Past productions
This is intended to be a complete list of productions since BODS was established. At present photos and detailed information are only available for shows since 2003, and this can be found in the dropdown menu. We hope to add pages for older shows as well
1936 Ghost Train
1937 Patience; Service
1938 The Mikado; Tilly of Bloomsbury
1939 Iolanthe
1940 Patience
1946 Cuckoo in the Nest
1947 The Pirates of Penzance; Nothing but the Truth
1948 The Mikado; The Fourth Wall
1949 Rookery Nook; Ruddigore; The Middle Watch
1950 The Yeomen of the Guard; Distinguished Gathering
1951 H.M.S. Pinafore; *Five at the George; Soldier for Christmas
1952 *A Bride in Samaria; Ruddigore; Dear Octopus
1953 *Festival Day; The Mikado; Here We Come Gathering
1954 *Birds of Passage; The Sorcerer; Well Caught
1955 *The Roving Woman; Patience: The Late Christopher Bean
1956 *Act II, The Late Christopher Bean; Trial by Jury & The Pirates of Penzance; A Cuckoo in the Nest
1957 Iolanthe; This Happy Breed
1958 *The Last Victory; Utopia Ltd; Waiting for Gillian
1959 +*Mr Sampson; The Gondoliers; Bonaventure
1960 *The Merry Wives of Windsor; Princess Ida; Sailor Beware
1961 *Nicodemus; Bastien & Bastienne and The Conspiritors; The Chiltern Hundreds
1962 *The Price of Perfection; H.M.S. Pinafore; Blithe Spirit
1963 *Love on a Matchstick Spent; The Sorcerer; Dolphins Rampant
1964 *The Sky is Overcast; Cox & Box and Trial By Jury; The Importance of Being Earnest
1965 *Private Lives; The Yeomen of the Guard; The Shop at Sly Corner
1966 *Act II, The Importance of Being Earnest; The Mikado; Trelawney of the Wells
1967 *Act I, Trelawney of the Wells; Ruddigore; See How They Run; Quiet Week-End
1968 *Fumed Oak; Patience; Breath of Spring
1969 *A Resounding Tinkle; The Gondoliers; The Apple Cart
1970 *Hands Across the Sea; Iolanthe; The Noble Spaniard
1971 *Act 1, The Family Reunion; The Sorcerer; The Blue Goose
1972 *The Crimson Coconut; The Mikado; The Rape of the Belt
1973 *Boy Dudgeon; The Grand Duke
1974 *Act 1,The Lady's not for Burning; Pirates of Penzance; The Life of Hercules, Page 1 & The Real Inspector Hound
1975 *Sganarelle; HMS Pinafore
1976 *Act 1 The Life and Death of Almost Everybody; Patience
1977 Utopia Limited, *The White Liars
1978 *The Hole; Ruddigore ; How the Other Half Loves
1979 *A Resounding Tinkle; The Yeomen of the Guard; Murder in Company
1980 *+A Phoenix Too Frequent; The Gondoliers; Ring Round the Moon
1981 *The Tinker’s Wedding; Iolanthe; Everything in the Garden
1982 *Sophocles; The Mikado; Hay Fever
1983 * Festival Nightmare; Sleeping Beauty; Princess Ida; The Ghost Train
1984 Beauty and the Beast; HMS Pinafore; The Murder of Maria Marten
1985 The Proposal; Trial by Jury & The Sorcerer; Barefoot in the Park
1986 *The Public Eye; The Gondoliers; Jubilee Concert; Salad Days
1987 The Pirates of Penzance; The Day after the Fair
1988 Free as Air; A Pack of Lies
1989 Patience; Absent Friends
1990 The Gypsy Baron; The White Sheep of the Family
1991 Jack the Ripper; A Musical Evening with BODS
1992 The Yeomen of the Guard; Too Long an Autumn; Present Laughter; Carol Concert
1993 Iolanthe; Steel Magnolias
1994 The Red and Black Revue; Trial by Jury- the Full Story; Separate Tables;Christmas Concert
1995 All That Jazz; Just Between Ourselves
1996 Separate Tables; Cold Comfort Farm; The Constant Wife; Jubilee Concert
1997 BODS in May; The Enquiry
1998 Aspects of Love; My Fair Lady; Joining the Club & Last Tango in Little Grimley; Olde Tyme Music Hall
1999 Last Panto in Little Grimley & Brenton v Brenton; The Story of Gilbert & Sullivan; An Inspector Calls; The Great British Musical
2000 Dead Nice; Interior Designs; Patience
2001 No, No, Nanette!; The Cemetary Club
2002 Olde Tyme Music Hall; Ruddygore
2003 HMS Pinafore (incorporating Trial by Jury);Move Over, Mrs. Markham; Olde Tyme Music Hall
2004 The Mikado (or the Bank of Titipu); Blithe Spirit
2005 Christopher Columbus; 50's Showtime
2006 The Pirates of Penzance (ou Les Pirates de Mont St Michel); Round and Round the Garden
2007 The Merry Widow; Don’t Dress for Dinner
2008 The Gondoliers; Fish Out of Water
2009 Viva Mexico!
2010 Beauty & the Beast; Don’t Mention the Dream & Work in Progress, Iolanthe
2011 Betchworth Remembers, Santa in Space
2013 The Sorcerer, The Zoo and Cinderella
2014 The Rats & Little Grimley presents Strictly Sex Factor, The Beggar's Opera
2015 Connections and Yeomen of the Guard
2016 Mixed Doubles and Silas Marner the Musical
2017 A Handful of Plays, Patience
2018 The 39 Steps, Thespis
2019 The Merry Widow
2021 All Time Music Hall
2022 The Government Inspector, The Mikado
2023 Murder on the Nile, The Matchgirls
* = Festival Entry
+ = Category Winner