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'Timothy's Shoes '
A play by Barbara Sleigh from the story by Juliana Horatia Ewing
Production by Josephine Plummer
Long before Timothy saw the light of day his mother was very anxious about the responsibilities of having a family of children. When her first baby was born she poured her troubles into the sympathetic ear of her godmother, who, being a fairy godmother, could be expected to give her the best of advice. Not only that, she promised to come to the christening and bring the baby a present. It was a little pair of shoes — but they were no ordinary shoes, for they never wore out. Timothy's eight brothers all wore them in turn, and at length they became 'Timothy's Shoes.'

Contributors

Play By:
Barbara Sleigh
Story By:
Juliana Horatia Ewing
Production By:
Josephine Plummer
Timothy:
Lance Secretan
His mother:
Susan Richards
Godmother:
Gladys Spencer
Dame:
Doreen Season
Bramble Minor:
Gawn Grainger
The usher:
Richard Hurndall
Doctor Dixon Airey:
John Turnbull
Mrs Airey:
Hilda Davies
Old man:
Richard George
Barefoot boy:
Robert Dickens
William:
Richard Wade
Girls:
Susan Cooper
Girls:
Valerie Bossom
Narrator:
Ivan Samson

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