Production Information

Dealers Choice

by Patrick Marber

Act I Early Evening
Act II Midnight Interval
Act III Later and throughout the night
Cast in order of speaking
Mugsy Nigel Lindsay
Sweeney Glen Murphy
Stephen Nicholas Day
Frankie Ross Boatman
Carl Stephen Stigwood
Ash Ken Oxtoby
Understudies Mark Angus
Kieron Forsyth
Roger Gartland
Production Team
Director Patrick Marber
Designer Bunny Christie
Lighting Mick Hughes
Sound Sue Patrick
Company & Stage Manager Jude Wheway
Deputy Stage Manager Lorna Earl
Assistant Stage Manager Nigel Baker
Costume Supervisor Heather Leat
Wardrobe Mistress Pat Jordan
for Michael Codron
General Manager Gareth Johnson
Business Manager Stephen Langstaff
Assistant to Michael Codron Sandi Pescod
Production Assistant Alison Tucker
Financial Assistant Jackie Cawston
Production Carpenter Nick Collie
Production Electrician Ron Beattie
Production Sound Matt McKenzie
Publicists Lynne Kirwin Associates
Poster and Programme cover designed by Michael Mayhew
Photograph by Mark Douet
Production photographs Hugo Glendinning
Production manager for the Cottesloe Theatre Jason Barnes
Programme compiled and edited by Royal National Theatre Publications Department
for Royal National Theatre
Chairman of the Board Sir Christopher Hogg
Director of the Royal National Theatre Richard Eyre CBE
Executive Director Genista McIntosh
Associate Directors
  • Howard Davies
  • Declan Donnellan
  • Peter Gill OBE
  • David Hare
  • Nicholas Hynter
  • Sir Ian McKellan
  • Deborah Warner
  • Nicholas Wright
Associate Designers William Dudley & John Gunter
Company Secretary & Head of Finance Anthony Blackstock
General Manager Maggie Whitlum
Head of Touring Roger Chapman
for Vaudeville Theatre
Theatre Controller Cristopher Blackburn
Theatre Manager Peter Wilcox
Assistant Manager Stephen Thrussell
Chief Electrician Alastair Boitz
Master Carpenter Lee Beech
Box Office Manager Roger Green
Dealer's Choice Production Credits

Scenic Construction by P L Parsons

Armoury, costumes, props & furniture, additional scenery, scenic painting by the Royal National Theatres workshops.

Thanks to:

  • Brian Turner, chef-patron of Turners Restaurant, Chelsea.
  • American Airlines.
  • Laphroaig, 10 year old Single Islay Malt Scotch Whiskey
  • Mercury One to One.
  • Colton Software.
  • Helen Perks for additional costumes.
  • Unisys for computer equipment.
  • Budweiser beer
  • EverReady Batteries

Thank also to:

  • Michael Brogan
  • Matthew Byam-Shaw
  • Chris Colson
  • Perry Fenwick
  • Sean Gilder
  • Cate Hamer
  • Adam Kotz
  • Annoushka Le Gallois
  • John Wood
  • Nicholas Wright
  • all at the Royal National Theatre Studio