Great War Theatre

Performances at this Theatre

Date Script Type
26 Feb 1915 Dunbar Deene Diplomatist Unknown
11 Jun 1917 The Lads of the Village Professional
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Performed here until around 30 June 1917.
23 Dec 1918 In the Night Watch Professional
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The programme for the first night (VAM, Oxford, as a theatre, files) indicated that the first act was set in the Captain's salon on board the Cruiser 'ALMA' on 1 August 1914, whilst the final act was set in the Hall of the War Council one month later. The play was 'produced under the personal direction of Michael Morton' and the 'Naval details have been kindly supervised by a French Naval Officer'. The production went on beyond 8 Jan 1919.