The Complete Plays: A Word From Our Sponsor (1995 Tour)

Production Details
Title:
Author / Lyrics:
Music:

Venue:
Staging:
A Word From Our Sponsor
Alan Ayckbourn
John Pattison

Chichester Festival Theatre
Round
First performance:
Final performance:
7 June 1995
8 July 1995
Company Details
Director:
Musical Director:
Asst. Musical Director:
Choreographer:
Lighting:
Design:

Stage Manager:
Deputy Stage Manager:
Assistant Stage Manager:
Alan Ayckbourn
John Pattison
Simon Cryer
Sheila Carter
Mick Hughes
Roger Glossop

Richard Jarman
Sharon Perchard
Georgina Samuels
Character
Harry, a vicar
Janice, a widow
Gussie, her companion
Francis, a chemist
Nonie, his wife & a bookseller
Rache, their daughter
Earl, a businessman
Valda
Valder
Actor
Peter Forbes
Eileen Page
Phyllida Hancock
Christopher Webber
Prue Clarke
Alison Burrows
Graham Kent
Kate Arneil
Dale Rapley
Notes
○ A Word From Our Sponsor was the final Alan Ayckbourn play to receive its premiere at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round before the company moved to the new Stephen Joseph Theatre in 1996.
○ The role of Gussie was played by Phyllida Hancock for the production's transfer to Chichester following the tragic death of Sophie Winter on 4 June.
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All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust