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SLTC/SLT Member 1968 - Present
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SLTC/SLT Member 1968 - 2016
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Widow of [[Leslie Lidyard]], Ruth died in April 2016.
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[[Image:Liaisons3.jpg|thumb|300px|Ruth (right) as Madame de Rosemonde with [[Elinor Morgan Jones]] in [[Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2001)]]. Photograph by [[photographer's name]]]]
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Originally credited under the name Ruth Shettle she was later credited under her married name Ruth Lidyard.
 
  
 
== Acting Roles ==
 
== Acting Roles ==
 
* Beryl in [[Everything in the Garden (1968)|Everything in the Garden]] ([[1968]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Theatre]])
 
* Beryl in [[Everything in the Garden (1968)|Everything in the Garden]] ([[1968]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Theatre]])
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* Eurydice in [[Antigone (1968)|Antigone]] ([[1968]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Theatre]])
 
* Blanche Dubois in [[A Streetcar Named Desire (1968)|A Streetcar Named Desire]] ([[1968]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Theatre]])
 
* Blanche Dubois in [[A Streetcar Named Desire (1968)|A Streetcar Named Desire]] ([[1968]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Theatre]])
 
* Hedda Tesler (nee Gabler) in [[Hedda Gabler (1969)|Hedda Gabler]] ([[1969]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Theatre]])
 
* Hedda Tesler (nee Gabler) in [[Hedda Gabler (1969)|Hedda Gabler]] ([[1969]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Theatre]])
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* Beartrice in [[Much Ado About Nothing (1971)|Much Ado About Nothing]] ([[1971]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Theatre]])
 
* Beartrice in [[Much Ado About Nothing (1971)|Much Ado About Nothing]] ([[1971]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Theatre]])
 
* Lottie Grady in [[When We are Married (1972)|When We are Married]] ([[1972]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* Lottie Grady in [[When We are Married (1972)|When We are Married]] ([[1972]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
* 'A' in [[A Village Wooing (1972)|A Village Wooing]] ([[1972]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* 'Z' in [[A Village Wooing (1972)|A Village Wooing]] ([[1972]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* Ensemble in [[Under Milk Wood (1972)|Under Milk Wood]] ([[1972]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* Ensemble in [[Under Milk Wood (1972)|Under Milk Wood]] ([[1972]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* Gertrude in [[Hamlet (1973)|Hamlet]] ([[1973]]) ([[Nettlefold Hall]])
 
* Gertrude in [[Hamlet (1973)|Hamlet]] ([[1973]]) ([[Nettlefold Hall]])
 
