Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle
Music By John Du Prez & Eric Idle
From the original screenply by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
About the Show Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. Inspired by the classic comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical also diverts a bit from more traditional versions of the legend. Instead, Spamalot features shenanigans including a line of beautiful dancing girls, a flatulent Frenchmen and killer rabbits. Outside, there is plague with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine. Throughout the show Arthur, travelling with his servant Patsy, recruits several knights to accompany him on his quest, including Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad. Besides the rabbits and farting Frenchman, they meet such characters as the Lady of the Lake, Prince Herbert, Tim the Enchanter, Not Dead Fred, the Black Knight and the Knights who say Ni.
Yeadon Town Hall | 15-19 November 2016 “SPAMALOT” is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10018. www.theatricalrights.com The videotaping or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.”
Royston Bayfield - Director Directorial credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar, Seussical, Spend, Spend, Spend, Carousel, Bat Boy, Jekyll and Hyde, Buddy, Footloose, Our House, The Producers, Bouncers and Shakers, The Full Monty, Fiddler on the Roof, Whistle Down the Wind, Avenue Q, The Wedding Singer, Little Women, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Addams Family.
Director
Catherine Sweet - Musical Director Credits include: for Ilkley Playhouse Betty Blue Eyes and High Society, for Guiseley AOS Crazy for You and Footloose, for Skipton AOS Seussical, for the Grove and Rawdon Theatre Co. Spend, Spend, Spend, Buddy, Seussical and Jesus Christ Superstar, for BrassNeck Theatre Footloose, Avenue Q and The Addams Family.
Musical Director
Sarah Joice - Choreographer & Company
Choreographer
Credits include: West Side Story (Stampede), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (TG & RTC), BrassNeck Theatre’s Footloose, The Producers, The Full Monty, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wedding Singer, Little Women and The Addams Family, which she also co-choreographed.
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King Art
Lady of the Lake
Patsy
Richard Lloyd
Marie Collins
Mike Riley
Credits include:
Credits include:
Credits include:
Gomez (The Addams Family), Max Bialystock (The Producers), Tevye (Fiddler on the Roof), Sweeney (Sweeney Todd), William Barfee (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee).
Annie (Calendar Girls), Domina (A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum), Mrs Lovett (Sweeney Todd), Anita (Girls Night, UK Tour), Eva Peron (Evita, Leeds Grand Theatre).
P T Barnum (Barnum) twice, Bill Snibson (Me & My Girl), Uncle Fester (The Addams Family), Sky Masterson (Guys and Dolls), Leo Bloom (The Producers) twice.
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Sir Robin
Sir Galahad
Sir Lancelot
Stuart Hutchinson
Ben Tomlinson
Paul Rookes
Credits include:
Credits include:
Credits include:
Kipps (Half A Sixpence), TJ (Sister Act), Billy Lawler (42nd Street), Scarecrow (The Wizard Of Oz), Gerald Bollingbroke (Me and My Girl).
Joe Casey (Our House), Bad Idea Bear (Avenue Q), Britney Spears (We Will Rock You), Marius (Les Miserables), Robbie Hart (The Wedding Singer).
Franz (The Producers), Voice of Audrey 2 (Little Shop of Horrors), Bill Sikes (Oliver), The Lion (The Wizard of Oz), Phillip the Apostle (Jesus Christ Superstar).
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Prince Herbert
Sir Bede
Company
Anthony Gilmartin
Richard Mace
Paul Chewins
Credits include:
Credits include:
Credits include:
Jud Fry (Oklahoma), Mal Beineke (The Addams Family), Judd (Bouncers), Ethan (The Full Monty), Judge Turpin (Sweeney Todd).
Joseph (Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Captain Von Trapp (The Sound of Music).
Dr Swaby (Betty Blue Eyes), Herbie (Gypsy), Mack (Mack and Mabel), Parchester (Me and My Girl), Cogsworth (Beauty and the Beast).
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Company
Company
Company
Kieron Clayton
Adam Folkard
Callum Holt
Credits include:
Credits include:
Credits include:
Ancestor (The Addams Family), Company (Sweet Charity).
Leaf Coneybear (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), George (The Wedding Singer), The Lion (The Wizard of Oz), The Plant (Little Shop of Horrors), Mr Bumble (Oliver).
Dancer (Scarlett Lane), Larry (A Chorus Line), Otto (Spring Awakening), James (High School Musical).
