Betty Carpenter
Born: 14 . 07 . 1932
First Appearance: April 1950
Married, see: Betty Dawes
04/1950 – Four One Act Plays : Raikes Cross – Lidia James
04/1950 – Four One Act Plays : La Strega – Maria
02/1951 – Three One Act Plays : Lucrezia Borgia’s Little Party – Fiammetta Strozi
02/1951 – Three One Act Plays : Villa for Sale – Jeanne
02/1951 – Three One Act Plays : Sunday Cost Five Pesos – Director
06/1951 – Jane Steps Out – Stage Manager
11/1951 – Hogs’ Blood and Helebore – Mrs Foskett
04/1952 – Three One Act Plays – Dukes and Fairies – Annie
04/1952 – Three One Act Plays – Dimitrios – Sophie Eliades
07/1952 – Mountain Air – Frau Anna Hubermann
11/1952 – And This Was Odd – Lady Wilson
01/1953 – Power Without Glory – Anna
10/1953 – The Girl Who Couldn’t Quite – Director
01/1954 – Summer in December – Elspeth French
04/1954 – The Ghost Train – Miss Bourne
10/1954 – Dark Summer – Mrs Hadlow – Director
02/1955 – Madam Tic Tac – Marguerite
04/1955 – Blithe Spirit – Ruth
10/1955 – Castle in the Air – Stage Manager
12/1955 – The Christmas Story – Madam
04/1956 – Pink String and Sealing Wax – Pearl Bond
10/1956 – Pygmalion – Mrs Higgins
12/1956 – Four One Act Plays – A Phoenix Too Frequent – Dynamene
12/1956 – Four One Act Plays – Great Catherine – Claire
02/1957 – Murder Party – Front of House Manager
04/1957 – The Happiest Days of Your Life – Miss Gossage
10/1957 – The Importance of Being Earnest – Miss Prism
01/1958 – A Mirror of Escape – First Spinster – Sister Teresa
04/1958 – Life With Father – Maggie – Front of House Manager
11/1958 – The Hollow – Henriette Angkatell
04/1959 – Sailor, Beware – Emma Hornett
Betty Dawes
[Honorary Life Member]
First Appearance: April 1950
Married: Ralph in 1959
Curtain Call: 27 . 05 . 2016
Our President and long standing member Betty died peacefully in hospital after a short illness…
11/1959 – The Christmas Story – Madam
11/1960 – Don’t Listen Ladies – Valentine
10/1961 – Figure of Fun – Wardrobe
12/1961 – Breath of Spring – Lady Miller
12/1962 – Watch It, Sailor – Emma Hornett
01/1963 – In F’ra Dig – Stage Manger
09/1964 – Anna Christie – Martha Owen
02/1966 – Semi-Detached – Garnet Hadfield
04/1966 – A Touch of the Poet – Director
03/1967 – Hay Fever – Clara
05/1970 – Hotel Paradiso – Victoire
12/1970 – Pride and Prejudice – Mrs Gardiner
05/1971 – Spring and Port Wine – Daisy Crompton
11/1971 – My Three Angels – Emilie Dulay
05/1972 – Salad Days – Lady
10/1973 – Trelawney of the ‘Wells’ – Mrs Telfer
12/1974 – The Lark – Joan’s Mother
02/1975 – The Secretary Bird – Director
12/1975 – When We Are Married – Clara Soppitt
12/1978 – Hobson’s Choice – Front of House
05/1979 – Sailor, Beware! – Emma Hornett
10/1979 – Arsenic & Old Lace – Box Office
01/1980 – The Snow Queen – Box Office
05/1980 – She Stoops to Conquer – Box Office
09/1980 – Absent Friends – Box Office
04/1981 – Fings ain’t wot they used t’be – Paddy
10/1981 – Man About the House – Front of House
01/1982 – Oliver! – Widow Corney, Londoner
04/1982 – Plaza Suite – Director
06/1983 – Tom Jones – Front of House
10/1983 – Trespass – Front of House
12/1983 – The Gingerbread Man – Director
05/1984 – And So To Bed – Make-up
09/1984 – Living Together – Front of House
12/1984 – Ring Round the Moon – Front of House
03/1985 – Anastasia – Director – Producer
12/1985 – Pinocchio – Blue Fairy
05/1986 – The Noble Spaniard – Director
09/1986 – Pygmalion – Mrs Higgins
10/1987 – Key for Two – Continuity
01/1988 – The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – Maid
03/1988 – From Coward to Cats – Ensemble Piece Director
06/1988 – Cabaret – Fraulein Kost
12/1988 – Night Watch – Director
04/1989 – When We Are Married – Clara Soppitt
10/1989 – Stepping Out – Rose
12/1989 – Alice in Wonderland – Queen of Hearts
