Ref NoPRG/WHI/RIC
CollectionWhiteman programme collection
TitleRichmond Theatre programmes
Date1968-2026
Extent152 programmes
Description152 programmes for productions at Richmond Theatre, as follows:
* Wait until dark by Frederick Knott (27 May - 08 Jun 1968)
* Spring and port wine by Bill Naughton (01-13 Sep 1969)
* What the butler saw by Joe Orton (17-29 Nov 1969)
* The little hut by Andrew Roussin (15-27 Jun 1970)
* The man most likely to... by Joyce Rayburn (24 Aug - 05 Sep 1970)
* His, hers and theirs by Hugh & Margaret Williams (16-28 Nov 1970)
* Quadrille by Noel Coward (from 06 Jun 1977)
* Half-life by Julian Mitchell (from 13 Nov 1978)
* There's a small hotel by Robin Hawdon (from 09 Apr 1970)
* Middle-age spread by Roger Hall (from 01 Oct 1979)
* Before the party by Rodney Ackland, based on a short story by W. Somerset Maugham (from 11 Feb 1980)
* Heartbreak House by Bernard Shaw (02-07 Jun 1980) -- Lord Arthur Savile's crime by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Constance Cox (09-14 Jun 1980)
* Taking steps by Alan Ayckbourn (from 04 Aug 1980)
* A personal affair by Ian Curtis (from 10 May 1982)
* Getting married by Bernard Shaw (from 31 May 1982)
* There's a girl in my soup by Terence Frisby (from 19 Jul 1982)
* Relatively speaking by Alan Ayckbourn (from 26 Jul 1982)
* Key for two by John Chapman (09-21 Aug 1982)
* Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton (1983)
* Hay fever by Noel Coward (03-15 Oct 1983)
* French without tears by Terence Rattigan (28 Nov - 03 Dec 1983)
* Educating Rita by Willy Russell (05-20 Dec 1983)
* Good morning Bill! by P. G. Wodehouse, from the original Hungarian by Ladislaus Fodor (28 May - 02 Jun 1984)
* Big in Brazil by Bamber Gascoigne (03-15 Sep 1984)
* The chalk garden by Enid Bagnold (17-22 Sep 1984)
* Love affair by Marcel Mithois (08-13 Oct 1984)
* Pack of lies by Hugh Whitemore (1985)
* The cabinet mole by Tony Williamson (11-16 Mar 1985)
* The real thing by Tom Stoppard (27 May - 01 Jun 1985)
* The dragon's tail by Douglas Watkinson (1985)
* On approval by Frederick Lonsdale (09-14 Jun 1986)
* The maintenance man by Richard Harris (07-19 Jul 1986)
* Present laughter by Noel Coward (21-26 Jul 1986)
* A piece of my mind by Peter Nichols (from 16 Mar 1987)
* Black comedy -- The private ear by Peter Shaffer (1987)
* Daisy pulls it off by Denise Deegan (1987)
* Noises off by Michael Frayn (1987)
* Habeas Corpus by Alan Bennett (18-23 Apr 1988)
* One for the pot by Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton (1988)
* Leo in love by Jean Sarment, adapted by Georges Wilson and translated by Ann Queensberry (30 Mar - 05 Apr 1992)
* Shades by Sharman MacDonald (Jun 1992)
* Making it better (Sep 1992)
* Separate tables by Terence Rattigan (17-22 May 1993)
* Happy families by John Godber (31 May - 05 Jun 1993)
* Les liaisons dangereuses by Christopher Hampton from the novel by Laclos (01-06 Nov 1993)
* On approval by Frederick Lonsdale (16-21 May 1994)
* Lady Windermere's fan by Oscar Wilde (23-28 May 1994)
* The Winslow boy by Terence Rattigan (30 May - 04 Jun 1994)
* Saint Joan by Bernard Shaw (13-18 Jun 1994)
* The constant wife by Somserset Maugham (27 Sep - 01 Oct 1994)
* The hothouse by Harold Pinter (Sep 1995)
* The Aspern Papers, adapted for the theatre by Michael Redgrave from the novel by Henry James (11-16 Mar 1996)
* Emily needs attention! (Mind Millie for me), translated and adapted by Nicki Frei and Peter Hall (25-30 Mar 1996)
* Tolstoy by James Goldman (01-06 Apr 1996)
* The Shakespeare revue (17-22 Jun 1996)
* Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen (02-07 Sep 1996)
* Plunder by Ben Travers (28 Oct - 02 Nov 1996)
* Henry IV parts I and II by William Shakespeare (26-30 Nov 1996)
* The tempest by William Shakespeare (28 Jan - 01 Feb 1997)
* Hamlet by William Shakespeare (10-15 Mar 1997)
* The cherry orchard by Anton Chekhov, in a version by Peter Gill (17-22 Mar 1997)
* Life support by Simon Gray (Jul 1997)
* Blithe spirit by Noel Coward (18-23 Aug 1997)
* A letter of resignation by Hugh Whitemore (22-26 Sep 1997)
* The herbal bed by Peter Whelan (16-21 Mar 1998)
* The real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard -- Black comedy by Peter Shaffer (07-11 Apr 1998)
* The taming of the shrew by William Shakespeare (27-31 Oct 1998)
* The prisoner of second avenue by Neil Simon (01-06 Mar 1999)
* The birthday party by Harold Pinter (08-13 Mar 1999)
* The late middle classes by Simon Gray (18-22 May 1999)
* Clarence Darrow by David W. Rintels, based on the book Clarence Darrow for the defense by Irving Stone (18-22 Apr 2000)
* Double double by Eric Elice and Roger Rees (25-29 Apr 2000)
* The heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, based on the novel Washington Square by Henry James (16-20 May 2000)
* The Browning version by Terence Rattigan -- The twelve-pound lock by J.M. Barrie (31 Jul - 05 Aug 2000)
* The guardsman by Ferenc Molnar, English version by Frank Marcus (18-23 Sep 2000)
* God only knows by Hugh Whitemore (23-28 Oct 2000)
* A servant to two masters by Carlo Goldoni, newly adapted by Lee Hall (30 Oct - 04 Nov 2000)
* The external by Rodney Clark (28 May - 02 Jun 2001)
* Anything goes by Cole Porter (18-23 Jun 2001)
* The real thing by Tom Stoppard (05-10 Nov 2001)
* Picasso's women by Brian McAvera (19-23 Feb 2002)
* A chaste maid in Cheapside by Thomas Middleton (02-06 Apr 2002)
* Single spies by Alan Bennett (06-11 May 2002)
* Snakes and ladders by Eric Chappell (17-22 Jun 2002)
* The ghost train by Arnold Ridley (08-13 Jul 2002)
* Damsels in distress (Game plan -- Flat spin -- Role play) by Alan Ayckbourn (26-31 Aug 2002)
* Stones in his pockets by Marie Jones (02-07 Sep 2002)
* Macbeth by William Shakespeare (28 Oct - 02 Nov 2002)
* Our song by Keith Waterhouse (31 Mar - 05 Apr 2003)
* Noises off by Michael Frayn (21-26 Apr 2003)
* Where there's a will by Georges Feydeau, in a new version by Nicki Frei (19-24 May 2003)
* Office suite by Alan Bennett (14-19 Jul 2003)
* Abigail's party by Mike Leigh (08-13 Sep 2003)
* The deep blue sea by Terence Rattigan (22-27 Sep 2003)
* The lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh (Oct 2003)
* Humble boy by Charlotte Jones (01-06 Dec 2003)
* The holy terror by Simon Gray (16-21 Feb 2004)
* A doll's house by Henrik Ibsen, newly adapted by Bryony Lavery (08-13 Mar 2004)
* About Alice by Charles Laurence (13-17 Apr 2004)
* Suddenly last summer by Tennessee Williams (19-24 Apr 2004)
* My boy Jack by David Haig (31 May - 05 Jun 2004)
* Dinner by Moira Buffini (12-17 Jul 2004)
* Candida by Bernard Shaw (20-24 Jul 2004)
* Jus' like that by John Fisher (06-11 Sep 2004)
* Journey's end by R.C. Sherriff (14-18 Sep 2004)
* Clouds by Michael Frayn (08-13 Nov 2004)
* The lady in the van by Alan Bennett (15-20 Nov 2004)
* Lord Arthur Savile's crime by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Trevor Baxter (18-23 Apr 2005)
* Rookery Nook by Ben Travers, produced by the Oxford Stage Company and performed at Richmond Theatre as part of the 2005 tour between 02-06 Aug. (The placement of this programme in the Richmond Theatre series reflects the previous owner's arrangement.
