The Hills of California
Blackpool, 1976. The driest summer in 200 years. The beaches are packed. The hotels are heaving. In the sweltering backstreets, far from the choc ices and donkey rides, the Webb Sisters are returning to their mother’s run-down guest house, as she lies dying upstairs.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Bill / Mr Halliwell | Shaun Dooley |
|---|---|
| Dennis / Jack Larkin | Bryan Dick |
| Dr Rose / Understudy Dennis, Mr Smith, Jack Larkin, Luther St John | Stevie Raine |
| Gloria | Leanne Best |
| Jill | Helena Wilson |
| Luther St John | Corey Johnson |
| Mr Potts / Joe Fogg | Richard Lumsden |
| Mr Smith / Understudy Mr Potts, Bill, Joe Fogg, Mr Halliwell, Dr Rose | Will Barratt |
| Mrs Smith / Understudy Jill | Georgina Hellier |
| Patty / Understudy Young Ruby, Young Jill | Lucy Moran |
| Penny / Biddy | Natasha Magigi |
| Ruby | Ophelia Lovibond |
| Tony | Alfie Jackson |
| Understudy Patty, Young Gloria, Young Joan | Monica Faldes |
| Understudy Penny, Biddy | Angela Phinnimore |
| Understudy Ruby, Gloria, Mrs Smith | Jasmyn Banks |
| Understudy Tony | William Lawlor |
| Understudy Veronica | Jessica Elisa Boyd |
| Veronica | Laura Donnelly |
| Young Gloria | Nancy Allsop |
| Young Jill | Nicola Turner |
| Young Joan | Lara McDonnell |
| Young Ruby | Sophia Ally |
Crew | |
| Assistant Choreographer | Gemma Fuller |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Ben Coates |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Tegan Cutts |
| Associate Director | Zoé Ford Burnett |
| Associate Sound Designer | Eoin O’Grady |
| Board Operator | Joshua Hawkins-Lewis |
| Casting Associate | Arthur Carrington |
| Casting Director | Amy Ball |
| Choreographer | Ellen Kane |
| Company Manager | Jonathan Stott |
| Costume Associate | Lucy Gaiger |
| Deputy Head of Wardrobe | Tanya Aanderaa |
| Deputy Head of Wigs | Georgia Butler |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Vicky Eames |
| Designer | Rob Howell |
| Dialect Coach | Danièle Lydon |
| Director | Sam Mendes |
| Dresser | Khadifa Wong |
| Head of Automation | Matilda Koli |
| Head of Wardrobe | Keshini Ranasinghe |
| Head of Wigs | Kirsty Lamb |
| Lighting Designer | Natasha Chivers |
| Musical Supervisor & Arranger | Candida Caldicot |
| Production Manager | Kate West |
| Props Supervisor | Lisa Buckley |
| Sound Designer, Composer & Arranger | Nick Powell |
| Sound No.1 | Laurie Kirkby |
| Sound No.2 | Tom Bosworth |
| Stage Manager | Natalia Sharville |
| Wigs, Hair & Make-Up | Campbell Young Associates |
| Writer | Jez Butterworth |
| Young Person’s Casting Director | Verity Naughton |
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Play description
Set in Blackpool in the sweltering summer of ’76, the Webb sisters return to the family guesthouse to see their dying mother one last time.
Photo credits
- Promo Image, Creative Commons Attribution
- The Hills of California by Mark Douet, Creative Commons Attribution
- The Hills of California by Mark Douet, Creative Commons Attribution
- The Hills of California by Mark Douet
- The Hills of California by Mark Douet
- The Hills of California by Mark Douet
- The Hills of California by Mark Douet
- The Hills of California by Mark Douet
- The Hills of California by Mark Douet
- The Hills of California by Mark Douet
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