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Coram Boy, Adapted by Helen Edmundson from Jamila Gavin’S Whitbread Award-Winning Children’S Book
24/02/09 A tale of foundlings, angels, murder and music The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts opens its 2009 theatre season with the acclaimed play Coram Boy, adapted by Helen Edmundson from Jamila Gavin’s Whitbread award-winning children’s book. In the 250th anniversary year of George Frideric Handel’s death, WAAPA brings to its main stage this power- packed drama which fuses the music of the great Baroque composer with a gripping, gothic tale set in the dark heart of 18th century England. Coram Boy will be performed in the Geoff Gibbs Theatre for seven performances only from Friday 13 March. It will showcase the 3rd Year Acting students, supported by post-graduate Classical Vocal students, with direction by WAAPA’s Head of Acting Chris Edmund and musical direction by David Wickham, WAAPA’s Lecturer in Piano. Coram Boy tells the story of two boys who find themselves at the Coram Foundling Hospital in London, a children’s home established for the ‘education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children’. This actual institution was founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain, Thomas Coram. Handel, and other inspired men of the time including the English artist William Hogarth, was actively involved in supporting the institution. By 1953, when the Coram Hospital ceased operating, more than 27,000 children had passed through its doors. The play weaves the story of the Coram Hospital, the children who made it their home and the music of Handel into a high drama peopled with dastardly villains, cold-hearted aristocrats, devoted friends and passionate lovers. -
The Mirror Crack'd
PRESS RELEASE – Thursday 17 May 2018 IMAGES CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE @theCentre / Facebook / Instagram / www.wmc.org.uk A Wales Millennium Centre and Wiltshire Creative Production THE MIRROR CRACK’D by Agatha Christie adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff Direction by Melly Still Set Design by Richard Kent Costume Design by Dinah Collin Lighting Design by Malcolm Rippeth Music & Sound Design by Jon Nicholls AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MIRROR CRACK’D TO BE PRODUCED FOR THE STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN THE UK THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE AND WILTSHIRE CREATIVE EUROPEAN PREMIERE PRODUCTION WILL TOUR FROM FEBRUARY 2019 Wales Millennium Centre and Wiltshire Creative are thrilled to announce the first ever UK stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s much-loved Miss Marple thriller The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side. The Mirror Crack’d will be a European Premiere, opening at Salisbury Playhouse on 15 February before touring to Dublin, Cambridge and Cardiff. The Mirror Crack’d will have an Opening Night on 25 February. The iconic Marple mystery from the world’s best-selling author of all time has been adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff (Flowers for Mrs Harris, Birdsong) and directed by Melly Still (Coram Boy, My Brilliant Friend). Casting is still to be announced. Times are changing. Girls are wearing trousers and Hollywood has come to a sleepy English village in the shape of a beautiful film star. Miss Marple begins to question her place in the world until a mysterious death calls into question the past of all those present. -
Justin Avoth
Eamonn Bedford Agency 1st Floor - 28 Mortimer Street London W1W 7RD EBA t +44(0) 20 7734 9632 e [email protected] represented by Eamonn Bedford www.eamonnbedford.agency JUSTIN AVOTH HEIGHT: 6’0” (182cm) HAIR: Dark Brown EYES: Brown TITLE (Role) DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY TELEVISION Father Brown (Conrad French) BBC Medici: Kingdom Of Gold Frank Spotnitz Big Light Productions (Bishop Vitelleschi) Ripper Street - Series Reg (Isaac Bloom) Richard Warlow BBC/Amazon Prime/Tiger Aspect Obsession: Dark Desires (Rev. Caleb Dyer) Shani Grewal October Films for Discovery ID Dracula (Mr Cameron) Brian Kelly NBC/Sky Doctors (Eddy Gallacio) Bath Akoto BBC Dark Matters (St Martin/Hamilton/Barman) James Tovell Science Channel (USA) Whitechapel (Hipster) John Strickland ITV The Borgias (Ericado) Simon Cellan-Jones Showtime Holby City (Sean Edwards) Michael Buffong BBC Midsomer Murders (Dan Malko) Richard Holthouse ITV Merlin (Sir Robert) David Moore BBC Spooks (Rudy Korn) Sam Miller BBC Coronation Street (Status-Quo Lawyer) Kay Neville Granada Judge John Deed (Bryce Bond) Steve Kelly BBC Persuasion (Officer) Roger Mitchell BBC THEATRE My Brilliant Friend (Antonio/Pietro) Melly Still National Theatre/ Rose Theatre Kingston Love From A Stranger (Michael Lawrence) Lucy Bailey Fiery Angel/UK Tour Lot And His Gold (Drogheda) Robyn Winfield-Smith The Print Room The Only True History Of Lizzie Finn Blanche McIntyre Southwark Playhouse (Robert Gibson) Our Brother David (Anthony) Anthony Clark Watford Palace Theatre Beasts And Beauties (Man 1/Man 3) Melly -
Theatre in England 2011-2012 Harlingford Hotel Phone: 011-442
English 252: Theatre in England 2011-2012 Harlingford Hotel Phone: 011-442-07-387-1551 61/63 Cartwright Gardens London, UK WC1H 9EL [*Optional events — seen by some] Wednesday December 28 *1:00 p.m. Beauties and Beasts. Retold by Carol Ann Duffy (Poet Laureate). Adapted by Tim Supple. Dir Melly Still. Design by Melly Still and Anna Fleischle. Lighting by Chris Davey. Composer and Music Director, Chris Davey. Sound design by Matt McKenzie. Cast: Justin Avoth, Michelle Bonnard, Jake Harders, Rhiannon Harper- Rafferty, Jack Tarlton, Jason Thorpe, Kelly Williams. Hampstead Theatre *7.30 p.m. Little Women: The Musical (2005). Dir. Nicola Samer. Musical Director Sarah Latto. Produced by Samuel Julyan. Book by Peter Layton. Music and Lyrics by Lionel Siegal. Design: Natalie Moggridge. Lighting: Mark Summers. Choreography Abigail Rosser. Music Arranger: Steve Edis. Dialect Coach: Maeve Diamond. Costume supervisor: Tori Jennings. Based on the book by Louisa May Alcott (1868). Cast: Charlotte Newton John (Jo March), Nicola Delaney (Marmee, Mrs. March), Claire Chambers (Meg), Laura Hope London (Beth), Caroline Rodgers (Amy), Anton Tweedale (Laurie [Teddy] Laurence), Liam Redican (Professor Bhaer), Glenn Lloyd (Seamus & Publisher’s Assistant), Jane Quinn (Miss Crocker), Myra Sands (Aunt March), Tom Feary-Campbell (John Brooke & Publisher). The Lost Theatre (Wandsworth, South London) Thursday December 29 *3:00 p.m. Ariel Dorfman. Death and the Maiden (1990). Dir. Peter McKintosh. Produced by Creative Management & Lyndi Adler. Cast: Thandie Newton (Paulina Salas), Tom Goodman-Hill (her husband Geraldo), Anthony Calf (the doctor who tortured her). [Dorfman is a Chilean playwright who writes about torture under General Pinochet and its aftermath. -
Victoria Moseley Photo: Jennie Scott
1st Floor 37 Great Queen Street London WC2B 5AA t +44 (0)20 7831 4450 e [email protected] Victoria Moseley Photo: Jennie Scott Before the lockdown Victoria was playing the role of Gigliola in My Brilliant Friend at the NT. She recently worked with Lewis Arnold on Jimmy McGovern’s new drama “Time” for the BBC. Greater London, England, United Appearance: White Kingdom Location: Eye Colour: Blue Merseyside, England, United Kingdom Hair Colour: Blond(e) Height: 5'3" (160cm) Hair Length: Long Weight: 8st. 6lb. (54kg) Voice Character: Friendly Playing Age: 35 - 45 years Voice Quality: Warm Television 2020, Television, Volunteer, Time, BBC, Lewis Arnold 2019, Television, Lena Parker, Doctors, BBC, Peter Fearon 2018, Television, Marcia, Coronation Street, ITV, Various 2014, Television, Ensemble Performer, The War Horse Prom, NT/ BBC, Melly Still 2010, Television, Liz McGettrick, Doctors, BBC, Brett Fallis 2008, Television, Nurse, The First True Olympics, BBC4 Documentary, Anna Thompson 2007, Television, Helen Forrester, Doctors, BBC Television, Paul Cotter 2003, Television, Laura Galloway, Mersey Beat, BBC Television 2001, Television, Shelley, Doctors, BBC Television, John Greening 2000, Television, Sgt. Tessa Baines, The Whistle Blower, BBC Television, Ben Bolt 2000, Television, Lucy, Mindblowing, HTV, Eros Lynn 2000, Television, Alice, Jo-90, Meridian, Anna Thompson Stage 2019, Stage, Gigliola, My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre, Melly Still 2019, Stage, Woman, Passenger, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival, Jessica Wilson -
GULDEN-DISSERTATION-2021.Pdf (2.359Mb)
