1964 - Much Ado About Nothing
'Much Ado About Nothing' was also presented in 1990.and in 2015
Dates & Location
Monday 6th July - Saturday 11th July 1964
Evenings at 8pm - Saturday matinee at 2.30pm
Hillbark Gardens, Frankby, Wirral.
( by kind permission of the Hoylake UDC )
Proceeds in aid of West Wirral Scots and Hillbark Home for the Aged.
Tickets
Booking via Rushworth & Dreaper, Birkenhead and Liverpool and Carefree Travel, Hoylake, West Kirby and Heswall
Tickets 8/6, 5/6, 3/6
| The Cast | |
|---|---|
| Don Pedro | John Kelly |
| Don John | Christopher Owen |
| Claudio | John Livesey |
| Benedick | Tom Gittins |
| Leonato | John Fitzharris |
| Antonio | Michael Trainor |
| Balthasar | Robin Nelson |
| Conrade | Barrington Lister |
| Borachio | David Fleetwood |
| Friar Francis | Jack Williams |
| Dogberry | Brian Danger |
| Verges | Ernest Freeman |
| A Sexton | Cyril Cambridge |
| A messenger | William Law |
| The Watch | Robert Fitzharris, William Law, John Pannell |
| Hero | Elisabeth Sladen |
| Beatrice | Jacqueline Williams |
| Margaret | Fiona Malcolm |
| Ursula | Judith Fowler |
| Attendants | Ann Nolan, Anne Greenwood, Anne Hackland |
| Recorders played by |
Kathleen Boast, Gillian Edwards,
Rosalind Gow, Angela Hay, Deborah Sing, Elizabeth Munro, Susan Munro |
| Lute played by | David Locke |
| Bugler Musicians | Colin Heald |
| Drummers | Colin Parr, Michael Wishart |
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The production team |
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|---|---|
Director
|
Malcolm Ash
|
| Flower arrangements | Jill Ellis |
| Lighting arranged by | Ron Lamb |
| Music composed and arranged by | Robin Nelson |
| Dancing mistress | Anne Greenwood |
| Costumes designed by | Mary Metcalfe |
| Dresses for Beatrice and Hero made by | Margaret Martyn |
| Other ladies dresses & men's doublets made by | Sheelagh Munro, Helen Oldham, Jessica Tann |
| Embroidery | Mavis Corlett, Patricia Oldham, John Metcalfe |
| Farthingales | Laurence Oldham |
| Lighting assistants | Neil Ferguson, Ian Lamb, Frank Mulvey |
| Stage manager | Norman Davies |
| Stage assistants | Rob Bassett, Leslie Miller |
| Property mistress | Betty Fitzharris |
| Tickets | Phillipa Nicholls, Jean Bower |
| Patron secretary | Michael DG Ellis |
| Photographs | Guyse Williams |
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| The Committee | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Mrs D.M.C Higginbottom J.P. |
| Vice-Chairman | Tom Gittins |
| Secretary | Mrs S. Nelson |
| Treasurer | M.D.G.Ellis Esq |
| Press Agent | Brian Danger |
| Scout Organiser | R.Freeman Esq |
| Publicity | Robin Nelson |
| Business Managers | D.B Bower Esq, H.P.Moore Esq |
| Electrician | Ron Lamb |
