Taunton Thespians Archive - past productions

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, adapted by Helen Jerome

Corfield Hall, Taunton 16th – 20th May 1972
Cast
Mr Bennet Len Hewitt
Hill (the butler) David Watkins
Mrs. Bennet Audrey Angell
Lady Lucas Laura Steel
Charlotte Lucas Elizabeth Searle
Jane Bennet Jane Smith
Lydia Bennet Kay Martyn
Elizabeth Bennet Barbara Gulliford
Mr. Bingley Eric Coombes
Mr. Darcy David Rowe
Mr. Collins John Reynolds
Amelia Diane Smith
Captain Denny Michael Hawkins
Captain Wickham Howard Wander
Amanda Lynn Harris
Caroline Bingley Beryl Morris
Maggie Nora Etheridge
Mrs. Gardiner Hilda Chapman
Lady Catherine de Bourgh Kathleen Marfell
Colonel Fitzwilliam Stuart Symonds
Mrs Lake Betty Holmes
Backstage
Directed by Elsie Goldsmith
Settings designed by Edward Goldsmith
Lighting Ian Marfell
Stage Manager Chris Gulliford
Costumes under the direction of
Elsie Goldsmith
And with the assistance of Margaret Bartlett, Dorothy Banks, Betty Holmes, Nora Etheridge
Properties Rosemary Allsworth & Eileen Bourne
Scenic Assistants John Lock & Frederick Woodroffe
Assistant Stage Managers Hilary Marshall & Nicholas Walker
Music Roger Tozer
Call Boy Andrew Rogers
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 loan of furniture Messrs. Sanders, F. J. Langford, Jeremiah Antiques
For loan of props Messrs.F. W. Woolworth Ltd., Peter Dominic Ltd., Mr. & Mrs. Townsend, Antiques, High Street.
For transport of scenery and auditorium fit-up The Tankards
For advance bookings Taylor’s Record Shop
For Floral arrangements Jennifer Collins, Green Shutters