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The Joker and the Knave
• directed by Anne Miles and Arthur Cox
March – April 1954
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Children’s Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed The Joker and the Knave in March – April 1954.
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
| Hugo, the Jester to Sir Giles de Beauville | Arthur Cox |
| Will, the Archer | John Morley |
| Tom Twelvetrees | Paul Hefford |
| Martha Twelvetrees (his mother) | Rose Taylor |
| Simon Twelvetrees, the forester (his father) | Arthur Ridley |
| Richard, son to Earl Robert de Beauville | Donald Gordon |
| Lady Isabel (Richard’s cousin) | Susan Smith |
| Jane Shirley | |
| Sir Giles de Beauville (Richard’s guardian) | John Heaton |
| Martin, the Steward | Arnold Williams |
| Timothy, the Cook | Brian Gibbon |
| Robert, Earl de Beauville | William Huntley |
Backstage team
| Director | Anne Miles and Arthur Cox |
| Stage Manager | Arthur E. B. Brown |
| Assistant Stage Manager | T. R. Clayden |
| Costumes Designed and Executed by | Pauline Clayden |
| Cover Design by | J. C. Newby |
| Settings Devised by | Arthur E. B. Brown |
| Property Mistress | Jo Denton |
| Prompter | Rosalie Temple |
| Music | Ivor K. Dykes |
| Publicity | Jean Miller |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
Download: Review
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We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of The Joker and the Knave, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
