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A CAROL 12–24 Dec 2020 WELCOME A version by from , Artistic Director of .

re we nearly there yet?’ is the recurring very memorable OLD VIC: IN CAMERA productions To support Cast Director Associate Director question that reliably punctuates every and I’m delighted to bring you as the The Old Vic please Matthew Warchus Jamie Manton long family car journey, train ride and next offering. It has been such a moving thing to witness donate at country walk — often asked just minutes how so many people have rallied around to support oldvictheatre.com/ Melissa Allan Set & Costume 2nd Associate Director afterA setting off. As mitigation most parents will resort The Old Vic, and theatre in general, at this time of donate Rosanna Bates Josh Seymour to the spacing of treats along the way — ‘emergency serious jeopardy, and back in May I received an rations’ was how my mum and dad always announced extraordinary email from Andrew Lincoln offering to John Dagleish Composer & Arranger Associate Set the sporadic digestive. help in any way he could. I’m incredibly grateful to him, Tim van Eyken Christopher Nightingale Ben Davies When lockdown began in March I think none of the creative team and staff for working together to predicted the length of the journey we’re now on. reconfigure this much-loved production into an Julie Jupp Lighting Associate Costume I remember many theatres saying they were closing OLD VIC: IN CAMERA event. I’m excited to deliver the Sam Lathwood Irene Bohan for two to four weeks. I certainly was mentally bracing story in this new format, with the additional opportunity myself for an unimaginably long pause of six months of close-ups, and hope it will provide some much Eugene McCoy Broadcast Sound & Video Associate Lighting through to September. I’m sure most of us spent needed sustenance for audiences (a or a Gloria Obianyo Simon Baker Sam Waddington the spring glued to news reports and government satsuma if not a chocolate digestive) on this gruelling announcements with anxious expectation as two journey. Maria Omakinwa Movement Associate Broadcast Sound & Video weeks turned into four, six, eight, twelve... ‘Are we nearly My favourite platitude in life, without question, Golda Rosheuvel Lizzi Gee Jay Jones there yet?’ is ‘This too shall pass’. It’s so reliably true. With vital Here at The Old Vic we have been motivated to continuing intervention by the government the Michael Rouse Casting Associate Movement provide treats along the way in whatever form we can exceptional support of our donors, our corporate Jessica Ronane CDG Sam Archer — ‘emergency rations’ that boost morale, entertain and partners and our ticket-buying audience, I am more satisfy the human instinct for empathy in a concerted confident than not that The Old Vic and the UK theatre Samuel Townsend Associate Music Supervisor & Associate Musical Director effort to continue theatre’s fundamental role of bringing ecosystem as a whole will somehow claw its way back Musical Director Laurie Perkins people together in a shared experience even when to its full glory in the foreseeable future. The return of physically impossible. And through both our free live performance is clearly going to be of the last Tiny Tims Will Stuart content programme Your Old Vic and our fundraising stations on the journey but as the neon sign outside Rayhaan Kufuor-Gray Voice OLD VIC: IN CAMERA series we have reached people our 202-year-old building defiantly reassures, ‘We’ll Be all over the world. Back’. In the meantime we are extremely grateful for the Lara Mehmet Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth Thanks to a wonderful team effort, and to the passionate and crucial support which is sustaining us Lenny Rush adventurous spirit of the writers and involved, month to month. Thank you for joining us on our journey. we have managed in the last few months to deliver three Eleanor Stollery Stage Management Robbie Cullen Musicians Maria Gibbons Will Stuart Kim Battistini Christopher Allan Jenefer Tait Martin Robertson Clare Taylor ‘It has been such a moving thing to witness how so Pedro Vieira Silva many people have rallied around to support The Old Vic, and theatre in general, at this time of serious jeopardy’

The Old Vic is an independent, not-for-profit Despite the enormous economic and The Public Fund has been formed by a group theatre and registered charity operating practical challenges the theatre is currently of visionary philanthropists and partners The first performance of this production was on 20 Nov 2017 at The Old Vic without regular public subsidy. facing, much of this activity has continued including Tina Alexandrou, Clive Cowdery, The first performance of this revival was live-streamed on 12 Dec 2020 from The Old Vic digitally. You can find out more about how to Isabelle Georgeaux, Patrick Healy and the We stage a broad range of shows for all support at oldvictheatre.com/support-us CVC Foundation to support The Old Vic’s ages, support artists at every stage of most adventurous and socially pertinent their careers, and engage with thousands We couldn’t do any of this without the productions within our season. of people each year through innovative generosity of our Principal Partner Royal education and community projects inside Bank of Canada, our £10 Previews Partner and outside the building. PwC and a varied group of corporate, trusts and foundations and individual supporters. PRODUCTION OLD VIC: IN CONVERSATION

Radio and television broadcaster Dermot O’Leary will return to host the second of our Old Vic: In Conversation series on Thu 17 Dec at 8.30pm GMT. He will be joined by Andrew Lincoln to discuss being part of this year’s live streamed production.

All tickets £20. Ebenezer Andrew Lincoln Production Manager Dominic Fraser* Thanks to Little Fan Melissa Allan Deputy Production Manager Katina Ellis* Bell Perc, Bells of Whitechapel, for advice on illusions, Jess Rosanna Bates Lighting Programmers Sam Waddington Terry Eldridge, Horsburgh & Roman Benedict at National John Dagleish Andi Davis Theatre, Justin Pearson, Jess Holder, Sam Archer, Steph Archer, Nicholas Tim van Eyken Production Carpenter Craig Emmerson Louis, Eugene McCoy, Harriet Samuel-Gray, Dale White, IN CAMERA: of Christmas Past Julie Jupp Lighting Technician Jack Coker Julie Jupp, McFadyen. PLAYBACK Ferdy Sam Lathwood Fred Eugene McCoy Associate Costume Irene Bohan For The Old Vic Due to popular demand we’ve brought back Belle Gloria Obianyo Props Supervisor Lisa Buckley Media consultant Amy Dowd for previous productions for a limited period so you Mrs Cratchit Maria Omakinwa , Wigs & Make-up Helen Keane for WDW Entertainment can watch the recorded versions of the live shows Ghost of Christmas Present/ Golda Rosheuvel Campbell Young Associates Press Jo Allan PR Mrs Fezziwig Musician’s Contractor David Gallagher Boneau/Bryan-Brown Tickets from £10. Father/Marley Michael Rouse Music Copyist Jerome van den Berghe Medical services The General Practice Fezziwig Clive Rowe Music Technology Phij Adams Rehearsal photography Manuel Harlan Young Ebenezer/George Samuel Townsend Cover photography Helen Maybanks Tiny Tim Rayhaan Kufuor-Gray Company Stage Manager Robbie Cullen Lara Mehmet Deputy Stage Manager Maria Gibbons *Old Vic staff Available to watch again from Lenny Rush Assistant Stage Manager Kim Battistini 20–22 Jan 2021 at 7.30pm GMT. Eleanor Stollery Jenefer Tait Carols Camera Operators Avril Cook* The carols performed throughout A Christmas Carol are: ’s masterful and haunting Faith Healer, Musicians Karina Olsen* ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen’ starring , and Musical Director/Piano Will Stuart Orwin-Fraser ‘It Came Upon the ’ , is a kaleidoscopic, ever shifting Cello Christopher Allan Josh Reeves* ‘Il est né, le divin Enfant’ exploration of the power of belief, as the Whistles/Bass Clarinet/Clarinet Martin Robertson Vision Mixing James Percival* ‘’ contradicting recollections of these three Violin Clare Taylor Broadcast & Sound Ben Davey ‘ Wassail! All Over the Town’ characters seek to reconcile with the past. Cello/Double Bass Pedro Vieira da Silva Sam Palmer ‘O Holy Night’ Sound No.1 Victoria Wilkinson ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ Understudies Sound No.2 Heather Knott ‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’ Belle/Little Fan/Mrs Cratchit Rosanna Bates Acting Head of Stage Aran Morrison* ‘Coventry Carol’ Bob Cratchit/Fezziwig/ Tim van Eyken Stage Carpenter Dugald Watt ‘See, amid the Winter’s Snow’ Lungs Father/Marley Stage Showman Keith Hayes ‘’ Available to watch again from / Maria Omakinwa Head of Lighting Andrew Stuttard* ‘Silent Night’ 27–29 Jan 2021 at 7.30pm GMT. Ghost of Christmas Present/ Lighting Chargehand Alex Riley* Mrs Fezziwig Lighting Board Operator Erin Rutter © The Old Vic 2020. Directed by Matthew Warchus, Fred/Young Ebenezer/George Sam Lathwood Head of Hair, Wigs & Make-Up Rob Wilson All information correct at the time of going to print and performed a socially distanced Jess Melissa Allan Head of Wardrobe Fiona Lehman* version of Duncan Macmillan’s hilarious Nicholas Michael Rouse Wardrobe Deputy Namaan Ebdon emotional rollercoaster of a about a couple Dressers Theresa Burke wrestling with life’s biggest dilemmas. Joanne Hayes Keshini Ranasinghe Chaperones Mary Cox Sophie Delin Jennifer Harraghy Sam Harrison Deborah Spellman-Dawes Rebecca Swann for Bea & Co

