The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield)
Productions
Formed: 31st May 1970
A listing of both full-length and one-act plays. The data is displayed in reverse-chronological order and applies only to past productions by the Beaconsfield group.
"Festivals" links to the result(s) for the approprite year and "Burnham Trophy" links to the record of awards.
The name of a main production or one-act play will link to its production page if there is one.
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Information about productions in rehearsal can be found at youngtheatre.org.uk and tickets can be obtained from tyt.events
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1980s ·
1990s ·
2000s ·
2010s ·
2020s
| SEASON | MAIN TITLE
| ONE ACT PLAYS | DETAILS |
|---|
| 2021/22 |
Festivals ’22 | Bar and Ger | Maidenhead & Eastern Area Final |
| 2019/21 |
Festivals ’21 | Katheryn Howard | Spelthorne & Runnymede Drama Festival |
Mockumentary | | Burnham Trophy Film Festival |
A Year To Remember | | Burnham Film Festival |
| Festivals ’20 | Round the World With Class Six | Henley, Maidenhead (Furloughed) |
| Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland | with Shared Intent (Furloughed) |
| Hamlet | (Furloughed) |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| 2018/19 | Shakespeare Redux | | Burnham Trophy |
| Wendy and Peter Pan |
| Festivals '19 | Bottom’s Dream  ; Elegy for a Lady | Henley, Maidenhead |
| Terra/Earth | National Theatre Connections |
| Jack and the Beanstalk |
| Flanders Fields | | Shared Intent with BMOS |
| 2017/18 | WHAT GREATER GLORY | Shared Intent |
| LORDS AND LADIES |
| Festivals '18 | James and the Giant Peach | Henley, Maidenhead |
| MACBETH |
| CINDERELLA |
| 2016/17 | #FUTURE IMPERFECT | The Shutdown  , Children of Spero | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '17 | Cagebirds, Rainbow's Ending | Maidenhead, Henley |
| 1984 |
| DICK WHITTINGTON And His Cat |
| WHAT GREATER GLORY |
| 2015/16 | MASKERADE |
| Festivals '16 | Shadow of the Giants , Home Free!, Helen | Maidenhead, Henley |
| DAISY PULLS IT OFF |
| Eclipse | National Theatre Connections |
| SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | with Shared Intent Theatre at The Beacon Centre |
| 2014/15 | The Home Front | The Shadow of the Giants , Pancake Day , Hut 3 | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '15 | Round the World with Class Six, Nine | Maidenhead, Henley |
| THE MERCHANT OF VENICE |
| ALADDIN |
| KING LEAR | with Shared Intent Theatre at Glory Farm Barn |
2013/14
Fifty
Years
of YT | WINNIE THE POOH |
| Festival '14 | Domby-Dom | Maidenhead |
| Pronoun | National Theatre Connections |
| 2012/13 | JACK AND THE BEANSTALK |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM |
| Festivals '13 | Chatroon, No Picnic | Maidenhead, Henley |
| THE WITCHES |
| 2011/12 | SLEEPING BEAUTY |
| Funny Bones | Trapped, A Fish in Her Kettle | a cabaret evening fund raiser |
| Ambition | Pinnacle , Dark Intentions | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '12 | The Better Half, Oubliette | Maidenhead, Henley, Oxted |
| JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH |
| 2010/11 | SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS |
| THIRTEEN |
| THE CRUCIBLE |
| The Social Evening | Domby-Dom, The Musicians | |
| 2009/10 | ALADDIN |
| AN INSPECTOR CALLS | with Shared Intent Theatre at the Beacon Centre |
| Decades | No Thoroughfare , By Hook or by Crook | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '10 | The Cagebirds, One for the Road | Maidenhead, Henley |
| THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE |
| 2008/9 | CINDERELLA |
| Seven Deadly Sins | Delilah , Behind the Scenes ,
It's All in Your Head | Burnham Trophy |
| MACBETH |
| 2007/8 | CONFUSIONS |
| Festivals '08 | After Midnight Before Dawn,
The Devil You Know | Maidenhead, Henley |
| OLIVER! |
