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a new version by Bille Brown Director original score by Gareth Valentine Designer John Napier additional song 'I Believe in You' Choreographer Wayne McGregor music by & lyrics by Lee Hall Musical Supervisor Gareth Valentine Costumes Mark Bouman Producer David Liddiment Lighting David Hersey Executive Producer Colin Ingram Casting Director Jill Green CDG Sound Fergus O'Hare Production Manager Dominic Fraser Orchestrations Chris Walker Assistant Director Paul Warwick Griffin Assistant Choreographer Laila Diallo Musical Director Kevin Amos Additional script Paul Alexander Designs inspired bythe drawings of Flo Perry

First performance at Wednesday 7 December 2005 CARST in ORDER F OR LADD IN 0F AP FE ARANC Am

Abbanazar Manager (OVTQ Jane Semark Neil McDermott Stage Manager Simon Ash Hanky Matthew Wolfenden Deputy Slage Manager Nicole Keighley Panky Andrew Spillett Assistant Stage Managers Martha Mamo Dim Sum Sarah Winborn WidowTwankey Ian McKellen Costume Supervisor Tracey Stiles Princess Kate Gillespie Head of Wardrobe (OVTQ Fiona Lehmann Emperor Paul Grunert Deputy Head of Wardrobe (OVTQ Louise Askins Genie Tee Jaye Wigs Supervisor Joanna Taylor Ensemble Marina Abdeen Head of Wigs Rick Strickland Madalena Alberto Deputy I lead of Wigs Emma Sharp Gary Amers Properties Supervisor Tracey Clarke Alistair David Head of Lighting (OVTC) Stuart Crane Steve Fortune Deputy Head of Lighting (OVTQ Andrew Taylor Emma Harris Head of Stage (OVTQ PJ Holloway Victoria Hinde Deputy Head of Stage (OVTQ Tom Humphrey Stuart Neal Production Sound Engineer Crispian Cavell Zak Nemorin Sound Operator No 1 Fergus O'Hare Daniel Redmond Sound Operator No 2 Becky Stockting Leah Sheldrick Acrobatic Staging Matthew Wolfenden Music Copying Anne Barnard Dresser to Ian McKellen Tim Gradwell Dressers Nikki Whitlock Jordan Sophie Coils Follow-spot Operators Emily Nagle SO ONGS Molly Portsmouth Board Operator Alex Stone Show Crew Katie Bazell, Danny Bowers, 1 Prologue/Anything That You Are Seeking Steve Grant, Titch Meagher, 2 Family Matters Alan Morley, Tony Portsmouth 3 I Believe in You Advertising & Marketing AKA (020 7836 4747) 4 Die! Die! Die! Press Agent Kate Morley (020 8509 8609) 5 Production Photographer Manuel Harlan 6 Feng Yang 7 It's Not Over 8 Peace and Justice Production acknowledgements 9 There's Life in The Old Vic Yet/Panto Reprise Set construction & painting by Capital Sce ery, Royal , Bowerwood production services Cave engineering by Scena Productions . Vases & fans constructed by Extraordinary Designs . Cave construction by The Kite Studio . Cave decoration & painting Samantha Fellows . Fan & vase painting Belinda Clisham & Anna Stamper. Front cloths, walkdown & EST RA Hollywigan cloths painted by Belinda Clisham & Anna Stamper, Washing 0)RS &Peking cloths painted by Samantha Fellows . Barbary cloths painted b Visual Scene . Boudoir cloths painted by Capital Scenery. Cloths supplied Musical Director Kevin Amos by l & C Joel & Ken Creasey Ltd . Carpet supplied by Show Flooring Ltd . Associate Music Director Alan Berry Additional lighting equipment supplied by White Light Eiectrics . Additional sound equipment supplied by Autograph Sound' Human flying Flute, soprano sax, clarinet Andy Findon fx by AFX/Kirbys Flying Ballet . M .A V Walcoverings L td . Angels Fancy Clarinet, flute, alto sax Bradley Grant Dress . Costumes by Gill Linley, Stephen Harrington, Kevin Mathias, Bass clarinet, baritone sax, piccolo Colin Skinner Costume Services, Sten Vollmuller, Sasha Kier, Kit Reading, Laela Barnard, Trumpet Andy Greenwood Phil Reynolds, Hilary Wili, Paula Yeomans, Jools Feedam, Clare Banet, Mhairi McKechnie. Prop Costumes by Applied Trumpet Andrew Gathercole Sandra Griffiths, Gary Page, Arts . Dyers Gabrielle, Nicola, Penny, Hadrill . . I-tats by Jenny Adey, Sean Trombone Mike Feltham Barrett, Mark Wheeler . Wigs by Mario Audello. Ian McKellen's wig Double bass, bass guitar Stephen Warner donated by Peter Owen . Prop makers Nigel Schofield at MDM Props Ltd, Drums, percussion Gary Cubberley Frank &Allan at Capital Scenery, Claire Sanderson, Damon Glitter & Mark Synthesiser Programmer at. Nomad Design, Lucy Griffiths, Victoria Fifield & Lynette, Laira Mason, Matt Lawrence, Pam & LJ, Sian Burston, Nazare at Angel Prints, Kate Orchestra Management Steven Hill, Musicians UK Ltd Epps, Tracey Clarke, Daisy Popham, wvw.pedal-my-car.co.uk, Guinness. Ian McKellen's costumes by Paddy Dickie .

Approximate running time 2 hours 15 minutes, The Christmas tree in the foyer has been generously donated with one 1 S minute interval. by the Norwegian Embassy .

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Artistic Director Trustees : Sir Elton John CBE (Chairman), Sally Greene (Chief Producer David Liddiment Executive), Lord Attenborough, Alan Banes, Robert Bourne, Executive Producer Colin Ingram Rosie Boycott, CBE, Dane , Associate Producer Kate Pakenham Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Kenneth Leet Marketing Director Vivien Wallace Head of Marketing Fiona Richards Chief Executive Sally Greene Special Projects Rachael Stevens General Manager Mary Rose Customer Relationship Manager Carl Petts Old Vic New Voices Kate Pakenham Production Manager Dominic Fraser Education & Outreach Officer Steven Winter Production Assistants Simon Fliegner Head of Finance Helen O'Donnell Ros Povey Production Accountants Ikram Arif Intern Miriam Gillinson Janet Stone Production Accountant Kofi Burke Assistants to Sally Greene Ash Charles Media Consultant Nicola Howson Nick Moss Legal Lawrence Harrison Assistant to theTrust Kate Mackonochie for Russell-Cooke Technical Manager Deano McCullagh Production Insurance Walton & Parkinson Ltd Assistant Technical Manager Stuart Goodier Stage Door Manager Ned Seago Stage Door Keeper Steve Nisbet The Old Vic Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges its financial investors: Fundraising Act IV OldVic Productionsplc, Michael Melnickand the Nederlander Producing Company Ltd. Special Projects Tom Hope Box Office (ATG) Ben Jackson Christian Smith Zanna Walsh Front of House Mike Power (Orion Management) Elizabeth Sillett Paul Taylor

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JONATHAN CROALL SPENDS A DAY WATCHING THE CAST OF A RE-VAMPED ALADDIN BEING PUT THROUGH ITS PACES Above : The company . Opposite : Roger Allam, Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Neil McDermott.

