DRAMATIC SOCIETY PRODUCTIONS (1946 - 1957) |
30 April & 1 May 1947
Repeat Performance:
23 June 1947 |
THE HAXTONS
by Hugh Walpole
Directed by Beryl Austin
Cast
Beryl Austin
David Monk
Pat Fitzgerald
Raymond King
Irene Burgess
Berill Coates
Norma Bonney
Stage Manager: Arthur Coates |
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28 & 29 April 1948
Repeat Perfromance:
21 May 1948 |
FRESH FIELDS
by Ivor Novello
Directed by Beryl Austin
Cast
Pat Graham
Beryl Austin
Pat Fitzgerald
Irene Burgess
Berill Coates
Norma Bonney
David Monk
Peter Boxall
Val McMahon
Stage Manager: H. Pincombe
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| 29 & 30 Sept. 1948 |
THE DOVER ROAD
by A. A. Milne
Directed by Beryl Austin
Cast
Pat Graham
Gloria McMahon
Ray Johnson
Harry Pincombe
Peter Boxall
Noelene Johnson
Ken Filewood
Val McMahon
Stage Manager: D. Monk |
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17 & 18 March 1949
Repeat Performance:
25 March 1949
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YOUNG MRS BARRINGTON
by Warren Chetham Strode
Directed by Beryl Austin
Cast
ARTHUR BARRINGTON - Ken Filewood
NANCY BARRINGTON - Merle Barker
MARY HADDON
- Barbara Burgess
PEGGY HADDON - Dorothy Titterton
MRS BARRINGTON - Irene Burgess
JOSEPHINE BARRINGTON - Beryl Austin
COLONEL PAUL RENWICK - Harry Pincombe
MARTIN BARRINGTON - David Monk
TIM ACKLAND - Harry Sivertson
MRS PORTER - G. Pincombe
Stage Manager: Raymond Johnson
Pianist: Val McMahon
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| 13, 14 & 19 Oct. 1949 |
PETTICOAT FEVER
by Mark Reed
Directed by Beryl Austin
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| 3, 4 & 11 April 1951 |
SUCH THINGS HAPPEN
by Wilifrid Massey
Directed by Harry Pincombe
Cast
BERTHA - Peg Pincombe
FISHY FINN - Ken Filewood
DAVID CARTER- Lee Pederson
VALERIE MERTON - Betty Barker
PHILIP MANDERS - George Anderson
URSULA MANNERING - Patricia Monk
BARBARA MEADOWS - Gloria McMahon
HERBERT SCATTERS - Edward Lack
MISS FEATHERSTONE - Dulcie Archibald
DET. INSPECTOR FARLEIGH
- David Monk
Stage Technicians: R. Hilder and G. Austin
Pianist: Val McMahon
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| 26 & 27 Sept 1951 |
THE DOVER ROAD
by A. A.Milne
Directed by Beryl Austin and Ken Filewood
Cast
AN ENGLISH LORD - Lee Pederson
MR LATIMER - Harry Pincombe & Raymond Johnson
ANNE - Gloria McMahon
MAN-SERVANT - Val McMahon
EUSTACIA - Betty Barker
THE BRUISER - Bill Stretton
MAID - Glenn St Julian
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| 26 - 28 March 1952 |
THE CHILTERN HUNDREDS
by William Home
Directed by Harry Pincombe
Cast
THE EARL OF LISTER - Lee Pederson
THE COUNTESS OF LISTER - Betty Barker
JUNE FARRELL - Joy Barwick
BESSIE - Glenrae St Julian
BEECHAM - Bill Stretton
LORD PYM - Ken Filewood
LADY CAROLINE - Jennifer Gage
MR CLEGHORNE - Don Browne
Makeup and Stage Technicians- Beryl and Geoff Austin |
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| 24 - 26 Sept. 1952 |
DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY
by Alberto Casella
Directed by Geoffrey Austin
Cast
CORA - Noreen Harter
FEDELE - Joyce Chalker
LAMBERT - Harry Pincombe
ALDA CESAREA - Glenrae St. Julian
STEPHANIE - Eileen McKenzie
