The Scousetrap Show Programme

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Hello and welcome to Liverpool’s Royal Court and this performance of The Scousetrap

As you might expect, up in the office here at The Royal Court there is a document with dozens of Liverpool based show titles. The Scousetrap has been on that list for about ten years but we have never had the right play to go with it. Now we have!

I started to write The Scousetrap during the pandemic and my immediate idea was to create a great scouse detective. Who better than Miss Inga Marble? As soon as she popped into my head she was played by the wonderful Eithne Browne and we were all delighted when she agreed to take the part.

The next part of the writing process was to pass the script on to co-writer and director Cal McCrystal who is one of the best directors that we have had here and has the ability to make anything funny. He added and took away from the script to make it hum with energy and comedy.

Once the show was ready, we needed a cast to show it off. You will recognise familiar faces like Helen Carter, Keddy Sutton, Liam Tobin and Zain Salim. You may not recognise our new friends David Benson, Gabriel Fleary and Jack Lane. All of the cast are hugely talented comic actors and they have added their own stamp (and plenty of lines) to their characters.

What can I say about the set? If you are reading this before the show then you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing the stunning work of takis, an internationally acclaimed designer who has

managed the impossible. He has made the Adelphi look beautiful. Both set and costumes have knocked our socks off.

We are all very proud of this show and we have made it with you in mind. This theatre only exists because you keep on coming out to support us and, as money gets tighter and prices rise, we appreciate it now more than ever. We will keep on providing good value great nights out for as long as you will let us.

Back to tonight and the play that will take you back in time. You will be intrigued, enticed and fascinated. And, if we’ve done our jobs right, you will laugh harder than you’ve ever laughed before.

Enjoy the show!

Kevin Fearon Executive Producer and co-writer Liverpoool’s Royal Court

Liverpool’s Royal Court present THE SCOUSETRAP

Written by Nicky Allt • Production created and originally directed by Bob Eaton • Directed by Howard Gray • Designed by Mark Walters

Lighting Design by Ian Scott • Sound Design by Kate Harvey • Video Design by Jamie Jenkin

Starring Jake Abraham, Spencer Butt, Matt Connor, Lindzi Germain, Ben Galdwin, Adam Keast, Mark Moraghan, Lydia Morales-Scully, Daniel Ross, Lenny Woods

Talent Development

Liverpool’s Royal Court continues on its journey to work towards talent development across the city

There is no doubt Liverpool is renowned for its wealth of talent but we, along with the rest of our city’s theatre organisations and institutions, recognise we need to do more to ensure we are accessible, engaging and aspirational if we are to be truly representative and inclusive of the communities we serve. It is a long-term continuing process and funding is key as is working together with the theatres across the region.

Over the past three years we have laid down the foundations, initiating our plans for meaningful and real change. This includes the theatre’s programming, engagement, accessibility and relationships with artistes, communities, creatives, individuals, institutions, organisations, Schools/FE. We are working towards ensuring our talent development programmes are applicable, realistic and robust. Listening and engaging in the first instance to a wide cross section of creatives and communities – recognising and taking ownership of our failure to be fully inclusive and to take a proactive approach to ensure there is inclusivity and diversity across the sector

A brief look at a few of our talent development projects so far:

Community

Music AAA (Access All Areas) is a partnership project together with three grassroots organisations: Positive Impact, Capoeira For All, and Catalyst performing arts supported by funding from Youth Music. Children and young people aged 6 – 25 can access free musical instruments, musical theatre, hip hop, dance, singing, drama and performance Raw Talent

Young people from our youth theatre continue to have access to auditions and employment opportunities – during the past 3 years, 6 young people have been cast in Terriers, written by Maurice Bessman touring to schools and venues across the country.

More recently working with Fury films, 120 young people aged 15 – 25 from across the city took part in audition workshops for the film of Terriers at Fire Fit in South Liverpool, MYA’s Space in Bootle and The Vibe in Huyton. 8 young people will be working with the Director to support the script development.

Mentoring

This is a pilot programme supported by PH Holt Trust and Curious Minds – eight mentors from the creative industries have been paired with mentees – providing support, guidance and shadowing opportunities in acting, marketing, production, directing, writing, set design, and music skills. This talent development initiative will support eight young black, asian and minority artistes and creatives develop their skills as they progress through the industry.

Programming

Our Boisterous Theatre strand of programming brought us a main house production of Bouncers, in August and September introducing four new actors to the main house stage – and new audiences to the theatre.

The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase – now a regular bi-monthly show presenting some of the best black comedians and singers on the circuit and with a platform to showcase emerging and existing local talent. Co-production with Red Ladder last September/October, with a cast of professional actors and 20 members of our community choir. Stagewrite – our new writing classes/workshops to encourage and support new writers to develop their work to full production.

We continue on our journey with a number of other talent development initiatives in progress as a matter of priority to ensure we remain accessible, adaptable and continually listen and learn. It will take time and investment and with your continuing support for all we do. We will make a difference.

Boisterous Stage WriteMusic Access All Areas

Maurice Bessman

Rehearsal Shots

Company

Kevin Fearon and Cal McCrystal Cal McCrystal takis

Ian Scott

Kate Harvey

Jamie Jenkin

Beverley Norris-Edmunds

Marie Jones

Sean Gannon

Matt Masson

Andrew Lock

Steph Carter

Princess Snowzie Rose

James Haining

Helena Harvey

Scott Sheerins

Writers Director

Lighting Designer Sound Designer AV Designer

Choreographer

Helen Carter Gabriel Fleary Jack Lane

Zain Salim Keddy Sutton Liam Tobin Lady Barking-Dobson Inspector Gajé Norman Hotel Manager Polly/Holly/Dolly/Molly W.C. Groper

Set by Liverpool’s Royal Court

Mick Bawden

Set & Costume Designer

Johnathan Defty Michael Gray Mick Gunnigle

Jennifer Baron Christopher McCourt

Emma Sharpe

Workshop Manager Carpenter Carpenter Carpenter Head Painter Painter Painter

Wardrobe Supervisor

Production Manager

Technical Manager

Resident Stage Manager

Deputy Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Chief LX Sound Op LX Op

Thanks

Liverpoool’s Royal Court would like to thank: Barry at Colourcreate Envision

David Benson Admiral/Lambert

The Scousetrap is a dream job for me: not only working with the world’s top comedy director Cal McCrystal, not only working with my friend and comedy partner Jack Lane but also getting the chance at last to be on stage at the amazing Royal Court, an incredible theatre (and audience!) unlike anything I have experienced in thirty years in ‘the biz’. I lived in Liverpool thirty years ago and am loving being back in the city I still think of as home. With Cal McCrystal I have worked on many shows over twenty years, including the National Theatre’s smash hit One Man, Two Guvnors (with James Corden) in which I clocked up over a thousand performances. Jack Lane and I have toured together since 2017 with Dad’s Army Radio Show and appeared in many other productions together.

Over the years I have written and performed many solo shows, my first being Think No Evil of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams which won awards and launched my career. It also led to me being cast as Noel Coward in the BBC sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart with Nicholas Lyndhurst. But that’s all the past. Right now I am loving every minute of being in Liverpool with wonderful The Scousetrap company!

Liverpool); Tuppence To Cross The Mersey (Epstein Theatre and touring); I Am Janet (Gap Theatre Manchester); Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels, Lost Soul, Good Golly Miss Molly, Two, Cinderella, Eight Miles High, Night Collar, Dirty Dusting, Merry Ding Dong, Funny Money, Ladies Day, Masquerade, Special Measures and Golden Oldies (and teas and coffees) (Royal Court Liverpool).

TV Roles: Chrissy Rogers in Channel 4’s Brookside, she has appeared in: Coronation Street, Mobile, Lillies, Cold Feet (Granada); The Royal, Emmerdale (YTV); Doctors, Stretford Wives, Clocking Off, Peace Keepers, Having It Off, the BAFTA award-winning Room At The Top (BBC TV) and Secret State (BBC).

Eithne was voted Woman Of The Year at the 2013/14 Daily Post & Echo Arts & Culture Awards. She is also the voice of the world famous Mersey Ferry.

Helen Carter Lady Dobson

Helen has been working in theatre for 15 years as an actor, having performed many times on the Liverpool Royal Court stage.

Eithne Browne Miss Marble

Eithne is thrilled to be back on stage here at the Royal Court. Eithne’s first appearance was on stage at the Liverpool Playhouse in Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers. On its transfer to the West End Eithne took over from Barbara Dickson in the lead role for over 50 performances. Not bad for a first job!

