Henry IV, Part One

by William Shakespearedirected by Malcolm Ash
March – April 1960
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed Henry IV, Part One in March – April 1960.

Cast

King Henry the FourthRay Spurgeon
Henry Prince of WalesGerry Armytage
John of LancasterJohn Richardson
Earl of WestmorelandPhilip Rhodes
Sir Walter BluntDavid Jarrett
Thomas Percy, Earl of WorcesterStanley Smith
Henry Percy, Earl of NorthumberlandMaxwell Laurie
Henry Percy, his son, Surnamed HotspurJack Lewis
Edmund Mortimer, Earl of MarchFrank Brophy
Archibald, Earl of DouglasGordon Caleb
Owen GlendowerTerry Hawkin
Sir Richard VernonTerry Taplin
Sir John FalstaffDavid Hurst
PoinsTerry Taplin
GadshillDavid Jarrett
BardolphGeoffrey Benn
DrummerEric Foster
Lady Percy, wife to HotspurMary Smith
Lady Mortimer, daughter to GlendowerWendy Terry
Mistress Quickly, tavern hostessEileen Smith
FrancesSylvia Brayshay
 
The CompanyPauline Bishop
 Clare Cheetham
 Ann Crofts
 Pat Gore
 Joan Milbourne
 Geoffrey Benn
 Frank Brophy
 Eric Crofts
 Peter Ellis
 Eric Foster
 Terry Hawkin
 Richard Heaton
 David Jarrett
 Michael Kerrigan
 Maxwell Laurie
 Michael Scargill
 Terry Taplin
 Malcolm Wilson

Backstage team

DirectorMalcolm Ash
Designs byMargaret Gill
Stage ManagerMargaret Shackleton
Assisted byWendy Brooke
 Anne Murgatroyd
 Colleen Rudderforth
 George Westmoreland
Wardrobe MistressJosephine Wright
Assisted byJudy Abbott
 Anne Halloways
 Angela Palmer
Musical DirectorOlive Richardson
Assisted byLaura White
DrummersMichael Atha
 Michael Kerrigan
Special Properties made byArthur Spencer
 Leonard Young
Auditorium ManagersSidney Irving
 Hazel Hunter
Box Office ManagersCora Greaves
 Ernest Greaves

Archive documents

The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.

Download: Programme
(176 KBytes)

Add to the archive

We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of Henry IV, Part One, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Other productions

Leeds Arts Centre has also performed Henry IV, Part One on another occasion, in 1969 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.