Brecht (Masque Youth Theatre)
LYSISTRATA by Aristophanes
Dec SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER by Oliver Goldsmith
PLAYING THE WIFE by Ronald Hayman
Sep THE HERBAL BED by Peter Whelan
Jul KING JOHN by William Shakespeare
May ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE by Joe Orton
ZERO-ZERO by Brian Wright (Masque Youth Theatre)
Feb BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS by Dennis Potter
Dec SEASONS GREETINGS by Alan Ayckbourn
DEATH AND THE MAIDEN by Ariel Dorfman
THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare
Jun TOP GIRLS by Caryl Churchill
THE GREAT ANGEL BAZAAR by Masque Youth Theatre
A DOLL's HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen
Dec EAST by Steven Berkoff
Oct THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL by Richard B Sheridan
Jul LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST by William Shakespeare
May THE ODD COUPLE by Neil Simon
KNOCK KNOCK by Masque Youth Theatre
Feb HAY FEVER by Noel Coward
Dec THE SHAKESPEARE REVUE compiled by Christopher Luscombe and Malcolm McKee
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams
Jul MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare
DUET FOR ONE by Tom Kempinski
Feb ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller
Dec ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA by William Shakespeare
MY SISTER IN THIS HOUSE by Wendy Kesselman
Aug A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
May TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT by Graham Greene
Mar UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov
ANTIGONE by Jean Anouilh
Oct THE ACCRINGTON PALS by Peter Whelan
Aug THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare
May A FAMILY AFFAIR by Alexander Ostrovsky
Mar THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller
OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD by Timberlake Wertenbaker
Oct BREAKING THE CODE by Hugh Whitemore
Jul ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare
THE ASPERN PAPERS by Michael Redgrave
Mar MAP OF THE HEART by William Nicholson
Feb KENNEDY'S CHILDREN by Robert Patrick
Dec THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare
CRIMES OF PASSION by Joe Orton
Jul THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare
Jun STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling
Mar WOMAN IN MIND by Alan Ayckbourn
Feb PACK OF LIES by Hugh Whitemore
Nov THE SECRET RAPTURE by David Hare
RING ROUND THE MOON by Jean Anouilh
Jul TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
Apr THE SEAGULL by Anton Chekhov
Feb THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Harold Pinter
THE UNDERSTANDING by Angela Huth
Oct HAPPY FAMILIES by John Godber
Jul THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare
FEMALE TRANSPORT by Steve Gooch
PRIVATE LIVES by Noël Coward
Dec MACBETH by William Shakespeare
WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY? by Brian Clark
Jul AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare
GHOSTS by Henrik Ibsen
Feb THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde
THE DRESSER by Ronald Harwood
Oct ALPHABETICAL ORDER by Michael Frayn
Jun THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare
ONCE A CATHOLIC by Mary O'Malley
A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT by Eugene O'Neill
THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE by George Bernard Shaw
THE MISANTHROPE by Molière, translated by Tony Harrison
Jun A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
THE PRICE by Arthur Miller
RIGHT YOU ARE IF YOU THINK SO by Luigi Pirandello
ABSENT FRIENDS by Alan Ayckbourn
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA by Frederico García Lorca
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare
Apr OLD TIMES by Harold Pinter
Feb MEASURE FOR MEASURE by William Shakespeare
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED by J.B. Priestley
DUSA, FISH, STAS AND VI by Pam Gems
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA by William Shakespeare
AND A LITTLE LOVE BESIDES by Alan Plater
Feb KES by Barry Hines, dramatised by Barry Stronach
HABEAS CORPUS by Alan Bennett
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER by John Mortimer
THE INHABITANTS by Olwyn Wymark
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST by William Shakespeare
HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO by Pierre Beaumarchais
Dec EDUCATING RITA by Willy Russell
A PASSAGE TO INDIA by Santha Rama Rau
Jun RICHARD III by William Shakespeare
BORN IN THE GARDENS by Peter Nichols
AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG by C.P. Taylor
Dec MASQUE AT CHRISTMAS by various writers
Oct THE HAPPY HAVEN by John Arden
TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
THE MASTER BUILDER by Henrik Ibsen
THE HOSTAGE by Brendan Behan
Jan THE COARSE ACTING SHOW by Michael Green
A LILY IN LITTLE INDIA by Donald Howarth
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare
Apr THE HOMECOMING by Harold Pinter
Feb THREE SISTERS by Anton Chekhov
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR by Lilian Helhanan
MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw
THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare
CLOSE OF PLAY by Simon Gray
THE SEA by Edward Bond
THE LADY FROM THE SEA by Henrik Ibsen
ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller
Jun A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
Apr THE CARETAKER by Harold Pinter
RIDERS TO THE SEA / THE TINKER'S WEDDING by J.M. Synge
Dec THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Chekhov
BUS STOP by William Inge
MACBETH by William Shakespeare
THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES by Moiière
Feb CANDIDA by Edward Bond
Dec NIGHT MUST FALL by Emlyn Williams
Oct MIXED DOUBLES by various writers
Jun OTHELLO by William Shakespeare
Apr MARY MARY by Jean Kerr
Feb CANDIDA by George Bernard Shaw
COLLAPSE OF THE STOUT PARTY by Trevor Peacock
THE MAGISTRATE by Arthur Wing Pinero
Jun COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare
ROOTS by Arnold Wesker
IN GOOD KING CHARLES GOLDEN DAYS by George Bernard Shaw
Nov BILLY LIAR by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall
ALISON'S ROYALTY READING
DIRTY DICK
HENRY V by William Shakespeare
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE by Frank Marcus
TANGO by Slavomir Mrozek
ARMS AND THE MAN by George Bernard Shaw
ANGELS IN LOVE by Hugh Mills
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare
GETTING ON by Alan Bennett
I AM A CAMERA by John Van Drutcn
Masque Theatre move out of their premises on Thenford Street, Northampton. It had been their theatre since 1951. From now on, the group perform in a variety of venues in the town.
