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Jane Eyre
• directed by Mary Dobson
May 1955
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed Jane Eyre in May 1955.
Cast
| Mrs Fairfax | Jane Platt |
| Leah | Betty Beall |
| Jane Eyre | Joyce Adcock |
| Mr Rochester | Jack Lewis |
| Adele Varens | Sally Adcock |
| Grace Poole | Daphne Padfield |
| Richard Mason | Geoffrey Hinsliffe |
| A Woman | Rose Taylor |
| Lady Ingram | Betty Pearson |
| Lord Ingram | Gordon Caleb |
| Blanche Ingram | Loretta Silver |
| Briggs (a solicitor) | John O’Connor |
| Reverend Wood | Roy Webber |
| Hannah | Florence M. Brown |
| Diana Rivers | Mary Smith |
| St. John Rivers | D. Brian Roy |
Backstage team
| Director | Mary Dobson |
| Stage Manager | Roy Johnson |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Bill Rogerson |
| Sets Designed by | D. Brian Roy |
| Painted by | Elizabeth Tinker |
| with the assistance of | The Studio Staff |
| Lighting | Walter P. Miller |
| Properties | Jean Miller |
| Priscilla Clayden | |
| Wardrobe under the supervision of | Cora Greaves |
| Special Effects | Ivor K. Dykes |
| Prompter | Dorothy Grossbard |
| Box Office Managers | Mary Smith |
| Brian Gibbon | |
| Auditorium Manager | Ronald Wilkinson |
| Publicity | Jean Miller |
| Programme Cover | D. Brian Roy |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
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