Alan Ayckbourn: Plays Directed
Thark (1983)
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Ben Travers
No
Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Main house (Round)
Round
30 November 1983
30 November 1983
23 December 1983
No
Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Main house (Round)
Round
30 November 1983
30 November 1983
23 December 1983
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Alan Ayckbourn
Francis Lynch
Edward Lipscomb
Baz Edmonds
Eric Lumsden
Jo Linfoot
Mathew Claridge
Kate Woodward
Francis Lynch
Edward Lipscomb
Baz Edmonds
Eric Lumsden
Jo Linfoot
Mathew Claridge
Kate Woodward
Character
Hook
Warner
Cherry Buck
Lionel Frush
Mrs Frush
Sir Hector Benbow
Ronald Gamble
Lady Benbow
Kitty Stratton
Jones
Whittle
Hook
Warner
Cherry Buck
Lionel Frush
Mrs Frush
Sir Hector Benbow
Ronald Gamble
Lady Benbow
Kitty Stratton
Jones
Whittle
Actor
Malcolm Hebden
Lesley Nicol
Liza Sadovy
Kenneth Price
Ursula Jones
Russell Dixon
Robin Herford
Lavinia Bertram
Christina Barryk
Graeme Eton
Paul Todd
Malcolm Hebden
Lesley Nicol
Liza Sadovy
Kenneth Price
Ursula Jones
Russell Dixon
Robin Herford
Lavinia Bertram
Christina Barryk
Graeme Eton
Paul Todd
Notes
○ This was the second play written by Ben Travers to be directed by Alan Ayckbourn. He felt the first, Rookery Nook, had not worked as well as it could because he followed the stage directions too closely. For Thark, he followed his own directing instincts and felt it was far more successful.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust.