The Marlborough Dramatic Club was founded in 1904
| Year | Month | Title | Author |
| Between 1905 and 1924 the majority of the Club plays were performed in the Drill Hall, Brentwood. | |||
| 1905 | May | OLD SOLDIERS (our first show - see playbill below) | H.J Byron |
| Nov | LIBERTY HALL | R. C. Carton | |
| 1906 | Feb | MEADOWSWEET | C. M. Prevost |
| Feb | BROWNE WITH AN 'E' | L. Montague | |
| April | THE NEW BOY | Arthur Law | |
| A PAIR OF SPECTACLES | Sydney Grundy | ||
| 1907 | Jan | LIBERTY HALL | R. C. Carton |
| Jan | SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW | R. C. Carton | |
| Apr | A BRACE OF PARTRIDGES | R. Ganthony | |
| Oct | MY FRIEND THE PRINCE | J. H. McCarthy | |
| SWEET LAVENDER | A. W. Pinero | ||
| 1908 | Feb | A PAIR OF SPECTACLES | Sydney Grundy |
| Feb | MRS. GORRINGE'S NECKLACE | H. H. Davies | |
| Oct | DAVID GARRICK | T. W. Robertson | |
| LOAN OF A LOVER | J. R. Planche | ||
| ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS | J. T. Williams | ||
| Dec | THE PRIVATE SECRETARY | Charles Hawtrey | |
| 1909 | LOAN OF A LOVER | J. R. Planche | |
| ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS | J. T. Williams | ||
| Feb | BUGLE CALL | Louis N. Parker & Addison Bright | |
| SEVENTY ONE (An Adaption) | R. H. Archbald/Gaston Meyer | ||
| FRENCH AS HE IS SPOKEN | R. H. Archbald/Gaston Meyer | ||
| THE SILVER TANKARD | Cecil Egerton | ||
| Nov | COUSIN KATE | H. H. Davies | |
| 1910 | DUKE OF KILLICRANKIE | R. Marshall | |
| Apr | ONE SUMMER'S DAY | H. V. Esmond | |
| Nov | SATURDAY TO MONDAY | Frederick Penn & Richard Pryce | |
| 1911 | From 1911 a new Marlborough Dramatic Club logo design was used, which is replicated on the top of this web page. | ||
| 1911 | Jan | LOVE IN IDLENESS | Parker & Goodman |
| Feb | LITTLE MRS. CUMMIN | Richard Pryce | |
| Nov | FACING THE MUSIC | J. H. Darnley | |
| Dec | ALL-OF-A-SUDDEN PEGGY | Ernest Denny | |
| 1912 | Jan | FACING THE MUSIC | J. H. Darnley |
| Feb | OUR FLAT | Mrs. Musgrave | |
| Nov | JACK STRAW | W. Somerset Maugham | |
| Dec | ROSEMARY | Louis N. Parker & Murry Carson | |
| 1913 | A TIGHT CORNER | ||
| Apr | NIOBE, ALL SMILES | Harry & Edward Paulton | |
| OH! SUSANNAH | |||
| Dec | MRS. DOT | W. Somerset Maugham | |
| 1914 | Feb | THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF MISS BROWN | Robert Buchanan & Charles Marlowe |
| ANN (100th performance) | |||
| 1915 | OH! SUSANNAH | ||
| 1916 | Jan | A TIGHT CORNER | Herbert Swears |
| 1917 | No plays - during World War I |
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| 1918 | No plays | ||
| 1919 | Oct | ELIZA COMES TO STAY | H. V. Esmond |
| MR. PREEDY & THE COUNTESS | R. C. Carton | ||
| 1920 | Feb | THE CHEERFUL KNAVE | Keble Howard |
| Oct | THE MAN FROM TORONTO | Douglas Murray | |
| Dec | THE MOLLUSC | Hubert Henry Davies | |
| 1921 | Feb | MARY GOES FIRST | Henry Arthur Jones |
| Oct | BILLETED | F. Tennyson Jesse & H.M Harwood | |
| Dec | THE YOUNG PERSON IN PINK | Gertude E. Jennings | |
