Canterbury Tales

by Nevill Coghill and Martin Starkiedirected by Malcolm Brown
June 1984
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed Canterbury Tales in June 1984.

Production photos

These photographs were taken during the production’s rehearsals.

Cast

The Pilgrims
ChaucerGeorge Westmoreland
HostStuart Woolf
KnightRoger Cook
SquireIan Fairbrass
PrioressDenise Swift
NunKathy Wormald
PriestDavid Mallinson
FriarNick Money
MerchantDavid Jarrett
Clerk of OxfordStuart Mitchell
Wife of BathBetty Triggs
MillerGordon Carlin
StewardGeorge Teale
Serving GirlsGwyneth Hadley
 Shirley Hamer
 Julie Mitchell
 Denise Forton
 Jean Blundell
The Miller’s Tale
NicholasIan Fairbrass
AlisonGwyneth Hadley
The CarpenterGeorge Teale
AbsalonStuart Mitchell
BlacksmithGordon Carlin
RobinNick Money
Girls in ChurchShirley Hamer
 Julie Mitchell
The Nun’s Priest Tale
ChanticleerDavid Jarrett
ParteloteDenise Swift
FoxRoger Cook
Old WidowJean Blundell
DaughtersDenise Forton
 Shirley Hamer
FarmhandsNick Money
 Stuart Mitchell
The Steward’s Tale
MillerGordon Carlin
Miller’s WifeBetty Triggs
MollyJulie Mitchell
AlanDavid Mallinson
JohnIan Fairbrass
The Merchant’s Tale
JanuaryGeorge Teale
JustinusDavid Jarrett
PlaceboStuart Mitchell
MayGwyneth Hadley
DamianIan Fairbrass
PlutoDavid Mallinson
ProserpinaDenise Forton
DuennaKathy Wormald
PageNick Money
BridesmaidsShirley Hamer
 Julie Mitchell
 Jean Blundell
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
King ArthurRoger Cook
Queen GuenevereKathy Wormald
Old WomanBetty Triggs
Young KnightStuart Mitchell
GuardNick Money
ExecutionerGordon Carlin
Court LadiesJulie Mitchell
 Denise Swift
 Jean Blundell
 Shirley Hamer
 Denise Forton

Backstage team

DirectorMalcolm Brown
Musical DirectorDiana Hunt
ChoreographyJean Blundell
MusiciansDiana Hunt
 Gillian Thresh
 
Stage ManagerMalcolm Holmes
Assistant Stage ManagerJim Young
PropertiesDoreen Parker
PromptMiriam Fletcher
LightingLaurie Ball
WardrobeMaggie Rhodes
Box OfficeMaggie Rhodes
 Joyce King
Front of House ManagerTrevor Money

Archive documents

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

Download: Programme
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Add to the archive

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