With extreme cleverness and a fair amount of luck, the poor street poet, Hajj, rises from the streets of Baghdad to being crowned as Emir by the Wazir of Baghdad. Meanwhile, the Wazir is desperately trying to find a wealthy foreign princess for the Caliph to marry. This plan hits a snag when the Caliph falls in love with Hajj’s beautiful daughter, Marsinah, without the knowledge of Hajj. Thus, Hajj is helping the Wazir but risking losing his son-in-law. After a series of adventures, the Caliph and Marsinah are able to continue their love affair while Hajj is rewarded by gaining the affections of the Wazir’s sexy widow, Lalume.
The DMTC archive 1985
Durham Musical Theatre Company
Kismet
198525th – 30th March 1985The Garland Theatre
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- Stage Manager
- Dave Foxall
- House Manager
- Harry Cottle
- Lighting
- Geoff Foxall
- Properties
- Anne Suddes · Maureen Holden · Elizabeth Hayton · Kieran Jones · Denise Brooksbank · Graham Brooksbank
- Wardrobe
- Janis Sarsfield · Glenys Fishburn · Jean Heron · Val Cure · J. Foxall
- Make-up
- Margaret Chapman · Audrey Fiddian · Greta Kitchen
- Pianist
- Christine Shinn-Taylor · Barbara Stacey
- Prompter
- Mary Robinson
- Programme Cover
- Steve Dales
- Halifax Building Society Window Display
- Mary Hetherington
- Publicity Photographs
- Laurence Jones
- Town Hall Banner
- Alistair Franks
- Programme Assistance
- Andrea Bell
- Costumes
- W.A. Homburg, Leeds
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- Wigs
- Transformations, Newcastle
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- Mrs. M. Hetherington
- Photographic Locations
- ANSA Motors
- Supply of Cups
- Taylors (Northern) Ltd.
- Window Display Venue
- Halifax Building Society
- Programme Production
- A.C. Publications
- Ticket Sales
- Clarkes Book Shop
- Scenery Storage
- Bramwells
- Acknowledgement
- Paige Fashions · Durham City Tourist Information Bureau
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Cast & company.
Principals / cast
- Imam of the Mosque
- Wilf Anderson
- Omar
- Harry Dallard
- A public poet later called Hajj
- Maurice Carr
- Marsinah
- Mary Coffield
- Hassan Ben
- Bill Harland
- Jawan
- Kevin Graham
- Chief Policeman
- Peter Clapham
- The Wazir of Police
- Anthony Smith
- Lalume
- Eileen Glenton
- Princess of Ababu
- Janet Dixon · Val Shield · Anne Kernohan
- The Caliph
- Howard Shelton
- Princess Zubbediya of Damascus
- Beverley Varty
- Ayah to Zubbediya
- Mary Hetherington
- Princess Samaris of Bangalore
- Jane Harding
- The Widow Yussef
- Molly Hughes
- Beggar
- Alan Howarth · Tony Kitchen · Richard Smith
- Aya to Samaris
- Dorothy Elliott
The company
- Maureen AndersonLadies’ Chorus
- Denise BedfordLadies’ Chorus
- Mary CoffieldLadies’ Chorus
- Sheila CottleLadies’ Chorus
- Joan DallardLadies’ Chorus
- Christine DobbieLadies’ Chorus
- Dorothy ElliottLadies’ Chorus
- Eileen GlentonLadies’ Chorus
- Margaret GrahamLadies’ Chorus
- Barbara GrayLadies’ Chorus
- Mary GordonLadies’ Chorus
- Mary HamiltonLadies’ Chorus
- Joan Mary HarlandLadies’ Chorus
- Kaye HendersonLadies’ Chorus
- Mary HetheringtonLadies’ Chorus
- Molly HughesLadies’ Chorus
- Enid JohnsonLadies’ Chorus
- Sarah LockeyLadies’ Chorus
- Audrey RobsonLadies’ Chorus
- Val SmithLadies’ Chorus
- Margaret SuttonLadies’ Chorus
- Wilf AndersonMen’s Chorus
- Maurice CarrMen’s Chorus
- Jim ChapmanMen’s Chorus
- Peter ClaphamMen’s Chorus
- Philip CorriganMen’s Chorus
- Paul CrickMen’s Chorus
- John CucksonMen’s Chorus
- Harry DallardMen’s Chorus
- Kevin GrahamMen’s Chorus
- Stuart HallMen’s Chorus
- Bill HarlandMen’s Chorus
- Alan HowarthMen’s Chorus
- Barry JoblingMen’s Chorus
- Peter KempMen’s Chorus
- Tony KitchenMen’s Chorus
- Colin LiddleMen’s Chorus
- Roger de RungaryMen’s Chorus
- Howard SheltonMen’s Chorus
- Anthony SmithMen’s Chorus
- Richard SmithMen’s Chorus
- John TaylorMen’s Chorus
Dancers
- Pauline CherryDancer
- Anne KernohanDancer
- Janet DixonDancer
- Val ShieldDancer
- Mike DixonDancer
- Sonia DixonDancer
- Beverley VartyDancer
- Kevin ShieldDancer
- Jane HardingDancer
- Angela WebsterDancer
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