Past Shows
This is a list of all the full-length plays performed by The Hospital Players since the group was founded in 1943.
1943
The Admirable Crichton
1944
Ma's Bit o' Brass
Love in a Mist
1945
To Kill a Cat
1946
Good Morning Bill
This is My Life
Passers By
1947
Mr Pim Passes By
Dangerous Company
1948
Wasn't It Odd?
1949
Gathering Storm
Jane Steps Out
1950
Blithe Spirit
Recipe For Murder
1951
Sit Down a Minute, Adrian
The Linden Tree
The Winslow Boy
1952
Quiet Wedding
Night Was Our Friend
1953
Busman's Honeymoon
Love's a Luxury
1954
Eliza Comes To Stay
The Happy Prisoner
1955
If This Be Error
A Lady Mislaid
1956
The Happy Marriage
Quiet Weekend
The Light of Heart
Intent To Murder
1957
Fools Rush In
Seagulls Over Sorrento
What Dreams May Come
1958
The Paragon
All following productions performed at Scunthorpe Civic Theatre
1958/59
The Reluctant Debutante
A Murder Has Been Arranged
Arsenic and Old Lace
Relative Values
1959/60
Love in a Mist
The Return
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1960/61
The Grass Is Greener
Hot Summer Night
The Chiltern Hundreds
Look Back in Anger
1961/62
While the Sun Shines
The Wrong Side of the Park
East Lynne*
School for Spinsters
The Complaisant Lover
1962/63
Blithe Spirit
Affairs Of State
The Gazebo
1963/64
Hay Fever
Toad of Toad Hall
The Love of Four Colonels
1964/65
Plaintiff In a Pretty Hat
Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass
Journey's End
Point Of Departure
1965/66
The Happy Marriage
The Wizard Of Oz
All My Sons
1966/67
Irma La Douce
New Clothes For the Emperor
Portrait of a Queen
1967/68
The Provoked Wife
Charley's Aunt
Diplomatic Baggage
1968/69
Arms and the Man
Doctor in the House
The Curious Savage
1969/70
Relatively Speaking
Waltz of the Toreadors
Pools Paradise
1970/71
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Pinocchio
Little Women
1971/72
Come As You Are
The Owl and the Pussycat went to see…
Strike Happy
1972/73
Tom Jones
Angels in Love
Tartuffe
1973/74
Miranda
Murder at the Vicarage
Blandings Castle
1974/75
Dangerous Corner
The Tale of the Red Dragon
Every Other Evening
1975/76
Murder at The Hollow
Hotel Paradiso
The Reluctant Debutante
1976/77
Post Horn Gallop
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Good Night Mrs. Puffin
1977/78
Celebration
Papertown Paperchase
Two and Two Make Sex
1978/79
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
The Wizard Of Oz
Canterbury Tales
1979/80
Snow Queen
Tell Tale Murder
There Goes The Bride
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1980/81
Murder With Love
Toad of Toad Hall
Bedroom Farce
1981/82
The Poker Session
Sing A Song of Sixpence
Maria Marten
1982/83
Fringe Benefits
The Camel's Back
Lark Rise**
1983/84
Bonaventure
Babes in the Magic Wood
Sisterly Feelings
1984/85
The Rivals
Hickory Dickory Dock
Children's Day
Tiddy Mun**
1985/86
Charley's Aunt
On The Razzle!
Season's Greetings
1986/87
The Shop at Sly Corner
Old Father Time
Who Goes Bare
1987/88
Joseph Andrews
Papertown Paperchase
Any Number Can Die
1988/89
Benefactors
Santa in Space
Strippers
1989/90
Daisy Pulls It Off
A Night on the Tiles
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Tom Jones**
1990/91
Murder by the Book
A Chorus of Disapproval
Little Women
1991/92
Trumpets and Raspberries
Blandings Castle
A Small Family Business
1992/93
Happy Birthday
Babes In the Wood
Ladies in Retirement
Scunthorpe Civic Theatre renamed The Plowright Theatre
1993/94
Season's Greetings
Run For Your Wife
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
1994/95
An Evening With Gary Lineker
Tom, the Piper's Son
Blithe Spirit
1995/96
Second From Last In the Sack Race
The Fifteen Streets
Ten Times Table
1996/97
The Weekend
Move Over Mrs. Markham
Rebecca
1997/98
The Magical World Of Aladdin
Communicating Doors
Passion Killers
1998/99
Family Planning
King Arthur
And Then There Were None
1999/2000
Post Horn Gallop
Fall
Kindly Keep It Covered
2000/01
Run for Your Wife
Lucky Sods
The Crucible*
2001/02
Blood Money
One O' Clock From the House
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell
2002/03
Shakers Re-Stirred
Private Lives
Time Of My Life
2003/04
Ladies of Spirit
Jane Eyre
Pratt of The Argus
2004/05
The Importance of Being Earnest
Haywire
Love Me Slender
2005/06
Anyone for Breakfast?
A Kiss on the Bottom
Life Goes On
2006/07
Habeas Corpus
Double Double
2007/08
RolePlay
Come On Jeeves
Canterbury Tales**
2008/09
Home is Where Your Clothes Are
The Office Party
Deadly Nightcap
2009/10
Relatively Speaking
Murdered to Death
Big Bad Mouse
2010/11
No Dinner for Sinners
It Could Be Any One Of Us
Perfect Wedding
2011/12
Ladies' Day
The Cemetery Club
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2012/13
Arsenic and Old Lace
A Kick in the Baubles
Up and Running!
2013/14
When We Are Married
Shady Business
Sleep No More
2014/15
How the Other Half Loves
A Sting in the Tale
Busybody
2015/16
Lucky Sods
Billy Liar
Nana's Naughty Knickers
2016/17
Happy Birthday
Private Lives
Caught in the Net
2017/18
The 39 Steps
I'll Get My Man
Outside Edge
2018/19
Charley's Aunt
Blithe Spirit
Post Horn Gallop
2019/20
Hobson's Choice
Heatstroke
No plays took place during the 2020/21 season due to the Coronavirus pandemic
2021/22
The Merry Widower
Just the Ticket
Spirit Level
2022/23
Beyond a Joke
Waiting for God
Haywire
2023/24
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville
Anybody for Murder?
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2024/25
Kindly Keep it Covered
When We Are Married
* Jointly presented with Little Theatre Club
** Scunthorpe Drama Federation production hosted or co-hosted by The Hospital Players