* Edna Selby in [[Harlequinade (1973)|Harlequinade]] ([[1973]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* Edna Selby in [[Harlequinade (1973)|Harlequinade]] ([[1973]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Mrs Shankland in 'Table by the Window' & Miss Railton-Bell in 'Table No 7' in [[Separate Tables (1974)|Separate Tables]] ([[1974]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Marguerite Goutier in [[Camino Real (1974)|Camino Real]] ([[1974]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Ruth in [[Blithe Spirit (1975)|Blithe Spirit]] ([[1975]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Cynthia in [[The Real Inspector Hound (1975)|The Real Inspector Hound]] ([[1975]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Grainne Gibbon in [[The Patrick Pearse Motel (1975)|The Patrick Pearse Motel]] ([[1975]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Lily in [[The Coffee Lace (1975)|The Coffee Lace]] ([[1975]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Eleanor in [[The Lion In Winter (1976)|The Lion In Winter]] ([[1976]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* In [[The Importance of Being Coarse (1976)|The Importance of Being Coarse]] ([[1976]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Lady Bracknell in [[The Importance of Being Earnest (1976)|The Importance of Being Earnest]] ([[1976]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Madame Desmermortes in [[Ring Around The Moon (1976)|Ring Round the Moon]] ([[1976]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Rosemary in [[The Master of Two Servants (1977)|The Master of Two Servants]] ([[1977]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* Mrs Lovett in [[Sweeney Todd the Barber (1977)|Sweeney Todd the Barber]] ([[1977]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* Mrs Lovett in [[Sweeney Todd the Barber (1977)|Sweeney Todd the Barber]] ([[1977]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Anna in [[Time and Time Again (1978)|Time and Time Again]] ([[1978]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Karen Nash/Muriel Tate/Norma Hubley in [[Plaza Suite (1978)|Plaza Suite]] ([[1978]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Sybil Birling in [[An Inspector Calls (1979)|An Inspector Calls]] ([[1979]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Gertrude in [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1979)|Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead]] ([[1979]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Joanna Markham in [[Move Over Mrs Markham (1980)|Move Over Mrs Markham]] ([[1980]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Argia in [[The Queen and the Rebels (1980)|The Queen and the Rebels]] ([[1980]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* Mrs Fitzpatrick in [[Tom Jones (1980)|Tom Jones]] ([[1980]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* Alma in [[The Bed Before Yesterday (1981)|The Bed Before Yesterday]] ([[1981]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* Alma in [[The Bed Before Yesterday (1981)|The Bed Before Yesterday]] ([[1981]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
*Part 2 in [[Play 2 (1994)|Play 2]] ([[1994]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Rachel Verney in [[The Offshore Island (1981)|The Offshore Island]] ([[1981]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Madame Arcati in [[Blithe Spirit (1999)|Blythe Spirit]] ([[1999]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Sister in [[Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1982)|Whose Life Is It Anyway?]] ([[1982]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* La Duchesse de Chateau Gaillard in [[An Italian Straw Hat (1982)|An Italian Straw Hat]] ([[1982]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Emily Brent in [[Ten Little Indians (1982)|Ten Little Indians]] ([[1982]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Monica in [[Let's Murder Vivaldi (1982)|Let's Murder Vivaldi]] ([[1982]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Ensemble in [[The Last Day of November (1983)|The Last Day of November]] ([[1983]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Usherette for [[The Golden Pathway Annual (1983)|The Golden Pathway Annual]] ([[1983]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* 'Final Choruses' in [[Music Hall (1983)|Music Hall]] ([[1983]]) ([[Bell Theatre]]) with [[Leslie Lidyard]] led by [[Ann Mattey]]
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* Judith Bliss in [[Hay Fever (1984)|Hay Fever]] ([[1984]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Hagga in [[The Thirteen Clocks (1985)|The Thirteen Clocks]] ([[1985]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Mrs Higgins in [[Pygmalion (1985)|Pygmalion]] ([[1985]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Hannah Warren/Diana Nichols/Gert Franklin in [[California Suite (1985)|California Suite]] ([[1985]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Edith Ollerenshawe in [[Fur Coat and No Knickers (1986)|Fur Coat and No Knickers]] ([[1986]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Mrs O'Reilly in [[The Hairdresser, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1986)|The Hairdresser, the Witch and the Wardrobe]] ([[1986]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Aunt in [[Stevie (1986)|Stevie]] ([[1986]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Queen in [[Rhyme and Treason (1986)|Rhyme and Treason]] ([[1986]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez in [[Charley's Aunt (1986)|Charley's Aunt]] ([[1986]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Helen Kroger in [[Pack of Lies (1987)|Pack of Lies]] ([[1987]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Xenia in [[Summer (1989)|Summer]] ([[1989]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Anna-Marie Conklin in [[Come into the Garden Maud (1989)|Come into the Garden Maud]] ([[1989]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Lady Clementina Beauchamp in [[Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1990)|Lord Arthur Savile's Crime]] ([[1990]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* in [[An Anthology of Love (1991)|An Anthology of Love]] ([[1991]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Mrs McCutcheon in [[The Man Who Came To Dinner (1991)|The Man Who Came to Dinner]] ([[1991]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Gleen in [[Not With a Bang (1991)|Not With a Bang]] ([[1991]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard/Mrs Organ Morgan/Mrs Beynon in [[Under Milk Wood (1991)|Under Milk Wood]] ([[1991]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Mrs Mabel Claythorpe in [[Clara's on the Curtains (1992)|Clara's on the Curtains]] ([[1992]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Margaret Devize in [[The Lady's not for Burning (1992)|The Lady's not for Burning]] ([[1992]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Filumena Marturano in [[Filumena (1993)|Filumena]] ([[1993]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Juliet's Nurse in [[The Merry Regiment of Women (1993)|The Merry Regiment of Women]] ([[1993]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Lady Charles in [[Pass the Butler (1994)|Pass the Butler]] ([[1994]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Irene Ruddock in 'A Lady of Letters' in [[Talking Heads (1994)|Talking Heads]] ([[1994]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Elsa Von Grossenknueten in [[The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (1995)|The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940]] ([[1995]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Maria in [[Uncle Vanya (1995)|Uncle Vanya]] ([[1995]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Ensemble in [[Stage By Stage (1996)|Stage By Stage]] ([[1996]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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* Mrs Reece in [[The Farndale ... Christmas Carol (1996)|The Farndale ... Christmas Carol]] ([[1996]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Titania in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream (1997)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]] ([[1997]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Mrs Amelia Tilford in [[The Children's Hour (1997)|The Children's Hour]] ([[1997]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Lottie Grady in [[When We Are Married (1997)|When We Are Married]] ([[1997]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Muriel Wicksteed in [[Habeas Corpus (1998)|Habeas Corpus]] ([[1998]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Madame Arcati in [[Blithe Spirit (1999)|Blythe Spirit]] ([[1999]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* In 'Early Blight' in [[Deckchairs (2000)|Deckchairs]] ([[2000]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Mrs Billet in [[Sandcastles (2000)|Sandcastles]] ([[2000]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Madame de Rosemonde in [[Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2001)|Les Liaisons Dangereuses]] ([[2001]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Grandma in [[Rebecca (2002)|Rebecca]] ([[2002]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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* Joan in 'Now and Then' from [[Between You and Me (2003)|Between You and Me]] ([[2003]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
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== Productions as Director ==
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* Rock Bottom in [[Odds and ....! (1984)|Odds and ....!]] ([[1984]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])  
  
