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Programme WITH MARTIN BARRASS SUZY COOPER VINCENT GRAY AJ POWELL ˆ N HOWARD SIA AND JONATHAN RACE Designed by PHIL R DANIELS and CHARLES CUSICK SMITH Lighting Designer RICHARD G JONES Associate Musical Director and Arranger CHRISTOPHER MADIN Musical Director MIKE TURNBULL Choreographer BRENDAN MATTHEW

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DIRECTED BY BERWICK KALER AND DAMIAN CRUDEN

DIRECTORS’ LETTERS

Dear Dame Lulu, Sorry but I hadn’t realised you had been a child star.

Dame by the age of five, quite an achievement. I also note by the look of things from your “recent” photo that The Sweeney is clearly back on the box, safari suit and medallion how very now. tc isti Arttiis earr Artistic, Dear The burden of carrying your career has weighed heavy on my shoulders, and although I still have a figure to die for, I felt my face was beginning to look older than my 39 years.

I decided drastic action was needed when I was recently on a packed no 4 bus and a 98 year old pensioner (who was recovering from two hip replacements and a full lobotomy) insisted on giving up her seat for me. I know you have encountered similar situations – indeed, I’ve heard on the banana-vine that your wife will never go anywhere in public with you because people just assume you are her granddad!

We both know that when I go to that great frontcloth in the sky, Pantomime at the Theatre Royal will no longer exist. Life for my thousands of Babbies & Bairns will change drastically. After years of seeing only our annual ‘rubbish’, for the first time in their little lives they will be introduced to a cultural experience they never knew existed – entertainment!

As you can see from the accompanying photographic plate I have endured a complete face-lift and full hair transplant. I have done this not for vanity, but for the sake of our little local pantomime. My new image will serve us well for the future, and when the future arrives I’ll have another face-lift. It’s a young world Artistic and I’m ready to change my name to ‘Lulu’ and join them!

I remain, York’s Dame,

BERWICK KALER PS – I saw your wife Mandy reading a brochure the other day entitled ‘Care Homes for Elderly Artistic Directors’. Just thought I’d mention it!

I knew you were suffering somewhat over the past months as bits kept falling off, I’ve collected them and kept them on ice until medical science catches up. My only concern has of course been our Panto, not you and I am pleased to see that you have taken drastic action on the reconstruction front giving us a rosy future of youthful bounding about the stage. Alas that I could afford similar work to be undertaken, I am indeed not yet 35 but as you can see from my recent head shot the past 15 years of panto direction have indeed taken their toll, or is it working with you?

Lulu is a great new stage name (I always felt that Kaler had more of an agricultural rather than theatrical ring to it) and believe that you could now clean up on the cabaret circuit, escapology and dog acts are very popular post Britain’s Got Talent. I’d be happy to represent you and see if I can get you a few “gigs” as they say in the world of light entertainment, I only take 25% commission. The travel away from York would suit you and your adoring fans would flock to see you entertain even in working men’s clubs and student unions, where I’m sure Lulu would go down very well.

I remain alive…just,

DAMIAN CRUDEN

COSTUME DESIGNS

by Charles Cusick Smith

THE MAKING OF ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MAM! Set Design by Phil R Daniels Rehearsal photography by Ed Sunman

ROBIN HOOD MEN IN SONG AND STORIES Written by John R Wilkinson What life is there like to bold Robin Hood?

It is so pleasant a thing: In merry Sherwood he spends his days As pleasantly as a king.

Anthony Munday: Metropolis Coronata (1615)

Robin Hood is always tremendous fun to believe in. We have a hero and his companions, outlaws, surviving by robbery and poaching (fowl means!) while outwitting bumbling soldiers and the miserly Sheriff of Nottingham. It’s also unusually plausible and has closer links nkks with York than you might imagine.

The legend comes from three different versions: In 1226 a man named Robert Hod is said to have fled York because he owed money to one of the churches. Edward II is known to have had a valet at York in 1324 called Robyn Hode. Then there’s the Robin Hood who trespassed in a royal forest at Rockingham in 1354.

Whichever identification you choose to go with, three things are clear: Firstly “Robin” and “Hood” are both common names throughout England. Secondly, as a result, the basic sources are at loggerheads over a setting for the outlaw’s activities. Thirdly, mostt importantly, none of his extant adventures will come close to the threadbare plot of a York Theatre Royal pantomime!

There isn’t a singularly inclusive narrative but, over the years, the traditional combination has remained popular. Robin Hood may have always been a fictional character; the folklorist Francis James ess Child declares him “absolutely a creation of the ballad-muse”, but he is as symbolically heroic as St George or King Arthur.

Games, pageants and plays about him have been a regular form of entertainment since the late fifteenth century.

He has appeared in thirty-nine ballads and four Elizabethan playlets, all of which circle around the same themes. Robin is a fugitive, although none of the ballads give an explanation for this. He typifies light-hearted courage, defiance of tyranny, generosity and patriotism. He almost always robs from the rich and gives to the poor. He almost always has companions, most notably Little John who is near equal to him in strength and skill. Physical prowess is stressed and valued: there are many archery contests and tournaments, wrestling matches and quarterstaff bouts. Craft and trickery are admired too: many of the stories involve cunning plans, disguise and plots.

You gentlemen and yeoman good, Come in and drink with Robin Hood: If Robin Hood be not at home, Come in and drink with Little John.

Anon: Old Rhyme It is hard to imagine a better gang to belong to than the Merry Men. Names like Will Scarlet and Friar Tuck are famous, although there others like Arthur a Bland and David of Doncaster. My personal favourite is Much. Much is usually the Miller’s son, often portrayed as small, and as a bit of a joker. He is always getting himself, and others, into trouble. Much like a certain Dame’s son!

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W Will whisper ever more of Robin Ho ...Y .. ou, good Friar, tle John, Y You Much, you Scarlet, you dear Lit wood.

Your names will cling like ivy to the ay Y rs aw A d here perhaps a hundred yea An lf asleep Some hunter in day-dreams or ha rhead, ove Will hear our arrows whizzing horn.

And catch the winding of a phantom Tennyson: The Foresters (1881)

neatly defined; the villains stand Just as the heroes of Sherwood are res in English literature. There is out as some of the most dastardly figu dy, immoral Sheriff, nor a gree the perhaps no nastier character than e? The Sheriff is an important slimier toady than Sir Guy of Gisbourn It is his task to capture outlaws figure in the legend of Robin Hood. the safety of trade routes re such as Robin Hood, either to ensu them from poaching deer. keep to or through Sherwood Forest, ieval society. They were the King’s Sheriffs were powerful men in med charged with keeping the representative in each county and were hunted down without were aws Outl peace and upholding the law. e’s a new lawman in town! Fresh mercy. This year, boys and girls, ther orange, he’s got his beady eye off a Sterling Single and eating a blue out chaps, he’s behind you!

