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Revision as of 19:15, 2 November 2008
Directed by Maria Bates, Anton Krause, Dave Hollander, Stuart Draper, and Heather French
Performances: Wed 7th - Sat 10th March 2007, Bell Theatre
Introduction
From Shakespeare and sword fighting to hard-hitting modern classics the SLT Youth Theatre showcased their talent in this evening of comedy, drama and musical mayhem:
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Anton Krause
An excerpt from the opening of Romeo and Juliet - a chance to showcase one of the specialist skills Youth Group members have been learning as thumbs are bitten and blades are drawn in the classic scene of conflict between the Montagues and the Capulets.
- Sampson - Shona Doyle
- Abraham - Charlotte Dobson
- Tybalt - Jessamy Lowe/David Clements
- Benvolio - Rachael Judge
- Prince - Ben Dolman Bowles
Watch rehearsal footage of this scene (You Tube)
Solo Dance number
- Performed by Scarlett Dobson
- Choreographed by Heather French
Much Ado About Nothing (i)
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Dave Hollander
An short scene from the classic Shakespearean comedy, in which arrogant Benedick overhears a conversation between his friend Claudio and some respectable members of the establishment. Should he believe everything they say about spiky Beatrice's secret admiration?
- Benedick - Tom Bücher
- Beatrice - Ella Rigby Lewenstein
- Leonato - Jessamy Lowe/Shona Doyle
- Claudio - Ben Dolman Bowles
- Don Pedro - Charlotte Dobson
A Victorian Play
By Shona Doyle
Directed by Maria Bates
A story of love, loss and a haunted house set in Victorian London. Written by youth group member, Shona Doyle.
- Victoria Smythe - Alice Lowe
- Elizabeth Smythe - Gabriella Charlotte Curry
- Anne Jones - Asia Pettitt
- Dick Jones - Louis Hamilton
- Estate Agent - Ben Dolman Bowles
- Robber - Harry Coultas Blum
- Charlotte - Caitlin Buchanan
The Gut Girls
By Sarah Daniels
Directed by Maria Bates
Three scenes from Sarah Daniels' play about the "Gut Girls" of Deptford, England, circa 1900. They are rowdy, boisterous, have mouths like sailors and are as strong as the oxen they gut. By day they are up to their knees in freshly slaughtered animal entrails, but in the evenings they are their own women, financially independent to a degree rare for young working-class women in Victorian England.
- Len - Jake Thomas
- Harry - Louis Hamilton
- Jim - David Clements
- Ellen - Rebecca Brough
- Polly - Rita Goodhead
- Kate - Islay Train
- Maggie - Niquita Sookdeo
- Annie - Joanna Lanigan
- Other gut girls - Alice Lowe, Sophie Ryan, Asia Pettitt and Caitlin Buchanan
Anthem
By Kes Gray
Directed by Dave Hollander
A powerful piece of new writing, inspired by the experience of being bullied at school.
- Alice Lowe
- Ben Dolman Bowles
- Charlotte Dobson
- Islay Train
- Louis Hamilton
- Niquita Sookdeo
- Rachael Judge
- rebecca Brough
- Rita Goodhead
- Shona Doyle
The Universal Language
By David Ives
Directed by Anton Krause
From All In The Timing, David Ives’ inspired collection of comic vignettes, verbal gymnastics abound in this tale of a language lesson with a difference.
- Don - Declan Doyle
- Dawn - Katy Thomas
The Ten Percenters
Written and directed by Stuart Draper
Somewhere in the South of England, 1944. About tea time.
- Hilary - Scarlett Dobson
- Douglas - Taylor Richards
- Harry - Liam Sharkey
Much Ado About Nothing (ii)
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Dave Hollander
A second scene from the shakespearean comedy: Beatrice's friend, Hero, has just been jilted at the altar by Claudio, a companion of Benedick –what can he say, when Beatrice is left to pick up the pieces?
- Benedick - Tom Bücher
- Beatrice - Ella Rigby Lewenstein
The Pitchfork Disney
By Philip Ridley
Directed by Maria Bates
The Stray twins, Presley and Haley, live together in a sublimely tortured state of arrested development, apparently brought on by the mysterious disappearance of their parents. Only we know our innermost fears - what do you do to prevent the terrors taking hold?
- Presley - Harry Coultas Blum
- Presley's Imagination - David Clements
- Hayley - Caitlin Buchanan
- Hayley's Imagination - Asia Pettitt
The Philadelphia
By David Ives
Directed by Anton Krause
Another piece from All In the Timing, this time thrusting its unsuspecting characters into "a Philadelphia", a Twilight Zone-like state where nobody can get what they ask for. The only way out of their dilemma? To ask for the opposite of what they want.
- Waitress - Gabriella Charlotte Curry
- Al - Ella Rigby Lewenstein
- Mark - Sophie Ryan
Corpse
Written and directed by Stuart Draper
Don’t you just hate it when you get back from a hard days work, only to discover a dead stranger in you living room?
- Mike - Christopher Hynes
- Harry - Oliver Hellman
- Detective - Paris Capone
- Pizza Delivery Boy - Taylor Richards
- Corpse - Liam Sharkey
Solo Song
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel), performed by Declan Doyle
Finale
A version of Twist and Shout (Lennon & McCartney), performed by the whole company and choreographed by Heather French
Crew
- Directors - Maria Bates, Dave Hollander, Anton Krause and Stuart Draper
- Sword Fight Director - Anton Krause
- Choreography - Heather French
- Stage Manager - Heather French
- ASMs - Lauri Morgan and Declan Doyle
- Special Props Maker - Sharon Kaye
- Props - Alan Buckman
- Lighting Design - Neil Carmichael
- Lighting/Sound Operation - Neil Carmichael
- Costumes - Stuart Draper
- Photography - Phil Gammon
- Poster / Programme Design - Maria Bates
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.
