archive Spring 2002 3back

8 February - 9 March
Oh What a Lovely War
by Theatre Workshop, Charles Chilton, Gerry Raffles and members of the original cast
title suggested by Ted Allan
featuring the Queen's professional company with members of the theatre Youth Groups

Artistic Credits

Director - Bob Carlton
Designer - Rodney Ford
Musical Director - Carol Sloman
Musical Staging - Anita Pashley
Lighting - Chris Jaeger
Sound - Whizz
On the Book - Andrina Baird

A theatrical chronicle of the First World War, told as a lively cabaret featuring evocative period songs.

First performed by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East in 1963; it received the acclaim of audiences and critics.

An award-winning classic of modern theatre.

company photograph

rehearsal photographs

Production Photographs by Nobby Clark

Cast
John Banister	Jim Bywater	Richard Emerson	Ben Fox
Dougal Lee	Wendy Morgan	Wendy Parkin	Gerard Swift

young company

Michelle Allen
Ashley Baptiste
Mandy Bonfield
David Corbett
Chris Fleming
David Grace
Neil Gray
Ian Grigson
Jodie Kirby
Adam Manning
Ian Masters
Michelle Mitchell
Susie Nunn
Gemma Salter
Danielle Sambrook
Jo Sutherland
Lloyd Warbey

Oh What a Lovely War company photograph

Back: Jim Bywater, Mandy Bonfield, Neil Gray, Adam Manning, Ian Masters, David Corbett, Richard Emerson, David Grace, Chris Fleming, Wendy Parkin and Dougal Lee

Middle: Michelle Allen, Jo Sutherland, Ashley Baptiste, Lloyd Warbey, Jodie Kirby and Ian Grigson

Front: Gerard Swift, Michelle Mitchell, Gemma Salter, Susie Nunn, Ben Fox, Danielle Sambrook, Wendy Morgan and John Banister