December 1975
Produced by Peter Holding
An evening of songs, dance, magic and entertainment brought to you by the members of Theatre Union at their very own Bench Theatre.
Song - Cyril Slutchpump, Vesta Tilley
Recitation - Humphrey Davenport
Song - Randolph Mutton
Wilderness Moor - Boggart, Cyril Slutchpump, Vesta Tilley
Song - Bessie Bonehill
Interval
Song - Dandy Dick Dashwood and Friends
Magic - The Great Mysto
Song - Dandy Dick Dashwood
Your Favourite - The Cheeky Chappie
Song - Cyril Slutchpump
Song - Phoebe Go-Lightly
Interval
"So That's The Way You Like It" - Sir Henry Irvine and his Theatrical Ensemble
Song - Jack Maloney
Sermon - Welsh Preacher
Song - Bransbury Bartholemew
Song - Les Jolies Petites: Nora, Cora and Dora
Interval
Melodrama - The Archway Players
MARVO The Rubber Man
Song - Felicity Feather
Song - Phoebe Go-Lightly, Dandy Dick Dashwood
Song - Vesta Tilley, Cissie Lofthouse
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.
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 |
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 |
My thanks to Jill at the piano who persevered despite sticky keys and the apparent tone deafness of most of us.
Peter Holding