Set construction Miraculous Engineering Lighting equipment White Light Sound & Broadcast equipment Stage Sound Services TCS Costumes Sands Film Studios National Theatre Costume Hire Academy Costumes Sam Lathwood Maria Omakinwa Artemis Fowl, Alien Autopsy, (UK tour); A Midsummer Night’s Ferdy Mrs Cratchit The Man Who Knew Too Little. Dream ( Crucible);84 COMPANY Theatre includes: Theatre includes: SYLVIA, Television includes: Mary Queen (Salisbury (West End/International Tour A Christmas Carol 2017/2019 of Scots, 24: Live Another Day, Playhouse/Cambridge Arts Zurich/Dubai); Charlie and the (The Old Vic); A Monster : Royal Wedding Theatre); The Importance of Chocolate Factory, Disaster! Calls (UK tour); Girl from Special. Being Earnest (MAC, ); & CREATIVE (West End); the Musical, the North Country, TINA — ( (UK & Ireland tour); The Tina Turner Musical, The Clive Rowe Playhouse); A Midsummer Elf (UK tour); The Pirates of Bodyguard, (West Fezziwig Night’s Dream (Middle Temple Penzance (/ End); One Love ( Theatre includes: Hall); Robin Hood (Stafford TEAM Australian tour). Sam was also a Rep); (New Jones (The Old Vic); Kiss Me Gatehouse); Under Milk Wood singer/vocalist in Mary Poppins London Theatre/Sheffield Kate (The Old Vic/Chichester); (Frontier Theatre). Television Returns, a Backing Vocalist for Crucible); Soul Sister (UK tour); The Hothouse, The Fantastics, includes: Doctors, The Royals, Adele () and Little Shop of Horrors (Kilworth , As You Like It (West The Giblet Boys. Samuel trained appeared on the Royal Variety House Theatre); ’s End); The Ladykillers (West at Royal Central School of Performance 2019 and Britain’s Grimm Tales for Young and Old End/UK tour); The Light Speech and Drama, graduating Got Talent 2020. (The Bargehouse). Princess, , Fuente with the Ian Fleming Award for Ovejuna, Caroline or Change, . Eugene McCoy Golda Rosheuvel The Villains , , Fred Ghost of Christmas Present/ , Peter Pan, Guys and Theatre includes: A Christmas Mrs Fezziwig Dolls — Olivier Award for Best CREATIVE TEAM Carol 2017/2018, Groundhog Theatre includes: The American Supporting in a Musical, Day (The Old Vic); , Clock, A Christmas Carol 2017, Trackers (National Theatre); Jack Thorne , MAMMA MIA! Electra, (The Dick Whittington and his Cat Writer (West End); The Man in the Old Vic); The Frontline, Romeo (Hackney Empire); Sweet Theatre includes: A Christmas White Suit (West End/Bath and (Shakespeare’s Charity, Company (Donmar); Carol (The Old Vic/Broadway); Theatre Royal); The Pajama Globe); The Curious Incident Blues In The Night, Just So Woyzeck (The Old Vic); Harry Game (West End/Chichester); of the Dog in the Night Time, (Kiln); In The Willows (UK tour); Potter and the Cursed Child (ENO); Christ Superstar, We Will Guys and Dolls (RAH); Me and (West End/ Broadway); Mydidae American Psycho (Almeida); Rock You, Tommy (West End); My Girl (Chichester); Jack and (Soho/West End); Stacy (Tron/ Little Shop of Horrors (UK , , the Beanstalk (Wimbledon). Arcola/West End); Let the Right tour); They’re Playing Our Song , Marat/ Television includes: Will, One In (West End/Dundee Rep/ (); Sade (RSC); wonder.land, The So Awkward, Evermoor, Royal Court); Sunday (Atlantic Oklahoma! (Chichester); West Pacifist’s Guide to The War on The Kennedys, The Fun Police, Theatre, New York); King Kong Side Story (Cyprus); Hollywood Cancer (National Theatre); Porgy All the Small Things, Doctor (Broadway); Junkyard (UK tour); Andrew Lincoln Rosanna Bates Day, The Bisexual, The Moorside: Merrily We Roll Along, A Bowl Symphonic (EC1 International). and Bess, (Regent’s Who, . Film The Solid Life of Sugarwater Scrooge Jess The Last Dragonslayer, Silent of Cherries, Wonderful Town, Television includes: Park Open Air Theatre); includes: Beauty and the Beast. (Graeae/National Theatre/UK Theatre includes: Song, Theatre includes: A Christmas Witness, Jonathan Strange and Girlfriends (West End); Bad City, Doctors, Unforgotten, , (Liverpool tour); The End of History, Hope The Late Henry Moss (Almeida); Carol 2018 (The Old Vic); Mr Norrell, Siblings, Truckers, Girls, Bat Boy! (West End/ Little Crackers. Film includes: Everyman). Film includes: Lenny Rush (Royal Court); Bunny (Nabokov/ Blue/Orange (National Theatre); Les Miserables – The Staged Beaver Falls, Starlings, The Playhouse); Finding Neverland Paddington 2. Dune, . Television Tiny Tim UK tour/New York); Stuart: A Life Hushabye Mountain (UK Concert, The Wind in the Hollow Crown: , Any (Curve ); includes: Bridgerton, , Theatre includes: A Christmas Backwards (Sheffield Crucible/ tour); Television includes: The Willows, MAMMA MIA!, Les Human Heart, Very Few Fish, (Menier Chocolate Factory); Lara Mehmet Silent Witness, Dead Boss, Rev, Carol 2017/2018/2019 (The Old UK tour). Television includes: Walking Dead, Afterlife, Strike Miserables (West End); , Lark Rise to Candleford. The Secret Garden, The Wind in Tiny Tim I Live With Models, Mr Stink, Vic); Trouble’s A Brewin, The The Accident, His Dark Materials, Back, Teachers, This Woman in (National Theatre); Chitty Chitty the Willows, The Balloon, Theatre includes: A Christmas , Damned. Lazy Ace (West End). Television Electric Dreams, Kiri, National White, Bomber, A Likeness in Bang Bang (/ Tim van Eyken Turandot (Hampstead) The Carol 2018/2019 (The Old Vic). includes: A Christmas Carol, Treasure, The Last Panthers, Stone, Trevor’s World of Sport, UK tour); Seven Brides For Nicholas Card, A Midsummer Night’s Lara trains part time at Sylvia Michael Rouse Apple Tree House, Our Family — Don’t Take My Baby, This Is The Canterbury Tales, Whose Seven Brothers (Regent’s includes: A Christmas Dream (Regent’s Park Open Young Theatre School and Father/Marley Children’s BAFTA. Lenny attends , The Fades, Glue. Film Baby?, Lie with Me, This Life, Open Air Theatre). Carol 2017/2018, Rosencrantz Air Theatre); Honk! (Watermill Brent Youth Theatre. She is Theatre includes: A Christmas The Pauline Quirke Academy of includes: The Secret Garden, . Film & Guildenstern Are Dead (The Theatre Newbury); A Day in learning to play trumpet, piano Carol 2018 (The Old Vic); Performing Arts. Enola Holmes, Radioactive, includes: Penguin Bloom, John Dagleish Old Vic); Hollywood/A Night in the and guitar, sings for Brent , The Winter’s The Aeronauts, Dirt Music, Enduring Love, , Bob Cratchit (West End); The Little Match Girl Ukraine (Borderline Theatre) Choir and is involved with Brent Tale, Harlequinade, The Eleanor Stollery Radioactive, Wonder, War Book. These Foolish Things, Hey Theatre includes: SYLVIA, (Sadler’s Wells); Easter Rising Television includes: Friday Night Orchestra. Lara has featured Bodyguard, The Lord of the Tiny Tim Good Looking!, Scenes of a A Christmas Carol 2017 (The & Thereafter (Jermyn Street); Dinner, , Doctors, on television on Paul O’Grady’s Rings (West End); Superhero Theatre includes: A Christmas Matthew Warchus Sexual Nature, Heartbreaker, Old Vic); (National Birdsong (UK tour); , Eastenders, The Bill, Film Little Heroes. (); Carol 2019 (The Old Vic). Director Made in Dagenham, Moonshot, Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s NT: 50 Years on Stage (National includes: Topsy Turvy, Tree of Three Men in a Boat (UK tour); Eleanor is a proficient braillist, Theatre includes: OLD VIC: , , Dream (); The Winter’s Theatre); The Ballad of Little Hands. Radio includes: A Man Gloria Obianyo Carousel (); Matilda is fiercely independent and uses IN CAMERA — Faith Healer, Gangster No. 1, Boston Kickout. Tale/Harlequinade (Garrick); Musgrove (Aldeburgh Music); of Letters. Belle the Musical, The Secret Garden a white cane to navigate the OLD VIC IN: CAMERA — Three Sunny Afternoon — Olivier Ballroom of Joys and Sorrow Theatre includes: Fanny and (RSC); Oklahoma! (Chichester); world. She loves singing, , Kings, OLD VIC: IN CAMERA — Melissa Allan Award for Best Actor in a (Watford Palace); GOOD (Royal Rayhaan Alexander (The Old Vic); Girl The Boyfriend (Regent’s Park theatre and musicals. She also Lungs, Lungs, , Little Fan Musical (Hampstead/Harold Exchange, ); The Kufuor-Gray from the North Country (West Open Air Theatre); in a voices a lead character in a ‘Art’, , The Master Theatre includes: A Christmas Pinter Theatre); The Mother Long Goodbye (Hampstead). Tiny Tim End/); Antony and Lifetime, The Mandate, A Funny forthcoming children’s animation Builder, Future Conditional, Carol 2017/2019 (The Old Vic); (Out of Joint/Royal Court). Television includes: Foyle’s War. Theatre includes: A Christmas Cleopatra (National Theatre); Thing Happened On the Way series for a major Children’s TV Speed-the-Plow (The Old Vic); (Young Vic); Our Film includes: Farming, Film includes: The Imitation Carol 2019 (The Old Vic). The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui to the Forum (National Theatre); platform. A Christmas Carol, Groundhog Ladies of Perpetual Succour Christopher Robin, Judy, Game. Rayhaan trained at Pineapple (Donmar); The Wild Party Doña Rosita: The Spinster Day, — Olivier Award for Best New The Gentleman, On the Beaches, Performing Arts. He is currently (West End); The Grinning (Orange Tree); Samuel Townsend (The Old Vic/Broadway); Matilda Comedy, Scotsman Fringe First Kick at the Door, All is True, Julie Jupp training and represented by The Man ( Old Vic); Jesus (The Courtyard); A Winter’s Young Ebenezer/George the Musical (RSC/West End/ Award, Herald Angel Award, Mary Poppins Returns, The Ghost of Christmas Past Rose Arts London and receives Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Tale ( Shakespeare Theatre includes: A Christmas Broadway/International tour); Ensemble Award Monuments Men, Age of Heroes, Theatre includes: The American tuition from LAMDA. He enjoys Open Air Theatre). Television: Company). Film includes: Death Carol 2019 (The Old Vic); Ghost the Musical (West End/ (National Theatre of Scotland/ Frankie Teardrop, The Priest. Clock, (The breakdancing, drama and singing , Feel Good. on the Nile, 1917, All is True, Harold And Maude (West End); Broadway/South Korea); National Theatre/UK tour). Television includes: The Third Old Vic); Richard III, , and plays the trombone. Film includes: Dune, High Life. Murder on the Orient Express, The Picture of Dorian Gray La Bête (West End/Broadway); (West End/ Rob Howell Christopher Hugh Vanstone Above & next page: Cast & crew in Future Conditional, , West End); Goodnight Mr Tom from the North Country (The Old Broadway/LA); , Set & Costume Nightingale Lighting rehearsals for A Christmas Carol Electra, The Norman Conquests, (Chichester/West End); Twelfth Vic/West End); The Divide (The (West End); Theatre includes: OLD VIC: Composer & Arranger Hugh has designed the lighting (The Old Vic); Night, (Young Old Vic/EIF); Film includes: , Much Ado About IN CAMERA — Faith Healer, Theatre as Composer includes: for over 200 productions Girl from the North Country Vic); The Madness of George The Kid Who Would Be King, Nothing (West End/UK tour); OLD VIC: IN CAMERA — A Christmas Carol (The and worked for most of the (The Old Vic/Off-Broadway/ III (); Emma (Working Title Films). Boeing-Boeing (West End/ Lungs, Lungs, Present Old Vic/Broadway); Future UK’s national companies and West End/Toronto); Groundhog Hansel and Gretel, Little Shop of Broadway/UK tour); The Lord of Laughter, Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, Conditional (The Old Vic); . Theatre as an Day (The Old Vic/ Broadway); Horrors (Regent’s Park Open Air Will Stuart the Rings (Toronto/West End); The Caretaker, The Master The Divide (The Old Vic/ Associate Artist includes: ‘Art’, Shakespeare in Love (West Theatre); Frost/Nixon (Sheffield Associate Musical Supervisor , (National Builder, Future Conditional, EIF). Theatre as Orchestrator, No’s Knife, The Caretaker, End); — Crucible); National Theatre 2017 & Musical Director Theatre); Follies (Broadway); A Flea in Her Ear, Inherit Additional Music, Musical The Master Builder, Future Olivier Award for Best Sound Gala, A Pacifist’s Guide to the Theatre as Musical Director Life x 3 (National Theatre/ the Wind, Speed-the-Plow, Supervisor includes: Groundhog Conditional (The Old Vic); (RSC/West End/Broadway/ War on Cancer, Rocket to the includes: Mood Music, The Old Vic/Broadway); True Complicit (The Old Vic); Day — Olivier Award for Best Groundhog Day — Olivier Award International tour); Malory Moon (National Theatre); The A Christmas Carol, The Divide, West (Donmar/Broadway); A Christmas Carol, The Norman New Musical (The Old Vic/ for Best New Musical (The Old Towers, (UK tour); Merry Widow, lolanthe (ENO); OV200 (The Old Vic); Stärnorna The Unexpected Man (RSC/ Conquests, Groundhog Day Broadway); Matilda the Musical Vic/Broadway). Recent theatre Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Present Laughter (Chichester); i baren (Wermland Opera); West End/Broadway); ‘Art’ (The Old Vic/Broadway). — seven Olivier Awards, four includes: The Height of the Night’s Dream (Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale (RSC). Guys and Dolls, Standing (Broadway/West End/Los Rob has also worked at the (RSC/West Storm, The Birthday Party, Venus Globe); The Light Princess, at the Sky’s Edge (Sheffield Angeles); , Henry V National Theatre, RSC, Royal End/Broadway). Theatre as in Fur, , Matilda the Amen Corner (National Theatre); Jessica Ronane CDG Crucible); Stella McCartney (RSC); , Death of a Court, Almeida, Donmar, Musical Supervisor, Arranger Musical (West End); Exit The Grinning Man (Bristol Old Casting ( Fashion Week). Theatre Salesman, The Plough and Young Vic, , and Orchestrator includes: the King, The Red (National Vic/West End); Tristan & Yseult, For The Old Vic: OLD VIC: as Associate/Assistant Musical the Stars, Fiddler on the Chichester, , Ghost The Musical (West End/ Theatre); Hillary and Clinton, Brief Encounter, , IN CAMERA — Faith Healer, Director includes: , Roof, Who’s Afraid of Virginia and on Broadway). Theatre as Musical The Boys in the Band The Wild Bride, 946, Rebecca, OLD VIC IN: CAMERA — Three Made in Dagenham, Sinatra, Woolf?, , Peter Pan Broadway. He has won three Supervisor and Orchestrator (Broadway); Awards include: The Flying Lovers (Kneehigh). Kings, OLD VIC: IN CAMERA From Here to Eternity (West (Leeds Playhouse). Opera Olivier Awards for Set Design, includes: Bombay Dreams three Olivier Awards, a Tony — Lungs, , Lungs, End); (Menier). Theatre includes: Falstaff, Così Fan including for Matilda the Musical (West End). Theatre as Award and a Molière Award. Lizzi Gee A Very Expensive Poison, as Musical Supervisor includes: Tutte (ENO); The Rake’s (RSC/West End/Broadway/ Co-Composer and Orchestrator Movement Present Laughter, , A Christmas Carol (Associate, Progress (ROH/WNO). International tour), for which he includes: . Simon Baker Theatre includes: The , SYLVIA, Broadway); From Here to Film includes: Pride — BIFA also won a Tony Award. This Theatre as Arranger and Musical Broadcast Sound & Video (NBC TV broadcast); , Mood Music, Eternity (USA); Guys and Dolls Best British Independent year he won two Tony Awards Director includes: to Theatre includes: OLD VIC: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Fanny & Alexander, A Christmas (Sheffield Crucible). Theatre Film, . Matthew for Set and Costume Design Heaven. Theatre as Musical IN CAMERA — Faith Healer, Are Dead (The Old Vic); Carol, Woyzeck, Rosencrantz as Arranger/Orchestrator was an Associate Director at for (Royal Court/ Director includes: Whistle OLD VIC IN: CAMERA — Three A Christmas Carol (The Old & Guildenstern Are Dead, includes: Wicked (Hamburg Leeds Playhouse and Artistic West End/Broadway). Down the Wind, Oliver!. Film Kings, OLD VIC: IN CAMERA — Vic/Broadway); Upstart , , The Caretaker, 2021); Guys and Dolls Associate at The Old Vic as Composer includes: Pride. Lungs, Present Laughter, , The Girls The Master Builder, Dr. Seuss’s (Sheffield Crucible);Committee before being appointed Artistic Film as Conductor/Vocal Coach A Christmas Carol, The (West End); The Man in The The Lorax, The Hairy Ape, Future (Donmar); Amélie (Munich); Director of the theatre in 2014. includes: . Caretaker, The Master Builder, White Suit (Theatre Royal Bath/ Conditional (The Old Vic); Girl From Here to Eternity (USA). Sam Waddington Laurie Perkins 2010–2011, the National Theatre BBC Radio 3); Taxi Driver Associate Lighting Associate Musical Director 2000–2010, and also worked Suite (London Philharmonic/ Theatre as Associate includes: Groundhog Day (The Old Vic); with the National Symphony Meltdown Festival); Glasunov Present Laughter (The Old Vic); Matilda The Musical, Ghost, Orchestra. (BBC WNO/Saint David’s A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic/ Carousel, Lord Of The Rings, Cathedral); Night Prayers Broadway); The Merry Widow The Pirates Of Penzance (West Lisa Buckley (Rheinische Philharmonie); (ENO); Dusty (UK tour); The End); Other UK theatre — Props Supervisor Rhapsody for Saxophone Velveteen Rabbit (Unicorn/ A Pleasure’s Progress, A Tender Theatre includes: Harry Potter (London Philharmonic); The Seattle Children’s Theater, Thing, The King & I, Only You and the Cursed Child, The Lord Veil of the Temple (Berlin Washington); Rules for Living Can Save Mankind; Groundhog of the Rings, Les Miserables Radio Choir); About Water (UK tour). Theatre as Lighting Day, Ghost, Matilda the Musical (West End/International); The (London Sinfonietta/Queen Designer includes: Much Ado (Broadway). Television includes: , Matilda the Elizabeth Hall); Panic (Proms/ About Nothing (Cambridge Arts Genius, I’d Do Anything, Musical, The Ferryman, Waitress BBC Scottish Symphony Theatre); Maggot Moon, Seesaw Your Country Needs You. the Musical, Girl from the North Orchestra); Poirot Variants (BBC (Unicorn); It Never Happened Film includes: Pride. Country, the Musical; Philharmonic); Delta Saxophone (Arts Ed); Wasted, Other Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Quartet (European tour). People’s Money, Superhero Campbell Young Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Television includes: , (Southwark Playhouse); 35mm Associates Beautiful, Women on the Verge House, Hotel Babylon, Mrs. (). Hair, Wigs & Make-up of a Nervous Breakdown, Ghost, Brown, Planet Earth, Life, Luther. Theatre includes: Present , Once the Film includes: The Witches, Jay Jones Laughter, The American Clock, Musical, , Love , Knives Out, Associate Broadcast Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, The Never Dies (West End). Lisa Shakespeare in Love, Billy Elliot, Sound & Video Master Builder, High Society, has also worked on seasons Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, King As Sound Designer: Electra, Clarence Darrow, at Chichester Festival Theatre, Arthur, Kingdom of Heaven. Remembrance; OV200 Gala (The Old Grange Park and Garsington (The Old Vic); Gate Gala (St Vic); Girl from the North Country Opera. Clare Taylor Paul’s, ); Dead Dog (The Old Vic/West End); Violin in a Suitcase (Kneehigh); Robin A Christmas Carol, Groundhog Theatre as Musician includes: Hood (The Watermill Theatre); Day (The Old Vic/Broadway); MUSICIANS A Christmas Carol, Girl from Plastic (Ustinov Studio, Bath). , Rosmersholm, the North Country (The Old As Associate Designer: Wise All About Eve, Company, Funny Christopher Allan Vic); The Secret Diary of Adrian Children, A Christmas Carol, Girl Girl, (West End); The Cello Mole aged 13 ¾ The Musical, from the North Country (The Old Ferryman, Tina — The Tina Theatre includes: A Christmas Motown the Musical, Charlie Vic); Malory Towers (Passenger Turner Musical, Charlie and the Carol (The Old Vic); Matilda the and the Chocolate Factory, Shed Bristol); The Grinning Man Chocolate Factory, Matilda the Musical, Bombay Dreams, Les On The Town, The Wild Party, (West End); Brief Encounter Musical (West End/Broadway); Miserables (West End); Mrs An American in Paris, Les Charlie Wilton’s Music Hall); The Day Urinetown (Mountview); God of Carnage (West End/ (Empire Cinema Haymarket); The Les Liaisons Dangereuses Affleck, Waves, ...Some Trace Misérables, The Lord of The Hughes-D’Aeth (ENO/Royal Conservatoire Loserville (Stafford Gatehouse). Broadway); Bombay Dreams Little Match Girl (Bristol Old Vic/ (Donmar/Broadway); of Her, (National Rings, Young , Voice of Scotland); No Quarter, Theatre as Associate Director (Broadway); An American Shakespeare’s Globe/UK tour); To Kill A Mockingbird, King Theatre); Othello (Shakespeare’s Aladdin (West End); Yes (ROH); Theatre includes: Lungs, A Very A Single Act, The Norman includes: Red, Beautiful — The in Paris (Broadway/Paris); Tristan & Yseult (Kneehigh); 946 Lear, Carousel, Hello Dolly, Globe); Hecuba, King Lear Saint George and the Dragon Expensive Poison, Present Conquests, Punk Rock (Duelling Carole King Musical, My Night The Trojans (Metropolitan The Amazing Story of Adolphus (Broadway); One Night in Miami (RSC). Television includes: Zog (National Theatre). Other Laughter, The American Clock, Productions); Our Lords and with Reg (West End); Follies Opera, New York). Tips (Kneehigh). Jay is currently (Donmar); Television includes: and the Flying Doctors, Indian work includes: London Mozart A Monster Calls, Girl from the Masters, August: Osage County (National Theatre); A Christmas an Audio Project Manager at The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. Summers. Film includes: The Players, Brighton Philharmonic North Country, The Divide, (Exeter Northcott). As Revival Carol (The Old Vic — 2nd Irene Bohan The . Film includes: Downton Abbey. Hobbit, The Ring, Resistance, Orchestra. Television includes: A Christmas Carol, Woyzeck, Director: Carmen (ENO). Associate Director). Associate Costume The Dark Knight, Captain News, The Jonathan ‘Art’, Groundhog Day, The As Associate Director includes: Theatre includes: A Christmas Sam Archer David Gallagher Corelli’s Mandolin. Christopher Ross Show, BAFTA Awards Caretaker, The Master Builder, A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic/ Ben Davies Carol, Dr. Seuss’s The Associate Movement Musicians’ Contractor has toured extensively with 2018. Film includes: That Day Future Conditional; (The Old Broadway). As Assistant Director Associate Set Lorax, The Caretaker, Future Theatre includes: Wise As Orchestral Manager/ the Hofesh Shechter Dance We Sang, Band of Brothers. Vic); The Divide (The Old Vic/ includes: King Lear (The Old Theatre as Associate Designer Conditional, Inherit the Wind, Children (The Old Vic); An Ideal Musicians’ Contractor: company. and was a member EIF); Matilda the Musical Vic); Billy Budd (ROH/Rome includes: Present Laughter, The Norman Conquests Husband, We Will Rock You, The American Clock, of the acclaimed contemporary Pedro Vieira da Silva (RSC); The Gods Weep (RSC/ Opera). Jamie is a regular Staff Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, (The Old Vic); The Graduate, Oliver!, Chariots of Fire (West A Christmas Carol, Sylvia, music-theatre group The Cello/Double Bass Hampstead); The Tempest, Director at ENO. Upcoming ‘Art’, Electra (The Old Vic); , , End); wonder.land (National , The Gogmagogs. Christopher plays Theatre includes: A Christmas (RSC/ as Director: The Elixir of Love A Christmas Carol (The Old The Phantom of the Opera, Theatre); Earthquakes in London Divide, Dr Seuss’s The Lorax, with the Britten Sinfonia and Carol (The Old Vic); Matilda the Shakespeare in a Suitcase); (Waterperry Opera). Vic/Broadway); Beautiful — Sunset Boulevard, Priscilla (UK Tour); The Soldier’s Tale Groundhog Day, Future the Orchestra of the Swan. Musical (West End). Pedro has a Adrian Mole the Musical The Carole King Musical (West Queen of the Desert, Bombay (Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo); La Conditional, The Bridge Project, He has arranged for Masters Degree in Performance (Leicester Curve); Jerusalem Josh Seymour End); The Ferryman, Charlie Dreams, The Lord of the Rings, Bohéme (RAH); Metamorphosis Cinderella (The Old Vic); Come of projects including for Hofesh from the Royal Academy of (Northcott Exeter). Charlie is 2nd Associate Director and the Chocolate Factory Our House Leopoldstadt (Joyce Theatre, New York); From Away, Matilda the Musical, Shechter and Mumford and Music. Consultant Voice Coach Matilda Theatre as Director includes: (West End/Broadway); The Red (West End); , The Red Shoes, Cinderella, , Girl from the North Sons. the Musical (Resident 2010–14) [title of show] (West End); Lion, Three Days in the Country, Follies, , Lord of the Flies, , Country, Queen Anne, From and was Resident Voice Coach Midwestern Gothic (Royal King Lear (National Theatre). The Car Man, Play Without Here to Eternity (West End); Martin Robertson Credits have been edited for Charlie and the Chocolate Academy of Music); Little Theatre as Assistant Designer (National Theatre). Opera and Words, , Edward Local Hero (Edinburgh Lyceum); Whistle/Bass Clarinet/ for the purposes of this Factory from 2013–17. Shop of Horrors (LAMDA); includes: Groundhog Day — Dance includes: Carmen, Scissorhands (’s The Wizard of Oz (Leeds Clarinet publication and are not an Musik (Edinburgh Festival/Arts two Olivier Awards including Die Fledermaus, Werther, New Adventures Company); Playhouse); Guys and Dolls Performance includes: exhaustive list. Jamie Manton Theatre); Homos, or Everyone Best New Musical (The Old Vic/ The Marriage of Figaro, Manon The Wind in the Willows (Sheffield Crucible);Matilda Sarabande (); Associate Director in America, Adding Machine: Broadway); Sweeney Todd, (Metropolitan Opera, New (Linbury Studio Theatre); the Musical, Jackie, Bernadette Your Rockaby (Royal Festival Theatre/Opera as Director A Musical (Finborough); Oliver!, The Audience, The York); Romeo & Juliet, The Oklahoma! (Chichester); Mary Peters, Crush, Play Without Hall/RAH); Blood on the includes: Eugene Onegin One Arm — 2016 Off West Wizard of Oz, Hamlet, Betty Red Shoes, Early Adventures, Poppins (UK tour). 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Under ‘normal’ circumstances, FoodCycle brings people To help guests feel less isolated, FoodCycle also and communities together to share nutritious weekly launched their Check-in and Chat service, where meals, with the aim of reducing food poverty and volunteers call guests for a weekly natter. tackling social isolation. Open to all, guests range from low-income families, people affected by homelessness We are also delighted to share that writer Jack Thorne, and those who simply cannot afford to buy food. together with his wife Rachel, has generously pledged to match all A Christmas Carol FoodCycle donations Despite coronavirus, FoodCycle volunteers are received from the public up to £250,000. We hope this making tasty meals, but instead of sitting down together, will inspire people to support and donate. Right: Indira Varma & this is now a takeaway service, where guests come in

