2010

January Harvey
April An Ideal Husband
June Blood Brothers
September Noises Off
October Breezeblock Park
December Sleeping Beauty

2011

January Neville’s Island
April An Inspector Calls
June Oliver Twist
September Funny Money
October Memory of Water
December Robin Hood

2012

January Blithe Spirit
April Natural Causes
June An Evening With Gary Lineker
September Calendar Girls
October The Elephant Man
December Santa The Panto

2013

February Kes
April Two
May I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
June Hound of the Baskervilles
September Shakers
October Comfort And Joy
December Snow White

2014

February Breaking The Code
April The 39 Steps
June Little Shop of Horrors
September Talking Heads
October The Ladykillers
December Elves And The Shoemaker

2015

February Steel Magnolias
April Our Day Out
June Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem
September Educating Rita
October Fur Coat and No Knickers
December Aladdin

2016

February Billy Liar
April Habeas Corpus
May I Love You Because
June Pals
September Hamish & Dougal
October The Railway Children
December Cleopatra The Panto

2017

February Kindertransport
April The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)
June Our House
September The Rise And Fall of Little Voice
October Seasons Greetings
December Whittington!

2018

January – The Return of Sherlock Holmes
April – Terry Pratchett’s Guards Guards
June – Be My Baby
September – Last Tango In Whitby
October –For The Love of the Game
December –Beauty And The Beast

2019

January – Accidental Death of an Anarchist
April – Our Town
June – A Bunch of Amateurs
September – Stepping Out
October – Woman In Mind
December – Cinderella

2020

January – The Formby Show

2000

January I Have 5 Daughters
April Abigail’s Party
June Bouncers
September Last Tango In Whitby
November All Singing, All Dancing

2001

January Frankenstein The Panto
Feb Visiting Hour
April Our Day Out
May The Boy Friend
June Bouncers
August Teechers
September Hooray For Hollywood
October The Rise And Fall of Little Voice
December Arabian Knights

2002

January Dead Guilty
April Out of Order
June When We Were Married
September Teechers
October The Unexpected Guest
December Cinderella

2003

January One For The Road
April Annie
June Hay Fever
September Playboy of the Western World
October Stags And Hens
December Snow White

2004

January All My Sons
March Bouncers
April Oliver!
June Relatively Speaking
August Technically Speaking
September Sealed With A Kiss
October Great Expectations
December Aladdin

2005

January Time of my Life
April Half A Sixpence
June Accrington Pals
July Waking & Birthday Greetings & Bottle of Wine
September Bouncing Back
October Amadeus
December Babes In The Wood

2006

January Up N Under 2
April 42nd Street
June Ferndale Murder Mystery
September Allo Allo
October The Crucible
December Jack And The Beanstalk

2007

January Charley’s Aunt
April Musicals From Around The World
June Hobson’s Choice
September Run For Your Wife
October A Midsummer Night’s Dream
December Dick Whittington

2008

January Celebration: A Wedding And A Funeral
April Stepping Out
June Lucky Stiff
September Cash On Delivery
October Of Mice And Men
December Cinderella

2009

January ‘Art’
March The Last Five Years
July Raise The Roof
September Stones In His Pockets
October Rent
December Aladdin

1990

January Corpse
April Brigadoon
June Don’t Misunderstand Me
September Barefoot In The Park
October Murder Mistaken
December Dick Whittington

1991

January Hobson’s Choice
April Oklahoma
June Motel
September Plaza Suite
October Happy Families
December Old King Cole

1992

January Veronica’s Room
April CADOS Cavalcade
June Spring And Port Wine
September Stepping Out
October Two For The See-Saw
December Cinderella

1993

January The Children’s Hour
April Arsenic And Old Lace
June My Fair Lady
September An Inspector Calls
October Steel Magnolias
December Beauty and the Beast

1994

January Chorus of Disapproval
April All Things Bright And Beautiful
June Gypsy
September Dial M For Murder
October Noises Off
December Pinocchio

1995

January The Heiress
April Sailor Beware
May Guys And Dolls
June 1945 and All That
September House Guest
October Nasty Neighbours
December Jack And The Beanstalk

1996

January The Hasty Heart
April Once A Catholic
June Joking Apart
September Run For Your Wife
October On Golden Pond
December The Wizard of Oz

