The Nutcracker, London Festival Ballet- Thursday 8th January 1981

Title: The Nutcracker
Date: Thursday 8th January 1981, Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: London Festival Ballet
Location: Royal Festival Hall, London, England
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Ronald Hynd after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Production: Ronald Hynd’s 1976 London Festival Ballet production
Conductor: David Coleman
Collection Folder: Folder 27

Cast

Dr Stahlbaum: Terry Hayworth
Frau Stahlbaum: Freya Dominic
Louise: Lucia Truglia
Clara: Cheryl Liss
Fritz: Trevor Wood
Lotte: Joan Potter
Herr von Rattenstein: Dominic Hickie
Frau von Rattenstein: Linda Darrell
Hermann, their son: Dudley von Luggenburg
Drosselmeyer: David Long
Karl, his nephew: Nicholas Johnson
Hans: Christopher Carney
Guests: Beverly Fry, Caroline Humpston, Susanne Burch, Kathleen Munson, Moira Grant, Anthea Neal, Mark Harris, Peter Jennings, Jean Luis Cabane, Anthony Ryvers, John Whillans, Garry Pollard
Parents: Kate Simmons, Nicola Wilde, Kevin Richmond, Christopher Mercer

Snow Queen: Mary McKendry
Snowflakes: Caroline Humpston, Jacqueline Barrett, Janette Mulligan, Kathleen Munson, Anne Manger, Anya Gilbert, Vanessa Millar, Elaine Mayson, Nicky MacLaurin, Beverly Fry, Amanda Wenban, Suzanne Burch, Victoria Westall, Judy Maelor, Kate Simmons, Nicola Brice
Rats: Dominic Hickie, James Supervia, Hugh Rathbone, Kevin Richmond, Christopher Carney, Stephen Long, John Jukes, Garry Pollard
Soldiers: Ashley Wheater, Christopher Mercer, John Whillans, Peters Jennings, Colin Stanier, Dewi Fairclough, Jean Luis Cabane, Philippe Arrona, Nigel Burgoine

Cavaliers: Nigel Burgoine, Philippe Arrona, Mark Harris
Spanish Dance: Anthea Neal, Peter Jennings
Arabian Dance: Dudley von Loggenburg, Linda Darrell, Valerie Aitken, Summer Lee Rhatigan, Craig Wright, James Supervia
Chinese Dance: Children from Arts Educational Schools
Mirlitons: Christine Keith, Jane Scott, Anya Gilbert
Russian Dance: John Whillans, Hugh Rathbone, Kevin Richmond, Stephen Long
Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe: Joan Potter, David Long, Children from Arts Educational Schools
Flowers: Caroline Humpston, Mary McKendry, Janette Mulligan, Kathleen Munson, Nicky MacLaurin, Amanda Wenban, Elaine Mayson, Vanessa Millar, Judy Maelor, Beverly Fry, Nicola Brice, Nicola Wilde
Grand Pas de Deux: Lucia Truglia, Nicholas Johnson

Orchestra

First Violins:
Donald Weekes (Leader)
Leonard Fisch
Nicholas Dowding
Howard Walsh
Geraldine Halligan
Fay Evans
Shirley Bennett
Nicholas Rigby
Gillian Ratcliffe
Gillian Bailey
Rhianon Williams
Vito Gambazzi

Second Violins:
Ronald Good
Rosemary Smith
Avril Carmalt
Joyce Fraser
Harry Nathan
Susan Croot
Julia Pullen
Guy Bebb
Caroline Ellis
Charlotte Howes

Violas:
Donald Clisby
Paul Appleyard
John Walters
Gordon Humfress
Judith Madter
Gryffydd Owen

Cellos:
Dennis Nesbitt
Harold Strub
Naomi Elliott
Rosemary Edwards
Lars Payne
Peter Adams
Christine McCrae
Eileen McCarthy

Double Basses:
Guy Henderson
Ian Anderson
Jeremy Gordon
Duncan Mitchell
Anthony Halligan
Keith Harling

Flutes:
Enid Hughes
Graham Nash

Piccolo:
Graham Nash

Oboes:
Sandra McKay
Claire Philpot

Cor Anglais:
James Douglas

Clarinets:
Martin Beeston
Angela Fussell

Bass Clarinet:
Paul Allen

Bassoons:
Stephen Raey
Michael Parkinson

French Horns:
Paul Pritchard
Andrew Paterson
Ian Fisher
Francis Brown

Trumpets:
Andrew Mitchell
Martin Inge

Trombones:
Michael Crowther
Paul Barrett
Geoffrey Perkins

Tuba:
Victor Saywell

Timpani:
Heather Steedman

Percussion:
Kevin Nutty
Harry Smaile
Edward Cornish

Harps:
Janice Beven
Sheila Watt

Crew

For The Nutcracker

Design: Peter Docherty
Lighting: John B. Read

For London Festival Ballet

Artistic Director: John Field
Administrative Director: David Rees
Finance Director: Peter Morris
Musical Director: Terence Kern
Administrative Manager: Peter Hulme
PA to the Artistic Director: Sally Tonkinson
PA to the Administrative Director: Janet Fairweather
Tour Manager: Penny Winship
Secretary to the Ballet Staff: Margaret Kingsnorth
Chief Cashier: Richard Wooderson
Accounts Assistant: Brendan O’Sullivan
Company Pianists: Michael Bassett, David Elwin
Orchestral Manager: Guy Henderson
Librarian: Leonard Fisch
Orchestral Assistants: Andrew Paterson, Francis Brown
Ballet Masters: Vassilie Trunoff, David Long
Ballet Mistress: Joan Potter
Assistant Ballet Mistress: Valerie Aitken
Choreologist: Marilyn Vella-Gatt
Technical Director: David Mogridge
Technical Manager: Robin Carlyle
Stage Manager: Rosalind Smith
Deputy Stage Manager: Johanna Adams
Assistant Stage Manager: Andrew Peat
Lighting Consultant: John B. Read
Technical Supervisor: John Berrill
Chief Electrician: David Mohr
Deputy Chief Electrician: Ray Purvis
Assistant Electrician: Stuart Wilson
Chief Mechanist: David Clark
Deputy Chief Mechanist: Pat Carroll
Property Master: Sam Seaman
Wardrobe Supervisor: David Dean
Assistant to Wardrobe Supervisor: Frank Gardiner
Touring Wardrobe Master: David Wishart
Resident Wardrobe Mistress: Mallory Smith
Deputy Touring Wardrobe Mistress: Gay Hinton
Wig Mistress: Marian Street
Wardrobe Assistants: Teresa Bruty, Annette Colgan, Colin Couch, Frances Eason
Shoe Supervisor: Lorne Dixon
Scenic Artist: Roy Hardy
Assistant Scenic Artist: Alison Hardy
Press and Publicity Officer: Tony Barlow
Marketing Officer: Stella Wilson
Publicity Assistant: Louisa Cogman
Archivist: John Travis
Organising Secretary, Friends of LFB: Phyllida Ritter
Education Liaison Officer: Sue Hoyle
Education Programme Presenters: John Travis, Anne Manger
Sponsorship Director: Denise Fiennes
Secretary to Sponsorship Director: Celia Lloyd-Webber

For Royal Festival Hall

General Manager: Michael Kaye
Deputy General Manager: Shirley Cooper
House Manager: Douglas Bailey
Box Office Manager: R.G.F. Howden
Planning Manager: Ian Maclay
Hall Engineer: R. Bond
Finance Officer: A.G. Stevens