The Beggar’s Opera

by John Gaydirected by Margaret Rhodes
June – July 1982
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed The Beggar’s Opera in June – July 1982.

Cast

Beggar, who poses in the prologue as the author of the playGeorge Teale
Player, who is also in the prologueLes Wormald
Peachum, a receiver of stolen goodsTrevor Money
Lockit, the jailor at Newgate PrisonRoger Cook
Macheath, a gentleman-highwaymanIan Fairbrass
Filch, a young pickpocketStuart Mitchell
Macheath’s gang
Matt of the MintGeorge Barker
Ben BudgeRobin Clayton
Jemmy TwitcherDon Wilson
Harry PaddingtonDavid Mallinson
Wat DrearyGeorge Westmoreland
Robin of BagshotNick Money
Nimming NedDanny Robinson
Slippery SamMartyn Drake
Crook Fingered JackVic Aspey
Tom GaggMervyn McPherson
Bluff BobTony McManus
Beetle Browed JackMichael Haigh
 
JailorSheldon Bonner
ConstableDennis Stevenson
Mrs Peachum, Polly’s motherJune Stevenson
Polly Peachum, who is in love with MacheathPam Wilson
Lucy Lockitt, dautghter of the Jailor, also in love with MacheathDenise Swift
Diana Trapes, clothier to the ladies of the underworldMary Nelson
Ladies of the town
Mrs CoaxerShirley Hamer
Dolly TrullShirley Broadbent
Mrs VixenDenise Forton
Betty DoxyJean Armitage
Jenny DiverGwyneth Hadley
Mrs SlammekinChristine Wilson
Suky TawdryGillian Thresh
Molly BrazenJulie Mitchell
Suky StraddleAnne Robinson
Betty SlyNina Goldthorpe
 
ServantBetty Triggs
Tavern WenchesPeggy Daker
 Julie Wood
 Miriam Fletcher
 Molly Bushe
Musicians
PianoDiana Hunt
 Helen Perkins
FluteJane Hunt
 Helen Mitcheson
TrumpetAndrew Hunt

Backstage team

DirectorMargaret Rhodes
Musical DirectorDiana Hunt
ChoreographerBetty Triggs
Co-ProducerAnne Robinson
PromptJoyce King
Stage ManagerDavid Scott
Assistant Stage ManagersJim Young
 George Westmoreland
 Caroline Myers
LightingLaurie Ball
PropertiesBetty Triggs
 Julie Wood
WardrobeElsie Bell
 Peggy Daker
 George Judd
PublicityRobin Clayton
 Anne Robinson
Booking ManagerJune Stevenson
Box OfficeJohn Pemberton
Front of HouseMalcolm Brown
 Monica Brown

Archive documents

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

Download: Programme
(212 KBytes)

Add to the archive

We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of The Beggar’s Opera, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Other productions

Leeds Arts Centre has also performed The Beggar’s Opera on other occasions, in 1990 and 1966 – more details of those productions can be found by following these links to their pages in this archive.