The Amorous Prawn
The West End run finished two days after celebrating its 900th performance. (‘Chit Chat’, The Stage 15th February 1962, page 8.)
Cast & Crew
Cast
Corporal Sydney Green | Stanley Baxter |
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Lady Fitzadam | Evelyn Laye |
Larry Hoffman | Hugh McDermott |
Major General Sir Hamish Fitzadam | Walter Fitzgerald |
Private Albert Huggins | Harry Landis |
Private Biddy O’Hara | Lucy Young |
Private Suzie Tidmarsh | Jean Aubrey |
Private Willie Maltravers | Derek Nimmo |
Sam Goulansky | Michael Segal |
The Prawn | Ernest Clark |
Uncle Joe | Reginald Gillam |
Corporal Sydney Green (replacement) | Jimmy Thompson
(started May 1960) |
Private Albert Huggins (replacement) | Anthony Parker
(started August 1960) |
Private Biddy O’Hara (replacement) | Ann Luce
(started 1961) |
Private Willie Maltravers (replacement) | Graham Armitage
(started 23rd January 1961) |
Crew | |
Designer | Anthony Holland |
Director | Murray Macdonald |
Presented by | Murray Macdonald |
Presented by | John Stevens |
Press Representative | John Bretton |
Assistant Director | Peter Barkworth |
Assistant Stage Manager | David Fleming |
Company and Stage Manager | John Moore |
Deputy Stage Manager | Christopher Page |
Wardrobe Mistress | Ivy Graves |
- Observations (3)
- Added by Jared William.
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Observations
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In a later change of Cast Jimmy Thompson took over the role of Corporal Sydney Green from Stanley Baxter.
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In a later change of Cast Anthony Parker took over the role of Private Albert Huggins from Harry Landis.
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I have a programme for this production from January 16th 1960 – the night my mum and dad got engaged. Dad proposed to mum on Richmond Hill. They later got married at St John the Divine in Richmond.
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