Sue Birch

Theatre Britain

The logo for Theatre Britain. A square logo. Theatre in blue on the left hand side from bottom to top. Britain in red across the top. Filling ouf the rest of the logo is a stylised version of happy and sad theatre masks. Sad on the left is in blue and is upside down, Happy is on the right in red right way up. They are separated by gold lines and both have white circles for eyes.

It started as one of those “Let’s put on a show!” moments, with four British women sitting around having a cup of tea and saying, “There is no panto in Dallas, let’s put one on.”

Six months later, we were performing at the Plaza Theatre in Carrollton and, during the week, we were touring schools. Barebones scenery, cheap and cheerful costumes and wigs bought from a Halloween store. Our first show, in 1996, was ‘The Sleeping Beauty’, followed by ‘Cinderella’ in 2017.

Two men dressed as Dames threatening Cinderella who is kneeling down in between them.
2007 Panto. ‘Cinderella’ by Jackie Mellor-Guin, Mark Shum as Entsheawful, Maia Peters as Cinderella, Steve Freedman as Enchilda. Photo: Julian Noel Photography.
A Dame and a Principal Boy pretending to hold swords up in the air.
2017 panto. ‘The Three Musketeers’ by Jackie Mellor-Guin. Ivan Jones as Planchet, Shay McDonald as D’Artagnan. Photo: Michael C Foster.

By the time we went dark at the end of 2017, we were a fixture on the North Texas theatre scene, with full seasons of high-quality productions for a wide range of ages.

‘American Theatre’ profile Farewell Party Retrospective

Production History

2017
Will You Still Love Me In The Morning? by Brian Clemens & Dennis Spooner
Let It Be Me by Carey Jane Hardy
Nobody’s Perfect by Simon Williams
Winston’s Birthday by Paul Baker
The Three Musketeers by Jackie Mellor-Guin

2016
Dangerous Obsession by N J Crisp
Perfect Wedding by Robin Hawdon
Old Time Music Hall devised by Sue Birch
The Hollow by Agatha Christie
The Sleeping Beauty by Jackie Mellor-Guin

2015
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Old Time Music Hall devised by Sue Birch
How The Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn
King Arthur by Jackie Mellor-Guin

2014
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
Out Of Order by Ray Cooney
Beauty & The Beast by Jackie Mellor-Guin

2013
Albert’s Anthology by Jackie Mellor-Guin
The Three Little Pigs by Jackie Mellor-Guin

2012
Mother Goose by Jackie Mellor-Guin
Old Time Music Hall devised by Sue Birch

2011
Dick Whittington by Jackie Mellor-Guin

2010
Babes In The Wood by Jackie Mellor-Guin

2009
Puss In Boots by Jackie Mellor-Guin
Vincent River by Philip Ridley
On Tour – Peacemaker by David Holman

2008
Little Red Riding Hood by Jackie Mellor-Guin
On Tour – Peacemaker by David Holman

2007
Aladdin by Jackie Mellor-Guin
On Tour – Peacemaker by David Holman

2006
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourn
Cinderella by Jackie Mellor-Guin
Fundraiser – Old Time Music Hall devised by Sue Birch
On Tour – Peacemaker by David Holman

2005
Hay Fever by Noel Coward
Betrayal by Harold Pinter
Lettice & Lovage by Peter Shaffer
Jack & The Beanstalk by Jackie Mellor-Guin
Fundraiser – Old Time Music Hall devised by Sue Birch
On Tour – Peacemaker by David Holman

2004
No Sex, Please – We’re British by Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot
The Day After The Fair by Frank Harvey
Snow White by Jackie Mellor-Guin
Fundraiser – Old Time Music Hall devised by Sue Birch
On Tour – Peacemaker by David Holman

2003
Peacemaker by David Holman
The Frog Prince by Jackie Mellor-Guin

2002
The Mysterious Mr Love by Karoline Leach
The Sleeping Beauty by Jackie Mellor-Guin

Productions in the 1990s
Cinderella by Jackie Mellor-Guin 1997
The Sleeping Beauty by Jackie Mellor-Guin 1996