'Can you catch bird flu from toilet duck?' asks Dim Sum, aka Frances Next, musical director Kevin Amos takes the ensemble through the Barber. It's a typical moment in a gag-filled, high-octane day at the beautiful requiem song 'Peace and Justice' . No gags here, just a end of the first week of rehearsals . Guided by director Sean Mathias, the meticulous concern with getting all the nuances right: Kevin ensures Aladdin company work with obvious enjoyment and great intensity on that every comma is expressed, every consonant properly articulated. three songs, two dance numbers, a chase, and three dialogue scenes . The result is impressive, and already very moving .

This is a re-modelled version of last year's original production . Apart Aladdin and the Princess then rehearse their first meeting . Even from the addition of the usual topical jokes, the story has been dressed casually in tracksuit and jeans, Neil McDermott and Kate clarified, there have been music and lyric changes, certain characters Gillespie manage to put over bags of youthful charm and sincerity, have been strengthened, while cast changes bring in a new Dim Sum, which continue to be in evidence in their romantic duet 'I Believe Aladdin and Princess . in You', written specially for the show by Elton John .

In a smallish, low-ceilinged room nearThe Old Vic, the rehearsal Next we're into the chase of Aladdin by the two dim-witted policemen, begins with Dim Sum and the Emperor (Paul Grunert) working on the Hanky and Panky. New to their parts, Matthew Wolfenden and Andrew traditional 'song sheet' routine. This part of the script, where the Spillett are /acrobats, and their exuberant athleticism is a joy to are talking directly to the audience, is still open to negotiation. A couple watch. The ensemble meanwhile are playing citizens of Old Peking; the of gags are offered by the actors : one is accepted, the other Sean rates challenge here for assistant choreographer Laila Diallo is to plot their 'too risqué for the kids'. This is a constant dilemma: where to draw the moves as they go about their daily business without allowing them to line with the bawdy humour in front of a mixed-age audience . obscure the chase. Before long they find the right flow . At this point Gareth Valentine, who created the score and is also the There have also, he reveals, been significant changes to the script . musical supervisor, conducts a mini-rehearsal of the show's first 'Last year we concentrated a lot of energy on the Dame, Abbanazar moment. He wants the sound of Aladdin's name to be more wraith- and Aladdin, all of which bore fruit and was I think very clear. But like . 'I don't want any vibrato, it needs to be as cold as ice,' he says . meanwhile other characters got somewhat neglected. For example, After a couple of attempts, the ensemble find what he's after. we virtually invented the Hanky and Panky story during rehearsal, whereas this time I think we've got the balance for them about right.' During the lunch break Sean talks of the difficulty some actors have in switching to pantomime mode . 'If they get too psychological about it, There were other characters which seemed to need a re-think . 'Dim if there's too much character exploration, the whole fabric dissolves. Sum was under-written, and we've made adjustments to his character, You have to make a commitment to the material, get on your feet and especially in the opening scene, which we're now exploring with do it with a very specific attitude and tone . You have to do something Frances. I think the Emperor- in the revision -was over-written, so very sculpted and clear, in bold colours, and then find out what works we're now looking for some cuts .'The lyrics too have been given a bit and what doesn't. It's no good doing it as if it were a straight play.' of a makeover . 'Some of them were written in a hurry, and written for effect rather than meaning,' Sean suggests . 'So we've been through He reflects candidly on the difference between this year's preparations everything, and where they're not connected to the story, we've cut and last year's . 'Last Christmas we were really groping in the dark . We or re-written them . had very little technical time to stage what in effect is the equivalent of a big musical. We had to make compromises, which meant we weren't able to get all the sets exactly as we wanted them, and then there was no time to change them . This year we've started a week earlier, and built s in more technical and preview time . So we're much more confident.' Above : Madalena Alberto, Victoria Hinde, Marina Abdeen, Leah She Idrick, Emma Harris Opposite: Sean Math Ias, Alistair David, Stuart NeaI, Roger Al Iam, Frances Barber, Frances Barber, Ian McKelIen . Above : RogerAllam, Neil McDermott . Opossite : Andrew Spillett, Matthew Wolfenden; Ian McKellen, RogerAllam; Paul Grunert .

Ian McKellen, delighted to be back as Widow Twankey, muses on the already a confident Emperor with an exquisite sense of timing, does attraction of panto. 'It's a form which welcomes anything the theatre all kinds of unexpected things with his imperial fan. can do,' he says . 'The only restriction is, does it work theatrically?' He also poses an interesting question : Are the British dotty about theatre Considerable time is then spent on the cave scene, where Roger because they went to a panto when they were young, or is it that they Allam's Abbanazar is soon in full pantomime flight . Relishing the invented panto because they are so dotty about theatre?' melodrama, he is by turns menacing, suave and monumentally furious. Abbanazar's anger management isn't terribly good,' he After lunch the rehearsal resumes, and they take it from the top of comments mildly afterwards . 'No, he didn't take his tablets,' Sean the show, with Dim Sum entering on his laundry bicycle. The focus replies, adding : 'That was good, a lot more detail and new things here is on physical detail rather than character. Which tyre should Dim from last year.' Sum pump up having been 'deflated'? Would a pair of bellows be preferable to a bicycle pump? How can Panky's prodding of the sheet The day ends with Laila spending a couple of hours teaching the under which Aladdin is hidden be synchronised with Dim Sum's ensemble the tricky steps involved in 'Pantomime', the big number goosing of Hanky? that closes both acts . They all go at it willingly, and by the end she's satisfied. 'It still needs a lot of refinement, but that's a good Here and throughout the day, humour is never far below the surface, sketch,' she says . with Sean often setting the tone, and the actors entering into the spirit of it . After one unscheduled silence he asks : 'Any danger Judging by these two very varied sessions, this year's Aladdin of another line here, or are you all too wrapped up in your own revival looks set to top the original production . Sean emphasises performances?' To Dim Sum, who supposedly hails from Wigan but the importance of the company's spirit . 'If we have fun, the audience has suddenly gone Geordie, he says : 'Could we possibly have the same has fun. And we're having it .' accent that we had yesterday, Miss Barber?' Later, when a group of men in the ensemble appear to have literally lost the plot, he inquires : Are they members of Equity?' Later there's a huge laugh when Paul, Jonathan Crooll is a theatre historian and biographer "APvE T IIITIS BGTT B19UT T4iEAT EL' % T4iEY ENT `P0 PANT(9 4iEN T4iE a WEIIE SUNG 901,

