UACS-Prog-AW.indd 1 02/08/2016 10:56 UACS-Prog-AW.indd 2 02/08/2016 10:56 A Bristol Old Vic Young Company Production Writer Silva Semerciyan Creative Assistants to the Directors Co-directors Lisa Gregan & Matt Grinter Julia Head & Jack Orozco Morrison Designer Max Johns Assistant Writer Hattie Taylor Musical Director & Composer Assistant Designer Jenny Davies Brian Hargreaves Assistant Musical Director & Composer Hal Kelly Associate Director James D Kent Assistant Stage Manager Dale Thrupp Production Manager Nic Prior Lighting Designer Tim Streader Set built by Fred Stacey, Andy Scrivens & Rhys Gillard Sound Designer Ian Penrose Set painted by Cliff Thorne Costume Co-designer Pam Tait Show image by Extra Strong Rehearsal & production photography by Jack Offord Stage Manager Rosie Giarratana Programme designed by Chris Woodward Deputy Stage Manager Deborah Machin Producer Siân Eustace First performed at Bristol Old Vic from 4–6 Aug 2016 Full cast listed on pages 6 and 7 TThankshanks toto Oscar Adams, Ruby Brown, Maddy Caldwell, Maya Clayden, Charlie Coombes, Angela Davies, Becky Davies, Lois Grinter, David Harraway, Lucy Hunt, Zoe Hitchen, Chloe Kitching, Esther Lawrence, Lucy Mann, Krista Matthews, Karen Palmer, Jacob Rayner-Blair, Toby Robertshaw, Rachel Shelleyforde, Duncan Smith, Charlotte Swain, Alexandra Wollacott, Aldo Vazquez Yela, and St Peter’s Hospice. All the staff at Bristol Old Vic All the parents, guardians and families for their support and commitment! Special thanks to Ella Smalley UACS-Prog-AW.indd 3 02/08/2016 10:56 Every time we work with the Young Company an intelligence beyond their years and have we are impressed with their creativity, their managed to create a show that belongs as determination and their talent, particularly much to each and every one of the cast as with a show of this size. To have 100 young it does to the creative team. people working together on a devised piece Under A Cardboard Sea is a dynamic and of theatre is no mean feat but the cast have engaging story that is imbued with the handled it with professionalism, kindness energy and imagination we have come to and a glorious sense of adventure! expect from this amazing group of young In celebration of Bristol Old Vic’s 250th performers. It’s been hard work, it’s been hot, birthday, we began the process by looking it’s been rewarding, sometimes frustrating back at the history of theatre and, in and exhausting but always inspiring! particular, the children who have worked in We hope that you enjoy watching Under the industry. From this collection of stories, A Cardboard Sea as much as we enjoyed we found a narrative and characters that making it. It has been a real honour to work could only have come from within this with such a talented and vibrant cast to beautiful building and the creative young create something so wonderful. minds that inhabit it. Throughout the devising process and into rehearsals, the Young Lisa Gregan and Matt Grinter Company have shown a commitment and Under A Cardboard Sea Co-directors UACS-Prog-AW.indd 4 02/08/2016 10:56 UACS-Prog-AW.indd 5 02/08/2016 10:57 Marco Adducchio Sadie Gray Grace Perry Richard Ainsley Ted Gray Sophia Raee Bethan Barke Amy Gribben Grace Rich Holly Barker Islay Griffiths Carmel Sandom Brown Joshua Barnes Sam Griffiths Ruby Sanger Dom Beddard-Coll Chiara Haidarpour Janie Schwalm Alaya Brown Isabelle Hatton Williams Robbie Seward Stan Brown Julia Head Ada Shelleyforde Iola Budden Hannah Hecheverria Amy Smith Ewan Bullough Daniel Hodges Louis Spaulding Shanai Campbell Louis Hodgetts Bethany Stephens Akira Campbell Luke Holloway Emily Stephens Gemma Carey William Hulse Lila Stewart Lyla Cawston Toby Ineson Oliver Thistlewood Millie Clarke Evie Jackson Lena Tiplady Nancy Clarke Alex James Rose Tiplady Charlotte Conway Rebekah Jeffrey-Hughes India Tugwell Maddie Coward Matt Landau Isabel Warren Poppy Costello Roberts Sam Lavercombe Orla Watkins Cammy Darling Elliot Leaver Gregory Watson Gemma Davies Rose Mcphee Betty Wicksteed Ronan Dermott Phoebe Molnar Smith Callum Wood George Descaillaux Cordelia Molnar Smith Marcus Wood Jess Dix Reuben Myers Insole Naomi Wood Ellie Drake Jack Orozco Morrison Jessica Wray Billy Edwards Oliver Painter Izabela Wright Peggy Edwards Hope Parish Megan Yapp Lola English Huw Patterson Toby Yapp Thomas France Liva Ruby Prior Malachy Giles Pablo Paul UACS-Prog-AW.indd 6 02/08/2016 10:57 UACS-Prog-AW.indd 7 02/08/2016 10:57 Silva Semerciyan Lisa Gregan Matt Grinter Writer Co-director Co-director Silva Semerciyan is a Bristol Lisa graduated from the Royal Matt Grinter has worked as a based playwright. This year, Conservatoire of Scotland with Writer/Director in both Film her play I and the Village was a first class honours degree in and Theatre. He is Artistic a finalist for the Offie Award Contemporary Theatre Practice. Director and founder of Red for Best New Play. Her