Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

by Unknown, edited by Montagu Slaterdirected by Gerry Armytage
January 1961
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn in January 1961.

Cast

William CorderNorman Thackwray
Mister MartenDavid Hughes
Ishmael LeeJack Lewis
Pharos LeePeter Riley
Tim BobbinTerry Hawkin
MarkEric Parker
AmosEric Crofts
FlatcatcherEdward Lakeland
TobersloperMichael Scargill
JackoEric Parker
Maria MartenErica Burton
Dame MartenNettie Ross
Anne MartenAnn Crofts
Villagers and GipsiesMembers of the Company
 
Vaudeville ArtistesHazel Hunter
 Anne Murgatroyd
 Maureen Rutter
 Gerry Armytage
 Malcolm Ash
 Edward Lakeland
 Jack Lewis
 Eric Parker
 Olive Richardson
 Margaret Shackleton
 
ChairmanSidney Irving
 
At the Elegant Grand PianoforteBarbara Musson

Backstage team

DirectorGerry Armytage
The Musical DirectorOlive Richardson
The Stage ManagerMargaret Shackleton
The ArtistHazel Hunter
The ElectricianMalcolm Ash
The MechanicMichael Scargill
The Wardrobe MistressAnne Murgatroyd
Programme and Showcards Designed bySidney Irving

Archive documents

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

Download: Programme
(174 KBytes)

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