| Collection | Shirley Programme Collection |
| Description | 16 programmes for productions at the Oxford Playhouse in the 1950s, as follows:
*1066 and all that, by Reginald Arkell, produced 26 Dec 1949 - 04 Feb 1950.
* The man with a load of mischief, by Ashley Dukes, produced 20 Mar - 01 Apr 1950.
* Present laughter, by Noel Coward, produced 03-15 Apr 1950.
* Miss Mabel, by R C Sherriff, produced 21 Aug - 02 Sep 1950 and starring Donald Hewlett.
* Golden boy, by Clifford Odets, produced 21 Apr - 03 May 1952 and starring Donald Houston, Francis Matthews, and Ronald Barker.
* Night must fall, by Emlyn Williams, produced 09-21 Feb 1953 and starring Francis Matthews and Ronald Barker.
* The unguarded hour, by Bernard Merivale, produced 14-26 Sep 1953 and starring John Wentworth and Ronald Barker.
* The government inspector, by Nikolai Gogol, produced 03-15 May 1954, directed by Peter Hall and starring Ronald Barker and Frank Windsor. This programme includes a flyer.
* The letter, by William Somerset Maugham, produced 13-24 Jul 1954 and starring Ronald Barker.
* Thieves carnival, by Jean Anouilh (translated by Lucienne Hill), produced 25 Apr - 07 May 1955.
* Lysistrata, by Aristophanes, produced March 1957 and starring Prunella Scales and Ian Hendry.
* Figure of fun, by Andre Roussin (adapted by Arthur Macrae), produced Apr 1957 and starring Ian Hendry.
* Under milk wood, by Dylan Thomas, produced Oct 1957 and starring Joss Ackland, Alan Ayckbourn and Rachel Roberts.
* Mademoiselle Jaire, by Michel de Ghelderode (translated by Derek Prouse), produced Nov 1957 and starring Joss Ackland and Alan Ayckbourn.
* An enemy of the people, by Henrik Ibsen (adapted by Arthur Miller), produced Apr 1958.
* The foggy, foggy dew, by William Fry, produced Jul 1959. |
| Admin history | Collection accumulated by Shirley's parents and grandparents. |