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Romeo and Juliet
• directed by Jack Lewis
March 1968
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed Romeo and Juliet in March 1968.
Cast
| Sampson | Phillip Stead |
| Gregory | David Brown |
| Abram | Brian Butler |
| Balthasar | Stuart Marshall |
| Benvolio | James Boyer |
| Tybalt | John Armitage |
| Lord Capulet | Sidney Irving |
| Lady Capulet | Olive Richardson |
| Lord Montague | Graham Alchorne |
| Lady Montague | Joan Orange |
| Escalus – Prince of Verona | Len Sheldon |
| Romeo | Brian Shaw |
| Paris | Malcolm Brown |
| 1st Servant | Trevor Money |
| Nurse | Mary Smith |
| Juliet | Jacqueline McNicholas |
| Mercutio | Edward Lakeland |
| Peter | Gerald Beaumont |
| Potpan | Anthony Gallagher |
| Anthony | Colin France |
| Friar Lawrence | Arthur Cockerill |
| Page to Paris | Phillip Stead |
| Apothecary | Arthur Ridley |
| Friar John | John Stuart |
| Watchmen, Maskers, Supporters, Citizens, Guests, Musicians | Theresa McCloughlin |
| Josephine Morrison | |
| Karen Rose | |
| Theresa Grindley | |
| Angela Grindley | |
| Geraldine Beattie | |
| Anne Fletcher | |
| Anne Davenport | |
| Ruth Wilkinson | |
| Christine Laskey | |
| Brenda Smith | |
| John Stuart | |
| Derek Ford | |
| George Reagan |
Backstage team
| Director | Jack Lewis |
| Stage Manager | Barry Appleson |
| Assistant Stage Managers | Geoff Mountain |
| Bill Rogerson | |
| Set and Costumes Designed by | Hazel Irving |
| Set Constructed and Painted by | Fred Mower |
| Wardrobe | Betty Triggs |
| LAC Team | |
| Hazel Irving | |
| Lighting | Sidney Irving |
| Properties | Ruth Wilkinson |
| Christine Laskey | |
| Prompters | Monica Sheldon |
| Irene Wells | |
| Dances Arranged by | Patricia Appleson |
| Jean Blundell | |
| Fights Arranged by | John Stuart |
| Music and Effects | Christine Dalton |
| Pat Clark | |
| Geoff Mountain | |
| Front of House Manager | Eric Parker |
| Box Office | Hazel Irving |
| John Pemberton |
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 Romeo and Juliet, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Other productions
Leeds Arts Centre has also performed Romeo and Juliet on another occasion, in 2003 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.
