What you see to the right is the programme of the first show staged by Hamilton Playbox in 1933. This play was directed by our founder, Walter Russell-Wood and it was the only show he directed for the society. Click on image for larger version.
Notable events in Playbox's History...
- For a period during World War II (1941-1945) the activities of Hamilton Playbox was limited to play readings.
- 1973 was a specially programmed Season of Comedy.
- The four plays of 1976 (American) were royalty-paid by the American Embassy to celebrate the USA Bicentennial Year.
- In 1982 Hamilton Playbox celebrated it's Golden Jubilee with three productions at the Playbox Theatre and one at Founders Theatre.
- The first performance of "STiFF" by an amateur society in 2004.
- 2007 was a specially programmed season of Derek Benfield plays.
- 2008 was the year the Playbox celebrated it's 75th anniversary with the classic Oscar Wilde play "The Importance of being Earnest".
- The World Premiere of "The Merry Wives of Windsor Avenue" in 2010.
- New Zealand Premiere of Elisabeth Easther's "Famous Flora" in 2013
- World Premiere of Mary Kenny's "Allegiance" in 2018
- The 2020 schedule of shows was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result only one show was produced.
- The New Zealand Premiere of "Geezers" in 2022
- All the information covering the years 1933 to 1982 was taken from the Hamilton Playbox Golden Jubilee souvenir book.
| No. | Year | Title | Playwright | Director | Venue | Notes |
| 435 | 2024 | One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest | Dale Wasserman | Lawrie Johnson | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 434 | 2024 | The Borrowers | Mary Norton, adapted by Charles Way | Glen Mathews | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 433 | 2024 | The Twits | David Wood, based on the book from Roald Dahl | Lorna Ashton | Hamilton Gardens |  Part of the 2024 Hamilton Arts Festival. Total audience of more than 900 over three performances. |
| 432 | 2023 | Footloose | Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie | Toni Garson | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual end-of-year show, in association with Hamilton Musical Theatre and Riverlea Board. Complete sell-out season. |
| 431 | 2023 | Popcorn | Ben Elton | Lee Owens | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 430 | 2023 | Not My Cup Of Tea | A F Groff | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre, Centre Stage Taupo and Festival of the Weird (Garden Place Hamilton) |  2023 TheatreFest entry. Also went onto regional competitions. Also presented at the Festival of the Weird in Garden Place Hamilton. |
| 429 | 2023 | Fantastic Mr Fox | David Wood, based on the book from Roald Dahl | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre | Complete sell-out season. |
| 428 | 2023 | Calendar Girls | Tim Firth | Jane Barnett | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 427 | 2022 | Saturday Night Fever | Nik Cohn, adapted for the stage by Robert Stigwood and assisted by Bill Oakes | Mike Williams | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual Christmas Show, in association with Hamilton Musical Theatre and Riverlea Board. |
| 426 | 2022 | Twas the Fight Before Christmas | Devon Williamson | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 425 | 2022 | Geezers | Tommy Lee Johnston | Mike Williams | Riverlea Theatre |  New Zealand Premiere. The promotional poster for this show won 1st place at the 2022 Theatre New Zealand TheatreFest ShowCase Poster Competition. |
| 424 | 2022 | Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars | Tony Lee & Dan Boultwood, adapted by Eric Coble | Glen Mathews | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 423 | 2021 | Radio HAM | Lorna Ashton | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  2021 TheatreFest entry. |
| 422 | 2021 | Move Over Mrs Markham | Ray Cooney and John Chapman | Sean Dwyer | Riverlea Theatre |  Posponed from the 2020 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| 421 | 2021 | Get Smart | Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. Adapted for stage by Christopher Sergel | Jason Wing | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 420 | 2021 | The Diaries of Adam and Eve | Ron Fitzgerald, from the story by Mark Twain | Ron Dalton | Riverlea Theatre |  A cooperative production between Hamilton Playbox and Ron Dalton. Posponed from the 2020 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| 419 | 2020 | A Pirate Christmas | Michael Switzer | Greg Hack | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 418 | 2020 | The BFG | David Wood, based on the book from Roald Dahl | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  Shortest show season in Playbox history. Because of the COVID-19 virus outbreak the show opened and closed on the same night (21 March 2020). Show was revived for a shortened four performance encore season between 26-28 June 2020. |
| 417 | 2019 | Cowboy Christmas | Michael Switzer | Mel Martin | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 416 | 2019 | Dial M for Murder | Frederick Knott, based on the Alfred Hitchcock crime mystery | Jason Wing | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 415 | 2019 | The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe | Joseph Robinette, from the story by C.S. Lewis | Coryn Knapper | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 414 | 2019 | A Theatre Feast | Lorna Ashton | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre | 2019 TheatreFest entry. Also went onto regional competitions. |
| 413 | 2019 | Frankenstein | Mary Shelley, adapted by Bo List | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 412 | 2018 | Zoot Suit Christmas | Michael Switzer | Greg Hack | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 411 | 2018 | The Vicar of Dibley: The Second Coming | Richard Curtis, Paul Mayhew-Archer | Jane Barnett | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 410 | 2018 | Peter Pan | JM Barrie | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 409 | 2018 | Allegiance | Mary Kenny | Wayne Green | Riverlea Theatre |  New Zealand Premiere |
| 408 | 2017 | Noises Off | Michael Frayn | Lawrie Johnson | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 407 | 2017 | Timbuktu | Brian E Turner | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre | The Playbox entry to the 2017 TheatreFest. |
| 406 | 2017 | Cosi | Louis Nowra | Lee Owens | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 405 | 2017 | The Witches | Roald Dahl | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 404 | 2016 | Rock of Ages | Chris D'Arienzo | Michelle Boyde | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 403 | 2016 | The Comedy of Errors | William Shakespeare | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre |  To commemorate 400 years since Shakespeare's death. |
| 402 | 2016 | Bullshot Crummond | Ron House, Alan Shearman, Diz White, John Neville Andrews and Derek Cunningham | Ron Dalton | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 401 | 2016 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl | Coryn Knapper | Riverlea Theatre |  Cast of 34! |
| 400 | 2016 | Knitting | Brian E Turner | Lorna Ashton | The Meteor, Riverlea Theatre, Dargaville Little Theatre, SIT Centrestage Invercargill, NATS Norfolk Island |
TheatreFest Local selected to go to Regional competition at Dargaville. Regional ~ Best Actress, Best Adult Play & Best Overall. No placing at finals in Invercargill. 2016 Norfolk Island Transtasman Knitting, runner up to Best Actress. |
| 399 | 2015 | Bring on Burlesque | Dennis Ralph & Jean Greedy | Dennis Ralph & Jean Greedy | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 398 | 2015 | The Vicar of Dibley | Richard Curtis, Paul Mayhew-Archer | Jane Barnett | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 397 | 2015 | Earwigs | Brian E Turner | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre | The Playbox entry to the 2015 TheatreFest. Made it to the finals and won Best Female Actor for Nicole Domett. |
| 396 | 2015 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde, adapted by John Osborne | Mel Martin | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 395 | 2015 | Once on Chunuk Bair | Maurice Shadbolt | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 394 | 2014 | Best of Broadway | John Drummond & Raewyn Watkins | John Drummond | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 393 | 2014 | Last of the Summer Wine | Roy Clarke | Lee Owens | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 392 | 2014 | Open All Hours | Roy Clarke | Peter Tait | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 391 | 2014 | The Seagull | Anton Chekhov, translated by Constance Garnett | Mihailo Ladjevac | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 390 | 2013 | Bring Back Burlesque | Dennis Ralph & Jean Greedy | Dennis Ralph & Jean Greedy | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. Sell-out season. |
| 389 | 2013 | Social Climbers | Roger Hall | Steve Grounds | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 388 | 2013 | The Carousel | Brian E Turner | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre, Shambles Rotorua, Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival (2014) | NZTF Theatrefest One Act Play entry. Won best production and best female actor for Liz Sheppard at the Waikato Theatrefest held at Riverlea Theatre. Moved onto the regional competition in Rotorua. Won best NZ production and best male actor for Ron Dalton at the Regional Theatrefest held in Rotorua. |
| 387 | 2013 | Footrot Flats | Roger Hall | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre |  Three week season. |
| 386 | 2013 | Famous Flora | Elisabeth Easther | Lee Owens & Liz Sheppard | Riverlea Theatre |  NZ Premiere |
| 385 | 2012 | Rock 'n' Roll Santa | R Eugene Jackson & Carl Alette | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 384 | 2012 | The Window | Barbara Else | Lorna Ashton | NATS, OnStage Te Kuiti, Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival (2013) | Norfolk Island Play Festival, 83 points out of 100. Adjudicators Award for Excellence In Acting to Liz Sheppard. "A strong, confident display of absurdist theatre. Most elements were nicely raised. The actors gave a disciplined and though-provoking rendition." NZTF Waikato Local Festival, Te Kuiti. Won best production and selected to go to Regional Competition. "This was a challenging play and you carried it off splendidly. There was a strong sense of satisfaction and conclusion at the final curtain." |
| 383 | 2012 | Dad's Army | Jimmy Perry and David Croft | Greg Hack | Riverlea Theatre |  Near sell-out season. |
| 382 | 2012 | Don Quixote of La Mancha | Miguel de Cervantes, adapted by Arthur Fauquez, translated from French by Margaret Leona | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 381 | 2011 | It's My Party (And I'll Die If I Want To) | Elizabeth Coleman | Lee Tulloch | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 380 | 2011 | Are you being served? | Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft | Greg Hack | Riverlea Theatre |  Near sell-out season. |
| 379 | 2010 | Fan-Tas-Tique Vegas | Bryan Bevege & Briar Duggan | Bryan Bevege & Briar Duggan | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 378 | 2010 | The Witches of Prestwick | Joseph Graham | Lorna Ashton | NATS | Norfolk Island Play Festival, 61/100. "One of the highlights was the enjoyable edginess of the risque content of the performance - this added great contrast to the majority of the programme." |
| 377 | 2010 | 'Allo 'Allo | Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre |  Ran for three weeks. Near sell-out season. |
| 376 | 2010 | The Merry Wives of Windsor Avenue | Geraldine Brophy | Liz Buick | Riverlea Theatre | World Premiere! |
| 375 | 2009 | Christmas at the Oasis | Michael Switzer | Heather Connolley | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 374 | 2009 | The Darling Buds of May | HE Bates | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 373 | 2009 | Curtain Call | Bettine Manktelow | Bridget Murphy | Riverlea Theatre | Went on stage after only a seven week rehearsal period. |
| 372 | 2008 | Pirate Christmas – Ho ho ho and a bottle of Rum | Michael Switzer | Amanda Macek | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 371 | 2008 | Cemetery Club | Ivan Menchell | Louise Willis | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 370 | 2008 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Oscar Wilde | Liz Buick | Riverlea Theatre | Gala Opening Night Performance to celebrate Playbox's 75th anniversary. |
| 369 | 2007 | Cowboy Christmas | Michael Switzer | Lawrie Johnson | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 368 | 2007 | Off the Hook | Derek Benfield | Maree Wilkins | Riverlea Theatre | Part of the Derek Benfield season of plays. |
| 367 | 2007 | Touch n Go | Derek Benfield | Ant Leathart | Riverlea Theatre | Part of the Derek Benfield season of plays. |
| 366 | 2006 | Zoot Suit Xmas | Michael Switzer | Amanda Macek | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 365 | 2006 | Things we do for Love | Alan Ayckbourn | Steve Grounds | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 364 | 2006 | Hercules the Panto | Julia Banks | Lorna Ashton | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 363 | 2006 | Out of Order | Ray Cooney | Maree Wilkins | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 362 | 2005 | Scary Xmas II | Lawrie Johnson | Lawrie Johnson | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 361 | 2005 | Knitting | Brian E Turner | Lorna Ashton | NATS | Norfolk Island Play Festival. 84/100. Arno Minnema was nominated for best actor. "This is a very absurdist portrait of people trapped within themselves. With a tightening of the lines it would accomplish this admirably." |
| 360 | 2005 | Betty's Summer Vacation | Christopher Durang | Michael Switzer | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 359 | 2005 | Bedroom Farce | Alan Ayckbourn | Steve Grounds | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 358 | 2005 | Scrubbers | Cenarth Fox | Louise WIllis | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 357 | 2004 | Have a Very Scary Xmas | Lawrie Johnson | Lawrie Johnson | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 356 | 2004 | STiFF | April Phillips | Lauren Scott | Riverlea Theatre | First Amateur performance of this play. |
| 355 | 2004 | Uncle Vanya | Anton Chekhov | Owen Mooney | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 354 | 2004 | Hot Water | Roger Hall | Diane Kenny | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 353 | 2003 | Scottish Xmas | Dan Blackmore | Dan Blackmore | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 352 | 2003 | The Rise and Fall of Little Voice | Jim Cartwright | Dan Blackmore | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 351 | 2003 | She Stoops to Conquer | Adapted by Michael Switzer | Michael Switzer | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 350 | 2003 | The Butler did it | Tim Kelly | Lauren Scott | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 349 | 2002 | Christmas Show - More Shenanigans | Lawrie Johnson | Lawrie Johnson | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 348 | 2002 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Tennessee Williams | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre |  Playbox celebrated it's 70th Anniversary with this show. |
| 347 | 2002 | Barefoot in the Park | Neil Simon | Dan Blackmore | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 346 | 2002 | Run for your Wife | Ray Cooney | Michael Jefferson | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 345 | 2001 | Christmas Show - Sounds a bit Irish | Lawrie Johnson | Lawrie Johnson | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. |
| 344 | 2001 | Gasping | Ben Elton | Diane Gilray | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 343 | 2001 | Dirty Weekends | Roger Hall | Louise Willis | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 342 | 2001 | You have the right to remain dead | Pat Cook | Michael Switzer | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 341 | 2000 | Not Now, Darling | Ray Cooney and John Chapman | Bridget Murphy | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 340 | 2000 | Cold Comfort Farm | Stella Gibbons | Bruce Martin | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 339 | 2000 | Don't Dress for Dinner | Marc Camoletti, adapted by Robin Hawdon | Royce Barclay | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 338 | 1999 | Kiwiana Christmas | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. | ||
| 337 | 1999 | Ladies Night | Anthony McCarten | Louise Willis | Riverlea Theatre | New Zealand Play |
| 336 | 1998 | Saints and Sinners Xmas Show | Riverlea Theatre | Annual Christmas Show, in association with Musikmakers and Riverlea Board. | ||
| 335 | 1998 | Weed | Anthony McCarten | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 334 | 1998 | Beyond Therapy | Christopher Durang | Bruce Martin | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 333 | 1997 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Shakespeare | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 332 | 1997 | The Queen and I | Sue Townsend | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 331 | 1997 | Habeas Corpus | Alan Bennett | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 330 | 1996 | Worm | Ross Millar | Amanda Talsma-Williams | Riverlea Theatre | One Act Play Festival |
| 329 | 1996 | The Zoo Story | Edward Albee | Peter Walsh | Riverlea Theatre | One Act Play Festival |
| 328 | 1996 | The Sanest Cure for Pain | Duncan Wyley | Duncan Wyley | Riverlea Theatre | One Act Play Festival |
| 327 | 1996 | Half Time at Halcyon Days | Carol K. Mack | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | One Act Play Festival |
| 326 | 1996 | Blue Murder | Kenneth Lillington | Duncan Wyley | Riverlea Theatre | One Act Play Festival |
| 325 | 1996 | The 13 Clocks | James Thurber | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | A Pantomime |
| 324 | 1996 | Crimes of the Heart | Beth Henley | William Peterson | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 323 | 1996 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Shakespeare | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 322 | 1996 | The Odd Couple (Female Version) | Neil Simon | Louise Willis | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 321 | 1995 | One Act Plays????? | Riverlea Theatre | Also did a performance at Morrinsville. | ||
| 320 | 1995 | Last Call in the Singles Bar | Dennis Ralph | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | One Act Play Festival |
| 319 | 1995 | Playbox Christmas Show - Absolutely Festive | Dennis Ralph | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 318 | 1995 | Noises Off! | Michael Frayn | William Peterson | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 317 | 1995 | Death of a Salesman | A Miller | Doug and Diane Brown | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 316 | 1995 | What the Butler Saw | Joe Orton | Lynne Peterson | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 315 | 1994 | The Dresser | Ronald Harwood | Diane Brown | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 314 | 1994 | Canterbury Tales | Chaucer | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 313 | 1994 | Go Back for Murder | Agatha Christie | Riverlea Theatre | ||
| 312 | 1993 | When did you last see your trousers? | Ray Galton and John Antrobus | Riverlea Theatre | ||
| 311 | 1993 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Pierre Ambroise Laclos,Choderlos De Laclos,Richard Aldington (Translator) | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 310 | 1993 | The Crucible | Arthur Miller | Doug Brown, assisted by Diane Brown | Riverlea Theatre | 60th Anniversary Show. |
| 309 | 1992 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Oscar Wilde | Royce Barclay | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 308 | 1992 | Frankenstein the Pantomime | David Swan | Diane Brown | Riverlea Theatre |  A Pantomime. |
| 307 | 1992 | Last of the Red Hot Lovers | Neil Simon | Louise WIllis | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 306 | 1992 | Fur Coat and No Knickers | Mike Harding | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 305 | 1991 | Christmas Show - It's a Christmas Cracker | Mel Beetham | Riverlea Theatre | ||
| 304 | 1991 | On Golden Pond | Ernest Thompson | Doug Brown | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 303 | 1991 | Stepping Out | Richard Harris | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | Season extended to three weeks. |
| 302 | 1991 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | CS Lewis | Dennis Fenwick | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 301 | 1990 | Move Over Mrs Markham | Cooney and Chapman | Royce Barclay | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 300 | 1990 | Animal Farm | George Orwell | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre |  Playbox celebrated its 300th show with this production. |
| 299 | 1990 | Orinoco Flow | Andre Surridge | Andre Surridge | Tokoroa | One Act Play Festival Entry. Performed in Tokoroa and them Auckland. Performed at a Clubnight in Riverlea Theatre. |
| 298 | 1990 | Intermediate School Drama Festival | Dennis Ralph | |||
| 297 | 1990 | One flew over the cuckoo's nest | Ken Kessey and Dale Wasserman | Doug Brown | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 296 | 1990 | No Sex Please, were British | Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foor | David Reid | Riverlea Theatre | Season extended to three weeks. |
| 295 | 1990 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl | Dennis Fenwick | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 294 | 1989 | The Last Madonna | Dennis Ralph | One Act Play. | ||
| 293 | 1989 | Pizzazz | Tony Whitehouse | D Brown & Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 292 | 1989 | Pawn to Queen 2 | Diane Brown | Riverlea Theatre | ||
| 291 | 1989 | Hay Fever | Diane Cook | Riverlea Theatre | ||
| 290 | 1989 | Chicken Run | ||||
| 289 | 1989 | 15 Minute Hamlet | ||||
| 288 | 1989 | Veronica's Room | Ira Levin | Dennis Ralph | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 287 | 1988 | Bedroom Farce | Alan Ayckbourn | |||
| 286 | 1988 | Solomons Child | Tom Dulak | David Heberley | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 285 | 1988 | Uproar in the House | Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foor | David Reid | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 284 | 1987 | Badjelly the Witch | Spike Milligan | David Heberley | Riverlea Theatre | A joint production with Musikmakers. |
| 283 | 1987 | Laffing Room Only | Margo O'Mahony | Jean Greedy & Walter Barnes (Music direction) | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 282 | 1987 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Joseph Kesselring | David Gibson | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 281 | 1987 | Can't Pay, Won't Pay | Dario Fo | Hugo Pauli & Catherine Lang | Riverlea Theatre | A joint production with Side by Side Theatre. |
| 280 | 1987 | Hooters, Trumpets and Raspberries | Dario Fo | Alec Forbes | Riverlea Theatre | A joint production with Side by Side Theatre. |
| 279 | 1987 | Just between ourselves | Alan Ayckbourn | Tony Whitehouse | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 278 | 1986 | Darling Mr London | Anthony Marriott & Bob Grant | David Reid | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 277 | 1986 | Female Transport | Steve Gooch | William Bulloch | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 276 | 1986 | The Shoemaker and the Elves | Anonymous | Bud Calder | Riverlea Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. |
| 275 | 1986 | What have you done for me lately | Myrna Lamb | Catherine Lang | Riverlea Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. |
| 274 | 1986 | The Exact Colour of Blue | Pamela Strange | Pamela Strange & David Reid | Riverlea Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. |
| 273 | 1986 | Operation Cold Cure | James Hesketh | Diana Cooke | Riverlea Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. |
| 272 | 1986 | After Magritte | Tom Stoppard | David Phillips | Riverlea Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. |
| 271 | 1986 | Crows over the Wheat Field | Robert McLaren & Andre Surridge | Robert McLaren | Riverlea Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. |
| 270 | 1986 | Bullshot Crummond | Ron House & Diz White | David Gibson | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 269 | 1986 | Tomorrow will be a loverly day | Craig Harrison | Peter Hollister | Riverlea Theatre |  A NZ Black Comedy |
| 268 | 1985 | Vaudville | David Gibson | David Gibson | Riverlea Theatre | In association with Musikmakers. |
| 267 | 1985 | Breathe the Earth | Andre Surridge | Andre Surridge | Little Theatre Te Aroha. | One Act Play Festival Entry. NZ playwright. |
| 266 | 1985 | Old King Cole | Ken Campbell | Lin Burton | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 265 | 1985 | Under the Sycamore Tree | Samuel Spewark | Diana Cooke | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 264 | 1985 | Hot Water | Roger Hall | David Reid | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 263 | 1985 | My Giddy Aunt | Cooney and Chapman | Betty Ward | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 262 | 1985 | Cat on a hot tin roof | Tennessee Williams | David Gibson | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 261 | 1984 | Zugzwang | Andre Surridge | Andre Surridge | Cambridge Town Hall | One Act Play Festival Entry. NZ playwright. |
| 260 | 1984 | Libel! | Edward Wooll | David Reid | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 259 | 1984 | Mother & Fathers | Joseph Musaphia | David Gibson | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 258 | 1984 | The Nuns | Eduardo Manet | William Bulloch | Riverlea Theatre |  |
| 257 | 1984 | Theatre is Alive, Well, Will | Diana Cooke | Diana Cooke | Riverlea Theatre | |
| 256 | 1984 | The Heiress | Ruth & Augustus Goetz | Betty Ward | Riverlea Theatre |  Premiere Production in new venue. |
| 255 | 1983 | Skin Deep | Myra Bentley | Ivy E Sandford | Gordon Parker Hall, Te Awamutu College | One Act Play Festival Entry. NZ playwright. |
| 254 | 1983 | Nitro | Anthony Booth | Geoffrey Lawn | Gordon Parker Hall, Te Awamutu College | One Act Play Festival Entry. |
| 253 | 1983 | Puss in Boots | ? | Poppy Wheatly | Playbox Theatre | Last production in the Playbox Theatre. |
| 252 | 1983 | ? (Archives jumps this slot) | ||||
| 251 | 1983 | A Bedfull of Foreigners | Dave Freeman | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | |
| 250 | 1983 | Hobson's Choice | Harold Brighouse | Peter Hollister | Playbox Theatre | |
| 249 | 1983 | How the othe half lives | Alan Ayckbourn | Tony Whitehouse | Playbox Theatre | |
| 248 | 1982 | Glide Time | Roger Hall | William Bulloch | Playbox Theatre | |
| 247 | 1982 | Tom Jones | adapted by Mary McAlpine | Brian Hannam | Founders Theatre | This production (professional) was also part of the Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary Reunion Weekend. 50th GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR. |
| 246 | 1982 | A Tomb with a View | Norman Robbins | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | 50th GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR. |
| 245 | 1982 | Arms and the Man | GB Shaw | Don Kjestrup | Playbox Theatre | 50th GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR. |
| 244 | 1982 | Something's Afoot | McDonald, Voss and Garlach | Jean Diwell | Playbox Theatre |  A musical play. 50th GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR. |
| 243 | 1981 | Humpty Dumpty | Crocker and Gilder | Tom Hawley | Playbox Theatre |  A Pantomime. |
| 242 | 1981 | A Taste of Honey | Shelagh Delaney | Royce Barclay | Playbox Theatre | |
| 241 | 1981 | Absurd Person Singular | Alan Ayckbourn | Tony Whitehouse | Playbox Theatre | |
| 240 | 1981 | The Bed Before Yesterday | Ben Travers | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | |
| 239 | 1981 | When we are Married | JB Priestley | Beth Pickering | Playbox Theatre | |
| 238 | 1981 | The Merchant of Venice | Shakespeare | David Heberley | Playbox Theatre | |
| 237 | 1980 | Cinderella | Crocker and Gilder | Royce Barclay | Founders Theatre | A Pantomime. |
| 236 | 1980 | Oh, What a Lovely War | Joan Littlewood & Co | Diane Brown | Playbox Theatre | A musical |
| 235 | 1980 | An Inspector Calls | JB Priestley | Di Cooke | Playbox Theatre | |
| 234 | 1980 | Don't Just Lie There, Say Something | Michael Pertwee | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | |
| 233 | 1980 | Murder in the Cathedral | TS Eliot | Royce Barclay | St Peters Cathedral | Staged with children's and women's choruses. |
| 232 | 1979 | Worzle Gummidge | Di Cooke (adapted) | Di Cooke | Playbox Theatre | |
| 231 | 1979 | Half-way up the Tree | Ustinov | Royce Barclay | Playbox Theatre | |
| 230 | 1979 | There Goes The Bride | Cooney/Chapman | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | |
