Alan Ayckbourn: Plays Directed
David Copperfield (1961)
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Joan Macalpine
Yes
Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre
Concert Room, Scarborough Library
Round
11 December 1961
11 December 1961
23 December 1961
Yes
Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre
Concert Room, Scarborough Library
Round
11 December 1961
11 December 1961
23 December 1961
Company Details
Director:
Alan Ayckbourn
Character
David
Dr Chillip / Mr Dick / Mr Micawber
Betsy Trotwood / Jane Murdstone / Julia
Clara / Dora Spenlow
Mr Murdstone / Mr Spenlow / Tradesman
Traddles / Uriah Heap
David
Dr Chillip / Mr Dick / Mr Micawber
Betsy Trotwood / Jane Murdstone / Julia
Clara / Dora Spenlow
Mr Murdstone / Mr Spenlow / Tradesman
Traddles / Uriah Heap
Actor
David Jarrett
Stanley Page
Rosamund Dickson
Patricia England
Richard Gill
Peter King
David Jarrett
Stanley Page
Rosamund Dickson
Patricia England
Richard Gill
Peter King
Notes
○ David Copperfield was Joan Macalpine’s first play to be professionally produced.
○ Further illustrating Stephen Joseph’s desire to encourage talent within the Scarborough company, Joan had initially been employed by Studio Theatre Ltd as a stage-manager before she turned her hand to writing.
○ This was an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Famed novel.
○ Further illustrating Stephen Joseph’s desire to encourage talent within the Scarborough company, Joan had initially been employed by Studio Theatre Ltd as a stage-manager before she turned her hand to writing.
○ This was an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Famed novel.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust.