Macbeth

by William Shakespearedirected by Barbara Dalley
April – May 1961
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed Macbeth in April – May 1961.

Cast

Duncan, King of ScotlandArthur Ridley
His sons
MalcolmGerry Armytage
DonalbainArthur Taylor
Generals to the King’s Army
MacbethJack Lewis
BanquoRay Spurgeon
Noblemen of Scotland
MacduffRobin Spencer
RossNorman Thackwray
AngusDavid Hughes
LennoxJohn Craven
CaithnessPhilip Rhodes
MenteithMalcolm Wilson
 
Fleance, son to BanquoErica Burton
Siward, Earl of Northumberland, General of English forcesJack Clark
Young Siward, his sonJohn Lawson
Seyton, attending on MacbethEdward Lakeland
Boy, son to MacduffSylvia Brayshay
An English DoctorRay Spurgeon
A Scottish DoctorSidney Irving
A SergeantEdward Lakeland
A PorterTerry Hawkin
An Old ManBrian Slater
MurderersSidney Irving
 Edward Lakeland
Lady MacbethJanet Brown
Lady MacduffWendy Brooke
GentlewomanMaureen Rutter
WitchesTerry Hawkin
 Wendy Terry
 Pauline Bishop
 
Nobles, Attendants, Messengers, Soldiers, ApparitionsEric Crofts
 Desmond Dickinson
 Eric Parker
 Peter Riley
 Alan Steele
 Robert Tolan
 George Westmoreland
 Michael Whitehead
 and others

Backstage team

DirectorBarbara Dalley
Stage ManagerArthur E. B. Brown
Set byFred Mower
LightingCivic Theatre Staff
Music and Sound EffectsHazel Hunter
 Laura White
 Alan Sutcliffe
CostumesMaureen Rutter
Assisted byAnne Murgatroyd
 Barbara Musson
 Joyce Adcock
Fights Arranged byGerry Armytage
PromptersAileen Tillotson
 Monica Sheldon
Production SecretaryDorothy Kyne
PropertiesJoan Milbourne
 Nettie Ross
 Ruby Palka
Auditorium ManagerMichael Atha
Box Office ManagersCora Greaves
 Ernest Greaves

Archive documents

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

Download: Programme
(171 KBytes)

Add to the archive

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

Other productions

Leeds Arts Centre has also performed Macbeth on other occasions, in 2016, 1995, 1982 and 1968 – more details of those productions can be found by following these links to their pages in this archive.