McCarthy
An enhanced revival as a co-production with Manchester Library Theatre of the production originally staged by Loophole Productions at the University Theatre. An additional short play, “Waxworks” by Barry Davies was presented as a curtain-raiser.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Assorted ladies | Keren Wilson |
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Cohen | Robin Andrews |
Eddie/Pilot/Petitioner etc | Bernard Hill |
McCarthy | Peter Adamson |
McMurray/Lattimore etc | Stephen Hatton |
Narrator/Mayor/Taft etc | Richard Henry |
Crew | |
Assistant Carpenter | Roy Taylor |
Assistant Stage Manager | Enid Deakin |
Assistant Stage Manager | Robert Southam |
Assistant Technician | Malcolm Hurrell |
Business Manager | David Richards |
Chief Technician | Michael Williams |
Choreographer | Kate Stuart-Wortley |
Deputy Stage Manager | Lorna Hempstead |
Designer | Michael Holt |
Director | Stephen Butcher |
General Manager | Chris Pye |
Graphics | David Richards |
Graphics & picture research | Simon Bosanquet |
Graphics & picture research | Martin Weitz |
Lighting Design | Michael Williams |
Make-up | Lois Richardson |
Master Carpenter | Derek Jones |
Musician | Jules Burns |
Musician | Chris Pye |
Photography | John Gaffney |
Production Secretary | Sue Jolly |
Properties | David Millard |
Song lyrics | Nick Wilson |
Sound | Frank Griffiths |
Sound | Michael Williams |
Stage Manager | Michael Robinson |
Wardrobe Assistant | Carmel Wright |
Wardrobe Mistress | Alma Flatley |
Wardrobe Supervisor | Cathy Alger |
- Observations (2)
- Added by Stephen Butcher.
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Play description
A slapstick account of the rise and fall of Senator Joe McCarthy, the anti-Communist witch hunter.
Photo credits
Observations
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Martin Walker wrote in the Guardian of Peter Adamson: “A memorable performance and worth seeing for him alone. The production at the Wythenshawe Forum is by Loophole, which is in part a group of television people who want to keep their links with the stage. From this performance it’s a pity that Adamson ever left it.”
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Beryl Jones, in her review in the Manchester Evening News, wrote: “I praised this Loophole Productions presentation before, when it was a late-night show at the University Theatre, and I can only praise it again for its slickness, its wit and its effective use of slides, music, lights and sound.”
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