1997

January The Importance of Being Earnest
April Bell, Book And Candle
June South Pacific
September The Queen And I [cancelled]
October View From The Bridge
December Aladdin

1998

January Wait Until Dark
April A Flea In Her Ear
June Kiss Me Kate
July Old Time Music Hall
September Love Match
October A Taste of Honey
December Puss In Boots

1999

January My Cousin Rachel
April Up N Under
June Crazy For You
August All Singing All Dancing
September Shakers
October Waiting In The Wings
December Sleeping Beauty

1980 – 1981

Guys And Dolls
Habeas Corpus
Toad of Toad Hall
White Liars of Black Comedy
The Snow Queen

1981

September Last Of the Red Hot Lovers

October Saturday at the Crown

December Alice In Wonderland

1982

January Whose Life Is It Anyway

April The Gazebo

June When We Are Married

September Cabaret

October Blithe Spirit

December A Clean Kill

1983

January The Others

April Abigail’s Party

June Don’t Just Lie There, Say Something

September Post Horn Gallup

October The Diary of Anne Frank

December Puss In Boots

1984

January The Ghost Train

April The Vigil

June The King And I

September California Suite

October  

December Mother Goose

1985

January You Should See Us

April Outside Edge

June Fiddler On The Roof

September Ferndale Avenue Macbeth

October Season’s Greetings

December Jack And The Beanstalk

1986

January The Odd Couple

April Private Lives

June Oliver!

September The Glass Menagerie

October Wild Goose Chase

December Cinderella

1987

January The Rivals

April Key For Two

June The Sound of Music

September And A Nightingale Sang

October Alphabetical Order

December Aladdin

1988

January The Miracle Worker

April Mind Kill

June Carousel

September The Haunted Through Lounge

October Death Trap

December Snow White

1989

January The Dresser

April My Friend Miss Flint

June Hello Dolly

September Bedroom Farce

October Pack of Lies

December Babes In The Wood

1970

Unknown – Dandy Dick
Unknown – Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1971

September – Hobson’s Choice
December – Gaslight
Unknown – King Patch and Mrs Simpson

1972

Unknown – Curious Savage
Unknown – Roar Like A Dove
Unknown – The Sea Shell

1973

Unknown – Who Killed Santa Claus

1974

January – Babes In The Wood
Unknown – Man Most Likely To
Unknown – Plaza Suite
Unknown – The Good Old Days

1975

May – Arcadians
Unknown – My Fair Lady
Unknown – How The Other Half Love
Unknown – Lloyd George Knew My Father
Unknown – Secretary Bird
Unknown – Under Milk Wood

1976

February – Crown Matrimonial
May – Me And My Girl
September – Butterflies Are Free
November – Separate Tables

1977

November – Absurd Person Singular
Unknown – A Taste of Honey
Unknown – Hayfever
Unknown – Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon
Unknown – Murder Game

1978

Unknown – Billy Liar
Unknown – The Price

1979

February – Present Laughter
March – Roots
May – The Boy Friend
November – Sweeney Todd
Unknown – Confusions
Unknown – There Goes The Bride
Unknown – Time and Time Again

1960

Unknown – Time And The Conways
The River Line
April – Sailor Beware!
“With this play we bring to a close the St George’s Street chapter in the history of CADOS, and we hope to welcome you and your friends to the New Empire Theatre next season.”

1961

CADOS move into their premises on Dole Lane (which becomes Chorley Little Theatre)

March – French Without Tears
April – A Sound of Murder
Wolf’s Clothing
The Chalk Garden
November – Free As Air

1962

March – Watch It Sailor
May – The Whole Truth
The Tunnel of Love
The Miracle Worker
November – Make Me An Offer

1963

January – My Three Angels
Shadow And Substance
May – Night Must Fall
The Rainmaker
Arsenic & Old Lace
October – Hot Summer Night
December – Salad Days

1964

January – Bell Book And Candle
March – Rockabye Sailor
The Good Old Days
The Merchant of Venice
October– Shadow In The Sun
December – The Boyfriend

1965

January – The Tinder Box
March – Policy For Murder
May – When We Are Married
A Man For All Seasons
October – Come Blow Your Horn
December – Little Mary Sunshine

