28th April 1981 to 2nd May 1981

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Cavalleria Rusticana (the rustic cavalry)

This is a tale set in a village square in Sicily and sung to some of the most famous operatic arias.

I Pagliacci (Clowns)

Another Italian based tale, this time in Calabria.

 

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Cavalleria Rusticana

Santuzza, a young peasant girl

Margaret Johnstone

Turiddu, a young peasant

John Heath

Lucia, his mother

Josephine Jenkin

Alfio, a carter

Bob Gunning

Lola, his wife

Hilary Crouch

I Pagliacci

Canio, head of troupe of strolling players - Pagliaccio in the play

Derrick Phoenix

Nedda, his wife - Columbine in the play

Veronica Gant

Tonio, a member of the troupe - Taddeo in the play

Stuart Harding

Peppe, a member of the troupe - Harlequin in the play

Robert Little

Silvio, a villager

Stuart Fordyce

Chorus

Ingrid Astill, Donna Allen, Mary Bamford, Helen Burrage, Jeanne Cavill, Hillary Chapman, Eileen Coates, Eve Davies, Helen Davies, Elizabeth Galley, Audrey Gordon, Zara-Jane Gordon, Elizabeth Gorton, Sue Heath, Pam Homan, Valerie Houghton, Pam Kell, Barbara Landman, Joanna Merrett, Helen Parrott, Roma Prior, Sandra Rutt, Vivienne Simpson, Mary Skillman, Monica Squire, Susanna Stewart, May Teague, Beth Walker, Marilyn Warminger, Evelyn Whinney, Phyllida Whinney, Jean Wingfield

David Berridge, Mike Chapman, Roy Craske, Vic Dutton, Patrick Dyer, Len Evans, Iain Galley, Mike Galloway, Philip Gillmor, Ray Gould, Arthur Harris, Michael James, Paul Leggatt, Richard Marshall-Hardy, Alan Massey, David Mills, Peter Norris, Jim Parkinson, David Parry, Frank Powis, Don Scott, Colin Self, Geoff Smith, John Taylor, Robert Turnbull, Bill Whittuck

The Boys of St. Michael's, St. Albans

Church procession (Cavalleria Rusticana)

John Bowen, Jim Burgess, Keith Eaton, Robert Houghton, Keith Johnstone

Producer

William Bowen

Musical director

Adrian Brown

Assistant producer

Valerie Bowen

Stage co-ordinator / manager

Ken Warminger

Assistant stage managers

John Whinney, John Harris-Bass

Repetiteur

David Cookson

Stage crew

Alan Baker, Don James, Budgie Thompson, Peter Hughes

Wardrobe

Mary Myers, Barbara Bostock, Janet Eaton, Audrey Taylor

Costumes

W. A. Homburg Limited, Theatrical Costumes House (Westcliff) Limited, A. & C. Mardorf, the Society

Properties

Penny Handford, Elaine Baker, Lesley Duggan

Lighting

Julian Duggan

Scenery by

Stage Productions Limited

Make up

Arthur & Anne

Business manager

Len Evans

Production secretary

Hilary Chapman

Publicity manager

Geoff Bostock, Julian Desborough

Programmes & stewards

Jeannie Owen

Ticket secretary

Helen Davies

Transport

Mike Chapman

Rehearsal accompanist

David Cookson, Jane Woodhouse

Front of House

Tony Gordon

Box office

Stan Owen

Photography

Stanley Owen

Violins

Brenda Potts, Geoffrey Barker, Peter Boyle, Rachel Burden, Valerie Randall, Frances Rotchell, Gwen Johnston, Margaret Calrk, Marjorie Hill, Neil Symonds Frances Williams

Viola

Christine Sheed, Jennifer Purvis, Graham Richardson, Tony Wigram, Margaret Whitling

Celli

Bernice De Smet, Vivian Williams, Miriam Alcock, Wendy Fulford

Double bass

John Downes, Norman Hill

Woodwind

Ben Pateman, Virginia Burdon-Cooper, Timothy Bowen, Jack Waddell, Claire Jarvis, Marion Crouch, Jonathon Hil, Stephen Perritt, Nigel Partridge-King

Horns

Uwe Radok, Paul Redpath, John Bryant, Michael Carey

Harp

Delyth Wynne

Trumpets

Michael Cannon, Graham Weekes, Robin Quantrill

Tuba

Robert Sutton

Organ

Richard Bond

Trombones

Michael Savage, Paul St. John Smith

Timpani & percussion

John Standing, Graham Hosker

 

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