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Bradford Drama Festival (A play)  
  Bradford Drama Festival
 Monday 6 to Saturday 11 May, 1963
  Monday, 6th May
  Juke Box Saturday Night
  by Donald Lightwood
 Eccleshill Church Youth Drama Group (Gp C)
Produced by :  Alice Harrison
Vi :  Lesley Mathers
Irene :  Elaine Ogden
Teenage Boy :  Timothy Thornton
Teenage Girl :  Judith Clifton
Eric :  Paul Barthel
Smiler :  Anthony Clifton
Harry :  Duncan Preston
Dollie :  Josephine Judge
Teenage Boys :  Derek Newton
  Michael Harrison
Teenage Girl :  Carole Smith
Policeman :  Stephen Bennion
  The House of Bernarda Alba
  by Federico Garcia Lorca
 Ilkely Afternoon Townswomen's Guild (Gp A)
Produced by :  Charles W Womersley
Bernarda :  Hilda Winder
Angustias :  Elizabeth Crook
Magdalena :  Mary Barlow
Amelia :  Irene Halliwell
Martirio :  Margaret Lantaff
Adela :  Barbara Virgo
La Poncia, a maid :  Marjorie Gammon
A Maid :  Edith Hitt
  The Faithful Widow of Ephesus
  by Thomas Cruden
 English Electric (Bradford) Sports Club - Dramatic Section (Gp B)
Produced by :  Harry Elstub
Cleon :  John Driver
Scopas :  Norman Doyle
Hermione :  Pat Monnington
Daphne :  Kay Pollard
Philemon :  Tony Imeson
Phyllis :  Sandra Lucas
Amanda :  June Pride
  Tuesday, 7th May
  They Refuse to be Resurrected
  by NK Smith
 Bowling Youth Club (Gp C)
Produced by :  Christine B Aked
The Author :  Peter Jackson
Pierrot :  Chris Stanyon
Columbine :  Marilyn Ellis
Harlequin :  Barry Smith
  The Dock Brief
  by John Mortimer
 Dewsbury Catholic Players (Gp A)
Produced by :  Sylvia Ragan
Warder (off-stage) :  Jack Vokes
Morgenhall (an unsuccessful barrister) :  Terence Swift
Fowle (an unsuccessful criminal) :  Peter Ragan
  Instruments of Darkness
  by Margaret Wood
 The Calverley Players (Gp B)
Produced by :  Les Dickinson
Ailort :  Jean Dickinson
Katrine :  Ena Mennell
Morag :  Ann Riley
Steward :  Frank Parker
Porter :  Don Smith
Messenger :  Jim Noble
Donuil :  Ken Senior
Niall :  Roy Smith
  Wednesday, 8th May
  Catherine Parr
  by Maurice Baring
 Jack and Jill Youth Club (Gp C)
Produced by :  Hilda Heap
King Henry VIII :  Derek Airey
Catherine Parr :  Kathleen Richardson
Page :  Margaret Barker
  A Resounding Tinkle
  by NF Simpson
 The Harrogate Dramatic Society (Gp A)
Produced by :  Lewis Simm
Middle Paradock :  Ann Lishman
Bro Paradock :  John Tudor
Uncle Ted :  Alison Birkinshaw
  Storm Music
  by Mary Neild
 Waring Green Players (Gp B)
Produced by :  R Douglas Robson
Josie Gray :  Judith Preston
Madeline Grey (sister-in-law) :  Pat Sheard
Nancy Grey (mother) :  Mary Hepworth
Mrs Jardine (a neighbour) :  Hilda Bottomley
Simon Dacey (an artist) :  Geoffrey Dews
  Thursday, 9th May
  Dark Brown
  by Philip Johnson
 South Bradford Catholic Youth Club (Gp C)
Produced by :  P Whitford
Mrs Collins :  Rita Hines
Miss Tasker :  Geraldine Tiffany
Jenny Brown :  Pauline Chapman
Bella Crewe :  Mary Wright
Fred Whitworth :  Jack Mahony
Arthur Brown :  James Lee
Mres Persophelous :  Catherine Grogan
  The Bear
  by Anton Tchekoff
 Dewsbury Arts Group (Gp A)
Produced by :  Geoffrey Holmes
Luka :  Geoffrey Holmes
Popova :  Jennifer Holmes
Smirnov :  David Wood
Villagers :  J Cliffe
  D Wright
  J Westwood
  C Farmer
  The Pen of My Aunt
  by Gordon Daviot
