Alan Ayckbourn: Actor
Ted's Cathedral (1963)
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Ted's Cathedral
Alan Plater
30 September 1963
LAMDA, London
Round
Peter Cheeseman
Alan Plater
30 September 1963
LAMDA, London
Round
Peter Cheeseman
Character
Ted
Joe
Anderson
Mrs Venables
Edna
Stan
Ted
Joe
Anderson
Mrs Venables
Edna
Stan
Actor
Peter King
Stanley Page
Alan Ayckbourn
Elizabeth Bell
Heather Stoney
Bernard Gallagher
Peter King
Stanley Page
Alan Ayckbourn
Elizabeth Bell
Heather Stoney
Bernard Gallagher
Quotes & Notes
During 1962, the Studio Theatre Ltd company moved from its home at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre, Scarborough, to a new permanent venue at the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent. Alan Ayckbourn joined the move to the new venue, responsible for writing, directing and acting. Very little is held in Alan Ayckbourn's personal archive about the plays he was involved in during 1963 and there are no programmes, press cuttings or reviews of the shows held in archive.1963 marked the last year Alan did any substantial amount of acting prior to his retiring from acting to concentrate on writing and directing from 1964 onwards.
Ted's Cathedral was a play by Alan Plater specifically written for the Victoria Theatre company in 1963. Alan Ayckbourn had adapted and directed several of Plater's radio plays for the stage earlier in the year to great effect, leading the playwright to write his first full-length play for the company. It was premiered, unusually, at the LAMDA Theatre, London, as part of the New LAMDA Theatre Club season and ran for a week. At which point, it transferred to the Victoria Theatre where it was performed from 8 October.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.