The Harrogate Dramatic Society Website - The Rose Without A Thorn

The Rose Without A Thorn - by Clifford Bax
April 1954 - The Royal Hall, Harrogate

Harrogate Herald, Wednesday 28th April 1954

From "The Rose Without A Thorn"

This scene from this week's presentation by the Harrogate Dramatic Society in the Royal Hall, Harrogate of Clifford Bax's play about Catherine Howard, "The Rose Without A Thorn", shows the last interview between Catherine and her lover, Culpeper. Katherine Tilney, Catherine's lady-in-waiting, is played by Margaret Broome. Queen Catherine (seated), is played by Janet Wilson, and Culpeper by Harry Beety.

The Cast (In order of appearance)
Katherine Tilney Katheryn Howard Francis Derham Margery Morton Manservant Anne of Cleeves Mary Lassells Thomas Culpeper Henry VIII Thomas Cranmer John Lassells Earl of Hertford Sir Thomas Audley Paris Juno Minerva Venus Warder Musicians 1st Player 2nd Player 3rd Player	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Margaret Broome Janet Wilson Richard Baines Kay Bolam James Cronin Kay Gaunt Betty Ruddock Harry Beety Alan Broadhurst Gordon Langford Donald Seed Edward W. Robinson Richard Camrass Diana Haywood Ann Cresswell-George Constance Base Claire Simpson Arthur Eldon Max Wigley & Godfrey Hainsworth Alan Adams David Perkis Max Wigley
Directed by Alan Broadhurst