Our productions

Since 1972 the EDS has performed 78 plays. You'll find details of all EDS shows from the first ever play performed in 1972 up to the current production. For most of the more recent productions (1995 onwards) we have details of the cast, press reviews and pictures so we will soon be adding "minisites" for these plays. For earlier productions we only have basic details including the dates and the director. We would therefore love to hear from anybody who has memories of these shows they would be prepared to let us use (photographs, programme, poster etc.).

No. Year Season Production Written by Directed by
78 2012-1 Winter All's well that ends well | Go to minisite Shakespeare, William Henry, Kirsten
77 2011-2 Summer Macbeth | Go to minisite Shakespeare, William Henry, Kirsten
76 2011-1 Winter An Ideal Husband | Go to minisite Wilde, Oscar Henry, Kirsten
75 2010-2 Summer Love's Labour's Lost | Go to minisite Shakespeare, William Henry, Kirsten
74 2010-1 Winter As You Like It | Go to minisite Shakespeare, William Henry, Kirsten
73 2009-2 Summer Much Ado About Nothing | Go to minisite Shakespeare, William Henry, Kirsten
72 2009-1 Winter Plunder Travers, Ben Henry, Kirsten
71 2008-2 Summer A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare, William Pohl, Kirsten
70 2008-1 Winter My Son is Crazy But Promising Kelly, Tim Pohl, Kirsten
69 2007-2 Summer Twelfth Night or What You Will Shakespeare, William Pohl, Kirsten
68 2007-1 Winter The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare, William Pohl, Kirsten
67 2006-2 Summer Wyrd sisters Pratchett, Terry Quinn, Damian
66 2006-1 Winter FIGARO Beaumarchais (after) Quinn, Damian
65 2005-2 Summer The Beggar's Opera Gay, John (after) Quinn, Damian
64 2005-1 Winter Meet My Shorts Quinn, Damian Quinn, Damian
63 2004-2 Summer The Mikado Gilbert, W.S. & Sullivan, Arthur Quinn, Damian
62 2004-1 Winter Patience Gilbert, W.S. & Sullivan, Arthur Quinn, Damian
61 2003-2 Summer She Stoops to Conquer Goldsmith, Oliver Quinn, Damian
60 2003-1 Winter Oh What a Lovely War Chilton, C. et al Quinn, Damian
59 2002-2 Summer The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
58 2002-1 Winter Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
57 2001-2 Summer A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
56 2001-1 Winter The Front Page Hecht, B. & Mac Arthur, C. Quinn, Damian
55 2000-2 Summer The Duenna Sheridan, R.B. Quinn, Damian
54 2000-1 Winter Arsenic and Old Lace Kesselring, Joseph Quinn, Damian
53 1999-2 Summer The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
52 1999-1 Winter FIGARO Beaumarchais (after) Quinn, Damian
51 1998-2 Summer Twelfth Night or What You Will Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
50 1998-1 Winter The Beggar's Opera Gay, John (after) Quinn, Damian
49 1997-3 Summer The Critic Sheridan, R.B. Quinn, Damian
48 1997-2 Summer The Real Inspector Hound Stoppard, Tom Quinn, Damian
47 1997-1 Winter The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
46 1996-2 Summer Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
45 1996-1 Winter Oh What A Lovely War Chilton, C. et al Quinn, Damian
44 1995-2 Summer Confusions Ayckbourn, Alan Quinn, Damian
43 1995-1 Winter R.H.S.   Lawrence, Adam
42 1994-2 Summer A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
41 1994-1 Winter The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
40 1993-2 Summer The Mikado Gilbert, W.S. & Sullivan, Arthur Quinn, Damian
39 1993-1 Winter Twelfth Night or What You Will Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
38 1992-2 Summer Habeas Corpus Bennett, Alan Quinn, Damian
37 1992-1 Winter The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
36 1991-2 Summer The Critic Sheridan, R.B. Quinn, Damian
35 1991-1 Winter The Matchmaker Wilder, Thornton Smyth, Hilda
34 1990-2 Summer God Allen, Woody Smyth, Hilda
33 1990-1 Winter Bedroom Farce Ayckbourn, Alan Smyth, Hilda
32 1989-2 Summer Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Stoppard, Tom Quinn, Damian
31 1989-1 Winter Engaged Gilbert, W.S. Quinn, Damian
30 1988-3 Summer Macbeth Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
29 1988-2 Winter After Magritte Stoppard, Tom Quinn, Damian
28 1988-1 Winter The Real Inspector Hound Stoppard, Tom Quinn, Damian
27 1987-2 Summer A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare, William Quinn, Damian
26 1987-1 Winter A Man for All Seasons Bolt, Robert Quinn, Damian
25 1986-2 Summer The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde, Oscar Quinn, Damian
24 1986-1 Winter The Lady's Not For Burning Fry, Christopher Littler, Margaret
23 1985 Summer Lloyd George Knew My Father Home, William Douglas Daly, Mary
22 1984 Winter An Inspector Calls Priestley, J.B. Craig, Janet
21 1983-2 Summer Revue   Craig, Janet
20 1983-1 Winter The Freedom of the City Friel, Brian Craig, Janet
19 1982-2 Summer Love's Labour's Lost Shakespeare, William Claridge, Mike
18 1982-1 Winter Arms and the Man Shaw, George Bernard Claridge, Mike
17 1981 Winter Enter a Free Man Stoppard, Tom Clifford, Jane
16 1980 Winter As You Like It Shakespeare, William Forsyth, Maggie
15 1979 Summer 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore Ford, John Hulse, Michael
14 1978-4 Winter Revue "Figs, Farts and Phallic Symbols(!)"   Hulse, Michael
13 1978-3 Winter Endgame Beckett,Samuel Hulse, Michael
12 1978-2 Summer Macbeth Shakespeare, William Peoples, Robin
11 1978-1 Winter The Real Inspector Hound Stoppard, Tom Peoples, Robin
10 1977-2 Summer The Winter's Tale Shakespeare, William Forsyth, Julian
9 1977-1 Summer Butley Gray, Simon Forsyth, Julian
8 1976-2 Summer The Crucible Miller, Arthur Forsyth, Julian
7 1976-1 Winter She Stoops to Conquer Goldsmith, Oliver Forsyth, Julian
6 1975-2 Summer Royal Pardon Arden, John Bone, Pete
5 1975-1 Winter Our Town Wilder, Thornton Bone, Pete
4 1974 Summer A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare, William Forsyth, Julian
3 1973 Summer Twelfth Night or What You Will Shakespeare, William Forsyth, Julian
2 1972-2 Summer Measure for Measure Shakespeare, William Kincaid, Arthur
1 1972-1   The Country Wife Wycherley, William