The Beggar's Opera

Press night

16.07.1963

Venue

Aldwych Theatre, London

Cast

Role and name

• Molly Brazen

  Alcorn, Joan

• Drawer

  Angadi, Darien

• Nimming Ned

  Angadi, Darien

• Unnamed parts

  Arthure, Richard

• Unnamed parts

  Ashton, Barry

• Tom Tipple

  Bamber, Peter

• Slippery Sam

  Bamber, Tim

• Marine Officer

  Bisset, Donald

• Lockit

  Church, Tony

• Jailer

  Cobner, John,

• Robin of Bagshot

  Cobner, John,

• Mrs Coaxer

  Coffey, Denise,

• Diana Trapes

  Collier, Patience,

• Dolly Trull

  Conolly, Patricia,

• Betty Doxy

  Cooper, Ann,

• Unnamed parts

  Gardnier, Kenneth,

• MacHeath

  Godfrey, Derek,

• Mrs Slammekin

  Griffiths, Valerie,

• Mrs Peachum

  Hare, Doris,

• Wat Dreary

  Harwood, John,

• Harry Paddington

  Honeycombe, Gordon,

• Unnamed parts

  Howell, Dane,

• Jenny Diver

  Kilgarriff, Patricia,

• Ben Budge

  Layne-Smith, Donald,

• Lucy Lockit

  McKenna, Virginia,

• Matt o' the Mint

  Morgan, Gareth,

• Poet

  Morgan, Gareth,

• Peachum

  Radd, Ronald,

• Jemmy Twitcher

  Rippon, Michael,

• Crook-Fingered Jack

  Rivers, Malcolm,

• Mrs Vixen

  Spriggs, Elizabeth

• Polly Peachum

  Tutin, Dorothy

• Unnamed parts

  Walker, April,

• Suky Tawdry

  Webster, Mary,

• Filch

  Williams, Michael

Creative

Role and name

• Music by

  Gay, John,

• Playwright

  Gay, John,

• Choreographer

  Grant, Pauline,

• Costume Designer

  Hurry, Leslie

• Set Designer

  Kenny, Sean,

• Arranger

  Leppard, Raymond,

• Director

  Wood, Peter,