Look ion. on Hattie Hood, Geoffrey and Mar

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THE CAST BERWICK KALER Hattie Hood MARTIN BARRASS Geoffrey Hood SUZY COOPER Marian VINCENT GRAY Robin Hood AJ POWELL Ice Blondel ˆ N HOWARD Lady Hamalot/Broomhilda SIA JONATHAN RACE Sheriff Hutton

ENSEMBLE LAUREN NEWTON Connie Fir JAMIE SUTTON Little John DANIELLE MULLAN Teresa Green AL BRAATZ King Richard/Will Scarlet ALIX ROSS Florrie Bunda HARRY HUGHES Alan-a-Dale

THE MUSICIANS Keyboard MIKE TURNBULL Drums & Percussion NIGEL HARVEY Trumpet, Trombone & Alto Sax DANNY HAMMERTON Bass RYAN GOVIN

THE CREATIVE TEAM Directed by BERWICK KALER and DAMIAN CRUDEN Designed by PHIL R DANIELS and CHARLES CUSICK SMITH Lighting Designer RICHARD G JONES Associate Musical Director and Arranger CHRISTOPHER MADIN Musical Director MIKE TURNBULL Choreographer BRENDAN MATTHEW Fight Director LIAM EVANS-FORD Film Editor and Cameraman CHRIS SPENCE On the Book CLARE MORSE

YOUNG PEOPLE RED TEAM: AARON BLANCHARD (Tom), MADELEINE WOOD (Cherry), CORIN ANDERSON, RORY VINCE, RUBY EWING, SCARLETT ROWLEY, BEA KIRKHAM, REBECCA PATTERSON BLUE TEAM: OSCAR ROGERS (Tom), OLIVIA HUNT (Cherry), CHARLIE WRIGHT, OLIVER FOX, LAURA BAILEY, LOTTIE WALKER, JESSICA NOCKELS, ISABELLE MARTIN

PANTO FILM EXTRAS MARY ROBINSON Pensioner, PAT NORTON Pensioner

THE SCENES ACT ONE Hamalot – Near Nottingham The Sheriff’s Den Ye Olde Schoolroom The Legend Begins Bedroom Capers Robin’s Camp Sherwood Forest

WRITTEN BY

BERWICK KALER

ACT TWO The Olympian Archery Contest The Great Escape Search and Rescue The Plot Quickens The Great Hall of Hamalot Castle Your Songsheet The Walkdown

THE SONGS ACT ONE Welcome To Hamalot Merry People When The King Comes Home Again Robin & Merry People Ice – Under Pressure Ice Blondel & Sheriff Hutton We Hate School Pupils OId Age Rampage Mrs Hood & Pupils It’s Safe To Dance Marian, Robin, Merry People Who Better Than Me Robin & Marian Find The Babes Robin, Lady Hamalot, Merry People ACT TWO Sport Up Your Life Ice Blondel & Athletes I’m On My Own Marian & Unexpected Friends Never Outfox The Hood Lady Hamalot, Robin, Merry Men & Women It’s Panto Style Mrs Hood & Ensemble Life’s A Happy Song Ice Blondel, Robin, Marian, Lady Hamalot, King Richard & The Gratians The Carrot Song Mrs Hood & Geoffrey, but chiefly yourselves!

The Goodbye Song Ensemble

THANKS Ed Sunman; Harry Gration; Ann Masters - Explore Media at Explore York, City Of York Council, Libraries & Heritage; Claire & Andrew Conning, David Tesseyman, Kim Houlston, Patrick, Oliver, Hope & friends at Forest Farm Stables, Tollerton; Russ Broadbent, Roy Wilcox-Harrison, Kevin Watling, City Of York Council, Parking Services; Deb O’Donnell & Eddie at Coppergate Shopping Centre; Chris Morgan & Sally Frisby at David Lloyd Gym, York; Andy Pilliner; Nick Duncan; Councillor Keith Hyman, Mrs Karen Hyman and Anne Platt, City Of York Council, Mansion House; Marcus, Warren, Sam, Cat, Ed & Magdelaina at The Yorkshire Soap Company, 10 Blake Street; Mick at Warrington Gallopers; Sarah Heathwood; Dave Watson; Frank & Mary Snowdon; Pilot Theatre; Riding Lights; Dean Court; Holly Bream; York Archers Society; Dawn Allsopp Design Assistant; William Rudling Illustrations; Zik-Zak of Walmgate

BERWIC BERWICK B E RW RWI WIC WIC CK KALER

MARTIN M ARTI RT TI N TIN BARRASS

SUZY S SU UZY ZY COOPER

Hattie Hood

Geoffrey Hood

Marian

West End: he starred as Pope John Paul II in Dario Fo’s The Pope and the Witch, Comedy Theatre and as Eddie Waters in Comedians, Lyric; Gone With the Wind, Drury Lane; Pyjama Tops, Whitehall; Tommy, Queens; Annie Get Your Gun, Aldwych; RSC’s production of Kiss Me Kate, Old Vic and Savoy.

Other theatre credits include leading roles in seasons with the New Shakespeare Company at the Open Air Theatre, London, and also at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

He has toured extensively here and abroad, including Canada, Great Expectations, Japan, The Rocky Horror Show, and took his favourite Shakespeare roles Malvolio and Bottom to Barbados (twice!).

Television credits include: The Rivals, Taggart, Dempsey and Makepeace, A Touch of Frost, The Bill, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Dangerfield, Grimm, Boon, The Fifteen Streets, Coronation Street The QE2 video, Auf Weidersehen Pet, A Very British Coup, The Tide of Life, 2 Point 4 Children, Knight School, The Worst Witch, Bramwell, Mosley, Grafters, Running Wild, Rent-a-ghost, Bad Boyes, The New Statesman, Chalk Face, Crocodile Shoes, Spender, George Stephenson - From Iron Ways, The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Badger, Casualty, Breeze Block, The Crouches, Distant Shores, Heartbeat, The Royal, Parents of the Band.

He has made over 30 films including: Mahler, Valentino, I Want What I Want, Murder on the Moon, Go Now, Jude, I Want You, Dayshift – Nightshift, A Knight’s Tale, Unhinged, Goal, The Ridings.

Berwick is an Honorary Freeman of the City of York and also received an honorary doctorate from the University of York.

Martin trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London.

Martin last performed with York Theatre Royal in The York Family Robinson.

