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Plays: 1980

1980: LIBERTY HALL - Michael Frayn (Greenwich Theatre) Julian Fellowes, Anthony Sharpe, Rowena Cooper, Rikki Fulton, George Cole, Jill Meager, Oliver Cotton; dir:Alan Dossor [24pp; notes, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1980: PRIVATE LIVES - Noel Coward (Greenwich Theatre) Michael Jayston, Maria Aitken, Jenny Quayle, Ian Collier, Lesley Gregson; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; illustrated article, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1980: JOHN BULL'S OTHER ISLAND - G.B.Shaw (Greenwich Theatre) Christopher Benjamin, Patrick Duggan, Tony Doyle, P.G.Stephens, Sorcha Cusack, John Biggerstaff, Chris Gannon, Doyne Byrd; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; illustrated article, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1980: ALL TOGETHER NOW - Peter Buckman (Greenwich Theatre) Colin Blumenau, Terry Molloy, Michael Mellinger, Patsy Rowlands, Tony Steedman, David Riley; dir:Peter Dews [24pp; notes, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1980: DIRTY LINEN, and NEW-FOUND-LAND - Stoppard (Greenwich Theatre) Crawford Logan, Reginald Jessup, Derren Nesbitt, Ian Gardiner; dir:Ed Berman [16pp; biographies, notes] £2

1980: AN INSPECTOR CALLS (Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead) Clifford Rose, Henry Moxon, June Brown [24pp; cast photos; VG] £3

1980: THREADS (Hampstead Theatre) Robbie Coltrane, Phyllis Logan, Mark Windsor, Pat Doyle; dir:Robin Lefevre [20pp; VG] £2

1980: CONSIDER MY POSITION (Yvonne Arnaud) Paula Wilcox, Lance Percival, Hugh Lloyd, Ian Wallace [20pp; cast biogs and photos; VG] £3

1980: IN PRAISE OF LOVE (Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon) Cambridge Theatre Company: Jonathan Newth, Barbara Young, Clive Carter; dir:Sheila Hancock [20pp; production photos; VG] £3

1980: JANE - Somerset Maugham (Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford) Barbara Lott, Toby Robins, Jerome Willis, Edward Brayshaw, Brian Jameson, Julian Barnes, Marsha Fitzalan [20pp; cast photos; VG] £3

1980: THE GIRL IN MELANIE KLEIN - James Saunders (Watford Palace Theatre) Frank Finlay, Elizabeth Bennett, Susan Penhaligon, Renee Asherson, Robert Flemyng, Frank Wylie, Howard Lew Lewis; dir:Michael Attenborough [20pp; biographies; VG] £2

1980: TOAD OF TOAD HALL - A.A.Milne/Kenneth Grahame (Old Vic) Ian Talbot, David King, Terry Wale, Barrie Jaimeson; dir:David Conville [16pp, 5.75x8.25; cast list, programme notes, illustrations, synopsis of scenes, biographies with charming line drawings, production photo etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1980: THE HOTHOUSE - Harold Pinter (Ambassadors) Derek Newark, Angela Pleasence, James Grout, Edward de Souza, Michael Forrest; dir:Pinter [20pp, 5.75x8.25; biographies, 5 photos etc.; VG] £4

1980: THE LAST OF MRS.CHEYNEY - Lonsdale (Cambridge) Joan Collins, Simon Williams, James Villiers, Elspeth March, Michael Aldridge, David Killick, Moyra Fraser; dir:Nigel Patrick [20pp, 5.75x8.25; biographies, 9 photos etc.; VG] £4

1980: THE MONKEY WALK - John Murray (Yvonne Arnaud) Patrick Mower; dir:Charles Ross [20pp; photos; light vertical bend, else VG] £2

1980: NIGHT AND DAY - Stoppard (Greenwich Theatre) Maureen Lipman, Jack Hedley; dir:Edward de Souza [16pp; VG] £2

1980: PIAF - Gems (Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe) Library Theatre Company production, w.Yvonne Edgell; dir:Howard Lloyd-Lewis [8pp quadruple-fold; photos; VG] £2

1980: PRIVATES ON PARADE - Nichols (Forum Theatre, Wythenshawe) Library Theatre Company production: Russell Dixon, Matthew Marsh; dir:Howard Lloyd-Lewis [8pp quadruple-fold; photo; VG] £2

1980: THE CASE OF DAVID ANDERSON Q.C. - Hale (Traverse Theatre) Corin Redgrave, Jon Croft, Phyllis Logan; dir:Chris Parr [12pp A4 sheets stapled together; folded; VG] £3

1980: THE DRESSER - Harwood (Queen's) Freddie Jones, Tom Courtenay, Jane Wenham; dir:Michael Elliott [24pp; photos] £3

1980 (Sep): TAKING STEPS - Ayckbourn (Lyric) Dinsdale Landen, Nicola Pagett, Michael Maloney; dir:Michel Rudman [28pp; photos; VG] £3

1980: STAGE STRUCK - Gray (Vaudeville) Alan Bates, Nigel Stock, Sheila Ballantine; dir:Stephen Hollis [24pp; photos; VG] £3

1980: MAKE AND BREAK - Frayn (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Leonard Rossiter, Prunella Scales, James Grout, Peter Blythe; dir:Michael Blakemore [36pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 8 production photos etc.; VG] £4

1980 (Oct): RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN - Dyer (Savoy) Pauline Collins, John Alderton, John Challis; dir:Peter Egan [32pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 7 photos etc.; VG] £4

1980 (Feb): BORN IN THE GARDENS - Peter Nichols (Globe) Beryl Reid, Barry Foster, Peter Bowles, Jan Waters; dir:Clifford Williams [24pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1980: BEECHAM (Apollo) Timothy West, Terry Wale [20pp; photos; slightly rumpled, else VG] £2

1980: DUET FOR ONE (Duke of York's) Frances de la Tour, David de Keyser [32pp; 7 rehearsal photos; punch holes, else VG] £2

1980: ILLUMINATIONS - Peter Jenkins (Lyric, Hammersmith) Paul Eddington, Bill Nighy, Nigel Stock, Judy Loe; dir:Richard Cottrell [24pp; photos; stylish programme] £3

1980: A LIFE - Hugh Leonard (Old Vic) Abbey Theatre Company: Cyril Cusack, Dearbhla Molloy, Maureen Toal, Philip O'Flynn; dir:Joe Dowling [20pp; notes, cast photos; VG] £3

1980: THE DRESSER - Harwood (Manchester Royal Exchange) Freddie Jones, Tom Courtenay, Isabel Dean; dir:Michael Elliott [16pp; 8.25x11.75; historical photos & others; light marks on cover] £4

Plays: 1981

1981: HOUSE GUEST - Francis Durbridge (Theatre Royal, Brighton) Jane Cussons, Sarah Bullen, Susan Hampshire, Gerald Harper, Richard Gale, Philip Stone, Barry Stokes, Barbara Atkinson, Ralph Greader; dir:Val May [20pp; cast list, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1981: JUST A VERSE AND CHORUS (Greenwich Theatre) Roy Hudd, Billy Dainty, Caro Gurney, Roy Macready, Penelope Nice, Dudley Stevens; dir:Robin Midgley and Patrick McIntyre [24pp; illustrated articles, cast biographies w.photos, notes; VG] £3

1981: THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (Greenwich Theatre) Leigh Lawson, Maria Aitken, William Lucas, Harold Kasket, Wensley Pithey, James Cossins, Christopher Hancock, Marilyn Cutts; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; illustrated article, cast biographies etc.; VG] £3

1981: LOOSE ENDS (Hampstead Theatre) Kevin McNally, Anna Nygh, Ron Cook [20pp; biographies; VG] £2

1981: PRESENT LAUGHTER - Coward (Greenwich Theatre) Donald Sinden, Gwen Watford, Belinda Lang, Dinah Sheridan, Julian Fellowes, Polly Adams; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; notes, biographies; VG] £3

1981: 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD (Ambassadors) Rosemary Leach, David Swift, Charmian May [20pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1981: THE CASE OF THE FRIGHTENED LADY (Churchill Theatre, Bromley) Faith Brook, John Arnatt, Lucy Gutteridge, Tony Caunter, David Troughton, Denys Hawthorne [24pp; cast photos; VG] £3

1981: ROSE (Salisbury Playhouse) Christine Edmonds, Edward Halstead [20pp; biographies; VG] £2

1981: DIRTY LINEN and NEW-FOUND LAND (Shaw Theatre) Mandy Rice-Davies, Henry McGee, Robin Halstead, Reginald Jessup [8pp; biographies; very slight edge damage, else VG] £2

1981: STEAMING - Nell Dunn (Comedy Theatre) Jo Warne, Stewart Harwood, Georgina Hale, Maria Charles, Brenda Blethyn, Sheila Ruskin, Meg Davies; dir:Roger Smith [20pp; biographies, production photos; VG] £4

1981: WAR WITH THE NEWTS - Murray/Capek (Riverside Studios) Michael Ames, Henry Davis, Txi Whizz; dir:Ken Campbell [thrice-folded 16.5x23.5 single sheet, forming poster for the show (featuring the smiling cast); VG] £4

1981: WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY? - Clark (Yvonne Arnaud) Simon Ward, Paula Wilcox; dir:Brian Hewitt-Jones [20pp; VG] £2

1981: THE GOLDEN AGE - A.R.Gurney Jnr. (Greenwich) Constance Cummings, Angela Thorne, Vincent Marzello; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; biographies, photos, notes; VG] £4

1981: THE BEASTLY BEATITUDES OF BALTHAZAR B - Donleavy (Duke of York's) Simon Callow, Patrick Ryecart, Sylvia Coleridge; dir:Ron Daniels [28pp; 3 photos; VG] £3

1981: ARMS AND THE MAN (Lyric) Richard Briers, Peter Egan, Richard Pearson, Pat Heywood, Anna Nygh, Anthony Pedley, Alice Krige, dir:Jonathan Lynn [32pp; rehearsal photos, biographies, article by Vivian Elliot; w.flyer; VG] £4

1981: GOOSE-PIMPLES (Garrick) Marion Bailey, Jill Baker, Jim Broadbent, Paul Jesson, Antony Sher; devised by Mike Leigh [24pp; 11 production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1981: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (Albery) Trevor Eve, Elizabeth Quinn, Irene Sutcliffe [28pp; cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £3

1981: TONIGHT AT 8.30 (Lyric) Cambridge Theatre Company: John Standing, Estelle Kohler, Hugh Lloyd, Susie Blake, Zulema Dene; dir:Jonathan Lynn [32pp; production photos, cast biographies, illustrated article; "Complimentary" stamped on cover; VG] £4

1981: DUET FOR ONE - Kempinski (Duke of York's) Frances de la Tour, David de Keyser [28pp; rehearsal photos, biographies; VG] £4

1981 (Jan): DUET FOR ONE - Kempinski (Duke of York's) Frances de la Tour, David de Keyser; dir:Roger Smith [24pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 7 photos etc.; VG] £4

1981: SATYRICON - Peter Collins/Peter Benedict (Phoenix) Peter Benedict, Edward Bryant, Jamie Cresswell, Simon Green, Nick Hirst, Gary Martin, David Napier, Nicholas Orchard, William Parker, Peter Stenson, Robbie Swales; dir:Peter Benedict [20pp, 5.25x8.5; 13 cast photos; w.flyer, and newscutting with cast photo; VG] £4

1981: MOVING - Price (Queen's) Penelope Keith, Peter Jeffrey, Barbara Ferris [20pp; production photos] £2

1981 (Feb): ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST - Fo (Wyndham's) Andy de la Tour, Gavin Richards, Pat Brackenbury [24pp; biographies, articles] £2

1981 (Jul): ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST - Fo (Wyndham's) John Surman, Gavin Richards, Susan Denaker [28pp; biographies, articles] £2

1981: ALL MY SONS - Miller (Wyndham's) Colin Blakely, Rosemary Harris [28pp; photos] £3

1981: CHAPTER TWO - Neil Simon (Lyric Hammersmith) Gary Waldhorn, George Layton, Maureen Lipman, Lynda Bellingham [20pp; biographies, notes; VG] £3

1981: FAVOURITE NIGHTS - Stephen Poliakoff (Lyric Hammersmith) Peter Postlethwaite, Susan Tracy, John Duttine [24pp; biographies, notes; VG] £3

1981: THE DAME OF SARK - William Douglas Home (Connaught Theatre, Worthing) Jean Anderson, John Bentley, Basil Hoskins, Jo-Anne Good, Bernard Martin, Maurice Thorogood, Philip Godawa, David Rose, Richard Drabble, Jeannie Harris, Chris Taylor; dir:Leonard White [16pp, 7.5x10; cast list, notes, biographies (w.photos); slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1981: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - Joseph Kesselring (Connaught Theatre, Worthing) Betty Turner, Marjorie Wilde, Michael Cochrane, Richard Latham, Pat Terry, Buster Merryfield, Martin Cochrane; dir:Mark Woolgar [16pp, 7.5x10; cast list, notes, biographies (w.photos); slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1981 (Oct): SUBMARINERS - McClenaghan (Plymouth Hoe Theatre) Ian Reddington, Nick Burnell, David Kincaid, Tim Swinton, Philip Blaine; dir:Chris Hayes [16pp, 4x12; biographies, illustrated articles etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1981 (Nov): NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH - Robert David MacDonald/James Hadley Chase (Plymouth Hoe Theatre) Tracy Boden, Elsa O'Toole, Tim Swinton, Brian Abbot, Garry Cooper; dir:Lizzi Becker [16pp, 4x12; biographies, photos, illustrated articles etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1981: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD - Mark Medoff (Albery) Souvenir Brochure Elizabeth Quinn, Trevor Eve, Irene Sutcliffe, Edward Lee Kelly [20pp; large-size programme 8.25x11.75; production photos, cast photos, biographies, articles, notes; VG] £5

1981: MEPHISTO - Ariane Mnouchkine (Round House) Oxford Playhouse Company: Clive Wood, Ian McDiarmid, Godfrey Jackman, Cleo Sylvestre, Alyson Spiro, Martyn Stanbridge; dir:Gordon McDougall [8pp, 8.25x11.75; large-size programme; programme notes, political chronology; VG] £2

1981: CAVALCADE (Redgrave Theatre, Farnham) Souvenir Brochure
Jennifer Wilson, Laurence Carter, Christina Matthews, John Hughes; dir:David Horlock [56pp, 8.25x11.75; a substantial large-size glossy souvenir, with synopsis of scenes, cast biographies, 23 rehearsal and production photos, full list of the 300 "Cavalcaders" participating in the production, 6 colour illustrations from the original production, reproductions of the original press reviews, extensive illustrated articles, line-drawings etc. etc.; VG] £6

Plays: 1982

1982: THE JEWELLER'S SHOP - Karol Wojtyla (Westminster Theatre) Hannah Gordon, Gwen Watford, Paul Daneman, Christopher Blake, John Carson, Lalla Ward, Dominic Guard; dir:Robin Phillips [24pp, 5.75x8.25; photo of Pope John Paul (Karol Wojtyla) with the translator (Boleslaw Taborski); cast list, biographies w.photos, credits; minor marks else VG] £4

1982: CARDS ON THE TABLE - Agatha Christie (Vaudeville) Gordon Jackson, Margaret Courtenay, Derek Waring, Pauline Jameson, Belinda Carroll, Mary Tamm, Gary Raymond; dir:Peter Dews [24pp; cast list, nine production photos, credits; minor marks, else VG] £4

1982: IT AIN'T HALF HOT MUM - David Croft and Jimmy Perry (Birmingham Hippodrome) Windsor Davies, Melvyn Hayes, Don Estelle, Donald Hewlett, Michael Knowles, Christopher Mitchell, Kenneth MacDonald, Dino Shafeek [16pp; production and cast photos; slight split to spine, else VG] £3

1982: BEAUTIFUL DREAMER - Roy Hudd (Greenwich Theatre) Simon Green, Christina Matthews, Dorothy Vernon, Ian Burford, Paul Bentley, Harry Dickman; dir:Roger Haines [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos; VG] £3

1982: FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS - Terence Rattigan (Greenwich Theatre) Peter Woodward, Richard Gibson, Jeremy Sinden, Sheila Nash, Hugh Hastings, Clive Francis, Jane Booker, Ian McCurrach, Christine McKenna, Luke Aris/Julian Jiggins; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; biographies, illustrated articles etc.; VG] £3

1982: DUCKING OUT - Eduardo de Filippo (Greenwich Theatre) Warren Mitchell, Gillian Barge, Leslie Sands, Diane Bull, Kevin Lloyd, Alan Devlin; dir:Mike Ockrent [24pp; biographies, illustrated article etc.; VG] £3

1982: AUNT MARY (Donmar Warehouse) Alfred Marks, Timothy Spall, Barry Jackson, Ann Way [8pp, single sheet twice-folded; biographies, notes; VG] £2

1982: THE RULES OF THE GAME (Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford) Leonard Rossiter, Nigel Nobes, Mel Martin, Ken Wynne; dir:Anthony Quayle [20pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £2

1982: HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES (Palace Theatre, Watford) Ann Windsor, Ann Penfold, Terence Longden; dir:Patrick Lau [20pp; cast photos and biographies; minor marks, else VG] £3

1982: STUFFING IT (Tricycle) Denys Hawthorne, Adrian Dunbar, Robert Glenister; dir:Robert Cooper [12pp; cast photos and biographies; minor marks, else VG] £2

1982: ROCKET TO THE MOON - Odets (Hampstead Theatre) David Burke, Annabel Leventon, Harold Innocent, John Woodvine, Peter Kelly [24pp; biographies, articles; VG] £3

1982: MESSIAH - Martin Sherman (Hampstead Theatre) Maureen Lipman, Matyelok Gibbs, Jack Klaff, Clive Swift; dir:Ronald Eyre [20pp; cast biographies; VG] £3

1982: BRING ME SUNSHINE, BRING ME SMILES (Shaw Theatre) Tynewear Theatre Company: Tim Healy, Neil Daglish [16pp; illustrated articles, biographies; VG] £2

1982: FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (Fortune) Peter Marinker, Stuart Fox, Jeffrey Chiswick, Stuart Milligan, Saul Reichlin, Stephen Frost, Jane Bertish; dir:Lou Stein [20pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1982: DESIGN FOR LIVING (Greenwich) Maria Aitken, Gary Bond, Ian Ogilvy, Roland Curram; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies; VG] £4

1982: STEAMING - Nell Dunn (Comedy Theatre) Georgina Hale, Brenda Blethyn, Maria Charles; dir:Roger Smith [20pp; 5.8x8.1; 4 production photos; VG] £4

1982: STEAMING - Nell Dunn (Comedy Theatre) Toni Palmer, Stewart Harwood, Carol White, Pamela Sholto, Jane Gurnett, Alison Skilbeck, Geraldine Fitzgerald; dir:Roger Smith [20pp, 5.8x8.1; 4 production photos; minor marks, else VG] £4

1982: SEASON'S GREETINGS - Ayckbourn (Greenwich) Bernard Hepton, Barbara Ferris, Peter Vaughan, Bridget Turner, Gareth Hunt, Marcia Warren, Nigel Havers; dir:Alan Ayckbourn [24pp; biographies, photos, notes; VG] £3

1982: DUCKING OUT - Eduardo de Filippo (Duke of York's) Warren Mitchell, Leslie Sands, Gillian Barge, Diane Bull, Kevin Lloyd, Alan Devlin [28pp; cast photos and biographies; w.flyer; VG] £4

1982: PRIVATE DICK (Whitehall) Robert Powell, Lee Montague [12pp; cast photos and biographies; attractive programme; VG] £4

1982: NUTS (Whitehall) Anne Twomey, Ron Berglas, Michael Cadman, Philip Guard; dir:David Gilmore [28pp; 7 production photos, biographies; w.flyer; VG] £4

1982: ANOTHER COUNTRY - Mitchell (Queen's) Daniel Day Lewis, John Dougall, Anthony Calf, Simon Roberts, Guy Henry, John Westbrook; dir:Stuart Burge [28pp; cast photos and biographies, articles; VG] £4

1982: CAN'T PAY? WON'T PAY! (Criterion) Alfred Molina, Maggie Steed, Sylvester McCoy [24pp; photos, biographies; VG] £3

1981: THE BEASTLY BEATITUDES OF BALTHAZAR B - Donleavy (Duke of York's) Simon Callow, Patrick Ryecart, Sylvia Coleridge, Lally Bowers, Susan Gilmore, Noel Howlett; dir:Ron Daniels [24pp; 3 photos; VG] £3

1982: NOISES OFF - Frayn (Savoy) Paul Eddington, Patricia Routledge, Michael Aldridge, Nicky Henson, Jan Waters [28pp; cast photos and production shots; this was the original production; a somewhat tatty copy] £2

1982: DESIGN FOR LIVING - Coward (Globe) Maria Aitken, Gary Bond, Ian Ogilvy; dir:Alan Strachan [32pp; 16 photos; VG] £4

1982 (Apr): CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD - Medoff (Albery) Elizabeth Quinn, Trevor Eve; dir:Gordon Davidson [24pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 12+ photos etc.; VG] £4

1982 (Aug): CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD - Medoff (Albery) Elizabeth Quinn, Oliver Cotton; dir:Gordon Davidson [24pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 14 photos etc.; VG] £4

1982 (Mch): ALL MY SONS - Miller (Wyndhams) Colin Blakely, Rosemary Harris, Ken Drury, Garrick Hagon, Jill Baker; dir:Michael Blakemore [24pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 10 photos etc.; VG] £4

1982 (Jul): THE MOUSETRAP - Christie (St.Martin's) Mary Tempest, Malcolm Bullivant, Martin Weedon, Derek Bond, Michael Duggan; dir:David Conville [28pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 14 photos etc.; 30th Year; VG] £4

1982: AMADEUS - Peter Shaffer (Broadhurst Theatre, New York) Frank Langella, Dennis Boutsikaris, Suzanne Lederer; dir:Peter Hall [80pp; Playbill, September 1982; production and cast photos; VG] £4

1982: TORCH SONG TRILOGY - Fierstein (Little Theatre, New York) Harvey Fierstein, Court Miller; dir:Peter Pope [80pp; Playbill, September 1982; cast photos and biographies; VG] £4

1982: EXQUISITE TORTURE (A Romantic Ecstasy) - Ludlam (One Sheridan Square, New York) Ridiculous Theatrical Company production w.Charles Ludlam, Everett Quinton; dir:Ludlam [36pp; cast, credits, interesting articles w.photos; VG] £4

1982: NOISES OFF - Frayn (Lyric, Hammersmith) Patricia Routledge, Paul Eddington, Nicky Henson, Michael Aldridge; dir:Michael Blakemore [28pp; 5 rehearsal photos; this was the original production; VG] £5

1982: THE PORTAGE TO SAN CRISTOBAL OF A.H. - George Steiner/Christopher Hampton (Mermaid) Alec McCowen, Sebastian Shaw, Morgan Sheppard, Harry Landis, Bernard Kay, Benjamin Whitrow, John Savident, Barry Stanton, Laura Davenport; dir:John Dexter [24pp; photos, articles, biographies, ] £4

1982: DEAR LIAR - Kilty (Mermaid) Robert Hardy, Sian Phillips [24pp; photos] £2

1982: TRAFFORD TANZI (Mermaid) Kay Adshead, Jane Lee, Neil Dickson; dir:Chris Bond and Ted Clayton [6pp triple-fold; 8 photos; VG] £2

1982 (Oct-Dec): BLITHE SPIRIT - Coward (Royal Alexandra, Toronto) Brian Bedford, Helen Carey, Tammy Grimes, Carole Shelley; dir:Brian Bedford [4pp, 8.5x11; biographies, credits etc.; VG] £3

1982: GANDHI (Tricycle) John Castle, Raad Rawi, Josephine Welcome, Vincent Ebrahim, Dino Shaffeek, Souad Faress; dir:Peter Setevenson [4pp, 8x11.75; biographies, notes; VG] £2

1982: THE NERD (Royal Exchange, Manchester) Derek Griffiths, David Horovitch, Gary Waldhorn, Don Henderson, Lloyd Cooper; dir:Braham Murray [28pp, 8.25x11.75; photos, biographies. articles; VG] £3

1982: THE LITTLE FOXES - Hellman (Victoria Palace) Elizabeth Taylor, Sada Thompson, Robert Lansing, J.D.Cannon, Nicolas Coster, dir:Pendleton [28pp; 5.25x8.5; 3 photos; slight horizontal fold] (£5) SOLD

Plays: 1983

1983: LOVERS DANCING - Charles Dyer (Albery) Paul Eddington, Colin Blakely, Georgina Hale, Jane Carr; dir:Donald McWhinnie [28pp; cast list, biographies w.photos, production photos, credits; minor marks else VG] £4

1983: YOU SHOULD SEE US NOW - Peter Tinniswood (Greenwich Theatre) Christopher Cazenove, Simon Cadell, Delia Lindsay, Joanna Van Gyseghem, Pauline Yates, Francesca Gonshaw; dir:John Adams [24pp; photos, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1983: BETRAYAL - Harold Pinter (Greenwich Theatre) Gary Raymond, Suzan Farmer, Edward Hardwicke, Robert Cotton; dir:Gary Raymond [24pp; photos, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1983: THE DINING ROOM - A.R.Gurney Jr. (Greenwich Theatre) Marcia Warren, Michael J.Shannon, Robin Bowerman, Polly James, Alison Skilbeck, Christopher Godwin; dir:Alan Strachan [28pp; photos, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1983: A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN - O'Neill (Riverside Studios) Ian Bannen, Frances de la Tour; dir:David Levaux [12pp sextuple-fold, 4x8.25; photos, poems etc.VG] £2