 
== Productions as Assistant to the Director ==
 
== Productions as Assistant to the Director ==
 
* [[Boeing Boeing (1972)|Boeing Boeing]] ([[1972]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
 
* [[Boeing Boeing (1972)|Boeing Boeing]] ([[1972]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* [[Red Peppers (1981)|Red Peppers]] ([[1981]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
  
 
== Productions as Production Assistant ==
 
== Productions as Production Assistant ==
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* [[Harlequinade (1983)|Harlequinade]] ([[1983]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
 
* [[Harlequinade (1983)|Harlequinade]] ([[1983]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
  
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== Productions as Costume Assistant ==
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* [[A Midsummer Night's Dream (1997)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]] ([[1997]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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== Productions as Prompt ==
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* [[The Day After the Fair (1980)|The Day After the Fair]] ([[1980]]) ([[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]])
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* The Browning Version in [[Kaleidoscope '90|Kaleidoscope '90]] ([[1990]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
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== Other SLTC Roles ==
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* Theatre Representative (now known as Director)  1987 - 1989
  
 
== Interests ==
 
== Interests ==
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*[http://www.thismember.co.uk This member's Web Site.]
 
*[http://www.thismember.co.uk This member's Web Site.]
  
[[Category:People|Surname, Firstname]]
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[[Category:People|Shettle, Ruth]]

Latest revision as of 15:05, 15 June 2024

SLTC/SLT Member 1968 - 2016

Widow of Leslie Lidyard, Ruth died in April 2016.

Ruth (right) as Madame de Rosemonde with Elinor Morgan Jones in Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2001). Photograph by photographer's name


Acting Roles

Productions as Director

Productions as Assistant to the Director

Productions as Production Assistant

Productions as Assistant Stage Manager

Properties on:

Productions as Costume Assistant

Productions as Prompt

Other SLTC Roles

  • Theatre Representative (now known as Director) 1987 - 1989

Interests

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