Hobson's Choice

Studio Theatre staged Harold Brighouse's comedy, Hobson's Choice, at:

• the Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe
• Pilton Church Hall
• Croyde Village Hall

in North Devon during July and August 2009.

Set in 1880s Salford, Henry Horatio Hobson is a successful shop owner selling shoes made by his employee Will Mossop. Hobson rules his household with a rod of iron, but when his children and shoemaker rebel, what choice is he presented with? Audiences doscovered the hilarity of his dilemma as Studio Theatre brought this delightful Lancashire comedy to life.

Many will remember the famous film version starring Charles Laughton, John Mills and Brenda De Banzie, and Studio Theatre’s cast of this production included:

• Alan Bailey
• Matt Cann
• Larry Fabian
• Carla Morgan
• Lisa Morgan
• James Morrison
• Jason Morrison
• Sara Pruce
• Tony Parker
• Peggy Strudwick
• Rod Vass
• Fenella Watson

Alan Bailey and (left to right) Carla Morgan, Fenella Watson and Sara Pruce in Hobson's Choice.