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1975 Don't Start Without Me 1976 Boeing-Boeing 1976 Murder Mistaken 1976 No Time for Fig Leaves 1977 Friends and Neighbours 1977 Fool's Paradise 1978 Fringe Benefits 1978 There Goes the Bride 1979 Shock Tactics 1979 How the Other Half Loves 1980 Shock 1980 Surprise Package 1981 Confusions 1981 Move over Mrs. Markham 1982 Children's Day 1982 Pink String and Sealing Wax 1983 Bedroom Farce 1983 A Funny Kind of Day 1984 Noah 1984 Sweeney Todd the Barber 1985 Murder by the Book 1985 No Time for Fig Leaves 1986 A Tomb with a View 1986 They Don't Grow on Trees 1987 House By the Lake 1987 Caught on the Hop 1988 Suddenly at Home 1988 Sailor Beware 1989 Bonaventure 1989 Breath of Spring 1990 A Murder is Announced 1990 Blithe Spirit 1991 Stepping Out 1991 Pardon Me Prime Minister |
1992 Murder for the Asking 1992 California Suite 1993 An Inspector Calls 1993 Outside Edge 1994 Slaughterhouse 1994 Look, No Hans 1995 Pack of Lies 1995 The Importance of Being Ernest 1996 Steel Magnolias 1996 Local Affairs 1997 The Anniversary 1997 Beyond Reasonable Doubt 1998 Gaslight 1998 84 Charing Cross Road 1998 No Sex Please - We're British 1999 Out of Sight Out of Murder 1999 Billy Liar 2000 Shock 2000 Out of Order 2001 Wait Until Dark 2001 The Weekend 2002 Nobody's Perfect 2003 Look No Hans 2003 Abigail's Party 2004 The Forsyte Saga 2004 Lord Arthur Savile's Crime 2005 Outside Edge 2005 The Crucible 2006 When We Are Married 2006 Beyond a Joke 2007 Pride & Prejudice 2007 Billy Liar 2008 Steel Magnolias |
 "Caught on the Hop" 1987 |
 Lowestoft carnival - a break for some fun 1989 |
 "Slaughterhouse" 1994 |
 All the "crew" Steel Magnolias 1996 |
 Our 25th Anniversary Party 2000 |
 Abigail's Party 2003 |
Formed in 1974 from an evening class at the Oulton Broad Community Centre,
the group's first production was "Murder in Company" at Gorleston Road
School
Between 1975 and 1977, the group performed at Morton Road Theatre
Centre, now the Seagull, which seats 100 people
After reaching capacity audiences with each production, the group decided to
take a gamble and moved to the Sparrow's Nest Theatre, which seated 600
people, and performed there until 1987.Pictured here is "House by the Lake" 1987.
When the decision was taken to pull down the Sparrow's Nest Theatre, the Qs
were left without a theatre in Lowestoft, as the new Marina Theatre was
financially out of reach. Maurice Moran of St George's Theatre in Great
Yarmouth came to the rescue with an offer to perform at St George's on a
permanent basis. Pictured here is "Bonaventure" performed in 1989. 
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As part of the ongoing object of bringing the Quaysiders back to Lowestoft,
sponsorship was obtained for a production at the Seagull Theatre in 1996 and,
for the next three years, the group alternated productions between St
George's and the Seagull. Pictured here is "Outside Edge" performed in 1993.
. From 1999 to 2006, when the financial situation of the
group was secure, all productions have been performed at the Seagull, at last
bringing the Qs back to Lowestoft for two productions each year. This is a picture from "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" staged in 1997.
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 | In 2006 following the decision to close the Seagull we performed our November production "Beyond a Joke" at both the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, and St.Georges, Gt. Yarmouth. The cast enjoy rehearsals at the Links Club. |
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