Martin has spent the past year in the West End (London, not Acomb), playing 87 yearold Alfie in Richard Bean’s smash hit One Man Two Guvnors for the National Theatre.

The part was actually written for him, but he never mentions this. Moving on…

Other theatre credits with York Theatre Royal include: Laurel and Hardy, 40 Years On, Peter Pan, My Family and Other Animals, The Crucible, The Wind in the Willows, Dick Turpin, Sinbad the Sailor, The Elephant Man, The Three Musketeers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Getting On, Bouncers, She Stoops to Conquer, The Railway Children.

Other theatre credits include: Every Time It Rains, Honeymoon Suite, Toast, Ladies’ Day, Ladies Down Under, Crown Prince, The Next Best Thing, Up on Roof, Under the Whaleback, Confessions of a City Supporter, Oh Baby,Young Hearts, Moby Dick, April in Paris, Up ‘n’ Under, A Hard Day’s Night, Laurel and Hardy, Teechers (Hull Truck Theatre); April in Paris (Mayfair Theatre); Two (Theatre Museum); Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance and School for Clownss (Stephen Joseph). He has also worked at Nottingham Playhouse, Perth Rep, Queen’s,, Hornchurch; English Theatre, Vienna; Chester er Gateway and the Liverpool Playhouse.

Television credits include: two years as regular character Mike in Emmerdale Farm, The Bill, Heartbeat, The Firm and Remembrance.

This year Suzy appeared in Jacob Lenz for the English National Opera at Hampstead Theatre. She consistently works for playwright Harold Barker’s company The Wrestling Company. Work for him includes Block/Echo, Slowly, Hurts Given and Received and Found in the Ground, performed at The Riverside Studios London and Smack Me for the 2010 Literary Festival season at the Purcell Rooms, South Bank.

Other theatre includes: Estelle in Huis Clos (King’s Head London); Laughter When We’re Dead (Live Theatre Newcastle) written by Sean O’ Brian. The Homecoming, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Man of the Moment, and A Little Shop of Horrors, Theatre Royal York.

This is Suzy’s 19th year of humiliation in the annual rubbish!

Television work includes: The Booze Cruise 1, 2 and 3, The Bill, various episodes of Casualty, Doctors, and Tuesday, written and directed by Edward Bond.

Film work includes: King of the Wind, Don’t Look Back and Cracks. Suzy is also the voice of Robbie the Seal in the Warner Brothers Animation film The Little Polar Bear 2.

VINCENT V I NCEN CE NT CE GRAY

AJ A POWELL

ˆN SIA S IA HOWARD

Robin Hood

Ice Blondel

Vincent trained at Colin’s Performing Arts Ltd. Theatre credits at York Theatre Royal include: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Mother Goose’s Silver Jubilee, Babbies in the Wood, The Lad Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor, Dick Turpin and Humpty Dumpty.

Other theatre credits include: Spirit of the Dance 10th Anniversary Tour and International Tour (Summer Spectacular, Westcliffe Theatre, Clacton on Sea).

Most recently Vincent has been appearing in the German Productions of We Will Rock You and The Rocky Horror Show.

Television credits include: EastEnders (BBC) and Date My Brother The Brother (Trouble TV).

Music Video credits include: It’s Raining Men - Geri Halliwell, That’s What I Go To School For – Busted and Make Love and Listen to the Music - Room 55.

Film credits include: Morgan and Salam-e-Isgh .

Modelling credits include: Vidal Sasoon and Jigsaw.

Following this, Vincent will be joining the cast of Starlight Express.

Vincent is delighted to be back in York for this festive season.

AJ graduated from Italia Conti Academy.

His theatre credits include West Side Story and Oh What A Night (Birmingham Hippodrome); We Will Rock You (Tour); Guys and Dolls, Annie (Crescent Theatre); Mamma Mia (European Tour); Mundo Latino (Portugal); Dick Whittington (Palace Theatre); Cinderella, Sinbad the Sailor, Dick Turpin, Humpty Dumpty, Jack and the Beanstalk and The York Family Robinson (York Theatre Royal); Pattieshop Diaries (Stratford Theatre Royal).

AJ has danced for many artists including Holly Valance, Liberty X, Geri Halliwell, Peter Andre, Lisa Scott-Lee, Mis-Teeq, Michelle McMannus, Angie Brown, The Cheeky Girls, 3SL and Clea.

Television credits include: Casualty (BBC); The One Show (BBC1); Nearly Famous, Life Begins (ITV); Bump and Grind (Trouble TV); Capture your Classic “Fame” (TCM); Skoda Yeti Advert, Sainsbury’s Advert. He has also danced for Kelly Clarkson at the Brit Awards, ITV. Film credits include: The Doctor’s Wife and Dinner is Served by Jordan Link.

AJ has just returned from touring the UK in a band managed by Mainstream Events.

He is thrilled to be back for another great year in York and would like to thank his family and friends for their ongoing love and support.

Lady Hamalot/ Broomhilda Siân trained at Aberystwyth University – BA Hons in Drama.

At York Theatre Royal she has appeared in The York Family Robinson, Jack and the Beanstalk (twice), Sinbad the Sailor, Cinderella, The Snow Queen and Abigail’s Party.

Other theatre credits include: Pygmalion, Two Princes, Suddenly Last Summer and Blithe Spirit (Theatr Clwtd); The Taming of the Shrew (Bristol Old Vic); Julius Caesar, Desire Under The Elms, Love in a Wood and the 2003 Olivier Award Winning Jacobean Season (RSC, Stratford and London); The Mousetrap (St Martin’s Theatre, London); The Way of The Way of The World and Talley’s Folly (Royal Theatre, Northamptron); How The Other Half Loves and The Norman Conquests (The Mill at Sonning); The King and I and The Merchant of Venice (Theatr Y Werin, Aberystwyth); Rookery Nook (Salisbury Playhouse); Daisy Pulls It Off and Hobson’s Choice (National tours); See How They Run, Hayfever, Godspell, The Canterbury Tales and A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Harrogate Theatre).

Television credits include: EastEnders, Jackanory Playhouse, BBC Newsnight.

Radio credits include Phaedra.