PRINCESS OF SAN LUCA - Gloria McMahon
BARON CESAREA - Kenneth Doyle
RHODA FENTON - Joy Barwick
ERIC FENTON - Lee Pederson
CORRADO - Grahaeme Jackson
GRAZIA - Jennifer Gage
THE PRINCE - Donald Browne
MAJOR WHITRED - William Stretton
Stage Manager: Lee Pederson
Makeup: Beryl Austin
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| March 1953 |
MIGHTY SUSPICIOUS
by Lee Stuart Pederson
Directed by Harry Pincombe
Cast
HANK BREWSTER - Donald Browne
MRS O'BRIEN - Joy Barwick
ALOYSIUS BROMLEY - Lee Pederson
MR WHIFFLE - Barry Jenkins
LADY WAYBACK - Betty Barker
LORD WAYBACK - Kenneth Doyle
SYLVIA ASH - Pamela Eldridge
RANDOLPH CARSON - Robert Morgan
Stage Manager: Goeff Austin
Makeup: Beryl Austin
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| 22 July 1953 |
MR PIM PASSES BY
by A. A. Milne
Directed by Beryl Austin and Harry Pincombe
Cast
GEORGE MARDEN, J.P - Donald Browne
OLIVIA - Joyce Chalker
DINAH - Jennifer Gage
LADY MARDEN - Betty Barker
BRIAN STRANGE - Barry Jenkins
CARRAWAY PIM - Harry Pincombe
ANNE
- Josephine Millard
Stage Manager: Geoff Austin
Technician: Lee Pederson
Makeup: Beryl Austin
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| 6 May 1954 |
SEE HOW THEY RUN
by Philip King
Directed by Barry Jenkins
Cast
IDA - Joy Barwick
MISS SKILLON - Joyce Chalker
REV. LIONEL TOOP - Lee Pederson
PENELOPE TOOP - Jennifer Gage
LANCE CORPORAL CLIVE WINTON - Don Browne
THE INTRUDER - Bill Stretton
BISHOP OF LAX - Harry Pincombe
REV. ARTHUR HUMPHREY - Ken Doyle
SERGEANT TOWERS - Roderick Williamson
Stage Manager: Geoff Austin
Makeup: Beryl Austin
Sound Effects: Neil Sorrenson
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| 24 - 26 November 1954 |
ONE WILD OAT
by Vernon Sylvaine
Directed by Dick Moss
Cast
ANNIE - Ann
CAROLINE PROUDFOOT - Betsy
HUMPHREY PROUDFOOT - Dick
GREGORY THROSTLE - Ron
CHERRIE PROUDFOOT - Noelene
ALFRED GILBEY - John
FRED GILBEY - Tim
LYDIA GILBEY - Mildred Perrott
MR PEPYS - Graeme
CHARLES - Peter
GLORIA SAMSON - Lea
MR SAMSON - Doug
AUDREY CUTTLE - Isabelle
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| 1955 |
THE PARAGON
by Rowland and Michael Pertwee
Directed by Harry Pincombe
Cast
Joy Barwick
Don Browne
Barry Jenkins
Lee Pederson
Betty Barker
Ken Doyle
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| 30 June, 1 - 2 July 1955 |
BLITHE SPIRIT
by Noel Coward
Directed by the cast
Cast
EDITH - Winsome Brown
RUTH - Dorothy Costello
CHARLES - Barry Jenkins
DOCTOR BRADMAN - Ken Filewood
MRS BRADMAN - Shirley Whitby
MADAME ARCATI - Joyce Chalker
ELVIRA - Beryl Austin
Stage Manager: Ken Filewood
Sound Technician: Neil Sorenson
Special Effects: James Shiell |
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| 12 - 14 March 1956 |
POWER WITHOUT GLORY
by M. C. Hutton
Directed by Barry Jenkins
Cast
CLIFF - Barry Jenkins
ANNA - Dorothy Costello
EDDY - Paul Jeremy
YOUNG DAUGHTER - Winsome Brown
FATHER - Ray Ainsworth
MOTHER - Joyce Chalker
SMALL PART - Betty Barker
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| 21 & 22 August 1956 |
YOUNG WIVES' TALES
by Ronald Jeans
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| November 1956 |
FRESH FIELDS
by Ivor Novello
Directed by Richard Moss
Cast
MISS SWAINE - Betty Barker
