The Complete Plays: Simple Simon (1980)

Production Details
Title:
Author:
New Play:

Venue:
Location:
Staging:
Simple Simon
Polly Warren
No

Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Main house (Round)
Round
First performance:
Opening night:
Final performance:
2 December 1980
2 December 1980
19 December 1980
Company Details
Director:
Lighting:
Sound:
Design:

Stage Manager:
Deputy Stage Manager:
Assistant Stage Manager:
Assistant Stage Manager:
Peter Clough
Francis Lynch
Jane Smailes
Madeleine Miller

Simon Whitaker
Eric Lumsden
Sue Merry
Philippa Malbon
Character
Simon
Stella / The Joker / The Keeper
Tom / Master Of Ceremonies
Mum / Tight-rope Walker
Apple Tree / Clown
Old Hobbletoes / Nelly the Elephant
The Donkeyman
The Sniffler / The Pieman
Actor
Robin Bowerman
Lesley Meade
Owen Brenman
Vanessa Rosenthal
Abigail McKern
Susan Uebel
Daniel Collings
Jeffrey Robert
Notes
○ Simple Simon was premiered in 1979 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round’s sister theatre the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent. It was revised by Polly Warren for the Scarborough production.
○ This was a Christmas production intended for children.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust