78th Production
The Owl and the Pussycat went to see...
By Sheila Rudkin and David Wood
Based on the Nonsense Fantasies of Edward Lear
7th - 11th December 1971

The Hospital Players feel that as you enjoyed our previous pre-Christmas children’s productions such as ‘Toad of Toad Hall,’ ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘New Clothes for the Emperor’ and – last year – ‘Pinocchio’ you will also enjoy this delightful and unusual play, rich in bizarre and colourful characters. Although billed as a ‘children’s play,’ we are sure that this includes ages from 3 to 93.
The play is based on the nonsense poems of Edward Lear and includes such delightful items as the story of the Dong with the Luminous Nose and his friends the Jumblies and the Quangle Wangle and his enormous hat, complete with resident Hat Band who accompany the singers and entertain the audience.
The Owl and the Pussy Cat set off on a romantic journey in a pea-green boat, at the end of which they meet the Dong, Quangle Wangle, Runcible Spoon, Professor Bosh, the Pig with a ring in its nose, the notorious Plum Pudding Flea, the Jumblies and eventually – after many adventures – the Turkey who agrees to marry them, if he can remember the service.
Most of these characters are very unusual, the Jumblies for example:
Their heads are green, their hands are blue and they have a tendency to wrap their feet in pinky paper.
Cast
Owl
Pussycat
The Dong (with the luminous nose)
Quangle Wangle
Mr. Canary
Mrs. Canary
The Plum Pudding Flea
The Runcible Spoon
Professor Bosh
The Pig
Head Jumbly
Jumbly Girl
The Rev. Turkey
The Fishes
The Birds
Jumblies
Tony Deane
Jacky Duncan
David Roberts
David Elford
David Wilson
Annette Batty
Joan Brown
Harriet Deane
Mike Bradley
Sara Ashworth
David Wilson
Carol Peasgood
Brian Lewis
Patsy Westland
Mandy Cressey
Christine Lewis
Lynne Leaning
Lynne Leaning
Peter Wood
Peter Wood
Sara Ashworth
Lynne Leaning
Production Team
Director
Musical Direction by
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Managers
Prompter
Properties
Electrician
Sound Operator
Set Design
Costumes
Set Construction
Poster Design
House Managers
Box Office
Theatre Manager
Assistant Theatre Manager
John Harrop
Keith Sykes
Brian Lewis
David Sykes
Bob Perks
Margaret Hague
Geraldine Lattimore
Eric Such
Cheryl Hounslow
David Sykes
John Harrop
Joan Brown
Elizabeth Harrop
Susan Hunt
Brian Lewis
Christine Spindley
Fay Hopper
Janice Sparks
Jean Cattee
Phyllis Dadd
Glyn Roberts
Mavis Ellin

Tony Deane (The Owl), David Roberts (The Dong with the Luminous Nose) and Jacky Duncan (Pussycat)

