


A TASTE OF HONEY

Synopsis:
Set in working class Salford, the play is about the adolescent Jo and her relationships with those about her. Her irresponsible, roving mother Helen and her mum's newly acquired drunken husband, her black sailor boyfriend who leaves her pregnant and Geoffrey the homosexual art student who moves in to help with the baby.
It is also about Jo's unshakeable optimism throughout her trials.
BHTC NOTES: Robert Newton (Director) suggested that the cast (and some other club members), went on a drama weekend at Highleigh Manor where they lived, ate and slept drama in preparation for the rehearsals and eventual production. It was remembered as an amazing experience in closely examining all the relationships and characters of the play.
The production was also entered in the 1962 Sussex Full Length Drama Festival and was judged 2nd in it's class (see Press Reviews Below)
A TASTE OF HONEY
Playwright: Shelagh Delaney
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Robert G Newton assisted by John McDonnell
Production Date: September 1962
Group: BHTC
Staged: The Park Centre, Burgess Hill
BHTC Production Number: 27
Betty Dann
Jo White
John Jefferies
Anthony Hole
Clive Jacklin
David Williams, Don Hewitt
Fatima Shah & Gail Smith
Pauline Hooper & Leon Figg
June Colledge & Norma Somerville
Cast
Helen
Josephine (her daughter)
Peter (her friends)
The Boy
Geoffrey
Children
Children
The Lovers
The Gossips
Crew
Alan Dann
Peter Campbell
Yvonne Jones
Joan Clayman
Mary Harmes
Brian Hicks
Ester Aylett
Jim Towell
Bernard Clayman
Stage Director
Stage Manager
Prompt
Properties
Effects
Lighting
Wardrobe
Publicity
Stage Manager
Programme






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