16th May 1984 to 19th May 1984

The Show | Dramatis personæ | The Production Team | The Orchestra

 

A Dutch sea captain, caught in terrible seas as he tried to round the Cape of Good Hope, swore that he would go on trying until the Day of Judgement.  Satan heard this blasphemy and condemned him and his crew to sail the seas for all eternity.  An angel intervened, however, to grant him a chance of redemption: once every seven years the Dutchman was permitted to leave his ship to find a woman whose love would be true to him after death.  Her faithful love alone would lift the curse.

The Dutchman

John Davies, Stuart Harding

Daland, a Norwegian sea captain

Michael James, Roy Butlin

Senta, Daland's daughter

Anne Cooke, Veronica Gant

Erik, a hunter

John Heath

Mary, Daland's house-keeper

Josephine Jenkin, Pam Homan

The Steersman

Patrick Dyer

Villagers, sailors

Ingrid Astill, Mary Bamford, Helen Burrage, Hilary Chapman, Eileen Coates, Hilary Crouch, Eve Davies, Helen Davies, Jean Day, Elizabeth Ellis, Elizabeth Galley, Elisabeth Gorton, Claire Harding, Valerie Houghton, Lindsey Jones, Pam Kell, Charlotte McCay, Nicola McCay, Sarah McDonald, Noreen Martin, Jo Merret, Mary Myers, Helen Parrott, Rosemary Pigott, Roma Prior, Julie Ryan, Mary Skillman, Jo Taylor, May Teague, Elizabeth Warren, Joanne Westrop, Evelyn Whinney, Jean Wingfield, Carol Wright

David Berridge, William Bowen, Mike Chapman, Vic Dutton, David Fletcher, Alan French, Iain Galley, Bob Gunning, Geraint John, Paul Leggatt, Dick Marshall-Hardy, Alan Massey, David Mills, Philip Orton, Jim Parkinson, Frank Powis, Bob Read, Geoffrey Smith, Robert Turnbull, Bill Whittuck

Children

Julie Eaton, Katherine Davies, Sally Homan, Helen Martin, Miranda Merret, Siobhán Ryan, Alexandra Stone, Philip Davies, Andrew Gunning, Dominic Gunning, Andrew Homan, Patrick Ryan

Producer

Yvonne Harding

Musical director

Adrian Brown

Stage co-ordinator

Ken Warminger

Stage manager

John Whinney

Assistant stage managers

Barry Sawyer, Phyllida Whinney

Stage crew

Alan Baker, Phil Beal, Guy Chapman, Nick Duggan, Andrew Jenkin, Neil MacEwan, Steve Taylor, Elizabeth Whinney

Scenery designed, built and painted by

Roy Fielden, the Stage Crew & Members of the Society

Lighting

Julian Duggan, Clive McFarland, Stage Control and Lighting Systems

Wardrobe

Mary Myers, Audrey Taylor, Barbara Bostock, Melanie Taylor

Properties

Lesley Duggan, Elaine Baker, Nicky Seymour, Lesley Addington

Rehearsal accompanists

Ingrid Astill, Neil Buick, Adrian Joliffe, Valerie Langfield, Giles Turner, David White

Production secretary

Hilary Chapman

Producer's assistant

Marilyn Warminger

Business manager

Len Evans

Publicity

Geoff Bostock

Costumes

Theatrical Costume House (Westcliff-on-Sea)

Front of house manager

Tony Gordon

Box office

Stan Owen

Transport manager

Mike Chapman

Programmes & stewards

Jeannie Owen

Wigs

Warren Landsfield (Hampstead)

Make up

Anne Butterworth

Violins

Geoffrey Barker, Paul Jourden, Peter Boyle, Frances Rotchell, Sarah Butt, Vivienne Young, Neil Symonds, Jenny Wigram, Marjorie Hill, Frances Williams, Judith Burnett

Violas

Fergus Scarfe, Tony Wigram, Ruth Chitty

Celli

Vivian Williams, Miriam Alcock, Wendy Fulford, Rosemary Leak

Double bass

Wray Nunn, Norman Hill

Woodwind

Virginia Burdon-Cooper, Ben Pateman, Anthony Robb, Cathy Lowe, Claire Jarvis, Marion Crouch, Graham Pinder, Richard Jacklin, Alison Pinder

Horns

Douglas Scarfe, Elizabeth Price, Uwe Radok, Michael Carey

Trumpets

Graham Weekes, Michael Cannon

Trombones

Paul St. J. Smith, Michael Savage, Tibor Hartman

Tuba

Robin Tweddle

Timpani

John Standing

 

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