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The Devils
• directed by Sydney Irving
May – June 1965
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed The Devils in May – June 1965.
Cast
| Mannoury, a Surgeon | Norman Thackwray |
| Adam, a Chemist | Eric Parker |
| Louis Trincant, the Public Prosecutor | Edward Lakeland |
| Phillipe Trincant, his daughter | Gwen Hart |
| Jean D’Armagnac, the Governor of Loudun | Stuart Bennett |
| A Sewerman | Norman Thackwray |
| Urbain Grandier, the Vicar of St. Peter’s Church | Jack Lewis |
| Ninon, a widow | Ruby Palka |
| De La Rochepozay, the Bishop of Poitiers | Stanley Smith |
| Farther Rangier | James Boyer |
| Father Barre | Gerry Armytage |
| Sister Jeanne of the Angels, the prioress of St. Ursula’s Convent | Monica Sheldon |
| Sister Claire | Janet Hanson |
| Sister Lousie | Joan Milbourne |
| Sister Gabrielle | Philippa Grossman |
| De Laubardemont, the King’s Special Commissioner to Loudun | Stephen Ingham |
| De Cerisay | Arthur Cockerill |
| Father Mignon | George Westmoreland |
| Prince Henri de Conde | Jack Clark |
| Richelieu | Arthur Cockerill |
| Louis XIII, King of France | Gerald Beaumont |
| Bontemps, a gaoler | Stanley Smith |
| Father Ambrose | Edward Lakeland |
| A Clerk | Richard Strudwick |
| Pages to de Conde | Alan Hughes |
| David Hughes | |
| Other Parts Played by | Jennifer Hunt |
| Christopher Bramham | |
| Graham Roberts | |
| Ruth Parker | |
| Christine Wilson | |
| Patricia Hannam | |
| Julia Tonge | |
| Mary Smith | |
| Gillian Whitaker | |
| Margaret Williams | |
| Elizabeth Greenwood | |
| Richard Strudwick | |
| Gerald Beaumont | |
| Janet Metcalfe | |
| Charmian Parker |
Backstage team
| Director | Sydney Irving |
| Costumes and Settings by | Hazel Irving |
| Scenic Artist | Fred Mower |
| Stage Manager | Bill Rogerson |
| Properties | Patsy Eggleston |
| Music | Laura White |
| Olive Richardson | |
| Lighting | Gerry Armytage |
| Eileen Smith | |
| Research | Jannice Walker |
| Wardrobe | Betty Triggs |
| June Stonehouse | |
| Doreen Parker | |
| Josephine Wright | |
| Margaret Stonehouse | |
| Box Office | Hazel Irving |
| John Pemberton | |
| Prompter | Josephine Ward |
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 The Devils, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
