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Letters Home (2009)

2009-04-20T16:05:22Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:CHANGETHISNAME.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Poster Designer]]]]

by [[Rose Leiman Goldemberg]]

Directed by [[Jess Osorio]]

Performances: Tue 21th – Sat 25th July [[2009]], [[Prompt Corner]]

== Introduction ==

Sylvia Plath was already recognised as a brilliant poet at the time of her death, and despite an ongoing interest in her life and work, few biographers consulted the one person who knew her best. In 1975, her mother Aurelia therefore published a volume of the letters Sylvia wrote between her college years and her death in 1963.

Sylvia Plath exemplified a heroine for feminists, a wronged woman oppressed by patriarchy, a pathology where her work was fuelled not by her intellect but her sickness, and lastly a character synonymous with depression and self-destruction. This play allows us to discover the less well known aspects of a woman with the use of her own words, not in the guise of a poet, but that of a dutiful and loving daughter.

Aurelia was born in 1906 and was 57 years old when her daughter died. Their relationship was problematic & ambiguous as they were both very close despite Sylvia’s claims that she hated her and her demonization in much of Plath’s poetry. The letters & this play however show her to be a woman who sacrificed much for her children.

Letters Home is two plays running in parallel, one taking place in the mind of Aurelia which recounts Sylvia’s life & the efforts made to save it, while the other is set in the here & now as Aurelia, through telling her story, endeavours to reach an understanding that she is alive and her daughter is gone

== Cast ==

*Aurelia Plath: 40-60 years
*Sylvia Plath: 17-30 years
== Crew ==

*Assistant Director/Vibes - [[Matthew Davies]]
*Stage Manager - [[SM Name]]
*Set Designer - [[Gavin Parker]]
*Lighting Design - [[Designer Name]]
*Lighting Operator - [[Operator Name]]

== Reviews ==

Some review quotes go here

== Gallery ==

== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

== See Also ==
Have there been other SLT productions of this play? Link to them here.

Or add anything that is related ''within this site''. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.

== References ==
<references/>

== External Links ==

*'''[http://www.someplace.com/thisplay This play on the web]
Edit Categories below - Bell ''or'' Prompt''' AND THEN REMOVE THIS MESSAGE!

[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Bell Theatre Productions]]
[[Category:Prompt Corner Productions]]

Matthew Davies

2009-04-20T16:04:57Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:RITW18.jpg|thumb|300px|Matthew with Brendan Murphy in ''Russian in the Woods'']]
SLT Member 2006 - Present

== Acting Roles ==

*Etherege in [[The Libertine (2007)|The Libertine]] ([[2007]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Demetrius in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]] ([[2007]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Mark in [[Dublin Carol (2008)|Dublin Carol]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Clive Burns in [[A Russian in the Woods (2008)|A Russian in the Woods]] ([[2008]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Nick in [[Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2008)|Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Director ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[2009]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Assistant Director ==

*[[Letters Home (2009)|Letters Home]] ([[2009]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Writer ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[2009]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== External Links ==

[[Category:People|Davies, Matthew]]
[[Category:Playwrights|Davies, Matthew]]

Letters Home (2009)

2009-04-20T16:03:33Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:CHANGETHISNAME.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Poster Designer]]]]

by [[Rose Leiman Goldemberg]]

Directed by [[Jess Osorio]]

Performances: Tue 21th – Sat 25th July [[2009]], [[Prompt Corner]]

== Introduction ==

Sylvia Plath was already recognised as a brilliant poet at the time of her death, and despite an ongoing interest in her life and work, few biographers consulted the one person who knew her best. In 1975, her mother Aurelia therefore published a volume of the letters Sylvia wrote between her college years and her death in 1963.

Sylvia Plath exemplified a heroine for feminists, a wronged woman oppressed by patriarchy, a pathology where her work was fuelled not by her intellect but her sickness, and lastly a character synonymous with depression and self-destruction. This play allows us to discover the less well known aspects of a woman with the use of her own words, not in the guise of a poet, but that of a dutiful and loving daughter.

Aurelia was born in 1906 and was 57 years old when her daughter died. Their relationship was problematic & ambiguous as they were both very close despite Sylvia’s claims that she hated her and her demonization in much of Plath’s poetry. The letters & this play however show her to be a woman who sacrificed much for her children.

Letters Home is two plays running in parallel, one taking place in the mind of Aurelia which recounts Sylvia’s life & the efforts made to save it, while the other is set in the here & now as Aurelia, through telling her story, endeavours to reach an understanding that she is alive and her daughter is gone

== Cast ==

*Aurelia Plath: 40-60 years
*Sylvia Plath: 17-30 years
== Crew ==

*Assitant Director/Vibes - [[Matthew Davies]]
*Stage Manager - [[SM Name]]
*Set Designer - [[Gavin Parker]]
*Lighting Design - [[Designer Name]]
*Lighting Operator - [[Operator Name]]

== Reviews ==

Some review quotes go here

== Gallery ==

== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

== See Also ==
Have there been other SLT productions of this play? Link to them here.

Or add anything that is related ''within this site''. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.

== References ==
<references/>

== External Links ==

*'''[http://www.someplace.com/thisplay This play on the web]
Edit Categories below - Bell ''or'' Prompt''' AND THEN REMOVE THIS MESSAGE!

[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Bell Theatre Productions]]
[[Category:Prompt Corner Productions]]

Matthew Davies

2008-11-10T15:47:26Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:RITW18.jpg|thumb|300px|Matthew with Brendan Murphy in ''Russian in the Woods'']]
SLT Member 2006 - Present

== Acting Roles ==

*Etherege in [[The Libertine (2007)|The Libertine]] ([[2007]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Demetrius in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]] ([[2007]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Mark in [[Dublin Carol (2008)|Dublin Carol]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Clive Burns in [[A Russian in the Woods (2008)|A Russian in the Woods]] ([[2008]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Nick in [[Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2008)|Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Director ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[2009]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Writer ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[2009]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== External Links ==

[[Category:People|Davies, Matthew]]
[[Category:Playwrights|Davies, Matthew]]

Adam Bambrough

2008-11-10T13:43:31Z

194.83.138.137: New page: == Acting Roles == *Sackville in The Libertine (2007) (Prompt Corner)

== Acting Roles ==

*Sackville in [[The Libertine (2007)|The Libertine]] ([[2007]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

Matthew Davies

2008-11-10T13:40:19Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:RITW18.jpg|thumb|300px|Matthew with Brendan Murphy in ''Russian in the Woods'']]
SLT Member 2006 - Present

== Acting Roles ==

*Etherege in [[The Libertine (2007)|The Libertine]] ([[2007]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Demetrius in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]] ([[2007]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Mark in [[Dublin Carol (2008)|Dublin Carol]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Clive Burns in [[A Russian in the Woods (2008)|A Russian in the Woods]] ([[2008]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Nick in [[Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2008)|Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Director ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[2009]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Playwright ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[2009]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== External Links ==

[[Category:People|Davies, Matthew]]
[[Category:Playwrights|Davies, Matthew]]

Matthew Davies

2008-11-10T13:36:02Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:RITW18.jpg|thumb|300px|Matthew with Brendan Murphy in ''Russian in the Woods'']]
SLT Member 2006 - Present

== Acting Roles ==

*Etherege in [[The Libertine (2007)|The Libertine]] ([[2007]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Demetrius in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]] ([[2007]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Mark in [[Dublin Carol (2008)|Dublin Carol]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Clive Burns in [[A Russian in the Woods (2008)|A Russian in the Woods]] ([[2008]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Nick in [[Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2008)|Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Director ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[2009]])([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Writer ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[2009]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== External Links ==

[[Category:People|Davies, Matthew]]
[[Category:Playwrights|Davies, Matthew]]

Matthew Davies

2008-11-10T13:35:10Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:RITW18.jpg|thumb|300px|Matthew with Brendan Murphy in ''Russian in the Woods'']]
SLT Member 2006 - Present

== Acting Roles ==

*Etherege in [[The Libertine (2007)|The Libertine]] ([[2007]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Demetrius in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]] ([[2007]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Mark in [[Dublin Carol (2008)|Dublin Carol]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Clive Burns in [[A Russian in the Woods (2008)|A Russian in the Woods]] ([[2008]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Nick in [[Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2008)|Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Director ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Writer ==

*[[Stiff (2009)|Stiff]] ([[Prompt Corner]])

== External Links ==

[[Category:People|Davies, Matthew]]
[[Category:Playwrights|Davies, Matthew]]

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2008)

2008-10-15T14:48:36Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:Elergies.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Poster Designer]]]]

music by [[Janet Hood]] and lyrics and additional text by [[Bill Russell]]

Directed by [[Ruth Huggett]]

Performances: Tue 21st - Sat 25th October [[2008]], [[Prompt Corner]]

== Introduction ==

Elegies is a collection of songs and monologues inspired by the AIDS memorial quilt - a memorial to the lives of people who have died of AIDS related causes.

Surprisingly the show is fun and serves as a '''celebration''' of the lives of people affected. The subject matter is dark and moving at times, but overall is presented with humour and joy.