and collect the meals to eat at . Present Laughter, 2019 MANUELPHOTO: HARLAN ‘The message of A Christmas Carol then is not just to act, but to act now, while we can. CHARITY & Dickens implores us to look at those around us who need help and give it gladly, for its own reward. Those twin wraiths, Ignorance and Want, can only be conquered once everyone FRIENDSHIP does their part in charity and friendship’ Dr Pete Orford on the themes of A Christmas Carol.

Marley & Scrooge, A Christmas Carol t is remarkable to think that a short and jail, in misery’s every refuge, and wandering the earth invisible, he has the novella written in 1843 should continue Scrooge was adamant at every door that chance to make a difference again. to maintain such an influence on the he was right to have left the mark he had.’ way we think about Christmas today. Dickens is drawing our attention not to SCROOGE: ‘If I could ease your path...’ IDickens may not have actually invented those who need help, but those who would MARLEY: ‘You can’t. You can only ease the festive season (as some suggest), but choose to ignore that. Scrooge declares: your own’ A Christmas Carol certainly captures much ‘I am a realist Sir, I see the world clearly, of what we now associate with it — snow- I have nothing to learn from the present.’ Nor is this desire unique to the ghost of covered streets, carol singing, presents and The Ghost challenges Scrooge in the Marley. When he leaves, Scrooge looks a glorious dinner… it is the very spirit (pun novella to ‘Deny it!’, and Dickens is offering out of the window to see many such spirits intended) of Christmas. the same challenge to his reader. wandering the streets. They are not haunting But we are so enamoured with the But A Christmas Carol also contains people, but are haunted by people. sentimentality of the scene, and the miracle a message of more personal charity, They are tormented by the sight of the of Scrooge’s transformation, that we often and self-sacrifice. While Scrooge does poor and neglected around who they overlook the story’s most important message indeed give a sizeable donation — and are unable to help. The misery with them all — to help others less fortunate than not a farthing less — to the gentleman was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, ourselves. There are three events that are collecting for charity, he is equally focused for good, in human matters, and had lost thought to have inspired Dickens: the rather on helping those closer to him, just as he the power for ever. It seems that all these wordy Second Report of the Children’s in turn is the focus of another’s charitable souls, like Marley, are troubled most by their Employment Commission in February 1843 concern: . Marley’s ghost gets inability to make a difference. In life they had which painted a bleak, yet sadly accurate, a little overshadowed by the three spirits the ability, but not the will. In death they have picture of the state of child poverty; a visit which follow him, but he is vital to the the will, but lack the ability to enforce it. Dickens made to a Ragged School in the story. Scrooge’s redemption originates not The message of A Christmas Carol summer of that same year; and finally a with anything Scrooge himself does, but then is not just to act, but to act now, while public address given by Dickens in October with Marley’s own determination to offer we can. Dickens implores us to look at 1843 at the Manchester Athenaeum, him ‘a chance and hope of my procuring, those around us who need help and to give a project designed to provide education for Ebenezer’. Faced with the horror that awaits it gladly, for its own reward. Those twin all to combat what Dickens worried was ‘a after a lifetime of selfishness and greed, wraiths, Ignorance and Want, can only be vast amount of ignorance’. While academics Marley arrives that fateful — conquered once everyone does their part continue to debate the predominant the anniversary of his death — specifically in charity and friendship. This charitable influence of these three events, what we to help Scrooge. message ensures that, as seasonal as can all agree on is that together they show While Marley goes through the afterlife A Christmas Carol may be, its message Dickens was immersed in contemporary laden down with the chains of his sins, is perennial. As Scrooge himself says, ‘I will concerns of poverty and need. In the novella he does not seek to relieve his own suffering, honour Christmas in my heart, and to and Jack Thorne’s version of A Christmas but to save his one friend from having to keep it all the year.’ Carol this comes most forcibly when the endure the same fate. There is no indication Ghost of Christmas Present walks Scrooge that Scrooge’s redemption will lead to through the streets of London: ‘Much they Marley’s own salvation, nothing to suggest Dr Pete Orford is Course Director of saw, and far they went, and many homes that his own fate will change. Instead, it is the MA in Studies at the they visited. The Spirit stood Scrooge the deed itself, of saving Scrooge, which University of Buckingham and Charles

