The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Corfield Hall, Taunton, 14th – 18th January 1975
| Cast | |
| Fag (Servant to Captain Absolute) | Ray Stokes |
| Coachman | Ray Jarvis |
| Lydia Languish | Hilary Marshall |
| Lucy (Servant to Mrs Malaprop) | Nila Snazell |
| Julia | Beverley Bolton |
| Mrs. Malaprop | Audrey Angell |
| Sir Anthony Absolute | Robin Bush |
| Captain Jack Absolute | Stuart Symonds |
| Faulkland | Bill Allsworth |
| Bob Acres | David Lea |
| Errand Boy | Andrew Allsworth |
| Sir Lucius O’Trigger | Patrick Sanders |
| David (Servant to Acres) | Peter Ross |
| Backstage | |
| Directed by | Bunty Gulliford |
| Stage Manager | Rosemary Allsworth |
| Light & Sound | John Reynolds |
| Costumes
|
The Thespian Wardrobe Department |
| Directed by | Gwen Wilkins |
| With the assistance of | Ann Stokes, Susan Jones & Linda Symonds |
| Setting by |
John
Wilkins |
| With the assistance of | John & Eileen Emmett, Ron Wheeler, John Lock, and Elizabeth Mortimer-White |
| Properties | Stephanie Roberts, Louise Paull & Anne Curtis |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Valerie Adam |
| Assistant Electrician | Timothy Emmett |
| Front of House or Acknowledgments | |
| Front of House Manager | Fred Woodroffe |
| Programme Sellers Directed by | Noreen Marfell |
| Box Office | William Rich |
| Coffee | Betty Lea & Marjorie Balman |
| Our thanks for loan of antiques to | Marie’s, East Reach & Sarnders, Jubilee Street |
| Our thanks for transport | “The Tankards” |
| Our thanks for advance bookings | Taylor’s Records |