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Rope
• directed by Spike Marshall
November 2023
The Carriageworks Studio
Leeds Arts Centre performed Rope in November 2023.
Videos
These videos were made in the lead up to the production – you can watch the full set on our YouTube channel.
Rope Trailer
An Introduction to Rope: A Play About Murder by Patrick Hamilton
The Making of Rope: Part 1 – Character Work
The Making of Rope: Part 2 – Blocking
The Making of Rope: Part 3 – Character Blocking
The Making of Rope: Part 4 – Costumes
The Making of Rope: Part 5 – Props
The Making of Rope: Part 6 – Set and Final Thoughts
Meeting the Cast: Wyn Brandon
Meeting the Cast: Charles Granillo
Meeting the Cast: Kenneth Raglan
Meeting the Cast: Leila Arden
Meeting the Cast: Rupert Cadell
Meeting the Cast: Mrs Debenham
Meeting the Cast: Sir Johnstone Kentley
Meeting the Cast: Sabot
Production photos
These photographs were taken during the production, and are displayed here courtesy of Mark Hillyer at True North UK. More of Mark’s photos of the production can be found in our Gallery.
Wyn Brandon and Charles Granillo
Mrs Debenham, Leila Arden and Kenneth Raglan
Sir Johnstone Kentley and Wyn Brandon
Charles Granillo, Mrs Debenham, Rupert Cadell and Leila Arden
Wyn Brandon and Sabot
Wyn Brandon
Sabot
Rupert Cadell and Wyn Brandon
Charles Granillo and Wyn Brandon
Kenneth Raglan and Wyn Brandon
Sir Johnstone Kentley
Rupert Cadell
Kenneth Raglan, Leila Arden and Wyn Brandon
Rupert Cadell and Leila Arden
Wyn Brandon, Rupert Cadell and Charles Granillo
Charles Granillo
Costume designs
The costumes for this production were designed by Jay Lockwood; some of the original concept drawings can be seen here.
Wyn Brandon
Sir Johnstone Kentley
Rupert Cadell
Kenneth Raglan
Leila Arden
Sabot
Charles Granillo
Set designs
The set for this production was designed by Lydia Edwards; some of the original concept drawings can be seen here.
Original Concepts and Ideas for the Set
The Set Design
Cast
| Wyn Brandon | Lizzie Relins |
| Charles Granillo | Leigh Dawson |
| Sabot | Ryan Mehmi |
| Kenneth Raglan | Jacob Hartley |
| Leila Arden | Francesca Butler |
| Sir Johnstone Kentley | Ben Hopwood |
| Mrs Debenham | Kylie Hunt |
| Rupert Cadell | Brian Diamond |
Backstage team
| Director | Spike Marshall |
| Assistant Director | Camilla Asher |
| Production Manager | Addy Durrani |
| Stage Manager | Becca Millard |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Barry Blatt |
| Set Manager | Enya Lucas |
| Set Design | Lydia Edwards |
| Set Team | Enya Lucas |
| Hannah Staples | |
| Lydia Edwards | |
| Oisin Owens | |
| Steve Fryatt | |
| Lighting Design | Spike Marshall |
| Camilla Asher | |
| Lydia Edwards | |
| Lighting Operation | The Carriageworks Team |
| Sound Design & Technician | Steve Fryatt |
| Costume Design | Jay Lockwood |
| Wardrobe Team | Jay Lockwood |
| Maria Kwater | |
| Maureen Willis | |
| Zöe Freedman | |
| Properties Team | Chelsea Issott |
| Laura Marshall | |
| Richard Francis | |
| Rehearsal Prompts | Addy Durrani |
| Barry Blatt | |
| Nicole Smith | |
| Publicity Artwork | Mitchell Perry |
| Publicity Team | Camilla Asher |
| Barry Blatt | |
| Pam Wilson | |
| Spike Marshall | |
| Publicity Filmmaker | Ron Wright |
| Publicity Photographer | Mark Hillyer |
| Front of House | Addy Durrani |
| Moyo Adunola | |
| Rina Begum | |
| Shirley Broadbent | |
| LAC Mentors | Camilla Asher |
| Pam Wilson | |
| Richard Francis | |
| Shirley Broadbent | |
| Zöe Freedman |
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 Rope, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Other productions
Leeds Arts Centre has also performed Rope on another occasion, in 1951 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.
