Jeeves
Musical based on the stories of P.G. Wodehouse
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Aunt Dahlia | Betty Marsden |
|---|---|
| Bertie Wooster | David Hemmings |
| Bingo Little | David Wood |
| Cropper – Another Gardener’s Boy | Brett Forrest |
| Dawkins – The Kitchenmaid | Jini Steel |
| Drones Club Gentleman | Derek Beard |
| Drones Club Gentleman | Bill Boazman |
| Drones Club Gentleman | David Cordwell |
| Drones Club Gentleman | Sam Cox |
| Drones Club Gentleman | John Dicks |
| Drones Club Gentleman | Terry Wood |
| Gussie Fink-Nottle | Christopher Good |
| Harold “Stinker” Pinker | Gordon Clyde |
| Honoria Glossop | Angela Easterling |
| Jeeves | Michael Aldridge |
| Madeleine Bassett | Gabrielle Drake |
| Ramsay – The Parlourmaid | Elaine Loudon |
| Seppings – The Butler | Graham Hamilton |
| Sharkey – The Gardener’s Boy | Peter Kosta |
| Sir Roderick Spode | John Turner |
| Sir Watkyn Bassett | Bill Wallis |
| Stiffy Byng | Debbie Bowen |
Crew | |
| Choreograher | Christopher Bruce |
| Composer | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Costumes | Voytek |
| Designer | Voytek |
| Director | Eric Thompson |
| Lighting | Robert Ornbo |
| Musical Director & Vocal Arrangements | Anthony Bowles |
| Orchestrations | Keith Amos |
| Orchestrations | David Cullen |
| Orchestrations | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Orchestrations | Don Walker |
| Sound | David Collison |
- Observations (1)
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Michael Hope.
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Observations
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This production had a very difficult history starting with the try-out at Bristol Hippodrome, when the first preview lasted over four hours. There were backstage arguments among the writers and director and during the London previews the original director Eric Thompson was replaced by Alan Ayckbourn. Betty Marsden did not even make it to London. Her part as Aunt Dahlia was cut whilst the show was still in Bristol. The show was savaged by the critics and lasted a month.
Twenty years later, after the dust had settled, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn had another look at the show and revised and simplified it. This time under the title of “By Jeeves” it had a more successful West End run and also appeared on Broadway.
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