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magine a game of Jeopardy. The and struggle sings. In a country answer is December 12, 2015. sometimes defined by moderation IWhat is the question? and mediocrity, Sheppard stands When was the climate change as one of our very few superheroes, agreement signed in Paris? When and arguably the greatest leader this did Donald Trump announce his country has produced. She deserves Muslim ban? When was the first flag her own musical and so we wrote referendum? one. Our show has been six years The real answer? December 12 in the making and we wouldn’t be 2015 is the date that women in Saudi here without the work of the actors Arabia were able to vote for the first and creatives who were a part of time. the development process. We want They may be the last but in 1893, to thank Philippa Campbell for her we were the first. The campaign endless wisdom and advice,Craig that Kate Sheppard started here Cooper at the Christchurch Arts in Aotearoa continues across the Festival for commissioning the globe. But what would Kate think finished work, and Colin McColl for of progress for women in New giving us the huge of being a part of The all-new Audi A4. Progress is intense. Zealandand around the world today? this season at the Auckland Theatre What can we learn from history? Company. Experience it today. What can we learn from her story? And lastly thank you to our cast, The great characters of musical band and creative team, brilliantly The revolutionary new Audi A4 has to be driven to be believed. theatre are traditionally underdogs, led by Kip Chapman. Thank you Book a test drive today and experience the feeling for yourself. fighters, or lovers. Kate Sheppard all for helping us create our show, is all three. Her fight for what together. was right sings. Her passion and Don’t sit back. Lean in. Get ready Giltrap Audi perseverance sings. Her sacrifice for That Bloody Woman. 150 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland Phone: (09) 336 5250 www.giltrapaudi.co.nz 2 DLR0032_ATC

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CAST and Gregory Cooper Kate Sheppard — Esther Stephens Richard "King Dick" Seddon — Geoffrey Dolan Gang Ensemble — Amy Straker, Phoebe Hurst, Cameron Douglas, Kyle Chuen

CREATIVE Director — Kip Chapman | Co-Writer & Musical Director — Luke Di Somma Co-Writer — Gregory Cooper | Associate Musical Director/Repetiteur — Andy Manning Set Designer — Rachael Walker | Costume Designer — Lisa Holmes Lighting Designer — Brendan Albrey | Choreographer — Olivia Tennet Director Intern — Ahi Karunaharan | Music Intern — Max Earnshaw

BAND Keys/Guitar — Andy Manning | Guitar — Tim Heeringa Bass — Hannah Elise | Drums — Cameron Burnett

PRODUCTION Production Manager — Robert Hunte | Company Manager — Elaine Walsh Stage Manager — Cally Castell | Assistant Stage Manager — Tatiana Spirina Technical Manager — Jamie Blackburn | Lighting Operator — James Johnstone Sound Operator — Arran Eley | Props Master — Amy Snape Flyman — Michael Keating | Set Construction — 2Construct

AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO thank the following for their help with this production: Andrea Winder, Charlotte Lloyd, Giles Tanner, Ioan Bramhall at The Court Theatre, Aaron Paap at Auckland University Event Services, New Zealand Archives (Archives New Zealand - AEBE 25903), Olivia Brand and Sarah Louise. Christchurch Arts Festival's production of That Bloody Woman (28 - 30 August 2015), Originally commissioned by the Christchurch arts Festival directed by Kip Chapman, photographed by Erik Norder That Bloody Woman is the fourth Auckland Theatre Company main bill production for 2016 and opened on June 11 at SKYCITY Theatre. The production is approximately 80 minutes without interval. Please remember to switch off all mobile phones, pagers and watch alarms. 4 The World Has a Plan for Global Girls and Women BY

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8 Esther Stephens Geoffrey Dolan Amy Straker KATE SHEPPARD richard "King Dick" Seddon Gang Ensemble

sther Stephens is a Kiwi actress As a vocalist, Esther first came roudly from the valley of my Straker has been working and singer based in Melbourne. to public attention in 2012 for her Wainuiomata in the in professional theatre for After studying at Unitec School vocals on the hit self-titled album Pregion, Geoffrey has learnt his Aover 10 years. After graduating E craft "on the boards" all around the from NASDA in 2005, Amy began her of Performing and Screen Arts, from hip hop outfit Homebrew. Esther cut her dramatic teeth with Esther is namesake of neo-soul country and spent over 30 years in the career with an internship at The Court Silo Theatre’s Ensemble Project. This group Esther Stephens & The Means, business. Since his professional stage Theatre in Christchurch. She appeared was followed by theatre and musical which released a self-titled debut debut under the direction of Colin in numerous productions including theatre work including Spelling Bee album in 2015. This was followed McColl at Downstage, Wellington, Oliver!, Long Day's Journey Into Night, (ATC), She Stoops To Conquer (ATC), by a nationwide tour, and two NZ in 1985, he has worked in most of Flagons and Foxtrots, Guys and Dolls, Joyful and The Threepenny Opera (Silo) before On Air funded music videos. The the professional venues around the and Triumphant and The Country Wife. landing the core cast role of Olivia band are part of the Red Bull Sound country. He has also worked extensively Amy then moved to Wellington to work in Kiwi TV comedy/drama Go Girls. Select Young, Gifted & Broke roster in film and television, appearing in with Downstage and EnsembleImpact, Other TV credits include Underbelly alongside Team Dynamite and Third many well-known productions. He as well as collaborating with Site Specific New Zealand, House Husbands, The Dr 3ye, have supported international played Steve Hansen in The Kick and and Kidzstuff. Amy's work at The Blake Mysteries and WWI mini series acts—including Flatbush Zombies Derrick/Thor in The Almighty Johnsons. Fortune Theatre in includes When We Go To War. (US), Panama (AUS), & Azizi Gibson Geoffrey returned to the stage for the Jane Eyre and Boeing Boeing. Other Esther played Kate Sheppard in (US)—and recently performed at the first time in over 10 years last year to theatre credits include The Great Gatsby, That Bloody Woman at the Christchurch 2015 Silver Scroll Awards. Esther has bring "King Dick" to life in the original Honour, La Cage Aux Folles, Glorious, Arts Festival 2015 and recently performed solo at Christmas In The Christchurch production of That Bloody I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!, completed shooting a second season Park, and in 2016 will appear with Woman. He also played Seddon in the Anything Goes, Pacific Post, The Women, as Ngaire Monroe in The Outrageous both the Christchurch Symphony and tele-feature What Really Happened: Votes Amadeus and Ache. Amy's ATC debut Fortune prequel Westside. Auckland Philharmonia Orchestras. For Women. Geoff has been very much was last year as Agatha in Guys and Dolls. looking forward to bringing the story She is also a singer/songwriter under to Auckland audiences, and hopefully the name Amy Grace. Amy is a proud the world. member of Actors Equity.

10 11 Phoebe Hurst Kyle Chuen Cameron Douglas Gang Ensemble Gang Ensemble Gang Ensemble

ormerly based in London but riginally from Foxton, Kyle ince graduating from NASDA in Stops Falling, One Man Two Guvnors, originally from Christchurch, is a graduate of the National 2002 Cameron has performed Romeo And Juliet and most recently FPhoebe Hurst graduated from OAcademy of Singing and Sthroughout New Zealand and Mary Poppins. Hagley Theatre Company in 2009 and Dramatic Arts. For Auckland Theatre Australia. While based in Auckland, Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama Company he has performed in Guys His professional experience Cameron has appeared in School in 2011. She has been involved and Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar and spans across theatre, television and Sweeney Todd (Peach Theatre in several projects across radio, Little Shop of Horrors. Other recent music; most recently he has been Company), Oliver!, The 25th Annual theatre and music, with highlights credits include national tours of HMS performing as the lead singer and Putnam County Spelling Bee, including Berowne in Toi Whakaari Pinafore, The Buddy Holly Story, Oklahoma acoustic guitarist of NZ's premiere Poor Boy (Auckland Theatre Company) graduate show Love’s Labour’s Lost, and The Pirates of Penzance, Avenue Q skiffle rock and roll band, The and Assassins (Silo Theatre). improvised show Man’s Best Friend with (Fortune), Assassins (Silo), The Last 5 Goldonies. Cameron has also worked at The Court Jesters, Years (3 Wines), Sweeney Todd (Peach), Il Cameron‘s professional theatre Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre in the musical At Least We Have Our Jobs, and Trovatore (Southern Opera), Rock of Ages debut was at The Court Theatre popular musical Avenue Q and John a workshop season of Hole In The Road, (Magnitude), 1931 and Comedy Cabaret in My Fair Lady and since then Logan’s Red. a new musical about the Christchurch (Blue Baths), Miss Saigon (Abbey Musical he has appeared in many of their Television credits include earthquakes. Phoebe has also released Theatre and Dunedin Operatic), Chicago productions. Highlights include Outrageous Fortune, Legend of the two solo EPs, performed as an artist (Showbiz Christchurch and Showbiz Great Expectations, Flagons And Seeker and vocal coaching for TVNZ’s at Homegrown Music Festival Queenstown) and Phantom of the Opera Foxtrots, The Rocky Horror Picture One Night Only. and was listed as a semi-finalist (Hamilton Operatic). Kyle started his Show, Guys And Dolls, The Producers, Cameron is a proud member of in the International Songwriting theatrical career in Christchurch and History Boys, Grease, When The Rain NZ Actors Equity. Competition 2016 in the performance for The Court Theatre he has featured category. Phoebe performed as an in Guys And Dolls, The Country Wife, original cast member of That Bloody The Producers, The History Boys, La Cage Woman in the 2015 Christchurch Arts Aux Folles, Anything Goes, Cabaret, Much Festival and has returned to reprise her Ado About Nothing and Pondlife Angels. role in the Auckland Theatre Company He would one day like to host his own and Court Theatre seasons. fishing show.