JONATHAN J ONA ATHA HAN RACE

LAU LAUREN LA AURE REN NEWTON

JAMIE J AMIIE AM E SUTTON

Sheriff Hutton

Connie Fir

Little John

Jonathan trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Theatre credits include The Railway Children, Three Men in a Boat, The Crucible, Forty Years On, Two Planks and a Passion, My Family and other animals, The Trumpeter’s Tale, The Wind In The Willows, Blue/Orange and Patient No.1, all for York Theatre Royal; Augustus Carp Esq. by Himself, Mistero Buffo, Science Friction and The Narrow Road, all for Riding Lights Theatre Company; Hamlet and Not About Heroes, Corn Exchange, Newbury; Our Country’s Good, Watermill Theatre; Rupert Brooke, Useful Donkey Theatre; Alice in Wonderland, New Vic Theatre; Mother Goose and Beauty and The Beast for Nottingham Playhouse; Macbeth, Easy Pieces Theatre; The 39 Steps, Crtierion, West End; The Diary of Anne Frank, Touring Consortium; The Mousetrap, St Martin’s, West End; Possible Worlds, Finborough Theatre; Remember, Jermyn Street Theatre; City Lights, Latchmere Theatre; The Night before Christmas, Big Wooden Horse; and The Gruffalo, Tall Stories.

Screen roles include Emmerdale and feature film Weekend.

Jonathan is also the Artistic Director of The Useful Donkey Theatre Company.

Lauren professionally trained in Musical Theatre at SLP College.

On leaving college Lauren travelled around the world on various cruise ships as a singer and dancer, working for Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and Voyages of Discovery.

Lauren last performed at York Theatre Royal in The York Family Robinson and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Her theatre credits include: Barney’s Girl in The Good Old Days (Leeds City Varieties); The Billy Pearce Laughter Show, Darren Day on Broadway and The Joe Longthorne Show (North Pier Theatre, Blackpool); Zippos Circus (Woodville Halls Theatre, Gravesend).

Just back from cruising on MV Discovery as a Lead Production Artist, Lauren is delighted to be returning for another season at York Theatre Royal and hopes you enjoy the Pantomime.

Jamie graduated from Urdang academy of Dance. During his three years training his roles included Cain in Children of Eden, Dorsey in Parade, Mr Fogg in Sweeney Todd and Luigi in Lucky Stiff.

Jamie last performed at York Theatre Royal in The York Family Robinson and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Other theatre credits include: Die Walkure (National Reis Opera); Bartered Bride (Royal Academy of Music) Rusalka (Grange Park Opera).

Jamie is very keen on sports and excels in Football and Kick Boxing. He fought for Britain in the Kickboxing Championships at the age of 13 and played Football at County level whilst at school.

Jamie would like to thank his family and friends for all their love and support.

DAN DANIELLE DA ANIE I EL EL LLE LE MULLAN

AL BRAATZ

ALIX ROSS

HARRY H ARRY RY Y HUGHES

Teresa Green

King Richard/ Will Scarlet

Florrie Bunda

Alan-a-Dale

Alix trained at the Identity Drama School.

She last appeared at York Theatre Royal in Pilot Theatre’s production of The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.

Television credits include Casualty and Stepping Up both for BBC. Theatre credits include: Daddy Cool at the Shaftesbury Theatre (West End), Diary of a Chav (Tristan Bates Theatre) and Mother Goose (Hackney Empire).

Harry Huges trained at Sylvia Young Theatre School and Laine Theatre Arts.

Harry last performed at York Theatre Royal in Mother Goose’s Silver Jubilee and Sleeping Beauty.

Theatre credits include: Movin’ in Time, Spirit of Life (Epsom Playhouse).

Television credits include: Holby City (BBC 1), Singer for IlDivo Royal Variety Performance (BBC1), Dancer on XFactor (ITV 1), Nicky in Toyboize (Talkback Thames/Dave), Nickelodeon Heart Advert.

Other credits include: Old Peter’s Russian Tales Series 1 & 2 (BBC Radio), Playhouse Disney voice over, Hovis Bread advert voice over, Strawberry Stars Cereal voice over, Toyota Car Promotion with Kim Gavin Excel Centre, Dr Barnardos advert.

Danielle has been awarded a degree in performance and events Production at Teeside University and graduated from Laine Theatre Arts with a National Diploma in Musical Theatre.

Danielle last performed at York Theatre Royal in The York Family Robinson.

Theatre credits include: Millie in Annie (Billingham Forum); Chrissy in Hair (Middlesbrough Theatre); Sandy in Grease, Sue in A Slice of Saturday Night, Anita in Westside Story (Arc); Killer Queen in We Will Rock (Margaret Armstrong Theatre); Jill (York Theatre Royal).

Whilst in training credits include: Mrs Pong, Alladin Polly Garter Under Milkwood (dir Andy Smith) Honk! Hypo, Stop the world I want to get off (dir Tudor Davies); One Giant Leap, Ahead of the Game (Epsom Playhouse).

Recently, Danielle was in Australia on a P&O cruise as a Singer and Dancer for Greyboy Entertainment.

Danielle is thrilled to be returning for another season with a wonderful cast and would like to thank her friends and family for all their love and support.

Al trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland receiving his Masters in Musical Theatre Performance.

Al last performed with York Theatre Royal in The Guinea Pig Club.

Theatre credits include: Company, Active Virgin (C Venues); Candid Cabaret, (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); Swingin Into Christmas (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); Assassins (Theatre Sheridan); The Drowsy Chaperone (Theatre Sheridan).

DAMIAN CRUDEN Director Damian has been Artistic Director of York Theatre Royal for the past 15 years.

He has directed many productions including: The Guinea Pig Club, The York Mystery Plays 2012, Laurel and Hardy, 40 Years On, Peter Pan, My Family and Other Animals, The Railway Children, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Wind in the Willows, Up the Duff, The Homecoming, The White Crow (Eichmann in Jerusalem); Death of a Salesman, Patient No. 1, Enjoy, Bouncers 2007 Remix, The Dumb Waiter, The Hare and the Tortoise (in York and Japan); Pygmalion, Broken Glass, East Is East, Hay Fever, Macbeth, A Cloud in Trousers, Brassed Off, Caitlin, A Taste of Honey, Habeas Corpus, Up‘n’Under, Frankenstein, Noises Off, Little Shop of Horrors, Othello, Closer, The Turn of the Screw, Bedevilled, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Kafka’s Dick, Man of the Moment, Having a Ball, Romeo and Juliet, Getting On, The Three Musketeers, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, All My Sons, Piaf, Dead Funny, Educating Rita, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Neville’s Island, Multiplex, Abandonment and Private Lives. He has co-directed the last 15 York Theatre Royal Pantos with Berwick Kaler.

Before York, Damian worked for various regional theatres as a freelance director. He was Associate Director for Hull Truck in the early ‘90s and prior to that Co-artistic Director of the Liverpool Everyman Youth Theatre. He worked for the Tron and TAG in Scotland and was a tutor for the Scottish Youth Theatre.

He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama between 1982 and 1986.