| HAMLET | with Shared Intent Theatre at the Beacon Centre |
| 2006/7 | WYRD SISTERS |
| Festivals '07 | The Mysteries: The Passion,
Round the World with Class 6 | Maidenhead, Henley |
| ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD |
| CANTERBURY TALES |
| 2005/6 | COMEDY TONIGHT | Last Tango in Little Grimley, The Do-It-Yourself Frankenstein Outfit, Power Games | |
| Festivals '06 | Power Games | Maidenhead, Chalfont & Henley |
| WIND IN THE WILLOWS |
| THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS | Unhand Me Squire, Streuth, The Black Widow | |
| 2004/5 | Isolation | One Step Forward , Two Girls , Commeducation | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '05 | Us and Them | Chalfont & Henley |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST |
| THE WITCHES |
2003/4
Forty
Years
of YT |
JUST FOR LAUGHS |
| Ball Boys | | All England Theatre Festival & The British Festival |
| ALICE |
| Festivals '04 | Ball Boys, Laundry Girls | Chalfont, Maidenhead & Henley |
| MISTER SCROOGE |
| 2002/3 | THE WIZ |
| 2001/2 | HYSTERIA | Henry the Tenth (Part Seven), Cinderella, The Cherry Sisters | |
| ONCE A CATHOLIC |
| Festivals '02 | Oedecles - King of Thebes, Conversations with a Golliwog | Maidenhead, Chalfont & Kenton (Henley) |
| Festival Contrasts 2002 | Oedecles - King of Thebes, Conversations with a Golliwog | |
| BILLY LIAR |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM |
| 2000/1 | REFLECTIONS | A Portal to the Soul , Misconception , Pre-nuptual Disasters | Burnham Trophy |
| Festival Gala | The Cagebirds, Ritual for Dolls | |
| Festivals '01 | The Cagebirds, Ritual for Dolls | Chalfont, Maidenhead & Henley |
| DAISY PULLS IT OFF |
| That's Entertainment | Oedecles - King of Thebes, Easy Stages, Melons at the Parsonage | |
1999
-
2000 | Celebration 2000 | The Knight's Tale, The Drunkard's Dilemma, Carpe Diem | Included in this joint production with Beaconsfield Theatre Group, Chiltern Shakespeare Co., and Tight Fit Theatre |
| MERCHANT OF VENICE |
| MASKERADE |
| FARNDALE AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD DRAMATIC SOCIETY MURDER MYSTERY |
| 1998/9 | Destiny | Des Tiny's Story , The Class of '79 , Saved by the Bell | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '99 | Permission to Cry | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| Sex, Mice & Sci-Fi | Can You Hear the Music?, Carpe Diem , Permission To Cry | |
| ANIMAL FARM |
| BUGSY MALONE |
| 1997/8 | A Night to Remember | The Desirable Cottage,
Gosforth’s Fête | The plays formed part of a revue |
| The Township Plays | The Coat, The Island | |
| Festival Evening | Absence of Reason , Two | |
| Festivals '98 | Absence of Reason , Two | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| CARD-PLAY |
| THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE |
| DAZZLE |
| Social Evening | Farndale Avenue … Macbeth | |
| 1996/7 | Charity Revue | Hiss The Villain | A Tight Fit Theatre co-production |
| Chaos Theory | Carpe Diem , Absence of Reason , Sunshine Square (Episode 5): A Death Wish | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '97 | Teechers; Droitwich Discovery; After Midnight, Before Dawn | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| Teechers; After Midnight, Before Dawn | Henley |
| MORT |
| Festival Night | Teechers; Droitwich Discovery; After Midnight, Before Dawn |
| THE PHOENICIAN WOMEN |
| 1995/6 | Social Extravaganza |
| An Evening of Harold Pinter | Night, Victoria Station, The Applicant, The Lover | |
| THE OWL & THE PUSSYCAT WENT TO SEE..... |
| Festivals '96 | Floor Thirteen | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| THE WINTER'S TALE |
| ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS |
1994/5
Silver
Jubilee
Season |
Floor Thirteen | Part of a joint production with Beaconsfield Theatre Group, Chiltern Shakespeare Company, and Beaconsfield Operatic Society for the opening of the Beacon Centre, Holtspur |
