THE PRODUCTIONS - The Paul Taylor-Mills Years
2013 SEASON
THE COMPANY
Greg Airey, Matthew Barksby, Thomas Barron, Ashley Bates, Andrew Beckett, Paul Cleveland, Lee Colley, Lillie Collier, Sarah Dearlove, Angela Franklyn, Robert Hannouch, Rebecca Jade Hammond, Cassandra Harris, Toby Joyce, Carly Mackelvie, Inez Mackenzie, Grace K Miller, Katherine Mount, Laura Naylor, James Murphy, James Pellow, Jill Regan, Gary Roe, Stephanie Tavernier, Robert Timbrell, Damien Tracey, Ellen Verenieks, Stephanie Willson
Producers – Paul Taylor-Mills & Lillie Collier
Directors – Paul Taylor-Mills, Andrew Beckett, Lillie Collier, Bo Frazier
Associate Producer – Kylie Vilcins
Designer – David Shields
Lighting Designer – Tony Hill
Costume Designer – Megan Keegan
Stage Managers – Andrew Beckett & Thomas Chappell
THE PRODUCTIONS
27 June – 3 July – WHODUNNIT? by Anthony Shaffer
4-10 July – SEE HOW THEY RUN by Philip King
11-17 July – THE GHOST TRAIN by Arnold Ridley
18-24 July – DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER by Marc Camoletti
25-31 July – THE 39 STEPS by John Buchan, adapted by Patrick Barlow
1-2 & 10-14 – HAUNTING JULIA by Alan Ayckbourn
15-21 August – THE DINNER PARTY by Neil Simon
22-28 August – RUN FOR YOUR WIFE by Ray Cooney
29 August – 4 September – HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES by Alan Ayckbourn
5-11 September – DEATHTRAP by Ira Levin
12-18 September – BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward
19-27 September – STEPPING OUT by Richard Harris
2014 SEASON
THE COMPANY
Francis Adams, Ishani Basu, Andrew Beckett, Sean Buchanan, Marco Chiu, Daniele Coombe, Wedley Dow, Paul Easom, Laura Fautley, Robert Hannouch, Charlotte Harris, Barnaby Hutch, Richard Hills-Ingyon, Ceris Hine, David Horne, Toby Joyce, Jessica Lucy Kent, Sarah Kempton, James Lawrence, Philip Lawrence, Isla Lindsay, Inez Mackenzie, David Malcolm, Miranda Marsh, Lou-Lou Mason, Grace K Miller, James Murphy, Jonathan Ow, James Pellow, Sally Plumb, Jonathan Ray, James Robert-Moore, Louisa Roberts, Julie Ross, Adam Trembath, James Unworth, Hannah Vesty, Stephanie Willson
Producers – Paul Taylor-Mills & Lillie Collier
Directors – Paul Taylor-Mills, James Murphy, Andrew Beckett, Lillie Collier, Bronagh Lagan, Stuart Burrows, Matthew Ramplin (Musical Director)
Associate Producer – Kylie Vilcins
Designer – David Shields
Lighting Designer – Tony Hill
Stage Managers – Andrew Beckett & Toby Joyce
THE PRODUCTIONS
26 June – 2 July – ROOKERY NOOK by Ben Travers
3-9 July – PARDON ME PRIME MINISTER by Edward Taylor & John Graham
10-16 July – THE BUSINESS OF MURDER by Richard Harris
17-23 July – CHANGING ROOMS by Marc Camoletti
24-30 July – THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE by Jim Cartwright
31 July- 1 August & 9-13 August – ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN by Alan Ayckbourn
14-20 August – WHAT THE BUTLER SAW by Joe Orton
21-27 August – A TOUCH OF DANGER by Francis Durbridge
28 August – 3 September – ABIGAIL’S PARTY by Mike Leigh
4-10 September – LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS by Neil Simon
11-17 September – A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG by Peter Nichols
19-26 September – PRIVATES ON PARADE by Denis King & Peter Nichols
2015 SEASON
THE COMPANY
Francis Adams, Russell Anthony, John Askew, Chris Casey, Ethan Chapples, Matthew Curnier, Daniele Coombe, Sarah Dearlove, Natalie Douglas, Sarah Dungworth, Alec Fellows-Bennett, Toby Joyce, Sarah Kempton, James Lawrence, Evelym Lockley, Fiz Marcus, Pearl Marsland, Lou-Lou Mason, Grace K Miller, James Pellow, Sabi Perez, Jonathan Ray, Tom Read Wilson, Gary Roe, Julie Ross, Nova Skipp, Anton Tweedale, Ellen Verenieks, Hannah Vesty, Stephanie Willson.
