Category: Previous Shows

Banbury Cross Players presented Fallen Angels by Noel Coward in June 1974. The performance was held at the Grange Theatre, Little Tew. Cast in order of appearance Julia Sterrol – Gay ReynoldsFred Sterrol – Tony WoodSaunders – Dorothy KingWillie Banbury – Jeremy HardwickJane Banbury – Margaret MallaceMaurice Duclos – Martin Woodhead

Banbury Cross Players presented Thieves Carnival at College Theatre, Banbury in April 1974. This comedy by Jean Anouilh was translated by Lucienne Hill. Characters Peterbono – Cliff GadsbyHector – Ron BridgerGustave – John BennettLord Edgard – Spencer LesterLady Hurf – Vera MasseyJuliette – Anne RastellEva – Ellen SeniorDupont-Dufort Senior – Gerard SullivanDupont-Dufort Junior – Peter…

Banbury Cross Players presented Pinocchio by Brian Way at College Theatre, Banbury in January 1974. CAST OF CHARACTERSin order of appearance Three Ticket Sellers and Manipulators – Margaret Baldwin – Katherine Fricke – Alison MalilieuGepetto, an old puppet maker – Bob ClementFire Eater, the puppet master – Gerry SteerCandlewick, Fire Eater’s son – Nick LesterPantalone,…

In November 1973 Banbury Cross Players presented Forty Years On by Alan Bennett at College Theatre, Banbury. CAST Headmaster – Martin WoodheadFranklin, a Housemaster – Peter FreemanTempest, a Junior Master – Gerrard SullivanMatron – Heather MacnairMiss Nisbitt, Bursar’s Secretary – Phyl WherryThe Lectern Reader – David DeardsSkinner – Andy ToothTupper – Chris KingSpooner (Treble) –…

In May 1973 Banbury Cross Players presented Not Now Darling by John Chapman and Ray Cooney. The play was shown at College Theatre, Banbury. PERFORMERS ARNOLD CROUCH : RON BRIDGERMISS WHITTINGHAM : ELIZABETH BRIDGERMISS TIPDALE : MAUREEN PADFIELDMRS. FRENCHAM : GAY REYNOLDSGILBERT BODLEY : JOHN BENNETTCOMMANDER FRENCHAM : SPENCER LESTERHARRY McMICHAEL : MALCOLM PUNCHARDJANIE McMICHAEL…

Banbury Cross Players presented Cinderella in January 1973. This production used an update of Martin Blinkhorn’s original script. C A S T. FAIRY SNOWDROP – Margaret MallaceDEMON TOOTHACHE – Antony WoodDANDINI – Dorothy KingPRINCE CHARMING – Pat RixBARON STONEYBROKE – Spencer LesterBARONESS STONEYBROKE – Gerry SteerHORTENSE – Ron BridgerPRUDENCE – NIck BaldwinCINDERELLA – Ann WestcottBUTTONS…

In October 1972 Banbury Cross Players presented a play The Physicists by Friedrich Durrenmatt Ay College Theatre, Banbury. THE PHYSICISTSbyFRIEDRICH DURRENMATT(TRANSLATED BY JAMES KIRKUP) CAST in order of appearance INSPECTOR VOSS – Ron HarperMATRON MARTA BOLL – Phyl WherryBLOCHER – Jason WatkinsGUHL – Bob ClementPOLICEMAN – Tom PlantPOLICE DOCTOR – Peter MawleHERBERT GEORG BEUTLER (NEWTON)…

Banbury Cross Players presented Caught Napping – a farce by Geoffrey Lumsden – at College Theatre in April 1972. CAUGHT NAPPING by GEOFFREY LUMSDEN CAST WELLINGTON POTTS (housemaster at Lakeview School) – Gerry SteerHENRY (his butler) – Ron HarperMABEL (his maid) – Anne ParkinJILL POTTS (his daughter) – Hazel LangstonGERTRUDE POTTS (his wife) – Peggy…

In January 1972 Banbury Cross Players presented The Owl and the Pussycat at College Theatre, Banbury. The Script was written by Sheila Ruskin and David Wood, based on the writings of Edward Lear. Music and lyrics were by David Wood. The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea,In a beautiful peagreen boat,They took some honey…

The Anniversary was performed by Banbury Cross Players at College Theatre, Banbury in December 1971. THE CASTIn order of appearance TOM – Clive ParkinSHIRLEY – Pat RixHENRY – Gerry SteerTERRY – Richard WestcottKAREN – Grace GemmellMUM – Phyll WherryPat Rix The action takes place in the living room of a house in any English city.…