Alan Ayckbourn: Plays Directed
The Dynamic Death-Defying Leap Of Timothy Satupon The Great (1969)
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Peter Hawkins
Yes
Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre
Concert Room, Scarborough Library
Round
23 June 1969
23 June 1969
20 August 1969
Yes
Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre
Concert Room, Scarborough Library
Round
23 June 1969
23 June 1969
20 August 1969
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Alan Ayckbourn
Peter Boden
Peter Hawkins
Trevor Holroyd
Robin Holmes
Lesli Tomson
Charles Boyle
Peter Boden
Peter Hawkins
Trevor Holroyd
Robin Holmes
Lesli Tomson
Charles Boyle
Character
Timothy Satupon
Miss Baron
Violet
Deidre
Mr Age
Mr Young
Mr Gray
Miss Prim
Old What's-His-Name
Timothy Satupon
Miss Baron
Violet
Deidre
Mr Age
Mr Young
Mr Gray
Miss Prim
Old What's-His-Name
Actor
Alan Rothwell
Elisabeth Ashton
Stephanie Turner
Sharon Duce
Brian Miller
Robert Peck
Jeremy Franklin
Elisabeth Sladen
Colin Edwynn
Alan Rothwell
Elisabeth Ashton
Stephanie Turner
Sharon Duce
Brian Miller
Robert Peck
Jeremy Franklin
Elisabeth Sladen
Colin Edwynn
Notes
○ This was the first play written by Northern Echo journalist Peter Hawkins and its first professional production. An amateur production had been staged at the National Student Drama Festival winning second prize.
○ The play was reported as featuring a ‘guest artiste’ in Alan Rothwell and he only appeared in this production during the 1969 summer season. Alan Rothwell was better known for his role as David Barlow in the television soap opera Coronation Street.
○ The play was reported as featuring a ‘guest artiste’ in Alan Rothwell and he only appeared in this production during the 1969 summer season. Alan Rothwell was better known for his role as David Barlow in the television soap opera Coronation Street.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust.