The Pied Piper of Hamelin

by Madge Millerdirected by I. Morley-Roberts
November – December 1953
Leeds Children’s Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed The Pied Piper of Hamelin in November – December 1953.

This production was staged by Leeds Children’s Theatre, who at the time were one of the sub-groups within Leeds Arts Centre. Having returned to being a company in their own right in the 1950s, they are still creating theatre for children to this day.

Cast

Jan Dekker, Mayor of HamelinJohn Wood
Madam Dekker, his wifePriscilla Clayden
 Tina Exley
Anna, their daughterMonica Bickers
 Mary Haddow-Anderson
Cornelis Holst, Councillor of HamelinDouglas Butterfield
Madam Holst, his wifeLucy Bradley
 Dorothy Paul
Hendrik, their sonJohn Matthews
 Paul Hefford
Mistress Tilli, a sempstressBetty Beall
 Florence M. Brown
Dirk, ward of HamelinLeonard Warne
 Donald Bate
The Pied PiperArthur Cox
Solo DancerNorma Riley
 
Citizens of HamelinBetty Bagnall
 Averl Bedford
 Dorothy Brown
 Malcolm Cryle
 Jo Denton
 Mary E. Dobson
 Brian Gibbon
 Mary Laister
 Jean Houseman
 Sidney Irving
 Margaret MacDonald
 Jean Miller
 Walter P. Miller
 John Morley
 Mary Dalton
 Arthur Ridley
 Valerie Smith
 Michael Warner
 Rosemary Wild
Their ChildrenJean Allewell
 Jean Anderson
 Joyce Broad
 Christine Dearlove
 Beryl Douglas
 Carole Heath
 Pat Hewson
 Michael Kelly
 Lilian Laidlaw
 Brenda Lister
 Linda Morgan
 Denise Pennalls
 Margaret Reyner
 Margaret Shaw
 Patricia Stocks
 Jennifer Taylor
 Colin Tinker
 David Brown

Backstage team

DirectorI. Morley-Roberts
Special Recordings byArthur Cox
Stage ManagerArthur E. B. Brown
Prompter and Assistant ProducerMargaret Shackleton
Costumes Designed and Executed byPauline Clayden
Assisted byFreda Benn
PublicityJean Miller
Production SecretaryDorothy Brown
Dances Arranged byMay Hurford
Cover Design byJ. C. Newby
Set Designed and Executed byArthur E. B. Brown
Assisted byT. R. Clayden
 Hazel Hunter
 Janet Turner
Property MistressMargaret Murphy
Special Properties Executed byH. B. Brown
Statue Designed and Executed byShirley Butler

Archive documents

The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.

Download: Programme
(97 KBytes)
Download: Flyer
(125 KBytes)

Add to the archive

We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, we would be very pleased to hear from you.