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Hobson’s Choice
• directed by Maureen Rutter
October 1964
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed Hobson’s Choice in October 1964.
Cast
| Alice Hobson | Ruby Palka |
| Maggie Hobson | Freda Dallywater |
| Vickey Hobson | Patricia Appleson |
| Albert Prosser | Richard Strudwick |
| Henry Horatio Hobson | Edward Lakeland |
| Mrs. Hepworth | Olive Richardson |
| Timothy Wadlow (Tubby) | Frank O’Donnell |
| William Mossop | George Westmoreland |
| Jim Heeler | Stuart Bennett |
| Ada Figgins | Betty Triggs |
| Fred Beenstock | Barry Stanhope |
| Dr. MacFarlane | Jack Lewis |
Backstage team
| Director | Maureen Rutter |
| Stage Manager | Sybil Jenkinson |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Jack Lewis |
| Lighting | Gerry Armytage |
| Properties | Patrick Hutton |
| Joan Milbourne | |
| Prompt | Kathleen Wiggins |
| James Boyer | |
| Costumes | Margaret Riddington |
| Sandra Carpenter | |
| Music | Philip Rhodes |
| Monica Sheldon | |
| Erica Burton | |
| Jean Perkins | |
| Production Manager | Nettie Ross |
| Front of House Managers | Colin Belford |
| Sidney Irving | |
| Box Office Manager | Hazel Irving |
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 1954 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.
