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The Way of the World
• directed by Margaret Rhodes
December 1982
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed The Way of the World in December 1982.
Cast
| Fainall, in love with Mrs. Marwood | David Scott |
| Mirabell, in love with Mrs. Millamant | Stuart Mitchell |
| Witwoud, follower of Mrs. Millamant | David Mallinson |
| Petulant, follower of Mrs. Millamant | Les Wormald |
| Sir Wilful Witwoud, nephew to Lady Wishfort | George Barker |
| Waitwell, servant to Mirabell | Roger Cook |
| Servant, to Mirabell | Nick Money |
| Messenger | Michael Haigh |
| Coachman | George Teale |
| Lady Wishfort, enemy to Mirabell for having falsely pretended love | June Stevenson |
| Mrs. Millamant, a fine lady, nice to Lady Wishfort, likes Mirabell | Gwyneth Hadley |
| Mrs. Marwood, friend to Fainall, likes Mirabell | Christine Wilson |
| Mrs. Fainall, daughter to Lady Wishfort, formerly friend to Mirabell | Anne Robinson |
| Foible, woman to Lady Wishfort | Betty Triggs |
| Mincing, woman to Mrs. Millamant | Joyce King |
| Betty, chocolate house maid | Julie Mitchell |
| Peg, servant to Lady Wishfort | Shirley Hamer |
| Servant, to Mirabell | Denise Swift |
| Entertainers | John Armitage |
| Martyn Drake | |
| Michael Haigh | |
| Nick Money | |
| Susie Braime | |
| Miriam Fletcher | |
| Denise Forton | |
| Nina Goldthorpe | |
| Shirley Hamer | |
| Julie Mitchell | |
| Dorienne Pemberton | |
| Denise Swift | |
| Gillian Thresh | |
| Julie Wood | |
| Songs Arranged and Played by | Diana Hunt |
Backstage team
| Director | Margaret Rhodes |
| Dances Arranged by | Jean Blundell |
| Prompts | Mary Nelson |
| Jean Davey | |
| Stage Manager | Laurie Ball |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Jim Young |
| Music & Sound Effects | Simon Harding |
| Lighting | Peter Waddicor |
| Properties | Shirley Hamer |
| Julie Mitchell | |
| Denise Swift | |
| Peruques | Jean Blundell |
| Costumes | Elsie Bell |
| Peggy Daker | |
| George Judd | |
| Christine Wilson | |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Elsie Bell |
| Publicity | Stuart Mitchell |
| Anne Robinson | |
| Programme Cover | Malcolm Brown |
| Booking Manager | Peggy Daker |
| Box Office | John Pemberton |
| Front of House | Dennis Stevenson |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
Add to the archive
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of The Way of the World, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Other productions
Leeds Arts Centre has also performed The Way of the World on another occasion, in 1966 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.