 Haworth Road Methodist A. D. Society (Gp B)
Produced by :  Dorothy H Eadie
Madame :  Kathleen Allen
Simone :  Anita Day
Stranger :  A Andrew
Corporal :  Eric Wood
  Friday, 10th May
  The Bishop's Candlesticks
  by Norman McKinnel
 Eccleshill Methodist Youth Club (Gp C)
Produced by :  Brian Gamble
Persome :  Diane Dibb
Marie :  Patricia Lassey
The Bishop :  Jack Midgley
Convict :  Anthony Cariss
Sergeant of Gendarmes :  Brian Gamble
A Gendarme :  Jim Mitchell
  O'Flaherty V.C.
  by George Bernard Shaw
 Bradford Institute of Technology Drama Group (Gp A)
Produced by :  Victor Marshall
Pte O'Flaherty, V.C. :  Brian Charlton
General Sir Pearce Madigan, Bart : 
Mrs O'Flaherty :  Joan Marshall
Teresa :  Margaret Cullen
  Have You Seen My Lady?
  by Geoffrey Skelton
 The Little Horton Players (Gp B)
Produced by :  Gladys W Stocks
Mrs Tucker (a widow) :  Margaret Burton
Caroline (her daughter) :  Christine Aken
Patrick Cassidy (a young man) :  Arthur Robinson
Walther Threadgold (the lodger) :  Enoch Stocks
  Saturday, 11th May
  And This is Our Life
  by Stuart Ready
 Sedburgh School Bradford Boys' Club (Gp C)
Produced by :  Audrey Woodrow
Cpl Watkins (Toughy) :  Roy Bates
Cpl Lacy (The Toff) :  Terry Fish
Pte Jenner (Mick) :  Keith Wilkinson
Sgt Griffin (Bill) :  Albert Goy
L/Cpl Hurst (Jim) :  John Stone
Camp Commandant (Pimpo) :  Colin Richardson
  A Tale of Chelm
  by Sholom Alecheim
 The Prosceniun Players (Gp A)
Produced by :  Alec Baron
Mendele (a book peddler) :  Michael Kent
Melamed (a teacher) :  Gerry Riche
Rifkele (his wife) :  Vivienne Jacobs
Rabbi David :  Joe Stephenson
Rochele (an angel) :  Thelma Rose
Stranger :  Basil Lewis
A Woman of Chelm :  Lynda Sherwood
A Goatseller :  Anita Silverton
Dodi, an Innkeeper :  Cecil Davies
Innkeeper's Assistant :  John Fisher
  The Writing on the Wall
  by Michael Walker
 Group Theatre (Gp B)
First Guard : 
Woman : 
Second Guard : 
Man : 
Captain : 
Boy : 
Old Woman : 

By Group ruling, the members of the cast and the producer remain anonymous

This festival ran under the auspices of Bradford Civic Playhouse and the Bradford & District Theatre Guild.

The festival is divided into three Groups.  (The Group code is shown against each team name above).
  1. Guest Group.  Invited teams to compete for the “W.A.Dyson” Memorial Trophy (to be held for one year).  The winning team will also receive an award of 20 guineas.
  2. Theatre Guild Group.  Teams from societies affiliated to the Bradford & District Theatre Guild to compete for the following trophies (to be held for one year) – “Telegraph & Argus” Trophy, “Yorkshire Post” Trophy.  The winning team will also receive an award of 10 guineas.  Awards will be made to the best actor and actress in this gropu
  3. Youth Club Group.  Teams from Bradford Youth Clubs to compete for the “Miss E.E.Hart Memorial Trophy” (to be held for one year).  The winning team will also receive an award of 10 guineas.  In addition, the Clubs from which the best actor and actress in this Group are chosen will each receive 5 guineas.
All cash awards are to be considered as contributions to the funds of the Societies concerned and not rewards to individual teams or performers.
[ Complete listing - Season 1962-3 ]
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