1983: WOZA ALBERT! (Criterion) Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema [28pp; cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £3

1983: MESSIAH - Martin Sherman (Aldwych) Maureen Lipman, Clive Swift, Matyelok Gibbs, Jack Klaff; dir:Ronald Eyre [24pp; production photos, biographies; VG] £3

1983: HAPPY FAMILY - Giles Cooper (Duke of York's) Ian Ogilvy, Angela Thorne, Stephanie Beacham, James Laurenson; dir:Maria Aitken [32pp; cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £3

1983: THE HARD SHOULDER - Stephen Fagan (Aldwych) Stephen Moore, Liza Goddard, Peter Blythe, Glyn Owen, Philip Bird [24pp; cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1983: HAY FEVER - Coward (Queen's) Penelope Keith, Moray Watson; dir:Kim Grant [40pp; attractive photos and illustrations; VG] £4

1983: CRYSTAL CLEAR - Young (Wyndham's) Anthony Allen, Philomena McDonagh, Diana Barrett; dir:Young [24pp; photos; VG] £2

1983 (Mch): NOISES OFF - Frayn (Savoy) Benjamin Whitrow, Phyllida Law, Robert Flemyng, Glyn Grain, John Quayle, Gabrielle Drake; dir:Michael Blakemore [28pp; 14 photos including production shots; VG] £4

1983 (Sep): LITTLE LIES - Caruso; adapt.from Pinero (Wyndham's) John Mills, Anthony Bate, Connie Booth, Paul Hardwick, Dominic Guard; dir:Tony Tanner [32pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 12 photos etc.; VG] £4

1983 (Mch): NO SEX PLEASE, WE'RE BRITISH - Marriott/Foot (Garrick) Moyra Fraser, Derek Bond, Jonathan Darvill, Stanley Beard; dir:Allan Davis [24pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 10+ production photos etc.; VG] £4

1983 (May): ROMANTIC COMEDY - Bernard Slade (Apollo) Tom Conti, Pauline Collins, Jan Holden; dir:Michael Attenborough [28pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1983: THE REAL THING - Stoppard (Strand) Roger Rees, Felicity Kendal, Jeremy Clyde, Polly Adams, Michael Thomas; dir:Peter Wood [24pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1983: THE REAL THING - Stoppard (Strand) Richard Warwick, Susan Penhaligon, Paul Shelley, Judy Geeson, Andrew Powell, Julia Tobin, Neil Daglish; dir:Peter Wood [32pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies w.photos etc.; minor marks, else VG] £4

1983: THE COMMUNICATION CORD - Brian Friel (Hampstead) Stephen Rea, Brian Protheroe, T.P.McKenna, Phyllis Logan; dir:Nancy Mckler [24pp; cast biographies; VG] £3

1983: THE PERFECTIONIST (Hampstead) Barbara Flynn, Paul Freeman, Michael Maloney [20pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1983: CRIMES OF THE HEART (Bush) Brenda Blethyn, Janine Duvitski, Will Knightley, Amanda Redman, Robert Glenister [4pp; biographies; w.flyer; VG] £3

1983: AGNES OF GOD (Greenwich) Susannah York, Honor Blackman, Hilary Reynolds; dir:Frank Hauser [20pp; photos, biographies; VG] £3

1983: DECADENCE - Steven Berkoff (Arts Theatre) Steven Berkoff, Linda Marlowe [4pp; photographic cover, biographies; VG] £2

1983: WEST - Steven Berkoff (Donmar Warehouse) Rory Edwards, Stella Tanner [8pp; cast photos and biographies; ticket stapled to cover; VG] £2

1983: STEAMING - Dunn (Comedy) Christine Fox, Jane Gurnett, Sheila Collings, Alison Skilbeck, Geraldine Fitzgerald; dir:Roger Smith [20pp; 5.8x8.1; 4 production photos] £4

1983: MAKING TRACKS - Ayckbourn (Greenwich) Michael Cashman, Russell Dixon, Gillian Bevan; dir:Alan Ayckbourn [24pp; photos, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1983: THE BEAUTIFUL PART OF MYSELF - Kempinski (Palace Theatre, Watford) Warren Mitchell, Phoebe Nicholls, Geoffrey Chater, John Skitt; dir:Roger Smith [20pp; cast, credits, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1983: SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE HUSBANDS - Leonard (Palace Theatre, Watford) Tony Britton, Rosemary Leach, Hugh Paddick, Roy Barraclough; dir:Roger Smith [20pp; cast, credits, photos, biographies etc.; cover creased, else VG] £2

1983: AN INSPECTOR CALLS - J.B.Priestley (Greenwich) David Swift, William Lucas, Peter Woodward, Jenny Quayle, Margaret Tyzack, Sarah Kenyon, Patrick Pearson; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; photos, biographies, illustrations etc.; VG] £3

1983 (Apr): EDUCATING RITA - Willy Russell (Palace Theatre, Watford) Karen Lewis, Bernard Lloyd; dir:Nicolas Kent [20pp, 5.75x8.25; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £3

1983: THIS THING CALLED LOVE - (Ambassadors) Anna Dawson, John Moffatt, Jennie Linden, David Kernan; dir:Wendy Toye [20pp, 5.75x8.25; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1983: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - Dostoevsky/Lyubimov/Kariakin (Lyric, Hammersmith) Michael Pennington, Paola Dionisotti, Nicholas Farrell, Peter Kelly, Bill Paterson, Sheila Reid, Mia Soteriou, Gary Waldhorn; dir:Yuri Lyubimov [28pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1983: CHARLEY'S AUNT - Thomas (Lyric, Hammersmith) Griff Rhys Jones, Elspet Gray, Mark Payton, David Ross, Anita Dobson, Terence Longdon; dir:Peter James/Peter Wilson [20pp; photo, biogs etc.; VG] £4

1983: TRAFFORD TANZI - Luckham (Mermaid) Toyah Willcox, Peter Ellis; dir:Danny Hiller [8pp quadruple-fold; photos; VG] £2

1983: HAPPY FAMILY - Giles Cooper (Theatre Royal, Windsor) Stephanie Beacham, Ian Ogilvy, Angela Thorne, James Laurenson; dir:Maria Aitken [24pp; photos, articles etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1983: SPECIAL OCCASIONS (Ambassadors) John Alderton, Jan Waters [20pp; 13 rehearsal photos, cast photos, biographies; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1983: RUN FOR YOUR WIFE - Cooney (Shaftesbury) Souvenir Brochure Richard Briers, Bernard Cribbins, Royce Mills, Bill Pertwee, Helen Gill, Carol Hawkins; dir:Ray Cooney [large-size 16pp souvenir brochure, 8.25x11.75; ; biographies w.colour portraits, 12 colour production photos, page of black & white photos etc.; VG] £5

1983: HOPE AGAINST HOPE - Wrede/Mandelstam (Royal Exchange, Manchester) Avril Elgar, Dilys Hamlett, David Horovitch; dir:Caspar Wrede [28pp; attractive programme, w.extensive photos and illustrations; VG] £4

Plays: 1984

1984: DAISY PULLS IT OFF - Denise Deegan (Globe) Sally Cookson, Liz Buffery, Alexander John; dir:David Gilmore [32pp; attractive illustrations; VG] £3

1984: SEASON'S GREETINGS - Alan Ayckbourn (Derby Playhouse) John Dixon, Heather Baskerville, Tina Gray, Richard Mayes, Roger Rowland, Niki Kay, Mark Brignal, Deborah Hurst, Robert Warner; dir:Christopher Honer [20pp; cast list, notes, biographies (w.photos); slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1984 (2-7 April): STEAMING - Nell Dunn (Bristol Hippodrome) Maggie Flint, Terry Duggan, Eve Bland, Clare Kelly, Anna Karen, Penelope Horner, Valerie Pfeiffer; dir:Roger Smith [20pp; cast list, notes, biographies (w.photos), 5 production photos; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1984: ANOTHER COUNTRY - Julian Mitchell (Bristol Hippodrome) Pip Torrens, John Dougall, Simon Hewitt, Julien Ball, Christopher Snell, Mark Ossowski, Tim Charrington, Philip Cade, Anthony Hayden, Edward Brayshaw; dir:Kim Grant [16pp; cast list, notes, biographies (w.photos); slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1984: IT'S MY PARTY - John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch (Greenwich Theatre) Tom Chadbon, Elaine Lordan, Caroline Hutchison, David Roper, Tom Georgeson, Richard Ireson, Brian Stephens, Diane Bull; dir:Antonia Bird [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1984: TWO PLANKS AND A PASSION - Anthony Minghella (Greenwich Theatre) Michael Maloney, Christopher Fulford, Toby Salaman, Roger Sloman, Gillian Barge, Cathryn Harrison, John Arthur; dir:Danny Boyle [24pp; illustrated article, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1984: CIDER WITH ROSIE - Laurie Lee (Greenwich Theatre) Christopher Timothy, Barbara Ewing, Simon Butteriss, Claire Williamson, Sarah Crowden, Diane Paris, Douglas Milvain, Jeremy Swift, Richard Pearce; dir:James Roose-Evans [24pp; photos, biographies, notes etc.; VG] £3

1984: HAY FEVER - Coward (Queen's) Penelope Keith, Moray Watson [36pp; photos, designs etc.] £3

1984 (Mch): BENEFACTORS - Frayn (Vaudeville) Patricia Hodge, Oliver Cotton, Tim Pigott-Smith, Brenda Blethyn; dir:Michael Blakemore [24pp; 11 photos] £4

1984: BIG IN BRAZIL - Gascoigne (Old Vic) Prunella Scales, Timothy West, Rodney Bewes [24pp; photos, biographies, articles] £3

1984: NUMBER ONE - Anouilh/Frayn (Queen's) Leo McKern, Joe Melia [36pp; cast, production and past-Anouilh photos; ] £3

1984: PASSION PLAY - Nichols (Wyndham's) Barry Foster, Leslie Phillips, Judy Parfitt, Zena Walker; dir:Mike Ockrent [36pp; 20+ photos (some in colour); VG] £4

1984: MASTER CLASS - Pownall (Old Vic) Timothy West (as Stalin), David Bamber (as Shostakovich), Peter Kelly (as Prokofiev); dir:Justin Greene [32pp; photos (including 6 production photos), articles etc.; VG] £4

1984: MASTER CLASS - Pownall (Wyndham's) Timothy West (as Stalin), David Bamber (as Shostakovich), Peter Kelly (as Prokofiev); dir:Justin Greene [28pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1984 (Sep): LOOT - Orton (Lyric) Leonard Rossiter, Gemma Craven, Neil Pearson, Patrick O'Connell; dir:Jonathan Lynn [28pp; 10 photos, articles etc.; "Complimentary" stamped on cover, else VG] £4

1984 (Dec): LOOT - Orton (Lyric) Dinsdale Landen, Gemma Craven, Neil Pearson, Patrick O'Connell; dir:Jonathan Lynn [36pp; 10 photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1984 (Nov): STEPPING OUT - Richard Harris (Duke of York's) Barbara Ferris, Diane Langton, Gabrielle Lloyd, Marcia Warren, Barbara Young, Josephine Gordon, Ben Aris; dir:Julia McKenzie [28pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £3

1984 (Feb): SUFFICIENT CARBOHYDRATE - Dennis Potter (Albery) Dinsdale Landen, Rupert Graves, Jill Baker, Nicky Henson, Jennifer Hilary; dir:Nancy Meckler [24pp, 5.25x8.5; biographies, 6 photos etc.; VG] £5

1984: THE REAL THING (Strand) Michael Pennington, Lucy Gutteridge, Caroline Hutchison, Alister Cameron, Andrew Forbes; dir:Peter Wood [32pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1984: RUDYARD KIPLING'S JUNGLE BOOK (Adelphi) Fenella Fielding, Jeremy Sinden, Jonathan Izard, Julia Lintott, [32pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1984: THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE (Wyndham's) Simon Schatzberger, Mandy Travis, Nigel Bennett, Katharine Schlesinger, David Davenport [36pp; cast photos and biographies, list of musical numbers, etc.; VG] £4

1984: THE PRISONER OF 2nd AVENUE - Simon (Churchill Theatre, Bromley) Dave King, Mary Peach; dir:Kenneth Alan Taylor [24pp; cast, credits, biographies, photos etc.] £2

1984: MORNING'S AT SEVEN - Osborn (Palace Theatre, Watford) Margaret Tyzack, Don Fellows, Doreen Mantle, Peter Jones, Andree Melly, Faith Brook, Alan MacNaughtan; dir:Vivian Matalon [20pp; cast, credits, photos, biographies etc.] £3

