Historic Play List

This page displays a complete list plays performed by Incognito Theatre since it was founded.

1938

As You Like It William Shakespeare

1939

Minic Anon

1942

Ladies in Retirement Percy & Denham
Recipe for Murder Jeffrey Ashford
She Passed Through Lorraine Lionel Hale

1943

Kings of Nomania ?

1945

Give Me Yesterday Percy & Denham
Ladies in Retirement Percy & Denham
Till Further Orders Wilfred Massey
Whole Town's Talking Emerson & Loos

1946

Acacia Avenue M&D Constanduros
Gall and Honey Michael Fyodorof
Give Me Yesterday Percy & Denham
She Passed Through Lorraine Lionel Hale

1947

Goodness How Sad Robert Morley
She Passed Through Lorraine Lionel Hale
The Crime at Blossoms Mordaunt Shairp

1948

Acacia Avenue M&D Constanduros
Children in Uniform Christa Winslow
Eliza Comes to Stay H V Esmond
Hay Fever Noel Coward
The Long Christmas Dinner Thornton Wilder

1949

Arms and the Man Bernard Shaw
Doctor Brent’s Household Edward Percy
Lovely to Look At Philip Johnson

1950

Death is Neutral Norman Holland
Man Among Women Norman Holland
See How They Run Philip King
The Distaff Side John Van Druten
The Mollusc Hubert Henry Davies

1951

Dark Summer Wynyard Brown
Granite Clemence Dane
King’s Way Joan Brampton
Lady Killer Cyril Campion
Marry at Leisure Frank Vosper
Pygmalion Bernard Shaw
The Happiest Days of Your Life John Dighton
The Paragon R & M Pertwee

1952

Bonaventure Charlotte Hastings
Don’t Listen Ladies Sacha Guitry adapted by Powys & Bolton
Lace on her Petticoat Aimeé Stuart
No Room at the Inn ?
One Hundred Years Old H&H Granville-Barker
The Man with a Load of Mischief Ashley Dukes

1953

Hay Fever Noel Coward
Lady Mislaid Kenneth Horne
Robert’s Wife St. John Irvine
The Deep Blue Sea Terence Rattigan
They Came to a City J B Priestley

1954

Noah André Obey
The River Line Charles Morgan
The Secret Tent Elizabeth Addyman
The Shop at Shy Corner Edward Percy
Women of Twilight Sylvia Rayman

1955

After My Fashion Diana Morgan
Journey’s End R C Sherriff
Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon J B Priestley
The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams

1956

Home at Seven R C Sherriff
Sailor Beware P King & F Cary
Seasoned to Taste ITG Musical Revue
Still Life Noel Coward
Up and Running Derek Benfield

1957

And This Was Odd Kenneth Horne
Book of the Month Basil Thomas
Look Back in Anger John Osborne
The Green Bay Tree Mordaunt Shairp

1958

Easter August Strindberg
Ghosts Henryk Ibsen
Madam Louise Vernon Sylvaine
On Monday Next Philip King

1959

Candida Bernard Shaw
Epitaph for George Dillon Osborne & Creighton
The Chalk Garden Enid Bagnold
The Happy Marriage John Clements

1960

Doctor in the House Ted Willis
Flowering Cherry Robert Bolt
Summer and Smoke Tennessee Williams
The Snow Queen S Magito & R Weil

1961

All My Sons Arthur Miller
I’m Talking About Jerusalem Arnold Wesker
Roar Like a Dove Lesley Storm
Running Riot Derek Benstead

1962

Arsenic and Old Lace Joseph Kesselring
Bridge of Sighs Thomas Muschamp
The Wrong Side of the Park John Mortimer
Watch It Sailor P King & F Cary

1963

A Letter from the General Maurice McLoughlin
I am a Camera John Van Druten
The Caretaker Harold Pinter
When We Are Married J B Priestley

1964

Arms and the Man Bernard Shaw
Cat on the Fiddle John Dole
Juno and the Paycock Sean O’Casey
Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov

1965

Eden End J B Priestley
Next Time I’ll Sing to You James Saunders
The Light of Heart Emlyn Williams
Uncle Martino ?

