Habeas Corpus
Written by Alan Bennett
Directed by David Stock 2000
The Cast
Barry Borgstrom ......... Arthur Wicksteed
Jeanette Desnoyers ... Muriel Wicksteed
Miles Wilkinson ............ Dennis Wicksteed
Peter Schalk …................. Canon Throbbing
Lorna Kent ....................... Constance Wicksteed Marge Kemp …................. Mrs. Swabb
Shelly Christie ...........….. Lady Rumpers
Tanya Laing-Moore .... Felicity Rumpers
Jim Cameron …................ Mr. Shanks
Gary Dalton ….................. Sir Percy Shorter
Russel East ….................... Mr. Purdue
Rene Cristales …............. Clown #1
Giles East …....................... Clown #2
The Crew
Harriet Pollock …............. Producer
Trish Barnes …................... Publicity
Lorraine Harvey …........... Stage Manager
Rene Cristales, Giles East ... Stage Hands (as Clowns)
Jeanie Miller …................... Prompter
Bud Abbott …...................... Vocal Coach
Alexander Gilmour …....... Choreography
Gordon-Michael Clark ... Musical Compositions
David Stock …..................... Set & Sound Design
Paul Kershaw...................... Set Construction & Lighting Design
Howard Beye, John Taylor, Joan Kelman, Sean Cloarec, Jared Teneese, Bud Abbott, Malcolm Kelly &
Lloyd Dopson …................. Set Construction Crew
Paul Kershaw & Kirsten Taylor .... Set Painting Leads
David Stock, Jeannette Desnoyers, Lorna Kent,
Bob Kary & Kris Aasen ... Set Painting Crew
Bob Kary & Terry Miller .... Lighting Technicians
Barry Coulter ….................. Sound Technician
Raewyn Sinhuber …........ Props & Costumes
Lorraine Harvey, Colleen Osiowy, Maureen Rae &
Sheila Schell ….................... Costume Assistants
Bud Abbott, Lorraine Harvey, Gary Dalton &
Marge Kemp …..................... Prop Assistants
Maureen Rae ….................... Magic Wand
Jeanie Miller, Jodi Yates, Gwen Stewart &
Vickie Gallinger …............... Hair & Makeup
Kirsten Taylor ................….. Photography
Kirsten Taylor & Selki ..... Poster Design
Lynda Cook ........................... Front of House Manager
Jeanie Miller, Liz Goyette, Pat & Carl Casey, Sean Cloarec, Katie Borgstrom, Nancy Kemp &
Angela Margison …............... Front of House Team
About
Comedy:
The antics at the Wicksteed home are a satirical merry-go-round. Family, friends and the sexual satisfaction of the "corpus" (body) are the ruling passions in this farcical comedy of ill-manners.
Through a dance of mistaken identities and carnal encounters, one motto holds fast: "He whose lust lasts, lasts longest."
This play was first produced at Cranbrook Community Theatre in 1975. Find it in our 1970's Gallery listing.