1984: TRUMPETS AND RASPBERRIES - Dario Fo (Palace Theatre, Watford) Griff Rhys Jones, Gwen Taylor; dir:Roger Smith [20pp; cast, credits, biographies, article, photos etc.] £3

1984 (Feb): BOESMAN AND LENA - Athol Fugard (Hampstead) Janet Suzman, Stuart Wilson; dir:Clare Davidson [20pp; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £3

1984: THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH - Axelrod (Yvonne Arnaud) Tony Britton, Adrienne Posta; dir:James Roose-Evans [20pp; photos, biogs; VG] £2

1984: THE COMMON PURSUIT - Gray (Lyric, Hammersmith) Nicholas le Prevost, Ian Ogilvy, Simon Williams, Clive Francis; dir:Harold Pinter [24pp; rehearsal photos, illustrations by Clive Francis; VG] £4

1984: STEPPING OUT (Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead) Barbara Ferris, Gabrielle Lloyd, Ben Aris, Diane Langton, Marcia Warren [24pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1984: THE DEVIL AND THE GOOD LORD - Jean-Paul Satre (Lyric Hammersmith) Arthur Cox, Stephen Boxer, John Moreno, Julia McCarthy, Simon Ward, Sean Baker, Gerard Murphy, Veronica Duffy, Sally Thompson; dir:John Dexter [24pp; biographies, articles; rumpled, light marks] £3

1984: TOM AND VIV - Michael Hastings (Royal Court) Edward Herrmann, Julie Covington, David Haig, Margaret Tyzack; dir:Max Stafford-Clark [28pp; very extensive illustrated articles, biographies; VG] £4

1984: MORNING'S AT SEVEN (Westminster) Don Fellows, Teresa Wright, Margaret Tyzack, Doreen Mantle, Peter Jones, John Church, Andree Melly, Faith Brook, Alan MacNaughtan; dir:Vivian Matalon [16pp; cast photos and biographies, large production photo; light vertical fold, else VG] £3

1984: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Stratford East) Peter Straker, Christina Collier, Gary Lyons, James Saxon, John Aron, Toni Palmer; dir:Ken Hill [20pp; illustrated articles, cast photos and biographies; w.ticket; VG] £5

1984: FALL - James Saunders (Hampstead) Julie Covington, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Gwen Watford, Roland Oliver; dir:Robin Lefevre [20pp; cast photos and biographies; minor marks, else VG] £3

1984: INTIMATE EXCHANGES (Greenwich Theatre) Lavinia Bertram, Robin Herford; dir:Alan Ayckbourn [24pp; "Two actors play ten characters in eight version of the play"; photos, biographies; w.4pp flyer, giving performance schedule; VG] £4

1984: OF MICE AND MEN (Mermaid) Lou Hirsch, Clive Mantle, Susan Penhaligan [32pp; production photos, notes, biographies; VG] £3

1984: THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE (Bristol Old Vic) Peter Copley, Peggy Ann Wood, Malcolm Mudie, Andrew Hilton, Graham Pountney, Christian Rodska, Bill Wallis, Mark Buffery; dir:Anthony Cornish [20pp; biographies, notes; VG] £3

1984: THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD (Riverside Studios) Stephen Rea, Carolyn Pickles, Kevin Lloyd, Denis Carye, Nichola McAuliffe, Eve Matheson; dir:Lindsay Anderson [20pp; 10 production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1984: SEE HOW THEY RUN (Shaftesbury) Maureen Lipman, Royce Mills, Liza Goddard, Christopher Timothy, Peter Blake, Michael Denison, Derek Nimmo, Bill Pertwee; dir:Ray Cooney [4pp; 8 rehearsal photos; VG] £2

1984: KIPLING - Brian Clarke (Mermaid) Alec McCowen; dir:Patrick Garland [24pp; one-man show; photos, biographies; VG] £3

1984: KISSING GOD (Hampstead) Kate Lock, David Bamber, Feroza Syal, Anton Lesser; dir:Phil Young [20pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1984: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SEX (Lyric Hammersmith) Patrick Barlow, Jim Broadbent, Andrea Durant; dir:Jude Kelly [24pp; cast photos and biographies; pictorial survey of the past triumphs of the National Theatre of Brent; VG] £4

1984: TRUMPETS AND RASPBERRIES - Dario Fo (Phoenix) Griff Rhys Jones, Gwen Taylor [16pp; 4 production photos, cast photos and biographies; tiny bend on cover, else VG] £3

1984: STAGS & HENS (Young Vic) Kate Fitzgerald, Noreen Kershaw, Anne Miles, Eithne Browne, Graham Fellows, Andrew Secombe, Matthew Marsh [8pp, 8.25x11.75; biographies, notes; VG] £2

1984: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (Young Vic) Malcolm Tierney, Annie Ross, David Hargreaves, Clive Russell [8pp, 8.25x11.75; biographies; somewhat rumpled, else VG] £2

1984: TWO INTO ONE (Shaftesbury) Souvenir Brochure
Donald Sinden, Michael Williams, Barbara Murray, Derek Royle, Jane Downs, Lionel Jeffries [24pp, 8.25x11.75; cast biographies and photos, 14 colour production photos; VG] £4

1984: SEE HOW THEY RUN - King (Shaftesbury) Souvenir Brochure
Michael Denison, Liza Goddard, Peter Blake, Carol Hawkins, Maureen Lipman, Royce Mills, Derek Nimmo, Bill Pertwee, Christopher Timothy; dir:Ray Cooney [large size 24pp souvenir programme, 8.25x11.75; biogs, articles, many excellent cast and production photos, 20+ in colour] £5

Plays: 1985

1985: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE - Bertolt Brecht (Derby Playhouse) Linda Beckett, Tom Bowles, Martyn Ellis, Roger Frost, Ellie Haddington, Brian Hickey, Michael Lumsden, Jane Maud, David John Pope, Ben Roberts, Theresa Streatfeild, Richard Syms, Robert Warner, Claire Woyka; dir:Christopher Honer [20pp; cast list, notes, biographies; VG] £4

1985: BREEZEBLOCK PARK - Willy Russell (Derby Playhouse) Linda Beckett, Richard Syms, Melanie Hill, Stephen Mackenna, Ellie Haddington, Jan Davies, Jestyn Phillips, Martyn Ellis, Tom Bowles; dir:Chris Hayes [20pp; cast list, notes, biographies (w.photos); slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1985: UP 'N' UNDER II - John Godber (Tour) Hull Truck Theatre Company: Mark Addy, David Barrass, Stephen Gough, Gareth Tudor-Price, Martin Ronon, Andrew Livingston; dir:John Godber [16pp; extensive biographies w.photos, programme notes; VG] £3

1985: STEAMING - Nell Dunn (Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham) Lyceum Theatre production: Joan Shirley, John Ross, Christine Fox, Ursula Camm, Carol Carey, Jenny Joenn, Janet Edis; dir:Danny Davies [20pp; cast, biographies, credits etc.; VG] £3

1985: BIOGRAPHY - S.N.Behrman (Greenwich Theatre) Ryan Michael, Margot Van Der Burgh, Harold Kasket, Sheila Gish, Denis Lill, Pip Miller, Don Fellows, Julie Eccles; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1985: BUDDY HOLLY AT THE REGAL - Phil Woods (Greenwich Theatre) New Vic Production: David Thewlis, Pikey Butler, Vicky Ogden, John Cording, Colin Starkey; dir:Ian Watt-Smith [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1985: THE THREE MUSKETEERS - Phil Woods (Greenwich Theatre) New Vic Production: Robin Davies, David Henry, John Labanowski, James Tillitt, Joss Buckley, Granville Saxton, Valerie Braddell, Moira Brooker, Micky O'Donoughue, Julie Dale-Beckett, Robb Saban; dir:Ian Giles [24pp; illustrated article, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1985: JUDY - Wale (Greenwich Theatre) Lesley Mackie, Alison Skilbeck, Dan Gregory, Sean Murray; dir:John David [28pp; photos, articles, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1985: INTERMEZZO - Arthur Schnitzler (Greenwich Theatre) Jonathan Kent, Sheila Gish, Martin Wenner; dir:Christopher Fettes [20pp; cast photos, biographies, illustrated articles; minor marks, else VG] £3

1985 (Apr): STEPPING OUT - Harris (Duke of York's) Barbara Ferris, Josephine Gordon, Gabrielle Lloyd, Ben Aris, Diane Langton, Marcia Warren; dir:Julia McKenzie [24pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1985 (Aug): STEPPING OUT - Harris (Duke of York's) Amanda Barrie, Janine Duvitski, Amanda Murray, Richard Denning, Lynda Baron, Sheila Ballantine; dir:Julia McKenzie [32pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1985: NOISES OFF - Frayn (Savoy) Michael Medwin, Josephine Tewson, Hugh Paddick [28pp; photos; original production, still running after three years] £3

1985 (Mch): JUMPERS - Stoppard (Aldwych) Paul Eddington, Felicity Kendal, Simon Cadell, Andrew Sachs, Paul Tomkinson; dir:Peter Wood [24pp; cast photos] £4

1985: BENEFACTORS - Frayn (Vaudeville) Clive Francis, Polly Adams [28pp; 10+ photos] £3

1985: OLD TIMES - Pinter (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Liv Ullmann, Michael Gambon, Nicola Pagett [28pp; photos, including production shots] £3

1985: LIGHT UP THE SKY - Moss Hart (Old Vic) Peter Wyngarde (for Robert Stephens), Hannah Gordon, Maxine Audley, Kate O'Mara, Gary Waldhorn, Patricia Quinn, Robert Morse [24pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £4

1985: AFTER THE BALL IS OVER - William Douglas Home (Old Vic) Compass production: Patrick Cargill, Anthony Quayle, Maxine Audley, Michael Fenton-Stevens; dir:Maria Aitken [28pp; illustrated articles, production photos, cast photos and biographies; VG] £4

1985: AFTER THE BALL IS OVER - William Douglas Home (York Theatre Royal) Compass production: Patrick Cargill, Anthony Quayle, Maxine Audley, Michael Fenton-Stevens; dir:Maria Aitken [24pp; illustrated articles, cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1985: THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL (Queen's) Charlton Heston, Ben Cross [32pp; 12+ production photos, cast photos and biographies; minor scribbles on cast page, else VG] £4

1985: WHY ME? (Strand) Richard Briers, Diane Fletcher, Polly Hemingway, Liz Smith [24pp; cast and production photos, biographies; with flyer; VG] £3

1985: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Louise Page (Old Vic) Jack Klaff, Joely Richardson, Marty Cruickshank, Natasha Parry, Souad Faress, Philip Bretherton, Jack Ellis, Veronica Quilligan [32pp; copiously illustrated articles, production and cast photos, biographies; interesting programme; VG] £4

1985: UP 'N' UNDER - John Godber (Fortune) Stewart Howson, Richard James Lewis, Jonathan Linsley, Chris Walker, Sarah Harper [24pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1985 (Jul): SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH - Tennessee Williams (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Lauren Bacall, James Grout, Frances Cuka, Alice Drummind, Simon Rouse, Geraldine Alexander, Colin Reese, Michael Beck; dir:Harold Pinter [36pp; 12+ production photos, biographies; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1985: PARTICULAR FRIENDSHIPS (Hampstead) Philip Voss, Caroline Blakiston, Celia Imrie [24pp; cast photos and biographies; minor marks, else VG] £2

1985: BETTER TIMES - Barrie Keeffe (Theatre Royal, Stratford East) Gordon Kaye, Charmian May, Eric Richard, Jack Chissick; dir:Philip Hedley [20pp; extensive articles, cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1985: THE DRAGON'S TAIL (Apollo) Penelope Keith, Mark Kingston, Amanda Root; dir:Michael Rudman [36pp; 12 cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1985: DOWN AN ALLEY FILLED WITH CATS (Mermaid) Adam Faith, David de Keyser [36pp; 7 cast and production photos, biographies; crease to cover, else VG] £3

1985: CHEAPSIDE (Croydon Warehouse) James Bolam (as Robert Greene), Jeffery Kissoon, Susan Tracy, John Moreno (as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe) [12pp; biographies, notes; VG] £3

1985: THE CABINET MOLE (Richmond Theatre) Amanda Barrie, Bruce Montague, Gerald Flood, Derek Bond [24pp; cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1985: MY BROTHER'S KEEPER - Nigel Williams (Greenwich Theatre) Reginald Marsh, John McEnery [24pp; cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1985: THE POWER OF THE DOG - Howard Barker (Hampstead Theatre) Sean Baker, Amelda Brown, Hugh Fraser, Peter Sproule [20pp; biographies, notes; VG] £3

1985: WOMAN IN MIND - Alan Ayckbourn (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough) Ursula Jones, Barry McCarthy, Robin Herford, Russell Dixon [16pp; cast photos, biographies, notes; w.2 newsclippings; VG] £4