Dec ALL OVER by Edward Albee
THE GAZEBO by Alec Coppel
KING JOHN by William Shakespeare
THE COUNTRY WIFE by William Wycherley
FORGET ME NOT LANE by Peter Nichols
THE GHOST TRAIN by Arnold Ridley
ZOO ZOO WIDDERSHINS ZOO by K.B. Laffan
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare
MUSIC HALL
A COLLIER'S FRIDAY NIGHT by D.H. Lawrence
THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND by Tom Stoppard
THE TIMES by Arthur Wing Pinero
A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG by Peter Nichols
HAPPY FAMILY by Giles Cooper
AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare
DARK OF THE MOON by H. Richardson and W. Bernie
LOVERS (WINNERS AND LOSERS) by Brian Friel
THREE MONTHS GONE by Donald Howarth
HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen
THE TICKET OF LEAVE MAN by Tom Taylor
THE ANNIVERSARY by Bill MacIlwraith
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE MONASTERY by various writers
THE FIRST BORN by Christopher Fry
Feb UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov
PLAY WITH A TIGER by Doris Lessing
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW by Joe Orton
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL by William Shakespeare
HAY FEVER by Noël Coward
WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS by Jean Anouilh
LYSISTRATA by Aristophanes
A SCENT OF FLOWERS by James Saunders
TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
NOAH NOAH
THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW by D.H. Lawrence
THE PHYSICISTS by Friedrich Durrenmatt
Dec THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Harold Pinter
THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA by Tennessee Williams
Jun THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare
LOOT by Joe Orton
VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET by Gore Vidal
GHOSTS by Henrik Ibsen
HOW'S THE WORLD TREATING YOU? by Roger Milner
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST by William Shakespeare
DOCTORS OF PHILOSOPHY by Muriel Spark
DUEL OF ANGELS by Jean Giraudoux
JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK by Sean O'Casey
THE INNOCENTS by Henry James
Jun THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare
THE SEAGULL by Anton Chekhov
NEXT TIME I'LL SING TO YOU by James Saunders
Dec DRACULA by Bram Stoker, dramatised by H. Dean and H.L. Balderston
THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller
Jun THE RECRUITING OFFICER by George Farquhar
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD by J.M. Synge
THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS by William Inge
PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT by Tennessee Williams
EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN by Giles Cooper
Jun A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
THE FIRSTBORN by Christopher Fry
SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER by Tennessee Williams
SOMETHING UNSPOKEN by Tennessee Williams
The Northampton Drama Club is renamed Masque Theatre.
That way, the group has the same name as its performance venue.
THE QUEEN AND THE REBELS by Ugo Betti
DANDY DICK by Arthur Wing Pinero
TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
HEARTBREAK HOUSE by George Bernard Shaw
Feb A SLIGHT ACHE by Harold Pinter
Feb THE ROOM by Harold Pinter
THE CHINESE BUNGALOW by Matheson Lang
THE WRONG SIDE OF THE PARK by John Mortimer
Jun THE HYPOCRITE by Isaac Bickerstaffe
WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett
THE MULBERRY BUSH by Angus Wilson
THE MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF by Ashley Dukes
ONE WAY PENDULUM by N.F. Simpson
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare
Apr THE INFERNAL MACHINE by Jean Cocteau
THE ENTERTAINER by John Osborne
Dec TIME AND THE CONWAYS by J.B. Priestley
STEP IN THE HOLLOW by Donald McDonough
Jun ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare
THE BUSKERS by Kenneth Jupp
SUMMERTIME by Ugo Betti
EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON by John Osborne and Anthony Creighton
AMPHITRYON 38 by Jean Giraudoux
AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare
SUMMER AND SMOKE by Tennessee Williams
THE LESSON
THE BALD PRIMA DONNA by Eugene Ionesco
MISERY ME by Dennis Cannan
FADING MANSIONS by Jean Anouilh
Jun THE BEGGAR'S OPERA by John Gay
THE GENTLE PEOPLE by Irwin Shaw
MISS JULIE by August Strindberg
THE STRONGER by August Strindberg
THE MILLIONAIRESS by George Bernard Shaw
THE ROMANTIC LOVERS by Alan Brown
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare
SEXTET: AN ORIGINAL REVUE
A SLEEP OF PRISONERS by Christopher Fry
THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER by Howard Fast
THE MASK AND THE FACE by C.B. Fernald
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare
EYE OF A CAMEL: AN ORIGINAL REVUE
VICIOUS CIRCLE by Jean-Paul Sartre
PARADISE ENOW by James Bridie
MARCHING SONG by John Whiting
DARK OF THE MOON by H. Richardson and W. Berney
THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare
Mar CARDENIO attributed to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare
A VILLAGE WOOING by George Bernard Shaw
THE HAPPY JOURNEY TO TRENTON AND CAMDEN by Thornton Wilder
A SON COMES HOME by Frank Jackson
THIRD PERSON by Andrew Rosenthal
HAPPY AS LARRY by Donald McDonough
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA by William Shakespeare
JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN by Henrik Ibsen
VENUS OBSERVED by Christopher Fry
Jun SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER by Oliver Goldsmith
ALL FOR LOVE by John Dryden
GOOD NIGHT CHILDREN by J.B. Priestley
THE EAGLE HAS TWO HEADS by Jean Cocteau
Jun LADY PRECIOUS STREAM by Hui Sing
DOCTOR ANGELUS by James Bridie
THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS by George Bernard Shaw
THE MAN OF DESTINY by George Bernard Shaw
THE TYPEWRITER by Jean Cocteau
TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
THE RED VELVET COAT by Josephine Nicoli
Mar A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE by Oscar Wilde
The Northampton Drama Club (later known as Masque Theatre) move into a new performance space on Thenford Street, Northampton. This becomes the Club’s home until 1974.
Nov THE CIRCLE by William Somerset Maugham
Jun THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS by Carlo Goldoni
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YOUNG MAN'S FANCY
THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE by George Coleman and David Garrick
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
Nov THE LINDEN TREE by J.B. Priestley
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare
Mar THE RIVALS by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
THE INTRUDER by Francois Mauriac
Jun THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare
DARK VICTORY by George Brewster and Bertram Block
Nov GOODNESS HOW SAD by Robert Morley
Nov LOSER TAKES ALL by L. Du Garde Peach
Nov A FLORENTINE TRAGEDY by Oscar Wilde
AND SO TO BED by J.B. Fagin
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare
THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS by George Bernard Shaw
THE SILVER CORD by Sidney Howard
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
On 8 May 1945, Nazi Germany surrenders to the Allies and Victory in Europe is declared, bringing an end almost six years of war.
THE GOOD NATURED MAN by Oliver Goldsmith
TOAD OF TOAD HALL by Kenneth Grahame, adapted by A.A. Milne
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde
GETTING MARRIED by George Bernard Shaw
TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
No productions were staged this year
MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL by T.S. Elliot
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK by Margaret Carter
On 3 September 1939, Britain declares war on Nazi Germany following the German invasion of Poland.
It is the start of the Second World War.
LADY PRECIOUS STREAM by Hsiung Shih-I
Mar THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare
TOWNIE CASTLE by Gordon Bottomley
PARADISE ENOW by James Bridie
THE KINGDOM OF GOD by Sierra Martinez
KING LEAR'S WIFE
THE SORROWS OF HAN by Han Koang Tsw
BEHIND YOUR BACK by Charles Landstone
Mar THE TICKET OF LEAVE MAN by Tom Taylor
The Northampton Town and County Drama League changes its name to the Northampton Drama Club. It’s another 27 years before there’s another name change to Masque Theatre.
Oct JONAH AND THE WHALE by James Bridie
LADY PRECIOUS STREAM by Hsiung Shih-l
ESCAPE by John Galsworthy
THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING by Emerson and Loos
THE YOUNG KING by Mrs Aphra Behn
Mar LADY PRECIOUS STREAM by Hsiung Shih-l
Jun A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare
THE SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY by Thomas Dekker
Oct STREET SCENE by Elmer Rice
On 10 November 1931, The Northampton Town And County Drama League is formed. The first production is staged the following year.