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[[Toerien-Firth]] (1970-1982) was an influential theatre company created by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]]

==The company==

==The performances==

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1974: [[Rattigan]]’s ''[[In Praise of Love]]'' starring [[Robert Flemyng]], together with [[Shirley Firth]] in 1974.
Toerien-Firth presented ''[[Who Killed Santa Claus?]]'' starring [[John Justin]] and [[Naomi Chance]], with direction by [[Anthony Sharp]] in 1971. They also staged ''[[Don’t Start Without Me]]'', directed by [[Roger Redfarn]] and starring [[Jeremy Hawk]]; and ''[[No sex Please, We’re British]]'', directed by [[Allen Davis]] and starring [[Billy Boyle]] in 1971. He staged [[Ronald Millar]]’s ''[[Abelard and Helöise]]'', starring [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]], [[Paul Massie]], [[Margaretta Scott]] and [[Mervyn Johns]] at the [[Civic]] in 1971. [[Toerien-Firth]] presented ''[[Wait Until Dark]]'' starring [[Shirley Anne Field]] at the [[Intimate]] in 1972. He presented [[Frederick Knott]]’s [[Dial M for Murder]], starring [[John Gregson[[ and [[Joan Fontaine]] and directed by [[Philip Grout]] in 1972.
[[Toerien-Firth]] presented the [[Francis Durbridge]] thriller ''[[Suddenly at Home]]'' and [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[Crown Matrimonial]]'' at the [[Intimate]] in 1973. The latter starred [[Owen Holder]] and Peggy Thorpe-Bates [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Thorpe-Bates]. They also brought [[Libby Morris]] to star in ''[[Just Libby]]'' in December 1973.
[[Toerien-Firth]] brought [[Muriel Pavlow]], [[Robert Flemyng]], [[Robert Beatty]] and [[Ron Smerczak]] to star at the [[Intimate]] in [[Terence Rattigan]]’s ''[[In Praise of Love]]'' in 1974. They also got [[John Fernald]] to direct [[Hildegard Neil]] in a revival of ''[[Private Lives]]'', and [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]] to star in [[Jerome Chodorov]]’s ''[[A Community of Two]]'', directed by [[Chodorov]] at the [[Intimate]] in 1974. [[Toerien-Firth]] brought [[Maxine Audley]] and [[Richard Huggett]] with director [[Laurier Lister]] from England for ''[[Not Bloody Likely]]'' at the [[Intimate]] and [[Jeremy Hawk]] and [[Elspeth March]] from England for ''[[The Payoff]]'' at the [[Intimate]] in 1975. [[Toerien-Firth]] revived [[Tennessee Williams]]’ ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' with [[Michael McGovern]] and [[Anne Rogers]] in 1975.
In 1976 [[Toerien-Firth]] brought back [[Owen Holder]] to star in [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[For the Woman I love]]'';
They took a lease on the [[Little Theatre]] and renamed it the [[Barnato Theatre]], after mining magnate Barney Barnato. Their opening production ''[[Caught in the Act]]'', devised and directed by England’s [[Charles Ross]] with [[Anna Quayle]] and [[Graham Armitage]] was staged in 1976. [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Other Side of the Swamp]]'' starring [[Royce Ryton]] himself, together with [[Eckard Rabe]] under direction by [[Graham Armitage]] was staged at the [[Barnato]] in 1976. It ran for a year. [[Toerien-Firth]] staged [[William Douglas Home]]’s ''[[The Kingfisher]]'' at the [[Intimate]] in 1977. They also staged [[The Monkey Walk]] starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and British actor [[Richard Warwick]], later replaced by [[Paul Jericco]] at the [[Barnato]] in 1977.
[[Toerien-Firth]] presented [[Anthony Marriott]] and [[John Chapmans]]’s ''[[Shut Your Eyes and Think of England]]'', directed by [[Roger Redfarn]] and starring [[Peter Blythe]] (later replaced by [[Simon Merrick]]). It ran at the [[Intimate]] from 1978 to January 1979. Together with [[Shirley Firth]] he presented [[Terence Rattigan]]’s ''[[Cause Célèbre]]'', directed by [[Joan Kemp-Welch]] and starring [[Mary Millar]] and [[William Lucas]] in 1978. It ran at the [[Andre Huguenet]] for nine months.
[[Toerien-Firth]] staged [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Unvarnished Truth]]'' with [[Michael Richard]], [[Anthony Fridjhon]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[Lynne White]] and directed by [[Joan Kemp-Welch]] at the [[Intimate]] in 1979. [[Toerien-Firth]] presented ''[[Sextet]]'' by [[Michael Pertwee]] at the [[Andre Huguenet]] in 1979. [[Toerien-Firth]] produced ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' with [[Clive Parnell]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Ian Winter]] which was staged at the [[Barnato Theatre]] in 1980. Together with [[Firth]] he staged [[Hugh Leonard]]’s ''[[A Life]]'' directed by [[Godfrey Quigley]] and starring [[Quigley]] and [[Margaret Inglis]] at the [[Brooke]], [[Mark Camelotti]]’s ''[[Happy Birthday]]'' starring [[Clive Scott]] at the [[Intimate]], and [[Simon Gray]]’s ''[[Stage Struck]]'' directed by [[Stephen Hollis]] and starring [[Michael McGovern]] and [[Kenneth Baker]] in 1980.
[[Toerien-Firth]] staged their last joint production at the [[Intimate]] in 1982 namely the [[Baxter Theatre]] production of [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[It's a Boy!]]'' starring [[Dale Cutts]], [[Bo Petersen]] and [[James Irwin]] and directed by [[Keith Grenville]].

