The Tempest

by William Shakespearedirected by Margaret Rhodes
March – April 1965
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed The Tempest in March – April 1965.

Cast

Alonso, King of NaplesWilliam Rogerson
Sebastian, his brotherTony Caunt
Prospero, the right Duke of MilanLen Sheldon
Anthonio, his brother, usurping DukeStephen Ingham
Ferdinand, son to the KingRichard Strudwick
Gonzalo, a CouncillorJames Boyer
 Ron Bennett
Adrian, a LordGerald Beaumont
Caliban, a savage deformed slaveMichael Flint
Trinculo, a jesterJack Clark
Stephano, a drunken butlerFrank O’Donnell
Master of ShipGerald Beaumont
BoatswainJack Lewis
Miranda, daughter to ProsperoJulia Tonge
Ariel, an airy spiritGwen Hart
IrisJanet Hanson
 Monica Sheldon
CeresAnn Flint
JunoEileen Smith
Nymphs – SailorsPatsy Eggleston
 Christine Batty
 Elizabeth Greenwood
 Philippa Grossman
 Patricia Hannam
 Janet Metcalfe
 Ruth Parker
 Christine Wilson

Backstage team

DirectorMargaret Rhodes
Production ManagerIrene Wells
Stage ManagersBarry Appleson
 George Westmoreland
Assistant Stage ManagersStanley Smith
 Jack Lewis
LightingStephen Smith
Music and Sound EffectsStuart Bennett
 Philip Rhodes
 John Bates
 John Vaughan
 David Waters
PromptersRuby Palka
 Nettie Ross
 Aileen Tillotson
 Betty Triggs
CostumesJosephine Wright
 Nora Knapton
 June Stonehouse
 Margaret Stonehouse
 Cora Greaves
 Doreen Parker
Properties made byRay Spurgeon
Properties made byPat Blackhouse
ChoreographyPatsy Eggleston
 Maggie Rhodes
Front of House ManagerSidney Irving
Box Office ManagerHazel Irving
 John Pemberton

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 Tempest, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Other productions

Leeds Arts Centre has also performed The Tempest on other occasions, in 1988, 1983 and 1957 – more details of those productions can be found by following these links to their pages in this archive.