New Writing: Playwrights (1955 - 1996)

Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre was founded in Scarborough by Stephen Joseph in 1955 with a principle aim of promoting new writing.
The page contains the names of all the playwrights who have had work professionally premiered by the company between 1955 and 1996 at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre (1955 - 1976) and the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round (1976 - 1996).

The Playwrights

Stockwell Allen: The Bed Life Of A Mad Boy (1961)
Cass Allen: Closing Number (1991)
Alan Ayckbourn: Full details of Alan Ayckbourn's plays can be found here on the accompanying page: New Writing: Alan Ayckbourn.
Leonard Barras: A Little Stiff Built Chap (1969); The Shy Gasman (1970)
Peter Blythe: Tom, Dick And Harry (1972); Having A Lovely Time (1973)
David Bramley: A Boat In The Backyard (1968)
Vanessa Brooks: Penny Blue (1994); Let's Pretend (1995); Love Me Slender (1996)
Diane Bull: Scraps (1976 - with Malcolm Hebden)
Derek Buttress: A Little Arrangement (1978)
David Campton: Dragons Are Dangerous (1955); Idol In The Sky (1956); Ring Of Roses (1958); Frankenstein (1959); Out Of The Flying Pan (1960); Soldier From The Wars Returning (1960); Mutatis Mutandis (1960); The Boys And The Girls (1961); Usher (1962); Comeback (1963); Dead And Alive (1964); Cock & Bull Story (1965); Carmilla (1972)
Steve Carley: The Edge (1997); Contacting Laura (1998)
Michael Cashman: Before Your Very Eyes (1983); Bricks 'n' Mortar (1984)
Peter Clough: Brontës (1975 - with Bob Eaton)
Michael Cook: Windy (1994)
Trevor Cooper: Out Front (1981)
Paul Copley: Trailer (1980); Tapster (1981); Calling (1986)
Janet Dale: The Christmas That nearly Wasn't (1974); The Adventures Of Bongo Bungle (1975); The Village That Woke Up Asleep (1975); Charlie's Christmas Countdown (1975); The Mystery Of The Lost City (1976); Bert Podger And The Great Game Robbery (1977)
Ruth Dixon: 'Prentice Pillar (1955); Honey In The Stone (1957)
Frank Dunai: The Parasol (1988)
Bob Eaton: Brontës (1975 - with Peter Clough); What The Devil! (1975 - with Polly Warren); The Adventures Of Dirty Dick (1976); Robin Hood And The Magic Forest (1976); Westwood Coronation Day Street Party (1977)
Tim Firth: A Man Of Letters (1991); Neville's Island (1992); A Bigger Slice Of The Pie (1992); The End Of The Food Chain (1993)
Christopher Fry / Kerry Gardner: The Brontës Of Haworth (1985)
Kerry Gardner / Christopher Fry: The Brontës Of Haworth (1985)
Richard Gill: The Station People (1962)
Eleanor D Glaser: Circle Of Love (1955); Call The Selkie Home (1956)
Morris Gleitzman: Two Weeks With The Queen (1994)
Christopher Godwin: The Guv'nor (1976)
Derrick Goodwin: Abiding Passions (1990)
R G Gregory: Death At The New Year (1962)
Tessa Harrison: Kidstuff (1979)
Peter Hawkins: The Dynamic Death-Defying Leap Of Timothy Satupon The Great (1969)
Blake Heathcote: Three Men In A Boat (1990); Augustus Carp, Esq. (1991)
Malcolm Hebden: Scraps (1976 - with Diane Bull)
Ray Herman: One For The Road (1971)
Norman Horner: Stranger In The Family (1961)
Denys Ives: March Of Time (1965)
J W James: A Sense Of Loss (1958)
Peter King: All Together Now (1973); Away From It All (1974); The Ballroom (1988)
Stephen Lavell: Absolutely Free (1980)
Stephen Lowe: Stars (1976); Shooting, Fishing And Riding (1977)
Joan Macalpine: David Copperfield (1961); A Thief In Time (1962)
Stephen Mallatratt: An Englishman's Home (1975); The Chimes (1975); Mother Country (1976); Saint Trixie (1979); Touch Wood And Whistle (1986); Pay Day Night (1986); The Woman In Black (1987); The Haunt Of Mr Fossett (1988); The Turn Of The Screw (1988)
David Millard: The Wizard Of Oz (1978)
William Norfolk: We've Minds Of Our Own (1961); Nine Floors, Not Counting The Mezzanine (1962); The Birds And The Well-Wishers (1962)
R R Oliver: Imaginary Lines (1985)
John Pattison: The Donkeys Are Eating Their Lunch (1989); Pull For The Shore (1989); Sand In The Sandwiches (1989)
Julian Perkins: Appropriate Channels (1994)
Alan Plater: See The Pretty Lights (1965); Hop, Step And Jump (1967)
Eric Prince: Love Is In The Air (1994)
Catherine Prynne: The Ornamental Hermit (1957)
James Saunders: Alas, Poor Fred (1959)
Peter Robert Scott: One Over The Eight (1992)
Robert Shearman: White Lies (1994)
Dave Sheasby: Apple Blossom Afternoon (1992)
Alison Skilbeck: Housey, Housey (1977)
Jennifer Smith: Tranio's Box (1972)
Mike Stott: The Play Of Mata Hari (1965)
Charles Thomas: Prince On A White Bike (1992)
Brian Thompson: Patriotic Bunting (1978); Tishoo (1979); The Conservatory (1981)
Peter Tinniswood: You Should See Us Now (1981); At The End Of The Day (1983); The Village Fete (1991)
Paul Todd: On Me Todd (1978)
Hilda Valentine: Halfway To Heaven (1959)
Polly Warren: What The Devil! (1975 - with Bob Eaton)
Mervyn Watson: Reversed Charges (1978)
Christine Welch: Once Upon A Time (1978); Once More Upon A Time (1979)
Ken Whitmore: Travelling Hopefully (1978)
Clifford Williams: The Disguises of Arlecchino (1956)
Colin Wilson: Viennese Interlude (1959)
Jurneman (Joan) Winch: Turn Right At The Crossroads (1955); Wuthering Heights (1956)
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Please do not reproduce without crediting the website and author.