A Stage Full of Trees and Sky: Analyzing Representations of Nature on the New York Stage, 1905 – 2012 by Leslie S. Gulden, M.F.A. A Dissertation In Fine Arts Major in Theatre, Minor in English Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Dr. Dorothy Chansky Chair of Committee Dr. Sarah Johnson Andrea Bilkey Dr. Jorgelina Orfila Dr. Michael Borshuk Mark Sheridan Dean of the Graduate School May, 2021 Copyright 2021, Leslie S. Gulden Texas Tech University, Leslie S. Gulden, May 2021 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I owe a debt of gratitude to my Dissertation Committee Chair and mentor, Dr. Dorothy Chansky, whose encouragement, guidance, and support has been invaluable. I would also like to thank all my Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Sarah Johnson, Andrea Bilkey, Dr. Jorgelina Orfila, and Dr. Michael Borshuk. This dissertation would not have been possible without the cheerleading and assistance of my colleague at York College of PA, Kim Fahle Peck, who served as an early draft reader and advisor. I wish to acknowledge the love and support of my partner, Wesley Hannon, who encouraged me at every step in the process. I would like to dedicate this dissertation in loving memory of my mother, Evelyn Novinger Gulden, whose last Christmas gift to me of a massive dictionary has been a constant reminder that she helped me start this journey and was my angel at every step along the way. Texas Tech University, Leslie S. Gulden, May 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS………………………………………………………………ii ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………..………………...iv LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………………..v I. -
Theatre at Its Best
SUPPORT THEATRE AT ITS BEST RSC MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS PRIORITY BOOKING DATES INCREASE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO TO SHAKESPEARE’S CIRCLE FROM £100 AND: PRIORITY PLUS FROM THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER ENJOY A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FULL MEMBERS ONLINE & TELEPHONE FROM MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER WORLD’S BEST KNOWN THEATRE COMPANY ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ONLINE & TELEPHONE FROM MONDAY 5 OCTOBER DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR WORK PUBLIC BOOKING FROM MONDAY 19 OCTOBER ON STAGE AND IN CLASSROOMS BENEFIT FROM PRIORITY PLUS BOOKING ATTEND EVENTS WITH ARTISTIC TEAMS FOR INFORMATION OR TO JOIN CONTACT MICHELE COTTISS ON 01789 272283 OR EMAIL [email protected] THANK YOU We are proud of, and grateful to, our many supporters and partners. Their support ensures that we can continue to stage the work of Shakespeare, his contemporaries and the most exciting new writers and performers of today, making every play an event. PUBLIC FUNDERS CORPORATE SUPPORTERS ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND NATIONAL LOTTERY THROUGH Supports £5 tickets for 16--25s ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERS WWW.RSC.ORG.UK Official Brand Partner 01789 403493 THEATRE AT ITS BEST IMAGE CREDITS: COVER BIRTHDAY FIREWORKS, LUCY BARRIBALL | A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: DESIGN BY RSC VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS | HAMLET: JOHN COOPER/ARCANGEL | CYMBELINE: PETER JOHNSTON/ARCANGEL | DOCTOR FAUST: HANKA STEIDLE/ARCANGEL | DON QUIXOTE: JACK’S MAN WILLIAM, A MODERN SANCHO PANZA, REMINGTON, FREDERIC (1861-1909) / PRIVATE COLLECTION / PHOTO © CHRISTIE’S IMAGES / BRIDGEMAN IMAGES | THE ALCHEMIST: MIGUEL ANGEL MUNOZ/ARCANGEL NEW FOR 2016: TOP LEFT: PAUL ROBESON IN OTHELLO, 1959 PHOTOGRAPH BY ANGUS MCBEAN © RSC | TOP MIDDLE: COSTUME DESIGN FOR THE TEMPEST, 1978 BY RALPH KOLTAI © RSC | TOP RIGHT: VIVIEN LEIGH AND LAURENCE OLIVIER IN MACBETH, 1955 PHOTOGRAPH FROM ANGUS MCBEAN © RSC | | PreferredPreferred Hotel Partner for Matilda The Musical,, LondonLondon BOTTOM LEFT: HELMET FOR ALAN HOWARD AS CORIOLANUS, 1977. -
A Midsummer Night's Dream
