The Tinder Box
When Michel Bazalgette killed himself on 27th January 1953, his role was taken over by Robert Stafford. (‘Actor Dead in Hotel’, Birmingham Evening Despatch 28th January 1953, page 6.)
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Unknown | Neville Challinor |
|---|---|
| Unknown | Tony Davies |
| Unknown | Ann Kindred |
| Unknown | Rae Lawley |
| Unknown | Jean Robbins |
| Unknown | Robert Stafford |
| Unknown | Dorothy White |
| A Servant | Hugh O’Neill |
| A Weird Face | Jack May |
| Countess Helga | Nancie Jackson |
| Duke Eldred | William Avenell |
| First Soldier | Bernard Hepton |
| Kufuffle, Witch’s slave | Redmond Phillips |
| Kurtz, the innkeeper | Alan Bridges |
| Lord Bartram | Michel Bazalgette |
| Peter, the soldier | Richard Pasco |
| Second Soldier | Kenneth Greed |
| Shemozzle, Witch’s slave | Alfred Burke |
| The Black Dog | Philip Dudley |
| The Black-and-White Dog | John Probert |
| The King | Edgar Wreford |
| The Princess Gisella | Eleanore Bryan |
| The Queen | Barbara Burke |
| The White Dog | John Greenwood |
| The Witch | Rosalind Boxall |
| Voice of the Spinning Wheel | Barbara Burke |
| Lord Bartram (replacement) | Robert Stafford
(started 27th January 1953) |
Crew | |
| Adaptor | Nicholas Stuart Gray |
| Designer | Finlay James |
| Director | Douglas Seale |
| Musical Director | Doris Watkins |
- Source: Birmingham Libraries archive (AHDS record)
- Last modified by Jared William.
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Play description
Based on a story by Hans Anderson
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