Her other favourite stage plays include: Shirley Valentine (Northcott Theatre); Educating Rita (national tour); To Kill a Mockingbird (New Vic Theatre, Stoke); Stags and Hens (New Vic, London); 8 Miles High, Alfie, A Pocket Dream (Octagon Theatre, Bolton); Billy Liar, A Month in the Country (Salisbury Playhouse); Talking Heads (Arts Academy, Liverpool); A Sense of Justice (Perth Repertory Theatre); The Secret Garden (Byre Theatre, St Andrews); Intent to Murder, Say Who You Are, Boeing Boeing (English Theatre, Vienna); Limestone Cowboy (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry); The Odd Couple, An Awfully Big Adventure, Tartuffe, The Star (Liverpool Playhouse); Wuthering Heights (National Tour); The Full Monty (National Tour); Vagina Monologues (Neptune Theatre and Royal Court Liverpool); GYD Diet, The Sum, Northern Flight (Everyman Theatre); Mam I’m ‘Ere (Dome

Helen trained at LAMDA. Her theatre credits include: My Fairfield Lady (Royal Court Liverpool); The Last Testament of Lillian Billoca (Hull Truck Theatre); Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin (Hope Street Theatre, Drops of Light); The Star (The Liverpool Playhouse Theatre); Father O’Flaherty Save Our Souls (Royal Court Liverpool); Mam I’m ‘Ere (Royal Court Liverpool); Scouse of the Antarctic (Royal Court Liverpool); The Sunshine Boys (Epstein Theatre;/Life in Theatre Productions); Word:Play Tour (Box of Tricks Theatre Company); The Last 5 Years (Life in Theatre Productions); The Gatekeeper (The Royal Exchange Theatre); Dead Heavy Fantastic (Liverpool Everyman) ; No Wise Men (Liverpool Playhouse); Hatch (Bolton Octogon/24:7 Theatre Festival); Dad’s Army Marches On (Calibre Productions Tour); Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi (Liverpool Playhouse); The Flint Street Nativity (Liverpool Playhouse) Top Girls (Royal Court Theatre London 50th Anniversary performance); The Honest Whore (William Poel Prize; The Globe Theatre; London).

TV Credits include: The Last Testament of Lillian Billoca (BBC Television); Wallander (Left Bank Pictures); Doctors (BBC Television);Beaten ( Coastal Productions);Judge John Deed (BBC Television); A470 (S4C)

Film: 96 Ways to Say I Love You (Daisy Aitkens and Georgia Moffet)

Gabriel Fleary Inspector Gaje

It great to be back in Liverpool! i have had the pleasure of playing here a few times now over the years and it’s great to be here again and to be part of this show and it’s brilliant cast and also working once again with Cal MCrystal!

Some of the places my meandering adventures in Theatre have taken me include:Cinderella (Lyric Hammersmith) Don Quixote (Garrick/ RSC); Richard III (Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre York); Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre and on another occasion at the Birmingham Rep); Dr Faustus, The Alchemist (RSC); Othello (National Theatre); The Exonerated (New Players Theatre); The Changeling (ETT; Ian Charleson Commendation);Our Country’s Good (Liverpool Playhouse) The Merchant of Venice (Creation Theatre Company); Troilus and Cressida (Cheek by Jowl); Company (Bristol Old Vic Theatre Royal); and A Small Family Business (Redgrave Theatre)

And a few highlights in film and tv have been:Stella (Finite Films); Charismata (Hydra Productions); Red Tails (Lucas Films); The Sky In Bloom (Hydra Films); Run Fat Boy Run (Newline Films) St Trinians (Fragile Films) Ashes to Ashes (Kudos/BBC); Missing (Leopardrama) and of course Holby City (BBC).

(Theatre Royal Haymarket) Gretel and Hansel, Steptoe & Son, Steptoe & Son Christmas Special, The Wizard of Oz, Aladdin (The Capitol) Peter Pan (Middlesbrough) The Producers (The Hawth)

Film includes: 7 Days: The Story of Blind Dave Heeley (Pixel Revolution Films)

TV includes: Twirlywoos (BBC/Ragdoll)

Audio includes: Dad’s Army Radio Show (Big Finish/Worldwide Theatrix) Up Pompeii (Spiteful Puppet) The Truthdiggers, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Casting the Runes (Bafflegab Productions) Barbara Windsor Celebrates (BBC)

Zain Salim Hotel Manager

Zain began his journey into theatre at the age of 17 attending Positive Impact performing arts training. He was cast in a number of musical productions with the company, including Strictly Motown, Brand New World and Misunderstood? by writer Barbara Phillips, staged at the Royal Court, Everyman Theatre, Manchester Contact and Edinburgh Festival.

