| Collection | Shirley Programme Collection |
| Description | 37 programmes for productions at the Oxford Playhouse in 1943, as follows:
* Maria Marten or the murder in the red barn, produced 04-09 Jan 1943.
* Quiet wedding, by Esther McCracken, produced 25-30 Jan 1943.
* Parnell, by Elsie T Schauffler, produced 01-06 Feb 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* Bird in hand, by John Drinkwater, produced 08-13 Feb 1943.
* Payment deferred, by Jeffrey Dell, produced 15-20 Feb 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* Ghosts, by Henrik Ibsen, produced 01-06 Mar 1942.
* The good young man, by Kenneth Horne, produced 08-13 Mar 1943.
* On the rocks, by George Bernard Shaw, produced 15-20 Mar 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* Busman's honeymoon, by Dorothy L Sayers and M St Clare Byrne, produced 22-27 Mar 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* Mariners, by Clemence Dane, produced 29 Mar - 03 Apr 1943.
* Give me yesterday, by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham, produced 05-10 Apr 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* The blue goose, by Peter Blackmore, produced 12-17 Apr 1943.
* Saloon bar, by Frank Harvey, produced 26 Apr - 01 May 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* Gaslight, by Patrick Hamilton, produced 10-15 May 1943.
* Village wooing and Androcles and the lion, by George Bernard Shaw, produced 17-22 May 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* Downfall, by Douglas Reed, produced 24 May - 05 Jun 1943.
* Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, produced 07-19 June and starring Donald Houston.
* Of mice and men, by John Steinbeck, produced 21-26 Jun 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* George and Margaret, by Gerald Savory, produced 28 Jun - 03 Jul 1943.
* The little foxes, by Lillian Hellman, produced 05-10 Jul 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* The green bay tree, by Mirdaunt Shairp, produced 12-17 Jul 1943.
* Frolic wind, by Richard Pryce, produced 19-24 Jul 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* The doctor's dilemma, by George Bernard Shaw, produced 02-07 Aug 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* Poison pen, by Richard Llewellyn, produced 09-14 Aug 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* Goodness how sad, by Robert Morley, produced 16-21 Aug 1943.
* Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier, produced 23-28 Aug 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* Lady Audley's secret, by C H Hazelwood, produced 27 Sep - 02 Oct 1943.
* The peaceful inn, by Denis Ogden, produced 04-09 Oct 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* After October, by Rodney Ackland, produced 11-18 Oct 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* The black eye, by James Bridie, produced 18-25 Oct 1943 and starring Donald Houston.
* The light of heart, by Emlyn Williams, produced 01-06 Nov 1943.
* Heartbreak House, by George Bernard Shaw, produced 08-13 Nov 1943.
* When we are married, by J B Priestley, produced 15-20 Nov 1943.
* The gentle people, by Irwin Shaw, produced 22-27 Nov 1943 and starring Willoughby Goddard.
* The old ladies, by Hugh Walpole, produced 29 Nov - 04 Dec 1943.
* Eden End, by J B Priestley, produced 06-11 Dec 1943.
* Charley's aunt, by Brandon Thomas, produced 27 Dec 1943 - 08 Jan 1944 and starring Donald Houston. |
| Admin history | Collection accumulated by Shirley's parents and grandparents. |