PHIL R DANIELS and CHARLES CUSICK SMITH Set

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Costume Design

Phil and Charles have designed many Pantomimes throughout the country. Robin Hood and His Merry Mam! is their fifth design for the Pantomime in York in recent years.

Phil trained at the Bristol Old Vic. He has designed work performed at the Nation Theatre and for the BBC, as well having some of his theatre designs acquired for the permanent collection of the V&A museum. His illustration work has been awarded with inclusion in the Best of European Illustration and the Association of British Illustrators annuals and exhibitions. He has been short listed in the portrait competition at the National Portrait Gallery and been commissioned to design and paint the permanent safety curtains for two Frank Matcham theatres, Cheltenham Everyman and more recently Newcastle Theatre Royal.

Charles trained at Glasgow School of Art and the Slade in London. He was awarded the TMA Best Designer Award and the Manchester Evening News award for Best Design. He works extensively in Opera and Ballet with notable recent designs including Spartacus choreographed by Irek Mukhamedov for Hong Kong Ballet, Nutcracker for Northern Ballet Theatre currently touring the UK. In Estonia Cavalleria Rusticana and Giselle for the State Opera.

Charles and Phil both began designing for theatre in 1982.

They began working together in 1985 and set up their own design partnership in 1987. They have worked since then both designing independently and also working together codesigning shows. They have designed for drama throughout the country and West End, notably The Guardsman starring Greta Scacchi and Edward II starring Eddie Izzard.

They have designed many musicals including, European Premiers of Sondheim’s Follies and Pacific Overtures, original designs for Hot Stuff West End and national tours, A Slice of Saturday Night starring Barbra Dickson Cliff the Musical at the Prince of Wales Theatre and world premiere of Dusty the Musical. Most recent designs have been Spamalot and Hello Dolly! in Germany.

Rock Events have included The Something Else Tour for Boyzone in 1997 and Rock Around the Dock for Granada TV. Besides this they also work designing for theatre, Opera and Ballet productions throughout Europe and as far away as Estonia, Hong Kong and America.

Recent designs include Alice in Wonderland for the Ballet du Capitole Toulouse, Three Musketeers Opera ballet Tallinn Estonia and Pinocchio in Germany.

Their current projects include designs for Ein Walzertraum (Austria), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Germany), Raymonda ( Estonia), Rigoletto and Carousel (Germany) and Cider with Rosie (UK).

RICHARD G. JONES Lighting Designer Richard lit the actor musician Broadway Production of Sweeney Todd at the Eugene O’Neill Theater, for which he was nominated for an Outer Circle Critics Award and won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design. He was also nominated for a TMA Theatre Award for best lighting design for The Railway Children at the National Railway Museum and a DORA for the Toronto production.

Richard’s previous work at York includes: The Guinea Pig Club, The York Mystery Plays 2012, The York Family Robinson, My Family and Other Animals, Two Planks and a Passion, Peter Pan, Forty Years On, Jack and the Beanstalk, To Kill A Mockingbird, Wind in the Willows, Humpty Dumpty, The Homecoming, Twelfth Night, Dick Turpin, Death of a Salesman, A Man for all Seasons, Three Men in a Boat, Twinkle Little Star, The Single Spies, All My Sons, A Taste of Honey, Brassed Off, Piaf, The Blue Room, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Kafka’s Dick, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum, Othello, Little Shop of Horrors, Romeo and Juliet, Bouncers, Macbeth and Into The Woods.

Richard recently lit Breaking the Code for the English Speaking Theatre Frankfurt, A Bedroom Farce and Fiddler on th Roof for a UK Tour in 2013 for New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, The Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete World of Sports (abridged), for Newbury Productions (UK) Limited in association with York Theatre Royal. He is currently working on designs for, Sleeping Beauty the Rock and Roll Panto for New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich, Strictly Come Dancing Arena Tour 2013 and Celebrating Christmas with the Salvation Army 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall.

CHRISTOPHER MADIN Associate Musical Director and Arranger With over 25 years experience, Christopher has written original scores for more than 150 productions for theatre, film, television and radio. His work at York Theatre Royal includes: The Guinea Pig Club, The York Mystery Plays 2012, Laurel and Hardy, 40 Years On, Peter Pan, Two Planks and a Passion, My Family and Other Animals, The Crucible, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Wind in the Willows, Coram Boy, Twelfth Night, Death of a

Salesman, The Railway Children, A Man for All Seasons, Rabbit and Hedgehog, Pinocchio, Bouncers, Broken Glass, Pygmalion, Hobson’s Choice, Macbeth, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Brassed Off, The Pocket Dream, A Taste of Honey, Caitlin, Private Lives, Abandonment, All My Sons, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, The Blue Room, The Three Musketeers, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, The Chrysalids, Habeas Corpus, Up ‘n’ Under, The Glass Menagerie, Frankenstein, The Snow Queen, Having a Ball, Disco Pigs and Romeo and Juliet.

Credits for other theatres include: Steptoe and Son in Murder at Oil Drum Lane (Comedy Theatre, West End); The Crucible (Bolton Octagon); A Cloud in Trousers (Southwark Playhouse); Ay Carmela! (Shaw Theatre London); The Lifeblood (Edinburgh Festival and the Riverside Studios); Romeo and Juliet, Tidelines, Frog and Toad and The Snow Queen (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield); Passion Killers, Up ‘n’ Under 2, Bouncers and Laurel and Hardy (Hull Truck Theatre); Beauty and the Beast (Chester Gateway); and Misery (King’s Head).

Christopher was also a long-time collaborator with Compass Theatre Company, having written over 15 shows for them, including the acclaimed tours of Moby Dick and Hard Times.

His work for television and radio includes: Two Lives, One Body for ITN; Behind the Scenes at the Museum, The Midnight House and the classic serialisation of The Midwich Cuckoos (nominated for the 2004 Sony International Radio Drama Awards), all for BBC Radio Four.

Christopher also works in the corporate and commercials sector (including the latest Fisherman’s Friend TV campaign), and has held workshops at the Globe and for the National Youth Theatre. His corporate work has toured throughout Europe and Australia.

Christopher was commissioned to write the music for three films for Save the Children and SafePoint charities, promoting safe injections in the Third World, the first of which, Satchin, has played in every cinema across India. He also wrote the music for Ronald McDonald’s House Charity event at Billingsgate market.

Christopher was Artist in Residence at University College Bretton Hall for three years.

MIKE TURNBULL Musical Director Mike graduated from a BMus in Jazz, Popular and Commercial Music in 2001 and then a MA at East15 Acting School in 2005.

He then combined his knowledge of music, acting and theatre to focus on Musical Direction.