1966

Ring Round the Moon Jean Anouilh
Roots Arnold Wesker
Semi Detached David Turner
Will Any Gentleman? Vernon Sylvaine

1967

Everything in the Garden Giles Cooper
Exit the King Eugene Ionescu
Gardens of Adonis ?
Rattle of a Simple Man Charles Dyer

1968

A Dolls' House Henryk Ibsen
All in Good Time Bill Naughton
The Chalk Garden Enid Bagnold
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee

1969

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Peter Nichols
Six Characters in search of an Author Luigi Pirandello
The Odd Couple Neil Simon
Waltz of the Toreadors Jean Anouilh

1970

A Phoenix Too Frequent Christopher Fry
Black Comedy Peter Shaffer
Hay Fever Noel Coward
Say Who You Are Waterhouse & Hall
The Lady’s Not For Burning Christopher Fry

1971

The Homecoming Harold Pinter
The Women in Possession Stephen Marshall
Wait until Dark Frederick Knott
Waters of the Moon N C Hunter

1972

Blithe Spirit Noel Coward
Breath of Spring Peter Coke
Home David Storey
My Three Angels S & B Spewack

1973

Happy Family Giles Cooper
Let’s All Go Down the Strand H & M Williams
The Dance Of Death August Strindberg
Waiting in the Wings Noel Coward

1974

Dangerous Corner J B Priestley
Plaza Suite Neil Simon
The Late Christopher Bean Emlyn Williams

1975

How the Other Half Loves Alan Ayckbourn
Our Town Thornton Wilder
The Anniversary Bill MacIllwraith
The Farm David Storey

1976

After my Fashion Diana Morgan
And a Little Love Besides Alan Plater
Ghosts Henryk Ibsen
Suddenly at Home Francis Durbridge

1977

Habeas Corpus Alan Bennett
Ladies in Retirement Percy & Denham
Who’s Who? Waterhouse & Hall

1978

Barefoot in the Park Neil Simon
George and Margaret Gerald Savory
Mixed Doubles Alan Ayckbourn
Three Months Gone D Howarth

1979

Gaslight Patrick Hamilton
The Linden Tree J B Priestley
Time Present John Osborne

1980

A Boston Story Ronald Gow
Forget Me Not Lane Peter Nichols
Kennedy’s Children Robert Patrick
Table Manners Alan Ayckbourn

1981

A Resounding Tinkle N F Simpson
Rookery Nook Ben Travers
The Dumb Waiter Harold Pinter
Time and Time Again Alan Ayckbourn
Wait until Dark Frederick Knott

1982

Abigail’s Party Mike Leigh
Alphabetical Order Michael Frayn
Outside Edge Richard Harris
The Old Country Alan Bennett

1983

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime Constance Cox
Rose Andrew Davies
The Dresser Ronald Harwood
What the Butler Saw Joe Orton

1984

Hedda Gabler Henryk Ibsen
Present Laughter Noel Coward
Ten Times Table Alan Ayckbourn
The Exorcism Don Taylor

1985

84 Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff
Charley’s Aunt Brandon Thomas
I Have Been Here Before J B Priestley
Signs of the Times Jeremy Kingston

1986

Anna’s Room Eileen Dryden
Round and Round the Garden Alan Ayckbourn
The Aspern Papers H James adpt by M Redgrave
The Day after the Fair Frank Harvey

1987

Pack of Lies Hugh Whitemore
Taking Steps Alan Ayckbourn
Thriller of the Year Glynn Jones

1988

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs David Halliwell
Sailor Beware P King & F Cary
The Anastasia File Royce Ryland
The Master Builder Henryk Ibsen

1989

Barefoot in the Park Neil Simon
Death Trap Ira Levin
Quartermaine’s Terms Simon Gray
The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde

1990

Candida Bernard Shaw
Educating Rita Willy Russel
One for the Road Willy Russel
When We Are Married J B Priestley

1991

Barnes’ People Peter Barnes
Benefactors Michael Frayn
Seasons Greetings Alan Ayckbourn
The Birthday Party Harold Pinter

1992

Harvey Mary Chase
Prin Andrew Davies
The Cherry Orchard Anton Chekhov
The Secretary Bird W Douglas Home

