Photographs showing the Stockton Stage Society cast during the production of’South Pacific’ in 1966. Is there anyone you recognise?
Photographs courtesy of Julie Hugall.
‘South Pacific’ – Stockton Stage Society, c1966
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
The Merry Widow related picture is in fact a final rehearsal of Middlesbrough Operatic Society production with David Carter as Danilo and Eleanor Harris as the Widow. The Stockton show was a couple of years earlier with David playing opposite Marian Chandler. Two excellent Joy Beadell productions.
In the centre of the South Pacific picture is leading lady Judy Wood, a brilliant Nellie Forbush. Judy was a scintillating actress and singer who was dearly loved by theatre-goers in the region who mourned her untimely death whilst still in her fifties.
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Third from the right on the front row is Joan Johnson (later Haggan). Her daughter Sue had the female lead, and her brother David the male lead. I forwarded the picture to her daughter Jude in Miami who confirmed these details.
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The only man in the photo looks like Frank Pearson from Corfe Crescent in Billingham, he was next door neighbour of my wife.
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It is Frank, I’m his granddaughter!
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