IMAGE: PHOTO ALAMY STOCK beside beds, in almshouse, hospital, is to be Marley’s reward. Finally, after years Dickens Museum, London. n the spring of 1843, the 31-year-old problem of two consecutive harvests failing ‘a national benefit, and to every man or Charles Dickens was feeling hurt by meant that food was scarce and most of it woman who reads it a personal kindness’. THE REAL criticism of his current novel, Martin was beyond the price many working-class By sheer coincidence, A Christmas Carol Chuzzlewit, fretting over the state of people could afford. Dickens walked the was published in the very same year in Ithe unequal society in which he lived, and streets in horror at the poverty all around which the first was produced yearning to be able to bring about genuine him. His Athenaeum speech, delivered on commercially. A busy civil servant, Henry STORY social change in a world that seemed 05 October 1843, was an impassioned Cole, decided he didn’t have time to write all uncaring of those who were most in need yell to the government, calling for much- his Christmas letters, so he commissioned of being cared for. When he was invited needed reform. His speech seethed with an artist to paint a picture of his family to attend a fundraising dinner in aid of fury and his own feelings of powerlessness. celebrating Christmas, turned it into a card BEHIND A the Charterhouse Square infirmary, which He railed about the upper class of wealthy and had 1,000 cards printed. Those he didn’t housed elderly, impoverished men, privileged men who refused to share their need, he put up for sale. he hoped the evening would make a riches with the poor: Charles Dickens used A Christmas difference to the lives of the poor. Instead he “…How often have we heard from a Carol as a way of venting his own feelings CHRISTMAS found himself at a table of corpulent wealthy large class of men… that ‘a little learning about an uncaring society. At the beginning men, who had made their fortunes in the City is a dangerous thing?’ Why, a little hanging of the story, states that of London and seemed unconcerned about was considered a very dangerous thing, poor people who are unable to work should the plight of those for whom the dinner was according to the same authorities, with this die and ‘decrease the surplus population’. CAROL being held. Dickens wrote a contemptuous difference, that, because a little hanging was Dickens was voicing what he believed many letter to his friend, the playwright Douglas dangerous, we had a great deal of it; and, of his readers felt about the poor — and By Lucinda Dickens Hawksley. Jerrold, describing his fellow diners as because a little learning was dangerous, how he believed people had once viewed ‘sleek, slobbering, bow-paunched, overfed, we were to have none at all…” him in childhood, when his father had been apoplectic, snorting cattle’ (03 May 1843). His speech was reported in newspapers imprisoned for debt, and, at the age of 12, His frustration with the world had been all over the country. Dickens was becoming Dickens had been found a poorly paid job exacerbated, instead of relieved, by the recognised as a firebrand and a radical — in a factory. This early comment haunts charitable evening. and the public loved him. Scrooge, who grows to be deeply ashamed A few weeks previously, the author had Back in London, the author knew he for having ever thought of his fellow human read a parliamentary report on Britain’s child needed to write something monumentally beings as worthless. Charles Dickens, 1843 For Dickens, the most important ‘Back to London, the author knew he scene of A Christmas Carol is often left needed to write something monumentally out of adaptations. It is when the Ghost of important. He couldn’t rest until he had Christmas Present is starting to age and fade away, and Scrooge notices something written it; it became a compulsion’ underneath the spirit’s robe. He thinks it is an animal’s claw, but it is the skinny hand of labourers (by pioneering doctor Thomas important. He couldn’t rest until he had a child: Southwood Smith), and had been ‘stricken written it; it became a compulsion. On 24 “two children; wretched, abject, frightful, down’ by it. He was desperate to write October 1843 he penned a letter to his friend hideous, miserable…clung upon the outside something that would help. His first idea Professor MacVey Napier. It contains the very of its garment… was for a pamphlet entitled An Appeal to first mention ofA Christmas Carol: ‘I plunged ‘Spirit, are they yours?’ Scrooge could the People of England, on Behalf of the headlong into a little scheme…[and] set an say no more. Poor Man’s Child. The more he thought artist at work upon it’. The illustrator he had ‘They are Man’s,’ said the Spirit, looking about it, however, the less impact he felt chosen was his friend John Leech (who later down upon them. ‘…This boy is Ignorance. a pamphlet would have. He wanted to became famous as a cartoonist for Punch). This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all create something that would grab people’s A Christmas Carol was written in of their degree…’.” attention, strike ‘a sledgehammer blow’ on just six weeks. Dickens finished it on This scene encapsulates Dickens’ behalf of poor children and have ‘twenty 02 December, at a time when his personal impetus behind the writing of A Christmas thousand times the force’ of a government life was not easy. He was panicking about Carol. He wanted his readers to realise that, pamphlet. finances, his bank account was overdrawn if they continued to deny poor children the That October, Dickens travelled to and his publishers, Chapman and Hall, necessities of life — such as food, shelter, Manchester, where he was to give a speech considered his idea for a Christmas-themed warm clothing, healthcare and an education in support of the Athenaeum, a charity which novella a very strange one. They had so little — those neglected children might grow up provided education for working men and faith in the project that they had refused to to become dangerous, violent adults. women. His much-loved older sister, Fanny, pay the full costs for publishing it. Having Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas lived in Manchester with her husband, Henry paid for so much of the book’s costs himself, Carol in 1843. Every Christmastime in Burnett, and their two sons, Harry (who Dickens became furious at how little effort newspapers all around the world can be was disabled) and Charles. During his visit, the publisher was making to publicise it. found articles echoing Dickens’ words of Dickens was confronted by the difficulties The company would come to regret its lack 175 years ago, yet somehow the message disabled children faced. He realised that of confidence in its star author. still fails to get through to those in power, impoverished disabled children had lives In 1844, overwhelmed by the success the ‘sleek, slobbering, bow-paunched, even harder than that of his nephew. As a of his Christmas book, Dickens left Chapman overfed, apoplectic, snorting cattle’ of result of this visit, Harry Burnett inspired and Hall and moved to the rival publishing Dickens’ letter written all those years ago. one of Dickens’ best-loved characters: house of . Tiny Tim. Fanny was immortalised as A Christmas Carol was published on ‘Scrooge’s younger sister; Little Fan’. 19 December 1843. By Christmas Eve, Lucinda Dickens Hawksley is the Despite the boom years of the early the initial print run of six thousand copies author of Dickens and Christmas (Pen and , Manchester was had sold out and the book was already being Sword books). She is the great great great now suffering through the ‘Hungry Forties’. reprinted. The novelist Thackeray granddaughter of Charles & Catherine The economic depression in Britain meant wrote a heartfelt review of the novella in Dickens, and a Patron of the Charles