| 229 | 1979 | The Deep Blue Sea | Terence Rattigan | Don Kjestrup | Playbox Theatre | |
| 228 | 1979 | Staircase | Chas Dyer | William Bulloch | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 227 | 1978 | Aladdin | Corcker adn Gilder | Tom Hawley | Playbox Theatre | A Pantomime. |
| 226 | 1978 | She's Done It Again | Michael Pertwee | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | |
| 225 | 1978 | Six Characters in search of an Author | Pirandello | Joy Curnow | Founders Theatre | A professional production for the Hamilton Festival of Arts. |
| 224 | 1978 | Lock Up Your Daughters | Laurie Johnson, lyrics by Lionel Bart, adapted by Bernard Miles | Jean Diwell | ? | |
| 223 | 1978 | Trap for a Lonely Man | R Thomas | Gideon du Toit | Playbox Theatre | |
| 222 | 1977 | A Christmas Carol | Dickens (adapted by Ron Smith) | Ron Smith | Playbox Theatre | |
| 221 | 1977 | Not Now, Darling | Cooney/Chapman | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | Total audience attendance of 2136. |
| 220 | 1977 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg | P Nichols | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | |
| 219 | 1977 | Waltz of the Toreadors | Anouihl | Peter Drake | Playbox Theatre | |
| 218 | 1977 | The wind in the Sassafras Tree | Ralton/Simpson | Pamela Strange | Playbox Theatre | |
| 217 | 1976 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Crocker and Gilder | Hazel Stroud | Founders Theatre | A Pantomime. |
| 216 | 1976 | The Ballard of the Sad Cafe | Albee | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | The four plays of 1976 (American) were royalty-paid by the American Embassy to celebrate the USA Bicentennial Year. |
| 215 | 1976 | All My Sons | Arthur Miller | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | |
| 214 | 1976 | The Dock Brief | John Mortimer | Ron Smith | Te Aroha Little Theatre | Federation Festival Entry. Was runner-up, went forward to the Regional Final where it won and wnent on to the New Zealand Final. |
| 213 | 1976 | Mill Hill | John Mortimer | Ron Smith | Te Aroha Little Theatre | Federation Festival Entry. |
| 212 | 1976 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Albee | Peter Drake | Playbox Theatre | |
| 211 | 1976 | Barefoot in the Park | Neil Simon | Mina Laybourne | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 210 | 1975 | The Princess and the Swineherd | SN Gray | Peter Drake | Playbox Theatre | A musical play. |
| 209 | 1975 | The Rocking Cave | James McNeish | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | |
| 208 | 1975 | Let's Get A Divorce | Sardou | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | |
| 207 | 1975 | A Deal to Judge | L Keyes | Jeanee Lipscombe | Matamata Little Theatre | Waikato Federation Festival Entry. Gail Lomas won the Huntington Cup for the Most Promising Novice. |
| 206 | 1975 | Lord Dismiss Us | Warren Dibble | Joyce Raethel | Matamata Little Theatre | Waikato Federation Festival Entry. |
| 205 | 1975 | Wait Until Dark | Fred Knott | Jeanne Lipscombe | Playbox Theatre | |
| 204 | 1975 | Happy Family | Giles Cooper | Peter Drake | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 203 | 1974 | Robin Hood | David Tinkham | David Tinkham assisted by Mike Mullord | Founders Theatre | A Pantomime. A Federation sponsored professional production. |
| 202 | 1974 | Twelve Angry Men | R Rose | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | Winner of Waikato Area Bass Full-Length Play Contest. |
| 201 | 1974 | Move Over, Mrs Markham | Cooney/Chapman | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | Total audience attendance of 1958. |
| 200 | 1974 | Psyche | Andre Surridge | Andre Surridge | Southwell School Hall | Hamilton Comps One Act Play Section Entry. Presented for a season at Playbox. |
| 199 | 1974 | Excerpts from Hamlet | Shakespeare | Roy Hope (arranged by David Reid) | Southwell School Hall | Hamilton Comps One Act Play Section Entry. |
| 198 | 1974 | The Hangman | P Laserkvist | John McKee | Souythwell School Hall | Hamilton Comps One Act Play Section Entry. Presented for a season at Playbox. |
| 197 | 1974 | The Sky is Overcast | A Booth | Diana Prescott | Southwell School Hall | Hamilton Comps One Act Play Section Entry. Presented for a season at Playbox. |
| 196 | 1974 | The Dark Lady of the Sonnets | GB Shaw | Mike Mullord | Southwell School Hall | Hamilton Comps One Act Play Section Entry. |
| 195 | 1974 | The Rape of the Belt | Ben Levy | Gaelyn Gordon | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 194 | 1974 | Hamlet | Shakespeare | Roy Hope | Founders Theatre | A Rothman's sponsored professional production. |
| 193 | 1973 | Puss in Boots | Crocker and Gilder | Tom Hawley | Playbox Theatre | A Pantomime. 1973 was a specially programmed Season of Comedy |
| 192 | 1973 | The Country Wife | W Wycherley | Gaelyn Gordon | Playbox Theatre | 1973 was a specially programmed Season of Comedy |
| 191 | 1973 | A Funny thing happened on the way to the Forum | Shavelove, Gilbert and Sondheim | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | A musical. 1973 was a specially programmed Season of Comedy |
| 190 | 1973 | What the Butler Saw | Joe Orton | Derek Wooster | Playbox Theatre | 1973 was a specially programmed Season of Comedy |
| 189 | 1973 | One for the Pot | Cooney/Hilton | Mike Mullord | Playbox Theatre |  1973 was a specially programmed Season of Comedy |
| 188 | 1972 | Tom Tit Tot | Gaelyn Gordon | Gaelyn Gordon | Playbox Theatre |  A Pantomime. |
| 187 | 1972 | The Physicists | Durrenmatt | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | |
| 186 | 1972 | And So To Bed | Fagan/Ellis | Danny Mateer | Playbox Theatre | A musical. |
| 185 | 1972 | My Sister, The Hussy, The Whore | Robin del la Varis | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | Robin is daughter of Alice. The play won the Waikato Federation Festival and was runner-up at Divisional Final. |
| 184 | 1972 | Mother Courage | Brecht | Derek Wooster | Founders Theatre | |
| 183 | 1972 | The Amorous Prawn | A Kimmins | Brian Clark | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 182 | 1972 | The Master Builder | Ibsen | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | |
| 181 | 1971 | Red Riding Hood | Crocker and Gilder | Gaelyn Gordon | Playbox Theatre |  A Pantomime. |
| 180 | 1971 | Let Sleeping Wives Lie | Bannerman/Brooke | David Reid | Playbox Theatre |  A New Zealand premiere. |
| 179 | 1971 | A Man for all Seasons | Robert Bolt | Gaelyn Gordon | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 178 | 1971 | The Lion in Love | Shelagh Delaney | Julie Stirrup | Playbox Theatre | |
| 177 | 1971 | Little Brother, Little Sister | D Campton | Danny Mateer | Matamata Little Theatre | |
| 176 | 1971 | Under Milkwood | Dylan Thomas | Roy Hope | Founders Theatre | A professional production (NZ Federation sponsored). Professional designed, Andrew McAlpine. |
| 175 | 1971 | Dark of the Moon | Richardson/Berney | Derek Wooster | Playbox Theatre |  Winner of NZ Theatre Federation Trophy and $200 for Best Overall Production in B&H's NZ full-length play contest. 28 entries. |
| 174 | 1970 | Mother Goose | Crocker and Glider | Gaelyn Gordon | Playbox Theatre |  A Pantomime. |