| AGNES OF GOD |
| OUR DAY OUT |
| Festivals '95 | Death of an Angel , In Need of Care, Deadline Dawn | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| Deadline Dawn | Henley |
| THE CRUCIBLE |
| THE STORY OF SNOW WHITE |
| 1993/4 |
Moment of Truth | Death of an Angel , Tempting Fate , Family League | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '94 | Intrusions | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| THE BEEPLE | Also performed in Iver Heath and Burnham Park |
| TALE OF TWO CITIES |
| 1992/3 | Melodramatic Madness | A Revue |
| BLACK COMEDY |
| CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY |
| Festivals '93 | Ritual for Dolls, The Cagebirds | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| ANTIGONE |
| WINNIE THE POOH |
| 1991/2 | Contrasts’92 | The Rehearsal , We Shall Never Die, A Sense of the Ridiculous | |
| BLITHE SPIRIT |
| Festivals '92 | The Laundry Girls | Chalfont & Henley |
| THE DESERTED HOUSE |
| Social Evening | An Educationalist's Short Coarse Version of the Scottish Play | |
| 1990/1 | THE SWEENY TODD SHOCK 'n ROLL SHOW |
| Echoes | Intrusions , Daddy Isn't Coming Home | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '91 | In Need of Care | Chalfont & Henley |
| Festival Preview | In Need of Care | Joint production with Twilight Theatre |
| THE GREAT CROSS COUNTRY RACE |
1989/90
20th
Anniversary | The Good, the Bad, and the … | Out of the Frying Pan,
The Black Widow | A social evening |
| Rebels | Arthur, Cloud Over the Morning | |
| Festival Plays | Idea for a Play, Us and Them, Winners | |
| Festivals '90 | Winners | Chalfont, Maidenhead & Henley |
| Us and Them | Chalfont |
| Lloyds Bank Young Theatre Challenge | Circle of Seasons | |
| THE TINDER BOX |
| School Daze | | A collection of readings and poetry |
| 1988/9 | Wooburn Festival (High Wycombe) | BAZAAR AND RUMMAGE (NSYT) | Plus a Children's Workshop |
| Shadows | Circle of Seasons ,
The Agony and the Ecstasy | Burnham Trophy |
| THE LAST OF THE WIZARDS |
| Lloyds Bank Challenge | Stereotypes | |
| THE DRACULA SPECTACULA |
| 1987/8 | Social Evening | After Midnight, Before Dawn;
The Rehearsal | |
| Wooburn Festival (Amersham) | TOM AND VIV (NSYT) | |
| Street Theatre (Whipsnade Zoo) |
| Images | Cupid Strikes Twice , A Day in the Life , Reel Dreams | Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '88 | After Midnight, Before Dawn | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| THE EVIL EYE OF GONDOR |
| UNITED WE STAND |
| 1986/7 | South Coast Tour | George, Ball Boys, The Sordid Revenge of Captain Silas Seedy , Fifteen Minute Hamlet, Street Theatre (The Magic Bedroom) | |
| Time | Launderette Blues , Time Out , The Return of Captain Seedy | Pre-Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '87 | Stereotypes , DreamJobs,
There's Always Spring,
Mirrors Of The Mind | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| THE SNOW QUEEN |
| Social Evening | Albert; The Sordid Revenge of Captain Silas Seedy | |
| 1985/6 | Voices | Stereotypes , Mirrors of the Mind , My Fiancé is a Corpse , Rest in Pieces | Pre-Burnham Trophy |
| Festivals '86 | Albert, Them Boots Ain't Made For Walking, Ernie's Incredible Illucinations | Chalfont |
| Albert, Them Boots Ain't Made For Walking | Maidenhead |
| AND A LITTLE LOVE BESIDES |
| Young Theatre Workshop | Conversations with a Golliwog | Joint Production with BTG at Farnham Royal |
| TOAD OF TOAD HALL |
| Social Evening | Hiss the Villain | |
| 1984/5 | THE WIZ | Young Theatre Workshop |
| Festivals '85 | David & Broccoli, Wrecked | Chalfont & Maidenhead |
| Festival Supper | David & Broccoli, Wrecked | YT 21st Birthday Evening |
| THE OWL & THE PUSSYCAT WENT TO SEE |
1983/4
Twenty
Years
of
YT | LOOK BACK IN ANGER | | Young Theatre Workshop, Wooburn Festival |
| 3-Play | David & Broccoli, A Sense of The Ridiculous, Woomberang | (Poster: see Misc) |
| Festivals '84 | Flies in July , (Act 2 of) Fallen Angels | Chalfont |
| Flies in July | Maidenhead |
| Virtual Images | Silence, The Interview, Conversations with a Golliwog | Young Theatre Workshop |
| PIED PIPER |
| 20 YEARS OF YT GALA | | A Revue |
| BILLY LIAR | Young Theatre Workshop |
| Social Evening | Albert | Also included: Cathy Come Home by Reading Youth Theatre |
| 1982/3 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Vigil , Flies in July , Tone & Angie's Housewarming | |
| Stage 3 | Wolfgang, The Damask Drum, The Cagebirds | |
| HERE WE GO |
| THE RAT TRAP | | YT Plus!, Elgiva Hall, Chesham |
| THE GREAT CROSS-COUNTRY RACE |
| Social Evening | The Laundry Girls, Flies In July | Also performed at Windsor Arts Centre |
| 1981/2 | LE BAL DE MANNEQUINS |
| CONTRASTS ’82 | Cloud Over The Morning, Do-It-Yourself, In Need Of Care | |
| Social Evening | The Cloak, Restoration Piece | St Michael's Hall |
| Mini Revue | | The planned production The Opening of YTV was cancelled due to severe weather conditions resulting in loss of rehearsals |
| 1980/1 | South Coast Tour | The Dumb Waiter, Ritual For Dolls, The Sordid Revenge of Captain Silas Seedy , Street Theatre | |
| South Bucks Arts Festival | The Laboratory | Also, a drama workshop |
| THE DESERTED HOUSE |
| CONTRASTS’81 | Space Between The Years, Julian, I took my Heart to a Party... | |
| An Evening of Entertainment | The Dumb Waiter, Return Journey | Elgiva Hall, Chesham |
| SMIKE |
1979/80
Tenth
Anniversary
Season | Social Evening | The Hanging Man | 10th Anniversary Evening |
| Festivals 1980 | Us & Them, November Echo, Ritual For Dolls, The DIY Frankenstein Kit | An evening of Festival plays |
| Festivals '80 | Us & Them, November Echo, Ritual For Dolls, The DIY Frankenstein Kit | Chalfont |
| November Echo, Ritual For Dolls | Maidenhead |
| Interchange | Then | Joint production with YT Harrow & Chalfont Youth Drama Group at Chalfont St. Giles |
| THE STORY OF SNOW-WHITE |
| 1978/9 | Midsummer Barbecue | Black-Eyed Susan | Plus, Punch and Judy by YT Harrow |
| Festival Contrasts | Shirts, In Need of Care, The Cagebirds, The Thistle in the Donkey Field | An evening of Festival plays |
| Festivals '79 | Shirts, In Need of Care, The Cagebirds, The Thistle in the Donkey Field | Chalfont |
| Shirts, In Need of Care, The Cagebirds | Maidenhead |
| HUMBUG | | A Revue |
| 1977/8 | CONTRASTS ’78 | Cloud Over the Morning, The DIY Frankenstein Outfit, The Disappearing Maids | |
| THE DRAGON |
| Social Eveving | The Tram Track Tragedy | Dinner/Dance Theatre |
| 1976/7 | THE OTHER CHILDREN |
| Festival '77 | Ernie's Incredible Illucinations | Chalfont |
| THEY CAME TO A CITY |
| TOAD OF TOAD HALL |
| Social Evening | Temptation Sordid, On The Frontier | Dinner Theatre |
| 1975/6 | Barbecue Hoedown | Drunkard's Dilemma | |
| Interplay | George, The Life of Hercules - Page One, The Player Queen, The Little Man | |
| PILGRIM ’76 |
| Best Choice | The Tasks of Ming-Lo; Good Blood, Bad Blood | Saturday: Dinner Theatre |
| 1974/5 | Social Evening | Hiss The Villain | Dinner Theatre |
| | The Ladder | Included in a Revue |
| THE BEEPLE |
| 1973/4 | Barbecue Social | Maria Marten | at Magpie Lodge |
| Contrasts Three | Good Blood, Bad Blood; All The Tea in China; The Dribblesome Teapots | |
| OUR TOWN |
| 10th Anniversary Presentation | The Cloak | At North Harrow. (Joint Production with YT Harrow who performed Then) |
| Bucks Festival | The Cloak | |
| 1972/3 | Contrasts Too | No details (yet?!) | |
| THE DESERTED HOUSE |
| ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS |
| 1971/2 | Stage 4 | Tree That Is Born Of Woman , Tale in a Tea-Cup , The Four Year Change , The Christmas Tree | |
| THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE |
| 1970/1 | LADY PRECIOUS STREAM |
| Contrasts | Michael, The New Step, Hiss The Villain | |
| THE SEA-KING’S DAUGHTER |