* See how they run by Philip King (28 Feb - 04 Mar 2006)
* The safari party by Tim Firth (18-22 Apr 2006)
* Festen, a dramatisation by David Eldridge based on the DOGME film and play by Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov and Bo Hr. Hansen (24-29 Apr 2006)
* The best of friends by Hugh Whitemore (08-13 May 2006)
* Dangerous obsession by N. J. Crisp (26 Jun - 01 Jul 2006)
* Entertaining angels by Richard Everett (05-09 Sep 2006)
* The last laugh by Koki Mitani, adapted by Richard Harris (19-24 Feb 2007)
* The decorator by Donald Churchill (23-28 Jul 2007)
* Donkeys' years by Michael Frayn (05-15 Sep 2007)
* The 39 steps by John Buchan, adapted by Patrick Barlow (22-26 Jan 2008)
* In the club by Richard Bean (12-16 Feb 2008)
* The deep blue sea by Terence Rattigan (10-15 Mar 2008)
* Quartermaine's terms by Simon Gray (02-07 Jun 2008)
* London assurance by Dion Boucicault (10-14 Jun 2008)
* Absurd person singular by Alan Ayckbourn (22-27 Sep 2008)
* God of carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton (09-14 Mar 2009)
* Brief encounter by Noel Coward (07-11 Apr 2009)
* Alphabetical order by Michael Frayn (08-13 Jun 2009)
* The woman in black by Susan Hill, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt (12-16 Jan 2010)
* My wonderful day by Alan Ayckbourn (15-20 Feb 2010)
* Blood brothers by Willy Russell (22-27 Mar 2010)
* If I were you by Alan Ayckbourn (31 May - 05 Jun 2010)
* Blithe spirit by Noel Coward (21-26 Feb 2011)
* Life of Riley by Alan Ayckbourn (21-26 Mar 2011)
* Yes, Prime Minister by Simon Williams and Richard McCabe (13-18 Jun 2011)
* Barefoot in the park by Neil Simon (30 Apr - 05 May 2012)
* Dandy Dick by Arthur Wing Pinero, adapted by Christopher Luscombe (10-14 Jul 2012)
* The seagull by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by John Donnelly (29 May - 01 Jun 2013)
* Relative values by Noel Coward (08-13 Jul 2013)
* The Pitmen painters by Lee Hall, inspired by a book by William Feaver (05-10 Aug 2013)
* Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw (14-19 Apr 2014)
* Tonight at 8:30 by Noel Coward (11-14 Jun 2014)
* Daytona by Oliver Cotton (01-06 Sep 2014)
* Hay fever by Noel Coward (15-20 Sep 2014)
* Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (18-22 Nov 2014)
* Constellations by Nick Payne (23-27 Jun 2015)
* Out of order by Ray Cooney (03-08 Apr 2017)
* Abigail's party by Mike Leigh (24-29 Apr 2017)
* The Wipers Times by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman (26-30 Sep 2017)
* How the other half loves by Alan Ayckbourn (16-21 Oct 2017)
* The Winslow boy by Terence Rattigan (08-12 May 2018)
* Accolade by Emlyn Williams (09-13 Jul 2024)
* The constant wife by Laura Wade, based on the comedy by W. Somerset Maugham (Feb 2026)
PhysicalDescriptionProgrammes
ArrangementAlphabetical
Related OrganisationRichmond Theatre
Richmond Theatre Productions Ltd.
Related PlaceRichmond
CategoryProgrammes (theatre)
Access conditionsThis material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
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