1901 |
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Garrick
founded at Church Coffee Tavern
meeting |
1902 |
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Merchant
of Venice produced at Mechanics'
Institute |
1903 |
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Garrick
week at Theatre Royal: Merchant
of Venice and Twelfth Night |
1904 |
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Actor
Charles Charrington encourages Garrick's
productions of Shaw and Ibsen |
1905 |
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Performances
at Garrick's rooms in Cobden Place |
1907 |
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Bernard
Shaw complains to Garrick about
"inadequate payment" |
1911 |
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Manchester
Guardian article in praise of Garrick |
1916 |
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Merry
Wives of Windsor wins Shakespeare
Tercentenary banner (now in Bar
Lounge) |
1917 |
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First
issue of Garrick Magazine (now Newsletter) |
1920 |
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Garrick
forms a limited company to purchase
present premises, thus becoming
the country's first "Little
Theatre" (an amateur society
possessing its own theatre) |
1925 |
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Society
obtains mortgage and raises Garrick
Hall's inconveniently low roof |
1928 |
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Carnegie
Trust grants £1000 to Garrick
provided no play banned by censor
is performed |
1932 |
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Garrick
turns down cinema syndicate's £15,000
offer for Garrick Hall |
1946 |
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Little
Theatre Guild of Great Britain formed,
with Garrick an early member |
1948 |
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Society
acquires full share capital of Garrick
Limited and converts it to a Trust |
1951 |
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Jubilee
season opens with Measure for
Measure |
1957 |
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Sabrina
Fair at Torre Abbey open air
festival, Torquay |
1960 |
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Past
and present Garrick members appear
in Coronation Street |
1962 |
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Work
starts on Exchange Street facade
- new entrance, foyer, box office,
green room and dressing room |
1963 |
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official
re-opening of Garrick Theatre by
Miss (later Dame) Wendy Hiller |
1973 |
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After
prolonged controversy, bar installed
in theatre lounge |
1975 |
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First
visit to Dundalk Festival, Eire
with Rattle of a Simple Man,
winner of Best Production award |
1977 |
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First
appearance at Royal Exchange Amateur
Festival with Saturday, Sunday,
Monday |
1978 |
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First
visit to Westchester Festival, New
York with The Dumb Waiter |
1983 |
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Old
seats unscrewed, carpets stripped,
floor and stage ripped out by
members;contractors move rear wall
to produce smaller more intimate
auditorium with improved sound and
lighting box, seats raked more sharply
for better visibility, lower but
more extensive stage |
1984 |
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Mother
Figure and A Slight Accident
at Los Angeles festival |
1990 |
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An
Inspector Calls presented at
Minack open air theatre, Cornwall |
1992 |
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Garrick
members act as extras in Witness
for the Prosecution at Manchester
Opera House |
1993 |
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First
visit to Stockport's twin town Heilbronn
with Home |
1994 |
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Two
is runner-up for best production
in International Festival at Racine,
Wisconsin; Garrick's own International
Festival receives companies from
Israel and USA |
1995 |
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Bazaar
and Rummage at Waterside
Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon |
2000 |
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Comedy
of Errors wins All-England
Festival (West Pennine) Best Production
trophy |
2001 |
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Dusa
Fish Stas and Vi wins Greater
Manchester Federation Best Production
shield |
2002 |
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Garrick
becomes a registered charity |