| 1922 | Jan | THE IRRESISTIBLE MARMADUKE | Ernest Denny |
| Feb | THE RIVALS | Richard Brinsley Sberidan | |
| Oct | GRUMPY | T. Wigney Percyval | |
| Dec | TILLY OF BLOOMSBURY | Jan Hay | |
| 1923 | Feb | QUINNEYS | Horace Annesley Vacbell |
| Oct | THREE WISE FOOLS | Austin Strong | |
| Dec | THE CHINESE PUZZLE | Marion Bower & Leon M. Lion | |
| 1924 | Mar | THE AMAZONS | Arthur W. Pinero |
| 1924 | Oct |
As from Oct 1924 the Club started to use the Brentwood School Memorial Hall for our play performances. |
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| Oct | MICE AND MEN | Madeleine Lucette Ryley | |
| Dec | RAFFLES | E.W. Hornung & Eugene Presbery | |
| 1925 | Feb | LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY | Sydney Blow & Douglas Hoare |
| Nov | THE RISING GENERATION | Wyn Weaver & Laura Leycester | |
| 1926 | Jan | THE WARE CASE | George Pleydell |
| Feb | THE GHOST OF JERRY BUNDLER | W.W. Jacobs | |
| Feb | AREN'T WE ALL? | Frederick Lonsdale | |
| Nov | TO HAVE THE HONOUR | A.A Milne | |
| 1927 | Jan | IN THE NEXT ROOM | Eleanor Robson & Harriete Ford |
| Feb | THE LILIES OF THE FIELD | John Hastings Turner | |
| Nov | THE SPORT OF KINGS | Jan Hay | |
| 1928 | Jan | DR. WAKES'S PATIENT | W.Gayer Mackey & Robert Ord |
| Feb | TONS OF MONEY | Will Evans & Valentine | |
| 1929 | Jan | THE GREAT ADVENTURE | Arnold Bennett |
| Feb | THE WATCHED POT | H.H. Munro & Charles Maude | |
| Nov | THE NAUGHTY WIFE | Fred Jackson | |
| 1930 | Jan | LOYALTIES | John Gatswortby |
| Feb | THE SIGN ON THE DOOR |
Channing Pollock | |
| Nov | AMBROSE APPLEJOHNS ADVENTURE | Walter Hacket | |
| 1931 | Jan | INTERFERENCE (includes 200th performance) | Rolald Pertwee and Harold Deardon |
| Feb | THE RINGER | Edgar Wallace | |
| Apr | A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS | Ian Hay and P.G.Wodehouse | |
| Nov | THE MIDDLE WATCH | Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall | |
| 1932 | Jan | ALIBI | Michael Morton |
| Feb | THE CALENDAR | Edgar Wallace | |
| Nov | THE BEST PEOPLE | David Gray and Avery Hopwood | |
| 1933 | Jan | ALICE SIT=BY=THE=FIRE | Sir J.M Barrie |
| Feb | AND SO TO BED | J.B. Fagan | |
| May | THE CASE OF THE FRIGHTENED LADY | Edgar Wallace | |
| Nov | COCK ROBIN | Elmer Rice & Philip Barry | |
| 1934 | Jan | THE DOVER ROAD | A.A. Milne |
| Feb | THE GREEN GODDESS | William Archer | |
| Nov | ROAD HOUSE | Walter Backett | |
| 1935 | Jan | THE YOUNG IDEA | Noel Coward |
| Feb | THE SKIN GAME | John Galsworby | |
| Mar | DANGEROUS CORNER | J.B. Priestley | |
| Nov | MURDER ON THE SECOND FLOOR | Frank Vosper | |
| Nov | THE NELSON TOUCH | Neil Grant | |
| 1936 | Jan | TRELAWNY OF THE WELLS | Arthur W. Pinero |
| Feb | IF FOUR WALLS TOLD | Edward Percy | |
| Nov | LIBEL | Edward Wooll | |
| 1937 | Jan | THE GHOST TRAIN | Arnold Ridley |
| Mar | DISTINGUISHED GATHERING | James Parish | |
| Nov | THE LAKE | Murray Macdonald | |
| 1938 | Jan | SEE NAPLES AND DIE | Elmer Rice |
| Mar | THE LIMPING MAN | Will Scott | |
| Nov | HYDE PARK CORNER | Walter Hackett | |