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CAST Marina Abdeen (West End); Razzle Dazzle Roger Allam Speer, Sumrnerfolk, The Way of the Ensemble/ (); The Royal Variety Abbonozor World (NT) ; What the Night is For, understudy Princess Performance (Hammersmith The 'Cave of Dreams' often , Arcadia, (West 1 was thrilled to be in my Apollo). Television includesAll didn't work last year. This year End) ; The Madras House (Lyric first panto, Jack and the About Me, V Graham Norton . they tell me it will . 'Oh no it Hammersmith); Blackbird (King's Beanstalk, at 13. It may won't!"Oh yes it will!' ) . Films include The only have been as the back Madalena Alberto RogerAllam is an associate artist of Wind thotShokes the Barley, Vfor end of the Cow, but what Ensemble the RSC, where he has played many Vendetta, Tristram Shondy, The would Jack have been My first panto experience was roles, including Benedick, Roman Spring of Mrs Stone, without his Daisy? right here atThe Old Vic, in and Javert in Les Miserables . He has Stranded . Television includes Theatre includes Bombay Aladdin last year.To be part of it won two OlivierAwards, several Monchild, Inspector Lynley, Dreams, The For Pavilions, and working with the company Olivier nominations and the The Creatives, . Stars of Stage andScreen was magic. Clarence Derwent Award for Theatre includes The Threepenny recent work - Opera (Lisbon Theatre) ; Songs for a (Donmar), Democracy, Troilus and New World, Starting Here, Starting Cressida, (NT) . Othertheatre Now (Shaw) ; A. . . My Name is Alice includes , Albert (). Films include puerida Moe. Victoria Hinde, Leah Sheldrick, Madalena Alberto, Marina Abdeen, Emma Harris. Andrew Spillett, Frances Barber, Matthew Wolfenden .

Gary Amers Recent television includes Boudico, The Music Man (regional ); numerous . Television Ensemble/Swing Love in a Cold climate, The Ice Whistle Dawn the Wind, Jack : A includes Bad Penny, There's a 1 was performing in Snow White House, A Royal Scandal, Funlond, Musical Portrait of c S Lewis (tours) . Viking in My Bed, Chucklevision, in Swansea . Some friends were The IT crowd, Miss Morple, Trial and Television includes Only Fools and Goodnight Sweetheart, Red Handed, coming to visit me on Christmas Retribution, New Tricks, Bremner, Horses, Back Up, The Jump, Birds Gogglewotch, All NightLang, Faith Day. I opened the door, and Bird and Fortune, Real Women, of a Feather, Shooting to Stardom, in the Future, Second Thoughts, there were seven dwarves BriefEncounters . Nelson's column . True crimes, Rumpole of the Bailey, standing there. Spatz, All creatures Great and Small, Theatre includes Hair (Gate); Alistair David Kate Gillespie One Hundred Years of Irving , Taboo (The Venue) ; Chicago (tour); Ensemble/understudy DimSum Princess The Royal Variety Shaw . Radio , Seven Brides for At eight I got a part in a local Where I was born, there was includes Something to ThinkAbout, Seven Brothers, Robinson Crusoe panto. My mum said to another no such thing as panto. I'm The Last Battle, Fiddleran The Roof, (regional theatres) . Films include mother: 'I thought this dancing delighted to be having my . Beyond the Sea. lark was only for fun. I never first, memorable experience dreamed he would be on of it at The Old Vic . Emma Harris Frances Barber . Kate Gillespie recently graduated Ensemble/Swing Dim Sum Theatre includes Beauty and the from the Mountview Academy of Who could match the roller- My father assures me I was Beast (RSQ; Tonight's the Night, Theatre . She appeared in Nos Vie skating brilliance of Dave Lee taken to the local panto each We Will Rack You, Chicago, Fosse, en Rose (National Youth Musical Travis in The Pied Piper of year in , but Fame, (West End) ; On Your Toes Theatre) in Edinburgh and Hamelin at the Prince's Hall I have no recollection of it (Festival Hall & ) ; Piof High Birmingham . Theatre includes in Aldershot in 1983, in which whatsoever. Make of that Society, crazy For You (regional (Grange Park Opera), I starred as Child Rat? what you will. theatres). Television includes Hair (Gate) . Theatre includes Chitty Chitty Bang Theatre includes Tales from the The Life and Times of Henry Pratt, Bang, cats, Phantom of the Opera Vienna Woods, , The Saturday Nightat the London Paul Grunert (West End) ; Beauty and the Beast Nightof the Iguana (NT); TheDead Palladium, The Big Breakfast. Emperor/understudy (New Elgiva, Chesham); Chicago Monkey, , Love's Labour's Widow Twankey (tour); WestSide Story (Austria) . She Lost (RSQ; One Flew Over the Steve Fortune It was the matinee of Goldilocks has made numerous appearances with cuckoo's Nest, Closer to Heaven, Ensemble/understudy after New Year's Eve. Daddy and the Birmingham closer, Insignificance, Camille Abbonazor, Emperor Bear had celebrated too much . Royal Ballet, and appeared regularly (West End) ; My Heart's a Suitcase In I once played Santa's He stood with a huge fixed grin, in cabaret and concerts. (Royal Court); Imagine Drowning reindeer in Aladdin. My huge groaning, swaying and finally (); antlers were too big, and one tripping, and bashing his head Victoria Hinde (); night as I tried to go through on the proscenium arch . What Ensemble (Best Supporting Actress, Olivier the entrance I got stuck, half an exit! When I was ten 1 was in Cinderalla Award nomination andTMG on stage and half off. Theatre includes , at the Civic Hall Theatre in Regional Award), Overa Barrel, Pantomime includes Widow Love's Labour's Lost, His Girl Friday Broxbourne, first as a flower in an Macbeth, Summer and Smoke, Twankey in Aladdin, Sleeping (NT) ; AcornAntiques, Me and My enchanted forest . I had so much (regional theatres) . Films Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk, Girl, Peg of My Heart (West End); fun, and was upsetwhen it ended. include Goal 1 & 21, Evilenko, Suzie Cinderella . Othertheatre includes Arsenic and Old Lace, Born I didn't understand why it had to . Gold, Still crazy, Secret Friends, We Jesus Christ Supers tar, Underneath Yesterday, Bedside Manners, Tons of Theatre includes Dick Whittington, Think the World of You, Sammy and the Arches, Get Your Gun, Money, Barefoot in the Park, Great Aladdin (regional theatres); Rosie Get Laid, Prick upyourEars, , Hard Times, Expectations, Around the World in cha-cha, , Oliver (UK tours) . castaway, A Zed and Two Noughts, (West End) ; The Little Match Girl Eighty Days, The Great Big Radio Television includes Bring It On, Photographing Fairies, The Red (Lyric Hammersmith); The Taming Show, The Secret Garden, The Dumb Aladdin, Royal Variety Performance . Siren, Superstition, 24 Hours in the of the Shrew (New End); Hamlet Waiter (regional theatres) ; Dames Life ofa Lady, Soft Top Hard Shoulder. (Finborough); Romeo ond , at Sea, Guys and Dolls (tours); and Sweet charity, Great Expectations, Tee Jaye Ian McKellen Stuart Neal Daniel Redmond Genie WidowTwonkey Ensemble/ Ensemble/understudy Genie I remember a kitchen scene My favourite pantomime was at understudy Hanky, Ponky My best panto memory is from in Cinderella, when the the Marlowe Theatre, I remember having to wear Aladdin last year, helping to get a performers couldn't keep - Patricia Routledge slapping her an embarrassing baby's nappy collection together and keeping up with dishes coming off a thighs in Jack and the Beanstalk, underneath my flying harness it running for the final two weeks, conveyor belt, which began written by , whose in , at the Poole Arts raising nearly £50,000 for the crashing to the floor. It was doughty Dame confided : 'There's Centre in 1994. But I enjoyed tsunami disaster fund . chaos, and audience and a very large party from Clapham flicking bogies at Captain Hook Theatre includes Mother Clap's Molly actors were in stitches . in this afternoon - she's sitting in the second half. House (NT) ; Lo Cava (West End) ; Theatre includes Fame, Cats, over there. Theatre includes Mary Poppins, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Five Guys Named Moe (West End) ; Ian McKellen first appeared atThe Oliver, (West End) ; Cats (); The People Tick . . . Tick .. . Boom (Menier Old Vic with the National Theatre, as (tour); Oklahoma! (National Next Door (Traverse, New York, Chocolate Factory); Purlie Claudio in MuchAdo oboutNothing . Youth Music Theatre) . European tour); Jack and the (Bridewell). Credits in America After 40 years he is thrilled to be Beanstalk ( Playhouse) ; and includeA Chorus Line, back . Between times he has acted in Zak Nemorin They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Dreomgirls, Carousel, Dames at much Shakespeare, and appeared in Aladdin (Royal Academy of Music) . Sea, Godspell, Baby, Grease, Joseph classical and new plays forthe RSC, When I was seven, I saw a and theAmazing Technicolour the National and other companies, creature in a panto at the Leah Sheldrick Dreamcoat The Wiz, Pippin, Sweet most recently in the West End in PolkaTheatre in Wimbledon Ensemble Charity, Song and Dance, The Dance of Death. On television he that looked like a scary death Every Christmas when I was a Fontosticks, Applause, Applause . has appeared as David Copperfield, monster. I had nightmares child my mum and dad hid in the Walter, Chauvelin, Hitler and Amos and couldn't sleep for days tree an envelope containing Neil McDermott Starkadder, and most recently in afterwards . tickets to a panto. It was fun Aladdin Coronation Street. In films he has Theatre includes We Will Rock guessing which it was: Cinderella, When I was 11 my brother and I been DH Lawrence, Richard III, You, Chicago, Mary Poppins (West Peter Pan, Puss in Boots... went to an amateur production James Whale (Gods andMonsters), End) ; Saturday NightFever (tour) . Theatre includes Beauty and the of Cinderella with our football Magneto and Gandalf, and hasjust Television includes Party at the Beast (Nojesteatern, Sweden); teams. The goalie's dad was completed The Do Vinci Code . His Palace/Park, Children in Need, Honk! (Jeanetta Cochrane); A Night playing an Ugly Sister. Mr first pantomime was in 1962, as'TV , All-Time at the Musicals (M almo Concert Ribola, you still haunt me! the Comic Chinese Policeman' in Greatest Love Songs, Showtime Hall, Sweden); charity gala (Albert Theatre includes The Kissing Dance Aladdin at Ipswich. With thanks and at the Stadium. Hall). Album : The 1980s Soul () ; Henry IV respect to Christopher Biggins, Weekender (Warner Music) . (Donmar); Through the Woods, Wynn Calvin, Julian Clary, Ronnie The Water Babies, The Gondoliers, Corbett, Roy Hudd, John Inman, Andrew Spillett Babes in Arms, Aurelius the Valiant, Peter Kelly, Danny La Rue, Dave Panky Apprentice (regional theatres) . Lynn, John Moffatt, Lily Savage and A friend in panto was told he Television : Rosemary and Thyme, Richard Wilson ; and remembering would play to full houses every Choprotown . Film : Goal!. Radio: Les Dawson, Norman Evans, Regina night. He soon realised that David Copperfield. Fong, Jimmy Jewell and Ben Warriss. to achieve this the theatre manager was removing all unsold seats, leaving a small group in the centre. Theatre includes Our House, Kiss Me Kate, The Beautiful Game, Whistle Down the Wind, (West End) ; JustSo, Outof This World, A Chorus Line (regional theatres).

Matthew Wolfenden Hanky 1 saw Jack and the Beanstalk when 1 was five . No idea about the performers, or even if it was a professional production . What I do remember is that it was just magical. Theatre includes A Funny Thing Happened on the Wayto the Forum (NT) ; (West End) ; Sex, Chips andRock and Roll (Royal Exchange ); Tomfoolery, Fever (tours). Television includes Courtroom, Hollyooks.

