Trailer (1980)

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Paul Copley
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Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Studio
End-stage

8 August 1980
9 August 1980
13 September 1980
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Stage Manager:
Robin Herford
Michael Holt

Amanda Saunders
Character
Kate
James
Anthony
Virginia
Joan
Actor
Abigail McKern
Jeffrey Robert
Michael Simkins
Lavinia Bertram
Marcia Warren

Why is this play significant?

Plays set in - or near Scarborough were incredibly rare during the first five decades of theatre in the round in Scarborough's existence (before becoming increasingly common from the 2010s onwards). Trailer is set in nearby Filey and only the third play produced by the company since 1955 to have been set in the locale. It's also notable for being written by the actor Paul Copley, who went to on to a significant career on stage and screen.

Notes

○ Trailer was a rare example of a show set in the locale of the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round, taking place entirely in a filling station yard near Filey - Scarborough’s closest town.
○ Trailer was a late night show produced in the Studio space at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.