Past Times

GALLERY: 50 years in the spotlight with Studio Theatre Group

1985 - The Studio Theatre Group cast of Enter a Free Man by Tom Stoppard rehearse at the Arts Centre, Aberdeen.

By Kirstin Brown

January 8 2023, 6:00 am

January 8 2023, 6:00 am

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in April, Studio Theatre Group is a beloved and passionate drama group in Old Aberdeen.

Since the 1960s, Studio Theatre Group performs everything from tragedies to comedies with passion and a love for the theatre.

To celebrate the 50 years of local entertainment from the group, we’ve compiled 14 photos of the theatre group through the decades.

Do you recognise any of the familiar faces in these photos? Do you remember watching any Studio Theatre Group productions? Let us know in the comment section.

Four women and two men on stage — 1981 – The Disorderly Women with Roddy Begg, Penny Magee, Alistair Harvey, Joyce Wilson, Eva Cowie and Alice Gillies.

A woman lying on top of a grand piano a man is playing with his foot up on the keys, surrounded by other costumed cast members — 1984 – Pianist Kenny Hutcheson with David MacLeod, Margaret Rawles, Roddy Begg, Mairi Hunter, Alistair Harvey and Lisa Donaldson in A Waist of Tme.

The cast of Studio Theatre Group's Mr Tribbit’s Dreamday rehearsing — 1981 – The group rehearse Mr Tribbit’s Dreamday by Bill Kirkton, a play about a downtrodden office worker.

The cast of The Trojan Woman performing in costume — 1986 – Little Astyanax, played by Marcus Howard, is surrounded by the cast of The Trojan Women.

A bearded man in a black costume with a man on one side and a woman on the other during Studio Theatre Group Aberdeen performance of The Devils — 1983 – The Devils by John Whiting with Alistair Harvey as Adam, Roy Colquhoun as Grandier and Carolyn Begg as Jeanne.

Three women in the Studio Theatre Group sat on a couch — 1991 – Belinda Findley, Isobel Brown and Susanna Bichard in a scene from Towards Evening.

Two men in georgian costumes playing cards while a small boy watches — 1987 – Bill Dick, Roy Colquhoun and Marcus Howard rehearse for a production of William Congreve’s The Way of the World.

Three Studio Theatre Group actors during a rehearsal — 1981 – Rehearsal for the cast of Miss Woodbeigh and Miss Wythit: Roy Colquhoun, Alice Ferguson and Roddy Begg.

A woman in a period dress and lace bonnet with a ma in a white wig leaning his chin on her shoulder — 1989 – Pauline Chambers and Graham Lawson in Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy A Chorus of Disapproval.

Four actors from Studio Theatre Group standing on a stair each with their hands out forming a shrugging motion — 1985 – Pericles cast, from top: David Oldman, Alistair Harvey, Mhairi Harvey and Hannah Oldman.

The cast of Enjoy with their backs to the camera linking arms, looking over their left shoulders — 1989 – The cast of Enjoy: Bruce Fraser, Belinda Findlay, Alistair Harvey, Terry Cole and Brian McDonald.

An actor and actress from Studio Theatre Group with sheet music in front of them — 1991 – Ronnie Middleton and Val Munro in a Scottish premiere of The Life of Cole Porter.

Actors embracing while one actor holds up a program for their show — 1991 – Michael Howe, Danielle Carson, Susan Rhind- Davidson, Ronnie Middleton and Matthew Marr in Kiss Me Kate.

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