Producers – Paul Taylor-Mills & Lillie Collier
Directors – Paul Taylor-Mills, Andrew Beckett, Lillie Collier, Stuart Burrows, James Murphy, Max Reynolds, James Pellow.
Associate Producer – Kylie Vilcins
Designer – David Shields
Lighting Designer – Tony Hill
Costume Designer – Barbara Williams
Stage Managers – Andrew Beckett & Toby Joyce
Production Manager – Will Herman
THE PRODUCTIONS
25 June – 1 July – HAY FEVER by Noel Coward
2-8 July – JOKING APART by Alan Ayckbourn
9-15 July – AMY’S VIEW by David Hare
16-22 July – SWEET REVENGE by Francis Durbridge
23-29 July – SEPTEMBER TIDE by Daphne du Maurier
30-31 July & 8-12 August – OUT OF ORDER by Ray Cooney
13-19 August – ROPE by Patrick Hamilton
20-26 August – THE MATING GAME by Robin Hawdon
27 August – 2 September – WAIT UNTIL DARK by Frederick Knott
3-9 September – BOEING BOEING by Marc Camoletti
10-16 September – THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Tim Kelly
17-25 September – THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde
2016 SEASON
THE COMPANY
Nicky Cross, Hans Rye, Ceris Hine, Toby Joyce, Hannah Vesty, Jonathan Ray, Ellie Ann Lowe, Paul Lavers, Anton Tweedale, David Muscat, Andrew Beckett, Robert Hannouch, Jessica Kent, Tim McFarland, James Pellow, Charlotte Haines, Mark Laverty, Jeremy Bennett, Stanley Eldridge, Bridget Lambert, Ethan Chapples, Kate Bell, Natalie Stephenson, Tom McCarron, Sarah Dungworth, Chris Kiely, Russell Anthony, Danny Lane, Jill Stanford, Hilary Harwood, Julie Ross, Chris Casey, Daniele Coombe, Sally Lofthouse, Emily Outred.
Producers – Paul Taylor-Mills & Lillie Collier
Directors – Claire Evans, Paul Taylor-Mills, Max Reynolds, Lillie Collier, Alastair Knights, Robery McWhir, Andrew Beckett
Associate Season Producer – Kylie Vilcins
Set Designer – David Shields
Lighting Designer – Tony Hill
Sound Designer – Nico Menhini
Costume Supervisors – Barbara Williams & Stephanie Edgerton
Production Co-ordinators/Builders – Andrew Beckett & Toby Joyce
THE PRODUCTIONS
23-29 June – DEADLY NIGHTCAP by Francis Durbridge
30 June – 6 July – ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS by Richard Bean
7-13 July – MY COUSIN RACHEL by Daphne du Maurier
14-20 July – BEDROOM FARCE by Alan Ayckbourn
21-27 July – PYGMALION by George Bernard Shaw
28-29 July & 6-10 August – THE LADYKILLERS by Graham Linehan
11-17 August – STONE COLD MURDER by James Cawood
18-24 August – POOLS PARADISE by Philip King
25-31 August – AN IDEAL HUSBAND by Oscar Wilde
1-7 September – NOT NOW DARLING by Ray Cooney
8-14 September – FLARE PATH by Terence Rattigan
15-23 September – PRIVATE LIVES by Noel Coward
2017 SEASON
THE COMPANY
Toby Joyce, Laura Jane Ayres, Hannah Vesty, Daniele Coombe, Simon Blake, Alec Fellows-Bennett, James Pellow, Ellen Butler, Lucas Livesey, Jeremy Todd, Julie Ross, Julia Main, Ethan Chapples, Robert Hannouch, Anton Tweedale, Erin Geraghty, Hilary Harwood, Pearl Marsland, John Askew, Richard Stemp, Sally Lofthouse, Sarah Dungworth, Mark Jardine, Stanley Eldridge, Liam Nooney, Jeremy Rigby, Jeff Raggett, Sian Morgan, Owen Landon, Emily Outred, Mark Laverty, Paul Cleveland, Naomi Bullock, Bridget Lambert, Jessica Kent
Producers – Paul Taylor-Mills, Stuart Burrows, Jonny Clines
Directors – Lillie Collier, Claire Evans, Andrew Beckett, Stuart Burrows, James Murphy, Max Reynolds, Robery McWhir
Consultant Producer – Lillie Collier
Set Designer – Andrew Beckett
Costume Supervisor – Pat Hobday
Production Co-ordinators/Builders – Andrew Beckett, Toby Joyce, James Prendergast
Lighting and Sound Operation – Stage Technical Services