Mike started his career as a Musical Director on the award winning comedy show News Revue, where he’s played over 20 runs in the last 6 years. During that time he also branched into musical theatre, panto land and also private tuition. As a piano and vocal coach he works primarily in East London and Soho.

Some of his students have gained successful principal roles in West End shows, feature films and television – of which he’s very proud.

Other credits include: News Revue (Canal Café Theatre), Oklahoma (Epsom Playhouse), A Marvellous Party (PBW Productions), Beauty and the Beast (Secombe Theatre), Invention Cycle (Landor Theatre), Snow White (Carriageworks Theatre), Almost Grown (Leicester Square Theatre), Seussical the Musical (Secombe Theatre), Aladdin (Carriageworks Theatre), UND (Court and Spark Theatre), Christmas Carol (Humble Theatre), Honk! (Beck Theatre), Watch This Space – The Alternative Village Fete (National Theatre and Latitude), Tell Me On Thursday (Etcetera Theatre).

Mike is privileged to be Musical Director for York Theatre Royal’s production of Robin Hood and his Merry Mam! and hopes you enjoy the show as much as he’s enjoyed his time with the company.

BRENDAN MATTHEW Choreographer Brendan trained in Music Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music and as a dancer/ choreographer at the Doreen Bird College of Dance and Theatre Performance.

Choreography credits include: The Winter’s Tale (The Rose Theatre, Bankside), The Hidden Talents of the Ticket Tearers (The Old Vic Theatre), The Grand Duke (Finborough Theatre), The Musical of Musicals (Rose and Crown Theatre), Songs for a New World (Battersea Barge), A Midsummer Nights Dream (Greenwich Playhouse), You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens, The Blue Room, The Ruling Class and Stepping Out (SLT).

Directing credits include resident Director/Choreographer on Slay It With Music (The Space and Greenwich Playhouse), Dracula, Beautiful Thing, Grease, Pippin (Artemis Studios), Macbeth (Bird College) and his own devised physical theatre piece Counted Sheep.

As a performer, he has appeared in Jumpers (Tabard Theatre), Merry England (Finborough Theatre), Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Tabard Theatre), Girlfriends (Rose and Crown Theatre), Me and Juliet (Finborough), High Society (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), From the Top (Landor Theatre), The Boy Friend, A Night for Jennifer, 1916 the Musical, La Boheme (West End), A Bushel and a Peck (Jermyn Street Theatre), Sweet Charity, Little Me, The Winter’s Tale (RAM) and Fast Forward 3 (The National Theatre).

Film credits include Sleepy Hollow (Paramount).

Television includes Paul O’Grady’s Christmas Special, The Bill, Coming Home (ITV), Elton John in Concert (Royal Albert Hall), Any Dream will Do (BBC) and he was a backing dancer for Tom Jones and Blue in The BRIT Awards 2003.

LIAM EVANS-FORD Fight Director Liam began his stage combat training at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School under the tutorship of fight director Jonathan Howell and completed all the British Academy of Dramatic Combat certificates. He continued his training at The Royal Shakespeare Company.

Liam is an associate fight director at Pendley Shakespeare Festival where he has choreographed fights on productions such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Comedy of Errors and King Lear.

Other Fight Directing credits include Guys and Dolls (Palace Theatre, Manchester); West Side Story (RSG at The Harlequin Theatre); Boiling Frogs (The Factory at Southwark Playhouse); I Caught Crabs in Wallberswick (High Tide Festival and The Bush Theatre); Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sprite Productions); The Crucible, Peter Pan, Blackbird (York Theatre Royal, In The Round Ensemble Season); Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Pilot Theatre).

Liam is currently Producer on Blood and Chocolate, a coproduction between Pilot Theatre, York Theatre Royal and Slung Low in Autumn 2013.

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…ANN FORSHAW BOX OFFICE ASSISTANT AND CAPTIONER How long have you worked at York Theatre Royal?

25 Years – starting 12th October 1987!

Do you have any nicknames in the Box Office team?

Ann ‘Hawkeyes’ Forshaw. I never miss a thing!

Describe a typical day during the Panto season.

It is pretty much the same as any other time, busy selling tickets to customers over the counter and on the telephone, keeping customer records tidy, dealing with emails, keeping leaflets and brochures stocked up and tidy on display and helping customers with enquiries. When tickets go on sale for Panto, though, it’s become a York Theatre Royal tradition that people queue for hours outside the building. Sometimes overnight! This creates a fantastic sense of community and starts building the excitement until the production begins.

What is the most rewarding part of your job?

From the Captioning point of view, it enables deaf or deafened clients who do not sign to be able to enjoy shows, including Pantomime. From the Box Office point of view, it is helping customers as much as possible, giving satisfaction to the theatre and the work we do.

What has been your most memorable moment so far?

As I have been here for so long, I would say the transformation from Manual Booking system to computerised system!

Who has been your favourite production over the years?

I should say pantomime shouldn’t I?! There have been many many shows I have thoroughly enjoyed, but the most spellbinding performance I have ever seen was Derek Jacobi in Kean and the premiere of The Guinea Pig Club.

What is the most challenging part of your job?

Can I say? – keeping everybody happy! The most enjoyable and rewarding challenges have been to be part of the team involved with our production of The Railway Children at the NRM and of course this year’s big event The York Mystery Plays 2012.

If you were going to star in Panto, which outfit would you choose?

I have done amateur pantomime myself and played both the fool and the baddie – enjoyed both so it would have to be the costume of one of those. Berwick’s outfits are extremely heavy, I don’t think I’d want to wear any of his!

What are you most looking forward to seeing in the new season?

Several plays, but I think The 39 Steps the most. Not sure my nerves would stand Woman in Black (I’m squeamish!!!)

How would you describe York Theatre Royal Panto in 3 words?

Vibrant, Unique, Special.

Thanks to Heineken for Access Performances Theatre Royal is dedicated to providing Access their continued support York for All; supporting the outlook that everyone deserves the right to share the experience of live theatre. York Theatre Royal provides Audio Described shows for blind and partially sighted audiences, Captioned shows for deaf or hard of hearing audiences, and British Sign Language interpreted performances.

Wheelchair Access • There are 6 wheelchair spaces in the Main House and 4 in The Studio • There is a wheelchair lift to The Studio and Café Bar. Accessible toilet available • There is wheelchair access and a wheelchair lift in the De Grey Rooms • There is no wheelchair access to levels other than the Stalls Hearing Assistance Systems

York Theatre Royal Café Bar Escape the hustle and bustle of the city centre during Christmas and New Year to sample the delights of the York Theatre Royal Café Bar. With a delicious range of locally sourced produce at affordable prices, the Café Bar blends quality cuisine with a friendly atmosphere, just off the beaten track.

