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Canterbury Tales
• directed 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 and performances.
Cast
| The Pilgrims | |
| Chaucer | George Westmoreland |
| Host | Stuart Woolf |
| Knight | Roger Cook |
| Squire | Ian Fairbrass |
| Prioress | Denise Swift |
| Nun | Kathy Wormald |
| Priest | David Mallinson |
| Friar | Nick Money |
| Merchant | David Jarrett |
| Clerk of Oxford | Stuart Mitchell |
| Wife of Bath | Betty Triggs |
| Miller | Gordon Carlin |
| Steward | George Teale |
| Serving Girls | Gwyneth Hadley |
| Shirley Hamer | |
| Julie Mitchell | |
| Denise Forton | |
| Jean Blundell | |
| The Miller’s Tale | |
| Nicholas | Ian Fairbrass |
| Alison | Gwyneth Hadley |
| The Carpenter | George Teale |
| Absalon | Stuart Mitchell |
| Blacksmith | Gordon Carlin |
| Robin | Nick Money |
| Girls in Church | Shirley Hamer |
| Julie Mitchell | |
| The Nun’s Priest Tale | |
| Chanticleer | David Jarrett |
| Partelote | Denise Swift |
| Fox | Roger Cook |
| Old Widow | Jean Blundell |
| Daughters | Denise Forton |
| Shirley Hamer | |
| Farmhands | Nick Money |
| Stuart Mitchell | |
| The Steward’s Tale | |
| Miller | Gordon Carlin |
| Miller’s Wife | Betty Triggs |
| Molly | Julie Mitchell |
| Alan | David Mallinson |
| John | Ian Fairbrass |
| The Merchant’s Tale | |
| January | George Teale |
| Justinus | David Jarrett |
| Placebo | Stuart Mitchell |
| May | Gwyneth Hadley |
| Damian | Ian Fairbrass |
| Pluto | David Mallinson |
| Proserpina | Denise Forton |
| Duenna | Kathy Wormald |
| Page | Nick Money |
| Bridesmaids | Shirley Hamer |
| Julie Mitchell | |
| Jean Blundell | |
| The Wife of Bath’s Tale | |
| King Arthur | Roger Cook |
| Queen Guenevere | Kathy Wormald |
| Old Woman | Betty Triggs |
| Young Knight | Stuart Mitchell |
| Guard | Nick Money |
| Executioner | Gordon Carlin |
| Court Ladies | Julie Mitchell |
| Denise Swift | |
| Jean Blundell | |
| Shirley Hamer | |
| Denise Forton | |
Backstage team
| Director | Malcolm Brown |
| Musical Director | Diana Hunt |
| Choreography | Jean Blundell |
| Musicians | Diana Hunt |
| Gillian Thresh | |
| Stage Manager | Malcolm Holmes |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Jim Young |
| Properties | Doreen Parker |
| Prompt | Miriam Fletcher |
| Lighting | Laurie Ball |
| Wardrobe | Maggie Rhodes |
| Box Office | Maggie Rhodes |
| Joyce King | |
| Front of House Manager | Trevor Money |
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 Canterbury Tales, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
