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Overview
 It
was based on H.G. Wells's novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul.
Steele plays Arthur Kipps, an orphan who unexpectedly inherits
a fortune, and climbs the social ladder before losing everything
and realizing that you just can't buy happiness.
The novel is somewhat
autobiographical, being inspired by the rapid changes in Wells's
own life when his early novels brought him financial security.
This production was graced by the author David Heneker, then in
his 80s and Patron of the society at that time.
| The Cast |
| Arthur Kipps |
Peter Barnett |
| Sid Pornick |
Peter Campbell |
| Buggins |
Dave Evans |
| Pearce |
Andy Yeates |
| Flo Bates |
Marion Alais |
| Victoria |
Claire Walker |
| Kate |
Mandy Stenhouse |
| Emma |
Frances Warhurst |
| Mr Shalford |
Bob Salter |
| Carshott |
Paul Viney |
| Mrs Botting |
Marion McLaren |
| Mrs Walsingham |
Pauline Kendrick |
| Ann Pornick |
Janet Turner |
| Chitterlow |
Mark Holliday |
| Laura |
Merian Ganjou |
| Helen Walsingham |
Lesley Cox |
| Young Walsingham |
Andrew Macbean |
| Edith |
Margaret Boughton |
| Gwendolin |
Margaret Collier |
| Students |
Rachel Marks, Liz Angel, Doug
Roberts |
| Reporters |
Roger Roseboom & Iain Calder |
| Photographer |
Norman Marks |
The Dancers:
Melanie Edwards, Yvonne
Sibbald, Debbie Harkness
The Company:
Pauline Beament, Mary
Fraser, Hazel Graham, Barbara Hall, Ellen Harvey-Smart,
Marion Mullins, Jane Smith, Kate Stevens, Louise Stevenson,
Joyce Stewart, Barbara Thomas
Martin Harrison, Ron Pharo,
John Powter, Mark Tooley, Peter Vaughan |
| The Production Team |
| Producer |
Val Fardell |
| Musical Director |
Carl Smith |
| Designer |
David Casey |
| Production Manager |
Suzanne Yeates |
| Stage Manager |
John Mitchell |
| Deputy Stage Manager |
Barbara Mitchell |
| Assisted by |
Trevor Marland, Heather Mitchell, Julie Luker,
Viv Tasker, Denise Ganjou |
| Costume Co-ordinator |
Pauline Kendrick |
| Rehearsal Pianists |
Dennis Gomm |
| Prompt |
Patricia Vandepeer |
| Box Office |
Beryl Yorath |
| Property Buyer |
Peter Sporle |
| Costumes by |
Alan Scott |
| Sets constructed by |
BROS Workshop |
| Lighting |
Ralph Bramley |
| Publicity |
Jeremy Newton |
| Stage photography |
Doug Roberts |
| Rostra |
Phil Parsons |
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