The Complete Plays: The Westwoods (1984)

The Westwoods
The Westwoods consisted of two musical revues by Alan Ayckbourn and Paul Todd called His Side and Her Side.
Production Details
Title:
Author / Lyrics:
Music:
New Play:

Venue:
Location:
Staging:
The Westwoods
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Todd
Yes

Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Studio
End-stage
First performance:
Opening night:
Final performance:
29 May 1984
29 May 1984
6 September 1984
Company Details
Director:
Musical Director:
Lighting:
Design:

Stage Manager:
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Todd
Francis Lynch
Alan Marshall

Kathryn-Anne Woodward
Actors
Robert Cotton
Daniel Flynn
Jane Hollowood
Mark Jax
Actors
Dorcas Jones
Alwyne Taylor
Alan Thompson
Caroline Webster
Notes
○ The Westwoods was originally intended to be (and advertised as) a three-part musical revue inspired by TV shows such as The Thorn Birds and The Waltons; the different parts being called Episode 36, Episode 12 and Episode 105. At some point, the revue was altered to just two parts: His Side and Her Side, but appears to have largely kept the same intentions as what was originally advertised.
○ The Westwoods was a revue performed during lunchtimes in the Studio at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round.
○ The Westwoods is a play both on the venue where the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round was based at Westwood in Scarborough and also on the famous Sitwell family which lived in Scarborough.
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All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust