Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre: 1970 Details

Advertised Programme

○ Wife Swapping - Italian Style
○ The American Dream
○ Wife Swapping - Italian Style
○ The American Dream
○ Settle Us Fair *
○ The Shy Gasman
○ The American Dream
○ The Shy Gasman
○ Wife Swapping - Italian Style
○ The American Dream
○ The Story So Far…
○ The Shy Gasman
○ The Story So Far…
15 - 17 Jun
18 - 24 Jun
25 Jun - 1 Jul
2 - 8 Jul
9 - 15 Jul
16 - 22 Jul
23 - 29 Jul
30 Jul - 5 Aug
6 - 12 Aug
13 - 19 Aug
20 - 26 Aug
27 Aug - 2 Sept
3 - 12 Sept

Actual Programme

○ Wife Swapping - Italian Style
○ The American Dream / The Sandbox
○ Wife Swapping - Italian Style
○ The American Dream / The Sandbox
○ Settle Us Fair *
○ The Shy Gasman
○ The American Dream / The Sandbox
○ The Shy Gasman
○ Wife Swapping - Italian Style
○ The Shy Gasman
○ The Story So Far…
○ The Shy Gasman
○ The Story So Far…
15 - 17 Jun
18 - 24 Jun
25 Jun - 1 Jul
2 - 8 Jul
9 - 15 Jul
16 - 22 Jul
23 - 29 Jul
30 Jul - 5 Aug
6 - 12 Aug
13 - 19 Aug
20 - 26 Aug
27 Aug - 2 Sept
3 - 12 Sept
Production and dates in bold italics indicate alterations from the originally advertised programme. D/B indicates a double-bill.

Notes

○ Settle Us Fair was a production toured from the Hull Arts Centre. The comic musical documentary by Phil Woods explored the fishing industry in Hull in light of the July 1970 national dock strikes which closed most of the UK's docks.
○ Although not initially advertised as a double bill, The American Dream by Edward Albee was performed as a double bill alongside Albee's The Sandbox.
○ The American Dream's final week in rep was replaced by an extra week of performances of The Shy Gasman according to adverts from the period.
○ The Story So Far… by Alan Ayckbourn is considered to be the 50th play to be premiered at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre since it opened in 1955. It was later retitled Family Circles.

1970 Company

Director of Productions
Directors


General Manager
Company Stage Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Managers


Catering Manager
Front of House Asst. Manager
Box Office
Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Caroline Smith

Ken Boden
Philip Randell
Graham Phoenix
Gillian Davidson
Jane Douglas

Veronica Pemberton-Billing
Wilfred Houghton
Connie Garlic
Herbert Ruff
Actors
Richard Derrington
Jane Douglas *
Joe Dunlop
Ronald Herdman
Robert Peck
Piers Rogers
Eve Shickle
Elisabeth Sladen
Heather Stoney
Stephanie Turner
* A stage manager who also had small acting roles.

Plays Performed

Play
○ Wife Swapping - Italian Style
○ The American Dream
○ The Sandbox
○ The Shy Gasman *
○ The Story So Far *
Playwright
Leon Katz
Edward Albee
Edward Albee
Leonard Barras
Alan Ayckbourn
First Performance
15 June 1970
18 June 1970
18 June 1970
16 July 1970
20 August 1970
Final Performance
12 August 1970
29 July 1970
29 July 1970
02 September 1970
12 September 1970
* World premiere
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust