St Nicolas Portslade
School Play July 1950
By Tony Betteridge
The cast of "A Cartload of Villains"
From the private collection of Tony Betteridge
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The play was written and produced by Mrs Wells. It was performed on two evenings in July 1950 in the Abinger Hall, Portslade and this photograph of the cast was taken in the back playground of the school.
Standing from Left to Right:-
Brenda Hawkes (Fairy Onyx), Judith Stringer (A Bird), Unknown, Ann Clark (Lady Arnold), Anita Wilkins (Lady Percy), Unknown, Unknown, Eileen Ayling (Princess Eleanor), Unknown, Barry Woodward (Lord Percy), Frank Piner (Lord Arnold), Valerie Grant (A Bird), Brenda Swann (Fairy Pearl)
Seated from Left to Right:-
Marion Godsmark (Fairy Flitterwing), Doreen Baker (Saphir- a nasty witch), Christopher Root (Evil Edward - A remorseless desperado), Barbara Ellis (Baroness Malerolenta), Wendy May (Lady Anne), Tony Betteridge (Roderick, the Prince Regent), Barry Morgan (Prince Guy), Valerie Ayling, John Collins (Jasper Murker-a No1 stock villain), Brian Cherriman (Shocking Stephen - A remorseless desperado)
Christopher Cotton played Prince Guy in one performance, but is not in the photograph. I have a small group photograph which includes Christopher.
Perhaps there is a contemporary out there who can fill in the missing names?
This page was added on 25/12/2017.