Past Productions

During TMTC’s long history (formerly Tavistock Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society), we have presented well over sixty major musicals, as well as concerts revues and plays. In 2022, we staged our first show using back projections for the scenery. Here are the shows we have staged since 1955:

Tavistock Town Hall

1955 – The Mikado
1956 – The Quaker Girl
1957 – The Desert Song
1959 – Rose Marie
1960 – A Country Girl
1961 – The Merry Widow
1962 – The Geisha
1962 – Iolanthe
1964 – The Land of Smiles
1965 – Pink Champagne
1966 – White Horse Inn
1967 – Naughty Marietta
1968 – Oklahoma!
1969 – Goodnight Vienna
1970 – Sweethearts
1971 – Bless the Bride
1972 – Viva Mexico!
1973 – Calamity Jane
1974 – Rose Marie
1975 – Hello Dolly!
1976 – Brigadoon
1977 – Charlie Girl
1978 – Half a Sixpence
1979 – Free as Air
1980 – Oklahoma!
1981 – Fiddler on the Roof
1982 – Showboat
1983 – The Sound of Music
1984 – South Pacific
1985 – Hello Dolly!

1986 – Oliver!
          – The Boyfriend
1987 – Carousel
1988 – Annie

1989 – Kiss me Kate
1990 – Pirates of Penzance (Broadway)
1991 – Wild Goose Chase
1992 – Little Shop of Horrors
1993 – Charlie Girl
1994 – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1995 – Keep Smiling Through

The Wharf Theatre

1995 – Salad Days
1996 – Godspell
1997 – Pirates of Penzance
1998 – Oklahoma!
1999 – Brigadoon
2000 – The King & I
2001 – Stepping Out
         – The Slipper & the Rose
2002 – HMS Pinafore, My Fair Lady
2003 – South Pacific
2004 – A Carousel of Musical Magic
         – Calamity Jane
2005 – The Mikado
2006 – ‘Allo ‘Allo, Fiddler On The Roof
2007 – Spread A Little Happiness
          – Anything Goes (NODA regional award for Excellence)

2008 – Mack & Mabel
2009 – Sweet Charity
2010 – Magic of the Musicals
2011 – Oliver
2012 – Mad About Musicals
2013 – Annie
2014 – Broadway Nights
2015 – Pirates of Penzance (NODA regional award for best G & S production)
2017 – Wizard of Oz

Tavistock Town Hall

2018 – The King & I (NODA nomination for visual excellence award)
2019 – The Sound of Music
2020 – My Fair Lady
(cancelled due to the pandemic)
2021 – All Together Now
2022 – Elf – The Musical (NODA nomination for most innovative production award)
2023 – The Wind In The Willow
2024 – Aladdin
2025 – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

And in 2026… Jack and the Beanstalk

Gallery

Take a trip down memory lane, or just browse the Tavistock Musical Theatre Companies members past and present. If you’ve seen any of our productions in the past, or have taken part, I’m sure there are some faces you’ll recognise.

Thank you to Richard Potter for allowing the use of photographs from Terry Potter’s archive of Tavistock Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society and TMTC.