Nuffield Theatre
on1st to 5th January 1974
Pre-show publicity from the Southampton Evening Echo
The Maskers, Southampton's busiest amateur dramatic society, are staging the stage version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic at the Nuffield Theatre from Tuesday evening. Graham Buchanan is directing. His first and only other production for the Maskers was 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Coincidentally, that was at the time Chichester were performing 'The Shrew' and, of course their production 'Treasure Island' is running now.
It's not the most popular play for an amateur society, despite its exciting narrative -- for there's only one part for the fairer sex, that of Mrs Hawkins, young Jim's mother. In Graham's production Mollie Manns takes the part. Hailing originally from the West Country, she should have no trouble with the accent.
James Smith returns to the stage for the terrifying role of Blind Pew. David Pike has the part of Long John Silver and is currently getting to know his parrot. His sparring partner from 'Inherit the Wind' and 'Take a Pair of Sparklin' Guys' Ken Spencer plays that old soak Billy Bones. And Martin Stannard, Ron Stannard's 13 year old son, is Jim Hawkins.
| Cast | played by: |
| Mrs Hawkins | Mollie Manns |
| Jim Hawkins | Martin Stannard |
| Billy Bones | Ken Spencer |
| Joyce | Brian Stansbridge |
| Hunter | Bob Wilson |
| Tom Redruth | Dennis Grist |
| Dr Livesey | Ken Hann |
| Black Dog | David Jupp |
| Blind Pew | James Smith |
| Redcap | Graham Buchanan |
| Israel Hands | Rod Drew |
| Squire Trelawney | Beckett Pennington-Legh |
| Captain Smollett | Geoff Wharam |
| Long John Silver | David Pike |
| Tom Morgan | Alan Newell |
| George Merry | Mike Shailer |
| Job Anderson | Richard Bowen |
| Dick Johnson | Dave Philips |
| Abe Gray | Monty Rose |
| Arrow | John Carrington |
| Ben Gunn | Pete White |
| Dogger | Harry Manns |
| "Cap'n Flint" | Bill the Parrot |
| For the Maskers | |
| Director | Graham Buchanan |
| Technical Director | Ron Tillyer |
| Set Construction | Ron Tillyer, John Riggs and the Maskers |
| Stage Manager | Keith Hooper |
| Lighting | Derek Jones, Ivan White |
| Wardrobe | Kay Hann, Christine Tillyer, Margaret Richardson |
| Properties | Angela Stephens, Sonia Morris, Sheana Carrington, W.G.Buchanan, Jenni Rodway |
| Sound | Geoff Grandy |
| Master-at-Arms | K W Spencer |
| Decor | Ray Green |
| Business | John Paget |
| Publicity | Ken Spencer |
| Stage Crew | Roger Lockett, 'Gridzi' Carrington, Ray Sowden |
| Front of House | The Maskers |
| Photography | Alan Dedman |
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