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A Victorian Soirée & Edwardian Music Hall
• directed by Margaret Rhodes
December 1989
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed A Victorian Soirée & Edwardian Music Hall in December 1989.
Cast
| “The Drama of Ravencliffe Hall” or “The Return of the Black Villain” | |
| The Squire – Sir Robert Raven | Neville Burbridge |
| His Wife – Lady Rowena | Margaret Savage |
| His Blackhearted Brother – Randolph Raven | Chris Horn |
| In the Squire’s Employ – William Snow | Barrie Ward |
| His Wife – Mary Snow | Joyce King |
| Their Granddaughter – Kate Snow | Gwyn Rossiter |
| The Village Doctor – George Good | David Mallinson |
| “Ah Cruel Fate” | |
| Narrator | Malcolm Brown |
| Fline – Father to Nell | Bill Hutchinson |
| Nell – Our Heroine | Dorienne Pemberton |
| Lucy – Her Daughter | Pam Wilson |
| Earnest – Nell’s Long Lost Lover | David Mallinson |
| Roberto – The Pirate King | Chris Horn |
| Jack – His Mate | Neville Burbridge |
| Pirate Crew | Michael Brooksbank |
| Barrie Ward | |
| Kathryn Heneachon | |
| Gwyn Rossiter | |
| Ann Shaw | |
| Julie Spencer | |
| Ladies of the Company | Audrey Barker |
| Jean Blundell | |
| Susie Braime | |
| Denise Forton | |
| Nina Goldthorpe | |
| Gwyneth Hadley | |
| Kathryn Heneachon | |
| George Judd | |
| Joyce King | |
| Liz Mace | |
| Dorienne Pemberton | |
| Gwyn Rossiter | |
| Margaret Savage | |
| Ann Shaw | |
| Julie Spencer | |
| Betty Triggs | |
| Christine Wilson | |
| Pam Wilson | |
| Gentlemen of the Company | Michael Brooksbank |
| Malcolm Brown | |
| Neville Burbridge | |
| Gordon Carlin | |
| Martyn Drake | |
| Richard Francis | |
| Chris Horn | |
| Bill Hutchinson | |
| David Jarrett | |
| David Mallinson | |
| Trevor Money | |
| John Pemberton | |
| Neil Roberts | |
| Brian Tomber | |
| Barrie Ward | |
| George Westmoreland | |
Backstage team
| Director | Margaret Rhodes |
| Stage Manager | Laurie Ball |
| Assistants | Jackie Ball |
| Vicky Bluck | |
| Paula Guy | |
| Geoffrey Hillyard | |
| George Teale | |
| Jim Young | |
| Tracy Alderson | |
| Properties | Richard Francis |
| Lighting | Peter Waddicor |
| Costumes | LAC Team |
| Miss Braime and Miss Haldey’s Costumes designed by | George Judd |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Richard Noakes |
| Nell Stockton | |
| Box Office Manager | George Barker |
| Front of House Manager | Chris McAdam |
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 A Victorian Soirée & Edwardian Music Hall, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Other productions
Leeds Arts Centre has also performed A Victorian Soirée & Edwardian Music Hall on another occasion, in 1988 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.