Jack Lane Hotel Staff

I’m delighted to finally play this wonderful city of yours and what a glorious theatre to make a debut, I’m officially in love with Liverpool! I’m chuffed to be sharing the stage with this fabulous company but particularly with my dear friend and stage partner, David Benson. We’ve spent the last few years on national tours of the smash hit, Dad’s Army Radio Show. When I’m not performing you’ll find me in a theatre somewhere writing, producing, designing, directing and drinking copious amounts of tea. More recently I adapted Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for the stage. I’m thrilled to be working with the incomparable Cal McCrystal on this production and greatly look forward to offering you a much needed theatrical escape for a couple of hours. Theatre includes: Cinderella (The Capitol Horsham) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (UK Tour) A Christmas Carol (The Capitol) Dad’s Army Radio Show (Edinburgh Festival/national tours) Wisdom of a Fool (national tour) The Ambassadress (workshop) Great Britain

Zain has continued within the arts ever since, be it teaching young people, MC’ing at festivals, touring in a vocal group, or entertainer for corporate events. Some of his other credits include: John Fay’s The Cruel Sea (Liverpool Everyman), Carol Cullington’s Da Boyz (Community tour), Maurice Bessman’s play Terriers, which tours to schools across the country, and Bouncers: A New Version By Maurice Bessman.

As well as acting Zain has been teaching and directing at our free to access youth theatre for the past six years as well as acting as the movement director for Boisterous Theatre Company.

Keddy Sutton Hotel Staff

Keddy trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama and with Ken Campbell’s Improvisational Company - The School of Night.

Theatre: Shirley Valentine (Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds); she was a member of the Liverpool Everyman Rep Company in 2017 and 2018 for Paint Your Wagon, The Big I Am and and A Clockwork Orange; Fiddler On The Roof, The Sum, Conquest Of The South Pole and Romeo And Juliet (Everyman); Pete Price Is Dead, Scouse Snow White, Scouse Cinderella, Scouse Sleeping Beauty, Scouse Nativity, Scouse Of The Rising Sun, Father O’Flaherty Saves Our Souls, Stags And Hens (Directed by Willy Russell and Bob Eaton For Capital Of Culture), and Slappers And Slapheads (Liverpool Royal Court); Terry Titter’s Summer Special (Liverpool Royal Court Studio); Princess And The Pea (Unity Theatre, Liverpool); Mam I’m Ere (Life In Theatre Productions);Dreaming Of A Barry White Xmas (Liverpool Echo Arena); The Queen’s Knickers (The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath and UK Tour); Peppa Pig (West End and No 1 Tour); Cruel Sea (Liverpool Everyman); The Games, Hoof, Beasts And Beauties (Spike Theatre); Alice In Wonderland (Hope Street); Rita, Sue n Bob Too (Theatre Royal St Helens); Ken Campbell’s Improvisational School Of Night (The Globe, Drill Hall, Edinburgh Fringe, Jeremy Beadles Library and The Royal Court, London); Beyond Our Ken (National Theatre); In Pursuit Of Cardeenio (Edinburgh Fringe); 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton); Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs and Dick Whittington (Buxton Opera House); Beauty And The Beast (Theatre Royal, Wakefield); Robinson Crusoe(Theatre Royal, Winchester); Singa-Longa-Eurovision (AJN Productions); That Sketchy Show (The Edge); All The Joy Can Bring Opening Ceremony (Shakespeare North Playhouse).

Television: Good Cop and Nice Guy Eddie (BBC); Fated (Ace Films); Keddy appeared in her own driving documentary - Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre. Keddy was the face of Pot Noodle on the Internet.

Radio/Audio: Keddy provides the Woodland Voices in Brian Jacques’ award winning audio chronicles - Redwall; Narrator of the April Ashley Project (Liverpool Museum); Narrator (Chester College); Patterdale (BBC Radio 4); 1000 Feet Deep (Periplum & Culture Knowsley).

