Hobson's Choice

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Event Hobson's Choice
Venue Police Boys' Club Theatrette, Broken Hill, NSW
First Date 17 March 1956
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The Repertory Society got off to a much earlier start this year by producing their first play, "Hobson's Choice" ... The setting of the play is a suburb of Manchester at the turn of the century.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Harry Barnwell Actor Dr McFarlane
Pat Calder Actor Alice Hobson
Tom Collins Actor Jim Heeler
Janifer Haggett Actor Vickey Hobson
Jim Hall Actor Timothy Wadlow (Tubby)
Margaret Hall Actor Ada Figgins
Dennis Hope Actor William Mossop, apprentice shoemaker who marries Maggie
Grace Purcell Actor Mrs Hepworth
John Settle Actor Henry Horatio Hobson, Lancashire businessman
Bill Surrah Actor Albert Prosser
Jean Velt Actor Maggie, daughter of Hobson
Dean Yates Actor Fred Beanstock
Harold Brighouse Playwright
John Settle Producer
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Broken Hill Repertory Society Plays, 1950-1959, Broken Hill Library, A792.02 BRO
Event Identifier 96957
Dataset AusStage