The Players
This revue was staged under Bench Theatre's original company name of Theatre Union, at their own theatre in West Street. It was actually the building in West Street, Havant where most of the Company's early plays were staged, which was called the Bench Theatre (after its prior use as a magistrates' court). The company's name was changed gradually by word of mouth and general usage between the years 1973 - 1977 when reviewers, and then members themselves, gradually stopped referring to Theatre Union and started calling the company of players 'Bench Theatre'. The new Company name of Bench Theatre was adopted in to all the promotional literature after they moved from the old theatre (which had been their home for nearly 7 years) in to the Old Town Hall building in East Street.
The Players
| Vesta Tilley | Sharon Rose |
| Cyril Slutchpump | Peter Holding |
| Humphrey Davenport | David Spackman |
| Randolph Mutton | John Scadding |
| Bessie Bonehill | Ingrid Corrigan |
| The Great Mysto | Ray Osborne |
| Dandy Dick Dashwood | Spokey Wheeler |
| Cheeky Chappie | Peter Corrigan |
| Phoebe Go-Lightly | Jen Jones |
| Jack Maloney | Tim Mahoney |
| Welsh Preacher | Dafydd Price-Jones |
| Bransbury Bartholemew | Brian Sweatman |
| Felicity Feather | Eve Moore |
| Cissie Lofthouse | Hazel Rhymes |
| The Boggart | Peter Duncan |
| Lt Carruthers | Derek Cusdin |
| Pianist | Jill Duncan |
Crew
| Producer | Peter Holding |
| Stage Manager | Peter Duncan |
| Lights | Andrew Woodmansey Hazel Rhymes |
| Costumes | Angela Mansfield |
| Set Design | Peter Holding |
| Food | Robbie Cattermole Sheila Spackman Joyce Cusdin |
| Front of House Manager | Ray Osborne |
Producer's Notes
My thanks to Jill at the piano who persevered despite sticky keys and the apparent tone deafness of most of us.
Peter Holding
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