THE PRODUCTIONS
22-28 June – CAUGHT IN THE NET by Ray Cooney
29 June – 5 July – MURDER IN COMPANY by Philip King & John Boland
6-12 July – THE ODD COUPLE by Neil Simon
13-19 July – LADIES IN LAVENDER by Shaun McKenna
20-26 July – DIAL M FOR MURDER by Frederick Knott
27 July – 2 August – WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Bronte, adapted by Charles Vance
3-4 & 12-16 August – THE BIRDS by Conor McPherson
17-23 August – RELATIVE VALUES by Noel Coward
24-30 August – BIRTHDAY SUITE by Robin Hawdon
31 August – 6 September – ABSENT FRIENDS by Alan Ayckbourn
7-13 September – HOBSON’S CHOICE by Harold Brighouse
14-22 September – HOUSE GUEST by Francis Durbridge
2018 SEASON
THE COMPANY
Anton Tweedale, Ellen Butler, Julia Main, Jonathan Scholey, Adam Stafford-Smith, Chris Casey, James Taylor-Thomas, Julie Ross, James Pellow, Judith Paris, Jessica Kent, Toby Joyce, Alec Fellows-Bennett, Neil Smye, Tracey-Anne Liles, Owen Landon, Charlotte Knowles, Jeremy Todd, Claire Louise Amias, Bridget Lambert, Megan Cooper, Christopher Lyne, Hilary Harwood, Joseph Clowser, Jonathan Ray, Luke Dale, Sally Lofthouse, Paul Lavers, Erin Geraghty, Charlotte Haines, Hannah Vesty, Liam Nooney, Daniele Coombe, Jeff Raggett, Grace Miller, Patric Kearns, Sian Morgan.
Producers – Paul Taylor-Mills, Stuart Burrows, Jonny Clines
Directors – Patric Kearns, Robert McWhir, Claire Evans, Stuart Burrows, Andrew Beckett, Lillie Collier.
Set Designer – Andrew Beckett
Costume Supervisor – Janet Huckle
Production Co-ordinators/Builders – Toby Joyce, Andrew Beckett
Lighting and Sound Operation – Stage Technical Services.
THE PRODUCTIONS
21-27 June – FATAL ENCOUNTER by Francis Durbridge
28 June – 4 July – LLOYD GEORGE KNEW MY FATHER by William Douglas Home
5-11 July – THE DRESSER by Ronald Harwood
12-18 July – RELATIVELY SPEAKING by Alan Ayckbourn
19-25 July – JAMAICA INN by Daphne du Maurier, adapted by Lisa Evans
26 July – 1 August – GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton
2-3 & 11-15 August – HANDBAGGED by Moira Buffini
16-22 August – FUNNY MONEY by Ray Cooney
23-29 August – STRICTLY MURDER by Brian Clemens
30 August – 5 September – BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon
6-12 September – DEATH KNELL by James Cawood
13-21 September – LEND ME A TENOR by Ken Ludwig
2019 SEASON
20-26 June – SUDDENLY AT HOME by Francis Durbridge
27 June – 3 July – THE KING’S SPEECH by David Seidler
4-10 July – WIFE BEGINS AT 40 by Arne Sultan, Earl Barret & Ray Cooney
11-17 July – DANGEROUS CORNER by J B Priestley
18-24 July – PRESENT LAUGHTER by Noel Coward
25-31 July – DOUBLE DEATH by Simon Williams
1-2 & 10-14 August – TABLE MANNERS by Alan Ayckbourn
15-21 August – PERFECT WEDDING by Robin Hawdon
22-28 August – DANGEROUS OBSESSION by N J Crisp
29 August – 4 September – BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE by Leonard Gershe
5-11 September – THE KINGFISHER by William Douglas-Home
12-20 September – TOM, DICK & HARRY by Michael Cooney & Ray Cooney
2020 SEASON
All the planning done and the programme for the Season was set out and ready to go. The launch date was set. And then……. just as everything had been galvanised and the season box office opened, the pandemic struck. Despite hoping to go ahead, it soon became a reality that this wasn’t going to happen. The Summer Season was cancelled. The Manor Pavilion was closed along with all theatres up and down the country and across the world. It was a bleak time for everyone and in Sidmouth the concern for the future of both the Play Festival and the theatre itself was serious.
