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Overview
Salad Days is a musical with music by Julian Slade and lyrics by
Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade.
It premiered at the Bristol Old
Vic in 1954, and transferred to the Vaudeville Theatre in London
on August 5 of that year, running for 2,283 performances to become
the longest-running show in British musical theatre until overtaken
by Oliver!.
The title is taken from William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra: "My
salad days, When I was green in judgement, cold in blood, To say
as I said then!", and the phrase is now used to refer to ones
days of youthful inexperience.
Billed as a stop-gap production between visits to Richmond Theatre.
| The Cast |
| Jane |
Rita Ashbourne |
| Timothy |
Steve Alais |
| Timothy’s Mother |
Joan Flory |
| Timothy’s Father |
Ken Frisby |
| Aunt Prue |
Marjorie Doughty |
| Tramp |
George Johnston |
| Lady Raeburn |
Veronica Nankivell |
| Heloise |
Lynne James |
| P C Boot |
Richard Matthiae |
| Rowena |
Barbara McDowell |
| Bishop |
George Johnston |
| Troppo |
Bob Martyn |
| Sir Clamsby Williams |
David Armstrong |
| Fosdyke |
Fred Paterson |
| Inspector |
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| Nigel |
Alan Titchmarsh |
| Manager |
Jeffrey Raggett |
| Fiona |
Wendy Taylor |
| Augustine Williams MP |
Mike Knight |
| Tom Smith |
Ray Collier |
| Asphynxia |
Joy Cooper |
| Ambrose |
Richard Matthiae |
| Marguerite |
Yvonne Butler |
| Anthea |
Eve Hebb |
| Electrode |
Marion Rule |
| Uncle Zed |
Martin Last |
Pat Giles, Pauline Kendrick,
Marta Law, Marion McLaren, Zoe Miller, Sue Thornton
Kenneth
Nankivell
Dancers
Frances Hayles, Jennie Robinson, Sandra Thompson, Miriam
Underhill |
| The Production Team |
| Producer |
Robin Davies |
| Assisted by |
Barbara McDowell |
| Musical Director |
Stephanie Underhill |
| Choreographer |
Lynne James |
| Stage Manager |
Ian Finch |
| Assisted by |
Jim Fearon, Steve Mallinson, Norman Payne,
Anthea Phelps, Joyce Tatlow |
| Properties |
Barbara Weedon, Roma Batty, Eveleen Horsburgh |
| Lighting |
Martin Haydock & Bob Underhill |
| Sound |
John Mitchell |
| Wardrobe |
Kathleen Bellamy |
| Set Design |
Alan Titchmarsh |
| Costume Design |
Wendy Taylor |
| Assisted by |
Pauline Kendrick & Marion Rule |
| House Manager |
Peter Brown |
| Accompaniment |
Stephanie Underhill & Mike Baxter |
| Box Office |
Therese Davies |
| Business Manager |
Peter Brown |
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