Love From Judy

Richmond Theatre

15th-20th November 1976

Producer – Moira Butt

Musical Director – Geoffrey Bowyer

Love from Judy is a musical comedy from 1952, written by Hugh Martin (music), Timothy Gray (lyrics and book), and Eric Maschwitz (book).

It’s based on Daddy Long Legs, which as you may know tells the story of a young woman (here named Judy Abbott) who is rescued from an orphanage by a rich and handsome benefactor, Jervis Pendleton, who sends her to college but insists that he remain anonymous.

Judy winds up rooming with Jervis’ niece Julia, and so Jervis is able to observe his “ward” without her knowing who he is. She blossoms, and he falls in love with her. Luckily, she falls in love with him too, and so when he finally reveals himself to her, there’s a happy ending.

Local newspaper headlined their review as ‘A Lot of Talent for a Dull Show’.

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CAST

Jerusha (Judy) Abott – Janie Piddock

Sadie Kate – Judith Vandepeer

Gladiola Murphy – Geraldine Kendrick

Mamie – Caroline Dooley

Lorretta – Lynda Hedges

Mrs Lippett – Zoe Miller

Grace Pritchard – Pauline Kendrick

Cyrus Wykoff – Alan Titchmarsh

Senator Parsons – Trevor Johnson

Jervis Pendleton – Richard Manuel

Julia Pendleton – Nicola Brennand

Sally McBride – Carol Vinall

Jimmy McBride – Steve Alais

Gordon McLintock – Richard Matthiae

Butterfly – Joy Cooper

Mrs Pendleton – Marion McLaren

Mary Lou Wagner – Sally Hilton

Wilberforce – David Allan

Walter – Ron Sellers

Chorus Ladies – Norma Allan, Rowena Barr, Sandra Buckland, Joan Flory, Mary Fraser, Jane Mitchell, Rosalind Mitchell, Terry Parsons, Sue Searle, Mandy Stenhouse, Wendy Taylor, Anne Tillier, Christine Turtill, Patricia Vandepeer, Barbara Tailby- Weedon

Chorus Gentlemen – David Armstrong, Ralph Bramley, Len Brittle, Ken Frisby, Charles Jones, Martin Last, Alan Middleton, Tim Rowett, Robert Salter, Dave Simpson, Gerry Tickner

Dancers – Marion Alais, Ruth Bovill, Sue Brittle, Jackie Clarke, Trish Fraser, Susan Harriss, Lynne James, Alison Thierens, Alison Titchmarsh, Iain Murray, Jeffery Raggett

Orphans – Gaynor Burn, Sharon Burn, Andrea Jones, Karen Jones, Karen McLaren, Ceri Sellers, Jane Sellers, Jennifer Thompson, Joanne Thompson, Tracey Whinning

CREW

Designer – David Casey

With the Limbourne – Leader Stanley Thompson

Stage Manager – John Mitchell

Assisted by – Melvyn Morgan

Props – David Casey & Peter Sporle

Assisted by – Godfrey Buckland & Sue Partner

House Manager – Peter Brown

Rehearsal Accompanist – Stephanie Underhill

Box Office – Barbara Weedon

Prompter – Helen Jenkins

Wardrobe – Olive Brittle, Jackie Korner, Pauline Kendrick

Wigs – Wig Creations

Production Secretary – Barbara McDowell

Scenery Design – David Casey

Scenery Construction – David Casey, John Mitchell, Barbara McDowell, Peter Sporle, Christine Turtill

Fans by – George Cook Fan Hire

Costumes – Theatrical Costumes (Westcliff) Ltd & The Company

Greenery – Greenery Ltd