Earlier Productions
In our earlier years we presented several large-scale community plays, mainly written and directed by members, inspired by the experience which led to the foundation of OCT - the Colway Theatre Trust production of "The Ballad of Tilly Hake". At a slightly later date, we found that several members were keen to write and direct original pieces on a smaller scale, which resulted in several evenings of one-act plays, some of which were then taken on to compete in One Act Play Festivals at the Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth and the Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth. Photos from some of these productions are included here, as well as some earlier pantomimes for which we have only a few pictures. There are some productions for which we have no official photos and we would love to hear from you if you can help us fill in some of the gaps.
Colway Theatre Trust Community Production
1985 The Ballad of Tilly Hake (Sheila Yeger)
Ottery Community Theatre
1986 The Yeoman of the Guard (Gilbert and Sullivan)
1987 The Passion (Tony Harrison)
1988 The Levellers (Pete Wilson)
1989 Canterbury Tales
1990 A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
1991 Ottery Days (Stella Pates)
1992 Puss in Boots
1993 Jack and the Beanstalk (Jill Coley and others, based on an idea by Richard Coley)
The Nose
1994 Cinderella (Jill Coley)
The Rebels of Gas Street
1995 Robinson Crusoe
Three One-Act Plays (Ian Pearse, Jon Ryan and Norma Palmer)
1996 The Frog Prince (Jill Coley)
1997 The Little Match Girl (Laurie Palmer)
Excellence (Geoff Nicholson)
1998 Hickory Dickory Dock (Andrew Coley)
1999 Jonah - The Musical (Laurie Palmer)
2000 Spooked (Laurie Palmer)
The Nativity (Tony Harrison)
2001 Over the Moon
An Evening of Secrets – one-act Plays (Laurie Palmer, Norma Palmer & Simon Harlond)
2002 Aladdin (Jill Coley)
In the Spotlight – one-act Plays (Laurie Palmer & Simon Harlond)
2003 Three Blonde Mice (Simon Harlond)
Lies, Damned Lies and… – one-act Plays (Simon Harlond, Jill Coley & Laurie Palmer)
2004 Nursery Crimes (Laurie Palmer)
2005 The Stones (Laurie Palmer)
2006 Cinderella (Jill Coley)
2007 Goosey, Goosey Gangster (Simon Harlond)
Truth Will Out – one-act Plays (Laurie Palmer, Norma Palmer & Simon Harlond)
2008 Franky Styne in Pantoland (Laurie Palmer)
2009 A Lad in Ottery (Alex Davies)
Playing with Fire – one-act Plays (Laurie Palmer & Simon Harlond)