Key information
The show is in two acts, and runs for 2 hours 20 minutes plus interval.
LOCATION:
The action takes place in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, London, Birmingham, and Durham
PASSAGE OF TIME:
Although in real life the events portrayed occurred between 1960 and 1965, for dramatic purposes they are all conceived as happening in 1961.
The show requires 8 principles with the rest of the cast doubling roles as resources allow.
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
(In Order of Appearance)
Mrs Weaver, Mrs Longfellow, Mrs Blaydon (The Three Graces)
The 3 Graces. Elderly housewives of Benton
Kempton Bunton
57, former bus driver, unemployed dreamer of dreams, and un-produced playwright
Dorothy Bunton
58, Kempton’s wife. Mother of Jackie and Kenneth
Mrs Bedlington
A nouveau riche housewife
Kenneth Bunton
27, Insurance Clerk, Kempton’s son.
John (Jackie) Bunton
20, Un-employed, athletic. Kempton’s son.
Pamela Thornhill
20’s, Jackie’s girlfriend
Flora Hallingham
Old, curmudgeonly widow
Davey Fairchild
A Television License Inspector
Magistrate
Magistrate at Newcastle Magistrates Court
Court Usher
Usher at Newcastle Magistrates Court
Reporter
A newspaper reporter
Mr Parkes
Prison Warder at Durham Prison
Billington
A Prisoner at Durham Prison
Mrs Taylor
Newcastle Labour Exchange Officer
Policeman
A Newcastle Bobby
Frank Jones
Manager of The Broadway Hotel
Chef
Chef at The Broadway Hotel
Lawrence Smith
Transport Manager, A1 Waste Paper Company
Morris Orloff
Regent Street Furrier
Sir Philip Hendy
Director of The National Gallery
Isaac Wolfson
Businessman and Philanthropist
Michael Levey
Assistant Keeper of The National Gallery
Frank
Guard at The National Gallery
Edie
Guard at The National Gallery
Cleaner
Cleaner at The National Gallery
D I McPherson
A Policeman from Scotland Yard
Times
Reporter from The Times
Observer
Reporter from The Observer
Daily Mail
Reporter from The Daily Mail
Lee Howard
Editor of The Daily Mirror
Ron Lawson
Left Luggage Clerk, Birmingham New Street
Comic1
A Music Hall Entertainer
Comic2
A Music Hall Entertainer
Judge Carl Aarvold
High Court Judge at The Old Bailey
Jeremy Hutchinson QC
Council for Kempton Bunton
Foreman of the Jury
Jury Foreman at The Old Bailey
CHORUS of WORKERS, ONLOOKERS, PRESS, POLICE, NATIONAL GALLERY STAFF, REPORTERS, JURORS etc
Kempton Bunton The Musical 