Left : Zak Nemorin, Leah Sheldrick, Steve Fortune, Daniel Redmond, Madalena Alberto. Above:Tee Jaye . CREATWE TEAMM] Bille Brown Sean Mathias John Napier Ballet); 2Human (English National Writer Director Designer Ballet); PreSentient, detritus I was at CoventGarden with a As a young actor I played one of Since Aladdin last year, (Rambert) . Films include Harry Potter distinguished director who had the Broker's Men in Cinderella I have panto amnesia! and the Goblet of Fire, Dice Life, begun in pantomime, when a man at the Intimate Theatre, Palmer's includes Cats, , Chrysalis. Television includes in front ofus turned and shouted, Green. Cinderella was in her early Starlight Express, Les Miserobles, Horizone, Nemesis, Symbiont(s), 'I knew you when you were a 60s. In the middle of the show , Sunset Boulevard Dance USA, Physical Dysfunctional. rabbit in Babes in the Wood!' we performed the Mad Hatters (West End, Broadway, & around Awards forOutstanding Achievement Australian actor and writer Bille tea-party scene from Alice, as theworld); Time, Children of Eden, in Dance: Time Out and Olivier. Brown's career in film, theatre and the producer had secured the (West End); television has taken him all overthe costumes for a song. I then played Jane Eyre (Broadway) . He is associate Gareth Valentine world. He wrote a series of plays for the Genie in Aladdin at the director at the RSC, where his work Original Score/Musical Supervisor young people for the Queensland Glasgow Citizens', where the includes Macbeth, The Comedy of Shaun Glenville, a famous Theatre Company, one of which, Gorbals yoof unwrapped their Errors, Once in a Lifetime, playing Widow tufff, went on to the Royal Court. boiled sweeties and pelted them The Greeks, Nicholas Nickleby, Twankey, once turned up late for a As a member of the RSC, he was at my bejewelled, exposed belly Heddo Gabler, Peter Pan, Mother matineevery much the worse for commissioned to write The Swan button, causing my seriously Courage. Othertheatre includes drink. Aladdin: 'You're 25 minutes Down Gloves (Stratford & London). untrained voice to quiver in The Party, , Trelowneyof the late, you're rolling around stinking His most recent play is Bill and vibrato while I sang 'Wonder 'Wells', An Enemy of the People, like a brewery with your flies Mary . He has written documentary of all the Wonders' . I finally Peter Pan, , South Pacific undone, and I have to go on stage and feature films, including The played Mister B in A Night in Old (NT) ; The Tower, Who's Afraid of and call you Mother.' LightFantastic. Recent theatre Peking at the Lyric Hammersmith, Virginia Woolf? (Almeida); Skellig West End credits include as musical includes Hitchcock Blonde and was instructed to wear such () . Opera includes supervisor, Sondheim Birthday (MelbourneTheatre Company), The copious amounts of stylised Lohengrin, Macbeth (Royal Opera Tribute, Acorn Antiques; musical Judas Kiss (Company B), Howard make-up that none ofmyfriends House) ; (Glyndbourne); supervisor/dance arranger/musical Katz (Sydney Theatre Company) . noticed I was in the show . The Devils () ; director, Anything Goes; musical Films include The Man Who Sued As a director, theatre includes Nobucco (Metropolitan Opera) . supervisor/dance arranger, Tonight's God and Oscorand Lucinda. He , Antony and Films include Captain EO, Hook . the Night, My One and Only, Kiss is currently directing Cleopatra, Uncle Vanya (NT) ; He has won two Society of West Me Kate (also RSC), Chicago, Damn in His Life and Times and Current Antigone (Cape Town); Dance of End Theatre Awards, an Olivier, Yankees, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Medical Problems : A One-Man Death (Broadway, West End, Sydney a Bafta and five Tonys. Miss Saigon, The Baker's Wife, Cats, Show with Others . He is artist- Festival); Company (Washington Cabaret, , Closer than in-residence at the Queensland DC); (Broadway) ; Wayne McGregor Ever, Windy City . Other theatre Performing Arts Centre . , Design Choreographer includes Toad of Toad Hall (Old Vic); for Living, Shoreditch Madonna Wayne McGregor is artistic director Merrily We Roll Along, Nine, (West End) ; Marlene (West End, of Random Dance, the resident Company (Don mar) ; Camelot Broadway, international tour); Les company at Sadler s Wells, for ( Festival); Chita Parents Terribles (NT & Broadway, which he has made over 30 works, (New York); Strike Up the Band, as Indiscretions); Bent (NT, West End including Amu, Nemesis, AtoXio . 101 in the Shadow, Panama Hattie & film). As a writer, plays include Theatre includes Cloaca (Old Vic); (Lost Musicals Project) ; Annie, Sleep Cowardice, Infidelities, A Prayer for A Little Night Music, Antony and with Friends, Oh Kay! (regional Wings, Poor Nanny, Swansea Boys; Cleopatra (NT); Cleansed (Royal theatres); Oliver (Toronto, UK tour). plus an adaptation of The Lost Court); , He was recently presenter/ Language of Cranes for television; You Never Can Tell ( musical supervisor for Channel and a novel, Manhattan Mourning . Company) . Opera includes The 4's Musicality, and has been an He has won the Evening Standard Midsummer Marriage (Lyric Opera, adjudicator for the Llangollen and Critics' Circle Awards for Best Chicago); Lo Boheme, TheMarriage International Eisteddfod and the Director, and his productions have of Figaro, Hansel and Gretel, BBC Voice of Musical Theatre . Cast been nominated for 18 Olivier and Orpheus and Eurydice (Scottish album recordings include Musicality, 14 . His film of Bent Opera) ; Salome (English National Anything Goes, The Baker's Wife, won numerous international awards, Opera) . Ballet includes Engrom, Company, Chicago, Kiss of the including La Prix de la Jeunesse Quolio, Symbiont(s) (Royal Ballet); Spider Woman . His Requiem has at Cannes. Eden/Eden, Nautilus (Stuttgart been performed all over the world.

