Hobson’s Choice

by Harold Brighousedirected by Maureen Rutter
October 1964
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed Hobson’s Choice in October 1964.

Cast

Alice HobsonRuby Palka
Maggie HobsonFreda Dallywater
Vickey HobsonPatricia Appleson
Albert ProsserRichard Strudwick
Henry Horatio HobsonEdward Lakeland
Mrs. HepworthOlive Richardson
Timothy Wadlow (Tubby)Frank O’Donnell
William MossopGeorge Westmoreland
Jim HeelerStuart Bennett
Ada FigginsBetty Triggs
Fred BeenstockBarry Stanhope
Dr. MacFarlaneJack Lewis

Backstage team

DirectorMaureen Rutter
Stage ManagerSybil Jenkinson
Assistant Stage ManagerJack Lewis
LightingGerry Armytage
PropertiesPatrick Hutton
 Joan Milbourne
PromptKathleen Wiggins
 James Boyer
CostumesMargaret Riddington
 Sandra Carpenter
MusicPhilip Rhodes
 Monica Sheldon
 Erica Burton
 Jean Perkins
Production ManagerNettie Ross
Front of House ManagersColin Belford
 Sidney Irving
Box Office ManagerHazel Irving

Archive documents

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

Download: Programme
(3.3 MBytes)

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 1954 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.