The Devils

by John Whitingdirected by Sydney Irving
May – June 1965
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed The Devils in May – June 1965.

Cast

Mannoury, a SurgeonNorman Thackwray
Adam, a ChemistEric Parker
Louis Trincant, the Public ProsecutorEdward Lakeland
Phillipe Trincant, his daughterGwen Hart
Jean D’Armagnac, the Governor of LoudunStuart Bennett
A SewermanNorman Thackwray
Urbain Grandier, the Vicar of St. Peter’s ChurchJack Lewis
Ninon, a widowRuby Palka
De La Rochepozay, the Bishop of PoitiersStanley Smith
Farther RangierJames Boyer
Father BarreGerry Armytage
Sister Jeanne of the Angels, the prioress of St. Ursula’s ConventMonica Sheldon
Sister ClaireJanet Hanson
Sister LousieJoan Milbourne
Sister GabriellePhilippa Grossman
De Laubardemont, the King’s Special Commissioner to LoudunStephen Ingham
De CerisayArthur Cockerill
Father MignonGeorge Westmoreland
Prince Henri de CondeJack Clark
RichelieuArthur Cockerill
Louis XIII, King of FranceGerald Beaumont
Bontemps, a gaolerStanley Smith
Father AmbroseEdward Lakeland
A ClerkRichard Strudwick
Pages to de CondeAlan Hughes
 David Hughes
Other Parts Played byJennifer 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

DirectorSydney Irving
Costumes and Settings byHazel Irving
Scenic ArtistFred Mower
Stage ManagerBill Rogerson
PropertiesPatsy Eggleston
MusicLaura White
 Olive Richardson
LightingGerry Armytage
 Eileen Smith
ResearchJannice Walker
WardrobeBetty Triggs
 June Stonehouse
 Doreen Parker
 Josephine Wright
 Margaret Stonehouse
Box OfficeHazel Irving
 John Pemberton
PrompterJosephine Ward

Archive documents

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

Download: Programme
(3.3 MBytes)

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.