Valmouth

Book, lyrics and music by Sandy Wilson
From the novel by Ronald Firbank

 

Tower Theatre, Canonbury
April 5th - 12th, 1986

Cast List

At Hare Hatch
Mrs Hurstpierpoint : Joan Walsh
Mrs Thoroughfare : Brenda Plumley
Father Colley-Mahoney : Tony O'Brien
Capt Dick Thoroughfare : Gately Freeman
Lieut. Jack Whorwood : Gerry Schilling
ffines, the butler : Wilmot Bennitt
Nit, a footman : Peter-Tomás Gray
Fowler, the parlourmaid :Penny Aston
Sister Ecclesia : Cheryl Carman
Cardinal Pirelli : Tom Tillery
Footman : Chris Seal

At Tooke's Farm
Grannie Tooke : Sue Gardner
Thetis Tooke : Fiona Clark
David Tooke : Peter Hart

At The Nook
Mrs Yajnavalkya : Peta Barker
Niri-Esther : Rose Marie Vernon
Carry, the maid : Tracey-Ann Thomas

At the Strangers' Hotel
Sir Victor Vatt : Marcus Toulmin-Rothe
Lady Parvula de Panzoust : Karen Killaspy

Inhabitants of Valmouth
Madam Mimosa : Penny Aston
Dr Dee : Sean Gubbins
Mrs Q Comedy : Daphne Grose

Musicians
Colin Guthrie (piano)
Leo Brown (drums/percussion)
Hilary Faunch (flute/saxophone/clarinet)
Ann Hunter (clarinet)
Rachel Ward (bass)

Valmouth


 

Valmouth


Production Team

Director : David Taylor
Musical Director : Colin Guthrie
Set Design : John Dorsett
Lighting Design : Laurence Tuerk
Costume Design : Phyl Lee

Stage Manager : Sarah Ambrose
Production Secretary : Penny Swann
ASMs : Michelle Balgobin, Roanne Carey, Ernie Saill, Chris Seal, Helen Smith, Lotte Wynder
Sound tape : Stephen Ley
Tap dancing : Jacquie Sindle
Sound operator : Georgina Willerton
Lighting operators : Martin South, Penny Tuerk
Wardrobe : Celine Rogers, Sue Gardner, Trudy Himan
Set construction : Richard Bealing, Janet Esterson, Roger Woods, Keith Syrett, David Holyoake, Richard Gamble, Alan Nesbitt, Tim Bull
Set realized by Peter Edwards; "Valmouth" painted by Bruce Palmer; gauzes painted by Norman Fenner; chickens by Colin Winter