The Laughing Academy
Like WILL YOU WALK A LITTLE FASTER? (qv) – also presented in June 1960 – this play ran in the West End for only six performances.
Audiences were advised that the title was ‘beat talk’ for a madhouse.
‘First Cop’ was renamed ‘policeman’ in the West End, while ‘Second Cop’ was dropped altogether.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Cactus Jack, a whiskey poet | Warren Mitchell |
|---|---|
| Dum-Dum, a moron | Ian MacNaughton |
| First Cop | Tom Busby |
| Gusher, a phoney Texan | Tom Bowman |
| June, his [Cactus Jack’s] daughter | Kate Binchy |
| King Kelly, a slob | Brian O’Higgins |
| Mrs Kelly, a shrew | Gabrielle Hamilton |
| Second Cop | Jonathan Hansen |
| Tango, a guitarist | Tutte Lemkow |
| The Money Man, a rent collector | John Bay |
| Tom, an electrician | Jonathan White |
| Gusher, a phoney Texan (replacement) | Patrick Connor
(started 20th June 1960) |
| Tom, an electrician (replacement) | Donal Donnelly
(started 20th June 1960) |
Crew | |
| Additional Material | Tutte Lemkow |
| Additional Material | Warren Mitchell |
| Assistant Director | Donald Howarth |
| Designer | Sean Kenny |
| Director | Anthony Page |
| Music | Dudley Moore |
| Presented by (Richmond and West End) | David Pelham |
| Presented by (West End) | Gilda Dahlberg |
| Presented by arrangement with (West End) | Jack Hylton |
| Presented in association with (Richmond) | Richmond Theatre Productions Ltd |
| Production Photographs | G Oswald Taylor |
| Stage Director (Richmond) | Peter Harris |
| Stage Manager / Carpenter (Richmond) | Cyril Booth |
| Assistant Stage Manager (Richmond) | Christine Edmonds |
| Assistant Stage Manager (Richmond) | Ann Simmons |
| Electrician (Richmond) | M Jones |
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