Dry Rot
Wynne Clark and Charles Cameron were retained from the original production of this play at Windsor (qv).
The ‘radio commentator’ credit was dropped after the three initial tour dates.
The West End run totalled 1,475 performances.
The touring version of this production – featuring John Slater, Ray Cooney, Tony Hilton and Andrew Sachs – opened at the Theatre Royal, Brighton on 27th August 1956. The previous week (20th to 25th August), the touring company played at the Whitehall while the West End cast took a holiday. (‘Chit Chat: Raymond Cooney’, The Stage 16th August 1958, page 8.)
The final round of cast changes, in February 1958, were in preparation for a second tour (qv), which began at Streatham Hill Theatre on 17th March 1958.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Albert Polignac | Larry Noble |
|---|---|
| Alfred Tubbe | John Slater |
| Beth | Hazel Douglas |
| Colonel Wagstaff | Charles Cameron |
| Flash Harry | Basil Lord |
| Fred Phipps | Brian Rix |
| John Danby | John Chapman |
| Mrs Wagstaff | Cicely Paget-Bowman |
| Sergeant Fire | Wynne Clark |
| Susan Wagstaff | Diana Calderwood |
| Radio Commentator | Peter Mercier
(9th – 28th August 1954) |
| Mrs Wagstaff (temporary replacement) | Beryl Ede
(started 13th June 1955) |
| Fred Phipps (temporary replacement) | Richard Curnock
(11th – 16th July 1955) |
| Albert Polignac (temporary replacement) | Hubert Cross
(21st – 26th November 1955) |
| Alfred Tubbe (replacement) | Leo Franklyn
(started 25th June 1956) |
| John Danby (replacement) | Peter Mercier
(started November 1956) |
| Fred Phipps (temporary replacement) | Tony Hilton
(May – June 1957) |
| Flash Harry (temporary replacement) | Ray Cooney
(24th June – 6th July 1957) |
| Albert Polignac (replacement) | Geoffrey Sasse
(started 10th February 1958) |
| Alfred Tubbe (replacement) | Basil Lord
(started 10th February 1958) |
| Beth (replacement) | Edna Hopcroft
(started 10th February 1958) |
| Colonel Wagstaff (replacement) | Geoffrey Denton
(started 10th February 1958) |
| Flash Harry (replacement) | Raymond Dyer
(started 10th February 1958) |
| Fred Phipps (replacement) | Tony Hilton
(started 10th February 1958) |
| John Danby (replacement) | David Conville
(started 10th February 1958) |
Crew | |
| Designer | Rhoda Gray |
| Director | Wallace Douglas |
| Musical theme ‘Dry Rot’ by | Freddie Poser |
| Musical theme ‘Dry Rot’ by | Tommy Watt |
| Press Representative | Torrington Douglas |
| Stage Director | Peter Mercier |
| Stage Manager | Hubert Cross |
| Stage Manager | Shirley Lawrence |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Ann Lynn |
| Business Manager | William E Raynor |
| General Manager | Brian Rix |
| Scenery built by | Mayfair Displays |
| Scenery painted by | Stage Decor Ltd |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Pat Deacon |
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