Far left : Sean Mathias. Left : Gareth Valentine. Mark Bouman David Hersey Chris Walker Paul Warwick Griffin Costumes Lighting Orchestrations Assistant Director How could I forget last year's My last panto was Puss in Boots Chris Walker has worked as a musical As an official pantomime panto, fitting Ian McKellen in at the Oxford Playhouse in 1976, director and orchestrator on 'virgin', I'm delighted to make motherly-hipped body padding, directed by George Baker. I can't productions across the UK and this production my first brush with saggy boobs filled with bird remember the cast, but I do the USA. Recent credits include My with the beast. seed, then adding a stretch satin remember a very large marmalade Fair Lady (NT); TheSecret Garden Paul has recently worked mainly in jump-suit and gold 1970s pot being crucial to the action . (RSC);Acorn Antiques, Chitty Chitty South Africa . Theatre credits as an platform boots? David Hersey has designed the Bang Bang, Ragtime (West End) ; actor include Jesus Christ Superstar, Theatre includes An Epitaph for lighting for almost 300 plays, Privates on Parade (Donmar); An Evito, A Midsummer Night's Dream, George Dillon (Comedy); Cabaret musicals, operas and ballets. Awards Evening with Maria Friedman (New , The (Chichester) ; 1000 Broken Mirrors for Best Lighting Design include: York); Whatever Happened to Baby Madness of George Ill, 'Tis Pity She's (Oval House) ; Bravely Fought the Tony Awards for Evito, Cats, Les Jane (Houston, Texas) . He has a Whore, The Visit, The RockyHorror Queen (Border Crossings) ; for Miserables ; Tony nominations for worked extensively in film and Show, Catch 'n Fall, Queen at the English Touring Theatre, King Lear The Life and Times of Nicholas television, and as a record producer Opera, Fiddleron the Roof, Camelot (Old Vic), Hamlet, Rosencrontzand Nickleby, StarlightExpress, Miss for First Night Records. Hair. His numerous awards include Guildernstern Are Dead, Romeo Saigon, Oklahoma!; OlivierAwards twoVita Awards for Best Performance andJuliet, John Gabriel Borkmon, for Burning Blue, The Glass Kevin Amos in a Musical. Director credits include Love's Labour's Lost, Twelfth Night Menagerie, Twelfth Night; Olivier Musical Director Tick . . . Tick . . .Boom, Me and My (tours). Opera includes Idomeneo, nominations for Oliver, Glengarry I was lucky enough to share my Friend, Joseph and the Amazing Lo Boheme (Glyndbourne); Don Glen Ross, , first and only other experience Technicolour Dreomcoot. For the Giovanni, The Marriage of Figero Oklahoma!, South Pacific, My Fair of panto with the late, and very last four years he has been resident (Garsington); The Tsarina's Shoes Lady, The Coastof Utopia . Recent great, Les Dawson . His portrayal director of, and appeared in The (Guildhall); Leonore (Bologna theatre includes Love's Labour's of the gin-slugging Ada in Dick InternationalTouring production Opera) . As associate designer/ Lost, Anything Goes (NT) ; The Whittington was a delight. of Cats . supervisor, credits include Hamlet Dark (Donmar) . He was lighting The highlightwas Ada sailing (Old Vic, OlivierAward for Best consultant to the National Theatre the high seas-with piano Laila Diallo Costume Design); Anything Goes for 10 years. conveniently stowed on board. Assistant Choreographer (NT) ; Mrs Warren's Profession, One stormy night a castor came One of my fondest memories Lady Windermere's Fan (Haymarket); Fergus O'Hare off the piano, which listed of last year's Aladdin was and numerous productions in the Sound dangerously. Undeterred, Ada witnessing the involvement of UK and USA. Recent theatre includes Cloaca, continued her emotional voyage the children in the audience - The Philadelphia Story, Richard 11, through the song . Arriving at their enjoyment and liveliness . Hamlet, , 24-Hour Plays the climax, she bawled,'Wheel- Laila Diallo has been performing (Old Vic) ; Translations (NT); Hecuba things, 1 only have three wheel- for Random Dance Company (RSC); On The Ceiling, Holy Terror, things :The house was, of course, since 1997 . Credits as assistant Twelfth Night (West End); Anna in brought down . choreographer include Cleansed the Tropics (Hampstead); One Under Theatre includes Phantom of the (Royal Court) ; Skinned Prey (Tricycle) ; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Opera, Cats, 42nd Street, Sugar (National Youth Dance Company) ; (); Cleansed Babies, Grand Hotel (West End) . For A Midsummer Marriage (Lyric (Arcola) ; The Prayer Room Morlene (West End, NewYork, , Chicago) . As movement director : (Edinburgh Festival), Only The South Africa) he also wrote the Macbeth (Scottish Opera) . As Lonely, Vermilion Dream, Clouds, incidental music and arrangements . choreographer she re-staged Hansel Home, The Quore Fellow, Condida, As an accompanist he has appeared and Gretel (Scottish Opera) . Film Singer, Shimmer (regional theatres). in London, Europe and NewYork. As appearances include Chrysalis, Dice Work in New York, LosAngeles an arranger and conductor he has Life, TheSource. As choreographer's and Sydney includes The Shape worked extensively in theatre and assistant: Harry Potter and the of Things, A Day in the Death of radio in and Scandinavia. Goblet of Fire . Joe Egg, Dance of Death, Noises Off, Electra (, nomination), An Enemyof the People . DRESS IT YOURSELF

