Hobson's Choice (1985)
Directed by David Hickman
Performances: Sat 3rd - Sun 9th March 1985, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
The action take place in Salford, Lancashire in Victorian England.
- Act I - Hobson's shop in Chapel Street.
- Act II - The same, one month later.
- Act III - Will Mossop's shop.
- Act IV - Living room of Hobson's shop - one year later.
Cast
- Alice Hobson - Jo Archer
- Maggie Hobson - Maggie Cearns
- Vicky Hobson - Jenny Ford
- Albert Prosser - Quentin Cobby
- Henry Horatio Hobson - Ken Lucas
- Mrs Hepworth - Frances Walker
- Tuppy Wadlow - Charlie Cheetham
- Willie Mossop - Martin Leech
- Jim Heeler - Bernard Witt
- Ada Figgins - Heather Rodger
- Fred Beenstock - Paul Campion
- Dr Macfarlane - Duncan McNaughton
Crew
- Production Assistant - Sue Leaker
- Stage Manager - Julie Howcutt
- Deputy Stage Manager - Christine Page
- Assistant Stage Managers - Lisa Barden, Janet Jordan, John Kidd, Richard Lilley, Sharon Pidgeon, Sarah Roseveare, Julie Seddon & Roy Southin
- Set Design - Jonathan Silver, Keith Borgust & Peter Rochford
- Lighting - Richard Wood
- Sound - Mark Ahearn
- Set Building - Nigel Howcutt, David Groves & Adrian Hogan
- Wardrobe - Elaine Valleau
- Set Painting - Mary Gambrill, Michael Boylan, Peter Cunningham, Rhona Murphy & Albert Tesei
Reviews
.......David Hickman's production for the SLTC is at the Bell Theatre and in Maggie Cearns it boasts a Maggie Hobson of natural authority, a determined lady whom it is a joy to follow through her courtship of and marriage to her Father's put upon bootmaker. She handles the role with a considerable skill, portraying a warm-hearted character whose main mission in life is not to crush her husband but to bring out his own latent powers.
Gallery
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