The Royal Pardon

by John Arden and Margaretta D’Arcydirected by Malcolm Brown
April 1969
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed The Royal Pardon in April 1969.

Cast

The Constable (A Good Man)Eric Parker
Mr. Croke (A Strolling Player)Edward Lakeland
Mrs. Croke (His Wife)Monica Sheldon
William (A Juvenile Player)David Brown
The Clown (A Low Comedian)Trevor Money
Esmeralda (A Nice Girl)Patricia Appleson
Luke (A Soldier)John Stuart
The Under-ConstableTony Jones
Mrs. Higginbottom (His Wife)Margaret Myers
The Lord ChamberlainGraham Walsh
The King of EnglandEdward Macro
The Prince of EnglandBrian Shaw
A French OfficerArthur Cockerill
A French ActressMary Nelson
A French ActorGraham Walsh
The King of FranceAnthony E. Jones
The Princess of FranceMaureen Mainey
A French CookTrevor Money

Backstage team

DirectorMalcolm Brown
Stage ManagerGeorge Westmoreland
Set ConstructionFred Mower
LightingColin Lackenby
CostumesHazel Spray
 LAC Team
PromptChristine Dalton
PropertiesRuth Wilkinson
 Christine Laskey
PianoJohn Hooley
DrumsGeoff Mountain
Box OfficeHazel Irving
 John Pemberton
PublicityJo Davy
 Richard Strudwick
Front of House ManagerJack Lewis

Archive documents

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

Download: Programme
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