| 1939 | Jan | ORDERS ARE ORDERS | Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong |
| 1939 | Feb | THE WIND AND THE RAIN | Merton Hodge |
| Mar | FRESH FIELDS | Ivor Novello | |
| 1940 | No plays during World War II | ||
| 1941 | No plays during World War II | ||
| 1942 | No plays during World War II | ||
| 1943 | No plays during World War II | ||
| 1944 | No plays during World War II | ||
| 1945 | Nov | MR PIM PASSES BY | A.A.Milne |
| 1946 | Jan | LABURNUM GROVE | J.B.Priestley |
| Mar | THE UNGUARDED HOUR | Bernard Merivale | |
| Nov | HOUSEMASTER | Ian Hay | |
| 1947 | Jan | LADIES IN RETIREMENT (includes 300th performance) | Edward Percy and Reginald Denham |
| Mar | SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER | Oliver Goldsmith | |
| 1948 | Nov | MIXED DOUBLES | Frank Stayton |
| 1949 | Jan | ROPE | Patrick Hamilton |
| Mar | TO KILL A CAT | Roland Pertwee and Harold Dearden | |
| Oct | THE RELAPSE or Virtue in Danger | Sir John Vanbrugh | |
| 1950 | ROBERT'S WIFE | St John Irvine | |
| GRAND NATIONAL NIGHT | Dorithy and Campbell Christie | ||
| DEAR OCTOPUS | Dodie Smith | ||
| 1951 | Jan | PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | Helen Jerome |
| Mar | HAY FEVER | Noel Coward | |
| Nov | THE THIRD VISITOR | Gerald Anstruther | |
| 1952 | Jan | VICTORIA REGINA | Laurence Housman |
| Mar | THE GUINEA-PIG | Warren Chetham-Strode | |
| Nov | PEACE IN OUR TIME | Noel Coward | |
| 1953 | Jan | FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS | Terence Rattigan |
| Apr | LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN | Oscar Wilde | |
| Nov | THE CIRCLE | W.Somerset Maugham | |
| 1954 | Jan | THE YEARS BETWEEN | Daphne Du Maurier |
| Mar | Jubilee Dinner-Dance at Hutton Masonic Hall | ||
| May | THUNDER ROCK | Robert Ardrey | |
| Nov | A MAN'S HOUSE | John Drinkwater | |
| 1955 | Jan | A LADY MISLAID | Kenneth Horne |
| May | BLACK CHIFFON | Lesley Storm | |
| Nov | THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING | Christopher Fry | |
| 1956 | Jan | HOME AT SEVEN | R.C.Sherriff |
| Apr | YOU NEVER CAN TELL | Bernard Shaw | |
| Nov | SPRING AT MARINO | Constance Cox | |
| 1957 | Feb | THE RETURN | Bridget Boland |
| May | TWO DOZEN ROSES | Kenneth Horne | |
| Nov | ON MONDAY NEXT | Philip King | |
| 1958 | Feb | A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT (includes 400th performance) | Clemence Dane |
| Apr | RING ROUND THE MOON | Jean Anouilh | |
| Nov | THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Oscar Wilde | |
| 1959 | Feb | THE BURNING GLASS | Charles Morgan |
| Apr | THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE | William Douglas Home | |
| 1960 | Jan | THE SLEEPING PRINCE | Terence Rattigan |
| Mar | THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE | Hugh Mills | |
| May | THE LITTLE GLASS CLOCK | Hugh Mills | |
| Nov | A TOUCH OF THE SUN | N.C.Hunter | |
| 1961 | Jan | A Social Evening incuding play LIBERATION and HIGH TEA | Normand Holland / Hugh Miller |
| Feb | NOT IN THE BOOK | Arthur Watkyn | |