1966

January – A Letter From The General
March – Lord Arthur Savile’s Crimes
April – The Good Old Days II
Celebration
October – Johnny Belinda
December – Hans, The Witch and The Gobbin

1967

January – Lo And Behold
March – Trap For A Lonely Man
April – Bob’s Your Uncle
Time And The Conways
October – Write Me A Murder
December – Beauty And The Beast

1968

Barefoot In The Park
The Aspern Papers
The Good Old Days III
The Long And The Short And The Tall
Bonaventure
November – Goodnight, Mrs Puffin

1969

Boeing Boeing
The Big Killing
April – Irma La Douce
October – The Playboy of the Western World
November – Dear Charles
Relatively Speaking

1950

Unknown – Give Me Yesterday

1951

June – Gathering Storm
December – School For Spinsters

1952

Unknown – Bonaventure
May – Friends and Relations

Chorley Little Theatre forced to close for structural renovations
October – Candia
December – Holly And The Ivy

1953

Who Goes There?
And No Birds Sing

1954

February – Grand National Night
May – Noble Spaniard

Back at Chorley Little Theatre
October – The Shining Hour

1955

February – Dick Whittington
December – Affairs of State

Winters Journey
A Woman’s Place
Jupiter Laughs

1956

Young Wives Tale
Castle In The Air

1957

February – Someone Waiting
April – The Heiress
The White Sheep of the Family
November – The Glass Menagerie

1958

February – Trial And Error
April – The Indifferent Shepherd

Plaintiff In A Pretty Hat
Spring At Marino

1959

January – Jack And The Beanstalk
The Living Room
April – Blithe Spirit
The Reluctant Debutante

1933

March – Meeting at Shepherd’s Hall, Chapel Street
CADOS founded by Joseph Wightman

October – It Pays To Advertise

1934

New Chairman Chorlton Dunkerley
President Sir John Jackson

September – Three One-Act Plays
October – Five One Act Plays
December – On Approval

1935

January – Archie
May – Three One-Act Plays
October – When Knights Were Bold
A Dolls House
Mock Doctor

1936

Outward Bound
Once A Gentleman
Four One Act Plays

1937

Mr Pim Passes By
World of Light

1938

February – Age of Youth
Tread Softly
Four One-Act Plays
October – Bird In Hand
Dec – Dangerous Corner

1939

January – Family Group
February – Dangerous Corner
Torch Bearers

1940

Three One Act Plays
Nine Till Six
Fresh Fields
The Amazing Dr Clitterhouse

1941

May – Death Takes A Holiday

1942

“CADOS HQ” – our venue on St George’s Street – becomes The British Restaurant to help the war effort.

1943

1944

1945

1946

CADOS return to their HQ, a ‘miniature theatre’ on St George’s Street called Chorley Little Theatre

1947

1948

1949

The Romantic Age
Give Me Yesterday
An Inspector Calls
Quiet Weekend

• This Was A Woman
• Affairs of State
• March (55?) – Play Parade: Out Of Bounds/Life Without Music/Mr Sampson
• And So To Bed
• No Love Lost
• Barefoot In The Park
• Bob’s Your Uncle
• Everybody Loves Opal
• Girl In My Soup
• Guys And Dolls
• House By The Lake
• King Patch And Mr Simpkins
• Late Edwina Black
• Letter From The General Review
• Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Move Over Mrs Markham
• Quiet Weekend
• Shylock
• Spring And Port Wine
• The Cradle Song
• The Gazebo
• The Tinder Box
• View From The Bridge
• When We Were Married
• Wolves Clothing

2022

January – Matilda, Jr

July – Seussical, Jr – The Musical

2020

January – Alice In Wonderland

2019

January – Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox
July – Annie

2018

January – James And The Giant Peach
July – Popstars The 90s Musical

2017

January – Roald Dahl’s The Witches
July – Showcase & Into The Woods

2016

January – The Light Burns Blue
July – Thirteen

2015

January –The Demon Headmaster
July – Grease

2014

January – Bad Girls (Jacqueline Wilson)
July – Disney’s The Little Mermaid

2013

January – Charlotte’s Web
July – Back To The 80s

2012

January –The BFG
July – Peter Pan

2011

January – Alice In Wonderland
July – Annie

2010

January – A Christmas Carol
July – Honk

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