A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare's

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directed by Nick Bagnall

All images by Gary Calton

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The Milton Rooms aims to collaborate with established and emerging artists to make Malton a hub of excellence for the arts in all creative fields.

With a dedicated team of artists and performers and a new Studio Theatre/acoustic music room, the Milton Rooms is now placed to bring the best of artistic endeavour to the heart of North Yorkshire.

For one performance only A Midsummer Night's Dream is our inaugural production.

themiltonrooms.com Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX info: 01653 696 240 Box office: 01653 600 048 info@themiltonrooms.com Colin Richmond

Garry Cooper, Nick Barton

“When we were deciding which play should be our launch into the new Milton Rooms it was essential the community felt they had a stake in the building after years of neglect. The play had to allow for that. The building has to belong to the community. By using 180 local people and allowing my imagination to embrace this beautiful Market Place - the only play with this capacity to include all these elements was A Midsummer Nights Dream.�

Nick Bagnall

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Sunday 5th June 2011 The Field Rehearsal Having previously rehearsed sections in isolation, both in London and Yorkshire, we needed to find a space big enough to represent the whole of Malton's Market Place in order to bring our cast together for the first time.

We borrowed a field.

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th June 2011 Final Rehearsals and Performance Cast, crew and volunteers arrived at the Milton Rooms for final preparations, some people meeting for the first time in the process.

Rehearsals and fittings took place all over the building, in the church and surrounding streets.

Sunday 26th, 5.55pm: rehearsals end Sunday 26th, 6.00pm: performance begins

Sunday 26th June 2011 The Performance On a perfect Sunday evening, after months of rehearsing in three different parts of the country a cast of 8 professional actors, 150 local performers, a crew of 6, sixty scooters, a film crew, a team of chaperones, traffic controllers, stewards and a horse finally came together for the only performance of this community production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

A vital and extraordinary piece of theatre.

Director:

Nick Bagnall

Producer:

Garry Cooper

Assistant Director:

Kay Michael

Designer:

Nicholas Barton

Stage Manager:

Ruby Cooper

Crew:

Danny Bowers, Lauren Hutchinson, Marie Kane, Gabriella Lee, Jasmine Smith

Cast Alice Ahearn Charley Armstrong Beth Armstrong Poppy Bennison Lucy Bird Oliver Boot Emily Boyes Esme Burgess-Lamb Charlotte Carr Camille Cayabyab Georgia Chapman Honey Chapman Marcus Christopherson Faye Christopherson Amber Clarkson Sophie Clarkson India Collier-Hield Hermione Collier-Hield Isobel Cooke Emily Cooper Charlotte Cooper Garry Cooper Hannah Copley Megan Dowson Barrie Elener Kirstie Finlinson Bethany Fox Skye Gallagher Ciara Gallagher Chloe Gallagher Jaia Genet Helen George Sophie Gorman Hannah Grant Simon Harrison Molly Hickes Emily Holden Katy Holliday Poppy Hutchinson Thomas Jennings Evie Jones Maisie Jones Millie Jones Simone Kirby Millie Kemp Tilly Kenyon Saskia Kirkham-Burke Kym Kitching Lauren Knowles Phoenix Landore Holly Lealman Alice Lloyd Ellen Longworth Fergal McElherron Tzarini Meyler Bethany Mooring Sophie Mort Rebecca Paylor James Roger Steve Shaw Tom Stuart Alex Tate-Smith Tom Tyson Leah Whitaker Jessica Whittall Lucy Peel Clara Reeves Millie Rennison Abi Rennison Mary Rice Hannah Richardson Amy Richardson Rosie Riley Olivia Roberts Megan Robinson Sophie Roger Martha Rothwell Kerri Shepherd Freya Simpson Emily Steele Alicia Stewart Lucy Stewart Maisie Thomson Lois Teal Caitlin Walker Tierney Walsh Alicia Ward Kyra Welham Ria Williams Lillian Williamson Megan Woollons

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