Bless the Bride is a romantic operetta set around the Napoleonic Wars, following a British girl who elopes with a French officer and later faces the consequences of war, loyalty, and divided nations. It features music by Ivor Novello, with book and lyrics by Christopher Hassall.
Creative team
- Pat Donovan Director
- Derek Sheldon Musical Director
- Pat Bennett Choreographer
- Enid Hogden Assistant Producer
- Esme Weight Chorus Mistress
- Peter Day & Terry Walton Stage Director
Principal cast
- Esme Weight Alice Charity Willow
- Les Morris Cousin George
- Graham Haines Archdeacon Gurney
- Beryl Jones Lucy Veracity Willow
- Ray Dance Hon. Thomas Trout
- Sharon Welsh / Jane Hocking Ann Fidelity
- Anne Young Charlotte Patience
- Christine Walton Elizabeth Prudence
- Jill Weight / Sue Tyler Frances Fortitude
- Jean Riggal Millicent Punctuality
- Barry Lingard Pierre Fontaine
- Brenda Wozencroft Suzanne Valdis
- Denis Reynolds Augustus Willow
- Dulcie Dunn Mary Willow
- Eric H. Walter Albert Willow
- Sheila Dunn Harriet Willow
- Enid Hogden Nanny
- Dawn Cardis Buttons
- Eric Brigg Chief Gendarme
- John Purdy First Gendarme
- Grahame Haines Second Gendarme
- Keith Tyler M. Robert
- John Crowhurst M. Frontenac
- Joan Hartless First Customer
Ensemble
Gillian Brigg, Pamela Brough, Sarah Davis, Sue Davidson, Barbara Doone, Olive Eggleton, Barbara Engley, Violet Field, Sally Goble, Margaret Hyde, Sandra Hargreaves, Christina Jones, Wendy Luker, Claire Morgan, Ann Offer, Joy Neve, Mary Penhale, Margaret Price, Carol Rawlins, Olive Smith, Sandra Tapscott, Deborah Walker, Margaret Weightman, Annette Williams, Vene Winslow, Tony Cuninghame, Harry Eatwell, Stephen Gardner, Colin Gingell, Rolland Hauser, Paul Isquierdo, Roger Penhale, Peter Smith, Clive Spindler, Graham Smith, Brian Storey, Ron Williams, Clifford Winslow, David Wright, Steve Whatley, Patricia Bennett, Sandra Carter, Beryl Elliott, Wendy Smith, Sharon Stone, Christine Tanner, Jane Townsend, Pamela Townsend, Gillian Thornton, Glynis Wall, Alan Hogden, Colin Hogden, Alan Wrixon