This is the list of the plays planned for the summer of 2020. Some have subsequently been produced.
25 JUNE – 1 JULY – MURDER WITH LOVE by Francis Durbridge
2-8 JULY – CHARLEY’S AUNT by Brandon Thomas
9-15 JULY – EMMA by Jane Austen, adapted by Tim Luscombe
16-22 JULY – LIVING TOGETHER by Alan Ayckbourn
23-29 JULY – WHIPPING IT UP by Steve Thompson
30 JULY – 12 AUGUST – MURDER WEAPON by Brian Clemens
13-19 AUGUST – DING DONG by Marc Camoletti, adapted by Tudor Gates
20-26 AUGUST – LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN by Oscar Wilde
27 AUGUST – 2 SEPTEMBER – CALIFORNIA SUITE by Neil Simon
3-9 SEPTEMBER – PACK OF LIES by Hugh Whitemore
10-16 SEPTEMBER – SAILOR BEWARE! by Philip King & Falkland Cary
17-25 SEPTEMBER – SPIDER’S WEB by Agatha Christie
2021 SEASON
22 JUNE – 3 JULY – LIVING TOGETHER by Alan Ayckbourn
15-17 JULY – MURDER WITH LOVE by Francis Durbridge
20-30 JULY – DING DONG by Marc Camoletti, adapted by Tudor Gates
9-21 August – CALIFORNIA SUITE by Neil Simon
23 August – 4 September – SPIDER’S WEB by Agatha Christie
7-18 September – SAILOR BEWARE! By Philip King & Falkland Cary
2022 SEASON
20-25 June – THE PERFECT MURDER by Peter James, adapted by Shaun McKenna
27 June – 2 July – LUCKY NUMBERS by Mike Yeaman
4-9 July – GLORIOUS! by Peter Quilter
11-16 July – THE UNEXPECTED GUEST by Agatha Christie
18-23 July – CHARLEY’S AUNT by Brandon Thomas
25-29 July – EMMA by Jane Austen, adapted by Tim Luscombe
8-13 August – THE GENTLE HOOK by Francis Durbridge
15-20 August – JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE by The Goodale Brothers
22-27 August – BREAKING THE CODE by Hugh Whitemore
29 August – 3 September – HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES by Alan Ayckbourn
5-10 September – THE GHOST TRAIN by Arnold Ridley
12-17 September – THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR by Jodie Prenger, Neil Hurst, Cat Gisby & Maxwell Tyler
2023 SEASON
26 June – 1 July – THE SMALL HOURS by Francis Durbridge
3-8 July – BOEING-BOEING by Marc Camoletti, translated by Beverly Cross & Francis Evans
10-15 July – GAMEPLAN by Alan Ayckbourn
17-22 July – FLATSPIN by Alan Ayckbourn
24-29 July – ROLEPLAY by Alan Ayckbourn
31 July – 4 August – THE BUSINESS OF MURDER by Richard Harris
14-19 August – RUN FOR YOUR WIFE by Ray Cooney
21-26 August – NOT DEAD ENOUGH by Peter James, adapted by Shaun McKenna
28 August – 2 September – THE MATING GAME by Robin Hawdon
4-9 September – PACK OF LIES by Hugh Whitemore
11-16 September – PRIVATE LIVES by Noel Coward
18-23 September – THE 39 STEPS by John Buchan, adapted by Patrick Barlow
2024 SEASON
24-29 June – HOUSE GUEST by Francis Durbridge
1-6 July – HAY FEVER by Noel Coward
8-13 July – PERFECT CRIME by Warren Manzi
15-20 July – YES, PRIME MINISTER by Anthony Jay & Jonathan Lynn
22-27 July – PARTY PIECE by Richard Harris
29 July – 2 August – GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza, adapted by Christopger Hampton
12-17 August – ABIGAIL’S PARTY by Mike Leigh
19-24 August – LOOKING GOOD DEAD by Peter James
26-31 August – ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR by Alan Ayckbourn
2-7 September – WHILE THE SUN SHINES by Terence Rattigan
9-14 September – DEATHTRAP by Ira Levin
16-21 September – BEN HUR by Patrick Barlow