other Her degree gave her strong Rope Theatre and The Cuckoo plays include The Light Burns foundations in devised theatre, Collective. His work has Blue (Tonic Theatre and Bristol with emphasis on education, appeared in venues such as Old Vic); The Tinderbox, The community performance and Trafalgar 2, Bristol Old Vic, The Window (Bristol Old Vic); directing. Since graduation, Pleasance, The Finborough Tate Flashes (Young Vic); Gather she has directed extensively in Gallery, The Royal Academy Ye Rosebuds (Theatre503, educational and community Summer Show, Encounters, Palm winner Best New Play at the theatre whilst working with Springs, Leuven, Corona Cork, Brighton Fringe Festival). Her companies such as Scottish New York Metropolitan, Zagreb first radio play,Varanasi, was Opera and The National Theatre Film Festival and Glastonbury shortlisted for a BBC audio of Scotland. Recent directing Festival and have earned him drama award in 2013. She has work includes The Tin Forest: accolades including a Kodak been a BBC Arts Fellow on The Forgotten (National Theatre Award, an honourable mention attachment at Bristol Old Vic, a Scotland and Scottish Youth at the New York Metropolitan member of the Studio Writers’ Theatre); Mister MacNeep has Film Festival and winning Group at the Royal Court lost his sheep! – an opera for the Lost Theatre Company’s Theatre, and on attachment at three to five year olds (Scottish One Act Play competition the National Theatre Studio. Opera); The Tinderbox, The Light with his play Angel. Matt’s She is developing a play with Burns Blue, A Thousand Seasons second play The Dog and Stand Fast Theatre entitled Past (Bristol Old Vic Young the Elephant recently ran at Motherland about those living Company). Lisa has a Masters in Bristol Old Vic Studio and Vault in the Chernobyl exclusion Directing from the Bristol Old Vic Fest and was produced in zone. Theatre School and is Director of conjunction with Bristol Old Bristol Old Vic Young Company. Vic Ferment. Matt is currently an Open Session Writer on attachment at Bristol Old Vic and has recently won the Papatango New Writing Prize 2016 for his play Orca. UACS-Prog-AW.indd 8 02/08/2016 10:57 Max Johns Brian Hargreaves James D Kent Designer Musical Director Associate Director Max Johns trained at Bristol Brian is a multi-instrumentalist James is an actor and theatre Old Vic Theatre School and performer, composer and maker who graduated from was awarded a BBC Design producer. As a professional Bristol Old Vic’s Made In Bristol Fellowship with Bristol Old Vic musician Brian performs programme in 2012. He has in 2015 for which he designed with The Heavy who recently made work that has toured Life Raft (directed by Melly toured the US – performing on the UK and performed at the Still), Medusa, The Spooky primetime US TV on The Tonight National Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Ship and The Light Burns Blue. Show with David Letterman and Young Vic, Edinburgh Fringe, He recently designed Kes for The Late Late Show with Craig Bristol Old Vic Ferment and West Yorkshire Playhouse, Ferguson. He has also toured Mayfest. As an associate director, Hamlet and All’s Well that Ends Japan, last year performing James has recently worked on Well, directed by Andrew at Fuji Rock Festival. the Bristol Old Vic production Hilton for Shakespeare at the Theatre credits include: The Magic Elves directed by Tobacco Factory, and Bucket Sleeping Beauty, Swallows Miranda Cromwell and Life List for Theatre Ad Infinitum. and Amazons, World Cup Raft directed by Melly Still. Other recent productions Final 1966 (Bristol Old Vic); include The Merry Owls for The Table Of Delights (Theatre Ian Penrose the V&A and Wilderness Damfino); Gruffalos, Ladybirds Sound Designer Festival; The Noisy Nativity and Other Beasts (sell-out Ian graduated from Royal Welsh and Strawberry & Chocolate shows at Edinburgh Fringe College of Music and Drama for Tobacco Factory Theatres; & Udderbelly, Scamp (RWCMD) in July 2015. Shortly Infinity Pool and DOGTAG for Theatre); Tiddler and Other after graduating he joined the Theatre West; A Christmas Terrific Tales (Scamp Theatre); team at Bristol Old Vic as Sound Carol for The Old Red Lion; Romeo and Juliet (Rose Technician for the theatre. An Elephant in the Garden Kingston); Rhapsody Of Alongside his work in theatre, he for Poonamallee Productions; Youth (Princes Trust, Bristol Old has also worked on events such London Road, Dutchman and Vic); Little Table of Delights as Barber Connect and Bristol The Merry Wives of Windsor (Theatre Damfino); Stickman Old Vic’s 250th Anniversary Gala. for Bristol Old Vic Theatre (Scamp Theatre). School; and The Eleventh Hour Sound Design credits include: and Our Town for the egg. Another Op’nin, Company Max is currently designing (RWCMD). Lighting Design There Shall Be Fireworks credits include: I Love You, for The Plasticine Men.