12 13 Tim Heeringa Hannah Elise Cameron Burnett Guitar BASS Drums

ack in 2014, after graduation ellington born and raised, A Christchurch native, Cameron from ARA Christchurch with a Hannah Elise was exposed gained a passion for drumming at BBachelor of Musical Arts, Tim Wto music and performance age 12. In 2015, after three years sought refuge under the wing of Luke from a tender age. She began playing of jazz study, he was awarded his Di Somma who recruited him to play in guitar at age 6 before relocating to BMusArts degree from Ara Institute many various projects and endeavours. Auckland where she would discover of Canterbury. It wasn’t, however, until 2015 that Tim her passion for the bass guitar at Cameron is a prolific performing made his musical debut in MUSOC’s 15. In addition to music studies at and recording artist, notably in the Cabaret and Grease. He appeared in Massey University and completing styles of jazz, rock, metal and pop. the debut of That Bloody Woman in the a Summer course at Berklee College In addition to performing in That Christchurch Arts Festival. 2016 saw of Music last year, Hannah has had Bloody Woman’s debut season at Tim’s dream of being an 80s rocker the pleasure of performing nationally the Christchurch Arts Festival in come to fruition with Magnitude and in Australia, Samoa, and America 2015, he has played with the likes of Production’s Rock of Ages, where tight with various bands and artists. Maya Payne, Moorhouse, Awakened pants and wigs were an essential part of Hannah now continues to perform Inferno and The Velvetines. He has everyday life. Tim likes to fill his spare as an Auckland-based freelance also performed in the Singapore Blu time writing, performing and playing musician. Jaz sessions, the Nelson Jazz Festival, with his band Black Fox Trio, who the Cavell Leitch NZ Jazz and Blues earlier this year received NZ On Air Festival and several MUSOC shows Funding for their single GIANTS and at Canterbury University. hope to tour NZ later in the year. This Performing in That Bloody Woman will be Tim’s first show under ATC’s allows Cameron to indulge in banner. everything he loves about being a drummer: playing loud with brilliant artists and telling a great story through music.

