Wolf At The Door (1989)

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Henry Becque
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Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Main house (Round)
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27 September 1989
3 October 1989
21 October 1989
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Alan Ayckbourn
Francis Stevenson
Michael Holt
John Pattison

Vaughan Curtis
Natasha Betteridge
Lynda Snowden
Sarah Percival
Marina Kilby
Character
M. Vigeron, a manufacturer
Mme Vigneron, his wife
Judith, their daughter
Marie, their daughter
Blanche, their daughter
Gaston, their son
Auguste, their servant
Rosalie, their servant
Mme de Saint-Genis
Merckens, a music teacher
Teissier, a former banker
Bourdon, a lawyer
Lenormond, a civil servant
George de Saint-Genis
General Fromentin
Doctor
Lefort, an architect
Dupois, an upholsterer
Actor
James Tomlinson
Elizabeth Bell
Jennifer Wiltsie
Robin McCaffrey
Claire Skinner
Ian Dunn
Daniel Collings
Doreen Andrew
Alison Skilbeck
Sean Chapman
Bernard Hepton
Jon Strickland
Robin Newman
Dean Daley
Robin Bowerman
Bill Moody
Robin Bowerman
Bill Moody

Why is this play significant?

The acclaimed actor Bernard Hepton starred in the play which was originally intended to transfer into the West End with the Scarborough company, but which never came to fruition.

Notes

○ Wolf At The Door was an adaptation of Henry Becque's play Les Corbeaux (The Crows). It was translated by David Walker, who sent it to Alan Ayckbourn believing it would appeal to the playwright. Alan agreed to direct it as well as adapting the play for performance.

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All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.