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Dashing horseman, daring robber, swashbuckling swordsman, adored by every woman, respected by every man. Or poacher, rapist, thief and murderer, swung from the York gallows in 1739. What do you want to believe? A dynamic new version of the life of Dick Turpin, the most famous highwayman of them all. Drawn from court transcripts, newspaper reports and eye witness accounts this is a real life adventure story from the eighteenth century. Moving at a rip-roaring pace, the play interweaves fact and fiction, text and song. You ll discover things about the man behind the myth that some wanted buried with him at York. Age 10+

Cast/Performers

Jack Lord (Dick Turpin), Julian Harries (William Harrison), Richard Pepper (Thomas Kyll), Morgan Philpott (Richard Bayes), Loren O'Dair (Black Bess)

Creatives/Company

Author: Daniel O'Brien
Company: Theatre Royal Company Bury St Edmunds
Music: Pat Whymark
Director: Abigail Anderson

Dick Turpin's Last Ride

Dick Turpin's Last Ride (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1522436002. Details of all Dick Turpin's Last Ride archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S02077072443

Archive Listings

15 Nov 11 to 19 Nov 11	Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Nov 11 to 10 Nov 11	New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Nov 11 to 5 Nov 11	Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Oct 11 to 15 Oct 11	NST Campus Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Oct 11 to 8 Oct 11	Theatre Royal Wakefield Wakefield, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
15 Sep 11 to 24 Sep 11	Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive

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