Sing a Rude Song
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Alec Hurley | Denis Quilley |
|---|---|
| Alice | Jacqueline Toye |
| Bernard Dillon | Maurice Gibb |
| Bookie | Derek Griffiths |
| Canon Fairbrother | Graham Armitage |
| Cissie Sombolini | Judy Bowen |
| Colonel Oldmeadow | Harry Towb |
| Harrison Arthur Blount | Graham Armitage |
| Jackie Gerardo | Derek Griffiths |
| Jenny | Olwen Hughes |
| Jockey | Gerard Hunt |
| Marie Lloyd | Barbara Windsor |
| Mavis Sombolini | Veronica Clifford |
| Miss Leftwich | Irlin Hall |
| Moss Mindlebaum | Harry Towb |
| Mr Primitive Methodist | Arthur Sweet |
| Mrs Fairy Cox | Irlin Hall |
| Mrs Primitive Methodist | Irlin Hall |
| Porter | Derek Griffiths |
| Rosie | Josie Ashcroft |
| Stage Manager | Derek Griffiths |
| Station Master | Royston Moldoom |
| Velma Sombolini | Pat Ashton |
| Waiter | John Begg |
| Waiter | Jack Gunn |
Crew | |
| Additional Material | Alan Bennett |
| Book & Lyrics | Caryl Brahms |
| Book & Lyrics | Ned Sherrin |
| Choreograher | Virginia Mason |
| Costumes | Tim Goodchild |
| Designer | Roger Butlin |
| Director | Robin Phillips |
| Lighting | John T E Barber |
| Music | Ron Grainer |
- Observations (1)
- Added by Michael Hope.
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Observations
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This play gets a mention in Ned Sherrin’s memoir. He tells the story of how my mum (Pat Ashton) took over from Barbara Windsor when her voice gave out. She was the understudy but was already in the play as Velma Sombolini, so had not learnt all Marie Lloyd’s lines. They made a “Brechtian” compromise whereby two people read Marie’s lines from the side of the stage and my mum sang the songs. I was there on the first night to see the show which was a great story of rags to riches and pompous judiciary. And saw it a second time when the audience were told what was going to happen but after the show nobody wanted their money back.
I still have the signed soundtrack album where Ned Sherrin thanks my mum for being the ‘other’ Marie.
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