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Wildest Dreams was originally seen at the Everyman, Cheltenham
on September 20 1960 where it played for a short season and subsequently
toured.
The cast of the Cheltenham production, as listed in the theatre
programme, was as follows:
Harriet Grey [sic] (Dorothy Reynolds)
Carol Arden (Anna Dawson)
Stephen Bent (Angus Mackay)
Mark Raven (Denis Quilley)
Mrs Birdview (Isabel Rennie)
George (Norman Jones)
Dud (Edward Hardwicke)
Ed (John Davidson)
A Waitress (Jean Hampson)
Miss Foote (Sarah Ford)
Mr Muffle (Edward Hardwicke)
Ronnie (Bernard Dickerson)
Liz (Annette Gibson)
Original London cast of WILDEST DREAMS
Harriet Gray (Dorothy Reynolds)
Carol Arden (Anna Dawson)
Stephen Bent (Angus Mackay)
Mark Raven (John Baddeley)
Mrs Birdview (Rosamund Burne)
Mr Spindrell (David Rowley)
Mr Muffle /Dud (Edward Hardwicke)
Artist (Cornelia Lucas)
Miss Foot (Sally Adams)
Waitress/Accompanist/Nell (Vanne Terry)
Ronnie (Tony Raine)
Furniture Remover/George (Norman Jones)
Soldier (John Davidson)
Bertie (Davbid Hepburn)
Bertie's girlfriend (Jane Trayner)
Barmaid (Sally Ford) >>> |
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The production was directed by Nicholas Garland, with choreography
by Basil Pattison and settings by Brian Currah. At the pianos
were Julian Slade and John Daley, with Geoffrey Downs (double
bass) and Peter Colburt (percussion).
Following the run at the Vaudeville Theatre a new production
of Wildest Dreams was mounted for a tour. The leading players
were Roberta Huby (as Harriet Gray), Gillian Royale (as Carol
Arden), Tony Adams (as Mark Raven) and Ben Aris (as Stephen Bent).
Cast of 1970 Cheltenham Revival
Harriet Gray (Janet Hargreaves)
Carol Arden (Sarah Atkinson)
Stephen Bent (Brian Gilmar)
Mark Raven (Marc Urquhart)
Mrs Birdview (Elisabeth Wade)
Mr Muffle (Paul Stewart)
Ronnie (David Alder)
Nell (Elisabeth Wade)
Butcher (David Alder)
Builder (Paul Stewart)
Soldier (Peter Quince)
Teenagers, furniture removers, passers-by, guests, etc: (Antoinette
Biggerstaff, Wendy Hillhouse, Pam Scott, David Alder, Peter Quince,
Paul Stewart)
For the Cheltenham production, the running order of songs
as listed in the programme was as heard in London, but 'Zoom,
Zoom, Zoom' is not listed and is replaced by 'There's A Place
We Know', now heard as a duet for Stephen and Harriet. 'There's
A Place We Know' was also performed in Act II, sung by 'Butcher,
Builder and Soldier'. Reverting to the running order of the pre-London
tour, 'This Man Loves You' preceded the duet 'When You're Not
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