Trumpets and Drums
Adapted from Farquhar’s The recruiting officer by Bertolt Brecht, with music by Wagner-Régeny. Translated by Alan Brown and Kyra Dietz.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Appletree | Matthew Scurfield |
|---|---|
| Broadshoulders | Thomas Henty |
| Bullock | Arthur Kohn |
| Captain Brazen | Richard Kane |
| Collier | Matthew Scurfield |
| Collier’s wife | Celia Foxe |
| Court usher | Alastair Mitchell |
| Drummer | John Wright |
| Jenny | Janice Jarvis |
| Kitty | Caroline Hutchison |
| Lady Prude | Pat Keen |
| Lucy | Janet Maw |
| Maggie | Celia Foxe |
| Melinda Moorhill | Judy Liebert |
| Mike | Christopher Lillicrap
(credited as Chris Lillicrap) |
| Mr Balance | William Russell |
| Mr Worthy | John Dicks |
| Mrs Cobb | Jo Scott-Matthews |
| Pearmain | David Beames |
| Pickpocket | Danny Hiller |
| Pimp | Arthur Kohn |
| Plume | John Price |
| Prisoner | Thomas Henty |
| Prisoner | Christopher Lillicrap
(credited as Chris Lillicrap) |
| Rose | Caroline Hutchison |
| Sally | Judy Riley |
| Sergeant Kite | Malcolm Storry |
| Simpkins | Roger Booth |
| Smuggler | Arthur Kohn |
| Unemployed man | Nigel Bennett |
| Unemployed man’s wife | Judy Riley |
| Victoria Balance | Zoë Wanamaker |
| William Brideswell | Ted Richards |
Crew | |
| Assistant director | Richard H Williams |
| Composer | Rudolf Wagner-Régeny |
| Costume designer | Pippy Bradshaw
(credited as Pippi Bradshaw) |
| Deputy stage manager | Allan Bruce |
| Deputy stage manager | Carolyn Ross |
| Director | Richard Eyre |
| Drums | Mike Sillitoe |
| Lighting designer | Rory Dempster |
| Musical director | Ray Holder |
| Piano | Ray Holder |
| Set designer | John Gunter |
| Stage manager | Rodger Hulley |
| Translator | Alan Brown |
| Translator | Kyra Dietz |
| Trumpet | Malcolm Nabarro |
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Adapted from Farquhar’s The recruiting officer by Bertolt Brecht, with music by Wagner-Regeny. Translated by Alan Brown and Kyra Dietz.
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