Dick Whittington

by Arthur Ridleydirected by Arthur Ridley
December 1952
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Children’s Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed Dick Whittington in December 1952.

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

Immortals
Fairy Bow BellsWinifred Exley
The Rat KingJeffrey Clayton
Mortals
Alderman FitzwarrenArthur Ridley
 Richard Turner
Alice, his daughterJoan Lake
Alderman TannerDouglas Kidder
 Jack Baldwinson
Alderman PatbutterErnest Greaves
 Robert. W. Rogerson
Alderman Jerry BuilderLeslie Reyner
 Arnold Williams
 Tony Chappell
SimonPeter O’Toole
 Arnold Williams
CookMargaret Shackleton
BessieMary Spencer
 Elizabeth Hayward
Diggory DagArthur Cox
Doggery DugHarry Dodd
Mrs. FishIrene Douglas
Mrs. GrimeDorothy Paul
Dick WhittingtonMargaret Bentley
His CatArthur Starkie
Captain ClutterbuckDouglas Butterfield
The Sultan of MoroccoJohn Jackson
Pearl of the OrientValerie Smith
Ruby Without PricePauline Clayden
 Priscilla Clayden
Keeper of the HaremLeslie Reyner
 Arnold Williams
 Tony Chappell
Sailors, GuardsDouglas Kidder
 Jack Baldwinson
 Frank Kendall
 Ralph Kendall
More Wives of the SultanPauline Iredale
 Lesley Starforth
Faries, Citizens of London, Eastern Ladies, etcBrenda Thorpe
 Margaret Boardman
 Valerie Firth
 Margaret Sullivan
 Joyce Broad
 Sheila Welburn
 Ann Sleight
 Joyce Richardson
 Margaret Reyner
 Christine Dearlove
 Denise Pennalls
 Carole Heath
 Barbara Metcalf
 Avril Pearson
 Alison Brook
Solo Dance byBrenda Thorpe
 Barbara Naylor

Backstage team

DirectorArthur Ridley
Piano and Musical DirectionTom Mason
Recorder Boys from Cross Flatts County Primary SchoolDavid Longthorn
 David Muhl
 David J. Pullan
 Alan Kingston
 Frank Martin
 Michael Pickering
 Gordon Wright
 Kenneth Humphreys
 David Barker
 John Hill
 Martin Taylor
 Keith Richards
 Barry Broadbent
 Roger Smithies
 Stuart Murray
 David Roberts
 John Aspinall
 Nigel Duce
Stage ManagerArthur E. B. Brown
PrompterMargaret Sleight
Wardrobe MistressCora Greaves
Wardrobe AssistanceStella Ramsbottom
 LAC Team
PublicityJean Miller
Dances Arranged byMay Hurford
Cover Design byJ. C. Newby
SceneryW. Ratcliffe
 Stephen Bates
PropertiesRichard Turner
 Connie Turner

Archive documents

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

Download: Programme
(132 KBytes)
Download: Review
(209 KBytes)
Download: Review
(187 KBytes)

Add to the archive

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