Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw
June 1957 at The Little Theatre, Letchworth
A retelling of the tale of Androcles, a slave who is saved by the requiting mercy of a lion. In the play, Shaw portrays Androcles to be one of the many Christians being led to the Colosseum for torture.
Cast
Androcles : John Weaver
Megaera : Patricia Smedley
Centurion :Stuart Needham
Captain : John Waller
Lavinia : Jacqueline Smedley
Lentulus : Roy Wood
Spintho ; Stephen Ward
Ferrovious : David Fyfe
Editor : John Cruse
Emperor : John Woollons
Soldiers, Gladiators and Christians : J. Beatie, Joe Platten, P. Branch, Noel Ripley,
Joan Dixon, J. Saunders, G. Hector, M. Saunders, James Innes, Ken Spinks , M. Nevistone,V. Wheatley, R. Wood, John Elson
The Lion : Elaine Tickle
Crew
Producer : Ken Spinks
Stage Manager : Percy Simmonds
Wardrobe : Elaine Tickle
House Manager : Charles Bygrave
Business Manager : E.W. Cruse
Masks by Charles Heriot