SOUTHWICK PLAYERS' ARCHIVES
The Circle
Cast
Backstage
The Circle
by Somerset Maugham
14-17 October 1953
Also performed at Glyndebourne Opera House on 5th December as part of ‘Finals Day’ for Sussex County Full-Length Drama Festival
John Deall as Arnold Champion-Cheney, M.P.
Doreen Atkinson as Mrs. Shenstone
Beryl Binstead as Elizabeth (Arnold’s wife)
Kenneth J. White as Edward Luton
Edward Hood as Clive Champion-Cheney
Edmund Andrew as Butler
Norah Hall as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney
George Baker as Lord Porteous
Producer: Patrick Johnson
Stage Manager & Lighting: Kenneth J. White
Wardrobe: Betty Carpenter
Set designed by: Jon Peaty
Effects: Leslie Chatfield
Properties: Ivy Oborne
House Manager: Donald Halfey
Original watercolour set design for 1953s "The Circle" by artist Jon Peaty
The Southwick Players: Reg. Charity No. 227937
Resident Company at The Barn Theatre, Southwick Member of Brighton & Hove Arts Council