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-: ''[[Who Killed Santa Claus?]]'' (directed by [[Anthony Sharp]] with [[John Justin]] and [[Naomi Chance]]); ''[[Don’t Start Without Me]]'' (directed by [[Roger Redfarn]] with [[Jeremy Hawk]])  and ''[[No sex Please, We’re British]]'' (directed by [[Allen Davis]] and starring [[Billy Boyle]]). He staged [[Ronald Millar]]’s ''[[Abelard and Helöise]]'', starring [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]], [[Paul Massie]], [[Margaretta Scott]] and [[Mervyn Johns]] at the [[Civic]] in 1971..
+: ''[[Who Killed Santa Claus?]]'' (directed by [[Anthony Sharp]] with [[John Justin]] and [[Naomi Chance]]); ''[[Don’t Start Without Me]]'' (directed by [[Roger Redfarn]] with [[Jeremy Hawk]])  and ''[[No sex Please, We’re British]]'' (directed by [[Allen Davis]] and starring [[Billy Boyle]]).
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+: ''[[Who Killed Santa Claus?]]'' (directed by [[Anthony Sharp]] with [[John Justin]] and [[Naomi Chance]]); ''[[Don’t Start Without Me]]'' (directed by [[Roger Redfarn]] with [[Jeremy Hawk]])  and ''[[No sex Please, We’re British]]'' (directed by [[Allen Davis]] and starring [[Billy Boyle]]). He staged [[Ronald Millar]]’s ''[[Abelard and Helöise]]'', starring [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]], [[Paul Massie]], [[Margaretta Scott]] and [[Mervyn Johns]] at the [[Civic]] in 1971..
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-Toerien-Firth presented ''[[Who Killed Santa Claus?]]'' starring [[John Justin]] and [[Naomi Chance]], with direction by [[Anthony Sharp]] in 1971. They also staged ''[[Don’t Start Without Me]]'', directed by [[Roger Redfarn]] and starring [[Jeremy Hawk]]; and ''[[No sex Please, We’re British]]'', directed by [[Allen Davis]] and starring [[Billy Boyle]] in 1971. He staged [[Ronald Millar]]’s ''[[Abelard and Helöise]]'', starring [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]], [[Paul Massie]], [[Margaretta Scott]] and [[Mervyn Johns]] at the [[Civic]] in 1971. [[Toerien-Firth]] presented ''[[Wait Until Dark]]'' starring [[Shirley Anne Field]] at the [[Intimate]] in 1972. He presented [[Frederick Knott]]’s [[Dial M for Murder]], starring [[John Gregson[[ and [[Joan Fontaine]] and directed by [[Philip Grout]] in 1972.
+Toerien-Firth presented ''[[Who Killed Santa Claus?]]'' starring [[John Justin]] and [[Naomi Chance]], with direction by [[Anthony Sharp]] in 1971. They also staged  [[Toerien-Firth]] presented ''[[Wait Until Dark]]'' starring [[Shirley Anne Field]] at the [[Intimate]] in 1972. He presented [[Frederick Knott]]’s [[Dial M for Murder]], starring [[John Gregson[[ and [[Joan Fontaine]] and directed by [[Philip Grout]] in 1972.
 [[Toerien-Firth]] presented the [[Francis Durbridge]] thriller ''[[Suddenly at Home]]'' and [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[Crown Matrimonial]]'' at the [[Intimate]] in 1973. The latter starred [[Owen Holder]] and Peggy Thorpe-Bates [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Thorpe-Bates]. They also brought [[Libby Morris]] to star in ''[[Just Libby]]'' in December 1973.
 [[Toerien-Firth]] brought [[Muriel Pavlow]], [[Robert Flemyng]], [[Robert Beatty]] and [[Ron Smerczak]] to star at the [[Intimate]] in [[Terence Rattigan]]’s ''[[In Praise of Love]]'' in 1974. They also got [[John Fernald]] to direct [[Hildegard Neil]] in a revival of ''[[Private Lives]]'', and [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]] to star in [[Jerome Chodorov]]’s ''[[A Community of Two]]'', directed by [[Chodorov]] at the [[Intimate]] in 1974. [[Toerien-Firth]] brought [[Maxine Audley]] and [[Richard Huggett]] with director [[Laurier Lister]] from England for ''[[Not Bloody Likely]]'' at the [[Intimate]] and [[Jeremy Hawk]] and [[Elspeth March]] from England for ''[[The Payoff]]''  at the [[Intimate]] in 1975. [[Toerien-Firth]] revived [[Tennessee Williams]]’ ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' with [[Michael McGovern]] and [[Anne Rogers]] in 1975.

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 Toerien-Firth presented ''[[Who Killed Santa Claus?]]'' starring [[John Justin]] and [[Naomi Chance]], with direction by [[Anthony Sharp]] in 1971. They also staged ''[[Don’t Start Without Me]]'', directed by [[Roger Redfarn]] and starring [[Jeremy Hawk]]; and ''[[No sex Please, We’re British]]'', directed by [[Allen Davis]] and starring [[Billy Boyle]] in 1971. He staged [[Ronald Millar]]’s ''[[Abelard and Helöise]]'', starring [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]], [[Paul Massie]], [[Margaretta Scott]] and [[Mervyn Johns]] at the [[Civic]] in 1971. [[Toerien-Firth]] presented ''[[Wait Until Dark]]'' starring [[Shirley Anne Field]] at the [[Intimate]] in 1972. He presented [[Frederick Knott]]’s [[Dial M for Murder]], starring [[John Gregson[[ and [[Joan Fontaine]] and directed by [[Philip Grout]] in 1972.
 [[Toerien-Firth]] presented the [[Francis Durbridge]] thriller ''[[Suddenly at Home]]'' and [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[Crown Matrimonial]]'' at the [[Intimate]] in 1973. The latter starred [[Owen Holder]] and Peggy Thorpe-Bates [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Thorpe-Bates]. They also brought [[Libby Morris]] to star in ''[[Just Libby]]'' in December 1973.