== Cast ==

'''Singers'''
*Judith - [[Charlotte Vaight]]
*Angela - [[Jenny McLaughlin]]
*Doug - [[Charles Doyle]]
*Brian - [[Mark Dodgeon]]

'''Actors'''
*Patrick - [[Phillip Gill]]
*Billy - [[Dave Silk]]
*Mitch - [[Dion Williams]]
*Josh - [[Dave Chaisty]]
*Francis - [[Christopher Poke]]
*Ray - [[Steve Imrie]]
*Orville - [[Bob Callender]]
*Nick - [[Matthew Davies]]
*Dwight - [[Adam Crook]]
*Lamar - [[Brian Yansen]]
*Roscoe - [[Alan Buckman]]
*Paul - [[Jack King]]
*Nat - [[John Lyne]]
*Bud - [[Steve Brown]]
*Joe - [[Lee Ridgeway]]
*Miles - [[John Watson]]
*Christopher - [[Barry Heselden]]

*Tracey - [[Carrie Daniel]]
*Rebecca - [[Fiona Daffern]]
*Claudia - [[Helen Chadney]]
*Helen - [[Christine Theophilus]]
*Wendy - [[Caroline Durant]]
*Rafaella - [[Sue Jacobsen]]
*Nancy - [[Jeanette Hoile]]
*Sally - [[Nicki Pruss]]
*Joanne - [[Kristy Davis]]
*Bertha - [[Emma Hillman]]
*Grace - [[Melanie Duignan]]
*Kim - tbc (Youth Group)
*Tina - [[Sinead O’Neill]]
*Charlotte - [[Ishia Osborne]]

== Crew ==

*PA/Stage Manager - [[Michelle Thomson]]
*Assistant Director - [[Jess Osorio]]
*Technical co-ordinator - [[Neil Carmichael]]
*Staging - [[Graham Clements]]/[[Charles Doyle]]
*Musical Director - [[Alan Walker]]
*Assistant MD - [[David Haviland]]
*Choreography - [[Brendan Murphy]]
*Costume - [[Jess Osorio]]/[[Michelle Thomson]]
*Lighting and Sound Operator – [[Lorna Blake]]

== Reviews ==

Some review quotes go here

== Gallery ==

== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

== See Also ==

== References ==
<references/>
From the Wikipedia entry on ''Elegies'':
Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a song cycle with music by Janet Hood and lyrics and additional text by Bill Russell. The work features songs and monologues inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. Each of the pieces is written from the perspective of friends and family members dealing with the loss of loved ones to AIDS.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegies_for_Angels,_Punks_and_Raging_Queens Elegies] on Wikipedia</ref>

== External Links ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegies_for_Angels,_Punks_and_Raging_Queens Wikpedia entry]
[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Prompt Corner Productions]]
[[Category:Musical Theatre and Revue]]

Matthew Davies

2008-10-15T14:46:57Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:RITW18.jpg|thumb|300px|Matthew with Brendan Murphy in ''Russian in the Woods'']]
SLT Member 2006 - Present

== Acting Roles ==

*Etherege in [[The Libertine (2007)|The Libertine]] ([[2007]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Demetrius in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]] ([[2007]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Mark in [[Dublin Carol (2008)|Dublin Carol]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])
*Clive Burns in [[A Russian in the Woods (2008)|A Russian in the Woods]] ([[2008]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])
*Nick in [[Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2008)|Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens]] ([[2008]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])

== Productions as Director ==

== External Links ==

[[Category:People|Davies, Matthew]]
[[Category:Playwrights|Davies, Matthew]]

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2008)

2008-10-15T14:46:14Z

194.83.138.137:

[[Image:Elergies.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Poster Designer]]]]

music by [[Janet Hood]] and lyrics and additional text by [[Bill Russell]]

Directed by [[Ruth Huggett]]

Performances: Tue 21st - Sat 25th October [[2008]], [[Prompt Corner]]

== Introduction ==

Elegies is a collection of songs and monologues inspired by the AIDS memorial quilt - a memorial to the lives of people who have died of AIDS related causes.

Surprisingly the show is fun and serves as a '''celebration''' of the lives of people affected. The subject matter is dark and moving at times, but overall is presented with humour and joy.