LUDLOW - Richard Moss
LADY LILLIAN BEDWORTHY - Joyce Chalker
LADY MARY CRABBE - Dorothy Costello
TIM CRABBE
- Ken Selwood
MRS PIDGEON - Betty Humphries
UNA PIDGEON - Winsome Brown
TOM LARCOMBE - John L. O'Donahoo
LADY STRAWHOLME - Lila Fieldhouse
Lighting: Lee Pederdon
Sound Technician: Brian Young
Makeup: Richard Moss
Script Supervisor: Flo Clayton
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| December 1956 |
ROPE
by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by Ken Imison
Cast
WYNDAM BRANDON - Don Browne
CHARLES GRANILLO - Ken Imison
SABOT - Alistair Kennedy
KENNETH RAGLAN - Brian Young
LEILA ARDEN - Anne Roy
SIR JOHNSTONE KENTLEY - Lee Pederson
MRS DEBENHAM - Lyn Denham
RUPERT CADELL - Geoff Doyle
Lighting: Lee Pederson & Ken Selwood
Sound: Darren Dallimore
Makeup: Beryl Austin
Script Supervisor: Flo Chalker
Set Construction: Jack Chalker
Posters: Pam Young |
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| 22 March 1958 |
THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE
by John Dighton
Directed by Dick Moss
Cast
DICK TASSELL - Don Browne
RAINBOW - John O'Brien
RUPERT BILLINGS- Les Fallshaw
GODFREY POND- Dick Moss
EVELYN WHITCHURCH - Fran Cheesman
MISS GOSSAGE - Anne Roy
HOPCRAFT MI - Graeme Lindsay
BARBARA CAHOUN - Shirley Roy
JOYCE HARPER - Winsome Brown
REVEREND EDWARD PRECK- Brian Young
MRS PECK - Lynne Denham
EDGAR SOWTER - Len Howes
MRS SOWTER - Olga Parkins
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July 1958 |
BONAVENTURE
by Charlotte Hastings
Directed by Monte Buchanan
Character and Actor
NURSE PHILLIPS - Phillipa Swainson
NURSE BRENT - Bobby Fletcher
SISTER JOSEPHINE - Fran Cheesman
WILLY PENTRIDGE - Don Browne
SISTER BONAVENTURE - Lynne Denham
DR JEFFERIES - Ron Martin
THE MOTHER SUPERIOR - Anne Roy
MELLING - Kevin Green
SARAT CARN - Winsome Brown
MISS PIERCE - Olga Parkins
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October 1958 |
QUEEN ELIZABETH SLEPT HERE
by Talbert Rothwell
Directed by Ron Martin
Cast
MR KIMBER- Eric Oliver
NORAH FULLER - Anne Roy
MICHAEL FULLER - Monte Buchanan
MADGE FULLER - Lynne Denham
STEVE HADLETT - Malcolm Rodwell
KATIE - Chris Rix
MRS DOUGLASS - Philippa Swainson
CLAYTON SHAW - Don Browne
RITA LESLIE - Winsome Brown
HESTER - Shirley Roy
RAYMOND - Kevin Green
COLONEL PRESCOTT - Len Howes
UNCLE STANLEY - Dick Moss
Music and effects selected and arranged by Warwick Wilshire
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16 & 17, 2 2& 23 January 1959 |
LOVE IN A MIST
by Kenneth Home
Directed by Monte Buchanan
Cast
MRS EVANS - Fran Cheesman
NIGEL - Monte Buchanan
PAT - Winsome Brown
MR EVANS - Len Howes
HOWARD - Warwick Wiltshire
ROSE - Phillippa Swainson
Stage Manager: Monte Buchanan
Effects and Lighting: Anne Roy
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18 March 1959 |
THE BROWNING VERSION
by Terrence Rattigan
Directed by Ron Martin
Cast
JOHN TAPLOW- Ray Ainsworth
FRANK HUNTER - Ron Martin
MILLIE CROCKER-HARRIS - Anne Roy
ANDREW CROCKER-HARRIS - Dick Moss
DR FROBISHER - Monte Buchanan
PETER GILBERT - Tim Lincoln
MRS GILBERT - Barbara Day
Stage Manager: Paul Hammond
Effects and Lighting: Malcolm Rodwell
House Manager: John O'Brien
