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Leeds Arts Centre performed The Marriage of Figaro in February 1980.
| Count Almaviva, Governor of Andalusia | John Cohen | 
| The Countess, his wife | Anne Robinson | 
| Figaro, his valet and major-domo | Brian Jones | 
| Suzanne, maid to the Countess, betrothed to Figaro | Pam Wilson | 
| Marceline, housekeeper | Betty Triggs | 
| Antonio, gardener at the castle, uncle of Suzanne & father of Franchette | Don Wilson | 
| Franchette, Antonio’s daughter | Vicki Atkinson | 
| Cherubin, the Count’s page | Margaret Artle | 
| Bartholo, a doctor from Seville | Robin Clayton | 
| Bazile, music master to the Countess | George Teale | 
| Don Guzman Brid’oison, a judge | Jim Young | 
| Doublemain, his clerk | George Westmoreland | 
| Ushers / Servants | James Hayes | 
| Dennis Stevenson | |
| Villagers / Bridesmaids | Jean Armitage | 
| Susan Brightbart | |
| Jean Blundell | |
| Vivian Bird | |
| Joyce King | |
| Gillian Thresh | |
| Musicians | Louise Reasbeck | 
| Caroline Rhodes | |
| Lynne Hudson | 
| Director | Margaret Rhodes | 
| Stage Manager | George Westmoreland | 
| Assistant Stage Manager | Jim Young | 
| Prompt | Christine Wilson | 
| Properties | Jean Blundell | 
| Joyce King | |
| Wardrobe | Maggie Rhodes | 
| Elsie Bell | |
| Beatrice Askey | |
| Sound | Gordon Carlin | 
| Front of House | Malcolm Brown | 
| Monica Brown | |
| Box Office | John Pemberton | 
| Set & Countess’s Costume Design | Malcolm Brown | 
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of The Marriage of Figaro, we would be very pleased to hear from you.