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'"1E OLD V1IC Jill Green CDG Sally Greene David Liddiment Dominic Fraser Costing Director ChiefExecutive, Producer Production Manager Aladdin:'I've lost my lamp, The Old VicTheatre Trust My first ever panto was in the As a child I always hated panto. I've lost my princess, I've lost My firstjob in the theatre, given days when there was such a I remember sitting in the stalls everything : Asthe band to me by the infamous Duncan thing as benevolent capitalism, at the New Theatre prepared to play'Impossible Weldon, was Cinderella at the and my dad's company, ICI, had a wondering why my dad had to be Dream', Wishee Washee replied: Congress Theatre in Eastbourne. Christmastreat for employees' the loudest, most embarrassing 'So what!' Aladdin started to I was the acting ASM, which kids . We were taken to the parent in the audience-all the laugh, everyone on stage went meant I cleared up the shit from Bradford Alhambra, but I'm time hoping I wouldn't be called hysterical, the band stopped. the ponies and played a big afraid I remember nothing about up to the stage. Credits include The Producers, gorilla who chased the Ugly it except the ice cream in the AsTechnical Director at the Donmar The Vagina Monologues, Contact, Sisters. I got my first equity card! interval and the sweets on the Warehouse, from its re-opening Thoroughly Modern Millie, My Theatre impresario Sally Greene way home . under in 1992 until One and Only, Fosse (West End) ; is well known for rescuing and At GranadaTV, David was Executive summer 2004, Dominic oversaw Promises Promises (Sheffield restoring The Old Vic, Criterion and Producer of Coronation Street and its technical development. He was Crucible); Cats, West Side Story, Richmond theatres . She is now nurtured dramatists such as Paul Production Managerfor more than Annie GetYour Gun (tour); On Your starting work on a new theatre in Abbott, Kay Mellor and Russell T 80 productions, including tours and Toes (Japan); Chess, Copocobona Islington. In 1999 she launched Old Davies . As Director of Programmes transfers of work on both sides of the (Denmark). Opera: La Troviato Vic Productions plc, and in 2003 at ITV he was responsible for Who Atlantic . He has also been Production (Holland), Anything Goes (Grange appointed Kevin Spacey as Artistic Wants to be o Millionaire? and Pop Managerfor numerous shows in the Park Opera) . As casting consultant : Director of The Old Vic Theatre Idol, and dramas that included West End and across the UK . A FunnyThing Happened on the Company. In 2004 she was The Russian Bride, Bloody Sunday, Way to the Forum (NT) ; Some presented with the Montblanc , The Second Coming, Girls are Bigger than Others (Lyric de la Culture Arts Award. She is co- Fat Friends, At Home with the Hammersmith) . Film : Beyond producer of : The Musical. Braithwaites and Foyle's War. He is a the Sea (co-casting), Oklahoma! regular columnist for . (dance production assistant) . Kevin Spacey Artistic Director Colin Ingram Kevin Spacey directed The Old Vic Executive Producer Theatre Company's inaugural All I can remember of Rupert production Cloaca, before the Bearat the Glasgow Citizens' appearing in National Anthems, The Theatre was an enormously scary Philadelphia Storyand Richard ll . six foot bear, my desire to eat as Next Autumn he returns to the stage many sweets as possible, and in Eugene O'Neill'sA Moon for the this blasted song that I can still Misbegotten, which reunites him sing, 'Rupert, Rupert the Bear, with director everyone knows his name . . .' following their award-winning Educated in law and chartered success with another O'Neill classic, accountancy, Colin worked for (Almeida, Old Ltd, managing Vic & Broadway). Les Miserobles (West End & UK tour), Phantom of the Opera (UK tour), Oklahoma! and The Witches of Eostwick (West End), and the now legendary Les Miserobles 10th Anniversary Concert at the . He then headed up Walt DisneyTheatrical UK, managing (West End) and Beauty and the Beast (UK tour). He is also Executive Producer for Billy Elliot: The Musical and The Vagina Monologues (UK tour). A BRIEF HISTORY OF PANTOMIME

Originating in ancient Greece and Rome, pantomime (from the Greek At the end of the 19th century, music-hall stars such as meaning 'all mime or imitate') first took off in England in the 18th and and vaudeville acts became involved : performances century. At first it consisted of short wordless stories told through became rowdier, with hissing and booing a regular feature. Often the dance, movement, music and ingenious scenic effects. The traditional stories were altered so that these performers' routines harlequinade, introduced as an interlude, was based on the stock could be incorporated . Throughjokes, songs and even whole scenes, characters of the Italian commedio dell'orte, such as Harlequin, topical material was also introduced . From the popular melodrama - Pantaloon and Pulcinella . Featuring slapstick and plenty of physical often a feature of The Old Vic programme at this time-came the fairy comedy, it soon proved so popular with audiences that it came godmothers and demon kings, barons and stepmothers, and to dominate the productions. the famous transformation scenes, which could turn a pumpkin into a coach, a woodland glade into a castle ballroom . Audience tastes changed during the Victorian era, when the pantomime became more of a genteel family entertainment at Christmas, supposedly Pantomime flourished in the 20th century, the popular ingredients aimed at children, but also much enjoyed by adults . The principal boy, being the cross-dressing of principal characters, the breeches parts, played by a woman, became the hero of the story, and the Dame roles spectacular scenery, and audience participation in the form of the were played by men. Burlesque was introduced, involving the re-telling song sheets, shouting 'Behind you!' and exchanges such as 'Oh of popular fairy stories by writers such as Perrault and the Brothers no it isn't!', 'Oh yes it is!' . Television stars replaced the music-hall Grimm, and songs were added . favourites, but otherwise the best pantomime of the 21 st century retains much of its Victorian flavour. 0870 060 6628 www.oldvictheatre .com

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Igor Stravinsky & Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Eugene O'Neill in a new version by Abdulkareem Kasid &

When a war-weary soldier hands his violin High in the mountains of a South American This powerhouse of a play reunites actor to a stranger in exchange for a book, has he banana republic, a revolution is brewing. Kevin Spaceywith director Howard Davies, sold his soul to the devil? When the rebels' messiah-like leader is following their award-winning success with captured, a NewYork production company another O'Neill classic, The Iceman Cometh . The unique perspective of a Western/Middle swoops in to televise his execution - death Eastern company is brought to bear on a by crucifixion - and an explosive chain Josie, a towering woman with a quick tongue story of profound choices. The Soldier's Tale, of events ensues . Humorous, poetic and and a ruined reputation, lives in a dilapidated a Russian legend made vivid by Stravinsky thought-provoking, farmhouse with her conniving and Ramuz during Wold War I, is brought brilliantly satirises misguided global politics father, Phil Hogan.Together they're a crashing into our lives byThe Motion Group. and the predatory nature of a media- formidable force as they scrape together a This world-first collaboration of Iraqi saturated culture. livelihood . But Josie's softer side is exposed and European actors and musicians weaves through her love of Jim Tyrone (Spacey), together new Arabic and English texts One of the 20th century's finest playwrights, Hogan's landlord and drinking buddy -a with Stravinsky's evocative music and Arthur Miller's landmark works include third-rate actor whose dreams of stardom new compositions by Ahmed Mukhtar. and .This were washed away by alcohol. astonishing black comedy was completed A co-production with The Motion Group just a month before his death . It is directed A co-production with Nica Burns, by RobertAltman, the legendary film-maker, Max Weitzenhoffer & Elliot Martin 26 Jan-4 Feb whose work includes Gosford Pork, Short 11 performances only Cuts and Nashville. Autumn 2006 Tickets £10-£25 Booking opens in the Spring . Become a A co-production with Scott Griffin Friend of The Old Vic and you'll have priority access to tickets, and can take advantage of 14 Feb-22 Apr other membership benefits . Tojoin, phone 0870 060 6635 . Tickets £10-£42.50 Best seatsjust £12 for under 25s