IMAGE: GRANGER HISTORICAL PICTURE ARCHIVE/ALAMY PHOTO STOCK unemployment was increasing. The added Fraser’s Magazine, in which he called it Dickens Museum in London. Andrew Lincoln Top row l–r: Eugene McCoy; Gloria Obianyo; Tim van Eyken Bottom row l–r: Lara Mehmet; Lenny Rush; Eleanor Stollery; Rayhaan Kufuor-Gray Top row l–r: Maria Omakinwa; Michael Rouse; Clive Rowe Bottom row l–r: John Dagleish, Eugene McCoy, Melissa Allan, Andrew Lincoln; Josh Seymour, John Dagleish Top row l–r: Melissa Allan; Laurie Perkins, Golda Rosheuvel; Samuel Townsend, Rosanna Bates, Sam Lathwood Bottom row l–r: Melissa Allan, Samuel Townsend, Andrew Lincoln; Andrew Lincoln, Golda Rosheuvel OUR 2020 Your Old Vic Your Old Vic is our way of keeping connected We also shared archive recordings of selected On 18 March 2020, due to the pandemic, we temporarily closed our theatre. to our audiences — even when our building is Old Vic productions for free on our YouTube closed. channel.

Visitors to our digital channels have been entertained, Productions included: educated and inspired with access to lots of free A Monster Calls, 05–11 Jun content including our new podcast PlayCrush, Creatives’ Wise Children, 19–26 Jun Corner with Ella Hickson, who spoke with emerging Mood Music, 14–21 Jul talent from across different creative disciplines to gain Jekyll & Hyde, 05–12 Aug an insight into what it means to be working in theatre The seats in our auditorium have been empty for one of the longest today and OV Pen Pals, through which we linked up Monologues periods since the Second World War. older community groups with primary schools to The Greatest Wealth, available to watch now write each other letters during this period of isolation. Burn, available to watch now But our theatre has been alive during lockdown, our audiences (old and new) have supported us throughout, Below: A Monster Calls; Jekyll & Hyde Remembrance, 09 Nov–14 Dec and it was impossible to keep live theatre from our iconic stage, even against seemingly insurmountable odds. We’ve been proud to share our work and free resources on a more accessible and far-reaching scale than ever We have before, all without the safety net of regular public subsidy and whilst operating with a 90% drop in income. operated with a 90% drop in income OLD VIC: IN CAMERA since March.

In June we launched OLD VIC: IN CAMERA, Live streamed productions have included Duncan a new artistic initiative of socially distanced Macmillan’s Lungs with Claire Foy and Matt Smith, performances all streamed live from the iconic ’s Three Kings with Andrew Scott, Old Vic stage with the empty auditorium as Brian Friel’s Faith Healer with Michael Sheen, a backdrop. David Threlfall and Indira Varma, and now our most ambitious OLD VIC: IN CAMERA production yet, Through this platform we have rekindled live A Christmas Carol by Jack Thorne, with Andrew Lincoln performance albeit with minimal staging and accessible as Scrooge, with full cast, staging and costume.

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Introduced by Artistic Director The Old Vic gratefully Matthew Warchus in 2015, acknowledges support Take The Lead Curtain Up through the Culture The Old Vic 12 is a group of Recovery Fund from Arts A free employability programme for students aged 15–18 An opportunity for community groups across the UK developing artists ready to take Council England, which that uses theatre techniques and creative workshops to to access free workshops and performances. the next step in their careers. is supporting Curtain Up, Get Going, Old Vic Theatre build on five core skills: communication, self-management, Makers and the Education self-belief, teamwork and problem solving. The scheme provides access and insights into Hub top-level theatre-making, mentoring from industry experts, opportunities to deliver masterclasses to Front Line Online emerging artists and paid opportunities to collaborate Thank you to all of our with each other to create brand new work. generous supporters, For people aged 18–25 not in education, training without whom our or employment. Our renowned Front Line programme This year, for the first time, the scheme will go beyond Education & Community is now running online offering a series of free digital The Old Vic in a collaboration with Shoreditch Town Hall could not exist. workshops. where, following the year-long attachment, the plays will Curtain Up be presented in spring 2021. Principal Partner Royal Bank of Canada

This year’s chosen plays are: Gobble Gobble Gobble Get Going Clore Duffield Foundation OV Pen Pals Gobble Goblin by Tim Foley, Fake Melania by & The Old Vic Endowment Poppy Corbett and Jineolojî by Nessah Muthy. Trust For primary schools and people aged 60+ who would OV Pen Pals like to connect with each other through letters, emails PwC & The Worshipful Company of Grocers and online zoom calls. Front Line Online We are delighted to be hosting EQUIP, Education & Skills Funding Agency, the fifth year of the scheme and European Social Fund participants are: Take The Lead Schools Club Principal Partner Royal Writers Bank of Canada in Schools Club provides free theatre tickets, bespoke Poppy Corbett association with CVC workshops, backstage tours and diverse educational Foundation Tim Foley resources for staff and students. Nessah Muthy Sir John Cass’s Foundation, John Lyon’s Charity, Clore Duffield Directors Foundation & The HW MANUELPHOTO: HARLAN Milli Bhatia Sanderson Art in Industry

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The Old Vic Team Olivia Highland* Co-Director of Development Jessica Ronane* Casting Director Helen Hodge Associate Director of Special Projects Katy Rudd Baylis Director BANK OF Tim Allwright Assistant Facilities Manager Sam Hopkins Box Office Assistant Rowena Russell* Business Director Louise Askins Deputy Head of Wardrobe Panni Kanyuk Head of Individual Giving Sam Sargant* General Manager (Maternity Leave) Ed Keates Box Office Assistant Lilian Scott-Clash Digital & Communications Manager Syriah Bailey Box Office Assistant Suzy Kennedy Head of Marketing (Maternity Cover) (Maternity Cover) Hannah Basford Senior Sales & Insights Manager Wabriya King Duty Manager Ned Seago Stage Door Manager Ian Bass Box Office Supervisor Danny Krohm Front of House Manager David Segui Transactions Manager CANADA Sophie Beattie Head of Box Office Dan Kujawski* Director of Theatre Management Liz Sillett* Director of Operations Charlie Bedford Bar Manager & Customer Experience & External Relationships Laura Blackley Production Coordinator Matt Lane-Dixon Senior Graphic Designer Danni Simpson Payroll Coordinator/Operations Sinead Blatch Senior Digital Content Producer Amy Lawrence Box Office Assistant Administration Coordinator (Maternity Leave) Kate Lawrence-Lunniss Education & Katy Di Gravio Operations Administration Manager BRINGING Euan Borland Education Manager Community Coordinator Andrew Stuttard Head of Lighting Judy Brown* Head of HR (Maternity Leave) Fiona Lehmann Head of Wardrobe Charlotte Summers Digital & Graphic Designer Linsey Buchanan Box Office Assistant Jessica Lynch-Blosse* Head of HR (Maternity Cover) Liana Telvi Senior Corporate Development Manager Michael Burrows Head Barista Tamsyn Mackay Deputy Head of Lighting David Thompson Box Office Assistant Victoria Burton Associate Director, (Maternity Leave) Jasmin Trudgill Executive Assistant to the Trusts & Foundations Harriet Mackie* Producer Executive Director YOU MORE George Calderwood Bar Manager Izzy Madgwick Head of Marketing (Maternity Leave) Sara van der Pas* General Counsel Elizabeth Charlesworth Senior Communications Sarah Major Deputy Finance Director Kate Varah* Executive Director Manager Deano McCullagh Facilities Manager Matthew Warchus* Artistic Director Tom Clarke Box Office Supervisor Naomi McKenna Lawson Young Person’s Alistair Wilkinson Emerging Talent Manager Sarah Conroy Box Office Manager Programme Manager Matthew Willis Box Office Assistant Avril Cook Deputy Head of Lighting (Maternity Cover) Sam Miller Bar Projects Manager Ellie Woodruff-Bryant Barista Laura Cooke* Finance Director Sam Morley* Co-Director of Development ‘Didi’ Teh Zahirah Zuhuri Box Office Supervisor Shona Davis Box Office Assistant Aran Morrison Deputy Head of Stage David Dobson Bar Manager Zosha Nash Head of Philanthropy *Senior Management Team Joanna Down* Marketing & Commercial Director Conor Neaves Box Office Assistant Sarah Elghady Individual Giving Manager Abena Obeng Education & Community Intern Katina Ellis Deputy Production Manager Karina Olsen Stage Chargehand Debbie Farquhar Associate Producer Jasmine Patel Box Office Assistant Accountant Grace Fergusson Corporate Development Officer Julian Patten Box Office Assistant Lynne Forbes Box Office Assistant Simon Paul Box Office Assistant Jennifer Fordham Corporate Training James Percival Deputy Head of Sound Programme Director Sarah Perryman Production Coordinator Hannah Fosker* Education & Community Director Kate Powell Production Assistant Joel Fram Literary Associate Kaia Rajah Senior Marketing Manager (Maternity Cover) Dominic Fraser* Production Director Zelina Reberio Box Office Assistant Tara Geraghty Community Projects Assistant Josh Reeves Head of Stage Sophie Gibbs Box Office Assistant Mark Reeves Head of Payroll Jessica Greenall Stage Door Keeper Annique Reynolds Executive Assistant Miran Hadžić Individual Giving Officer to Matthew Warchus Joseph Hancock Education Associate Alex Riley Lighting Chargehand Patrick Harris Box Office Assistant Owen Roberts Bar Manager Caitlin Heaton Development Assistant Emma Robson Head of Events

