No Room at the Inn
The two-week run in Bristol marked the beginning of a lengthy tour, with the play eventually reaching the West End (at the Winter Garden Theatre) in May 1946 and running until May the following year.
After the Bristol run, Alfred Hirst and Doris Rogers resumed their original roles.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Inspector Willis | Neville Brook |
|---|---|
| Irene Saunders | Valerie Forrest |
| Judith Drave | Ursula Howells |
| Kate Grant | Ruth Dunning |
| Lily Robins | Billie Brook |
| Mary O’Rane | Mary Kimber |
| Mr Bowken | Alfred Hirst |
| Mr Burrells | Tony Quinn |
| Mrs Voray | Freda Jackson |
| Mrs Walters | Doris Rogers |
| Norma Smith | Joan Dowling |
| Rev James Allworth | Christopher Steele |
| Ronnie Chilbury | John Potter |
| Terence O’Rane | David Lang |
| Mr Bowken | Noel Morris
(started August 1945) |
| Mrs Walters | Eileen Turner
(started August 1945) |
| Judith Drave | Gwen Watford
(credited as Gwendoline Watford) (started May 1946) |
| Lily Robins | Kathleen Nugent
(started May 1946) |
| Ronnie Chilbury | Stanley Conett
(started May 1946) |
| Terence O’Rane | Humphrey Heathcote
(started May 1946) |
| Norma Smith | Dora Bryan
(started March 1947) |
Crew | |
| Designer | Henry Bird |
| Designer (Bristol) | Lucienne Gow |
| Director | Anthony Hawtrey |
| Presented by (West End) | Jack Hylton |
| Publicity Manager (West End) | Frank Shaw |
| Stage Director (West End) | Donald Ross |
| Stage Manager (West End) | Jane Colquhoun |
| Assistant Stage Manager (West End) | June Marshall |
| Scenery built by (West End) | Jack Hylton’s Studios |
| Scenery painted by (West End) | Alick Johnstone |
| Scenery painted by (West End) | Delaney Johnstone |
- Observations (1)
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Chris D.
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Observations
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I have on my wall a rather beautiful pen and ink line drawing of a country scene with overhanging trees – and the artist is Lucienne Gow. It has a small stamp at the bottom right hand corner that it is an Artists Proof from The Rembrandt Guild. I bought this beautiful art work in Tring – it was part of a larger Art collection of bundles of art which I successfully bid £8.00 for – with the intention of owning the lovely “tree picture”. Does anyone else have anything by her/him?
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