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Durham Dramatic Society

Reference: D/DDS Catalogue Title: Durham Dramatic Society Area: Catalogue Category: Charity and Society Records Description: Production

Covering Dates: 1928-2001

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  • Durham Dramatic Society
    • Production (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/)
    • Publicity (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/)
    • Posters (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/64-69)
    • Posters (Ref: D/DDS 1/3/124-131,133,169,207,217-219,221-226,228,230,239,246-247,249,252,271,274,279,281)
    • Tickets (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/34-35, 68,72-83)
    • Scripts, scores and production notes (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/39-63,70-71)
    • Production lists (Ref: D/DDS 1/3/121,169,201,229,233,238,243,257,260,265)

Catalogue Contents

Production (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/)Publicity (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/)Posters (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/64-69)Ref: D/DDS 1/2/64

Poster advertising the production of two plays for a members' evening A Separate Peace by Tom Stoppard, and Singing in the Wilderness by David Campton, n.d.
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/65

Poster advertising the production of The Paper Chain by Falkland L. Cary and Ivan Butler at the Assembly Rooms, North Bailey, Durham, 26 - 28 March 1969 On reverse: stage directions for the production of Family Album, February 1970
(1 card, 20cm. x 25cm.)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/66

Poster advertising he National Festival of Community Drama, District Festival, at Bede College Little Theatre, Durham, 16 - 17 February 1970 On reverse: stage directions and property list for Cornelia, 4 - 6 April 1974
(1 card, 20cm. x 25.5cm.)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/67

Poster advertising the production of The Quiet Weekend by Esther McCraken in the Assembly Rooms, North Bailey, Durham, 5 - 8 January 1972 On reverse: stage directions and property list for the production Cornelia, 4 - 6 April 1974
(1 card, 20cm. x 25cm.)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/68

Ticket for the production Little Lambs Eat Ivy by Noel Langley, at St. Margaret's Hall, Crossgate, Durham, 11 - 14 January 1956
(1 card, 11.5cm. x 7cm.)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/69

Poster advertising the production of Lend me a Tenor, a comedy by Ken Ludwig, 12 - 17 June 2000
(1 paper)

Posters (Ref: D/DDS 1/3/124-131,133,169,207,217-219,221-226,228,230,239,246-247,249,252,271,274,279,281)

see also 1/3/120,135,227,231

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/124

Poster for the production of 'Charley's Aunt' by Brandon Thomas, 27 June - 1 July 1989
(1 poster, 29.5 cm x 21 cm)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/125

Poster for the production of 'Present Laughter' by Noel Coward, 7-11 November 1989
(1 poster, 29.5 cm x 21 cm)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/126

Poster for the production of 'An Inspector Calls' by J.B. Priestley, 23-27 January n.y.
(1 poster, 29.5 cm x 21 cm)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/127

Poster for the production of 'The Unexpected Guest' by Agatha Christie, 30 March - 3 April 1993
(1 poster, 29.5 cm x 20.5 cm)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/128

Poster for the production of 'California Suite' by Neil Simon, 24-28 October 1995
(1 poster, 29.5 cm x 20.5 cm)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/129

Poster for the production of 'Beyond Reasonable Doubt' by Jeffrey Archer, 16-20 January 1996
(1 poster, 29.5 cm x 20.5 cm)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/131

Poster for the production of A Hundred Years Old by The Brothers Quintero, 2 - 4 October 1968 Endorsed: plan of stage and list of properties for the production of The Geese Are Getting Fat, January 1969
(1 card)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/133

Poster for the production of The Old Country by Alan Bennett, 29 October - 2 November 1996
(1 paper, 21.5 cm. x 31 cm., laminated)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/207

Poster advertising the performance of On Golden Pond, 11 - 16 June 2001
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/217

Poster advertising the production of Private Lives, by Noel Coward, 2 - 5 October 1985
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/218

Poster advertising the production of The Winslow Boy, by Terence Rattigan, 9 - 12 April 1986
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/219

Poster advertising the production of The Disorderly Women, by John Bowen, 19 - 23 May 1987
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/221

Poster advertising the production of House Guest, by Francis Durbridge, 3 - 7 April 1990
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/222

Poster advertising the production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, by Edward Albee, 6 - 10 April 1992
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/223

Poster advertising the production of Uncle Vanya, by Anton Chekhov, 3 - 7 November 1992
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/224

Poster advertising the production of Table Manners, by Alan Ayckbourn, 19 - 23 January 1993
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/225

Poster advertising the production of 84 Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff, 22 - 26 June 1993
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/228