1985: 'NIGHT, MOTHER (Hampstead) Marjorie Yates, Susan Wooldridge; dir:Michael Attenborough [20pp; cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1985: THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Greenwich) Constance Cummings, Gerard Murphy, Toria Fuller, Michael J.Shannon [24pp; articles, cast photos, biographies; VG] £4

1985: BENGAL LANCER (Lyric Hammersmith) Tim Pigott-Smith [24pp; production photo, illustrated articles, biographies; VG] £3

1985: TOM AND VIV - Hastings (Royal Court) Edward Herrmann, Julie Covington, David Haig, Margaret Tyzack [28pp; very interesting articles and photographs; play about T.S.Eliot; VG] £4

1985: WIFE BEGINS AT FORTY - Sultan/Barret (Yvonne Arnaud) Dinsdale Landen, Liza Goddard, John Quayle, Carol Hawkins; dir:Ray Cooney [20pp; photos, biographies etc.; VG] £2

1985: TOYS IN THE ATTIC - Hellman (Palace Theatre, Watford) Gwen Watford, Hayley Mills, Helen Ryan, Garrick Hagon; dir:Leon Rubin [24pp; cast, credits, photos, biographies, articles etc.] £3

1985: THE DECORATOR - Donald Churchill (Palace Theatre, Watford) Thelma Whiteley, Christopher Benjamin, Meg Davies; dir:Leon Rubin [20pp; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £3

1985: A STATE OF AFFAIRS - Graham Swannell (Duchess) Gary Bond, Nichola McAuliffe, Amanda Boxer; dir:Peter James [24pp; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £3

1985 (Sep): TORCH SONG TRILOGY - Harvey Fierstein (Albery) Antony Sher, Rupert Graves, Rupert Frazer, Belinda Sinclair, Miriam Karlin; dir:Robert Allan Ackerman [36pp; biographies, 8 photos etc.; VG] £4

1985: DAISY PULLS IT OFF - Deegan (Globe) Gabrielle Glaister, Liz Buffery, Brian Ellis; dir:David Gilmore [36pp; attractive illustrations; VG] £3

1985: THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13 3/4 - Townsend (Wyndham's) Simon Schatzberger, Mandy Travis, Katharine Schlesinger; dir:Graham Watkins [36pp; photos, articles etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1985: STRIPPERS (Phoenix) Lynda Bellingham, Bill Maynard, Pamela Blackwood, Rod Culbertson, Gavin Muir [16pp; production photos, cast photos and biographies; illustrated article; VG] £4

1985: ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? - Alan Bleasdale (Phoenix) Martin Shaw, Simon Bowman, Roger Booth, Robert East, Michael Keating, Peter Marinker [16pp; cast photos and biographies; VG] £4

1985: THE ENEMIES WITHIN - Ron Rose (Young Vic) Howard Crossley, Maureen Douglass, Peter Ellis, Peter Geeves, Margot Leicester, Barbara Peirson, Martin Riley, Jo Skelton, Dyfed Thomas, Stephen Tiller, Annie Tyson, Mary Wray; dir:David Thacker [8pp; cast list, notes, biographies; light vertical bend, minor marks, else VG] £2

1985: UBU AND THE CLOWNS - Alfred Jarry (Tour) Actors Touring Company: Chris Barnes, Alison Peebles, Malcolm Scates, David Tysall, Siobhan Nicholas, Paddy Fletcher; dir:John Retallack [6pp, 5.8x12.5 triple-fold; cast, biographies, credits; plus excellent 6-page informative illustrated insert about Alfred Jarry; VG] £4

1985: TRAVERSE FESTIVAL 1985 (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh): THROUGH THE LEAVES - Frank Xaver Kroetz, DEAD MEN - Mike Stott, WHITE ROSE - Peter Arnott, ELIZABETH GORDON QUINN - Chris Hannan, THE PRICE OF EXPERIENCE -Ken Ross , LOSING VENICE - John Clifford, AUS DER FREMDE - Ernst Jandl, NO SON OF MINE - Philippe Gaulier, ISOSCELES COMEDY COMPANY; with Eileen Nicholas, Ken Stott, Kate Duchene, Jack Ellis, Raad Rawi, Tilda Swinton, Simon Tyrrell, Duncan Bell, Bernard Doherty, Angela Scoular, Cyril Nri, Joseph Mydell, Philip Voss, Colette O'Neil, Annabel Arden, Celia Core-Booth, Joyce Deans, Pat Abernethy, Dave Marsden; directed by Jenny Killick, Peter Lichtenfels, Stephen Unwin [16pp, 4.25x11.75; production photos, cast lists, biographies, notes etc.; VG] (£5) SOLD

1985: TWO INTO ONE (Shaftesbury) Souvenir Brochure
Donald Sinden, Michael Williams, Barbara Murray, Derek Royle, Jane Downs, Lionel Jeffries [24pp, 8.25x11.75; cast biographies and photos, 14 colour production photos; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1985: A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS - Robert Bolt (Birmingham Repertory Theatre) Denys Hawthorne, Arthur Whybrow, Richard Derrington, Edwin Richfield, Rhoda Lewis, Lesley Moore, Martyn James, Peter Sproule, Julian Forsyth, Simon Treves, Rob Heyland, Douglas Milvain; dir:Clive Perry [12pp, 8.25x11.75; biographies, illustrations; VG] £4

1985: THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL (Queen's) Souvenir Brochure Charlton Heston, Ben Cross [16pp, 8.25x11.75; 12+ production photos (many in colour), articles, biographies with photos, photographic survey of the careers of the two stars; VG] £5

1985: THE GREAT WHITE HOPE (Tricycle Theatre) Souvenir Brochure Hugh Quarshie, Earlene Bentley, Ed Bishop, Colin Bruce, Dominic Hawksley, Joan Heal, Mark Heath, Leon Herbert, Barry Jackson, Terence Longden, John Matshikiza, Michael Melia, Terry Mortimer; dir:Nicholas Kent [20pp, 8.25x11.75; illustrated articles, cast biographies, 9 photos from previous Tricycle productions; one staple missing, else VG] £4

1985: WIFE BEGINS AT FORTY (Ambassadors) Souvenir Brochure Dinsdale Landen, Liza Goddard, John Quayle, Carol Hawkins, Stephen Leatherland, Geoffrey Sumner; dir:Ray Cooney [28pp, 8.25x11.75; illustrated articles, 35+ cast and Theatre of Comedy Company biographies and photos, 10 production photos; very slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

Plays: 1986

1986: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY - Pinter (Tour) Channel Theatre Company: Bob Aldous, Victoria Davies, Gary Mavers, Catherine Nicholson, Alan Towner, Patrick Bergin; dir:Kevin Wood [4pp; cast list, notes, biographies; slightly rumpled, else VG] £2

1986: BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS - John Godber (Tour) Hull Truck Theatre Company: Steven Bough, Michael Callaghan, Liza Sadovy, Gillian Tompkins, Jane Clifford; dir:John Godber [16pp; cast, biographies w.photos, credits, notes; VG] £4

1986: DAISY PULLS IT OFF - Deegan (Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham) Louise Catt, Sue Scott-Davison, Katrina Smith, Timothy Rose, Sally Millest; dir:David Gilmore [24pp; biographies, notes, credits, illustrations; VG] £3

1986: ONE OF US - Robin Chapman (Greenwich Theatre) Anthony Andrews, Ian Ogilvy, Jenny Quayle, David Horovitch; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; notes, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1986: RELATIVELY SPEAKING - Alan Ayckbourn (Greenwich Theatre) Michael Aldridge, Gwen Watford, Michael Simkins, Felicity Dean; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1986: UNDER MILK WOOD - Dylan Thomas (Greenwich Theatre) Rachel Bell, Jeremy Blake, Stephen Botcher, Denys Graham, Cynthia Grenville, Catrin Menna, Myfanwy Talog, Martin Troakes, Gilbert Wynne; dir:Anthony Cornish [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1986: HE AND SHE - Michael Meyer (Greenwich Theatre) Michael Meyer, Miranda Richardson, Frank Muir, Miles Anderson [16pp; list of items, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £2

1986: LEND ME A TENOR - Ken Ludwig (Globe) Denis Lawson, Jan Francis, Ronald Holgate, John Barron, Josephine Blake, Edward Hibbert, Gwendolyn Humble, Anna Nicholas, dir:David Gilmore [40pp; illustrated article on 'Operatic Disasters', company photos, biographies w.photos etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1986: ROSS - Terence Rattigan (Old Vic) Simon Ward, David Langton, Roland Curran, Ernest Clark, Garfield Morgan [28pp; cast photos and biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £4

1986 (Aug-Sep): NOEL AND GERTIE - Coward/Sheridan Morley (Donmar) Lewis Fiander, Patricia Hodge; dir:David Horlock [24pp, 6x8.5; biographies, 35+ photos etc.; VG] £4

1986: SO LONG ON LONELY STREET - Deer (Palace Theatre, Watford) Brian Protheroe, Gayle Hunnicutt, Lou Hirsch; dir:Lou Stein [24pp; cast, credits, biographies, photos etc.] £2

1986: JUG - Henry Livings (Theatre Royal, Stratford East) David Morrissey, Robert Daws, Laura Cox [10 photos, biographies; VG] £3

1986: SELLING THE SIZZLE - Peter Gibbs (Hampstead) Dinsdale Landen, David Threlfall, Caroline Bliss [photos, biographies; minor marks, else VG] £2

1986: THE GAMBLER - Peter Brewis, Bob Goody, Mel Smith (Hampstead) Paul Bown, Philip Davis, Bob Goody, Mel Smith [photos, biographies; minor marks, else VG] £3

1986: CIRCE & BRAVO (Hampstead) Faye Dunaway, Stephen Jenn; dir:Harold Pinter [photos, biographies; VG] £3

1986: THAT SUMMER - David Edgar (Hampstead) Jessica Turner, Edward Rawle-Hicks, Oliver Cotton; dir:Michael Attenborough [photos, biographies; minor marks, else VG] £3

1986: THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST - Beth Henley (Greenwich Theatre) Sandra Dickinson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Bryan Murray [photos, biographies; VG] £3

1986: FOR KING AND COUNTRY - John Wilson (Greenwich Theatre) Alex Jennings, David Mallinson, Paul Clarkson, Scott Cherry, Marc Sinden, Crawford Logan [24pp; illustrated article, biographies; minor marks else VG] £3

1986: NIGHT MUST FALL - Emlyn Williams (Greenwich Theatre) Margaret Tyzack, Daniel Webb, Denys Hawthorne [24pp; illustrated article, biographies; VG] £3

1986: WHO KILLED HILDA MURRELL? - Chris Martin (Tricycle) Linda Broughton, Richard Cordery, Annie Raitt, Ian Redford [notes, biographies; VG] £3

1986: BODY CELL (Soho Poly) Carolyn Pickles, Heather Canning, Angela Bruce, Natasha Williams [photos, biographies; VG] £2

1986: THE ENTERTAINER (Theatre Royal, Brighton) Peter Bowles, Sylvia Syms, Frank Middlemass, Joanne Pearce [production photos, cast photos and biographies; VG] £3

1986: PETER PAN (Redgrave Theatre, Farnham) David Parfitt, Granville Saxton, Sean Murray, Paul Benzing [illustrated articles, photos, biographies; VG] £3

1986: JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES - Ayckbourn (Palace Theatre, Watford) Warren Clarke, Liz Smith, Susie Blake, Susan Hanson, Colin Higgins [photos, biographies; minor marks else VG] £3

1986: CANDLE-LIGHT - P.G.Wodehouse (Palace Theatre, Watford) Aden Gillett, Philip Bird, Arthur Bostrom, Serena Evans, Helen Atkinson Wood; dir:Lou Stein [24pp; illustrated articles, cast photos, biographies; minor marks else VG] £3

1986 (Mch): TORCH SONG TRILOGY - Fierstein (Albery) Antony Sher, Rupert Graves, Rupert Frazer, Belinda Sinclair, Miriam Karlin; dir:Robert Allan Ackerman [32pp; biographies, 15+ photos etc.; VG] £4

1986 (Apr): TORCH SONG TRILOGY - Fierstein (Albery) Harvey Fierstein, Rupert Graves, Rupert Frazer, Belinda Sinclair, Miriam Karlin; dir:Robert Allan Ackerman [32pp; biographies, 15+ photos etc.; VG] £4

1986: THE NORMAL HEART - Kramer (Albery) Tom Hulce [28pp; photos; minor marks] £4

1986 (Aug): A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL - Ayckbourn (Lyric) Colin Blakely [44pp; photos, including production shots] £3

1986: WHEN WE ARE MARRIED - Priestley (Whitehall) Patricia Routledge, Prunella Scales, Elizabeth Spriggs, Patricia Hayes, Timothy West, James Grout, Brian Murphy, Patsy Rowlands; dir:Ronald Eyre [32pp; a definitive revival; photos, some historical] £4

1986: STEPPING OUT - Harris (Duke of York's) Amanda Barrie, Lynda Baron, Sheila Ballantine, Angela Crow; dir:Julia McKenzie [28pp; photos] £3

1986: THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13 3/4 - Townsend (Wyndham's) Simon Schatzberger, Mandy Travis, Sara Markland; dir:Graham Watkins [32pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £3

1986: JUDY - Wale (Strand) Lesley Mackie, Alison Skilbeck; dir:John David [28pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £2

1986: BLITHE SPIRIT - Coward (Vaudeville) Simon Cadell, Joanna Lumley, Jane Asher, Marcia Warren; dir:Peter Farago [28pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1986 (Sep): WOMAN IN MIND - Ayckbourn (Vaudeville) Julia McKenzie, Martin Jarvis, Peter Blythe, Josephine Tewson, Benedick Blythe; dir:Alan Ayckbourn [32pp, 6x8.5; biographies, 10 production photos etc.; VG] £4

1986 (Dec): WHEN I WAS A GIRL I USED TO SCREAM AND SHOUT - Sharman MacDonald (Whitehall) Sheila Reid, Julie Walters, Geraldine James, John Gordon Sinclair; dir:Simon Stokes [32pp, 6x8.25; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1986 (Jul): DOUBLE DOUBLE - Eric Elice/Roger Rees (Fortune) Roger Rees, Jane Lapotaire; dir:Leon Rubin [28pp, 6x8.5; biographies, production photos etc.; VG] £4

1986 (Jan): FATAL ATTRACTION - Bernard Slade (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Susannah York, Denis Quilley, Nick Brimble; dir:David Gilmore [28pp, 6x8.5; biographies, 15 photos etc.; VG] £4

1986 (Feb): THE DRAGON'S TAIL - Douglas Watkinson (Apollo) Penelope Keith, Mark Kingston, Amanda Root; dir:Michael Rudman [32pp, 6x8.5; biographies, 12 photos etc.; VG] £4

1986: PROGRESS - Lucie (Lyric) Diana Quick, Mike Gwilym, Peter Wight, Struan Rodger, Daniel Webb; dir:David Hayman [20pp; biographies, 7 rehearsal photos etc.; VG] £3

1986: CAFE PUCCINI - Robin Ray (Wyndham's) Lewis Fiander, Nichola McAuliffe, Charles West [14 photos, list of musical numbers, biographies; VG] £3

1986: FANNY KEMBLE AT HOME (Tour) Constance Cummings [articles, photos, biographies, tour schedule; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1986: THE HOBBIT (Fortune) Malcolm Dixon, Dudley Long, Clive Marlowe, Tessa Crockett [32pp, photos, synopsis of scenes, designs, biographies; VG] £4

1986: THE SECRET LIFE OF CARTOONS (Aldwych) Una Stubbs, Paul Robinson, Derek Griffiths, Geoffrey Hughes, Graham James, James Warwick [12+ photos, biographies; VG] £3

1986: ONCE A CATHOLIC - Mary O'Malley (Palace Theatre, Manchester) Terence Frisby, Pamela Mandell, Cathy Murphy, Sharon Eva Degen, Eileen Bell, Lollie May, dir:Terence Frisby [24pp; illustrated articles; VG] £3

1986: KILLING JESSICA (Savoy) Patrick Macnee, David Langton, Jennie Linden, Liz Robertson, Angela Douglas; dir:Bryan Forbes [15 photos, biographies; with flyer, and newsclipping review; VG] £4

1986: THE COCKTAIL PARTY - T.S.Eliot (Phoenix) Alec McCowen, Robert Eddison, Rachel Kempson, Sheila Allen, Stephen Boxer, Sheila Gish, Simon Ward; dir:John Dexter [16pp; illustrated articles, cast photos and biographies; VG] £4

1986: THE MAINTENANCE MAN - Richard Harris (Comedy) John Alderton, Gwen Taylor, Susan Penhaligon; dir:Roger Clissold [16pp, 9x6; biographies & photos, 5 production photos etc.; VG] £4

1986: THE HOSTAGE (Tricycle) Souvenir Brochure Eric Richard, Eileen Pollock, Luke Hayden, P.G.Stephens, Colin Bennett, Heather Tobias, Catherine Cusack [20pp, large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, with photos, cast list, biogs, historical notes, articles; VG] £4

1986: WOZA ALBERT! (Criterion) Souvenir Brochure Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema, Barney Simon [16pp, large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, with photos, cast list, biogs, historical notes, articles; VG] £4

1986: DOUBLE CROSS - Thomas Kilroy (Tour) Souvenir Brochure Field Day Theatre Company: Stephen Rea, Kate O'Toole, Richard Howard [16pp, large size (8.25x11.75) brochure, with 15+ photos, cast list, biogs, historical notes, articles; VG] £4

1986: ROOKERY NOOK - Travers (Shaftesbury) Souvenir Brochure Tom Courtenay, Peggy Mount, Lionel Jeffries, Ian Ogilvy, Nichola McAuliffe [24pp, large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, with 60+ photos, many in colour; cast list, biogs, historical notes, articles; VG] £5

Plays: 1987

1987: THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK - Jean-Claude Carriere (Theatre Artaud at the French Institute) Jean Pierre Cassel, Jane Lapotaire; dir:Olivier Pierre [16pp; cast list, credits, biographies w.photos; VG] £3

1987: NOISES OFF - Frayn (Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham) Jane Freeman, David Roper, Deborah Watling, Gerald Flood, Giles Watling, Michael Jayes; dir:Stephen Barry [24pp; biographies w.photos; VG] £3

1987: ROUGH GAMES: 'The Ruffian On The Stair' and 'Funeral Games' - Joe Orton (Midlands Arts Centre) Not The National Theatre production: Martyn Whitby, Victoria Little, Jason Watkins, Derek Hollis, Leonard Kavanagh; dir:Timothy Davies [single 8.25x11.75 duplicated sheet, printed on both sides, PLUS 5.75x8.25 flyer, with informative article; sheet folded in two, else VG] £2

1987: DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS - Eugene O'Neill (Greenwich Theatre) Colin Firth, Tom Hickey, Richard Cordery, Sam Douglas, Carmen Du Sautoy; dir:Patrick Mason [24pp; illustrated article, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1987: MARY ROSE - J.M.Barrie (Greenwich Theatre) Chris Humphreys, Judy Wilson, Michael Burrell, Anna Cropper, Paul Imbusch, Amanda Waring, Patrick Pearson, Neil Duncan; dir:Matthew Francis [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1987: A COLLIER'S FRIDAY NIGHT - D.H.Lawrence (Greenwich Theatre) Annette Crosbie, Sammi Davis, Neil Dudgeon, Claire Hackett, Jane Horrocks, Alfred Lynch, Raymond Mason, Claire Parker, Martyn Whitby; dir:John Dove [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1987: ORIGINAL RAGS An Evocation of the Life and Music of Scott Joplin (Greenwich Theatre) Ben Bennett, Deborah Broom, Joanna Dennis, Georgia Johnson, Emanuel Pascal, Graham Peters, Bernard Pierre-Louis, Christopher Gayle [20pp; notes, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1987: HOLIDAY (Old Vic) Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, Cherie Lunghi, Frank Grimes, Geoffrey Burridge, Don Fellows; dir:Lindsay Anderson [cast photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £4

1987: SPOOKHOUSE - Harvey Fierstein (Hampstead) Gwen Taylor, Tom Georgeson, Chris Jury, Joanne Ridley [cast photos, biographies, notes; VG] £3

1987: BETWEEN EAST AND WEST (Hampstead) John Woodvine, Sheila Allen; dir:David Jones [cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1987: THE VIEWING (Greenwich) Priscilla Morgan, Greg Cruttwell, Graeme Garden, Abigail McKern, Lavinia Bertram, Jonathan Newth [24pp; notes, biographies; VG] £3

1987: CANARIES SOMETIMES SING (Albery) Peter Bowles, Sylvia Syms, Liz Robertson, Neil Stacy [18+ cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1987: MUMBO JUMBO (Lyric Hammersmith) Alan MacNaughtan, Richenda Carey, Denys Hawthorne, Michael Grandage, John Elmes; dir:Nicholas Hytner [28pp; articles, cast biographies; VG] £4

1987: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (Piccadilly) Stephen Frost, Mark Arden, Lionel Blair [30+ photos, biographies; VG] £4

1987: GROUCHO - A Life in Revue - Arthur Marx/Robert Fisher (Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon) Frank Ferrante, Les Marsden, Marguerite Lowell, David Bauckham; dir:Arthur Marx [articles, photos, biographies; VG] £3

1987: THE PERFECT PARTY - Gurney (Greenwich Theatre) Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Alison Skilbeck, Richard Kane; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp; cast, credits, biographies, photos, articles etc.] £3

1987 (Oct): SEPARATION - Kempinski (Hampstead) David Suchet, Saskia Reeves; dir:Michael Attenborough [32pp, 5.75x8.25; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1987 (Aug): CURTAINS - Stephen Bill (Hampstead) Gwen Nelson, Bridget Turner, Ralph Nossek, Philip Bird, Sheila Ballantine, Alfred Lynch, Gillian Hanna, Stella Moray; dir:Stuart Burge [24pp, 5.75x8.25; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1987: SERIOUS MONEY - Churchill (Wyndham's) Elizabeth Garvie, Gary Olsen, Ivan Kaye, Cyril Nri, Tom Chadbon, Nigel Cooke, Patti Love, Dona Croll; dir:Max Stafford-Clark [36pp; many photos, articles etc. - a full programme; VG] £4

1987: SERIOUS MONEY - Churchill (Wyndham's) Joanne Pearce, Daniel Webb, Paul Moriarty, Burt Caesar, Allan Corduner, Scott Cherry, Linda Bassett, Meera Syal; dir:Max Stafford-Clark [36pp; many photos, articles etc. - a full programme; VG] £4

1987: DECADENCE - Berkoff (Wyndham's) Steven Berkoff, Linda Marlowe [28pp; photos, articles etc.; light vertical crease] £2

1987: THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (Tricycle) The National Theatre Of Brent: Patrick Barlow, Jim Broadbent; dir:Martin Duncan [photos, biographies, pictorial history (!) of the National Theatre of Brent etc.; VG] £4

1987: A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS - Bolt (Savoy) Charlton Heston, Gwen Watford, Roy Kinnear [32pp; photos, articles; scribbles on cover] £3

1987: WOMAN IN MIND - Ayckbourn (Vaudeville) Pauline Collins, Michael Jayston, Ralph Bates, Benedick Blythe; dir:Alan Strachan [28pp; photos, articles etc.; lightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1987: ONE FOR THE ROAD - Willy Russell (Lyric) Russ Abbot, Janet Dale, Michael Angelis, Elizabeth Bennett; dir:William Gaunt [40pp, 6x8.5; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1987 (Sep): BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT - Jeffrey Archer (Queens) Frank Finlay, Wendy Craig, David Langton, Jeffry Wickham, Andrew Cruickshank; dir:David Gilmore [44pp, 6x8.5; biographies w.photos, plus 8 production photos etc.; VG] £4

1987: LIGHT UP THE SKY (Globe) Keith Baxter, Kate O'Mara, Gwen Taylor, Maxine Audley, Sandra Dickinson, John Quayle, Paul Maxwell, Art Metrano, Christopher Guinee; dir:Elijah Moshinsky [cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1987: ARTURO UI (Queen's) Griff Rhys Jones, Brian Glover, Ken Bones, Linal Haft, Iain Mitchell, Hugh Paddick [30+ cast, production and historical photos, biographies; VG] £4

1987: UP ON THE ROOF (Apollo) Beverly Hills, Felicity Montagu, Michael Mueller, Mark McGann, Gary Olsen [12+ cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1987: YOU NEVER CAN TELL (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Michael Hordern, Irene Worth, Frank Middlemass, Derek Waring, Jenny Quayle, Terence Wilton, Michael Denison [20+ cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1987: PORTRAITS (Savoy) Keith Michell, Simon Ward, Richard Wordsworth; dir:John Dexter [6 production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1987: CORPSE! - Gerald Moon (Strand) Colin Baker, Jack Watling, Jean Reeve [cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1987: THE AMEN CORNER (Lyric) Carmen Munroe, Clarke Peters, Claudette Williams, Sylvester Williams, Al Matthews, Stacey Zuckerman [10+ production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1987: THE MOUSETRAP (St.Martin's) Diana Marchment, Terrick Fitzhugh, Nicholas Courtney, Marcia King, Brian Darnley [cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £3

1987: COURT IN THE ACT! (Phoenix) Michael Denison, Gabrielle Drake, Lee Montague, Terence Wilton, Derek Smith, Avril Elgar [20pp; cast and production photos, biographies; minor marks else VG] £3