The Theatre starts lifeasthe The philanthropist Samuel Under director all Royal Coburg, promising the Morley saves it from closure . 36 Shakespeare plays in the First nobility and the gentry 'entirely Re-christened The Royal Victoria Folio are performed . new entertainment. . . on a scale Hall and CoffeeTavern . of magnitude and great expense' . Opening night includes a becomes first West melodrama, an Asiatic ballet Morley Memorial College, End star tojoin the company, and a harlequinade . offering evening classes after having been turned down for working men and women, six years earlier. Baylis :'She opens backstage . Concerts didn't look the leading type. The great tragedian Edmund of opera excerpts begin . I was a fool .' Kean plays Richard III, Othello, Bernard Shaw an occasional Macbeth and King Learduring member of the orchestra : a six-night engagement . He tells 'If the masses were not 's Hamlet and a rowdy audience : 'In my life improved it was not my fault .' Richard II establish him as exciting I have never acted to such a set new Shakespearean star. 'The Old of ignorant, unmitigated brutes Vic is pre-eminently for as I have before me' . ' niece Lilian artistic experiment, even if some Baylis, aged 23, appointed eggshells of prejudice have to be acting manager . smashed in the process.' Theatre re-opens, 'for the encouragement of Native Dramatic Talent', asThe Royal Emma Cons dies . Baylis takes Ralph Richardsonjoins the Victoria, in honour of Princess over as manager and lessee, company, to play ,Sir (later Queen) Victoria . and obtains a theatre licence Toby Belch, Prince Hal . from the Lord Chamberlain . Royal Coburg Theatre Opera programme begins . Charles Kingsley describes Sadlers Wells opens as Baylis' the theatre as 'a licensed pit of second theatre . The Old Vic darkness, a trap of temptation, Shakespeare productions staged Sadlers Wells Ballet Company is profligacy and ruin' . Dickens forthe firsttime, under director formed, led by . writes : 'Whatever changes . The two theatres alternate of fashion the drama knows drama, opera and ballet for four elsewhere, it is always years, until opera and ballet fashionable in the New Cut .' leads company move to Sadlers Wells . during waryears. Productions continue during Zeppelin and Theatre re-opens as The New bombing raids . Baylis:'What's Peggy Ashcroftjoins the Victoria . During the decade it's a raid when my curtain's up!' company to play Rosalind, twice put up for sale by auction, Portia, Juliet and Miranda . before closing down . Royal centenary gala . Baylisto Queen Mary : 'Your dear 's first season as Emma Cons, a leading Victorian husband's picture isn't as big as director. , Charles social reformer, re-opens it as Aunt Emmie's, but then he hasn't Laughton and other stars The Royal Victoria Coffee and done so much forthe Old Vic .' brought in . Baylisto Laughton : Music Hall, 'a cheap and decent 'I'm sure that one day you may place of amusement on strict be quite a good Macbeth .' temperance lines' . The word 'theatre' is dropped because of its 'impure associations' .

Lilian Baylis, PeggyAshcroft and John Stride and Judi Dench manager ofThe Old Vic, 1912-37 in Caesar and Cleopatra Edith Evans in in Hamlet in Romeo and Juliet iz) ; , Michael Redgrave, Alec Damaged auditorium used Money from recent surpluses It becomes the home of the Transfer oftheAlmeida's Guinness and by newly established Old Vic is used to finance the Young . production of The Iceman join the company for the first School, run by director Michel Vic, which serves the National Productions include Hamlet Cometh is a huge success. time. Guthrie appointed Saint-Denis. as a studio theatre for three with , Antony and Kevin Spacey wins the Evening permanent director. years, after which it becomes a Cleopatra with Alec McCowen Standard Drama and Olivier separate company . and DorothyTutin, and Saint Awards as BestActor. Theatre re-opens after Joan with . Lilian Baylis dies as Macbeth repairs and renovations with a is about to open. performance of Twelfth Night. Oliviers last stage performance, First production under the inTrevor Griffiths' The Party. The theatre is put up for sale . ownership of theTrust is Peter He resigns as director of the Canadian businessman Ed Hall's production ofAmodeus, John Gielgud leads a season Under director Michael Benthall National, and is succeeded by Mirvish restores itto its former which is nominated for five that includes King Lear, directed thecomplete FirstFolio isstaged Peter Hall . His productions glory. The facade ofthe building OlivierAwards . by Harley Granville-Barker, and for a second time, beginning with includeJohn Gabriel Borkman is based on an 1830 engraving, The Tempest, directed by George as Hamlet . with Richardson, Ashcroft and and the auditorium on the Devine. Because ofair-raids, , No Man's Land designs of 1871 . A sign is Announcement that the headquarters are moved with Richardson and Gielgud, hung on the scaffolding : 'Lilian The Old Vic will once again to Burnley. Several companies Judi Denchjoins for the first of and Hamlet with . Baylis, you're going to love this . become a producing house. tour Shakespeare to mining and four seasons . Her parts include Honest Ed.' Kevin Spacey is appointed first other industrial areas, subsidised Ophelia, Hermia, and Juliet in artistic director ofThe Old Vic bythe newly formed Council Franco Zeffirelli's production The National'slast performance Theatre Company. for the Encouragement of of Romeo and Juliet . before moving to the South directs 17 Music and the Arts, the Bank is Tribute to the Lady . productions and collects five forerunner ofthe ArtsCouncil. plays Baylis, Olivier Awards. The new Company's first season Olivier appointed firstdirector Gielgud and Richardson are opens in September with Cloaca of the NationalTheatre . Old Vic among those taking part, by Maria Goos, directed by Theatre badlydamaged governors agree to offer the Redgrave and Thorndike are Peter Hall's classic repertory Spacey, which is followed by a bybombs. theatre as its temporary home, in the audience . In her curtain season includes Beckett's new version ofAladdin, with Ian initially for five years. speech Ashcroft repeats Baylis' , with Ben McKellen asWidowTwankey . threat to come back and haunt Kingsley and . , Laurence The Old Vic should her and her Olivier andJohn Burrell lead The OldVic company disbands . aunt Emma Cons' work ever The season continues with a new company at the New The National opens with be put at risk . The Mirvish family puts National Anthems by Dennis Theatre (now the Albery), Hamlet, starring PeterO'Toole . the theatre on the market . McIntyre, starring Spacey, Mary its temporary home. Over the next 13 years company Eca.<> . Suggestions for changing it Stuart Masterson and Steven Successful productions regulars include Albert Finney, Theatre leased to visiting into a themed pub, a bingo Weber, and ends with The feature Olivier as Richard III , Geraldine companies .The first production is hall or a lap-dancing club Phildolephio Story, starring and , Richardson as Peer McEwan, and , with provoke widespread outrage asTracy Lord . In Gynt and . . GlendaJackson . and protests . In response to September, Spacey makes his public and political pressure, it's UK Shakespearean debut in the acquired byThe Old VicTheatre title role of Richard II, with Ben Trust 2000, a registered charity Miles as Bolingbroke . set up by Sally Greene .

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