Keddy is a member of the vocal group Handbag of Harmonies.

Writing: Tabbard The Musical, Caz ’N’ Britney Present Scottie Road The Musical (From Primark to Prison) and Mis Les (A Revolution In Rollers)

Liam Tobin Anthony E Pratt

Previous work at the Royal Court: Mam! I’m ’Ere!, The Scouse Sleeping Beauty, Homebaked, Selection Box, Pete Price is Dead, Lost in Colomendy, The Menlove Avenue Murder Mystery and Slappers & Slapheads

Other Theatre includes: Miracle On 34th Street (Liverpool Playhouse), Sweeney Todd (Liverpool Everyman), Benny (Gilded Balloon Edinburgh Fringe), Paint Your Wagon, A Clockwork Orange, The Big I Am, Fiddler on the Roof, Conquest of the South Pole, The Sum, Romeo & Juliet (Liverpool Everyman Rep Company), The Hobbit (Dukes Lancaster), Hamlet (Clwyd Theatr Cymru), Clybourne Park, When the Rain Stops Falling (Unity Liverpool/Said & Done), A View From The Bridge (Liverpool Playhouse), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , Brief Encounter , Dead Funny (Torch Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and She Stoops To Conquer (Torch Theatre/Mappa Mundi), Cider With Rosie & The Merchant of Venice (Theatre Royal Bury St. Edmonds), Gods Official (West Yorkshire Playhouse and, a European tour of Pygmalion (American Drama Group).

Screen work includes Then & Now, Hollyoaks, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, The Royal, Heartbeat, The Cops, Seeing Red, The Second Coming and the feature film Al’s Lads

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Company Biographies

Cal McCrystal Director

Cal was born in Belfast. Working for many years as an actor, he trained at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and at École Philippe Gaulier. He was Comedy Director for the National Theatre’s award-winning hit, One Man, Two Guvnors, which transferred to West End and Broadway, and the RSC’s Don Quixote for the Royal Shakespeare Company which transferred from Stratford-Upon-Avon to the West End.

He directed English National Opera productions Iolanthe in 2018 and HMS Pinafore in 2021 - both shows were nominated for Olivier Awards and broke box office records at the London Coliseum. He directed Drama At Inish at the National Theatre of Ireland, 2019 and the critically acclaimed Le Comte Ory for Garsington Opera in 2021.

Circus work includes Comedy Direction on Cirque du Soleil’s world tour Varekai and their sensual cabaret Zumanity which ran in Las Vegas for 17 years. He is creator of Las Vegas resident shows, Opium at the Cosmopolitan and Atomic Saloon Show at the Venetian. Since 2012

Cal has been director of Giffords Circus, creating a new show for them each year.

He regularly directs in British Repertory, including Liverpool’s Royal Court (Canoeing For Beginners, The Royal and The Scouse Nativity). He has created countless international touring shows for comedy troupes such as Spymonkey, Peepolykus and The Mighty Boosh, winning the prestigious Perrier Award in 1998.

Cal works recurrently as a Comedy Consultant for the film industry. Titles include The Dictator, The Worlds End, Man Up, The Nice Guys, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Matilda, Cats, Dora And The Lost City Of Gold, Wonka, Red White Nd Royal Blue, Paddington and Paddington 2 (in which he also appears as Sir Geoffrey Wilcott).

TV work include Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Inside No. 9, MTV Europe Video Awards, and Comedy Cuts

takis Set & Costume Designer

takis is an Olivier nominee, international performance designer based in London, whose innovative and diverse body of work encompasses West End and leading UK Theatre Productions, Major International Musicals, Opera, Ballet, Circus, Fashion and Commercial productions.

He has been commissioned by such companies as: London Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Norwegian National Opera, Frankfurt Opera House, Opera Holland Park, English Touring Opera, London Royal National Theatre, Old Vic, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Barbican, Curve, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Theatre Royal Brighton, Royal & Derngate, Theatre Royal Stratford East, The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Chateau Neuf Olso & Haugesund Theater (Norway), Singapore Repertory Company, Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus (Greece), Rambert Dance Company, as well as Bush, Soho, Mercury, Sherman & Citizens Theatres amongst others.