14 15 Orchestra, and Showbiz Christchurch. He is also the founder and director of the successful Christchurch International Musical Theatre Summer School (CIMTSS). He has worked with some of the leading lights of Broadway, including Sutton Foster, Andréa Burns, Peter Flynn and Carmel Dean, as well as many of New Zealand’s leading performers including Hayley Westenra, Jonathan Lemalu, George Henare, Jennifer Luke Di Somma Ward-Lealand and Tim Beveridge. Gregory Cooper Kip Chapman Co-writer/Musical Director One of New Zealand’s leading Co-writer Director musical theatre composers, Luke had three world premiere musicals escribed as the “wunderkind open in 2015: That Bloody Woman, regory has been working in ip is an Arts Foundation New of the Christchurch musical written with Gregory Cooper, professional theatre for over Generation Laureate for his scene”, composer, conductor opened to critical acclaim at the 20 years as an actor, writer work at the cutting edge of D 2015 Christchurch Arts Festival and G K and educator Luke Di Somma is one and director. He began his career at theatre in New Zealand. of New Zealand’s brightest young will be onstage at Auckland Theatre The Court Theatre in Christchurch He is the writer and director musical and theatrical talents and is Company and Court Theatre in and wrote some of their earliest of Hudson & Halls Live! which now based in London. 2016; The Invisibles (the NZ Anti High school holiday productions. His premiered in Auckland last year A Fulbright scholar, Luke studied School Musical) written with Dan children’s plays have had seasons at with Silo Theatre. He is also co- at New York University's prestigious Bain (St Margaret’s College); and his The Court, Downstage, and Fortune creator/writer/director of the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating children’s musical Mrs McGinty and Theatre as well as touring schools interactive theatre show Apollo with a Master of Fine Arts from the The Bizarre Plant (Court Theatre and throughout Australasia with New 13: Mission Control. The show has Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Auckland Live.) Zealand Playhouse. been performed over 200 times Programme. He completed his As a musical director Luke’s He co-wrote and performed in through New Zealand, Australia Bachelor of Music at the University credits include Chicago, The Last Five the highly acclaimed The Complete and America. of Canterbury, and gained First Years, One Man Two Guvnors, The Mikado, (Abridged) and He is the Associate Director Class Honours from the New Zealand Jesus Christ Superstar, Sweeney Todd, My has also co-written NZ Rocks! (The of WOW – World of Wearable Arts School of Music where he studied Fair Lady, Dreamgirls, Les Misérables, Complete History of NZ Music) and and the founder of the Auckland conducting and composition. The Full Monty, Rent, Hair, Who Wants The Complete History of World Rugby. Theatre Awards. As well as writing He was the founding Artistic To Be 100?, The Hot Shoe Shuffle, The His one man show MAMIL (Middle and directing, Kip is one of the Director of the Christchurch Pops Witches of Eastwick, and Little Shop Aged Man In Lycra) starring Mark most accomplished stage actors of Choir, and last year completed a of Horrors. For New Zealand Opera Hadlow toured in 2014 and 2015 his generation having performed at celebrated tenure as conductor of the he conducted Noyes Fludde and was and his latest play The Streaker will every major theatre company in the UC Christchurch Youth Orchestra. Assistant Conductor for Don Giovanni. have seasons at The Court and country over the last fifteen years. Luke has worked for many of For the Christchurch Symphony Centrepoint Theatre later this year. He has worked with ATC as an New Zealand’s leading companies Orchestra has has conducted The actor on The Man Whose Mother Was a including New Zealand Opera, Golden Age of Broadway, The Golden Age Pirate, Black Confetti, The Twits, Romeo Auckland Theatre Company, Court of Hollywood, and most recently Mad and Juliet, Equus, The Talented Mr Theatre, the Christchurch Symphony Men and Dangerous Women. Ripley and Play 2.03.

16 17 Macbeth, Scenes From The Big Picture, Measure For Measure, Sons And The Crucible (Unitec), A Number, The Return and Proof (A Lethal Set), and Aladdin (Auckland Festival 03). She also had fun designing the set for Tim Bray’s Royal Jubilee Performance of Hairy Maclary in 2012. Rachael was the 2008 URBIS Best Stage Designer.

