DOLL'S HOUSE. by Henrik Ibsen

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1 DOLL'S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen

2 44th SEASON 450th L.D.S. PRODUCTION 23rd FEBRUARY to 4th MARCH, 1967 A DOLL'S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen TORVALD HELMER, a lawyer NORA, his wife DR RANK NILS KROGSTAD, a barrister MRS LINDE ANNA-MARIA, the nurse A HOUSEMAID HELMER S CHILDREN Roger Yates Jeannie Gildener Max Cotten Keith Miller Alice Spaul Ellaline Tweddell Nicky Woodhead Jonathan Davis Paul Furman David Hudson Andrew Muggleton (pupils of Mayflower Junior School) ACT 1. The Helmer s Living Room Christmas Eve Afternoon. INTERVAL of 15 minutes ACT 2. The Same Christmas Day Late Afternoon. INTERVAL of 8 minutes. ACT 3. The Same The Following Day Late Evening.

3 Producer: Sheena Rankin. Stage Manager: Trevor Brook, assisted by June Raynor, Colin Macdonald, Bob Thirlby, Peter Miller. Properties : Margaret Wilkinson, Andrea Mills. Prompters : Marjorie Booton, Jane Hirons. Lighting : Peter Ducker, Nona Henderson. Stage Electrician : Walter Shirley. Sound : John Page. Wardrobe : Beryl Cufflin, Ingrid Flint, Susan Welsh, Mary Dear. House Management: Arthur Greasley. Chocolates : Irene Milloy. The set designed by Roy Smith, constructed and painted by George Kelman. Special properties by Stan Veasey. The Tarantella-Dance arranged by Jean Kelly Music played by Laurence Bate. Carpets by Carpet Contractors (Leicester) Ltd., Cank Street. Jewellery by Pearce and Sons, Ltd. Toys by The Donkey Cart, Bruntingthorpe. Shrubs by The Flower Basket. Women s Hairstyles created by Miss Hilary Wilson, of Eve Salon, 54 Regent Road, Leicester. VISIT THE THEATRE BAR where refreshments and coffee are on sale before and after the show and during intervals. Interval drinks may be ordered before the play begins.

4 dates for your diary Forthcoming L.D.S. Productions 30th March to 8th April Sweeney Todd The Barber, by Brian J. Burton, produced by Laurence Neal. 24th April to 6th May A Midsummer Night s Dream, by William Shakespeare, produced by John Ghent. L.D.S. Membership Activities Membership Evening Monday, 13th March, at 7.30 p.m. Musical Evening arranged by Jose Cooke. Visit to Royal Shakespeare Theatre Saturday, 15th April (Matinee performance) to see Coriolanus '. Reservations now taken at Theatre Office. Annual Theatre Ball Thursday, 20th April, at Grand Hotel 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. with bar extension till midnight. Two Bands Reservations at Theatre Office. The Little Theatre is owned by the Leicester Drama Society, a non-profitmaking organisation founded in 1922 for the furtherance and study of the art of drama. It presents a repertory of plays of all types through the year and, with its ciub-rooms and library, forms a social meeting place for those who are interested in the theatre. Membership costs 1 per year and Patron Membership, including a seat at ten L.D.S. productions, costs Ask at the theatre office for further details. L E I C E S T E R D R A M A S O C I E T Y L T D. LITTLE THEATRE, DOVER STREET, LEICESTER Telephone: President: Elfed Thomas, B.Sc., Ph.D. Chairman: Geoffrey Burton, J.P. Hon. Treasurer: Roger Ashwell, F.C.A. Vice President: F. Ivan Tarratt, T.D. J.P. Hon. Secretary: Alan W. Gayton, J.P. Theatre Manager: Michael Cocks STONEYGATE GARAGE

5 About our next production... SWEENEY TODD THE BARBER, by Brian J. Burton, produced by Laurence Neal March 30th to April 8th We are accustomed to accepting violence, mayhem, and seduction in television and cinema as part of the new scene along with polyvinyl and bell-bottoms. The dubious award of the X-certificate may have confirmed our supposition that previous and deprived audiences missed the beginning of our new wickednesses, and that the poor old Victorians were a nambypamby lot. We would be very wrong indeed. Even stories for boys described incidents that would make a modern publisher's lawyer blench. That s why grandfather smiles quietly at mention of Boris Karloff, and James Bond s damsels, and the rest of them. The theatre was no exception. One of those stories told of Sweeney Todd, a barber of Fleet Street. It has become a legend. Sweeney was a most attentive shaver, who operated next door to a pie-shop famous all over London for its delicious, gelatinous, (the adjectives were legion) meat pies. It was not discovered until much later that certain customers of Sweeney's had closer shaves than usual, and provided the tender, etc., fillings for the pies. But let us not be deterred, as the Victorians would have said. If they liked their meat strong, as it were, they seasoned it heavily with humour. We could hate the demon barber, but we could roar at him as well. Our author has remembered this; and comedy will be a main ingredient in our fare. The play also expects the audience to join in. If you remember our productions of Maria Marten and Lady Audley s Secret, with Laurie Neal producing, you will know what we mean. Book early! L.W.

A Doll s House: Act II. Kaela, Emily, Hayley, and Sydney

A Doll s House: Act II. Kaela, Emily, Hayley, and Sydney A Doll s House: Act II Kaela, Emily, Hayley, and Sydney Setting the Scene The Helmer House Christmas tree in the corner; stripped of the ornaments Nora s cloak and hat are on the Sofa Christmas Day Nora