History
of Highbury.
In 1935 a small group of people who had been producing plays in
local church halls since 1924 decided to provide a theatre centre
for themselves. From the dedication of these people who had no
money or rich patronage has grown the modern theatre that Highbury
is today. The original theatre on the site was built almost entirely
by the men and women members themselves during the early years
of World War 2 using as a basis a wooden Mission Chapel which
itself had been a hospital hut for World War 1 veterans.
Amongst the founding group was John English OBE whose deep interest
and dedication to Theatre continues to inspire members even after
his death in December1998. It was John who, with others, had the
vision to form the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain.
Highbury Theatre Centre opened in May 1942 and has continued to
be used by a variety of activities from that day. Properties adjacent
to the original site have been purchased as they have become available
and in the 1980's a major rebuild of the premises was made possible.
As with all community ventures there will always be something
more that can be done and so it is with Highbury where we continue
to develop our facilities and skills..
For an outline of the history
of the early days of Highbury Theatre Centre click here.
Past Productions by Highbury Players.
The first production at the then new theatre in May 1942 was Arms
and the Man by Bernard Shaw produced by John English.
Click for a selection of photographs of productions across the years.
Click for list of playscripts held in Highbury Theatre Centre Archives
Click for a list of all of the Main House productions by Highbury Players to date in the Highbury Little Theatre.
Click for list of Studio Productions by Highbury Players and of Highbury Youth productions.
Click for a list of productions by Highbury Players
prior to creating Highbury Little Theatre.
Click for a list of experimental and
Student plays
produced in period 1943-1946.
Click for all productions in the Highbury
Theatre Centre:-
1998/1999 season productions
1999/2000
season productions
2000/2001
season productions
2001/2002
season productions
2002/2003
season productions
2003/2004
season productions
2004/2005
season productions
2005/2006 season productions
2006/2007 Season Productions
2007/2008 Season Productions
2008/2009 Season Productions
2009/2010 Season Productions
2010/2011 Season Productions
2011/2012 Season Productions
