Zurika
Operetta, performed in the Church Rooms, New Tupton March 1938
The following plays were performed at the Old Tupton Association Hall, by Old Tupton Methodist Dramatic Society:
Uncle John From Yorkshire
One Act, January 1956
Three Half Crowns
by John J Melluish. Three Act farce. January 1957
Pearly Pearls & Uncle Ben
Two Act & One Act farces January 1958
Wishing Well
by E Eynon Evans. Three Act comedy January 1959
Mr Satyas Great Idea
One Act. For the British & Foreign Bible Society, at the Court House, Clay Cross, April 1959
The Younger End
by Wilfred Massey. Three Act comedy January 1960
See How They Run
by Philip King. Three Act farce February 1961
The following plays were performed by a cast from Old Tupton Methodist Church, in the Church
Thirty Pieces Of Silver
Easter play, March 1975 – the first of our Easter plays
Night On The Hill
Easter play, April 1976
The Unexpected Visitor
Christmas play, December 1976
We Want Barabbas
Easter play, April 1977
The Masterpiece
Christmas play, December 1977
Saints Of God
Easter play, March 1978
The Righteous Man
Easter play, April 1979
Most of the following plays were performed on the stage in the Schoolroom at Old Tupton Methodist Church:
Bitter Heart
by G R Myres. Easter play, April 1980
Painted Sparrows
by Guy Paxton & Edward Hoile. Three Act play, December 1980
The Vigil
by Ladislas Fodor. Easter play, April 1981
Wishing Well
by E Eynon Evans. Three Act, February 1982
Count Me Out
Easter play, April 1982
The Ninth Hour
Easter play, March 1983
The Victory Of The Cross
Easter play, April 1984
On The Hill
Easter play, April 1985
Ma’s Bit O’ Brass
By Roland Gow. Three Act comedy, November 1985
by Elizabeth Hale
Easter play, March 1986, also performed at Stonebroom Methodist
Basinful Of The Briny
by Leslie Sands. Three Act comedy, November 1986
Three Men
by Betty Haworth. Easter play, April 1987
Bless This House
by E Eynon Evans. Thee Act, November 1987
The House Top
by Cecil Tugman
Easter play, March 1988, also performed at Stonebroom Methodist
Bonaventure
by Charlotte Hastings. Three Act, November 1988
The Easter Story
By N Parker
Easter play, March 1989, also performed at St Bartholomew’s Church, Clay Cross
Sailor Beware
by Philip King. Three Act comedy, November 1989
The Brothers
by Elizabeth Hale. Easter play, April 1990
Jane Eyre
adapted by Helen Jerome. Three Act, November 1990
No Name In The Street
by Edward Murch. Easter play, March 1991
When We Are Married
by J B Priestley. Three Act comedy, December 1991
His Mother
Easter play, April 1992
Dark Lucy
by Philip King & Parnell Bradbury. Three Act, November 1992
Love’s A Luxury
by Guy Paxton & Edward V Hoile. Three Act farcical comedy, February 1993
Clerical Errors
by Georgina Reid. Comedy, April 1993
Pageant
June 1993 – for the Church’s 150th Anniversary Celebrations
Gathering Storm
by Gordon Glennon. Three Act, November 1993
Wedding Of The Year
by Norman Robbins. Three Act comedy, February 1994
By Thy Glorious Resurrection
by Irene Caudwell. Easter play, March 1994
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
adapted by Constance Cox. Three Act comedy, November 1994
Haul For The Shore
by Jean McConnell. Three Act comedy, February 1995
Scarlet Ribbon
by Rae Shirley. Three Act, April 1995
Here We Come Gathering
by Philip King & Anthony Armstrong. Three Act comedy, November 1995
Goodnight Mrs Puffin
by Arthur Lovegrove. Three Act comedy, February 1996
The Victory Of The Cross
by M Creagh-Henry .Easter play, April 1996
Because Of The Lockwoods
adapted by Constance Cox. Three Act, November 1996
I’ll Get My Man
by Philip King. Three Act farce, January 1997
The Hill
by Sylvia Read. Easter play, March 1997, also performed at Heanor Baptist & Stonebroom Methodist
The Woman In White
adapted by Constance Cox. Three Act, November 1997
Pool’s Paradise
by Philip King. Three Act farce, February 1998
Eyes Upon The Cross
by Don A Mueller. Easter play, April 1998, also performed at Somercotes Hill Methodist Church
Death And The Maiden
by Georgina Reid. Three Act, November 1998
by Derek Benfield. Three Act farce, February 1999
Not This Man But Barabbas
by Walter Stacey. Easter play, March 1999, also performed at Somercotes Hill