Current musical projects include Wicked for Gothenburg Opera House & the Scandinavian Moulin Rouge opening simultaneously in Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm & Helsinki.

takis’ work has been exhibited at the Design Museums in London and Helsinki, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Bucharest Modern Art Museum.

Commercially he has Art Directed/Designed the world’s first drive through immersive car launch for the Toyota C-HR starring Milla Jovovich and Centrepoint’s 50th Anniversary Gala at the Round House. 2022 Olivier Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for set and costume design of HMS Pinafore for English National Opera. Other Olivier winning and nominated West End credits include: In The Heights, Five Guys Named Moe, The Toxic Avenger and Phaedra at the Royal Opera House. Iolanta, Il Segretto di Susanna and Isabeau for the International Opera Awards and multiple nominations for What’s on Stage, Off West End and Broadway World awards.

takis holds a PhD from Aalto University, Helsinki, where he developed the concept of the META-SUIT: an interchangeable costume where the form and design adjust in order to perform different expressions of masculinity in everyday life. Originally studied Costume and Set Design at the Romanian National University of Arts in Bucharest and continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on the Theatre Technical Arts Course. Followed by practice-based research at London College of Fashion.

www.takis.info @takis_DESIGN

Ian Scott Lighting Designer

Trained at Mountview. Productions for the Royal Court include: Scouse Pacific, The Menlove Avenue Murder Mystery, Lost Soul 2, My Fairfield Lady, Maggie May, The Miracle of Great Homer Street, The Royal, The Scouse Nativity, Lonesome West, Down The Dock Road and in co-production with Lodestar and the Liverpool Shakespeare Festival; Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other theatre credits include: Xanadu (Giffords Circus); By The Waters of Liverpool (Pulse Records); Up ‘n’ Under and Frozen (fingersmiths); Reasons To Be Cheerful, Peeling and Blasted (Graeae); Silk…The Eternal Road (Century Theatre, Beijing); Duet for One (Birmingham Rep; Lee Dean & Daniel Schumann); A Skull in Connemara and All My Sons (Nottingham Playhouse); Marco Polo and Messiah (Bergen National Opera); Fish Eye (Theatre Alibi); The Solid Life of Sugar Water (Graeae; Theatre Royal, Plymouth; National Theatre); Owen Wingrave and Where The Wild Things Are (Aldeburgh Festival); Fawlty Towers Live (Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney); Flat Stanley (Polka; West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Drummer Boy of Waterloo and The Happy Prince (Jubilee Opera); The 39 Steps (Criterion Theatre); Our Friends Up North (Northern Stage); The Joke, The Summer House and The Victorian in the Wall (Will Adamsdale; Fuel); My Name is… (Tamasha); Oh! What a Lovely War and Frogs (National Theatre); Curlew River (White Light Festival, New York; UCLA Berkeley; St. Giles, Barbican); Animal Farm (West Yorkshire Playhouse) and Observe The Sons Of Ulster Marching Towards The Somme (Abbey Theatre, Dublin).

Kate Harvey Sound Designer

A list of sound credits include: Corporate/Outdoor : Labour, Conservative, NUT, TUC and many more conferences. Various exhibitions. Symphony in the Park (Hoghton Tower) Liverpool Theatre Festival (Bill Elms Productions).

TV: Stan James World Match Dartsplay (Sky Sports), Strictly Ballroom (ITV), Danny La Rue (BBC), Spirit of Shankly (Granada DVD).

Cruises : P&O World Cruises, Island Cruises, Celebrity.

Arena : Hot Ice (Stageworks Worldwide Productions); You’ll Never Walk Alone (Alterean Media and Liverpool FC).

Music: The Christians, Chesney Hawkes, Sinita, Slade, Bad Manners, Toyah, Limahl, Cream UK Tour, Petula Clarke, Bobby Crush, East 17, Liberty X, Jane McDonald.

Comedy: Jason Mansford, Peter Kay, Roy Walker, Norman Wisdom, Jim Bowen, Brian Conley, Brendan O’Carroll, Paddy McGuiness.