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Board of Trustees Penny Babakhani Nick Clarry, Chair Milli Bhatia Dame DBE Tina Alexandrou Nicola Chang AC MBE Poppy Corbett MBE Robert Bourne Tim Foley OBE Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is incredibly proud Sally Greene OBE Chi-San Howard Kate Horton Hannah Joss to be The Old Vic’s Principal Partner and honoured CBE Nassy Konan Rebecca Lury Cindy Lin Dame CH, DBE to enhance our support of the theatre at this Kevin McGrath OBE, DL Reece McMahon critical time. Pleshette Murphy Madelaine Moore Declan Donnelly OBE Sir Ian Powell Nessah Muthy Thabo Stuck (Baylis Trustee) Investing in the arts has always been a long-standing priority for RBC. In partnership Honorary Trustee Associate Artists Mathew Horne with The Old Vic we are delighted to enable their innovative IN CAMERA and Sir CBE Sir CBE Simon Baker Sir PLAYBACK series; its free to access Your Old Vic programme of artistic and Stephen Beresford OBE educational content; an inclusive community project, Curtain Up; the digital delivery The Old Vic Endowment Trust Annabel Bolton OBE George MacKay of Take The Lead, a free employability programme; and to newly become Principal Board of Trustees Helen McCrory OBE Partner of The Old Vic’s Emerging Talent Programme, nurturing the theatre makers Jonathan , Chair Lizzie Gee Natascha McElhone Nick Clarry David Grindrod Sir Ian McKellen CH, KBE of tomorrow. George King Manuel Harlan Anthony McPartlin OBE Caroline Terry Ella Hickson Rob Howell RBC recognises the vital role of the creative industries in building thriving communities Claire van Kampen and strong economies as we begin the cultural, social and economic rebuild of our The American Associates of The Old Vic Paul Kieve Michael Sheen OBE nation. RBC is committed to safeguarding The Old Vic’s future, ensuring it can proudly Drew McOnie CBE Board of Trustees Conor McPherson Stanley Tucci continue as a leading theatrical powerhouse, driven by a strong social mission. Annie Pleshette Murphy, Chair Vivien Wallace Dina De Luca Chartouni Christopher Nightingale Dame Harriet Walter DBE Anne Keating Tamsin Oglesby CBE rbc.com/europe George King Marsha Lee Kate Prince Jack Thorne ®/™ Trademark(s) of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence Hugh Vanstone Image: IN CAMERA: Lungs, 2020 MANUELPHOTO: HARLAN Gary Yershon BLOOMBERG PwC £10 PHILANTHROPIES PREVIEWS INSPIRING A NEW AUDIENCE