| Apr | THE CHALK GARDEN | Enid Bagnold | |
| Nov | THEQUEEN AND THE REBELS | Ugo Betti | |
| 1962 | May | DEAR DELINQUENT | Jack Popplewell |
| Nov | QUEEN ELIZABETH SLEPT HERE | Talbot Rothwell | |
| 1963 | Feb | BERKLEY SQUARE | John L. Balderston |
| Apr | A CLEAN KILL | Micheal Gilbert | |
| Nov | DEAR CHARLES | Alan Melville | |
| 1964 | Feb | AFFAIRS OF STATE | Louis Verneuil |
| Apr | SPARK IN JUDEA | R.F.Delderfield | |
| Oct | THE GEESE ARE GETTING FAT | Arthur Watkyn | |
| 1965 | Feb | BERKELEY SQUARE | John L.Balderston |
| Apr | A CLEAN KILL | Michael Gilbert | |
| Nov | THE TOUCH OF FEAR | Dorothy and Campbell Christie | |
| 1966 | Feb | THE TULIP TREE | N.C.Hunter |
| Apr | THE MARQUISE | Noel Coward | |
| Nov | THE TOUCH OF FEAR | Dorothy and Campbell Christie | |
| 1967 | Feb | SUSPECT | Edward Percy and Reginald Denham |
| Apr | PENNIES DROM HEAVEN | Naomi Waters | |
| Nov | PRESENT LAUGHTER | Noel Coward | |
| 1968 | Feb | HIS EXCELLENCY | Dorothy and Campbell Christie |
| Apr | TRAP FOR A LONELY MAN | Robert Thomas | |
| Nov | A LETTER FROM THE GENERAL | Maurice McLoughlin | |
| 1969 | Feb | BREATH OF SPRING (includes 500th performance) | Peter Coke |
| Apr | UNCLE VANYA | Anton Chekov | |
| Nov | THE HEIRESS | Ruth and Augustus Goetz | |
| 1970 | Feb | THE CAPTIVES | Charlotte Hastings |
| Apr | BLITHE SPIRIT | Noel Coward | |
| Nov | THE TIGER AND THE HORSE | Robert Bolt | |
| 1971 | Feb | SOMETHING TO HIDE | Leslie Sands |
| May | RELATIVE VALUES | Noel Coward | |
| Oct | HALFWAY UP THE TREE | Peter Ustinov | |
| 1972 | Feb | PERSON UNKNOWN | David Butler |
| May | THE LION IN WINTER | James Goldman | |
| Oct | THE BREADWINNER | W.Somerset Maugham | |
| 1973 | Feb | ALL MY SONS | Arthur Miller |
| May | CANDIDA | George Bernard Shaw | |
| Oct | THE LINDEN TREE | J.B.Priestley | |
| 1974 | Feb | BUSY BODY | Jack Popplewell |
| May | VICEROY SARAH | Norman Ginsbury | |
| Oct | ROAR LIKE A DOVE | Lesley Storm | |
| 1975 | Feb | SUDDENLY, AT HOME | Frances Durbridge |
| May | THE CURIOUS SAVAGE | John Patrick | |
| Oct | DANGEROUS CORNER | J.B.Priestley | |
| 1976 | Feb | THE VIGIL | Ladislas Fodor |
| May | HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Oct | LLOYD GEORGE KNEW MY FATHER | W.Douglas Home | |
| 1977 | Feb | HIS, HERS and THEIRS | Hugh and Margaret Williams |
| May | ANASTASIA | Marcel Maurette | |
| Oct | NUDE WITH VIOLIN | Noel Coward | |
| 1978 | Feb | THE GENTLE HOOK | Francis Durbridge |
| May | CROWN MATRIMONIAL | Royce Ryton | |
| Nov | THE PAY-OFF | William Fairchild | |
| 1979 | Feb | EVERY OTHER EVENING | Francois Campaux |
| May | FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE | John Bowen | |
| Oct | ALL IN THE FAMILY | Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon | |
| 1980 | Feb | DANDY DICK | A.W.Pinero |
| May | THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Anton Checkov | |
| Oct | CAPTAIN CARVALLO (includes 600th performance) | Dennis Cannan | |
| 1981 | Feb | CRITICS CHOICE | Ira Leven |
