As the overall work and direction of Markhouse School began to change with the arrival of Les Smith as the new Headmaster in 1957, so did the interest and development of the performing arts curriculum – and this, along with the after school drama activities, were soon complemented with the opening of a more structured and supported Drama Club under the auspices of the Walthamstow Youth Service/Marsh Street Youth Centre Evening Class programme.
During the first several years of the Drama Club’s existence, whilst Markhouse still operated as a school, a good number of joint productions were undertaken – although few of these, except perhaps for ‘Alice in Wonderland’ in 1964, have been clearly identified. However, it is certain that many other school productions, involving Drama Club members, did take place during this period and it is hoped that these will eventually be ‘remembered’ and added to the ‘repertoire’
The following listing does, however, show those plays and films that are known to have been produced during the 22 years of the Drama Club’s existence, including a good number of those where the production dates are still to be confirmed