1993

Close of Play Simon Gray
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime Constance Cox
The Golden Pathway Annual Harding & Burrows
Woman in Mind Alan Ayckbourn

1994

Habeas Corpus Alan Bennett
Home at Seven R C Sherriff
The Dearly Beloved Phillip Osment
The Happy Marriage John Clements

1995

Enter a Free Man Tom Stoppard
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Christopher Hampton
Love Letters A F Gurney
The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir A Conan-Doyle

1996

A Month in the Country Ivan Turgenyev adapted by Brian Friel
Dancing at Lughnasa Brian Friel
Pygmalion Bernard Shaw
Wait until Dark Frederick Knott

1997

Out of Order Ray Cooney
Steel Magnolias Robert Harling
The Dresser Ronald Harwood
The Philanthropist Christophe Hampton

1998

A Chorus of Disapproval Alan Ayckbourn
An Evening with Alan Bennett Alan Bennett
Dog House Gina Moxley
Key for Two Chapman & Freeman
The Children’s Hour Lillian Hellman

1999

Bottom’s Dream Shakespeare, ITG
Dark Andrew Robinson
Equus Peter Shaffer
Outward Bound Sutton Vane
The Ideal Gnome Expedition David Wood
The Winslow Boy Terrence Rattigan
Uproar in the House A Marriottt & A Foot

2000

Antigone Jean Anouilh
Blithe Spirit Noel Coward
London Pride The Company
My Very Own Story Alan Ayckbourn
Not Now Darling R Cooney & J Chapman
On The Spot The Company
The Diary of Anne Frank F Goodrich & A Hackett
Top Girls Caryl Churchill

2001

Aladdin Forbes, Sprowson & Simmons
Daisy Pulls It Off Denise Deegan
Disposing of the Body Hugh Whitmore
La Ronde Arthur Snitzler
Racing Demon David Hare
Tartuffe Moliere
Trumpets & Raspberries Dario Fo
’Allo ‘Allo Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft

2002

A Man For All Seasons Robert Bolt
An Edwardian Christmas Eve Devised by Robin Dunn & Carrie Giles
Black Comedy Peter Shaffer
Comic Potential Alan Ayckbourn
Epsom Downs Howard Brenton
Joint ITG Youth “Best of British” with West Pearland Junior High, Texas “Anthology” Various Mark Twain
Rumours Neil Simon
The Edge of Darkness Brian Clemens
The Real Inspector Hound c/w Tom Stoppard
Trelawny of the “Wells” Arthur Wing Pinero

2003

An Experiment with an Air Pump Shelagh Stephenson
Confusions Alan Ayckbourn
I, Fred – The Destiny of a Dynasty Tony Bilbow & Mike Fentiman
On The Razzle - at Minack open air theatre Tom Stoppard
Play It Again Sam Woody Allen
The Bed Before Yesterday Ben Travers
The Comedy of Errors William Shakespeare
The Secret Rapture David Hare

2004

A Delicate Balance Edward Albee
Four Times an Angel - What Men Live By, The Cloak Leo Tolstoy & Clifford Bax
Outside Edge Richard Harris
Relative Values Noel Coward
Run For Your Wife Ray Cooney
The Office Party John Godber
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare
Women Beware Women Thomas Middleton

2005

Alarms and Excursions Michael Frayn
End of the Pier Tony Bilbow & Mike Fentiman
Funny Man Edd Turner, Chris Symons & Ann Deutsch
Hedda Gabler Henrick Ibsen
King Lear William Shakespeare
Memory of Water Shelagh Stephenson
The Miser Molière
Under Milk Wood Dylan Thomas

2006

A Small Family Business Alan Ayckbourn
Caucasian Chalk Circle Bertolt Brecht
Caught in the Net Ray Cooney
Closer Patrick Marber
The Morten Pessel Show Tony Bilbow & Mike Fentiman
Three Sisters Two Reza de Wet

2007

Dangerous Corner J B Priestley
Death on an Ocean Wave Tony Bilbow & Mike Fentiman
Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë
Journey's End R C Sherriff
The Imaginary Invalid Molière