1987: WHEN WE ARE MARRIED - Priestley (Theatre Royal, Windsor) Glyn Houston, Margaret Ashcroft, Trevor Bannister, John Warner; dir:Joan Riley [24pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £3

1987: BLACK COMEDY and THE PRIVATE EAR (Theatre Royal, Windsor) Nicholas Lyndhurst, Matthew Kelly, Philippa Haywood, Irene Sutcliffe [24pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £3

1987: MELON - Simon Gray (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Alan Bates, Carole Nimmons, Jason Carter, Sam Dastor, William Squire; dir:Christopher Morahan [32pp; cast and production photos; VG] £3

1987: MELON - Simon Gray (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Souvenir Brochure Alan Bates, Carole Nimmons, Jason Carter, Sam Dastor, William Squire [12pp, large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, with 15+ photos, cast list, biogs; VG] £5

1987: THE AMEN CORNER - James Balwin (Tricycle) Carmen Monroe, Clarke Peters [8.25x11.75; notes, biographies etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1987: AS IS (Half Moon) Souvenir Brochure George Costigan, Susannah Fellows, David Fielder, Ray Shell, Ursula Jones, Graham Turner; dir:Chris Bond [12pp, 8.25x11.75; photos, cast list, biogs, notes; VG] £3

1987: YOU NEVER CAN TELL (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Souvenir Brochure Michael Hordern, Irene Worth, Frank Middlemass, Derek Waring, Jenny Quayle, Terence Wilton, Michael Denison [16pp, large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, with c30 photos, many in colour; cast list, biogs, historical notes, articles; VG] £6

1987: COMEDIANS - Trevor Griffiths (Young Vic) Matthew Marsh, Mark McGann, Bert Parnaby [12pp, 8.25x11.75; cast list, photos, biographies; signed by Ajay Jumar, Edward Clayton, Howard Crossley, Alan Hulse, Matthew Marsh, Mark McGann, Bert Parnaby, Willie Ross, and Reg Stewart; slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1987: TIGHT AT THE BACK (Newcastle Playhouse) Mike Elliott; dir:Ken Hill [20pp, 8.25x11.75; cast list, biographies, illustrated articles; minor marks else VG] £2

Plays: 1988

1988: ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE - Joe Orton (Sherman Theatre, Cardiff and Tour) Patricia Kane, Mark Greenstreet, Robert Aldous, Howell Evans; dir:Gareth Armstrong [24pp; cast list, illustrated articles, biographies (w.photos), 8 rehearsal photos; VG] £4

1988: YOU NEVER CAN TELL (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Michael Hordern, Irene Worth, Frank Middlemass, Derek Waring, Jenny Quayle, Terence Wilton, Michael Denison [32pp; 20+ cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1988: ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Dale Wasserman (Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton) John Labanowski, Stephanie Turner, John Vine; dir:Robin Midgley [20pp; biographies w.photos, production photos, extensive illustrated articles; VG] £3

1988: PRIVATES ON PARADE - Peter Nichols (Birmingham Repertory Theatre) Paul Greenwood, Eric Allen, Robert Whelan, Paul Henry, Robert Hudson, Simon Adams, Philip Wright, Richard Stirling, Norma Atallah, Roly Lamas, Richard Santhiri; dir:Derek Nicholls [28pp; biographies w.photos, illustrated articles; VG] £4

1988: HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES - Alan Ayckbourn (Greenwich Theatre) Christopher Benjamin, Gabrielle Drake, Stuart Organ, Louisa Rix, Richard Kane, Lavinia Bertram; dir:Alan Strachan [28pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1988: TO KILL A MOCKING-BIRD - Harper Lee, adapted by Christopher Sergel (Greenwich Theatre) Geoffrey Banks, Peter Rumney, Bill Croasdale, Tyrone Huggins, Sally Eldridge, Mark Chatterton, Jane Hazlegrove, Suzanne Packer; dir:Anthony Clark [28pp; illustrated articles, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1988: CAPTAIN CARVALLO - Denis Cannan (Greenwich Theatre) Angela Thorne, Sarah Prince, Terence Longdon, Neil Stacy, Charles Millham, Oliver Parker, Derek Smith; dir:Toby Robertson [28pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1988: THE MILLIONAIRESS - George Bernard Shaw (Greenwich Theatre) Malcolm Sinclair, Barbara Flynn, Martyn Stanbridge, Gabrielle Lloyd, David Ross; dir: [24pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1988 (Oct): STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Robert Harling (Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York) Susan Mansur, Betty Moore, Anne Pitoniak, Rosemary Prinz, Stacy Ray, Constance Shulman; dir:Pamela Berlin [104pp, 5.5x8.5; a packed programme; articles, biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1988 (Oct): M.BUTTERFLY - David Henry Hwang (Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York) David Dukes, B.D.Wong; dir:John Dexter [108pp, 5.5x8.5; a packed programme; articles, biographies, production photos etc.; VG] £4

1988 (Oct): THE COCKTAIL HOUR - A.R.Gurney (Promenade Theatre, New York) Nancy Marchand, Keene Curtis, Bruce Davison, Holland Taylor; dir:Jack O'Brien [108pp, 5.5x8.5; a packed programme; articles, biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1988: RUN FOR YOUR WIFE! (Criterion) Patrick Mower, John Quayle, Ernie Wise, Aimi Macdonald, Leslie Lawton, Una Stubbs [30 cast and production photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £4

1988: MARRIED LOVE (Wyndham's) Susan Hampshire, John Moffatt, Clifford Rose; dir:Joan Plowright [cast photos, illustrated articles, biographies; VG] £4

1988: GREEK - Steven Berkoff (Wyndham's) Steven Berkoff, Georgia Brown, Gillian Eaton, Bruce Payne [28pp; 10 cast and production photos, biographies, articles; VG] £3

1988: ARISTOCRATS - Brian Friel (Hampstead) Sinead Cusack, Billy Roche, Niall Buggy, Charlotte Cornwell [cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £3

1988: DANGER: MEMORY! - Arthur Miller (Hampstead) Paul Rogers, Betsy Blair, John Bennett; dir:Jack Gold [cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1988: SMELLING A RAT - Mike Leigh (Hampstead) Eric Allan, Timothy Spall, Brid Brennan, Greg Cruttwell, Saskia Reeves [cast photos, biographies, line drawings by Eve Stewart; minor marks on cover, else VG] £3

1988: THE FANCY MAN - Mike Stott (Hampstead) Bernard Gallagher, Cecily Hobbs, Julia Lane, Ian Mercer, Dominic McHale [cast photos, biographies, illustrations; VG] £3

1988: THE FILM SOCIETY - Jon Robin Baitz (Hampstead) Denis Lawson, Dinah Stabb, James Aubrey, Margery Mason, Alan MacNaughtan, John Rogan; dir:Michael Attenborough [cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1988: THE PUBLIC - Lorca (Theatre Royal, Stratford East) Gerard Murphy, Robin Hooper, Michael Bertenshaw, Mary Jo Randall, Claire Hackett, Graham Turner, Nigel Cooke, Sean Gascoigne, Martha Stylianou, Roddy Maude-Roxby; dir:Philip Hedley [cast photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £3

1988: THE GINGERBREAD LADY - Neil Simon (Palace Theatre, Watford) Peter Bourke, Andrew Nyman, Sandra Dickinson, Sheila Steafel [18 cast and rehearsal photos, biographies; minor marks else VG] £3

1988: THE PRICE - Arthur Miller (Palace Theatre, Watford) John Bowe, Sara Kestelman, Tom Georgeson [cast and rehearsal photos, biographies; VG] £3

1988: EASY VIRTUE (Kings Head) Avril Angers, Jane How, Ronnie Stevens, John Michie; dir:Tim Luscombe [21 cast photos, biographies, illustrated article; VG] £3

1988: THE FIFTEEN STREETS - Catherine Cookson (Playhouse) Owen Teale, Nigel Miles-Thomas, Margo Stanley, Peter Marshall, Patrick Holt, Frank Harling [cast and production photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £3

1988: THE FIFTEEN STREETS - Catherine Cookson (Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham) Owen Teale, Nigel Miles-Thomas, Margo Stanley, Peter Marshall, Patrick Holt, Frank Harling [28pp; cast and production photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £3

1988: DOUBLE ACT (Playhouse) Simon Cadell, Lisa Harrow [cast and production photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £4

1988: DRIVING MISS DAISY - Uhry (Apollo) Wendy Hiller, Barry Foster, Clarke Peters [40pp; photos, including production shots] £3

1988: HAPGOOD - Stoppard (Aldwych) Nigel Hawthorne, Felicity Kendal, Iain Glen, Roger Rees [28pp; 15+ cast and production photos; VG] £4

1988: ARTIST DESCENDING A STAIRCASE - Stoppard (Duke of York's) Peter Copley, Alan MacNaughtan, Sarah Woodward [28pp; biogs, articles, photos] £3

1988: EASY VIRTUE - Coward (Garrick) Jane How, Zena Walker, Ronnie Stevens; dir:Tim Luscombe [40pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1988: DRY ROT - John Chapman (Theatre Royal, Bath) Brian Rix, Richard Vernon, Elspet Gray, Julie Peasgood, Robert Bathurst, Nick Wilton, Derek Griffiths, Derek Royle, Harriet Reynolds, Julie Dawn Cole; dir:Christopher Renshaw [28pp; cast list, extensively illustrated article, cast biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £4

1988: DRY ROT - John Chapman (Lyric) Brian Rix, Richard Vernon, Elspet Gray, Julie Peasgood, Robert Bathurst, Nick Wilton, Derek Griffiths, Derek Royle; dir:Christopher Renshaw [cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1988: THE SNEEZE - Chekhov/Frayn (Aldwych) Rowan Atkinson, Timothy West, Cheryl Campbell; dir:Ronald Eyre [32pp; photos, line-drawings, articles etc.; VG] £4

1988 (Jan): SHIRLEY VALENTINE - Willy Russell (Vaudeville) Pauline Collins; dir:Simon Callow [28pp, 6x8.5; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1988: EXCLUSIVE YARNS... the full story - Gary Lyons/Stewart Permutt (Comedy) Susie Blake, Lesley Joseph, Brian Deacon, Pam Ferris [16pp; cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £3

1988: 'ALLO 'ALLO - Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft (London Palladium)
Gordon Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Richard Marner, Kim Hartman, Guy Siner, Gavin Richards, Kirsten Cooke, Sue Hodge, Peter McCulloch, Jack Haig, Arthur Bostrom; dir:Peter Farago [48pp; cast list, 12+ biographies w.excellent character photos; VG] £4

1988: ONE WAY PENDULUM - N.F.Simpson (Old Vic) Brenda Bruce, Graham Crowden, Kathryn Pogson, John Bird, John Fortune; dir:Jonathan Miller [28pp, 5.5x11.75; lots of photos, illustrations, articles; VG] £4

1988: PRESENT LAUGHTER (Theatre Royal, Windsor) Tom Conti, Kara Wilson, Catherine Rabett, Lavinia Bertram, Patti Love, Sion Tudor Owen, Mary Tamm; dir:Tom Conti [24pp; cast photos, biographies, articles etc.; VG] £4

1988: THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES - John Guare (Lilian Baylis Theatre) Denis Quilley, Helen Lederer, Nichola McAuliffe, Kelly Hunter, Linda Polan, Harry Towb; dir:Nick Hamm [8pp, large size (8.25x11.75); cast list, biogs w.photos, articles; VG] £3

1988: GAS LIGHT - Patrick Hamilton (New Victoria Theatre) Carol Holt, John Cunningham, Harold Saks, Susan Dowdall, Shelly Willetts, Robin Plant; dir:Chris Martin [12pp, large size (8.25x11.75); cast and production photos, illustrated articles; newsclipping review; VG] £4

1988: ROBESON - SONG OF FREEDOM - Andy Rashleigh (Young Vic) Oxford Stage Company: Leon Herbert, Clive Rowe, Mark Lambert, Vicky Licorish; dir:Richard Williams [12pp, large size (8.25x11.75); 20+ cast and production photos, illustrated articles; VG] £4

1988: THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT - Giraudoux (Lilian Baylis Theatre) Eleanor Bron, Selina Cadell, Philip Franks, Ian Redford, Celia Imrie; dir:Nick Hamm [12pp, 8.25x11.75; 25+ photos, articles etc.; VG] £4

