Kismet
November 1963
Director – Donald Nutter
Musical Director – Peter Mellor
Choreographer – Terry Spencer
Set Design – Donald Nutter and John Wilde
Costume – Rene Doody assisted by Audrey Whittaker (from designs by John Wilde)
Cast
| Character | Performed by |
|---|---|
| Imam of the Mosque | Ron Oliver |
| First Beggar | Tom Hammersley |
| Second Beggar | Douglas Legge |
| Third Beggar | Brian Doody |
| Omar | Denis Whittaker |
| Hajj, a poet | Roger Bashford |
| Marsinah | Nadine Houldcroft |
| Jawan | Stan Cooper |
| The Bangleman | Ron Oliver |
| Chief Policeman | Douglas Legge |
| Second Policeman | Ken Dilley |
| Third Policeman | Hardy Shephard |
| The Wazir | Michael Arthur |
| Lalume | Marian Cresswell |
| The Princesses of Ababu | Audrey Whittaker Loraine Latham Pat Brookes |
| The Caliph | Terry Yates |
| Princess Zubbediya | Sandra Jones |
| Princess Samaris | Terry Spencer |
| An Ayah | Perdita Mellor |
| Public Prosecutor | Brian Doody |
| The Widow Yussef | Gladys Murdoch |
| Attendants to Hajj | Anne Colclough Madge Boulton Betty Hampton Jean Craddock Judith Middleton |
| A Servant | Fred Price |
| An Informer | Bruce Walker |
| Herald | Michael Hall |
| Attendant to Caliph | Adrian Wilde |
Citizens, Vendors, Girls of the Harem, Attendants, Guards, Slaves –
- Francis Barrett
- Ruth Johnson
- Mary Mountford
- Jean Craddock
- Judith Middleton
- Pat Keene
- Annette Martin
- Naomi Alexander
- Muriel Talbot
- Joan Dyche
- Joy Farnell
- Margaret Jones
- Hilda Smith
- Pat Bass
- Anne Colclough
- Madge Boulton
- Perdita Mellor
- Gladys Murdoch
- Tom Shipley
- Keith Legge
- Ray Jones
- Bruce Walker
- Robert Jacks
- Sonny Edwards
- Brian Doody
- Tom Hammersley
- Fred Price
- David Small
- Michael Teece
Music
| Orchestra leader | Mary Gilman |
| Accompanist | Peggy Nutter |
Rugeley Musical Theatre Company 