Belle, or the Ballad of Dr Crippen
A Music Hall Musical

Music and Lyrics by Monty Norman. Book by Wolf Mankowitz from a play by Beverley Cross

 

Tower Theatre, Canonbury
June 27th - July 12th, 1980

Cast List

Hawley Harvey Crippen, a tooth doctor : William Craig
Cora ("Belle Elmore"), his wife /
Mme Petrazzini, a diva : Maxine Howe
Ethel Le Neve, Crippen's secretary : Angela Jenkins
George Lasher, music hall "toff", MC at the Bedford Theatre : Dennis Adams
Jenny Pearl, Principal Lady at the Bedford Theatre : Nicola Bailey
Mighty Mick, comic at the Bedford Theatre : Harry Lupino
Rosemary, music hall artiste at the Bedford Theatre : Jennifer Eyles
Augustus, gentleman of the chorus at the Bedford Theatre : Peter Hart
Theobald, gentleman of the chorus at the Bedford Theatre : Terence Turner
Violet, Principal Dancer at the Bedford Theatre : Hilary Strong
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Bedford Theatre Company : Christine Blakemore, Patti De Foie, Avril Francome, Laura Jackson, Sarah Miller, Jean Roberts, Timothy West

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Pit Orchestra
Terry Gore (piano)
Ray Turner (bass)
Graham Cotgrieve (trombone)
Colin Healy (percussion)
Cressida Godfrey (flute)
Howard Turner, Steve Skinner (clarinets)

Belle, or the Ballad of Dr Crippen


 

Belle, or the Ballad of Dr Crippen


Production Team
Director : Noel Howard
Musical Director : Terry Gore
Choreography : John Wilson
Set Design : Peter Edwards, John Brooking
Lighting Design : Stephen Ley

Stage Manager : David Dale-Skey
DSM : Sarah Ambrose
ASMs : Gail Littlewood, Juliet Morrison, Ruth Lukom, Chris Whatmore, Jonathan White, Glen Barnwell, Richard Hill, Enrico Coffey
Lighting operators : Kevin Sleep, Roger Woods, Stephen Hampshire

Wardrobe : Eve Smith, Quentin Withall, Phyl Lee, Marjorie Hogg, Jo Allain Set construction : Denis Turner, Phil Dustin, David Kitchenham, Jonathan White, Chris Whatmore, Helen Smith, Alan Williams, Glen Barnwell, Tony Hulse, Juliet Morrison, Rutho Lukom