| 173 | 1970 | The Birthday Party | Pinter | Julie Stirrup | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 172 | 1970 | The Killing of Sister George | F Marcus | Derek Wooster | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 171 | 1970 | Blithe Spirit | Noel Coward | David Reid | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 170 | 1970 | Lord Dismiss Us | Warren Dibble | Winifred Young | Playbox Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. |
| 169 | 1970 | The Long Wait | Wayne Tourelle | Joyce Raethel | Playbox Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. Sent forward to the Divisional Finals. |
| 168 | 1970 | Conversations with a Golliwog | A Guyan | Danny Matter | Playbox Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. |
| 167 | 1970 | The Collection | Pinter | Julie Stirrup | Playbox Theatre | NZ Theatre Federation Festival Entry. |
| 166 | 1970 | Twelfth Night | Shakespeare | Hazel Stroud | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 165 | 1969 | Air - A revue with a number of original sketches and lyrics. | David Reid | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | Written and Produced by David Reid. |
| 164 | 1969 | Lovers | Brian Friel | Roy Hope | Playbox Theatre | A professional production sponsored by the NZ Drama Council. |
| 163 | 1969 | A Flea in her Ear | Feyeau (Translation, Mortimer) | David Reid | Playbox Theatre |  A world amateur premiere. |
| 162 | 1969 | The Man who wouldn't go to Heaven | F Sladen Smith | Alan Quartermain | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Matamata Festival Entry. Alan Quartermain won the Somerfield Cup (Best Novice Producer). |
| 161 | 1969 | Time To Go | James Edwards | (Te Awa) Workshop Group | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Placed Second. Matamata Festival Entry. Won best Comedy (Sharp Cup) and best NZ Play (McKenzie Cup). |
| 160 | 1969 | The Lover | Pinter | Julie Stirrup | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Placed Third. Matamata Festival Entry. Won the Matamata Festival (Wrigley Cup). |
| 159 | 1969 | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Ray Lawler | Derek Wooster | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 158 | 1968 | Aladdin | Crocker and Gilder | Hazel Stroud | Playbox Theatre | A Pantomime. |
| 157 | 1968 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Oscar Wilde | Barbara Minogue | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 156 | 1968 | The Form | NF Simpson | Derek Wooster | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Also entry in Matamata Festival. Won the Pond Cup (runner-up). |
| 155 | 1968 | Beyond | Peter Ustinov | Lou Sweeney | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Also entry in Matamata Festival. Sent forward from BDL Festival to Divisional Final. |
| 154 | 1968 | Consolation Prize | Milton Smith (Mike Mullord) | Mike Mullord | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Also entry in Matamata Festival. |
| 153 | 1968 | Calamity Jane | Hanmer, Park and Fain | David Reid | Playbox Theatre |  A musical with total audience attendance of 2984. |
| 152 | 1968 | Philadelphia, Here I Come | Brian Friel | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | Australasian premiere. Also presented for two nights at Auckland Festival. Placed third in NZ Federation 3 act play contest. |
| 151 | 1967 | The Miracle Worker | W Gibson | Frank Newman | Playbox Theatre | |
| 150 | 1967 | Teahouse of the August Moon | John Patrick | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 149 | 1967 | The Caretaker | Pinter | Frank Newman | Playbox Theatre | A two play season alternating three night runs with The Old Ladies. |
| 148 | 1967 | The Old Ladies | Rodney Ackland | Frank Newman | Playbox Theatre | A two play season alternating three night runs with The Caretaker. |
| 147 | 1967 | The Boyfriend | Sandy Wilson | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | A musical. |
| 146 | 1967 | The Crucible | Arthur Miller | Frank Newman | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 145 | 1966 | Laughter in the Dark | V Lucas | Frank Newman | Founders Theatre |  |
| 144 | 1966 | The Pohutukawa Tree | Bruce Mason | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 143 | 1966 | The Calf before the Hearse | Yves Cabrol | Roy Bonnell | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 142 | 1966 | Salad Days | Slade and Reynolds | David Reid | Playbox Theatre |  A musical. Played extended season, 17 nights to total audiences 2999. |
| 141 | 1966 | Separate Tables | Terence Rattigan | Frank Newman | Founders Theatre | |
| 140 | 1966 | Breath of Spring | Peter Coke | Frank Curtin | Playbox Theatre | |
| 139 | 1966 | The Merchant of Venice | Shakespeare | Frank Newman | Founders Theatre | Frank Newman was appointed resident professional producer (Two year contract). |
| 138 | 1965 | Arsenic and Old Lace | J Kesselring | Roy Bonnell | Playbox Theatre | |
| 137 | 1965 | Death of a Salesman | Arthur Miller | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 136 | 1965 | The Bald Prima Donna | Ionesco | Lorna Booth | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 135 | 1965 | The Hole | NF Simpson | Bernice Roberts | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 134 | 1965 | Look back in Anger | John Osborne | Patricia Dixon | Playbox Theatre |  |
| 133 | 1965 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Shakespeare | Richard Waddington | Founders Theatre | |
| 132 | 1964 | Sweeney Todd | Brian J Burton | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | A play with songs. |
| 131 | 1964 | The Strangest kind of Romance | T Williams | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 130 | 1964 | A View from the Bridge | Arthur Miller | Barbara Minogue | Playbox Theatre | |
| 129 | 1964 | The Glazed Look | T Journet | Brian Fisher-Betts | Playbox Theatre | |
| 128 | 1964 | Macbeth | Shakespeare | Nola Miller | Founders Theatre | A professional production sponsored by the New Zealand Drama Council. And presented in Hamilton's Centennial Year and Shakespeare's 400th Year Anniversary. Set designed by professional, Ron Parker. |
| 127 | 1963 | The Glass Menasgerie | Tennessee Williams | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | |
| 126 | 1963 | Caught Napping | G Lumsden | Frank Curtin | Playbox Theatre | |
| 125 | 1963 | The One day of the Year | Alex Seymour | David Reid | Founders Theatre | A New Zealand Premier. First play presented in Founders. |
| 124 | 1963 | Operation Parpot | Yves Cabrol | Jim Cashford | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 123 | 1963 | The Room | Pinter | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Topped the Festival and went forward to the Divisional Final where it was runner-up. It also won the Matamata Festival and Louise Johnstone won the McMillan Cup (Best Actress). |
| 122 | 1963 | Doctor in the House | E Willis | Brian Fisher-Betts | Playbox Theatre | |
| 121 | 1962 | The Gazebo | Alec Coppel | Lorna Booth | Playbox Theatre | Also presented at Cambridge. |
| 120 | 1962 | The Shifting Heart | Richard Beynon | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | Record audiences and season extended to two weeks. |
