Taunton Thespians Archive - past productions

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens,
adapted by Alec Guinness

The Corfield Hall, Taunton 11th – 14th March, 1970
Cast
Pip Ian Ritchie
Pip as a boy Christopher Toller
Magwitch the Convict Edward (Ted) Goldsmith
Joe Gargery Patrick Sanders
Mrs Joe Margaret Tranfield
Compeyson Frank Sheppard
Mr Pumblechook Tom Manns
Mr Wopsle Roger Edmunds
Sergeant Sydney Banks
Estella (as a girl) Jacqueline Sydenham
Mr Jaggers Arthur Moorhouse
Miss Havisham Kathleen Marfell
Biddy Elizabeth Neather
Herbert Pocket Nicholas Hodges
George, a waiter Bill Allsworth
Estella Barbara Gulliford
Clara Barley Sue Monelle
Mrs Whimple Gwen Wilkins
Judge Anthony Bundey
Soldiers, Police, Gaolers Michael Carr and Jonathan Kilby
Backstage
Directed by Stanley Musson
Stage Manager Vera Rich
Setting constructed by Chris Gulliford
Setting painted by Brenda Wilcock
Scenic Assistants Sydney Banks, John Stevens, John Lock and Elizabeth Mortimer White
Costumes Elsie Goldsmith
Assisted by Dorothy Banks, Nora Etheridge, Etta Miller and Rosemary Allsworth
Lighting Ian Marfell
Assisted by John Stevens
Properties Yvonne Kershaw, Lorna Ferris and Judy Wilmer
Sound Effects John Reynolds
Assistant Stage Managers Phyllis Baker and Stephen Baker
Front of House or Acknowledgments
Front of House Manager Fred Pallett
Stewards Directed by Ralph Martin
Programme Sellers Directed by Noreen Marfell
Box Office William Rich and Vera Rich
Coffee Betty Lea and Marjorie Balman