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From it's opening, school productions were presented the Old Gym. I saw Toad of Toad Hall there in 1959, poop poop, great! The Old Gym was a grim dark shed with lockers around the edge, that smelled oddly, and to see it transformed into a Theatre was brilliant. Films were shown on a wednesday evening, there was a passage past the projectors at the back that led to the Junior Locker room and the Tuck Shop. When the Theatre opened in the new building in 1960, the possibilities for Drama at Belmont were explored to the full.  Special thanks to D Jerome Hodkinson, photographer for most productions from the fifties onwards. Jonathan 'Sparks' Agutter, Edward P Harding, John Fenner, Philomena Hearn nee Preston, and Tif and Jenny Harris for scanning  pics from Belmont productions in the seventies, and to Geoff Garvey for the 'forties collection. TA

Rope and Trial by Jury 1958 The Mikado 1958	John Fenners Toad of Toad Hall pics 1959, and a pic from Aladdin Alderwasley Hall 1955, and some new pics	The Yeomen of the Guard 1960	Turn it up 1961	The Pirates of Penzance 1961
The Ghost Train December 1962	See How They Run Easter 1962, then Summer tour.	June 1962	Out Of Pocket, a Summer Revue June 1963	Hay Fever Summer 1963

Thanks to Tif and Jenny Harris (nee Ball) for these Play pics from '75-'76

Oh What A lovely War 1975	The Real Inspector Hound 1976	The Sleep of Prisoners 1975 Stage Hands on set. Toby Aldridge, Nick Preston, Frank Kovacs, Mike Murry??, Des O'Niel (The Boss), Alan Morgan, Mike Stockdale, Antony Melody and Mike Preston.
The Philomena Hearn  pics from 1977.     The Horns Hooves and Tails Show 1977      A Flash in the Dark Llanarth 1977   40 Years On 1976	Midsummer Night Dream 197? Frank Ass 1980 1 Frank Ass 1980 2	Dark Advent 1979 Animal Farm 1980

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