The Beggar’s Opera
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Ben Budge | Donald Layne-Smith |
|---|---|
| Betty Doxy | Ann Cooper |
| Crook-Fingered Jack | Malcolm Rivers |
| Diana Trapes | Patience Collier |
| Dolly Trull | Patricia Conolly |
| Drawer | Darien Angadi |
| Filch | Michael Williams |
| Harry Paddington | Gordon Honeycombe |
| Jailer | John Cobner |
| Jemmy Twitcher | Michael Rippon |
| Jenny Diver | Patricia Kilgarriff |
| Lockit | Tony Church |
| Lucy Lockit | Virginia McKenna |
| Macheath | Derek Godfrey |
| Marine Officer | Donald Bisset |
| Matt o’ the Mint | Gareth Morgan |
| Molly Brazen | Joan Alcorn |
| Mrs Coaxer | Denise Coffey |
| Mrs Peachum | Doris Hare |
| Mrs Slammekin | Valerie Griffiths |
| Mrs Vixen | Elizabeth Spriggs |
| Nimming Ned | Darien Angadi |
| Peachum | Ronald Radd |
| Poet | Gareth Morgan |
| Polly Peachum | Dorothy Tutin |
| Robin of Bagshot | John Cobner |
| Slippery Sam | Tim Bamber |
| Suky Tawdry | Mary Webster |
| Tom Tipple | Peter Bamber |
| Unnamed parts | Richard Arthure |
| Unnamed parts | Barry Ashton |
| Unnamed parts | Kenneth Gardnier |
| Unnamed parts | Dane Howell |
| Unnamed parts | April Walker |
| Wat Dreary | John Harwood |
Crew | |
| Arranger | Raymond Leppard |
| Choreographer | Pauline Grant |
| Costume Designer | Leslie Hurry |
| Director | Peter Wood |
| Music by | John Gay |
| Playwright | John Gay |
| Set Designer | Sean Kenny |
- Observations (1)
- Source: RSC Performance Database
- Last modified by Jared William.
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Observations
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The aldwych had this on summer of 63? I love it. The set was absolutely wonderfull. There were crates all over the thames embankment, in the end the deported gathered to gether and the crates turned into a superb sailing ship.
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