1988: COMPLICITE AT THE ALMEIDA, Oct 1988-Jan 1989 (Almeida) Souvenir Brochure
A MINUTE TOO LATE, AVE MARIA, MISS DONNITHORNE'S MAGGOT, ESCAPE FOR TUBA, FOOD OF LOVE, WHAT IS ALL THIS DANCING?, THE VISIT, MY ARMY, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, THE PHANTOM VIOLIN, ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE, RAINMAKER IN GEBB, and THE RIGHT SIZE IN QUE SERA; casts include Annabel Arden, Simon McBurney, Marcello Magni, Celia Gore Booth, Tim Barlow, Kathryn Hunter, Gerard McBurney, Clive Mendus, Nick Philippou, and many others [28pp, large size (8.25x11.75); cast lists, 20+ production photos, 50+ cast and production team photos and biographies; articles, commentary etc. etc.; very slight discolouration on cover, else VG] £4

1988: COMPLICITE AT THE ALMEIDA, Oct 1988-Jan 1989 (Almeida) Press Pack
A MINUTE TOO LATE, CHE SERA, AVE MARIA, FOOD OF LOVE, MISS DONNITHORNE'S MAGGOT, WHAT IS ALL THIS DANCING?, THE VISIT, MORE BIGGER SNACKS NOW!, MY ARMY, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, THE PHANTOM VIOLIN, GEBB, ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE; casts include Annabel Arden, Celia Gore Booth, Kathryn Hunter, Marcello Magni, Myra McFadyen, Stefan Metz, Boris Ostan and many others [8x11.75 folder, containing loose sheets: 4pp fold-out about the 11 plays in the Almeida Season with booking form, flyer for BURNING AMBITION, elaborate flyer for ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE, 6pp photographic programme for PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, five A4 pages of information about Complicite; VG] £4

1988: DEATH OF A SALESMAN - Miller (Nottingham Playhouse) Roy Barraclough, Jane Lowe, Howard Ward, Kevin McGowan; dir:Richard Frost [20pp, 8.25x11.75; large-size brochure w.photos, articles, line-drawings etc.; VG] £4

1988: RE: JOYCE! - Roose-Evans/Lipman (Fortune) Souvenir Brochure
Maureen Lipman, Denis King; dir:Alan Strachan [24pp, 8.25x11.75; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

Plays: 1989

1989: BEDSIDE MANNERS - Derek Benfield (Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne) Maurice Thorogood, John Inman, Peter Symonds, Nikki Kelly, Georgina Moon; dir:Bill Roberton [32pp; cast list, illustrated articles, biographies (w.photos), production photos; VG] £3

1989: A SINGLE MAN - Christopher Isherwood adapted by Michael Michaelian (Greenwich Theatre) William Gaminara, Alec McCowen, Barbara Barnes, Rosemary Martin, Neil Roberts, Angelo Gibson, Ellen J Wilks; dir:Waris Hussein [28pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1989: FORGET-ME-NOT LANE - Peter Nichols (Greenwich Theatre) Bryan Pringle, Philip Jackson, Lynn Farleigh, Dilys Watling; dir:Peter Nichols [28pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1989: THE TABLE OF THE TWO HORSEMEN - Arthur Frewen (Greenwich Theatre) Angus Pope, Rupert Frazer, Rashid Karapiet, Shaughan Seymour, Rebecca Saire, John Moulder-Brown; dir:Christopher Renshaw [32pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1989: THE PIGGY BANK - C.P.Taylor (Greenwich Theatre) Bernard Lloyd, Robert Austin, Barry McCarthy, Susan Colverd, Katharine Rogers, David Westhead; dir:Susan Todd [32pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1989: TALK OF THE STEAMIE - Tony Roper (Greenwich Theatre) Julia McCarthy, Judy Sweeney, Emma Dingwall, Myra McFadyen, Graham de Banzie; dir:Alex Norton [32pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1989: THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Tennessee Williams (Arts Theatre, Cambridge) Breffni McKenna, Sian Phillips, Robyn Moore, Crispin Letts; dir:Simon Stokes [28pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1989: THE OLD COUNTRY - Alan Bennett (Arts Theatre, Cambridge) Francis Matthews, Nigel Davenport, Helen Christie, Anne Ridler, David Bannerman, Sally Goodman; dir:Graham Watkins [28pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos etc.; VG] £3

1989: THE WOMAN IN BLACK - Mallatratt/Hill (Fortune) Mark Kingston, Dominic Letts; dir:Robin Herford [32pp; photos, articles etc.; a smart programme; VG] £4

1989: THE WOMAN IN BLACK - Mallatratt/Hill (Fortune) Charles Kay, John Duttine; dir:Robin Herford [24pp; photos, articles etc.; a smart programme; VG] £4

1989: A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN - Woolf/Garland (Playhouse) Eileen Atkins (as Virginia Woolf); dir:Patrick Garland [20pp, 5.75x8.25; biographies, extensive illustrated article on Virginia Woolf w.16+ photos etc.; VG] £4

1989: THE BREAD-WINNER - Somerset Maugham (Yvonne Arnaud) George Cole, Jane How, Lucien Taylor, Peter Cellier; dir:Kevin Billington [24pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £3

1989: WHEN SHE DANCED - Martin Sherman (King's Head) Sheila Gish (as Isadora Duncan), Owen Teale, Kevin Elyot, Gerard Logan, Angela Pleasance, Margaret Robertson [cast photos, biographies, article; slight damp damage, else VG] £2

1989: DEATH OF A SALESMAN (York Theatre Royal) Fred Pearson, Yvonne Bryceland [cast photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £3

1989: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Mermaid) Alan Dobie, Eileen Gourlay [cast and production photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £4

1989: THE LAST WALTZ - Gillian Richmond (Greenwich Theatre) Amanda Redman, Cathryn Bradshaw [cast photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £3

1989: APOCALYPTIC BUTTERFLIES - Wendy Macleod (Greenwich Theatre) Brian Protheroe, Amanda Donohoe [cast photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £3

1989: LAUGHING MATTERS (Donmar Warehouse) Michael Davis, Bob Hartman [8 photos, biographies; VG] £3

1989: THOUGHTS FROM A VERY PRIVATE DIARY (Donmar Warehouse) Victor Spinetti [13 page illustrated article on Victor Spinetti, biographies; VG] £3

1989 (Feb): VALUED FRIENDS - Stephen Jeffreys (Hampstead) Jane Horrocks, Peter Capaldi, Tim McInnerny, Serena Gordon, Martin Clunes, Peter Caffrey; dir:Robin Lefevre [24pp; photos, cast biographies; VG] £3

1989: CARTHAGINIANS - Frank McGuinness (Hampstead) Sorcha Cusack, David Herlihy [cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1989: THE DEBUTANTE BALL (Hampstead) Sheila Gish, Jane Horrocks, Duncan Preston, Susannah Harker [cast and rehearsal photos, biographies; VG] £3

1989: TALKING TO ANGELS (Theatre Museum) Lesley Joseph, Stewart Permutt, Pauline Yates [8pp; cast biographies, credits; w.ticket; VG] £2

1989: THE VORTEX - Coward (Garrick) Rupert Everett, Maria Aitken; dir:Philip Prowse [40pp; 6x8.4; title page, cast list, cast biographies, credits, 10 production photos, articles etc.; Rupert Everett as a dope fiend!; VG w.slight crease] £4

1989: JEFFREY BERNARD IS UNWELL - Waterhouse/Bernard (Apollo) James Bolam; dir:Ned Sherrin [48pp; photos, articles etc.; VG] £3

1989: STEEL MAGNOLIAS - Robert Harling (Lyric) Rosemary Harris, Jean Boht, Maggie Steed, Stephanie Cole, Janine Duvitski, Joeley Richardson; dir:Julia McKenzie [40pp, 6x8.5; biographies, photos etc.; VG] £4

1989: TREASURE ISLAND - Stevenson/Miles/Coe/Wilson (Mermaid) Frank Windsor, Roy Evans, Martino Lazzeri, Patrick Duggan, Kevin Stoney, Tim Swinton, Nigel Nobes, George Little, Louis (as Captain Flint); dir:Colin Bennett [24pp, 6x8.25; biographies, photos, crossword, illustrated articles etc.; minor edge damage, else VG] £3

1989: THE BLACK PRINCE - Murdoch (Aldwych) Ian McDiarmid, Simon Williams, Sarah Badel, John Fortune [32pp; biogs, articles, photos] £4

1989: SHADOWLANDS (Queens) Nigel Hawthorne, Jane Lapotaire [cast photos, biographies, illustrated articles; VG] £4

1989: LOOK BACK IN ANGER (Lyric) Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Siobhan Redmond, Gerard Hogan, Edward Jewesbury; dir:Judi Dench [14 cast and production photos, biographies, copiously illustrated articles; a very full programme; slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1989: OVER MY DEAD BODY (Savoy) Donald Sinden, June Whitfield, Frank Middlemass, Marc Sinden, Ken Wynne [cast and production photos, biographies; VG] £4

1989: BARNABY AND THE OLD BOYS (Vaudeville) Keith Baxter, Jill Gascoigne, Peter Penry-Jones, Jennifer Hilary, Brian Croucher, Deborah Norton, Robert Gwilym, Eamonn Walker; dir:Toby Robertson [cast photos, biographies; minor marks, else VG] £3

1989: PARIS MATCH (Garrick) Sian Phillips, Stephen Moore, Sheila Steafel, Leslie Ash [cast photos, biographies; VG] £3

1989: FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE - Terrence McNally (Comedy) Julie Walters, Brian Cox; dir:Paul Benedict [20pp, 5.75x9; biographies, 8 photos etc.; VG] £4

1989: A LIFE IN THE THEATRE - Mamet (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Denholm Elliott, Samuel West [24pp; biogs, articles, production photos] £3

1989: VETERANS DAY - Donald Freed (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) Jack Lemmon, Michael Gambon, Robert Flemyng [24pp; biogs, articles, 9 production photos; distinct vertical fold] £2

1989: HENCEFORWARD - Alan Ayckbourn (Vaudeville)
Martin Jarvis, Robin Herford, Sara Crowe, Emma Gibbins, Victoria Horsfield, Joanna Van Gyseghem, Peter Forbes, Susanna Newman [28pp; 9 cast and production photos] £4

1989: A FLEA IN HER EAR - Feydeau (Old Vic) Jim Broadbent, Linda Marlowe, David Ross; dir:Richard Jones [32pp; 5.5x11.75; lots of photos, illustrations, articles; a full programme] £4

1989: GREENWICH 1789 - Crompton (Greenwich Theatre) Greenwich Community Play; dir:Michael Crompton, Foz Allan [8pp, 8.25x11.75; cast, credits, articles etc.] £2

1989: THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Royal Exchange, Manchester) Linus Roache, Avril Elgar, Geraldine Somerville, Adrian Rawlins; dir:Ian Hastings [large size (8.25x11.75) brochure, illustrated articles, cast list, biographies, photos, notes; VG] £4

1989: THE ODD COUPLE (Royal Exchange, Manchester) Derek Griffiths, Sam Kelly, Elizabeth McKechnie; dir:Ronald Harwood [large size (8.25x11.75) brochure, illustrated articles, cast list, biographies, photos, notes; VG] £4

1989: WINDING THE BALL - Alex Finlayson (Royal Exchange, Manchester) Ian Bartholomew, Trevor Cooper, Lisa Eichhorn, David Schofield; dir:Gregory Hersov [large size (8.25x11.75) brochure, illustrated articles, cast list, biographies, photos, notes; VG] £4

1989: IN THE TALKING DARK - Dolores Walshe (Royal Exchange, Manchester) Terence Wilton, Frances Tomelty, Norman Beaton, Wolfe Morris, Jenny Quayle; dir:Braham Murray [large size (8.25x11.75) brochure, illustrated articles, cast list, biographies, photos, notes; VG] £4

1989: THARK (Lyric Hammersmith) Souvenir Brochure Griff Rhys Jones, Hugh Lloyd, Dinsdale Landen, Eva Griffith, Linda Polan, Belinda Lang [large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, with photos, illustrated articles, cast list, biographies, notes etc.; VG] £5

1989: ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL (Tricycle) Souvenir Brochure Pauline Black (as Billie Holiday), Henry Goodman, Cyril Nri, Colin Salmon, Jack Chissick; dir:Nicholas Kent [large size (8.25x11.75) brochure, with photos, articles, cast list, biographies, historical notes etc.; VG] £4

1989: PRIN - Andrew Davies (Lyric Hammersmith) Souvenir Brochure Sheila Hancock, Susie Blake, Paul Copley, John Michie; dir:Richard Wilson [large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, rehearsal photos, cast list, biogs, articles; VG] £4

1989: BOSWELL FOR THE DEFENCE (Playhouse) Souvenir Brochure Leo McKern; dir:Frank Hauser [24pp, large size (8.25x11.75) glossy brochure, with illustrated articles, photos, biographies, notes etc.; VG] £5

1989: M. BUTTERFLY - Hwang (Shaftesbury) Anthony Hopkins, Lynn Farleigh, Tsai Chin, G.G.Goei, dir:Dexter [24pp; 8.25x11.75; 13 photos; substantial and stylish programme] £5

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