Irma la Douce
Mary Preston played the title role for the last two months of this long run, then immediately went into the show’s national tour, which started at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on 5th March 1962.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| A Flic | Howard Short |
|---|---|
| A Priest | Roy Evans |
| A Tax Inspector | Harry Goodier |
| An Honest Man | Roy Desmond |
| An Usher | Roy Evans |
| Bob-le-Hotu | Clive Revill |
| Bob-le-Hotu (replacement 1) | Ronnie Barker
(credited as Ronald Barker) |
| Counsel for the Defence | Harry Goodier |
| Counsel for the Prosecution | Howard Short |
| Dancer | Roy Desmond |
| Dancer | Bill Morgan |
| First Warder | Harry Goodier |
| Frangipane | Gary Raymond |
| Irma-la-Douce | Elizabeth Seal |
| Jojo-les-Yeux-Sales | David Evans |
| M. Bougne | William Thorburn |
| Man with a Juke Box | Howard Short |
| Nestor-le-Fripe | Keith Michell |
| Persil-le-Noir | Frank Olegario |
| Police Inspector | Julian Orchard |
| Polyte-le-Mou | John East |
| Roberto-les-Diams | Ronnie Barker
(credited as Ronald Barker) |
| Roberto-les-Diams (replacement 1) | Richard Curnock |
| Roberto-les-Diams (replacement 2) | Harry Goodier |
| Second Warder | William Thorburn |
| Third Warder | Howard Short |
| Nestor-le-Fripe (replacement) | John Neville
(started 12th October 1959) |
| Bob-le-Hotu (replacement 2) | Joe Melia
(started 1960) |
| Irma La Douce (temporary replacement) | Norma Dunbar
(April 1960) |
| Nestor-le-Fripe (replacement) | Howard Short
(started 16th May 1960) |
| Irma La Douce (replacement) | Shani Wallis
(started 6th June 1960) |
| Nestor-le-Fripe (replacement) | Gerard Hely
(started August 1960) |
| Nestor-le-Fripe (replacement) | Denis Quilley
(started December 1960) |
| Nestor-le-Fripe (replacement) | Gerard Hely
(started June 1961) |
| Police Inspector | Michael Barrington
(started 27th November 1961) |
| Irma La Douce (replacement) | Mary Preston
(started 1st January 1962) |
Crew | |
| Choreographer | John Heawood |
| Designer (set and costumes) | Rolf Gerard |
| Director | Peter Brook |
| Musical Director | Alexander Faris |
| Orchestrations | Andre Popp |
| Vocal Arrangements | Bert Waller |
| Presented by arrangement with | Henry Hall |
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