2008

Abandonment Kate Atkinson
Abigail's Party Mike Leigh
Breaking the Code Hugh Whitemore
Deadly Nightcap Francis Durbridge
Humble Boy Charlotte Jones
Saturday, Sunday, Monday Eduardo De Filippo

2009

A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare
Accidental Death of an Anarchist Dario Fo
Our Country's Good Timberlake Wertenbaker
Season's Greetings Alan Ayckbourn
The Churchill Plot Tony Bilbow & Mike Fentiman
The House of Bernarda Alba Federico García Lorca

2010

Barefoot in the Park Neil Simon
Dinner Moira Buffini.
Harvey Mary Chase
New England Richard Nelson
Silences On! Various
Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame

2011

Once a Catholic Mary O'Malley
Port Authority Conor McPherson
The Bog of Cats Marina Carr
The Female of the Species Joanna Murray-Smith
The Victorian Job Tony Bilbow & Mike Fentiman

2012

Just Between Ourselves Alan Ayckbourne
Playbill Terence Rattigan
Plaza Suite Neil Simon
Rope Patrick Hamilton
Stags & Hens Willy Russell
Terra Nova Ted Tally

2013

84 Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff
A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen
Arsenic and Old Lace Joseph Kesselring
How the Other Half Loves Alan Ayckbourn
Play It Again Sam Woody Allen
When We Are Married J.B. Priestley

2014

And Then There Were None Agatha Christie
Teechers John Godber
The Cemetery Club Ivan Menchell
The Coarse Acting Show Michael Green
The Picture of Dorian Gray John Osborne
Yelena Reza de Wit

2015

Bacchae Euripides and translated by David Stuttard
Flint Street Nativity Tim Firth
Raving Paisley Day
Six Characters in search of an Author Luigi Pirandello adapted by Andrew Robinson
Steel Magnolias Robert Harling
Sunshine Boys Neil Simon
The Ladykillers Graham Linehan

2016

Brontë Polly Teale
Dial M for Murder Frederick Knott
Killing of Sister George Frank Marcus
Lend me a Tenor Ken Ludwig
The Italian Straw Hat Eugene Labiche
This Happy Breed Noel Coward

2017

An Enemy of the People Henrik Ibsen adapted by Michael Johnson
Bedroom Farce Alan Ayckbourn
Bouncers John Godber
Honour Joanna Murray-Smith
One Act Play Festival: Bookends, The Triplets, The Hebrew Lesson Scott Perry, John Reason, Wolf Mankowitz
Thriller of the Year Glyn Jones

2018

Blue Remembered Hills Dennis Potter
Lady Windermere's Fan Oscar Wilde
Night Must Fall Emlyn Williams
Quartet Ronald Harwood
The Anniversary Bill Macilwraith
The Game's Afoot Ken Ludwig
The Odd Couple - Female Version Neil Simon
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson adapted by Andrew Robinson

2019

An Evening with Gary Lineker Arthur Smith and Chris England
Fox on the Fairway Ken Ludwig
Strangers on a Train Craig Warner
The Old Country Alan Bennett
Tom Jones Joan Macalpine
Triple Bill Anton Chekhov, Rebecca Russell and Jenny Wafer

2020

Ghosts Henrik Ibsen

2021

No plays due to CoVid pandemic from February 2020 - October 2021
Charley's Aunt Brandon Thomas
It's Complicated Alan Ayckbourn and Nicholas Ridley

2022

3Women Katy Brand
Boom Bang-a-Bang Jonathan Harvey
How to Date a Feminist Samantha Ellis
Juno and the Paycock Seán O'Casey
The Nativity Tony Harrison

2023

A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens and adapted by Karen Louise Hebden
Deathtrap Ira Levin
Home David Storey
The Awkward Squad Karin Young
The Beauty Queen of Leenane Martin McDonagh
The Good Doctor Neil Simon
The Trojan Women Caroline Bird

2024

Autumn Winter Spring Summer Peter Lewis Drake
Caroline’s Kitchen Torben Betts
Gaslight Patrick Hamilton
Home, I’m Darling Laura Wade
Rabbit Hole David Lindsay-Abaire
The Weir Conor McPherson