Productions
From 1953 to the end of the 1964-1965 season, every production was directed by Joy Coghill. Directors for plays after that are noted below.
1953-1954
Bobino
by Poppy McKenzie. An original production.
The Three Bears
by Charlotte Chorpenning.
Flibberty-Gibbet
by Nora MacAlvay and Charlotte Chorpenning.
All three were touring productions.
Flibberty-Gibbet
1954-1955
Puss in Boots by Madge Miller. A touring production.
Hansel and Gretel by Madge Miller.
Beauty and the Beast by Nicholas Stuart Gray.
Cinderella by Marge Adelberg. An original Christmas musical production.
Robert and the Robot by Kitty Marcuse. An original production.
Spaceboy and the Goose by Jack Hochhauser.
1955-1956
Mr. Timekiller. A touring production.
Land of the Dragon by Madge Miller.
Red Riding Hood by Madge Miller. An original Christmas musical production.
Pied Piper of Hamelin by Madge Miller.
1956-1957
Hansel and Gretel by Madge Miller. A touring production.
Aladdin by James Norris. A touring production.
Robin Hood by James Norris.
The Three Bears by Marge Adelberg. An original musical production.
Cinderella
by Charlotte Chorpenning.
1957-1958
Aladdin by James Norris. A touring production.
The Magic Nugget by Poppy McKenzie. A BC Centennial Commission production.
Pinocchio by Mage Adelberg. An original musical production.
The Ghost of Mr. Penny by Rosemary G. Musil.
The Three Bears by Charlotte Chorpenning.
Red Riding Hood by Marge Adelberg.
1958-1959
The Magic Nugget by Poppy McKenzie. An original and touring production.
Jack and the Beanstalk by Marge Adelberg. An original musical production.
1959-1960
The Storytellers by Brian Way. A touring production.
The Emperor's New Clothes by Charlotte Chorpenning.
The Stranger by Brian Way.
Noye's Fludde by Benjamin Britten. Staged for the Vancouver International Festival.
1960-1961
Red Riding Hood
by Marge Adelberg. A touring production.
Hansel and Gretel
by Marge Adelberg. An original Christmas musical.
Shakespeare by Five by Ian Thorne. A touring production and the beginning of the high school program.
1961-1962
Puss in Boots by Madge Miller. A touring production.
Beauty and the Beast by Nicholas Stuart Gray. Vancouver International Festival.
The Princess and the Swineherd by Madge Miller
The Pied Piper by Madge Adelberg. An original Christmas musical.
Shakespeare by Five by Ian Thorne. A touring/high school production.
1962-1963
Pinocchio by Madge Miller. A touring production.
Beauty and the Beast by Nicholas Stuart Gray.
Shakespeare in Orbit by Ian Thorne. A touring/high school production.
1963-64
Shakespeare in Orbit
by Ian Thorne. A touring/high school production.
Son of the Dragon
by Allan Cullen. A touring production.
The Three Bears, words and music by Marge Adelberg. The 10th Anniversary production.
1964-1965
Shakespeare in Orbit
by Ian Thorne. A touring/high school production.
Son of the Dragon by Allan Cullen. A touring production.
The Sleeping Beauty by Chris Wiggins.
Rapunzel by Jack Melanos. A touring production.
Wigs, Wits and Witches. A touring production.
Once Upon a Clothesline by Aurand Harris.
1965-1966
Presented The Hogarth Puppets, a travelling troupe of marionettes.
Land of the Dragon by Madge Miller. Directed by Jane Heyman.
Androcles and the Lion by Aurand Harris. Directed by Joy Coghill with original music by Bill Henderson.
Alice in Wonderland by Madge Miller. Directed by Jane Heyman. An original production with music by Bill Henderson.
The Riddle Machine by Betty Lambert. An original play for the Centennial Commission, directed by Joy Coghill.
1966-1967
Rumplestiltskin by Charlotte Chorpenning, Directed by Jane Heyman.
The Pied Piper by Marge Adelberg. A musical directed by Margaret Faulkes.
The Magic Donkey by Luan Asllani. Directed by John Juliani. An original play for the Centennial Commission.
The Storytellers by Brian Way. A participation play directed by Jane Heyman.
Skokiam by Paul St. Pierre. Directed by Joy Coghill. An original play for the Centennial Commission.
Beware the Quickly Who by Eric Nicol. Directed by Joy Coghill. An original play for the Centennial Commission.
The Song of the Serpent by Betty Lambert. Directed by Margaret Faulkes. An original play for the Centennial Commission. A touring production.
Androcles and the Lion, Holiday Theatre, 1965
1967-68
The Song of the Serpent by Betty Lambert. Directed by Jane Heyman.
Puss in Boots by Brian Way, a participation play. Directed by Ray Michael.
The Adventurers of Harlequin by William Glennon. Directed by Jane Heyman.
Names and Nicknames by James Reaney. Directed by Ray Michael.
The Mirrorman by Brian Way, a participation play. Directed by Jane Heyman.
The Clam Made a Face by Eric Nicol. An original play for the Centennial Commission. Directed by Jane Heyman.
The Riddle Machine by Betty Lambert. Directed by Joy Coghill.
Beware the Quickly Who by Eric Nicol. Directed by Joy Coghill.
Both
The Riddle Machine and
Beware the Quickly Who were also taken on a National Centennial tour.
1968-69
The Surprise by Paddy Campbell, a participation play. Directed by Jane Heyman.
The Clown by Brian Way, a participation play. Directed by Jane Heyman.
The Elves and the Shoe-maker by Nora Tully and Charlotte Chorpenning. Directed by Jane Heyman.
Pinocchio by Marge Adelberg, a musical. Directed by Ray Michal.
The Ice Wolf by Joanna Halpert Kraus. Directed by Jane Heyman.