ping ham ▁Camp ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁on ▁stage ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁double ▁bill ▁with ▁The ▁R uff ian ▁on ▁the ▁St air ▁titled ▁Cr imes ▁of ▁Pass ion ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Court ▁Theatre , ▁in ▁a ▁production ▁by ▁Peter ▁Gill . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁st aged ▁on ▁occasion ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁far ce ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁respect able ▁group ▁of ▁English ▁camp ers ▁are ▁innoc ently ▁enjo ying ▁themselves ▁at ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁hol iday ▁camp ▁before ▁cat ast rop he ▁strik es ▁and ▁they ▁find ▁themselves ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁demon ic , ▁rig id , ▁moral ▁and ▁patron ising ▁manager , ▁" Er ping ham ". ▁The ▁play ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁The ▁Bac ch ae ▁by ▁Eur ip ides . ▁ ▁Original ▁cast ▁ ▁Regin ald ▁Marsh ▁- ▁Er ping ham ▁Peter ▁Re e ves ▁- ▁R iley ▁Ang ela ▁Ple as ence ▁- ▁E ile en ▁Fa ith ▁Kent ▁- ▁Lou ▁Charles ▁Re a ▁- ▁Ted ▁John ▁For ge ham ▁- ▁Ken ny ▁Peter ▁Hon ri ▁- ▁W . ▁E . ▁Harrison ▁Av ril ▁F ane ▁- ▁Jess ie ▁Mason ▁Peter ▁Evans ▁- ▁P adre ▁ ▁Royal ▁Court ▁cast ▁Bernard ▁Gall ag her ▁- ▁Er ping ham ▁Rod dy ▁Mau de ▁Ro x by ▁- ▁R iley ▁Paul ine ▁Collins ▁- ▁Lou ▁Johnny ▁W ade ▁- ▁Ted ▁Y v onne ▁Ant ro bus ▁- ▁E ile