Poster advertising the production of A Chorus of Disapproval, by Alan Ayckbourn, 12 - 16 July 1994
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/230

Poster advertising the production of Key for Two, by John Chapman and Dave Freeman, 26 - 30 March 1996
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/239

Poster advertising the production of Ten Times Table, by Alan Ayckbourn, 28 October - 1 November 1997
(1 paper, printed, laminated)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/246

Poster advertising the production of Habeas Corpus, by Alan Bennett, 16 - 20 March 1999
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/247

Poster advertising the production of Dancing at Lughnasa, by Brian Friel, 8 - 12 June 1999
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/249

Poster advertising the production of Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, by Constance Cox, 20 - 25 March 2000
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/252

Poster and postcard for the production of Sand Castles, by Bob Larby, 14, 17 - 21 October 2000
(1 paper, printed, 1 card, printed, 15 cm x 21 cm)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/271

Poster for the production of The Happiest Days of Your Life, by John Dighton, 1 - 6 December 2003
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/274

Invitation to attend the 75th anniversary dinner held at Mount Oswald Golf Club, 27 March 2004
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/279

Poster advertising the production Time and Time Again, by Alan Aykbourn 27 September - 2 October 2004
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/281

Poster advertising a floral and costume extravaganza, The Theatre in Flowers, as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations, 17 - 18 July 2004
(1 paper, printed, laminated)

Tickets (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/34-35, 68,72-83)Ref: D/DDS 1/2/34

Ticket for the production of "Little Lambs Eat Ivy", by Noel Langley given at St. Margaret's Hall, Crossgate, 11 - 14 January 1956
(1 card 11.5 cm x 8 cm)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/35

Ticket for the performance of "A Hundred Years Old", by the Quintero Brothers, October 1968
(1 card 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/72

Ticket for the production of Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton, 6 April 2001
(1 card, printed, 10 cm. x 7 cm.)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/73

Ticket for the production of The Circle, by W. Somerset Maugham, 31 October 1991
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/74

Ticket for the production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, by Edward Albee, 8 April 1992
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/75

Ticket for the production of Uncle Vanya, by Anton Chekhov, 5 November 1992
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/76

Ticket for the production of Woman In Mind, by Alan Ayckbourn, 10 July 1995
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/77

Ticket for the production of California Suite, by Neil Simon, 27 October 1995
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/78

Ticket for the production of Absent Friends, by Alan Ayckbourn, 3 June 1997
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/79

Ticket for the production of Dancing at Lughnasa, by Brian Friel, 9 June 1999
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/80

Ticket for the production of Lettice and Lovage, by Peter Shaffer, 23 April 2002
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/81

Ticket for the production of Murder by Misadventure, by Edward Taylor, 1 October 2002
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/82

Ticket for the production of Ladies in Retirement, by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham, 2 July 2004
(1 card, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/83

Ticket for the production of Time and Time Again, by Alan Ayckbourn, 27 September 2004
(1 card, printed)

Scripts, scores and production notes (Ref: D/DDS 1/2/39-63,70-71)Ref: D/DDS 1/2/39

A script of Fair exchange, a comedy in one act, March 1959
(22 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/40

Script of Sleeping Beauty by Jeff Waites, with annotations and music, n.d., 1970s
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/41

Script of A Christmas Carol, with property list and synopsis, 1978
(1 booklet, 3 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/42

Script of The Fox Trap by John C. Foster, with adaptions and annotations for the stage, 1978
(1 file)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/43

Script of The Fox Trap by John C. Foster, which was based on Volpone by Ben Jonson, 1978
(1 file)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/44

Stage directions and property list for the production of Lace on her Petticoat, which won the Felixstowe Drama Festival, n.d., June 1957
(3 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/45

Stage directions and property list for the production of Fools' Errand, a tale from Chaucer by Margaret Wood, which was entered in the Drama League Festival Northern Area Final, May 1961
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/46

Stage directions and property list for the production of The Lady's Not For Burning by Christopher Fry, October 1964
(4 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/47

Stage directions and property list for the production of The Captives, May 1966
(4 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/48

Stage directions and property list for the production of She Stoops to Conquer, October 1966
(8 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/49

Stage directions and property list for the production of Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas, 11 - 14 January 1967
(4 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/50

Stage directions and property list for the production of The Paper Chain, March 1969
(4 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/51

Stage directions and property list for the production of Relative Values by Noel Coward, January 1970
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/51

Stage directions and property list for the production of Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton, October 1971
(2 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/53