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Cast & Crew King Arthur The Lady of the Lake Patsy Sir Robin Sir Galahad Sir Lancelot Sir Bedevere Prince Herbert Company
Richard Lloyd Marie Collins Mike Riley Stuart Hutchinson Ben Tomlinson Paul Rookes Anthony Gilmartin Richard Mace Paul Chewins Kieron Clayton Adam Folkard Callum Holt Sarah Joice Katie Kelly Tom Kyle Fiona Lane James Pegg Emma Simpson Emily Taylor Jennifer Yates
Director Musical Director Choreographer Stage Manager Deputy Stage Manager Lighting Supervisor Sound Design Set Design Wardrobe Props Make-up Wig Design Front of House Manager Box Office Manager Bar Manager Rehearsal Pianists
Prompt Programme Design
Royston Bayfield Catherine Sweet Sarah Joice Paul Weston John Elstub Paul Dennison Zig Zag Lighting Oliver Trenouth Tom Hughes Anne Weston Anna Riley Anne Reynolds & Team Carol Bradley & Team Barbara Matthews Pamela Slater Barbara Matthews James Clarke Danny Gamble Andrew Sherlock Phil Walsh Morwenna Veal Stuart Hutchinson (Marmaduke Graphic Design)
Musical Numbers ACT 1
ACT 2
Overture Entr’act Fisch Schlapping Song Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Mayor and Villagers) (Patsy, King Arthur and Company) King Arthur’s Song Brave Sir Robin (King Arthur and Patsy) (Minstrels) I Am Not Dead Yet You Won’t Succeed on Broadway (Not Dead Fred, Lance, Robin and Peasants) (Sir Robin and Company) Come With Me The Diva’s Lament (Lady Of The Lake) (Lady Of The Lake) Laker Girls Where Are You? (King Arthur, Patsy, Mrs Galahad (Prince Herbert) and Laker Girls) His Name is Lancelot The Song That Goes Like This (Sir Lancelot, Prince Herbert and Company) (Sir Galahad, Lady Of The Lake I’m All Alone and Laker Girls) (King Arthur, Patsy and Company) All For One The Song That Goes Like This - Reprise (King Arthur, Patsy and Knights) (Lady Of The Lake and King Arthur) Knights of the Round Table Finale (Full Company) (Full Company) Find Your Grail (Full Company) Run Away! (French Taunter, Guards, King Arthur, Knights and Company)
Company
Company
Company
Katie Kelly
Tom Kyle
Fiona Lane
Credits include:
Credits include:
Credits include:
Mrs Phagan (Parade), Dance Captain/AssistantChoreographer (Footloose), Company (The Wedding Singer), Narrator (KS1 Nativity), Company in too many to mention.
Bat Boy (Bat Boy), Leo Bloom (The Producers), Mark (Rent), Princeton / Rod (Avenue Q), Various Musical Director credits.
Evita (Evita), Irene (Crazy For You), Anytime Annie (42nd Street), Wendy Jo (Footloose), Cagelle (La Cage aux Folles).
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Company
Company
Company
James Pegg
Emma Simpson
Emily Taylor
Credits include:
Credits include:
Credits include:
Man 2 (Edges: Musical Song Cycle), Maurice (Beauty and the Beast), Jason (Scarlett Lane), Ancestor (The Addams Family).
Lead vocalist (LIPA Diploma Showcase), Silly Girl (Beauty and the Beast), Mother Superior (The Sound of Music), Ronnette (Little Shop of Horrors), Ancestor (The Addams Family).
Pamela (The 39 Steps), Marcy Park (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Linda (The Wedding Singer), Christmas Eve (Avenue Q), Candy (Whistle Down the Wind).
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Company
Company
Jennifer Yates Credits include:
Dennis Court 1946 - 2016
Holly (The Wedding Singer), Penny (A Slice of Saturday Night), Lucy (Sweeney Todd), Peggy (Godspell), Tiffany (Back to the 80s).
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It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Dennis Court following a short illness. Dennis was a life member, initially of Stampede Theatre Company and latterly BrassNeck Theatre, along with his wife Heather.
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Dennis will be remembered for his humour and diligence over many years of working within amateur theatre and we at BrassNeck will always be grateful for his hard work, loyalty and support in many areas of the theatre.
ERIC IDLE (Book, lyrics, and music) has multi-hyphenated his way through life, from being a writer and actor in the legendary “Monty Python” TV series and movies, to the creator and director of “The Rutles.” He has appeared on stage singing rude songs with John Du Prez at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl as well as performing in two highly successful tours, Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python (2000) and The Greedy Bastard Tour (2003), for which they journeyed 15,000 miles across North America in a bus. His Greedy Bastard Diary of that tour is available from Harper Collins. Their latest work, a comic oratorio called Not the Messiah, will be performed shortly in Toronto. His play Pass The Butler ran for five months in London’s West End; he has written two novels, Hello Sailor and The Road to Mars, a children’s book, The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and The Pussycat, and a bedside companion, The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book. Spamalot has already won him a Tony, a Grammy and the respect of his wife and children.
JOHN DU PREZ (Music) a Trevelyan Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, and Associate of the Royal College of Music, he entered the film industry in 1978 composing additional music for Monty Python’s Life of Brian. This began a long association with Eric Idle, leading eventually to their current writing partnership. He has scored more than 20 feature films including The Meaning of Life, A Private Function, A Fish Called Wanda, Once Bitten, UHF and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I, II, and III. Other Python projects include the Contractual Obligation Album, Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl and The Fairly Incomplete & Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book. He was musical director for Eric Idle’s two North American stage tours, Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python (2000) and The Greedy Bastard Tour (2003). This is his Broadway debut.
MONTY PYTHON. Is he God or Godot, an agent of the devil or an agent of the William Morris Agency, or is he, as some have argued, a fictitious character invented in 1969 by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin in a desperate attempt to find a title for their rather silly TV show? Whatever the truth, he is the eponymous impresario who fronts “The Flying Circus,” The Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different and who appeared Live at Drury Lane, City Center and the Hollywood Bowl. He has fronted numerous books including The Big Red Book and the Papperbok as well as many CDs, DVDs and matching ties and handkerchiefs. He is currently in retirement in an old jokes home near Dover, anxiously awaiting Nighthood and a Knightnurse. This is his first Broadway show. Further details: www.PythOnline.com
All songs published by Rutsongs Music & Ocean Music Ltd., © 2004. All rights Reserved, except songs from Monty Python & the Holy Grail, published by EMI/Python (Monty) Pictures as follows: “Finland,” music and lyrics by Michael Palin; “Knights of the Round Table,” music by Neil Innes, lyrics by Graham Chapman and John Cleese, “Brave Sir Robin,” music by Neil Innes, lyrics by Eric Idle; and “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” music and lyrics by Eric Idle from Life of Brian, published by Python (Monty) Pictures. SPAM® is a registered trademark of Hormel Foods LLC.
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