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Radio Theatre 81: The Ramshackle Company

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A children's play for 8- to 12 year olds by SUSAN HILL with Cathy is a sad little girl with a bad leg, and the dull town where she lives, called Ramshackle-on-Sea needs shaking up But then young Niko arrives with Leo and Monty and Alice and Tiny, all in their yellow bus, and everything changes Music composed and conducted by ILONA SEKACZ
ILONA SEKACZ (piano)
HELEN CRAYFORD (trumpet) PETER THOMPSON (clarinet) ALFRED REES (trombone) JOHN LEACH (kantele) Rod WILLETT (guitar)
PETER FRY (vibraphone) DON LAWSON (percussion) Directed by RICHARD WORTLEY (This play was first performed on 14 March at the Unicorn Theatre, directed by Nicholas Barter )

Contributors

Conducted By:
Ilona Sekacz
Piano:
Ilona Sekacz
Piano:
Helen Crayford
Clarinet:
Peter Thompson
Clarinet:
Alfred Rees
Unknown:
John Leach
Guitar:
Rod Willett
Guitar:
Peter Fry
Unknown:
Don Lawson
Directed By:
Richard Wortley
Directed By:
Nicholas Barter
Niko:
David Learner
Cathy:
Stella Goodier
Cathy's mother:
Pauline Letts
Mr Pennypacker:
David March
Alice:
Patience Tomlinson
Tiny:
Geoffrey Matthews
Leo:
Stephen Garlick
Monty:
Trevor Cooper
Bank Manager:
John Webb
Mayor:
Nicholas Courtney
Magic Messenger:
John Livesey
Source: Radio Times

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