A pantomime based on a well loved story of Mother Goose.
The DMTC archive 1983
Durham Musical Theatre Company
Mother Goose
19835th – 10th December 1983The Garland Theatre
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About the show.
Behind the scenes
The production team.
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- House Manager
- Harry Cottle
- Pianist
- Christine Shinn · Evelyn Hamilton · Barbara Stacey
- Properties
- John Hunt · Ann Suddes · Ann Barrie
- Wardrobe
- Mary Gordon · Joyce Robinson
- Make-up
- Margaret Chapman · Greta Kitchen · Deborah Sokell
- Prompter
- Val Smith
- Programme Cover and Badge Design
- Steve Dales
- Halifax Building Society Window Display
- Mary Hetherington
- Poster and Leaflets
- Steve Dales · Peter Burdess
- Stage Manager
- Dave Foxall
- Assistant Stage Manager
- John F. Barnes
- Lighting
- Jock Slorance · Jonquil Slorance
- Town Hall Banner
- Alistair Franks
- Costumes
- Homburg, Leeds · Eileen Glenton, Newcastle
- Wigs
- Tranformations, Newcastle
- Photographic Locations
- Mr. & Mrs. Elliott, Fulforth Farm, Witton Gilbert
- Window Display Venue
- Halifax Building Society
- Programme Production
- A.C. Publications
- Poster Printing
- City Printing, Chester-le-Street
- Ticket Sales
- Clarke’s Bookshop, North Road
- Scenery Storage
- Bramwells
- Rehearsal Facilities
- Shincliffe W.I.
- Acknowledgement
- Michael Grayson, Theatre Royal, Newcastle
On stage
Cast & company.
Principals / cast
- Mother Goose
- Maurice Carr
- Colin
- Margaret Graham
- Silly Billy
- Richard Stacey
- Sir Jasper Moneybags
- Kevin Graham
- Jill
- Susan Wigham
- Dilly
- Bill Harland
- Dally
- Alistair Franks
- The Duke of Dartmoor
- Harry Dallard
- The Duchess of Dartmoor
- Joan Dallard
- Demon Discontent
- Anthony Smith
- Fairy Happiness
- Val Shield
- The Queen of Gooseland
- Valenda Taylor
- The Spirit of the Pool
- Janet Dixon
- Clodhopper, the Blacksmith
- Peter Kemp
- Father Christmas
- Peter Clapham
- Priscilla the Goose
- Rebecca Taylor
The company
- Joan Mary HarlandVillager
- Marjorie WattVillager
- Gillian JonesVillager
- Dorothea WilsonVillager
- Melanie MorganVillager
- Claire GordonVillager
- Karen PechartscheckVillager
- Wilf AndersonVillager
- Peter ClaphamVillager
- Jim ChapmanVillager
- Peter KempVillager
- Fiona StittVillager
- Alexandra WilsonVillager
- Trudy CallaghanChildren’s Chorus
- Katherine HunterChildren’s Chorus
- Elizabeth HarlandChildren’s Chorus
- Maxine WilsonChildren’s Chorus
- Jenny ThompsonChildren’s Chorus
- Lyndsey JohnsonChildren’s Chorus
- Victoria GarnhamChildren’s Chorus
- Rachael WatsonChildren’s Chorus
- Andrew HoltChildren’s Chorus
- Louise GrahamChildren’s Chorus
- Emma KernohanChildren’s Chorus
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