Stage directions and property list for the production of Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, 27 - 30 September 1972
(4 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/54

Furniture and property list for the production of Hay Fever by Noel Coward, n.d., March 1973
(1 file)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/55

Stage directions and property list for the production of The Late Edwina Black, March - April 1977
(5 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/56

Stage directions and property list for the production of The Bride and the Batchelor by Ronald Miller, April 1978
(5 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/57

Stage directions and property list for the production of The Fox Trap by John C. Foster, 27 - 30 September 1978
(3 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/58

Stage directions and property list for the production of The Fox Trap by John Foster, September 1978
(4 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/59

Stage directions and property list for the production of The Happiest Days of your Life by John Dighton, March 1980
(6 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/60

Stage directions and property list for the production of Candida by G. B. Shaw, October 1981
(3 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/61

Stage directions and property list for the production of See How They Run by Philip King, March - April 1982
(6 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/62

Stage directions and property list for the production of Dracula by Bram Stoker, March 1983
(8 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/63

Stage directions and property list for the production of Private Lives by Noel Coward, October 1985
(5 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/70

Stage directions and list of props for the production of Cranford, 10 - 12 January 1974
(5 papers)

Ref: D/DDS 1/2/71

Music score for the production When We are Married by J.B. Priestley, April 1976
(1 paper, printed)

Production lists (Ref: D/DDS 1/3/121,169,201,229,233,238,243,257,260,265)Ref: D/DDS 1/3/121

Programme for the 1995-1996 season, 1995
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/169

Leaflet advertising the Dramatic Society's 1999 - 2000 season which will include productions of: Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel; The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell; 1984, adapted from George Orwell's book; Rumours by Neil Simon; and Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Constance Cox, from a story by Oscar Wilde; 8 June 1999 - 25 March 2000, n.d. [1999]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/201

Programme of productions for the season, 1999 - 2000
(1 paper)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/229

Leaflet advertising the Dramatic Society's 1994-1995 season, which will include productions of: Separate Tables, by Terence Rattigan; Pygmalion, by G.B. Shaw; Tons of Money, by Will Evans & Valentine; Murder by Misadventure, by Edward Taylor; and Woman in Mind, by Alan Ayckbourn, 17 January 1995 - 15 July 1995, n.d., 1995
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/233

Leaflet advertising the Dramatic Society's 1996-1997 season, which will include productions of: The Old Country, by Alan Bennett; Farndale Avenue Townswomen's Guild murder mystery, by David McGillvary and Walter Zerlin jnr.; My Mother Said I Never Should, by Charlotte Keatly; Not with a Bang, by Mike Harding; and Under Milk Wood, by Dylan Thomas; 28 October 1996 - 12 July 1997, n.d., 1996
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/238

Leaflet advertising the Dramatic Society's 1997-1998 season, which will include productions of: Ten Times Table, by Alan Ayckbourn; The Deep Blue Sea, by Terence Rattigan; Juno and the Paycock, by Sean O'Casey; Anyone for Breakfast, by Derek Benfield; and Danger Obsession, by N.J. Crisp; 28 October 1997 - 18 July 1998, n.d., 1997
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/243

Leaflet advertising the Dramatic Society's season 1998-1999, which will include productions of: The Time of My Life, by Alan Ayckbourn; A Murder is Announced, by Agatha Christie; Habeas Corpus, by Alan Bennett; Dancing at Lughnasa, by Brian Friel; and The Cemetery Club, by Ivan Menchell; 3 November 1998 - 10 July 1999, n.d., 1998
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/257

Leaflet advertising the Dramatic Society's 2001-2002 season, which will include productions of: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare; I Have Been Here Before, by J.B. Priestley; Cash on Delivery, by Michael Cooney; and Lettice and Lovage, by Peter Shaffer; 24 September 2001 - 27 April 2002, n.d., 2001
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/260

Leaflet advertising the Dramatic Society's 2001-2002 season, which will include productions of: Cash on Delivery, by Michael Cooney; Lettice and Lovage, by Peter Shaffer; and The Kingfisher, by William Douglas-Home; 11 February - 6 July 2002, n.d. 2002
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/DDS 1/3/265

Leaflet advertising the Dramatic Society's 2002-2003 season, which will include productions of: Plaza Suite, by Neil Simon; Lady Windermere's Fan, by Oscar Wilde; Pardon Me, Prime Minister, by E. Taylor and J. Graham; That Good Night, by N.J. Crisp; Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling; and The Happiest Days of Your Life, by John Dighton; 2 December 2002 - 6 December 2003
(1 paper, printed)



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