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27 - 28 Febraury & 4 - 5 March 1960 |
THE WHITE SHEEP OF THE FAMILY
by L. du Garde Peach and Ian Hay
Directed by Monte Buchanan
Cast
ALICE WINTER - Vera Miller
JANET, THE MAID - Winsome Brown
JAMES WINTER - Don Brown
PAT WINTER - June Thomas
ASS. COMMISSIONER JOHN PRESTON - Monte Buchanan
THE VICAR - Rex Pfieffer
SAM JACKSON - Bert Chamberlain
PETER WINTER - Ken Bolton
ANGELA PRESTON - Lynne Browne
Stage Manager: Henry Bognotis
Effects and Lighting: Warwick Wilshire
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THE ANONYMOUS LOVER
by Vernon Sylvaine
Directed by Ron Martin
Cast Included
Anne Roy
Barbara Day
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| June 1960 |
NIGHT MUST FALL
by Emlyn Williams
Directed by Ron Martin
Cast
MRS BRAMSON - Anne Roy
OLIVIA GRAYNE - Barbara Day
HUBERT LAURIE - Rex Pfeiffer
NURSE LIBBY - Vera Miller
MRS TERRENCE - Fran Cheesman
DORA PARKOE - Margaret Austin
INSPECTOR BELSIZE
- Len Howes
DAN - Barry Ashton
Stage Manager: Henry Bognuda
Music and effects selected and arranged by: Warwick Wilshire
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| 1960 or 1961 |
AS LONG AS THEY'RE HAPPY
by Vernon Sylvaine
Directed by Ron Martin
Cast included
Barry Ashton
Rex Pfeiffer
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WILD GOOSE CHASE
by Derek Benfield
Cast included
Rex Pfeiffer
Fran Cheesman
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| March 1962 |
MOON ON A RAINBOW SHAWL
by Errol John
Directed by Pam Comey
Cast
EPHRAIM - Monte Buchanan
ESTHER ADAMS - Kay McKeon
MAVIS - Vera Miller
SAILOR - Michael Perkins
SOPHIA ADAMS - Wave Whitford
OLD MACK - Rex Pfeiffer
ROSA - Blanche Kurth
POLICEMAN - Michael Perkins
PRINCE - John Weir
CHARLIE ADAMS - Brian Newell
SOLDIER - Barry Scanes
BOY - Jim Bruce
Prompt: Anne Roy
Stage Manager: Bert Chamberlain
Sound and Lighting: Warwick Wilshire
Props: Kaye McKeon
Backstage Assistant: Lyn Little
Dresser: margery Bindley
Shawl by: Fran Cheesman
Makeup Advised by: Dorothy Dunkley
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| July - August 1962 |
LADY BE CAREFUL
by Stafford Dickens
Directed by Anne Roy
Cast
CAPTAIN BATES - John Weir
PARKER - Gerry Bennett
DINAH CARTON - Lyn Browne
SALLY WATTS - Pam Comey
PROF. CLAUDE CARTON - Paul Bridges
WATSON - Rex Pfeiffer
Sound and Effects: Bert Chamberlain
Script Supervisor: Marge Bindley
Stage Manager: Kay McKeon
Set Designer: John Weir
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| 1963 |
RHINOCEROS
by Eugene Ionesco
Directed by Pam Comey and John Scott
Cast
GROCER - Ross Powell
JEAN - Rex Pfeiffer
BERENGER - Brian Newell
PROPREITRESS - Judy Martin
GROCER - John Kelly
HOUSEWIFE - Vera Miller
LOGICIAN - Barry Scanes
OLD GENTLEMAN - Stan Richards
DAISY - Anne Roy
BOTARD - Bert Robson
MADAME DUDARD - Fran Cheesman
PAPILLION - Barry Scanes
MADAME BOEFF - Vera Miller
FIREMAN - Stan Richards
Set: John Scott and pam Coney
Prompt: Kay McKeon
Stage Manager: Phillip Mann
Assistant Stage Managers: Jack Miller, Sylvia Newell and Rodney Druce
Light and Sound: Sue Richards
Props: Rick Wilshire
Technical Adviser: Ann and Tom Birch
Makeup Artist: Dorothy Dunkley
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