THEATER A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Written by William Shakespeare Dock Street Theatre May 23 (preview) at 7:30pm; May 25 (preview), 26, 27, 31, and June 1, 2, 8, and 9 at 3:30pm; May 25, 27, 31, and June 2 and 7 at 8:00pm; May 28, 30, and June 3, 5, and 6 at 7:00pm SPONSORED BY FIRST CITIZENS A CO-PRODUCTION WITH BRISTOL OLD VIC, SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA, THE KENNEDY CENTER, AND LUMINATO Director Tom Morris Puppet Design, Fabrication, and Direction Handspring Puppet Company Puppet Conception, Design, Sculpture, Construction and Direction Adrian Kohler Puppet Conception and Direction Basil Jones Designer Vicki Mortimer Lighting Designer Philip Gladwell Composer Dave Price Sound Designer Christopher Shutt Movement Director Andrew Dawson CAST Snug/Puck Saikat Ahamed Quince/Peasblossom Colin Michael Carmichael Helena Naomi Cranston Snout/Mustardseed/Puck/Philostrate David Emmings Lysander Alex Felton Flute/Moth/Puck Fionn Gill Hermia Akiya Henry Demetrius Kyle Lima Hippolyta/Titania Saskia Portway Theseus/Oberon David Ricardo Pearce Starveling/Cobweb/Onstage Musical Director Jon Trenchard Bottom/Egeus Miltos Yerolemou Associate Director James Bonas Associate Designer Molly Einchcomb Choreographer Laurel Swift Costume Supervisor Katerina Hicken Puppetry Associate Joseph Wallace Production Manager Jacqui Leigh Production Manager (Bristol) Jim Leaver Company Stage Manager Robin Longley Deputy Stage Manager Rebecca James Assistant Stage Manager Andy Guard Re-lights Rachel Brown Sound Engineer Jason Barnes Lighting Operator (Bristol) Katie Davies Sound Operator (Bristol) Jonathan Everett Original Set and Scenic Art Fred Stacey, Andy Scrivens, Cliff Thorne Dresser Emma Cains Costume Assistant Holly McLean Casting Consultant Sarah Bird Executive Producer Emma Stenning Producer Catherine Morgenstern 48 THEATER A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM JOSEPH WALLACE (puppetry associate) is a film and DAVID EMMINGS (Snout/Mustardseed/Puck/Philostrate) theater director. -
Annual Report for the 52 Weeks Ended 30 March 2014
Annual Report For the 52 weeks ended 30 March 2014 2 Board and Advisers 4 Purpose, Vision and Objectives 6 John Makinson, Chairman 8 Nicholas Hytner, Director 12 Nick Starr, Executive Director 15 he National heatre on tour 16 Plays and Artists 21 National heatre Productions 25 Awards 26 National heatre 50th Anniversary celebrations 30 Audiences 33 National heatre Live, Digital Innovation and Broadcast 37 Learning 40 Public Engagement 42 National heatre Future 44 NT Studio 46 Leadership 48 Finance and Sustainability 55 Fundraising 56 Supporters 64 Performers 68 NT Associates, Committee Membership and Heads of Departments 69 Photo captions In this document, he Royal National heatre is referred to as If you would like to receive it in large print, “the NT”, “the National”, and “the National heatre”. or you are visually impaired and would he full Financial Review and Financial Statements (and this like a member of staf to talk through the Annual Report) are available to download at www.nationaltheatre. org.uk/annualreport he Trustees’ Report comprises those items publication with you, please contact the on pages 2 – 5 and12 – 69 of the Annual Report and pages Board Secretary at the National heatre. 1 – 20 of the Financial Statements. National Theatre Annual Report 2013–2014 1 Board and Advisers Board Members Executive Chairman John Makinson Director* Peter Bennett-Jones Nicholas Hytner Dame Ursula Brennan DCB Executive Director Dominic Casserley Nick Starr CBE Susan Chinn CBE Chief Operating Oicer Lisa Burger Tim Clark Chief Executive Designate -
The National Theatre Announces 15 Productions of New Plays and Fresh Adaptations by Leading Writers
13 June 2019 The National Theatre announces 15 productions of new plays and fresh adaptations by leading writers On the Stage Lucy Kirkwood returns to the NT with her new play THE WELKIN directed by James Macdonald with a cast including Maxine Peake and Cecilia Noble The premiere of Moira Buffini's timely new play MANOR, directed by Fiona Buffini Francesca Martinez makes her playwriting debut and takes the lead role in ALL OF US, directed by Ian Rickson Clint Dyer becomes the first Black British artist to have acted, written and directed at the NT with DEATH OF ENGLAND written by Roy Williams and Dyer, and performed by Rafe Spall Kate Tempest makes her NT debut with PARADISE, a powerful reimagining of Philoctetes by Sophocles; Lesley Sharp leads a large ensemble cast Tony Kushner returns to the National Theatre with a new adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s