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Hobson’s Choice
• directed by Roy Johnson
September 1954
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed Hobson’s Choice in September 1954.
Cast
| Alice Hobson | Ann Thomas |
| Maggie Hobson | Joyce Adcock |
| Vickey Hobson | Pat Harrison |
| Albert Prosser | D. Brian Roy |
| Henry Horatio Hobson | Ronald Wilkinson |
| Mrs Hepworth | Rosemary Keene |
| Tubby Wadlow | Rowland Lindup |
| Willie Mossop | Gordon Caleb |
| Jim Heeler | Bill Rogerson |
| Ada Figgins | Valerie Smith |
| Freddy Beenstock | John Wood |
| Dr MacFarlane | Stanley Walinets |
| Colin Ibbotson |
Backstage team
| Director | Roy Johnson |
| Stage Managers | Mary E. Dobson |
| Jack Lewis | |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Douglas Butterfield |
| Wardrobe Director | Cora Greaves |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Betty Pearson |
| Properties | Rose Taylor |
| Jo Denton | |
| Set Designer | Elizabeth Tinker |
| Auditorium Manager | Ernest Greaves |
| Box Office Manager | John Spencer |
| Brian Gibbon | |
| Publicity Manager | Jean Miller |
| Lighting | Walter P. Miller |
| Music | Jean Miller |
| Prompt | Betty Beall |
| Programme Cover | Elaine Cooper |
| Sets Built and Painted by | Elizabeth Tinker |
| Jack Lewis | |
| Stella Ramsbottom | |
| Douglas Butterfield | |
| Winifred Swallow | |
| Rowland Lindup | |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
Add to the archive
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of Hobson’s Choice, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Other productions
Leeds Arts Centre has also performed Hobson’s Choice on another occasion, in 1964 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.