| 119 | 1962 | The Maker of Dreams | O Downs | Trevor Brown | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 118 | 1962 | The Confutations of Wisdom | Sladen-Smith | Peter Meikle | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 117 | 1962 | Back to Zero | Clifford Bax | Fred Reed & Joyce Raethel | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 116 | 1962 | The Bespoke Overcoat | W Mankowitz | Alice Davies | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Won the Festival. Went to the Divisional Final and was the winner. |
| 115 | 1962 | The Song of Louise in the Morning | P Youdry | David Reid | Playbox Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Runner-up in the Festival. Went to the Divisional Final and was runner-up. Went on to the New Zealand Final were it was tied as runner-up. |
| 114 | 1962 | Dear Charles | Alan Melville | Myra Smidt | Playbox Theatre | |
| 113 | 1962 | Venus Observed | Christopher Fry | Richard Waddington | Playbox Theatre | |
| 112 | 1961 | Sabrina Fair | Samuel Taylor | Barbara Minogue | Playbox Theatre | |
| 111 | 1961 | The Anniversary | Tchekov | Lorna Booth | Little Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 110 | 1961 | Hello, out there | William Saroyan | John Murray | Little Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 109 | 1961 | Hotel Paradise | Georges Feydeau | David Reid | Little Theatre | |
| 108 | 1961 | My Three Angels | S and B Spewak | Patricia Dixon | Little Theatre | |
| 107 | 1961 | Speaking of Murder | A and W Rose | John Murray | Little Theatre | |
| 106 | 1960 | See how they Run | Philip King | David Reid | Little Theatre | Also presented at Te Kuiti. |
| 105 | 1960 | Sordid Story | AJ Coppard | Frank Curtin | Little Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Topped the Festival (with Rise and Shine) and went forward to the Regional Final. Won Regional Final and also won New Zealand Final. |
| 104 | 1960 | Rise and Shine | Eida Cadogan | Lorna Booth | Little Theatre | BDL Festival Entry. Topped the Festival (with Sordid Story) and went forward to the Regional Final. Runner-up in Regional Final. |
| 103 | 1960 | Noah | Andre Obey | Richard Waddington | Little Theatre | A Playbox Student Group Production. |
| 102 | 1960 | The Bat | Rinehart/Hopwood | Frank Curtin | Little Theatre | |
| 101 | 1960 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Goodrich/Hackett | David Reid | Little Theatre | |
| 100 | 1959 | Wild Goose Chase | Derek Benfield | Michael Blake | Little Theatre | |
| 99 | 1959 | The Chiltern Hundreds | WD Horne | Frank Curtin | Little Theatre | |
| 98 | 1959 | Impasse | Gregory Page | Michael Devine | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry (Senior). Naomi Barling and Helen Thompson received Outstanding Performance Certificates. |
| 97 | 1959 | The Happy Journey | Thornton Wilder | Miles Moody | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry (Junior). |
| 96 | 1959 | The Browning Version | Terence Rattigan | John Murray | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry (Senior). At the Matamata Festival John Murray received Outstanding Performance Certificates. |
| 95 | 1959 | Be Bold, Mr Mould | Vernon Sylvaine | David Reid | Embassy Theatre | |
| 94 | 1958 | Major Barbara | G Bernard Shaw | Neta Neale | Embassy Theatre | A professional production with assistance from the New Zealand Drama Council. |
| 93 | 1958 | Good Men Sleep at Home | Walter Ellis | Roy Bonnell & Lou Sweeney | Little Theatre | |
| 92 | 1958 | The Lovers of Madame Dulapin | Yves Cabrol | Frank Curtin | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry (Senior). Topped the Festival and sent on to the Regional Final. |
| 91 | 1958 | The Setting Sun | Frank Carpenter | Violet Stephens | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry (Senior). Topped the Festival and sent on to the Regional Final. |
| 90 | 1958 | The Pigeon with Silver feet | P Johnson | Diane Moltzen | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry (Junior). |
| 89 | 1958 | For the Love of Art | Ken Galloway | Vikky Scott | Embassy Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry (Junior). |
| 88 | 1958 | ???? Archive jumps this slot ???? | ||||
| 87 | 1958 | The Hollow | Agatha Christie | David Reid | Embassy Theatre | |
| 86 | 1957 | The Corn is Green | Emlyn Williams | Patricia Dixon | Embassy Theatre | |
| 85 | 1957 | Leap in the Dark | Wilfred Massey | Lou Sweeney | Little Theatre | Also staged at Te Awamutu. |
| 84 | 1957 | The Senora | Arthur Swinson | Pat Byrne | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Won the Reid Rose Bowl (Junior). Marie Spillane, Billy Braggins and Bryan Wakefield (all Juniors) received Outstanding Performance Certificates. |
| 83 | 1957 | High Tension | Richard Tydeman | Bernice Roberts | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 82 | 1957 | No Prayers Tonight | Berry and Ratcliffe | Patricia Dixon | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 81 | 1957 | Nitro | Anthony Booth | Michael Devine | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 80 | 1957 | You can't take it with you. | Hart and Kaufman | David Reid | Embassy Theatre | |
| 79 | 1956 | One Wild Oat | Vernon Sylvaine | Richard Waddington | Little Theatre | |
| 78 | 1956 | The Winslow Boy | Terence Rattigan | Michael Blake | Little Theatre | |
| 77 | 1956 | The Light of Heart | Emlyn Williams | David Reid | Little Theatre | |
| 76 | 1956 | A Lady Mislaid | Kenneth Horne | Lou Sweeney & George Taylor | Little Theatre | |
| 75 | 1955 | Relative Values | Noel Coward | John Murray | Little Theatre | |
| 74 | 1955 | Lady Precious Stream | SI Hsing | Michael Blake | Little Theatre | A presentation by Playbox Junior Theatre. |
| 73 | 1955 | Outward Bound | Sutton Vale | David Reid | Little Theatre | Also stage at Cambridge. |
| 72 | 1955 | Love's a Luxury | Paxton and Hoile | George Taylor | Little Theatre | |
| 71 | 1954 | Will Any Gentleman | Vernon Sylvaine | Bryona Quill | Little Theatre | |
| 70 | 1954 | Tea for Three | Margery Foster | George Taylor | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Won the Reid Rose Bowl (Top Junior Play). |
| 69 | 1954 | The Playgoers | Arthur Pinero | Pamela Stephens | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 68 | 1954 | The Setting Sun | Chas Hannan | Violet Stephens | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 67 | 1954 | The Day's Mischief | Lesley Storm | David Reid | Little Theatre | A New Zealand Premiere. |
| 66 | 1954 | The Man who changed his Name | Edgar Wallace | Don Smillie | Little Theatre | |
| 65 | 1953 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Shakespeare | Patric Carey | Parana Park | Presented in association with People's Theatre by professional producer Patric Carey. |
| 64 | 1953 | The Stocking | Christine Gilbert | David Reid | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Runner-up. |
| 63 | 1953 | Deirdre | WB Yeates | Pauline Huntington | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 62 | 1953 | Death takes a Holiday | Albert Casella | Bryona Quill | Little Theatre | |
| 61 | 1953 | A Kiss for Cinderella | James Barrie | Pauline Huntington | Little Theatre | |
| 60 | 1953 | The Happiest Days of your Life | J Dighton | Violet Stephens assisted by David Reid | Little Theatre | |
| 59 | 1953 | Who is Sylvia? | Terence Rattigan | Pauline Huntington | Little Theatre | |
