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As Colway Theatre Trust 1978  - 1985  Artistic Director Ann Jellicoe

1978      The Reckoning by Ann Jellicoe. Directed Ann Jellicoe for Lyme Regis. Dorset
1980      The Tide by Ann Jellicoe. Directed Ann Jellicoe for The Axe Valley, Devon
1981      The Poor Man’s Friend by Howard Barker. Directed Ann Jellicoe for Bridport, Dorset
1982      Shh by Andrew Dixon. Directed Andrew Dixon for Burton Bradstock, Dorset
               The Garden by Charles Wood; Directed Ann Jellicoe/ Jon Oram for Sherborne, Dorset
1983      Colyford Matters by Dennis Warner. Directed Elizabeth Katis for Colyford, Devon
               Today of All Days by John Downie; Directed Mal Floyd for Crediton, Devon
1984      The Western Women by Ann Jellicoe/Fay Weldon/John Fowles; Directed Ann Jellicoe  for Lyme Regis, Dorset
1985      The Ballad of Tilly Hake by Sheila Yegar. Directed Joan Mills for Ottery St Mary,  Devon.
               Entertaining Strangers by David Edgar. Directed Ann Jellicoe/Jon Oram for Dorchester
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The Reckoning by Ann Jellicoe 1978
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Poor Man's Friend by Howard Barker 1981
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Western Women by Ann Jellicoe 1984
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Entertaining Strangers by David Edgar 1985

Jon Oram Independent  Plays 1983-1984

1983     The Earth Turned Inside Out by Nick Darke. Directed Jon Oram for Restormel, Cornwall           
1984      Waves Against the Flames by Jon Oram; Directed Jon Oram for Gainsborough, Lincs.

Colway Theatre Trust 1987-2005 Artistic Director Jon Oram

1987    Crackling Angel: by David Cregan. Directed by Jon Oram for Beaminster, Dorset 
             Crown Vs Dennison of Dishwater: by Boris Howarth. Directed Jon Oram; in association with Welfare International for
​             Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight 

             The Kings Shilling by Jon Oram. Directed by Chris Fogg for Shillingstone, Dorset
1988     A Place Called Mars by Nick Darke. Directed by Jon Oram & Clarissa Brown for Thornbury, Avon 
1989     Odo by Nick Darke. Directed by Steve Woodwood for Hazlett Theatre, Maidstone, Kent 
              Out of the Blue by Jon Oram. Directed by Clarissa Brown for Frome Valley, Somerset
1989     Beorthel’s Hill by Arnold Wesker. Directed by Jon Oram/Steve Woodwood for Towngate Theatre Basildon, Essex

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Earth Turned Inside Out by Nick Darke 1983
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Crown Vs Dennison by Boris Howarth 1987
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A Place Called Mars by Nick Darke 1989
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Beorthel's Hill by Arnold Wesker 1989

Colway Theatre Trust 1990-1991  

1990     Voices in the Stone by Stuart Delves. Directed by Steve Woodwood for Purbeck, Dorset.
              Under the Fish and Over the Water: by Peter Terson. Directed by Mark Dornford-May for Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
              The Spirit of Shivaree: by Dale Hamilton. Directed by Jon Oram for Eramosa Township, Ontario, Canada 
              Flying Crooked written and Directed by Jon Oram for Whittier, Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA 
1991     Listenstone: by Bruce Bedford. Directed by Jon Oram for South Petherton, Somerset 
              Everyday Heroes  by John Godber & Jane Thornton. Directed by Jane Thornton/Steve Woodwood for Bassetlaw,
​              Nottinghamshire
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Under the Fish and Over the Water by Peter Terson 1990
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Voices in the Stone by Stuart Delves 1990
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Spirit of Shivaree by Dale Hamilton 1990
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Flying Crooked by Jon Oram 1990

Colway Theatre Trust 1992-2000  Artistic Director Jon Oram

1992    Vital Spark  by Jon Oram. Directed by Jon Oram & Rupert Creed with Remould Theatre Company for Hull, Yorkshire
1993    Many Hands by Dale Hamilton. Directed by Jon Oram with the Festival Theatre, Blyth, Ontario, Canada 
             Birds of Passage: by Jon Oram. Directed by Jon Oram for South Petherton, Somerset 
1994    Torbay Tempest by Jon Oram. Directed by Jon Oram. Torbay, Devon
1996    Over and Under the Earth by Jon Oram. Directed by Jon Oram for Aylesham, Kent
1997    The Sailors Horse by Peter Terson. Directed by Jon Oram for West Somerset.
1998    Fightback by Jon Oram, Directed by Jon Oram/ Clarissa Brown The First Touring Community Play with ex- miners of Kent
             Anchor Lane. Devised & Directed by Jon Oram, Portsmouth Historic Docks – A street carnival for the International Festival
​             of the Sea
1999    Changing Views. by Jon Oram. Directed by  Clarissa Brown  for Chiltern Open Air Museum, Berkshire
2000    On a Green Rock by David Cregan, Directed by Jon Oram for Shaftsbury, Dorset
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Vital Spark by Jon Oram 1992
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Many Hands by Dale Hamilton 1993
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Torbay Tempest by Jon Oram 1994
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Fightback by Jon Oram 1998

Claque Theatre 2000-2020 Artistic Director Jon Oram

2000 Bridges Directed by Jon Oram, Karkkila, Finland with communities from Denmark, England, Netherlands, ​
​ Luxembourg, Greece & Germany
2001 Spice Island Devised and Directed by Jon Oram, a street carnival for International Festival of the Sea, Portsmouth
2003 The Floating Republic written and Directed by Jon Oram for Isle of Sheppey, Kent
2004 The Gifts of Time By Dale Hamilton, Directed by Jon Oram for Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2005 Trafalgar Devised and Directed by Jon Oram, a street carnival for International Festival of the Sea, Portsmouth
Jealous River by David Cregan, Directed by Jon Oram for Tonbridge, Kent
2007 A Time to Keep by David Edgar Stephanie Dale directed by Jon Oram for Dorchester Community Play Association
Something in Common by Jon Oram, Directed by Varrick Grimes, Withyham and Groombridge, Sussex
2009 The Vanishing Elephant written and directed by Jon Oram/Deborah Ellis, Camden Road in Tunbridge Wells, Kent
2010 Matters of Chance written and directed by Jon Oram, East Grinstead, West Sussex
2013 Parallel Lives written and directed by Jon Oram, Hartfield, Sussex
2018 The Secret of Happiness by Jon Oram formed part of Aldgate Square Festival. City of London
2019 Legends of the Rocks devised play dramaturge and director Jon Oram Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells.
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International Festival of the Sea 1998, 2001 and 2005
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The Vanishing Elephant by Jon Oram 2009
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Jealous River by David Cregan 2005
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Matters of Chance by Jon Oram 2010
Claque Theatre Limited
(Formerly Colway Theatre Trust) Established 1979
Registered in England Company Registration No. 1464536 Registered Charity No. 279311
Artistic Director: Jon Oram   Board of Directors: John Harries – Chair, Andy Brett, Brian Blunden
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