masterpiece THE VISIT, or The Old Lady Comes To Call, directed by Jeremy Herrin, with Lesley Manville playing the role of Claire Zachanassian Thea Sharrock directs a new play by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris, JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN, based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals April De Angelis’ adaptation of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, based on the bestselling novels by Elena Ferrante and directed by Melly Still, is re-worked for the Olivier Theatre following a sell-out run at the Rose Theatre Kingston; the entire original cast return including Niamh Cusack and Catherine McCormack Page 1 of 21 Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed novel THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE is adapted for the -
A Monster Calls
A MONSTER CALLS TEACHING RESOURCES JULY—AUGUST 2018 CONTENTS Cast and Creative team 3 Old Vic Education The Old Vic The Cut Characters 8 London SE1 8NB E [email protected] Synopsis 9 @oldvictheatre Themes 11 © The Old Vic, 2017 All information is correct at the time of going to press, but may A Monster Calls Rehearsal Diary by Miranda Cromwell, 13 be subject to change Associate Director Teaching resources Compiled by An interview with Miranda Cromwell, Associate Director 17 Susie Ferguson Design James Cunninghame Graham An interview with Dan Canham, Movement Director 18 Rehearsal and Production Photography Manuel Harlan An interview with Matt Costain, Cast 19 Education & Community Hannah Fosker An interview with Benji Bower, Composer 20 Head of Education & Community Liz Bate Education Manager Classroom Activities 21 Naomi Lawson Young Persons Programme Manager Monique Odoom-Simpson Glossary 28 Education and Community Intern Portraying Grief and Loss: Challenging Subject Matter 29 Further details of this production oldvictheatre.com for Younger Audiences Bibliography and Further Reading 31 The Old Vic A Monster Calls teaching resources 2 CAST HAMMED ANIMASHAUN MATT COSTAIN Anton/Ensemble Mr Marl/Ensemble Theatre includes: Barber Shop Chronicles, Amadeus, Theatre as a performer includes: La Strada, Hetty Feather The Threepenny Opera (National Theatre); 7 New Plays (West End/UK tour); Treasure Island (West End); (National Theatre Studio); The Importance of Being Earnest Wendy and Peter, The Histories Cycle (RSC); War Horse, (Lyric Hammersmith/Latitude Festival); A Midsummer Night’s The Birds (National Theatre); Macbeth, Pericles, Dream, Bugsy Malone, Secret Theatre (Lyric Hammersmith); Man Falling Down (Shakespeare’s Globe); The Tempest Measure for Measure (Young Vic); Hate/La Haine (Regent’s Park); Romeo and Juliet (Rose Theatre); (Barbican); Heroes, Married to the Game (Theatre 503); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dr. -
Ti Green Set and Costume Designer
Ti Green Set and Costume Designer Article Green is a new sustainable fashion label launched by Ti Green in 2020. She describes her clothes as ‘Everyday Costume’ – cut to give a sense of poise and purpose, while also fitting seamlessly into the daily wardrobe of the modern creative. The production process is based on the guidance of sustainable fashion and circular economy educators.They use natural textiles, grown using environmentally sustainable methods.and the colours are achieved using OKEO-tex certified, non-toxic dyes. 10% of all Article Green sales are going to the Commissioning Fund at Bristol Old Vic Theatre. Shop online here and read more about this brilliant venture in this article by Kate Salter in The Guardian. Agents Alice Dunne Assistant +44 (0) 20 3214 0949 Flora Line [email protected] Credits Theatre Production Company Notes SEMMELWEIS Bristol Old Vic Dir: Tom Morris CYRANO Bristol Old Vic Dir: Tom Morris BARTHOLEMEW FAIR Shakespear's Globe Dir: Blanche McIntyre THE THREE MUSKETEERS Le Navet Bete Dir: John Nicholson REBUS: LONG SHADOWS Birmingham Rep/national tour Dir: Robin Lefevre TOUCHING THE VOID Bristol Old Vic/national tour Dir: Tom Morris Nominated for UK Theatre Award 2019 - Best Design United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes CINDERELLA Beijing THE EMPEROR The Young Vic/HOME/UK tour Dir: Walter Meierjohann AMÉDÉE Birmingham Rep Dir: Roxana Silbert DIDO, QUEEN OF RSC Dir: Kimberley Sykes