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The Firstborn
• directed by Malcolm Brown
June – July 1977
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed The Firstborn in June – July 1977.
Costume designs
The costumes for this production were designed by Malcolm Brown; some of the original drawings can be seen here.
Cast
| Anath Bithiah, Pharaoh’s sister | Monica Brown |
| Teusret, Pharaoh’s daughter | Chris Polley |
| Seti the Second, the Pharaoh | Edwin Barraclough |
| Rameses, his son | Stuart Mitchell |
| Moses | Robin Polley |
| Aaron, his brother | Trevor Money |
| Miriam, his sister | Betty Triggs |
| Shendi, Miriam’s son | John Biggins |
| Kef, a Minister | George Little |
| Overseers | Dennis Stevenson |
| Neil Newton | |
| Guard | Neil Newton |
| Israelite Boy | Nick Money |
Backstage team
| Director | Malcolm Brown |
| Stage Manager | Geoff Mountain |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Jim Young |
| Properties | Doreen Parker |
| Music and Sound Control | Gillian Thresh |
| Sound Recording | Sidney Irving |
| Prompt | Helen Foster |
| Front of House Manager | Anita Mountain |
| Set and Costume Design | Malcolm Brown |
| Wardrobe | Anne Robinson |
| Maggie Rhodes | |
| LAC Team | |
| Publicity | Pam Wilson |
| Gordon Wilson | |
| Box Office | John Pemberton |
| Bookings | June Stevenson |
| Dennis Stevenson | |
| Liaison | Anne Robinson |
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 Firstborn, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