The Café Bar proudly supports local companies, and works in collaboration with Henshelwoods Delicatessen, Ye Olde Pie and Sausage Shoppe, York Coffee Emporium and Howard’s Bakery.

Pre Theatre Supper Deal A two course meal and drink offer is available between the hours of 5pm – 6.30pm for just £8 per head*, with no need to book in advance.

• A radio-based hearing aid system is available in all areas of the Main House • An infra-red hearing aid system is available in the Studio • Please inform Box Office if you require these services when booking your ticket Audio Description, Signed and Captioned Performances • Audio Described, Captioned and British Sign Language interpreted performances are available for most performances with pre-show Touch Tours also available. Touch Tours are conducted by our team of qualified Audio Describers, and are an opportunity for individuals to meet members of the cast, and familiarize themselves with key areas of the set, props and costumes. Please book for Touch Tours 24 hours in advance via the Box Office • Companion tickets are available and a ‘dog sitting’ service is offered for Access dogs. Water bowls are also available.

• Audio Described and large print brochures can be ordered ahead of each New Season free of charge– please contact Fiona.martin@ yorktheatreroyal.co.uk or call 01904 550147 for more information

Choose from: • Quiche meal with deli salad and choice of bread • Sausage & mash • Vegetarian or meat lasagne with a choice of jacket potato or bread • Vegetarian or meat chilli with jacket potato Followed by a choice of cake from the counter and tea/herbal tea/ coffee/apple or orange juice

Access performances during Robin Hood and his Merry Mam! The show will be Audio Described: Thu 24 Jan, 7.30pm; Sat 26 Jan, 2.30pm & 7.30pm The show will be Captioned: Sat 26 Jan, 2.30pm

*Members discount does not apply The Café Bar breakfast menu is also available to eat in or take out from 9am-12 noon. Choose from full English breakfast, hot bacon, sausage and fried egg sandwiches, complimented perfectly by our freshly made coffees and teas.

Share your thoughts by using the hashtag on Twitter #ytrcafebar

The show will be BSL interpreted: Thu 17 Jan, 7.30pm Please see the new ‘Made in Yorkshire’ brochure for full details of upcoming Access Performances in the Spring 2013 Season.

Weddings and Private Parties in the De Grey Rooms The newly refurbished De Grey Ballroom is the ideal venue to hold your special event. This beautiful building which has been fully restored to its former glory is perfect for wedding receptions and dances, but is also a stunning setting for conferences, birthday parties, award ceremonies dinners, or bespoke events. Located close to York Minster and opposite York Art Gallery.

To find out more, contact our Events Co-ordinator Lindsay Whitwell (Email Lindsay.whitwell@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk or call 01904 658162).

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Written by Mike Kenny Wed 24 Jul – Sat 31 Aug 2013 The Final battle has come and Camelot has fallen into ruin.

But it wasn’t always this way. Arthur, the boy who pulled the sword from the stone, would become King of the Britons and the figurehead of a band of knights revered for their bravery and acts of chivalry.

As knights and ladies, wizards and sorceresses gather to the fabled round table we will hear stories from a time when myth, magic and mystery were woven into the fate of a kingdom.

Discover how Arthur was given his powerful sword, Excalibur, by the Lady of the Lake.

Meet Merlin the Wizard, Arthur’s trusted

teacher and friend. Learn of the love between brave Lancelot and Queen Guinevere and of the battle which would bring an end to the treasured realm of Camelot.

Created by York Theatre Royal who brought you the hugely successful summer shows The Railway Children, The Wind in the Willows and Peter Pan, this fantastical tale is bought to life with jousting, swords and sorcery. The Legend of King Arthur invites you to come and take your place at the Round Table. It’s not too early to put it in your diary!

Expect a magical transformation of the whole theatre building as Camelot is recreated in York for the Summer.

Directed by Damian Cruden Designed by Catherine Chapman

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Tickets for all performances: Adult Under 16 Concs Family *New Stalls/Dress £20 £13 £18 £58 Upper Circle £14 £10 £12 £44 Gallery £12 £8 £8 £36 Family ticket: 2 Adults + 2 U16s Performance Location: Main House * New Stalls For a completely new theatre experience we are bringing you closer to the action by raising the Stalls seating AD: Audio Described Performances for the blind and partially sighted C:

Captioned Performances for the deaf, deafened and hard of hearing

BSL: British Sign Language interpreted performances

York Theatre Royal Founding Patrons York Theatre Royal is nationally recognised for the strength of its engagement with children and young people and is one of the UK’s leading producing theatres. We have ambitious plans for the next few years. We want to increase the reach of our Youth Theatre and involve more young people in our work.

We wish to work with innovative artistic partners and seek out the new talent who will enable us to continue to tell stories in inspiring and imaginative ways.

These plans require significant funding and the support of fellow cultural ambassadors; those who understand the benefits that a dynamic, forward thinking theatre can bring to a city and the surrounding areas.

We invite you to be a part of our plans, and of the future of York Theatre Royal, as a Founding Patron. A £250 gift will help us to make our plans a reality. In return we invite you to be a part of the Theatre and see the difference your gift can have through invitations to exclusive events and regular communication.

For more information about becoming a York Theatre Royal Founding Patron please contact Sarah Heathwood, Development Officer (sarah.heathwood@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk or 01904 715460) or go to www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/page/founding_patrons.php.

Our thanks go to those who have already pledged their support and become a Founding Patron: Philip Ashton and Blair Wallace Peter and Jane Burnett Noirin Carmody Sue Collins Colin and Janette Davies David Dickson Sara Dickson Ann Dunford Sir Ian and Lady Gibson Quentin and Anne Gray Peter and Janet Hales David Johnson Graham Kennedy Maureen Loffill Sarah Nichols Mr and Mrs T G Risk Kate and Brian Vernon-Rees Dianne Willcocks Richard Wood

Stage Partners Fancy your Advert Here? Become a Stage Partner With over 150,000 tickets sold last year, start the year off with a sound investment in York Theatre Royal.

Our Stage Partners scheme is an annual partnership offering your businesses a package deal that includes tickets to shows, room hire, logos in brochures, programmes, online and much more. The standard partnership costs £500+VAT and we can create a bespoke package of benefits to suit you businesses individual needs.

To find out more, please contact Sarah Heathwood, Development Officer (Email Sarah.heathwood or call 01904 715460).

