A Taste of Honey

Productions

Original cast and crew (1958, London)

  • Helen – Avis Bunnage
  • Josephine – Frances Cuka
  • Peter – Nigel Davenport
  • The Boy – Clifton Jones
  • Geoffrey – Murray Melvin
  • The Apex Jazz Trio – Johnny Wallbank (cornet), Barry Wright (guitar), Christopher Capon (double bass)
  • Setting by John Bury
  • Costumes by Una Collins

Broadway cast (1960)

Source:[1]

  • Helen – Angela Lansbury
  • Josephine – Joan Plowright
  • Peter – Nigel Davenport
  • The Boy – Billy Dee Williams
  • Geoffrey – Andrew Ray

Broadway revival cast (1981)

Source:[2]

  • Helen – Valerie French
  • Josephine – Amanda Plummer
  • Peter – John Carroll
  • The Boy – Tom Wright
  • Geoffrey – Keith Reddin

Watford Palace cast (UK)(2000)

Source:[3]

  • Helen - Gemma Craven
  • Jo - Kaye Wragg
  • Peter - Patrick Baladi
  • The Boy - Mark Springer
  • Geoffrey - Ashley Artus

Adaptation for BBC Radio 3 cast (2004)

Source:[4]

  • Helen – Siobhan Finneran
  • Jo – Beth Squires
  • Peter – Charles Lawson
  • The Boy – Richard Mylan
  • Geoffrey – Andrew Sheridan

UK Touring Production 2006

  • Helen – Samantha Giles
  • Josephine – Samantha Robinson
  • Peter – Andonis Anthony
  • Jimmy- Chris Jack
  • Geoffrey – Bruno Langley

Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, 2008

  • Helen – Sally Lindsay
  • Josephine – Jodie McNee
  • Peter – Paul Popplewell
  • Jimmy – Marcel McCalla
  • Geoffrey – Adam Gillen

Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, 2024[5]

  • Helen – Jill Halfpenny
  • Jo – Rowan Robinson
  • Peter – Andrew Sheridan
  • Jimmy – Obadiah
  • Geoffrey – David Moorst

Royal National Theatre 2014

  • Helen – Lesley Sharp
  • Jo – Kate O'Flynn
  • Jimmy – Eric Kofi Abrefa
  • Peter – Dean Lennox Kelly
  • Geoffrey – Harry Hepple

Belvoir Theatre, Sydney 2018

  • Helen – Genevieve Lemon
  • Jo – Taylor Ferguson
  • Jimmy – Thuso Lekwape
  • Peter – Josh McConville
  • Geoffrey – Tom Anson Mesker

BBC Schools Productions

  • 1970. Diana Dors as Helen and Barry Foster as Peter.
  • 1984. Jane Freeman as Helen, Peter Egan as Peter and Sara Sugarman as Jo.

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