Bartholomew Fair (1987)

by Ben Johnson

Christopher Biggins played the titular Bartholomew Cokes in this 1987 production of Bartholomew Fair, directed by Peter Barnes. Another notable performer was Peggy Mount OBE, an English actress best known for playing formidable matriarch comedy figures on screen.

The cast

Tom Mannion

John Littlewit

Christopher Ettridge

Quarlous

Christopher Biggins

Bartholomew Cokes

Juliette Grassby

Win Littlewit

Diana Fairfax

Dame Purecraft

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Barry Stanton

Zeal

Peter Doran

Winwife

David Neal

Humphrey Wasp

Peter Bayliss

Justice Overdo

Lynn Farleigh

Dame Overdo

Noreen Leighton

Grace Wellborn

Richard Brain

Lantern Leatherhead

Georgie Glen

Joan Trash

Joshua Le Touzel

Edgworth

Haydn Jenkins

Nightingale

Peggy Mount

Ursula

Craig Stevenson

Mooncalf/Haggis/Constables

Albie Woodington

Jordan Knockem

Paul Kirk

Captain Whit

Joanne Howarth

Punk Alice/Tinderbox

Christopher Ryan

Trouble-All

Andrew Alston

Bristle

Gail Garside

Corncutter

Creative team

Ian Callander

Lighting Designer

Director

Peter Barnes

Designers

Patrick Robertson & Rosemary Vercoe

Puppet Designer

Graeme Galvin

Composer/Musical Director

Stephen Deutsch