The Blue Goose

A comedy by Peter Blackmore.

Performed by STADS at St. Teilo’s Church Hall, Bishopston on May 8th, 10th & 11th, 1974.

Performed again by STADS in 1982.

Synopsis

Set in the home of the Portal family who live on the south coast of England, Blue Goose is a romantic tale of the sea, light opera, bees, local politics and other foolish things, but definitely no geese!

Director/Producer

  • Beryl West

Cast (in order of appearance)

  • ‘Margaret’ ~ Jacqueline Baskerville
  • ‘Charles Rogers’ ~ Hugh Arnold
  • ‘Mrs Elizabeth Portal’ ~ Dorothy Morris
  • ‘Anna Portal’ ~ Anita McNamara
  • ‘Louise Portal’ ~ Patricia Quick
  • ‘Mrs Keppel-Piggott’ ~ Margaret Lloyd
  • ‘Henry Portal’ ~ Brian Shaw
  • ‘Richard Hardy’ ~ Geoff Badham
  • ‘Hubert Briggs’ ~ Sid West
  • ‘Mr Guppy’ ~ Michael Shaw

Backstage

  • Stage Manager ~ John Lloyd
  • Assistant ~ Derek Humphreys
  • Sound Effects ~ Bill Payne
  • Lighting ~ David Powell
  • Props ~ Brenda Jones
  • Make-up ~ Pam Taylor

Photos

The Cast Standing, left to right: Brian Shaw ("Henry"), Jacqueline Baskerville ("Margaret"), Sid West ("Hubert"), Michael Shaw ("Mr Guppy"), Margaret Lloyd ("Mrs Keppel-Piggott"), Geoff Badham ("Richard"). Sitting, left to right: Hugh Arnold ("Charles"), Anita McNamara ("Anna"), Dorothy Morris ("Elizabeth"), Pat Quick ("Louise"). Note that the roles of "Hubert", "Elizabeth", "Henry", "Anna" and "Mrs Keppel-Piggott" were all reprised by the same people eight years later in the 1982 production

The Cast
Standing, left to right: Brian Shaw (“Henry”), Jacqueline Baskerville (“Margaret”), Sid West (“Hubert”), Michael Shaw (“Mr Guppy”), Margaret Lloyd (“Mrs Keppel-Piggott”), Geoff Badham (“Richard”).
Sitting, left to right: Hugh Arnold (“Charles”), Anita McNamara (“Anna”), Dorothy Morris (“Elizabeth”), Pat Quick (“Louise”).
Note that the roles of “Hubert”, “Elizabeth”, “Henry”, “Anna” and “Mrs Keppel-Piggott” were all reprised by the same people eight years later in the 1982 production