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Leeds Arts Centre performed The Beggar’s Opera in June – July 1982.
Beggar, who poses in the prologue as the author of the play | George Teale |
Player, who is also in the prologue | Les Wormald |
Peachum, a receiver of stolen goods | Trevor Money |
Lockit, the jailor at Newgate Prison | Roger Cook |
Macheath, a gentleman-highwayman | Ian Fairbrass |
Filch, a young pickpocket | Stuart Mitchell |
Macheath’s gang | |
Matt of the Mint | George Barker |
Ben Budge | Robin Clayton |
Jemmy Twitcher | Don Wilson |
Harry Paddington | David Mallinson |
Wat Dreary | George Westmoreland |
Robin of Bagshot | Nick Money |
Nimming Ned | Danny Robinson |
Slippery Sam | Martyn Drake |
Crook Fingered Jack | Vic Aspey |
Tom Gagg | Mervyn McPherson |
Bluff Bob | Tony McManus |
Beetle Browed Jack | Michael Haigh |
Jailor | Sheldon Bonner |
Constable | Dennis Stevenson |
Mrs Peachum, Polly’s mother | June Stevenson |
Polly Peachum, who is in love with Macheath | Pam Wilson |
Lucy Lockitt, dautghter of the Jailor, also in love with Macheath | Denise Swift |
Diana Trapes, clothier to the ladies of the underworld | Mary Nelson |
Ladies of the town | |
Mrs Coaxer | Shirley Hamer |
Dolly Trull | Shirley Broadbent |
Mrs Vixen | Denise Forton |
Betty Doxy | Jean Armitage |
Jenny Diver | Gwyneth Hadley |
Mrs Slammekin | Christine Wilson |
Suky Tawdry | Gillian Thresh |
Molly Brazen | Julie Mitchell |
Suky Straddle | Anne Robinson |
Betty Sly | Nina Goldthorpe |
Servant | Betty Triggs |
Tavern Wenches | Peggy Daker |
Julie Wood | |
Miriam Fletcher | |
Molly Bushe | |
Musicians | |
Piano | Diana Hunt |
Helen Perkins | |
Flute | Jane Hunt |
Helen Mitcheson | |
Trumpet | Andrew Hunt |
Director | Margaret Rhodes |
Musical Director | Diana Hunt |
Choreographer | Betty Triggs |
Co-Producer | Anne Robinson |
Prompt | Joyce King |
Stage Manager | David Scott |
Assistant Stage Managers | Jim Young |
George Westmoreland | |
Caroline Myers | |
Lighting | Laurie Ball |
Properties | Betty Triggs |
Julie Wood | |
Wardrobe | Elsie Bell |
Peggy Daker | |
George Judd | |
Publicity | Robin Clayton |
Anne Robinson | |
Booking Manager | June Stevenson |
Box Office | John Pemberton |
Front of House | Malcolm Brown |
Monica Brown |
The following documents from the production are in the LAC 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.
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.