Gang Show 1955

Production number 3

Week Commencing 14th February 1955

At The Cathedral Refectory


Show Items 1955

First Half Second Half
Show Time Sing
Senior Scouts! Senior Scouts Again
The Sweet Shop Television
Exercise Keep Looking For A Bluebird
Choir Boys His Majesty The King
Jingle Of The Jungle The Amateurs Present
The Carol Singers The Ballet
Until That Day Picnic
Let's Have A Parade British Pantomime
Over The Garden Wall Home On The Range
Red White And Blue  Finale

Programme Items

  • Directors Letter

The Gang 1955

The Gang contained 92 participants who were:

Reg AstburyBob SeymourJulian Duffield
David CowleyRay PrescottRobert Denson
John GittinsRoger NeedhamJohn Davies
Colin GardinerMervyn GriffithsLeslie Brooks
Ronald FranceBrian MellingKeith Brassington
Michael EvansEric ManleyDavid Oxley
Derek Edison (CHECK)Frank LlowarchJohn Poole
Marsh EdwardsMike LangleyGraham Hough
Geoffrey DoddHarry JonesPeter Williams
Mike CuttleAlan JonesGeoffrey Harrop
Bob CouplandIan Jolly (CHECK)Roy Fisher
Don GriegJohn HurdNevil Eaton
Peter ButlerBrian HarrisBrian Devenport
Len BithellKen LumbyTed Cotgreave
Arnold BellNorman JonesHoward Carter
Ken BartonBryan AthertonPeter Behan
Ron AstleDavid HigginsTom Bateman
John YoudeMichael NixonRaymond Woodfine
Les PearsonCavan MolloyMichael Watson
David PatersonTerrence MoleGordon Powell
John NicholsonPeter MasseyTom Wainwright
David GoodwinDavid KellyPhil Turner
Peter GriffithsPeter JonesGeorge Thompson
Roger KingTony HydeRobin Thomas
Brian NeveTom HughesStanley Speed
Mike WoodcockGraham HartleyJim Rocke
Peter WalkerPeter ParryTony Robinson
Jim ThomasGraham HartDonald Robinson
Robin TaylorJohn GartonRoy Rimmer
Bill SwiftHarold FaulknerRoger Dickinson
Bob SmithJohn Dunning 

Behind the scenes 1955

Production Leslie Brooks, Jim Rocke And John Gittins
Stage Manager John Harrison, Assisted By Bob Thomson, Frank Turner, Horace Newton, Gwyn Evans, Harold Faulkner And Harry Ellison
Prompter Marjorie Jonas
Properties Peter Behan And Geoffrey Long
Settings George Thompson, Tom Wainwright, Ida Thompson, George Mcleod And Reg. Astbury
Lighting David Williamson And John King
Wardrobe Mistress Mabelle Robinson And Wardrobe Mistress Ethel Faulkner
Sewing Team Violet Atherton, Lucy Bateman, Evaline Behan, Violet Cuttle, Edith Ellison, Dorothy Harrison, Harriet Harrop, Anne Healey, Patricia Jolly, Megan Jones, Edith Kelly, Frances Massey, Gladys Melling, Amy Newton, Hannah Powell, Mabel Shone, H. Smith, May Smith, J
Dancing Under The Direction Of Nancy Jones
Dressers Ladies Of The 8th Chester, 13th Chester And 1st Upton Scout Groups
Make-Up Rosamund Banks, Assisted By Ruth Beal, Gillian Brown, Ruth Calloway, Eileen Goodman, Jane James, Hilda Jobling, Mary Mendham, Beryl Needham, Joan Newstead, Audrey Tweed, Edith Webb
The Orchestra Leader: Billy Brickland, Who Arranged All The Special Orchestrations
House Staff Bill Cooper, Assisted By Scouts Of The 2nd Chester And 1st Christleton Boy Scout Groups
Booking Personal Application : Hilda Catherall. Postal : David Hooper
Business Manager : Roy Fisher; Treasurer : Arthur Watson; Publicity : Roy Fisher And Alfred Evans
Sound Equipment Milton's Radio Service