Overview
Character Name
Barbara Castle
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: F5
Low Note: G3
Time & Place
Essex, England. 1960s
Analysis
Barbara Castle is the Minister for Transport in Harold Wilson’s government. She is a strong woman in a man’s world and is therefore thick skinned and straight talking. Barbara is from Chesterfield and has a strong Derbyshire accent. She came into politics to fight for the
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