http://www.sltarchive.co.uk//wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=90.194.6.20sltarchive - User contributions [en-gb]2026-05-02T15:54:05ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.23.6http://www.sltarchive.co.uk//wiki/index.php?title=La_B%C3%AAte_(2009)La Bête (2009)2008-09-06T10:26:17Z<p>90.194.6.20: New page: Poster by [[Poster Designer]] La Bête by David Hirson Directed by Bob Callender Performances: Tue 17th – Sat 21st February 2009,...</p>
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La Bête by [[David Hirson]]<br />
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Directed by [[Bob Callender]] <br />
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Performances: Tue 17th – Sat 21st February [[2009]], [[Prompt Corner]]<br />
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== Introduction ==<br />
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La Bête is an exuberant comic whirlwind of a play, set in France in 1654 amongst the court theatrical troupe of the playwright Elomire. Their patron, the Prince Conti, feels the group's work has grown stale. So when he sees the troubadour Valere clowning in the town square, the Prince decides that Valere is just what's needed to re-invigorate the company and make its work more fun and accessible. But the principled Elomire has other ideas.<br />
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The American playwright, David Hirson, has pulled off a staggering work. A whip-smart comedy in rhymed couplets throughout, where high art and low, philosophy and slapstick, literature and pantomime contend for the crown of truth. The title, "La Bête", means "the beast" or "the fool", and as Elomire and Valere battle it out in front of the Prince, it's left up to the audience to decide what's what and who's who.<br />
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"La Bête" won the Olivier award for best comedy in 1992.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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*ELOMIRE, leader of the troupe - [[Actor 1]]<br />
*BEJART, his second in command - [[Actor 2]]<br />
*MADELEINE BEJART, Bejart's sister - [[Actor 3]]<br />
*DE BRIE - [[Actor 3]]<br />
*CATHERINE DE BRIE, De Brie's wife - [[Actor 3]]<br />
*RENE DU PARC - [[Actor 3]]<br />
*MARQUISE-THERESE DU PARC, Du Parc's wife - [[Actor 3]]<br />
*VALERE, a troubadour - [[Actor 3]]<br />
*PRINCE CONTI, patron of the troupe - [[Actor 3]]<br />
*DORINE, a serving maid - [[Actor 3]]<br />
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[[Category:Prompt Corner Productions]]</div>90.194.6.20http://www.sltarchive.co.uk//wiki/index.php?title=Bob_CallenderBob Callender2008-07-29T14:42:58Z<p>90.194.6.20: /* Acting Roles */</p>
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<div>Bob joined the SLT at the end of 2001.<br />
[[Image:Bob_Callender.jpg|thumb]]<br />
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== Acting Roles ==<br />
* Captain Oates in [[Terra Nova (2002)|Terra Nova]] ([[2002]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Jack in [[Vinegar Tom (2002)|Vinegar Tom]] ([[2002]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Sergeant-Major Morris in [[The Monkey's Paw (2002)|The Monkey's Paw]] ([[2002]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Poem Reader in [[Hamlet - The Murder Mystery (2002)|Hamlet - The Murder Mystery]] ([[2002]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])<br />
* Reg Drummond in [[Privates on Parade (2002)|Privates on Parade ]] ([[2002]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Ronald Brewster-Wright in [[Absurd Person Singular (2002)|Absurd Person Singular]] ([[2002]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Doc Daneeka/Psychiatrist/1st Investigating Officer in [[Catch-22 (2003)|Catch-22]] ([[2003]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])<br />
* Aslan in [[The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2003)|The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe]] ([[2003]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Cléante in [[The Miser (2004)|The Miser]] ([[2004]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Sonny in [[Rats! (2004)|Rats!]] ([[2004]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Olaf the Norse in [[Dick Whittington & His Cat (2005)|Dick Whittington & His Cat ]] ([[2005]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Mayor in [[Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (2006)|Serjeant Musgrave's Dance]] ([[2006]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])<br />
* Businessman in [[A Christmas Carol (2006)|A Christmas Carol]] ([[2006]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* The Mikado in [[The Hot Mikado (2007)|The Hot Mikado ]] ([[2007]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* Eric "Rubber Legs" DeVene in [[A Slice of Saturday Night (2008)|A Slice of Saturday Night]] ([[2008]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
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== Productions as Director ==<br />
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* [[Melons At The Parsonage (2003)|Melons at the Parsonage]] ([[2003]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* [[Baby With The Bathwater (2004)|Baby With The Bathwater]] ([[2004]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])<br />
* [[On The Razzle (2005)|On The Razzle]] ([[2005]]) ([[Bell Theatre]])<br />
* [[The Libertine (2007)|The Libertine]] ([[2007]]) ([[Prompt Corner]])<br />
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== Interests ==<br />
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[[Category:People|Callender, Bob]]<br />
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