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The Ruling Class (2010)
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<div>[[Image:rulingclass.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Mark Davies]]]]<br />
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by [[Peter Barnes]]<br />
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Directed by [[James Hough]] <br />
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Performances: Tue 6th to Sat 10th April [[2010]], [[Bell Theatre]]<br />
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== Introduction ==<br />
After his father's death in a bizarre accident, Jack Gurney is released from the mental institution where he is being treated for paranoid schizophrenia, to become the fourteenth Earl of Gurney. His Christ-delusions wreak havoc on the horrified family and they scheme to have him committed for good. Absurdist, sharply written and satirical, Peter Barnes's tour de force pours scorn on the concept of inherited power and those who wield it. Also involves singing, dancing, sword fighting and is generally barking.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*The 13th Earl of Gurney - [[Michael Wilson]]<br />
*Daniel Tucker – [[John Lyne]]<br />
*Bishop Lampton – [[Alan Buckman]]<br />
*Sir Charles Gurney – [[Peter Medd]]<br />
*Dinsdale Gurney – [[Mattie Crowley]]<br />
*Lady Claire Gurney – [[Helen Chadney]]<br />
*The 14th Earl of Gurney – [[Gareth Rickards]]<br />
*Dr Paul Herder / Lord – [[Matthew Lyne]]<br />
*Mrs Treadwell – [[Alan Buckman]]<br />
*Mrs Piggott-Jones – [[Carole Coyne]]<br />
*Grace Shelley – [[Jenny McLaughlin]]<br />
*Mr McKyle – [[Bob Callender]]<br />
*Toast Master / Kelso Truscott QC / Detective Inspector Brockett / Lord – [[Christopher Vian-Smith]]<br />
*Matthew Peake / Detective Sergeant Fraser / Mr Shape / Lord – [[Richard Watkins]]<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* Stage Manager – [[Graham Clements]]<br />
* Assistant Stage Managers – [[Stuart Grimwood]] and [[Derek Dempsey]]<br />
* Lighting and Sound Operation - [[Kathryn Ramsay]]<br />
* Lighting Design – [[Mike Elliott]], assisted with the rigging by [[Mark Ireson]]<br />
* Sound Design and Engineer – [[Gerard Johnson]] <br />
* Set Design – [[Alan Buckman]]<br />
* Scenic Artists – [[Hazel Hindle]] and [[Michael Wilson]]<br />
* Fight Director – [[Anton Krause]]<br />
* Choreography – [[Brendan Murphy|Brendan Matthew]]<br />
* Costumes – [[Lisa Thomas]]<br />
* Technical Research and Production Assistants – [[Anne Durrant]] & [[Juliet Holden]]<br />
* Production Photographs – [[Phil Gammon]]<br />
* Programme – [[Mark Ireson]]<br />
* Poster Design – [[Mark Davies]]<br />
* Set Construction – the cast, crew and [[Sam Dempsey]] <br />
* Props - [[Alan Buckman]], cast and crew<br />
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== Reviews ==<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==<br />
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Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
Have there been other SLT productions of this play? Link to them here.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Productions|Ruling Class, The]]<br />
[[Category:Bell Theatre Productions|Ruling Class, The]]</div>
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