This has been a year unlike any other. Since the launch of the PwC £10 Previews scheme We’ve experienced challenges that seemed at the beginning of Matthew Warchus’ artistic unimaginable and difficulties that none of us directorship in September 2015, over 84,500 could have predicted. And as we look forward to people have enjoyed Old Vic productions for just a new year and new start, the power of theatre £10, with thousands experiencing our shows for to strengthen communities and bring us together the very first time. has never been so important. Even in the wake of the crisis, PwC remain steadfastly committed to promoting At Bloomberg Philanthropies, we believe that artistic performance can strengthen diversity, inclusion and accessibility within the arts and society. We remain committed bonds and create positive change. We’ve been proud to support The Old Vic since to supporting The Old Vic to ensure it can continue to reach and inspire new 2000 to surprise, inspire and entertain audiences around the world and we’re delighted audiences, even in these challenging times, by making PwC £10 Tickets available to help enable this wonderful, live streamed production of A Christmas Carol. across the OLD VIC: IN CAMERA and PLAYBACK series. At a difficult time for many, we hope that you and your loved ones can enjoy the PwC and The Old Vic both recognise the unique power of the theatre to be a force performance together and recall Dickens’ famous line: ‘...there is nothing in the for good in society, now more so than ever. By making world-class theatre available world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.’ to all at The Old Vic, this collaboration ensures this iconic theatre will continue to play an integral role within creative society as we emerge from this crisis and beyond. Happy Holidays from us all at Bloomberg Philanthropies. oldvictheatre.com/pwcpreviews bloomberg.org PHOTO: MANUELPHOTO: HARLAN Image: The Old Vic, 2020 Image: OLD VIC: IN CAMERA — Faith Healer, 2020 MANUELPHOTO: HARLAN THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Crisis Fund Supporters Roger Wishart Commissioning Victoria Corcoran Han Lo Tony Hagdrup Trusts & Foundations OV Tomorrow Supporters The Wunderkinder Foundation Partners Chris & Kathryn Ludlow Richard Hall Mark & Liz Allen Sherry Zhou Geoff & Nia Drabble Frederic Marguerre Tony & Marilyn Higginson Backstage Trust Celia & Edward Atkin CBE The Amato-Maa Family Zoom Wendy Fisher Deborah Finkler & Allan Murray-Jones Camilla & Julian Mash Dr David J Hill Maria Bjornson Memorial Fund City Bridge Trust Bill & Asli Arah Carolyn Bennett Tina M. Fordham Marie McDermott Mr & Mrs C Hume Blyth Watson Charitable Trust Nick & Caroline Clarry Ashtead Group Cas Donald Angela & Uri Greenwood Carrie McKittrick Penny Jackson & Sir John Cass’s Foundation Clore Duffield Foundation Backstage Trust Vivake Gupta Jennifer & David Miller* Thomas Campbell Jackson CHK Charities Limited The Foyle Foundation Blyth Watson Charitable Trust Ros & Alan Haigh Mike & Emily Mills Colin Joseph Cockayne — Grants for the Arts, Garfield Weston Foundation Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Project Supporters Olivia Harrison Paul Aird & Dawn Miller Ann Joseph a donor advised fund managed by The Gosling Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies The Old Vic gratefully acknowledges Soo & Jonathan Hitchin Barbara Minto Latifa Kosta The London Community Foundation Lambeth Council Charlie & Lulu Bott support through the Culture Recovery The Amato-Maa Family Sara Holmes-Woodhead Kim Nicholson Judith Krupp* The Noël Coward Foundation The Old Vic Endowment Trust Rosie Bowen Fund from Arts Council England. Alan & Trish Banes Samantha Huggins Georgia Oetker Lina Loggitsi CVC Foundation Viridor Credits Environmental Company Gill & Paul Bowes MacLeod Nick & Caroline Clarry Gareth Hughes Jeff & Sally Onions Baby Rose Edgerton Foundation Niki Boyce & Kevin Rodgers Kate Downey & Rob Knox Dr Damian L Johnson Liz Oestreich & David Fein Christine Moore The TS Eliot Estate Arts Council England Peter Braithwaite Corporate Support Hani Farsi Anne Keating* Margaret Partridge-Hicks Brenda Murad* The Eranda Rothschild Foundation Ashtead Group Brook Foundation The Florence Kleiner Foundation Joan Kingsley William Pidduck Dr Ann Naylor The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Backstage Trust Canary Wharf Group Principal Partner Nathalie & Nicolas Giauque Ric Lewis & Martin & Cathy Pluck Nicky Oliver Charitable Trust Molly Lowell & David Borthwick Brewery Royal Bank of Canada The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust The Black Heart Foundation Richard Pone Cathy Penrose The GC Gibson Charitable Trust Lily & Ben Bourne Yvonne Chadwick The Hitchin Family Catherine Loewe Amanda Powell Andrew Pitt The Golden Bottle Trust CVC Foundation Nick & Caroline Clarry Previews Partner Dr Damian L Johnson Robert & Sally MacGregor Leyla & Trevor Price Trevor Pugh The Leche Trust Mahoro Charitable Trust Victoria Corcoran PwC Mahoro Charitable Trust Audrey Mandela & Sean Phelan Michael Priest Glyn Rees John Lyon’s Charity Jo & Raffy Manoukian Clore Duffield Foundation Laura & Nigel Mead Stephanie & Carter McClelland* The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund* Ann Rosenthal D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Sir Harvey & Lady McGrath Karen Cunningham-Hofma Production Supported By Tim & Sarah Minchin Henrietta & Richard Newman Patricia Ranken* Anna, Joshua & Ethan Sarphie The David & Elaine Potter Foundation Pure Land Foundation CVC Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies PBJ Management Kate O’Shaughnessy The Rayne Trust Peter & Cherill Scott PRS Foundation The Schroder Foundation The Story Company Umeeda Nathoo Yana & Stephen Peel Sue & Tony Rosner Barry Serjent The Richard Radcliffe Charitable Trust Alexander Chris & Kate Dale Streaming Provider Rolly & Francoise Van Rappard The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts Jeremy & Kiran Sandford Marcia Shekerdemian The Rayne Trust Mike & Helen Danson Zoom David & Katherine Ryan John Shallman & Lani Dasha Shenkman The Rose Foundation The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust David desJardins & Patricia Schuetz Barrameda-Shallman* Hilary Skewes The Sackler Trust Heritage of London Trust Nancy Blachman* Individual Support Mike & Susanne Stacey Diane V Silverthorne Leila Straus The HW Sanderson Art in Industry Fund Brian & Annette McArthur-Muscroft Kate Downey & Rob Knox Corporate Sponsors Joel Van Dusen & Lani Martin Ronnie Simkins Leigh Strugstad Sandra Charitable Trust Sir David & Lady Ord Stephen Dunn Artistic Director’s Circle Mark & Amanda Smith Stephen Teagle The Schroder Charity Trust Stephen & Yana Peel The Edgerton Foundation Alexander & Björck Tina Alexandrou Patrons Mrs Kara Lemont Sportelli David Thomas QC & Victoria Cochrane The John Thaw Foundation Chris & Carolyn de Pury TS Eliot Estate Audi Louise & Jamie Arnell Elizabeth Allen & Andrew Campbell Hugh & Catherine Stevenson Eric Tomsett The Thistle Trust Peter & Monica Ellis Baltic Celia & Edward Atkin CBE Arnaud & Carla Bamberger Adam & Sheri Sticpewich Jan & Michael Topham The Victoria Wood Foundation Tina Alexandrou Rupert & Hilary Evenett Camden Town Brewery Beth & David Blood Jop Bekink & Tom Sams Jonathan & Lisa Swinney Marina Vaizey The Worshipful Company of Grocers Matthew Booth & Kate Varah Susan Dalgetty Ezra Champagne Taittinger Claire Bullus Lorraine Barnes Randal Tajer & Dr Kirsten Asmussen Sir Robert & Lady Wilson Hani Farsi Susan Ferry D&D London Kieran Chalker Judith Bland Gordon David & Sayoko Teitelbaum Sarah Wilton Nathalie & Nicolas Giauque Laura Gallo Ham Yard Hotel Siri & Rob Cope Elena Bowes Stephen & Nancy Thorington Bob Yerbury Major Endowment Donors Ros & Alan Haigh Sally Gebbie Lavender Green Flowers Mike & Helen Danson Niki Boyce & Kevin Rodgers Steve & Louise Timothy Olivia Harrison Generation Investment Management Mishcon de Reya Dina De Luca Chartouni Keith & Lauren Breslauer Claire Tremeer & Bob Reichert * The American Associates of The Old Vic Arts Council England Soo & Jonathan Hitchin The Elisabeth Giauque Trust Sacred Spirits Mr Remmel T. Dickinson* Gillian & Christian Burden Julie-Anne Uggla The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation Madeleine Hodgkin Elena Girda Sea Containers London Dr Paul Ettlinger Yvonne Chadwick Anthony & Kit Van Tulleken The Sackler Trust Dr Damian L Johnson Brian Harasek Southbank Tower Chris & Katherine Foster Susan Charles Ines Varela-Silva Southwark Council Sybil and Tony & Marilyn Higginson The Sourcing Table Lydia & Manfred Gorvy* Deanne Cheyne Donna Vinter Alan & Marsha Lee Samantha Huggins Urbanest Sir Michael & Lady Hintze Lorraine Clarke In Memory of Arthur Warner and Audrey Mandela & Sean Phelan HW Sanderson Art in Industry Fund Dr Yan Huo Clark & Lisa Coffee Peter & Karen Ventress Bank of America Merrill Lynch Simeon Maskrey Penny Jackson & Alan & Marsha Lee Monica & Stefano Corsi* David & Sarah Wharton Christie’s The McGrath Charitable Trus Thomas Campbell Jackson* Corporate Members John Padrnos Lynette & Robert Craig Alice Whitaker Robert Earl Steven & Annie Pleshette Murphy Dr Damian L Johnson Francesca Robinson James & Jacqueline Day Sue White Barbara & Stanley Fink Foundation Niall & Allison O’Keeffe Nina Kay & Timothy Nathan Platinum Carol Sellars Sir Roger & Lady De Haan The Williams Charitable Trust Peter Glenville Foundation* Paysafe Anne Keating* Ashtead Group Dame Theresa Sackler Mr & Mrs Xavier de Viana Clare Williams Lydia & Manfred Gorvy* Sir Ian & Lady June Powell Nicola Kerr Bennetts Associates Matthew Dean Roger Wishart Peter & Andrea De Haan Melanie Rademacher Judith Krupp* Bloomberg Philanthropies Producers’ Circle David desJardins & Nancy Blachman* Susan Witherow & Jeffrey Culpepper The Hunter Foundation Valerie Rademacher Julius Baer Buro Four Asli & William Arah Lucy Drury & John Diffley Andrew & Skye Witney Sir David & Lady Ord The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation Ann Lewis Canary Wharf Group Rosie Bowen Alex & Emma Dodd Ann Wood & Don Kelly Sir Evelyn & Lynn Forester de Rothschild Theatres Trust Paul Libin & Susan Frankel* Hogan Lovells Vanessa & John Cackett Stephen Dunn Dr Karolina Woolf Mrs Lily Safra Sian & Matthew Westerman Emily Mayhew & Christian Dinesen Lygon Group Scott M Delman* Rupert & Hilary Evenett The Late Sir David Tang The Wolfson Foundation Carrie McKittrick Slaughter and May Kate Downey & Rob Knox Vanessa Field Associates Adrian Teulon Jennifer & David Miller* Laura Gallo Michael & Harriet Finney Leila Abu-Sharr & Mark Younger Dr Burhan M Al-Chalabi FRSA Umeeda Nathoo Brian & Meredith Niles Claire Fisher Vincent & Kate Aslangul Elizabeth Allen & Andrew Campbell Kim Nicholson Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Glenys Palmer Meg Fofonoff* Christian Ball Gisela & Tony Bloom Brian & Meredith Niles Generation Investment Management Simon & Nicki Philips Sally Gebbie Cheryl Bird The Dudgeon Estate Jeff & Sally Onions Linklaters LLP Sara & Paul Phillips Hon William Gibson Gavin Bishop Little Greene John Padrnos IOR Group Susan Pilcher Andrew & Elizabeth Given Peter Braithwaite Royal Bank of Canada Glenys Palmer The London General Practice Amanda Pritchard & Jeremy Breaks M.R. Grew Lizzie & Mac Broderick The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation The Polonsky Foundation Macquarie Bank Limited Aileen & Michael Sandle-Brownlie Brian Harasek Natasha Cheung Mrs Lily Safra Amanda Powell David & Alison Slade Mark W B Harms Tim & Caroline Clark Sylvia Waddilove Foundation PwC Edgar & Judith Wallner Andrew Hochhauser QC Karen Cunningham-Hofma Bruce Wake Charitable Trust Royal Bank of Canada The Public Fund Madeleine Hodgkin Chris & Kate Dale The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts Suzie Hollamby Paul Darling Sandra Charitable Trust Tina Alexandrou Jonathan & Julia Aisbitt Melanie J. Johnson Robyn Durie Patricia Schuetz Clive Cowdery Mark & Liz Allen Lopa & Ryan Junck Peter & Monica Ellis The Old Vic Endowment Trust generously Dasha Shenkman OBE Isabelle Georgeaux The Audran Family Nicola Kerr Susan Dalgetty Ezra supports our productions, education and David & Alison Slade Patrick Healy Derek Betts Steve Kingshott Claire Fisher community projects and the maintenance Mike & Susanne Stacey Archer & Ashlee Bishop* Julia Kirkham Penelope Fitzherbert of our historic building. Sir Hugh & Lady Stevenson Charlie & Lulu Bott Sybil & Herbert Kretzmer OBE Paulina Garcia Leigh Strugstad Gill & Paul Bowes MacLeod Judith Krupp* Elena Girda We are also grateful to all our The Old Vic also gratefully acknowledges Steve & Louise Timothy Stuart & Cecilia Boyd Kenneth Lamb* Mary Godwin Friends, OV200 supporters and to a one-off Catalyst Arts: Endowment We are also grateful to all our other Sue White Roger Bradburn & Helen Main Ann Lewis The Goods those individuals who wish to remain Award from Arts Council England as Tomorrow at The Old Vic donors including Clare Williams David Bruson* Paul Libin & Susan Frankel* Byron Grote & Susan Miller anonymous. well as support for our Capital Campaign. those who wish to remain anonymous. Contact Connect The Old Vic, The Cut Search Old Vic Theatre London SE1 8NB Box Office 0344 871 7628 [email protected]