| May | ARSENIC AND OLD LACE | Joseph Kesselring | |
| Oct | I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE | J.B.Priestley | |
| 1982 | Feb | OUTSIDE EDGE | Richard Harris |
| May | ARMS AND THE MAN | George Bernard Shaw | |
| Oct | SHUT YOUR EYES AND THINK OF ENGLAND | John Chapman and Anthony Marriott | |
| 1983 | Feb | DINNER WITH THE FAMILY | Jean Anouilh |
| May | A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS | Robert Bolt | |
| Oct | A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED | Agatha Christie | |
| 1984 | Feb | WHEN WE ARE MARRIED | J.B.Priestley |
| May | CAT'S CRADLE | Leslie Sands | |
| Oct | HARVEY | Mary Chase | |
| 1985 | Feb | COAT OF VARNISH | Ronal Millar |
| May | MOVING | Stanley Price | |
| Oct | IMPACT | Chase and Nield | |
| 1986 | Feb | THE CIRCLE | Maugham |
| May | TWO FACES OF MURDER | George Batson | |
| Oct | THE DON'T GROW ON TREES | Ronald Millar | |
| 1987 | Feb | AN INSPECTOR CALLS | J.B.Priestley |
| May | PACK OF LIES | Hugh Whitemore | |
| Oct | RELATIVE STRANGERS | Trevor Cowper | |
| 1988 | Feb | BEQUEST TO THE NATION | Rattigan |
| May | LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME | Constance Cox | |
| Oct | WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY | Brian Clark | |
| 1989 | Feb | THE LIGHTS ARE WARM AND COLOURED | William Norfolk |
| May | DEAD RINGER | Charles Ross | |
| Oct | THE HOLLY AND THE IVY | Wynyard Browne | |
| 1990 | Feb | TEN TIMES TABLE | Alan Ackbourn |
| May | THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND | Tom Stoppard | |
| Nov | NIGHTMARE | Norman Robbins | |
| 1991 | Feb | THE SCOTTISH PLAY | Graham Holiday |
| May | THE MILITANTS | Norman Holland | |
| Nov | PLAZA SUITE | Neil Simon | |
| 1992 | Feb | A MONTH OF SUNDAYS | Bob Larbey |
| May | THE QUEENS HIGHLAND SERVANT | W.Douglas Home | |
| Nov | LABURNUM GROVE | J.B.Priestley | |
| 1993 | Feb | BREATH OF SPRING | Peter Coke |
| May | THE NOBAL SPANIARD | Maugham | |
| Nov | THE CHALK OF ENGLAND | Enid Bagnold | |
| 1994 | Feb | BREATH OF SPRING | Peter Coke |
| May | THE RIVALS | Sheridan | |
| Nov | HAY FEVER | Noel Coward | |
| 1995 | Feb | REBECCA | Du Maurier |
| Jun | THE ROYAL BACCARAT SCANDAL | Royce Ryton | |
| Nov | OUT OF SIGHT ... OUT OF MURDER | Fred Carmichael | |
| 1996 | Feb | ANASTASIA | Marcel Maurette |
| May | BEDROOM FARCE | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Nov | IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY | Ray Cooney | |
| 1997 | Feb | HOME AT SEVEN | R.C.Sherriff |
| May | BEST OF FRIENDS | Hugh Whitemore | |
| Nov | HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| 1998 | Feb | THE CURIOUS SAVAGE | John Patrick |
| May | THE MAYERLING AFFAIR | R.F.Delderfield | |
| Nov | CANDIDA | George Bernard Shaw | |
| 1999 | Feb | BLITHE SPIRIT | Noel Coward |
| May | THE FERNDALE AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD DRAMATIC SOC. MURDER MYSTERY | ||
| Nov | TRAP FOR A LONELY MAN | Robert Thomas | |
| 2000 | Feb | THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK | Goodrich and Hackett |
