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PP 150
Play 122
LT 12
6 January 1945
Dear Departed
Stanley Houghton
Hours after her father's death, a woman lays claim to his prized bureau before her sister arrives to discuss the inheritance, but a shock awaits them both.
Comedy, 1-Act. Junior Members Production.
PP 151
Play 123
LT 13
6 January 1945
A Room In The Tower
T B Morris
Imprisoned for high treason in the Tower Of London and resigned to her fate, Lady Jane Grey is visited by Queen Mary.
Drama, 1-Act. Junior Members Production.
PP 152
Play 124
LT 14
6 January 1945
Sunday Costs Five Pesos
Josephine Niggli
A girl, through jealousy, breaks up with her fiance and then, repentant, tries to win him back with the aid of well-meaning friends.
Comedy, 1-Act. Junior Members Production.
PP 153
Play 125
LT 15
6 January 1945
Blow In The Dark
Harold Moreland
Synopsis not available
Unknown Type, 1-Act. Junior Members Production.
PP 154
Play 126
LT 16
31 January - 3 February 1945
London Wall
John Van Druten
The ups and downs of blossoming romance and unrequited love in the offices of a firm of solicitors in 1930's London.
Comedy.
PP 155
Play 127
LT 17
21 - 24 March 1945
The Kingdom Of God
Gregorio & Maria Martinez-Sierra
In Spain, a member of a religious order demonstrates her devotion to the sick and poor at three key points in her life.
Drama.
Translated by Harley & Helen Granville-Barker.
PP 156
Play 128
LT 18
9 - 12 May 1945
When We Are Married
John Boynton Priestley
Three couples celebrate their Silver Weddings, but discover that due to a mix-up they have never actually been married.
Comedy.
In celebration of the Progressive Players' Silver Jubilee.
PP 157
LT 19
17 May 1945
Sunday Costs Five Pesos
Josephine Niggli
A girl, through jealousy, breaks up with her fiance then, repentant, tries to win him back with the aid of well-meaning friends.
(Previously produced in January 1945)
Comedy, 1-Act.
Drama Festival, Tyneside Association For Music, Drama And The Arts.
PP 158
LT 20
6 July 1945
Sunday Costs Five Pesos
Josephine Niggli
A girl, through jealousy, breaks up with her fiance then, repentant, tries to win him back with the aid of well-meaning friends.
(Previously produced in May and January 1945)
Comedy, 1-Act.
North East Central Drama Festival.
PP 159
Play 129
LT 21
18 - 21 July 1945
Distant Point
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Afinogenov
During a brief stopover at an isolated village, a Red Army commander is greeted as a hero by the Communist inhabitants, but his visit has life-changing consequences for some of them.
Drama.
Translated by Hubert Griffin.
PP 160
Play 130
LT 22
10 - 13 October 1945
Once Upon A Time
John Knowles
In 1828 Germany, the academic lives of two brothers are disturbed by both the onset of marriage and changes to their beloved library.
Comedy. First Performance Of A New Play.
Based on the true story of the Brothers Grimm.
PP 161
Play 131
LT 23
3 - 6 December 1945
Living Room
Esther McCracken
Synopsis not available
Comedy.