Live Theatre: Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty (King Georges Hall, Blackburn); Mystique (Stageworks); Original TV Comedians (Blackpool Opera House); Paul Zerdin (Paradise Room Blackpool); Flags (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Mam I’m Ere (Life in Theatre); Eight Miles High, Council Depot Blues, Bouncers, Night Collar, Our Day Out, Shirley Valentine, Reds and Blues, Lennon, Noises Off, Canoeing for Beginners, Lost Soul, Golden Oldies, The Royal, Scouse Nativity (Royal Court Liverpool); Twopence To Cross The Mersey and By The Waters of Liverpool (Pulse Records); SHOUT! (Max Emmerson Productions); Out of Order and It Runs In The Family (Ray Cooney Comedy Company); Bang Bang (A production for John Cleese at Mercury Theatre, Colchester); Omnibus (Unity Theatre); Judy and Liza National Tour (Produced by Royal Court Liverpool); Midsummer Nights Dream (Filter Theatre Company/Lyric Hammersmith); Grimm Tales (Dukes Theatre Lancaster); Homebaked (Red Ladder Theatre Company); Beauty and the Beast (Dukes Theatre Lancaster); Something about George (Something About Productions); Insane Animals (HOME MCR).

Beverley Norris-Edmunds Choreographer

Beverley is delighted to be back at the Royal Court. Productions worked on here include: Scouse Sleeping Beauty, Selection Box, Scouse Snow White, Girls don’t play Guitars, Scouse Pacific, Lost Soul 2, Scouse Nativity, Golden Oldies, The Royal, Father O’Flaherty Saves Our Souls, Sex in Suburbia, Canoeing for Beginners, Bouncers, Special Measures, Our Day Out The Musical by Willy Russell (premiered 2009 and 2010), Ladies Night, Good Golly Miss Molly, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Dirty Dustin’, Nightmare on Lime Street, Little Scouse on the Prairie, Brick up the Mersey Tunnels 1 and 2, Merry Ding Dong, Slappers and Slap Heads, Reds ‘n’ Blues

Other recent choreography includes: Tom Dick and Harry (New Vic Theatre and Alexandre Palace London); Marvelous, Beauty and The Beast, The 39 Steps, Coppellia, a mystery (New Vic Theatre); The Worst Witch - Olivier Award winner 2020 for Best Family Show (UK Theatre Tour and Vaudeville Theatre West End, Royal and Derngate Theatre Northampton); Around the World in 80 Days premiered at The New Victory Theatre on Broadway New York after its UK Tour starting at The New Vic Theatre (Newcastle -under-Lyme)

For Northern Broadsides and Touring: Hard Times, For Love or Money, Loves Labours Lost, Much Ado about Nothing and Cyrano (co-production with New Vic)

Oldham Coliseum: Most recent include Oh What A Lovely War, Up ‘n ‘ Under, Chicago (MEN Theatre Award Winner for Best Ensemble).

Touring credits include:

Return To The Forbidden Planet, Carmen, Sex In Suburbia

TV credits include:

Disney’s The Evermoor Chronicles, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks, CBeebie’s The Magic Door, Butterfly, Sunny D, Fernando Torres Nike Commercial, September Song, Brookside and the feature film O Jerusalem

Beverley has also choreographed numerous productions for The Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse theatres, Bolton Octagon, Hull Truck Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Liverpool Empire Theatre, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough, Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke, Harrogate Theatre, New Perspective Theatre company and for the award winning Tmesis Theatre, Claybody Theatre and Imaginarium Theatre Company.

Marie Jones Costume Supervisor

Marie studied fashion and then moved on to theatre costume interpretation at Mabel Fletcher College. Marie’s work as a freelance costumier has included costumes for Oldham Coliseum, The Royal Exchange, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Jimmy McGovern’s film Liam, Beyond Friendship for Mersey Television and the many pantomime dames who have appeared on the Everyman stage.

She has worked extensively at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and has recently been employed as full time Wardrobe Supervisor. Most recently Marie’s work at the Everyman and Playhouse has included: Much Ado About Nothing, The Electric Hills, The Flint Street Nativity, The Tempest, Unprotected, Billy Liar, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, Urban Legend, Fly, Breezeblock Park, The Entertainer, Still Life And The Astonished Heart, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Anniversary, Dr Faustus, The May Queen, Cruel Sea and All My Sons

Marie’s other credits include: Brick Up The Mersey Tunnels, Lost Soul, Good Golly Miss Molly, Stags and Hens - The Remix, On The Ledge, Misery, Eight Miles High, Council Depot Blues, Night Collar, Dirty Dusting, Shirley Valentine, Our Day Out - The Musical, The Salon, Funny Money, Merry Ding Dong, A Fistul Of Collars, Lucky Numbers, Lennon, Scouse Pacific, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Little Scouse on the Prairie, Reds And Blues - The Musical, Ladies Day, Bouncers, Scouse Of The Antarctic, Pharaoh ‘Cross The Mersey and Down The Dock Road for Royal Court Liverpool, Brouhaha International Street Festival, Working Class Hero on the recent Imagine DVD, Costume Supervisor for many shows at LIPA, The Splash Project at MYPT and Twopence To Cross The Mersey at the Liverpool Empire.