Andy Manning Lisa Holmes Rachael Walker Associate Musical Director/ costume designer set designer Repetiteur BAND — Keys/Guitar isa Holmes has worked With a passion for both set in theatre, film, opera and costume designs Rachael has and advertising in both spent the past 16 years specialising ndy is a musical director and L Wellington and Auckland including in Theatre Design. actor based in Auckland. time with the New Zealand Opera For Auckland Theatre Company, Hailing from Christchurch A (La Cenerentola, Madama Butterfly, her works include You Can Always he graduated from NASDA in 2013 Tosca), World of Wearable Art, Hand Them Back, Lysistrata, The and started musical direction when Elizabeth Whiting Costumes, Ladykillers, The Lollywitch Of he moved to Auckland. Since then Royal New Zealand Ballet, Ninth Mumuland, Other Desert Cities, Polly Brendan Albrey he has worked on MPA’s production Floor Productions for American Hood In Mumuland, Anne Boleyn, Kings Lighting Designer of Avenue Q and AMT’s production television pilot Lumen, Tawata Of The Gym, The Gift, In The Next of Bare: A Pop Opera. Andy has Productions, IDC Worldwide, Weta Room (Or The Vibrator Play), Calendar played, composed and performed Workshop, Mandatory Menswear Girls, God Of Carnage, Who Needs rendan is a theatrical and in numerous Tim Bray Productions and Auckland Arts Festival. Lisa Sleep Anyway?, End Of The Rainbow, concert lighting designer shows and is the resident MD for is a Massey University scholar The Tutor, The Bach, The Vagina who has worked throughout Hotspot, a monthly cabaret event. and earned first class honours in Monologues, Play 2 and Play 2.03. B New Zealand, Australia, the United He performed in TAPAC’S Short + a Bachelor of Design - Fashion. Theatre highlights for Silo Kingdom, Europe, Asia and South Sweet Festival and won Best Musical Lisa has previously worked with Theatre are Angels In America, America. In 2013 he was touted Director. Last year Andy was Auckland Theatre Company as Midsummer, Private Lives, The Brothers by New York based Live Design producer and musical director for Costume Designer for Enlightenment Size, Loot, Holding The Man, Betrayal, Magazine as a ‘young designer to the New Zealand Premiere of Twisted (2015), and she assisted with The Cut, Lobby Hero, Some Girl(S), The watch’. at the Basement Theatre. He was Jesus Christ Superstar (2014). Lisa gets Case Of Katherine Mansfield, Under Theatrical highlights include Associate Musical Director for the huge enjoyment from working with Milk Wood And Glide Time. Nixon in China (Auckland Arts world premiere of That Bloody Woman the talented creative team, cast and She also designed Mother Festival / NZ Opera), That Bloody at the Christchurch Arts Festival, crew at Auckland Theatre Company. Courage And Her Children, Balm In Woman (Christchurch Arts and looks forward to working on the Gilead, The Dining Room, Jacques Brel Festival), Enlightenment (Auckland subsequent ATC and Court Theatre Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, Theatre Company), The Gloaming, seasons of the show. The Three Sisters, Top Girls, Cloud Nine,

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presents The Auckland Theatre Company The White The Events La Casa Azul Educating Rita Grounded production of Guitar by David Greig Inspired by the Writings of by Willy Russell by George Brant Frida Kahlo Billy Elliot Directed by Nina Nawalowalo Centrepoint Theatre The Court Theatre Fortune Theatre The Musical and Jim Moriarty by Sophie Faucher 29 July – 20 August 28 May – 25 June 13 August – 3 September Music by Elton John Q Theatre Circa Theatre Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall Claire, a liberal priest and Thinking that there is When an unexpected 5 – 16 July 25 June – 23 July choir director, regularly more to life than working pregnancy grounds an ASB Waterfront Theatre Renowned hip-hop artist meets with her group of La Casa Azul – inspired by in a hair salon, street- F16 fighter pilot, she is From October 7 Scribe features with his singers at the local town the Writings of Frida Kahlo smart Rita, fizzing with repurposed to flying father John and brother hall. But when a troubled invites you to experience ambition, sets out to find remote-controlled drones A regular eleven-year- Matthias in this moving young man crashes their not only Frida Kahlo’s herself through higher in the Middle East from old lad, Billy discovers play – the true story of their rehearsal, this community world, but also her education. an air-conditioned trailer he prefers a ballet class to - and the ideals that formed in the desert outside Las family, the Luafutus. unique way of seeing the Booksmart Frank, a his regular boxing lesson. it - are instantly torn apart. world. Historical events Vegas. Instead of soaring A grandmother's dream of failed poet with a failed While boys doing ballet In the aftermath, Claire are overlaid with her through the blue, she is a better life in New Zealand marriage, agrees to is an issue for his macho embarks on a journey to paintings. Documentary now sitting in the grey collides with the reality of tutor Rita to pay for his father and brother, Billy answer the most difficult texts are used alongside – working twelve-hour hardship and loss: a man's drinking habit, totally eventually wins over his question of all: ‘Why?’ her most personal diary shifts hunting terrorists journey from boyhood unaware his world is about family and the entire entries. Images flourish on screen by day and innocence into the heart Centrepoint Theatre | to be turned upside down. community thanks to the where words alone being a wife and mother by of darkness – through Palmerston North help of his beloved dance cannot convey the sheer The Court Theatre | night. As the pressure to violence, drug addiction, teacher and his passion for strangeness and intensity Christchurch find a high-profile target prison and gangs – to the dance. of her life. builds, the boundaries possibility of hope, healing between the desert where Auckland Theatre Company | Circa Theatre | Wellington and inspiration. she lives and the one she Auckland The Conch and Tour-Makers in patrols half-a-world away association with Q Theatre | begin to blur. Auckland Fortune Theatre | Dunedin 26 27 Production Suppliers

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