Androcles and the Lion

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.

   
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
Androcles and the Lion - June 1957
 

57 lion outter

57 lion inner

 

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