Sweeney Todd

by Sydney Irving, music by Joseph Cooperdirected by Gerry Armytage
December 1964
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed Sweeney Todd in December 1964.

Cast

Sweeney Todd – His was the most unkindest cut of allEdward Lakeland
Mark Ingestre – Who suffers at his handStuart Bennett
Tobias Rigg – Who helps his friendsJames Boyer
Jarvis Williams – A card who turns up trumpsFrank O’Donnell
A Jeweller – Surprise partMichael Flint
Ezekiel Smith – MechanicRichard Strudwick
JudgeGerald Beaumont
First Bow Street Runner – Instrument of the lawLen Sheldon
Second Bow Street Runner – Clarion of JusticeJack Clark
Johanna Oakley – Pure, chaste and goodErica Burton
Mrs. Oakley – Victim of a cruel fateNettie Ross
Mrs. Lovett – More to be pitiedJanet Hanson
The Madame Olive Richardson Glee ClubOlive Richardson
 Ann Flint
 Hazel Irving
 Mary Smith
 Aileen Tillotson
 Josephine Ward
 Irene Wells
 Laura White
 Gerry Armytage
 Jack Clark
 Edward Macro
 Eric Parker
 Len Sheldon
 George Westmoreland
The Young Ladies of the VaudevilleWendy Barnes
 Christine Batty
 Sandra Carpenter
 Patricia Hannam
 Jennifer Hunt
 Josephine Lund
 Joan Milbourne
 Joan Orange
 June Stonehouse
 Julia Tonge
 Betty Triggs
 Christine Wilson
At the elegant Grand PianoforteMary Grady
Your ChairmanSidney Irving

Backstage team

DirectorGerry Armytage
The Stage ManagersJohn Lawson
 Barry Appleson
The Electrical DesignersGerry Armytage
The Scenic ArtistFred Mower
The Wardrobe MistressesDoreen Parker
 June Stonehouse
 Betty Triggs
The Property MistressesGwen Hart
 Elizabeth Greenwood
The Electric Gramaphone OperatorMonica Sheldon

Archive documents

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

Download: Programme
(3.4 MBytes)

Add to the archive

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