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DIRECTORS THROUGH THE YEARS

YEARS
FIRST AND LAST PRODUCTIONS
PERSONNEL

1911

24/25 MAY
FIRST OFFICIAL PRODUCTION BY THE NORWICH PLAYERS “ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON” + “THE HOLLY AND THE IVY” AT THE CRYPT, NORWICH
NUGENT MONCK – PRODUCER FOR THE GUILD OF NORWICH PLAYERS
1921
PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS NOW THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE
NUGENT MONCK
1939
MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LTD., ESTABLISHED
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1952

THE BEGGARS OPERA

15/22 DECEMBER
NUGENT MONCK RETIRED ON DECEMBER 30TH
1953
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 17/26 JANUARY
LIONEL DUNN – PRODUCER FOR THE GUILD OF NORWICH PLAYERS
1953
JULY MADDERMARET CLOSED FOR EXTENSION
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1953
MADDERMARKET REOPENED WITH TWELTH NIGHT 13/21 NOVEMBER
LIONEL DUNN
1954 JULY
THE CASTIGLIONI BROTHERS 16/24 JULY
LIONEL DUNN RESIGNED AS PRODUCER
1954 SEPTEMBER

HENRY 1V PART 1

8/16 OCTOBER
JAMES ROOSE-EVANS –PRODUCER FOR THE GUILD OF NORWICH PLAYERS
1955 JULY

THE MARRIAGE OF ST. FRANCIS

15/23 JULY
JAMES ROOSE-EVANS – RESIGNED AS PRODUCER
1955

THE EAGLE HAS TWO HEADS

9/17 SEPTEMBER
FRANK HARWOOD – DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTIONS FOR THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LTD. AND PRODUCER FOR THE GUILD OF NORWICH PLAYERS
1958

PLAYBILL

24/30 JULY
FRANK HARWOOD RESIGNED AS DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER
1958

TIME REMEMBERED

12/20 SEPTEMBER
IAN EMMERSON – DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTIONS FOR THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LTD. AND PRODUCER FOR THE GUILD OF NORWICH PLAYERS
1989 JULY

A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL

28 JULY/5 AUGUST
IAN EMMERSON – RETIRED AS DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER
1989 1ST AUGUST

ROUGH CROSSING

8/16 SEPTEMBER
DAVID HARRIS – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE MADDERMARKET AND PRODUCER FOR THE GUILD OF NORWICH PLAYERS
1994 AUGUST

WHEN WE ARE MARRIED

12/20 AUGUST
DAVID HARRIS – CONTRACT ENDED
1994 AUGUST

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES

30 SEPTEMBER/8 OCTOBER
JANE RUTHERFORD – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE AND PRODUCER FOR THE GUILD OF NORWICH PLAYERS
1996

AS YOU LIKE IT

19/27 APRIL
JANE RUTHERFORD – CONTRACT ENDED

1996

 

 

 

1997
30TH NOVEMBER

WOYZEK

17/25 MAY

ANDREW KITCHEN – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE AND PRODUCER FOR THE GUILD OF NORWICH PLAYERS

THE GUILD OF NORWICH PLAYERS WAS REPLACED BY THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE COMPANY.
1999

MOLL FLANDERS

26 AUGUST/4 SEPTEMBER
ANDREW KITCHEN – RESIGNED AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
1999

ENJOY

30 SEPTEMBER/ 9 OCTOBER
CLARE GODDARD – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE AND PRODUCER FOR THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE COMPANY
2004

AMADEUS
27 MAY/ 5 JUNE

CLARE GODDARD – CONTRACT ENDED

2004 – JUNE

2005 - SEPTEMBER
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GUEST DIRECTORS
2005 – OCT 5TH TO DATE

THE ADVENTURES OF ALICE

17 DECEMBER 2005/ 1 JANUARY 2006
PETER SOWERBUTTS – DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTIONS FOR THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE AND PRODUCER FOR THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE COMPANY