Current partners include:

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yorktheatre staff BOARD OF GOVERNORS Professor Dianne Willcocks CBE (Chair) Cllr. George Barton Cllr. Barbara Boyce Tom Cantrell Cllr. Fiona Fitzpatrick Patrick Kelly Graham Kennedy Tim Moat Colin Parkin MBE Julie Rebbeck Oliver Royds Cllr. Carol Runciman Janis Smyth (Company Secretary) Tina Wright MBE Rick Warburton Jenny Zobel SENIOR STAFF Chief Executive Liz Wilson Artistic Director Damian Cruden ADMINISTRATION General Manager Vicky Biles Administrator Katy Nelson Development Officer ~Sarah Heathwood Project Administrator Sarah Barnard Associate Artist Alexander Wright Head of Finance ~Janis Smyth Payroll Officer ~Jean Harvey Accounts Assistant ~Cari McMurray Accounts Assistant ~Claire Flanagan Receptionist/Admin Support Joe Wawrzyniak Honorary Archivist ~Christine Roberts IT & FACILITIES IT & Facilities Manager Matt Savage Maintenance Technician Richard Cregan CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT Associate Director Juliet Forster Youth Theatre Director Kate Plumb Education Administrator Jessica Fisher Education and Young Actors Associate Julian Ollive Creative Engagement Officer Joy Waters Creative Engagements Intern Natalie Quartermass Youth Theatre Freelance Practitioners ~Jessica Fisher, Nicolette Hobson, Paula Clark, Jenna Drury, Paul Birch, Matt Harper Youth Theatre Assistants ~Richard Bayton, Alice Mapplebeck, Isabel Saunders, Ellie Taylor, Emily Moxon, Fiona Peck, Henry Raby, Elea Ineson, Rachel Thomas, Lizzy Whynes, Amos Jacob, David Philipps Youth Theatre Volunteers ~Ben Rosenfield, Rob Paterson, Nina Butterworth, Anna Soden, Sophie Olliver-Tyler, Charlotte Wood, Kirstie Owens, Joel Walsh, Martin Hodgson, Emily Stronarch, Ben Winterton, Amber Symons COMMUNICATIONS Head of Communications Abbigail Wright Freelance Press and PR Duncan Clarke Marketing Officer Marc Thompson~~ Marketing and Press Assistant Fiona Martin Events Co-Ordinator ~Lindsay Whitwell Box Office Manager Rachel Naylor Box Office Supervisor Karen Burborough Box Office Assistants Ann Forshaw, ~John Wilkinson, ~Jane Veysey, Stella McKenna, Sarah Millican

PRODUCTION Head of Production and Buildings Judith Cloke Production Manager Paul Veysey Stage Manager Anna Belderbos Deputy Stage Manager Clare Morse Assistant Stage Managers Samantha Krylonsky, Daisy O’Flynn Stage Management Work Placement Holly Bream Stage Technicians Terry Bounds, Andy Furey, Eliott Foster Chief Electrician Mike Redley Assistant Electricians Nick Duncan, Liam Jones Stage Crew Luke James, Ryan Mackey, Andy Pilliner, Jonny Wright, Charlie Nicholson, Kurt Moores Followspot Operators Aaron Murphy, Neil Sweeney Chaperones: Anna Wilcox, Emma Thompson, Lynn Taylor, Judith McCarthy, Liz Barker, Sophie Barker,Tracy McMahon, Rosie Ward, Nicky Storey, Diane Mangan, Cath Mortimer, Jayne Cook, Alice Mapplebeck, Carole Green Electrics Casuals Sara Burns, Yemi George, Ruth Hills, Josh Robson, Dave Simpson, Sam Smith Set Construction Top Show Head Scenic Artist Matt Grace Scenic Artists Sarah Grace, Lucy Campbell-Skelling, Dave Fanning, Beckie May, Pip Leckenby Additional Scenic Art Visual Scene Prop Maker Beckie May www.theatrepropmaker.co.uk Head of Wardrobe Juliette Berry Cutters Lenka Kupkova, Paula Grosvenor Wardrobe Assistants Emma Holdsworth, Kate Gardner Wardrobe Casuals Leonie Willet, Georgina Laverick Dresser Jo Keogh Berwick Kaler’s Dresser Catherine Boyne-Whitelegg Berwick Kaler’s Costume Maker Jane Thomas-Colquhoun Wigs Catherine Boyne-Whitelegg, Rose Richards Freelance Makers Catherine Delaney, Janet Hull, Ella J Kidd, Anna Kesteven, Neil Gidley, Julia Perry, Sarah Worrall Costume Hire Supervisor ~Pauline Rourke Acting Costume Hire Supervisor ~Rosemary Bentley Costume Hire Assistant ~Janet Heald Stage Door Keepers ~Rosemary Bentley, Brian Morrison, Hugo Bentley, Richard Bayton, Sean Harrison, Charlotte Deadman FRONT OF HOUSE Front of House Manager Kaeli Wishart Deputy Front of House Manager ~Maria Bewers Duty Managers ~Sean Harrison, Rachel Naylor, Karen Burborough, Theresa Waters Ushers ~Kareen Andrews, Rosemary Bentley, Maria Bewers, Ellen Cole, Sheila Derreck, Jeannette Elwell, Claire Flanagan, Sean Harrison, Maria Horwell, Jasmine Horwell, Chris Lakin, Jean McDonald, Henry Raby, Rita Ridgeon, Ellie Taylor, Emma Thompson, Susan Whitehouse, Joe Wawrzyniak, Ulricke Casterton, Jonathan Mead, Elizabeth White, Judith Elliott, Joanna Todd Cleaning Supervisor ~Collene Plant Cleaners ~Isaac Bento, Isabel Alviz-Cruz, Samantha Lias, Fatou Njie, Mariaton Njie CATERING Catering Supervisor Jorvik Kalicinski-Chrzanowski Kitchen Supervisor ~Lynda Leslie Catering Assistants ~John Adamthwaite, Chris Andrade, Richard Bayton, Joshua Cockayne, Nicola Dawson, Adam Dindorf, Daisy Douglas, Kate Ede, Michael Foster, Zoe Forsyth, Marc Gales, Sebastian Hulkkov, Alice Mapplebeck, Anneka Spence, Eve Ridgeway, Hannah Smith, Fraser Tomlinson, Laura Tromans, Natalia Wilson AU DIO DESCRIBERS / CAPTIONERS Describers Helen Anderson, Sandra Broadfoot, Maureen Dow, Gill Kendall, Ted Kendall, Samantha Gillard, Mary Lewis, Jill Quarmby, Jacqui Taylor, Tina W right Captioner Ann Forshaw THEATRE CHAPL IN Rev’d. Allan Hughes ~ Denotes part-time position ~~ Denotes a position shared with Pilot Theatre Company

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