Grand Theatre – Summer Season Programmes
Switzerland – 1938
It’s a Funny Thing – 1940
Harry Korris, Irving Kaye, Tessie O’Shea, Robby Vincent, Cecil Frederick
Happidrome – 1941
Harry Korris, Hutch, Evelyn Laye, Tessie O’Shea, Rawicz and Landauer, Gwen Catley
1942 – Split Season
No Orchids for Miss Blandish – 4th June for 7 Weeks
Let’s Face It – for 3 Weeks
Happidrome – 17th August for 4 Weeks
Happidrome of 1943 – 1943
Harry Korris & Co., Pat Kirkwood and Hutch
We’re Coming Over – 1944
Afrique, Ethel Revnell, Gracie West, Wilson, Keppel and Betty
Hoopla! – 1945
Polly Ward, Suzette Tarri, Robb Wilton, Max Wall, Harold Berens, Harry Lester, Tiller Girls
Five Feathers – 1946
Billy Reid, Dorothy Squires, Duggie Wakefield, Derek Roy
Out of the Blue – 1947
Ralph Reader, Mary Naylor, Jeannie Carson, Dick Emery, Reg Dixon, Cardew Robinson
Something in the Air – 1948
Ted Ray, Jill Manners, Syd and Max Harrison, Henry Hall and his orchestra
Buttons and Bows – 1949 Summer Season
Donald Peers, Norman Wisdom, Billy Russell, Gloria Day
Sunny Serenade – 1950 Summer Season
Jack Radcliffe, Jimmy Wheeler, Jeanne Francis
Hobson’s Choice – 1951 Summer Season
Wilfred Pickles, Lally Bowers, Derek Oldham
The Blue Lamp – 1952 Summer Season
Bonar Colleano, Gordon Harker, Jack Warner, Susan Shaw, Warren Mitchell
The Love Match – 1953 Summer Season
Arthur Askey, Thora Hird, Glen Melvyn, Danny Ross
The Archers – 1954 Summer Season
Jack Warner, Joyce Barbour, Charles Victor, Dandy Nicholls, Peter Byrne
Love and Kisses – 1955 Summer Season
Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn, Anthea Askey, Danny Ross and Lally Bowers
Charley’s Aunt – 1956 Summer Season to August 12th
Richard Hearne
Saturday Night at The Crown – 1956 and also August 13th (latterly for a season run)
Thora Hird, Mollie Sugden, Richard Dare
Ride a Cock Horse – 1957 Summer Season
Wilfred and Mabel Pickles
Friends and Neighbours – 1958 Summer Season
Mollie Sugden, Glenn Melvyn, Valentine Dyall and Danny Ross
Happy Days – 1959 Summer Season
Thora Hird, Peter Sinclair and Pat Phoenix
Pillar to Post – 1960 Summer Season
Glenn Melvyn, Danny Ross, Betty Driver and Joe Gladwin
What a Racket – 1961 Summer Season
Arthur Askey, Betty Driver and Beatrice Varley
The Best Laid Schemes – 1962 Summer Season
Thora Hird, Freddie Frinton and Michael Medwin
We’re Frying Tonight – 1963 Summer Season
Jimmy Clitheroe, Mollie Sugden, Albert Burdon and Peter Butterworth
What a Joy Ride – 1964 Summer Season
Glenn Melvyn, Hylda Baker, Duncan MacRae and Danny Ross
My Perfect Husband – 1965 Summer Season
Thora Hird and Freddie Frinton
Second Honeymoon – 1966 Summer Season
Arthur Askey, Betty Alberge, Cardew Robinson and Sally Barnes
Wedding Fever – 1967 Summer Season
Starring Freddie Frinton, Beryl Mason and Danny Ross
Don’t Tell the Wife – 1968 Summer Season
Jack Douglas, Joan Heal, Barry Sinclair and Bill Tasker
His Favourite Family – 1969 Summer Season
Sidney James and Beryl Mason
Nearest and Dearest – 1970 Summer Season
Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Joe Gladwin, Madge Hindle and Barry Howard
Not on your nelly – 1971 Summer Season
Hylda Baker, Pamela Pitchford, Joe Gladwin, Ken Platt, Barbara Halliwell
The Love Nest – 1972 Summer Season
Jack Douglas, John Inman, Jacqui Toye and Lucille Gaye
From 1973 – 1976 – Closed
1977 – 1980 – Bingo at The Grand
The Mating Game – 1981
Barbara Windsor, Trevor Bannister, Jack Smethurst
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – 1982 Summer Season
Jess Conrad, Peter Lawrence, Robert Dallas and Sian Evans
Keith Harris – 1983 Summer Season
Keith Harris and Friends, Jacqui Scott and Bobby Crush
Laugh with Les – 1984 Summer Season
Les Dawson, Ray Cornell’s Wild Affair, The Jolly Brothers, Roly Polys and Roy Barraclough
The Price is Right – 1985 Summer Season
Leslie Crowther, Gordon Scott and Gary Wilmot
1986 Split Summer Season
Run for Your Wife – from 20th June
Les Dawson, Eric Sykes, Peter Goodwright and Jan Hunt
Jimmy Cricket All Laughter Spectacular – 7th October to 2nd November 1986
1987 – Spilt Summer Season
Gary Wilmot & Co. – Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs
The Stan Boardman Show – Fri, Sat & Sun
Danny La Rue Show – 7th Sept – 1st Oct
Run for your Wife – 5th to 31st Oct
Les Dawson, Peter Goodwright, Anna Dawson, Jilli Foot, John Boulter, Brian Cant
Bobby Davro’s Laughter Show – 1988 Summer Season
Mike Lancaster, Sonny Hayes & Co. and Pepe and friends
All Laughter Spectacular – 1989 Summer Season
The Grumbleweeds, Brian Conley and The Nolans
Rock With Laughter – 1990 Summer Season
Little & Large, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Billy Pearce
Comedy Bonanza – 1998
Joe Pasquale and The Grumbleweeds
Comedy Bonanza – 1999
Bucks’ Fizz, Cannon & Ball, Johnnie Casson, The Roly Polys, Frank Carson
Comedy Bonanza – 2000
John Inman, Billy Pearce, The Nolans, Kev Orkian, Jimmy Cricket
The Joe Longthorne Show – 2001
Joe Longthorne, Billy Pearce, Keith Harris
Comedy Bonanza – 2002
Cannon & Ball, The Barron Knights, The Roly Polys
Billy Pearce Laughter Show – 2003
Billy Pearce, The Grumbleweeds
Boogie Nights, the 70’s musical – 2004
Jimmy Osmond, Billy Pearce
Jimmy Osmond’s American Jukebox – 2005
The Osmond Brothers (Jimmy, Jay & Wayne), Billy Pearce, Emma Gilmore, & Stephen Dean
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