If Four Walls Told
by Edward Percy. Three Acts, November 1999
Bitter Heart
by G R Myers
Easter play, April 2000, also performed at Heanor, Somercotes Hill & Stonebroom
See How They Run
by Philip King. Three Act farce, June 2000, also performed at Clay Cross Social Centre
Hopes & Dreams
by Graham Kendrick, Paul Field & Stephen Deal
Performed by Clay Cross Methodist Circuit, at Clay Cross Social Centre, Mortimer Wilson School, Stonebroom St Peter & Newton Methodist, 2000
Maiden Ladies
by Guy Paxton & Edward V Hoile. Three Act comedy, March 2001
On The Hill by Edward Murch & Sorrow Into Joy by Dorothy Myring
Easter plays, April 2001, also performed at Somercotes Hill
Mist over the Mistletoe
Dan Sutherland. Three Act, November 2001
The Late Mrs Early
by Norman Robbins. Three Act comedy, April/May 2002
Shop At Sly Corner
by Edward Percy. Three Act, November 2002
The First Easter
by Les Ellison. Easter play, April 2003
The Secret Tent
by Elizabeth Addyman. Three Act, November 2003
Friday To Sunday by Joan Hardy and The Rose Has Thorns by Edward Bennett
Easter plays, April 2004
Fish Out Of Water
by Derek Benfield. Comedy, November 2004
Marigold Meadows
by Andrew Dennis. Comedy, February 2005
Message Of Easter
by Betty Haworth. Easter play, March 2005
Lloyd George Knew My Father
by William Douglas Home. November 2005
Pick Of The Season
by Jean McConnell. Three Act comedy, February 2006
Innocent Blood
by Thomas Doran. Easter play, April 2006
School for Spinsters
by Roland Pertwee. Three Act, November 2007
The Proof Of The Poison
by Falkland L Cary & Philip Weathers. Three Act, February 2007
Once To Every Man
by Frank Cumbers. Easter play, April 2007
by R F Delderfield. Three Act comedy. November/December 2007
by T B Morris. Easter play. March 2008
Quiet Weekend
by Esther McCracken. Three Act comedy. November 2008
Ladies In Retirement
by Edward Percy & Reginald Denham. Three Act. March 2009
The Sanhedrin Court by W.G.R.G. and A Stranger On The Road by Beatrix Carter
Easter plays, April 2009
Busybody
by Jack Popplewell. Three Act comedy, December 2009
The Happiest days of Your Life
by John Dighton. Three Act comedy, April 2010
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie. Three Act. November 2010
Watch It, Sailor!
by Philip King & Falkland L Cary. Three Act comedy. March 2011
John Mark
Easter play by Betty Haworth
April 2011
Annie, One, Two, Three
by David Summers A Murder Mystery in two acts
November 2011
Thirty Pieces of Silver
Easter play by Charles Stewart Black
April 2012
Blithe Spirit
An improbable farce by Noel Coward
April 2012
Cat's Cradle
by Leslie Sands
November 2012
The Other Carpenter
a one-act play for Easter by John F Wells
March 2013
Independent Means
by Stanley Houghton
April 2013
Rock A Bye Sailor
by Philip King and Falkland L Cary
November 2013
Three One Act Plays
'The Dear Departed' a comedy by Stanley Houghton
'Lonesome-Like' by Harold Brighouse
'Fumed Oak' by Noel Coward
April 2014
Vinegar - a one act play for Easter
by DJD Smart
April 2014
Murder for the Asking
by Derek Benfield
November 2014
From Cyrene to Jerusalam
by C H Badley Easter 2015
Three One Act Plays
'Russian Salad' by Philip Johnson
'April Dawn' by Philip Johnson
'Grannie's A Hundred' by Ronald Gow
April 2015
Strike Happy
a farcical comedy by Duncan Greenwood
November 2015
This Innocent Man
by C.H. Badley, Easter 2016
Murder by Misadventure
by Edward Taylor April 2016
Gaslight
by Patrick Hamilton Nov/December 2016
Friends and Neighbours
by Austin Steele
a comedy in two acts, March 2017
The Three Mothers
by C H Badley
Easter, April 2017
Spring and Port Wine
by Bill Naughton
Nov/Dec 2017
Is it True?
A play for Easter in a prologue and five scenes
by C H Badley
Easter, March 2018
Snake in the Grass
by Alan Ayckbourn
May 2018
The Ghost Train
by Arnold Ridley
Nov/Dec 2018
Fallen Angels
by Noel Coward
9 to 13 April 2019
Quartet
by Ronald Harwood
November 2019
(No productions for two years due to Covid 19)
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Andrew Bradley
November 2021
Beside the Seaside
by Leslie Sands
29 Nov - 3 Dec 2022
Wanted, One Body
by Charles Dyer
A farcical chiller
28 Nov - 2 Dec 2023