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Semi-Detached
by
David Turner
Directed by Edward Wilson
April 3rd-6th, 1968
Semi-Detached is a play written by David Turner. It was commissioned
and premiered
at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry in June 1962 as part of the Festival
to celebrate the re-opening of Coventry Cathedral. Leonard Rossiter
was in the lead role and directed by Tony Richardson. It transferred to
the Saville Theatre London, still directed by Richardson, but with Laurence Olivier
(replacing Rossiter), Eileen Atkins, John Thaw, James Bolam (replacing
Ian McKellen) and Mona Washbourne. A film version All the Way Up (1970),
directed by James MacTaggart, starred Richard Briers. The play was
revived at the Chichester Festival in 1999.
Set in the Midlands, Fred Midway is working his way up the social
ladder. His desire to be accepted in circles to which he and his
family do not really belong occupies much of his energy. Needless to
say, at first Fred's carefully laid plans to boost his standing in
the local community backfire, before coming right in the end.
| Hilda Midway |
Elizabeth Bannerman |
| Fred Midway |
Alastair Bannerman |
| Tom Midway |
Mark Humphreys |
| Eileen Midway |
Dorothy Faulkner |
| Robert Freeman |
Bryan Lowe |
| Avril Hadfield |
Sue Spurgin |
| Nigel Hadfield |
David Reynolds |
| Garnet Hadfield |
Joan Dearden |
| Arnold Makepiece |
Geoffrey Butterworth |
| Stage Manager |
M L Combridge |
| Property Mistress |
Belinda Mencel, Kathleen Aston |
| Lighting |
William R Upton |
| Sound |
Antony Spurgen |
| Wardrobe Mistress |
Zita Reynolds |
| Make-Up Artiste |
Catherine Glancey |
| Prompt |
Sara Mottram |
| House Manager |
John Henshall |
| Lighting Equipment by Strand Electric |
| Furniture supplied by Gimbert's of Manchester |
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