Royal Court Staff

Executive Producer Kevin Fearon

Chief Executive Gillian Miller

Finance Director Kevin Dunn Producer Jess Bolger

Head of Marketing Iain Christie

Executive Chef David Assall

Head of Finance & Administration Gary O’Connor

Finance Officer Alison Ward

Head of Audience Experience Thomas Wright

Graphic Designer & Brand Manager Jamie Jenkin

Assistant Producer Clare Carlucci

Marketing Manager Kofi Ohene-Djan

Social Media Officer Clara Mbirimi

Head of Technical & Production Sean Gannon

Technical Manager Matthew Masson

Resident Stage Manager Andrew Lock Artistic Supervisor Jen Baron

Chief LX Jamie Haining

Box Office & Sales Manager Lauren Macauley

Assistant Box Office Manager Laura Lees

Head of Theatre Engagement Miriam Mussa

HR & Wellness Officer Maria Schumann

Participation Project(s) Manager Uma Ramanathan

Costume Supervisor Marie Jones

Workshop Manager Mick Bawden

Finance Administrator Izzie Litwin

Admin Assistant Phil McLoughlin

Youth Theatre Leader Zain Salim

Community Choir Master Jay McWinen

Box Office Assistants Finn Goulden-Jennings, Carl Lees, Amelia Maguire, Anna Miller, Joe Morris, Pat O’Neill, Susan Segar, Angela Varley and Karen Young

Stage Door Allan Dodd & John Evans.

Kitchen

Head Chef David Assall

Kitchen Supervisors Kyle Wardale, Daniel Awotwi

Chefs Jay Quinn, Josh Eglin, Daniel Ambrose, Jack While, Josh Wardale, Nick Watson

Kitchen Porters Debbie Chisam, Billie Chisam , Daniel Dunn, Nisha Begum, Louise Dodd, Harrison Mclaughlin, Jackie Kirton, Lewis While Front of House

House Manager Kathryn Heffron Assistant Manager Kathy Hutson Supervisors Megan Franey amd Calum Norbury

Bar Supervisor Joe Woods Courtyard Manager Emma Keig Assistant Courtyard Manager Paul Imrie Courtyard Bar Supervisor Michael Martin

Front of House Staff Beth Baccino, Hazel Bawden, Jacob Bee, Kaya Bell, Cameron Brown, Colette Burgess, Joe Carney, Louis Carney-Smith, Courtney Cook, Aisling Davis, Carl Dillon, Audrey Flynn, Charlotte Freyne, Beth Fry, Michael Hall, Michael Hardy, Jennifer Heffron, Josh Johnson, Laura Jones, Jake Jones, Charlotte Kendrick, Lizzie Kendrick, Jamie Kenyon, Emma Laverty, Phil Lyne, Sam Massen, Tegan Meek, Phil McLoughlin, Amy McCutcheon, Faye McCutcheon, Mia Molloy, Alison Myers, Ciara Naughton, Joe O’Neil, Brea O’Donnell, Kayleigh Oulton, Jamie Peacock, Jake Pendleton, Millie Quayle, Declan Redmond, Katie Sherman, Georgia Slater, Charis Stead, Aiva Tamborini, Hebron Tedros, Annie Wardale, Alex Williams, Hannah Wright, Amy Wright, amd Gina Zotova Courtyard Staff

Jordan Barkley, Stephen Dixon, Zoe Darracott, Faith Dawson, Chloe Thorpe, Aimee Kelly, Keira Tann and Jasmin Ward

Cleaners Cleaning Supervisor: Debbie Chisam, Billie Chisam, Carla Cole, Joanne Kinsella, Kevin Tristram and Nick Watson

And a big thank you to all of our security staff for their hard work throughout the year.