'The Pirates of Penzance' 1953

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CD cover, Alan Clare Here are some photos of the school's 1953 production of the 'Pirates of Penzance', made available by Alan Clare (Aston 1949). He sent them to me on a CD. In his accompanying letter Alan wrote: "I thought I'd go the whole hog and put a label on it - we can't let these 21st century Astonians think we old codgers don't understand their hi-tech tricks and gizmos!"

Well said, Alan!

Alan's CD has been deposited in the school's Archive Centre.

Click on the miniatures to see a larger version.

Nigel Hester? Howard Wearing? Les Woodhall
Nigel Hester? Howard Wearing? (Ruth) Les Woodhall (Mabel)
Who? J H Gunn Les Woodhall & Clive Wearing
Malcolm Cormack? J H Gunn Les Woodhall & Clive Wearing
Chorus 1 Chorus 2 Chorus 3
Neil Murray (Centre), Eddie Burch,
Mike Reading		 Garland, Hester, Woodhall, Pearson,
Murray, Wearing, Rowlands		 Bottom left is a silhouette
of Francis Mace!
Chorus 4 Trio Chorus 5
"A Policeman's lot ..." Clive Wearing, Harry Rowlands Far right: PeterClay
Chorus 1
Stan Calvert doing the makeup
for Malcolm Cormack

Even the 'Birmingham Mail' caught up with them!

Mail cutting
Alan Clare is playing the Ace of Spades!

Peter Clay and Les Woodhall (1951) and Alan have been most helpful in identifying people on these photos. Further information has been gleaned from Malcolm Cormack's report in the 'School Record' of 1954.