== Cast ==

'''Singers'''
*Judith - [[Charlotte Vaight]]
*Angela - [[Jenny McLaughlin]]
*Doug - [[Charles Doyle]]
*Brian - [[Mark Dodgeon]]

'''Actors'''
*Patrick - [[Phillip Gill]]
*Billy - [[Dave Silk]]
*Mitch - [[Dion Williams]]
*Josh - [[Dave Chaisty]]
*Francis - [[Christopher Poke]]
*Ray - [[Steve Imrie]]
*Orville - [[Bob Callender]]
*Nick - [[Matt Davies]]
*Dwight - [[Adam Crook]]
*Lamar - [[Brian Yansen]]
*Roscoe - [[Alan Buckman]]
*Paul - [[Jack King]]
*Nat - [[John Lyne]]
*Bud - [[Steve Brown]]
*Joe - [[Lee Ridgeway]]
*Miles - [[John Watson]]
*Christopher - [[Barry Heselden]]

*Tracey - [[Carrie Daniel]]
*Rebecca - [[Fiona Daffern]]
*Claudia - [[Helen Chadney]]
*Helen - [[Christine Theophilus]]
*Wendy - [[Caroline Durant]]
*Rafaella - [[Sue Jacobsen]]
*Nancy - [[Jeanette Hoile]]
*Sally - [[Nicki Pruss]]
*Joanne - [[Kristy Davis]]
*Bertha - [[Emma Hillman]]
*Grace - [[Melanie Duignan]]
*Kim - tbc (Youth Group)
*Tina - [[Sinead O’Neill]]
*Charlotte - [[Ishia Osborne]]

== Crew ==

*PA/Stage Manager - [[Michelle Thomson]]
*Assistant Director - [[Jess Osorio]]
*Technical co-ordinator - [[Neil Carmichael]]
*Staging - [[Graham Clements]]/[[Charles Doyle]]
*Musical Director - [[Alan Walker]]
*Assistant MD - [[David Haviland]]
*Choreography - [[Brendan Murphy]]
*Costume - [[Jess Osorio]]/[[Michelle Thomson]]
*Lighting and Sound Operator – [[Lorna Blake]]

== Reviews ==

Some review quotes go here

== Gallery ==

== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

== See Also ==

== References ==
<references/>
From the Wikipedia entry on ''Elegies'':
Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a song cycle with music by Janet Hood and lyrics and additional text by Bill Russell. The work features songs and monologues inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. Each of the pieces is written from the perspective of friends and family members dealing with the loss of loved ones to AIDS.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegies_for_Angels,_Punks_and_Raging_Queens Elegies] on Wikipedia</ref>

== External Links ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegies_for_Angels,_Punks_and_Raging_Queens Wikpedia entry]
[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Prompt Corner Productions]]
[[Category:Musical Theatre and Revue]]

Stiff (2009)

2008-09-29T15:06:26Z

194.83.138.137:

Stiff

by [[Matthew Davies]]

Directed by [[Matthew Davies]]

Performances: Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th October [[2009]]
== Introduction ==

Two young morgue workers, Godsell and Daniel, working the ‘graveyard’ shift at a mortuary in West London must take charge of the body of a famous actress, Andrea Sterne, who has recently taken her own life. As the night draws on, they begin to realise they have a once in a lifetime opportunity to touch fame in a truly horrifying way. It should be a simple task to just guard a body until dawn but Godsell has other plans for the late Ms Sterne.

== Cast ==
*Godsell

*Daniel

*Lonely

== Crew ==

*Stage Manager - [[SM Name]]
*Lighting Design - [[Designer Name]]
*Lighting Operator - [[Operator Name]]

== Reviews ==

Some review quotes go here

== Gallery ==

== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Prompt Theatre Productions]]

Stiff (2009)

2008-09-29T15:05:05Z

194.83.138.137: New page: Stiff by Matthew Davies Directed by Matthew Davies Performances: Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th October 2009 == Introduction == Two young morgue workers, Godsell and Daniel...

Stiff

by [[Matthew Davies]]

Directed by [[Matthew Davies]]

Performances: Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th October [[2009]]
== Introduction ==

Two young morgue workers, Godsell and Daniel, working the ‘graveyard’ shift at a mortuary in West London must take charge of the body of a famous actress, Andrea Sterne, who has recently taken her own life. As the night draws on, they begin to realise they have a once in a lifetime opportunity to touch fame in a truly horrifying way. It should be a simple task to just guard a body until dawn but Godsell has other plans for the late Ms Sterne.

== Cast ==
*Godsell

*Daniel

*Lonely

== Crew ==

*Stage Manager - [[SM Name]]
*Lighting Design - [[Designer Name]]
*Lighting Operator - [[Operator Name]]

== Reviews ==

Some review quotes go here

== Gallery ==

== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

== References ==
<references/>

== External Links ==

*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Pulls_It_Off This play on the wikipedia]

[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Bell Theatre Productions]]