| Collection | Shirley Programme Collection |
| Description | 34 programmes for productions at the Oxford Playhouse in 1944, as follows:
* Jupiter laughs, by A J Cronin, produced 10-15 Jan 1944.
* French without tears, by Terence Rattigan, produced 17-22 Jan 1944 and starring Willoughby Goddard.
* They walk alone, by Max Catto, produced 07-12 Feb 1944.
* Berkeley Square, by John L Balderston, produced 14-19 Feb 1944.
* A woman of no importance, by Oscar Wilde, produced 28 Feb - 04 Mar 1944 and starring Willoughby Goddard.
* Double door, by Elizabeth McFadden, produced 06-11 Mar 1944.
* The silver box, by John Galsworthy, produced 13-18 Mar 1944.
* French fields, by Ivor Novello, produced 20-25 Mar 1944.
* The lady of the camellias, by Alexandre Dumas, produced 27 Mar - 01 Apr 1944 and starring Willoughby Goddard.
* You can't take it with you, by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, produced 03-08 Apr 1944.
* Blithe spirit, by Noel Coward, produced 10-15 Apr 1944.
* Desire under the elms, by Eugene O'Neill, produced 17-22 Apr 1944.
* Maria Marten or the muder in the red barn, produced 24-29 Apr 1944.
* A murder has been arranged, by Emlyn Williams, produced 01-06 May 1944. From this point, patrons are no longer asked to bring gas masks with them.
* Thunder rock, by Robert Ardrey, produced 08-13 May 1944 and starring Willoughby Goddard.
* John Bull's other island, by George Bernard Shaw, produced 15-20 May 1944.
* Precious Bane, by Mary Webb (adapted by E Lewis), produced 22-27 May 1944.
* The importance of being earnest, by Oscar Wilde, produced 29 May - 03 Jun 1944.
* Theatre Royal, by E Ferber and George S Kaufman, produced 05-10 Jun 1944.
* Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw, produced 12-24 Jun 1944.
* Tobias and the angel, by James Bridie, produced 26 Jun - 01 Jul 1944.
* Old acquaintance, by John van Druten, produced 03-08 Jul 1944.
* Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, produced 10-15 Jul 1944 and starring Willoughby Goddard.
* Full house, by Ivor Novello, produced 17-22 Jul 1944 and starring Willoughby Goddard.
* Lottie Dundass, by Enid Bangold, produced 24-29 Jul 1944.
* The man who came to dinner, by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart, produced 28 Aug - 02 Sep 1944 and starring Willoughby Goddard.
* Sheppey, by Somerset Maugham, produced 30 Oct - 04 Nov 1944.
* Dear octopus, by Dodie Smith, produced 06-11 Nov 1944.
* Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, produced 13-18 Nov 1944.
* Hobson's choice, by Harold Brighouse, produced 20-25 Nov 1944.
* The cherry orchard, by Anton Tchehov [sic], produced 27 Nov - 02 Dec 1944.
* Candida, by George Bernard Shaw, produced 04-09 Dec 1944.
* Rain, by Somerset Maugham (adapted by J Colton and C Randolph), produced 11-16 Dec 1944.
* Hay fever, by Noel Coward, produced 26 Dec 1944 - 06 Jan 1945. |
| Admin history | Collection accumulated by Shirley's parents and grandparents. |