Taunton Thespians Archive - past productions

Bequest to the Nation by Terence Rattigan

Corfield Hall, Taunton 1974  
(Programme undated beyond season 74 – 5, but the chronological listing has it as the last play of 1974)
Cast
George Matcham Sen Ray Stokes
Katherine Matcham Dione Willoughby
Betsey Stephanie Roberts
George Matcham Jnr Kevin Triggs
Emily Betty Holmes
Frances Lady Nelson Avril Gooding
Nelson David Hughes
Lord Barham John Emmett
Emma Hamilton Eileen Emmett
Francesca Eileen Agrell
Lord Minto Arthur Moorhouse
Captain Hardy David Lea
Rev. William Nelson John Darlington
Captain Blackwood Michael Hawkins
Sarah Nelson Jean Lawson
Footman Andrew Cromwell
Maid Sari Byrne
Backstage
Directed by Elsie Goldsmith
Settings designed by Edward Goldsmith
Lighting by Ian Marfell
Stage Manager Brian Robinson
Costumes under the direction of
Susan Jones
With assistance of Betty Holmes & Linda Symonds
Properties Sari Byrne
Assistant Stage  Managers Hilary Smith, Rosemary Allsworth, Barbara Gulliford
Scenic Assistant John Darlington
Sound and Music John Reynolds
Production Secretary Betty Lea
Front of House or Acknowledgments
House Manager John Howe
Programme sellers directed by Noreen Marfell
Box Office William Rich
Coffee Betty Lea & Marjorie Balman
For silverware Jeremiah Antiques
For composing production attitude music Hamlyns Music Shop
For  - - - - - Taunton Cider Company