| 58 | 1952 | Lithuania | Rupert Brooke | David Reid | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Won the Festival with Roll of the Drum and went on to the regional final. Was runner-up at the regional finals. Margaret Reid, Violet Stephens, Bryona Quill and Gorden Sutherland received Outstanding Player Certificates. |
| 57 | 1952 | Roll of the Drum | Cyril Roberts | Pauline Huntington | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Won the Festival with Lithuania and went on to the regional final.. |
| 56 | 1952 | The Cloak | Clifford Bax | Willia Griffiths | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 55 | 1952 | Miss Tarzan | Arnold English | Doug Copeland | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 54 | 1952 | A Man Named Matthew | R Tydeman | Violet Stephens | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 53 | 1952 | Castle in the Air | Alan Melville | David Reid | Little Theatre | |
| 52 | 1952 | Bonaventure | Charlotte Hastings | Bryona Quill | Little Theatre | |
| 51 | 1952 | Tons of Money | Evans and Valentine | David Reid | Little Theatre | Also staged at Waikeria Institute. |
| 50 | 1952 | The Peaceful Inn | Denis Ogden | M Grace Fuller | Little Theatre | |
| 49 | 1951 | Night was our Friend | Michael Pertwee | Don Smillie | Little Theatre | |
| 48 | 1951 | Indoor Fireworks | Arthur McCrae | David Reid | Little Theatre | Also staged at Cambridge. |
| 47 | 1951 | The Cat | Bernard Prentice | David Reid | ? | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Won the Festival and went on to the Regional Final. Pauline Huntington and David Reid were nominated as Outstanding Players. Also won the Cambridge Festival and David Reid nominated as Outstanding Player. The play also staged at Putaruru. |
| 46 | 1951 | Ma Vatch | TB Morris | Pauline Huntington | One-acter. | |
| 45 | 1951 | Secret Mission | Ilma Hurst (Willa Griffiths) | Willa Griffiths | Little Theatre | One-acter. Playbox Playwright. |
| 44 | 1951 | Wife Required | Carey and King | Brit Wrigh | Little Theatre | One-acter. |
| 43 | 1951 | Theirs be the Music | Nosmo King (Grace Fuller) | Grace Fuller | Little Theatre | One-acter. Playbox Playwrigh. |
| 42 | 1950 | The Silver Bullet | Helen Zglinitzki | John Nicolas | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Cambridge Festival Entry. | |
| 41 | 1950 | Ebb and Flow | V Tarquse | M Grace Fuller | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Cambridge Festival Entry. |
| 40 | 1950 | Autumn Crocus | Dodie Smith | M Grace Fuller | Little Theatre | |
| 39 | 1950 | Duet for Two Hands | Mary Hayley Bell | David Reid | Little Theatre | |
| 38 | 1949 | Love in a Mist | Kenneth Horne | Stan J Carroll | Little Theatre | |
| 37 | 1949 | The Sixth Hour | Wilfred Grantham | David Reid | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Won the Ferstival and went onto the regional final. This production also won the Cambridge Festival and Violet Stephens, Margaret Reid and David Reid were nominated as Outstanding Players. |
| 36 | 1949 | Weatherwise | Noel Coward | M Grace Fuller | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 35 | 1949 | A Man Named Matthew | Richard Tydeman | Violet Stephens | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 34 | 1948 | George and Margaret | Gerald Savory | M Grace Fuller | Little Theatre | Also staged at Morrinsville |
| 33 | 1947 | Fumed Oak | Noel Coward | M Grace Fuller | Little Theatre | This one-acter was staged at the official opening of the Little Theatre. |
| 32 | 1947 | The Morning Star | Emlyn Williams | David Reid | Little Theatre | |
| 31 | 1947 | Background For Tragedy | TB Morris | David Reid | Little Theater | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. Margaret Reid and Stan Carroll were nominated as Outstanding Players. |
| 30 | 1947 | Number 10 | S and M Box | Marion McMullin | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 29 | 1947 | An Evening On Dartmoor | Noel Munro | Stan J Carroll | Little Theatre | One-acter. BDL Festival Entry. |
| 28 | 1947 | Cupid Rampant | Percy Corrie | M Grace Fuller | Little Theatre | One-acter. |
| 27 | 1947 | The Good and the Bad | Philip Johnson | Violet Linder | Little Theatre | One-acter. |
| 26 | 1947 | The Sixth Hour | Wilfred Grantham | David Reid | Little Theatre | One-acter. |
| 25 | 1947 | Forced Landing | W Massey | Stanley Carroll | Theatre Royal | |
| 24 | 1946 | Ladies in Retirement | Percy and Denham | M Grace Fuller assisted by David Reid | Theatre Royal | |
| 23 | 1940 | Old Moore's Almanac | David Reid | Civic Theatre | ||
| 22 | 1940 | You Never Can Tell | G Bernard Shaw | Zelda Fahey | Civic Theatre | |
| 21 | 1940 | Twentieth Century Lullaby | C Mount | Joy Sullivan | Winter S Hall | BDL Entry |
| 20 | 1939 | The Late Christopher Bean | R Fauchois/E Williams | Zelda Fahey | Civic Theatre | |
| 19 | 1939 | Two Gentlemen of Soho | AP Herbert | David Reid | Winter S Hall | BDL Festival Entry. Won the Festival (highest marks ever awarded by adjucitor). Also won Regional Final and was runner-up at NZ Final. |
| 18 | 1939 | Bring Me My Bow | Sidney Box | Violet Linder | Winter S Hall | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 17 | 1939 | The Man in the Bowler Hat | AA Milne | David Reid | Theatre Royal | |
| 16 | 1939 | Home and Beauty | Somerset Maugham | Zelda Fahey | Civic Theatre | |
| 15 | 1938 | Fours into Seven - Won't Go | Gielgud and Hall | HJ Ferguson | Winter S Hall | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 14 | 1938 | The Little Man | John Galsworthy | Mrs M Thomas | Winter S Hall | BDL Festival Entry. David Reid as The Little Man was nominated as an Outstanding Player. |
| 13 | 1938 | The First Mrs Fraser | St John Ervine | Les Takle | Civic Theatre | |
| 12 | 1937 | And Now - The Journey | Conrad Carter | EK Brown | Winter S Hall | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 11 | 1937 | The Man in the Bowler Hat | AA Milne | Les Takle | Winter S Hall | BDL Festival Entry. |
| 10 | 1937 | The Maid of Domremy | Joe Corrie | EK Brown | Winter S Hall | BDL Festival Entry. Festival Winner |
| 9 | 1937 | Aren't We All | Frederick Lonsdale | AE Manning | Civic Theatre | |
| 8 | 1936 | Get Out Of Your Cage | M Plowman | Roma Garratt | Winter S Hall | Entry in the first BDL Festival and was placed second. Roma Garratt nominated as an Outstanding Player. |
| 7 | 1936 | Double Demon | AP Herbert | Mrs MJ Thomas | Winter S Hall | Entry in the first BDL Festival. |
| 6 | 1936 | That Hostel Affair | Hugh de Montford | Leo Foster | Civic Theatre | This play was written and produced by Leo Foster who also played a role. |
| 5 | 1936 | The Young Idea | Noel Coward | Leo Foster | Civic Theatre | |
| 4 | 1936 | Another Language | Rose Frankau | Leo Foster | Civic Theatre | |
| 3 | 1935 | The Dover Road | AA Milne | Hugh Morton | Civic Theatre | |
| 2 | 1934 | His House in Order | Arthur Pinero | AE Manning | Civic Theatre | |
| 1 | 1933 | Lillies of the Field | JH Turner | Walter R Wood | Winter S Hall |  The very first Hamilton Playbox production and the only one directed by our founder. |
| At the Cenotaph | ? | ? | ? | One Act Play Festival. | ||
| Birds 124 241 | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Cinderella Cinderella | ? | ? | ? | One Act Play Festival. | ||
| Death Watch or The Maids | ? | ? | ? | One Act Play Festival. | ||
| Gingerbread Lady | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Shadow Self | Andre Surridge | Andre Surridge | ? | One Act Play Festival. |