| May | TABLE MANNERS | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Nov | GASLIGHT | Patrick Hamilton | |
| 2001 | Feb | THE DRESSER | Ronald Harwood |
| May | LETTICE AND LOVAGE | Peter Shaffer | |
| Nov | OUT OF ORDER | Ray Cooney | |
| 2002 | Feb | WILL ANY GENTLEMAN | Vernon Sylvaine |
| May | AMY'S VIEW | David Hare | |
| Nov | VISITING HOUR | Richard Harris | |
| 2003 | Feb | HABEUS CORPUS | Alan Bennett |
| May | THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR | Frank Harvey | |
| Nov | AN INSPECTOR CALLS | J.B.Priestley | |
| 2004 | Feb | NIGHT MUST FALL | Emlyn Williams |
| May | NIGHTMARE | Norman Robbins | |
| Nov | WHEN WE ARE MARRIED | J.B.Priestley | |
| 2005 | Feb | THE HAPPY BREED | Noel Coward |
| May | NOISES OFF | Michael Frayn | |
| Nov | STARGAZING | Jill Woods | |
| 2006 | Feb | SEPARATE TABLES | Rattigan |
| Jun | IT COULD BE ANY ONE OF US | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Oct | SUMMER END | Eric Chappell | |
| 2007 | Feb | HOBSON’S CHOICE | Harold Brighouse |
| THIS HAPPY BREED | Noel Coward | ||
| Oct | OVER MY DEAD BODY | Derek Benfield | |
| 2008 | RELATIVE VALUES | Noel Coward | |
| NATURAL CAUSES | Eric Chappell | ||
| LORD ARTHUR SAVILE’S CRIME | Constance Cox | ||
| 2009 | PACK OF LIES | Hugh Whitemore | |
| OUTSIDE EDGE | Richard Harris | ||
| DEAD MAN’S HAND | Seymour Mathhews | ||
| 2010 | IMPROBABLE FICTION | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| THE WINSLOW BOY | Terence Rattigan | ||
| 2011 | MAN OF THE MOMENT | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| LADIES IN RETIREMENT | Edward Percy & Reginald Denham | ||
| DANCING AT LUGHNASA | Brian Friel | ||
| 2012 | THE EDGE OF DARKNESS | Brian Clemens | |
| DEAD RINGER | Charles Ross | ||
| 2013 | MURDER FOR THE ASKING | Derek Benfield | |
| WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION | Agatha Christie | ||
| 2014 | NORTHANGER ABBEY | Jane Austen | |
| BUSYBODY | Jack Popplewell | ||
| 2015 | RELATIVELY SPEAKING | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| TOM & VIV | Michael Hastings | ||
| 2016 | AND THEN THERE WERE NONE | Agatha Christie | |
| BOEING BOEING | Marc Camoletti | ||
| 2017 | UNCLE VANYA | Anton Chekov | |
| DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER | Marc Camoletti | ||
| 2018 | DIAL ‘M’ FOR MURDER (won the Noda Best Play prize) | Frederick Knott | |
| 2019 | April | YES, PRIME MINISTER (won the Noda Best Drama prize) | Anthony Jay & Jonathan Lynn |
| Oct | BEDROOM FARCE | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| 2020 | No plays - Covid-19 Pandemic | ||
| 2021 | No plays - Covid-19 Pandemic | ||
| 2022 | April | LOCKDOWN in Little Grimley |
David Tristram |
| 2024 | April | VISITING HOUR | Richard Harris |
| 2024 | Oct | TEN TIMES TABLE | Alan Ayckbourn |
| 2025 | April | Planned: The Lady Killers |
Our first ever show was in 1905 :-
Between 1905 and 1924 the majority of the Club plays were performed in the Drill Hall, Brentwood (click here to see photo).