Chris Ryan's Theatre Diary


The Hostage
The Hostage
Brendan Behan

Date
05-11-1992
Venue Harrogate Theatre
Company Harrogate Theatre Company
Cast Members
Pat
(the caretaker of the lodging-house)
Vincent Franklin
Meg
(his consort)
Leda Hodgson
Monswer
(the owner of the house)
Ted Richards
Rio Rita
(a navvy)
Adrian Irvine
Princess Grace
(his boyfriend)
Evroy Deer
Mr Mulleady
(a decaying civil servant)
Peter Forbes
Miss Gilchrist
(a social worker)
Sophie Bevan
Colette
(a whore)
Sophie Bean
Ropeen
(an old whore)
Roger Davies-Broughton
Leslie Williams
(a British soldier)
Alexander Nash
Teresa;
(the skivvy)
A Country Girl
Catherine Prendergast
IRA Officer
(a fanatical patriot)
Simon Day
IRA Volunteer;
Fergus O'Connor;
A Ticket Collector
Charles Edwards
Sean
(the pianist)
Simon Cryer
Russian Sailor Mark East
My Comments A tragic situation given the comic treatment by Behan, it works wonderfully