Great Expectations by Alec Guinness

By Adapted from the book by Charles Dickens

Directed by Ivan P Birch

November 20-22 1947 and December 19th 1947

Players Archives

Decades

Members

By first name

Venues:
County Secondary Girls’ School, Southwick, and
Dolphin Theatre, Brighton – the first non-professional company to perform at the Dolphin Theatre.

November 20-22 1947 and December 19th 1947

Ian McLeod as Pip (as a boy)

Cecil Weston as Magwitch

Donald Halfey as Joe Gargery

Peggy Martin as Mrs. Joe Gargery

Jack Press as Mr. Wopsle

Charles Walker as Mr. Pumplechook

Ron Paxton as The Sergeant

Denis Lelliott as Compeyson

Joan French as Estella (as a girl)

Iris Chatfield as Miss Havisham

B.F. Baker as Mr. Jaggers

Adrian H. Cooper as Pip (as a young man)

Venita Bricewhite as Biddy

Jack Wingfield as Herbert Pocket

John Hill as Waiter and as Policemen

Jane Potts as Estella (as a young lady)

Elisabeth Chatterton as Clara Barley

Producer & Director: Ivan P. Birch

Stage Manager: Elizabeth Penney

Stage Organisation: Bert Townshend

Stage Assistants: David Flowers, Jack Silsby,

V. Williams, R. Denyer, G. Wackford, G. Moore

Stage Decor: Mary Hoag

Properties: Pam Upperton

Prompter: Catherine Chatterton

Lighting: Leslie Chatfield, John Bunyan, John Garnham,

Fred Patching

Wardrobe Mistress: Joyce Cook

Assisted by: Mary Hooper

House Management: John Deall, Peggy Deall