12/1990 – Little Women – Aunt March
06/1991 – Amadeus – Assistant to Wardrobe Mistress
12/1991 – Love from Judy – Butterfly
03/1993 – Guys and Dolls – Bag Lady
12/1993 – The Wizard of Oz – Director
12/1994 – Run for your Wife – Continuity
12/1995 – The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner – The Big Ones [voices off]
06/1996 – The Rivals – Front of House Manager
03/1997 – It Runs in the Family – Director
12/1997 – The Adventures of Mr Toad – Magistrate
09/1998 – On the Razzle – Co-Producer [Wick]
06/1999 – Godspell – Director
10/1999 – Arcadia – Front of House Manager
12/1999 – A Christmas Carol – Assistant to the Director
07/2000 – Rumours – Director
05/2001 – Dandy Dick – Assistant to the Director
09/2002 – Dancing at Lughnasa – Front of House Co-ordinator
12/2002 – ‘Allo ‘Allo – Front of House
02/2003 – Talking Heads – Front of House Co-ordinator
03/2003 – The Accrington Pals – Front of House Co-ordinator
06/2003 – Out of Order – Director, Front of House Co-ordinator
08/2003 – The Secret Rapture – Front of House
10/2003 – The Dresser – Front of House Co-ordinator
12/2003 – Charley’s Aunt – Front of House Co-ordinator
03/2004 – Ciphers – Assistant to the Director, Front of House Co-ordinator
06/2004 – Home – Front of House
08/2004 – The Exam – Front of House
09/2004 – As You Like It – Front of House
09/2004 – Blue Remembered Hills– Front of House
12/2004 – The Winslow Boy– Front of House
01/2005 – Shirley Valentine– Front of House
03/2005 – Dead Funny– Front of House
05/2005 – The Darling Buds of May– Front of House
08/2005 – The Life and Death of Almost Everybody– Front of House
10/2005 – The Dumb Waiter / Anorak of Fire– Front of House
01/2006 – Dad’s Army / Are You Being Served?– Front of House
04/2006 – Bedroom Farce– Front of House
06/2006 – Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell– Front of House
09/2006 – Multiplex– Front of House
09/2006 – Blithe Spirit– Front of House
12/2006 – The Lady in the Van– Front of House
02/2007 – Communicating Doors– Front of House Co-ordinator
06/2007 – Happiest Days of Your Life– Front of House
08/2007 – Our Day Out– Front of House
10/2007 – The Memory of Water– Front of House
12/2007 – David Copperfield– Front of House Co-ordinator
04/2008 – The Graduate– Front of House
07/2008 – Not Now Darling– Front of House Co-ordinator
08/2008 – A Grimm Night for Hans Christian Anderson– Front of House
09/2008 – Richard lll– Front of House
12/2008 – Gaslight– Front of House
03/2009 – Abigail’s Party– Front of House
06/2009 – Murdered to Death– Front of House
08/2009 – The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew – Front of House
10/2009 – Popcorn – Front of House
01/2010 – Harvey – Front of House
04/2010 – Noises Off – Front of House
08/2010 – Art – Front of House
09/2010 – Don’t Look Now – Front of House
03/2011 – Shakers – Front of House
06/2011 – Vagina Monologues – Front of House
10/2011 – Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead – Front of House
01/2012 – The Hound of the Baskervilles – Front of House
03/2012 – Caught in the Net – Front of House
06/2012 – Much Ado About Nothing – Front of House
09/2012 – Calendar Girls – Front of House
12/2012 – Snow Queen – Front of House
06/2013 – Hi-De-Hi – Front of House
10/2013 – Death of a Salesman – Front of House
01/2014 – Life & Beth – Front of House
06/2014 – Funny Money – Front of House
09/2014 – The Cherry Orchard – Front of House
12/2014 – Season’s Greetings – Front of House
02/2015 – After Juliet – Front of House
03/2015 – Yes, Prime Minister – Front of House
06/2015 – Daisy Pulls It Off – Front of House
10/2015 – Rope – Front of House
01/2016 – The Ladykillers – Front of House
03/2016 – The Birthday Party – Front of House
06/2016 – No Sex Please, We’re British – Front of House
