Autumn Term 2012

 

Persephone 

22nd - 24th November, Arc

 

What if the gods were one of us? Fell in love just like us? Lost just like us? Well I guess then they'd be just like us. Persephone is a parody upon the Greek myths of old in which the gods are made into modern teenagers exploring their first adventures into adult life.

Written by Benjamin Rushton
Directed by Benjamin Rushton and Cynthia Onyilimba
Produced by James Bloomfield
 

Starring

Ed Kaye as Zeus
George Seymour as Hades
Ollie Jones as Hercules
Josie Harris as Aphrodite
Aman Bhorjee as Persephone
Annalie James as Demeter
Holly Ismail as Hera

 

Still Life with short stories The Bear and The Proposal    

29th November - 1st December, Queens Hall

 

It is Spring 1935. Laura, a young housewife, meets Alec, a married doctor, in the refreshment room of a railway station. Their chance encounter developes into an illicit and unfortunate romance. Meanwhile, the staff have much more luck following their own hearts.

Directed by James Ward
Assistant Directed by  Nicole Abbott
Produced by Kate Fraser

 

Starring

Nick Palmer as Alec Harvey
Olivia Deane as Laura Jesson
Isabelle Staniaszek as Myrtle Bagot
Ben Alborough as Albert Godby
Holly Ismail as Mildred
Helen Davies as Beryl Waters
Daniel Edwards as A soldier
Sandy Adams as A soldier
Jordan Sutton as Young Man who is satisfied with beef sandwiches
Zara Hachemane as Dolly Messiter
Paul Allen as Stanley

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William Breden as Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov
Jordan Sutton as Ivan Vassiliyitch Lomov
Natalija Voskresenska as Natalia Stepanovna

Ollie Jones as Luka
Steph Collins as Elena Ivanovna Popova
Sandy Adams as Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov
 

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

5th - 7th November, Queen's Hall

 

We're all going on a summer holiday (in December), as aLUTheatre stages Shakespeare's classic comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Join in with Puck's antics as he bewitches and befuddles both young lovers and fairies alike, causing chaos in the midst of the quiet seaside resort of Strathforde-on-Sea. Don't miss out on a trip to the beach you'll never forget. 

Directed by  Elizabeth Jeffery
Assistant Directed by Amy Frost
Produced by Gabrielle Harrison
Costume Designed by Katherine Hutchinson
Dramaturge by Roger Scoppie
 

Starring

Ed Spence as Theseus/Oberon 
Zara Hachemane as Hippolyta/Titania 
Andrew Radford as Egeus/Philostrate

Paul Allen as Lysander 
Chris McCann as Demetrius 
Elizabeth Jeffrey as Hermia 
Scarlet Forrest as Helena 
Ben Alborough as Quince 
Ben Maltz-Jones as Bottom 
Nick Edgeworth as Flute 
Matthew Mullett as Snout 
Jordan Sutton as Starveling 
Alistair James as Snug 
Lily Portman as Puck/Robin Goodfellow 
Ellie Mole as Mustardseed 
Lisanna Huisman as Peaseblossom 
Helen Davies as Cobweb 

 

Spring Term 2013

 

Sweetmeat

5th - 7th November, Queen's Hall

 

Written by our very own Ivo de Jager, Sweetmeat is the story of Sigmund and Christian, two people who find each other by chance and almost immediately fall into a passionate, intense relationship. Their symbiosis worries Sigmund’s friends, Felix and Else, and Christian’s cousin, Jocke, as the two start cutting themselves off from the world to be together. But what if their acquaintances’ anxiety isn’t unfounded? What happens when Sigmund and Christian decide to be closer together than is feasibly possible, and push their relationship to an inevitably horrific boundary?

Written by Ivo de Jager
Directed  by Ivo de Jager & Lily Portman
Produced by James Ward
 

Starring
Ollie Jones as Sigmund

Matthew Mullett as Christian
Cynthia Onyilimba as Else
Ben Alborough as Felix
Scarlet Forrest as Agnes
Nick Edgeworth as Jocke

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The Way Things Are

5th - 7th March, Queens Hall

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The Way Things Are follows best friends Anne-Marie and Mark at two pivotal points in their lives. The first comes in the run up to their first prom night, when Anne-Marie’s feelings for Mark start to come to light. Any reciprocation on Mark’s part, though, is cut short by his burgeoning relationship with the idol of his affections, Lucy.
Two years later, the pair attend the wedding of old school friends. Meeting Anne-Marie’s new boyfriend, Robert, throws light on the strains in Mark’s long distance relationship with Lucy, whilst Anne-Marie is hiding much more than her continuing feelings for Mark.
The Way Things Are is a bittersweet look at first love and lasting friendship.

Written by Nick Palmer
Directed by Ed Spence and Nick Palmer
Produced by Kate Fraser
 

Starring
Olivia Deane as Anne-Marie 
Ben Alborough as Mark 
Nicola Brown as Lucy 
Alastair James as Robert 

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A View from the Bridge

13th - 16th March, Queens Hall

 

Eddie Carbone is a straightforward man, with a strong sense of decency and honour. For Eddie, it's a privilege to take in his wife's cousins, newly arrived from Italy. But, as his niece begins to fall for one of them, it's clear that it's not just, as Eddie claims, that he's too strange, too sissy, too careless for her, but something bigger, deeper is wrong inside Eddie, in a way he can't admit. Something which threatens the happiness of their whole family.

A View from the Bridge is a tragic masterpiece of the inexorable unravelling of a man.

Directed by Paul Allen & Elizabeth Jeffrey
 

Starring
Eddie as John Frost
Beatrice as Amy Frost
Catherine as Sophie Ackers
Rodolpho as Chris McCann
Marco as Eddie Hommel
Alfieri as Simon Bracey-Lane
Louis as Ben Maltz-Jones
Mike as Ollie Jones
Tony as Lee Brannan
First Officer as James Bloomfield
Second Oficcer as Lee Brannan
 

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Summer Term 2013

 

 

Whose Life is it Anyway?

12th - 13th June, Queen's Hall 

Could it be a sane and rational choice to want to die?
When sculptor Ken Harrison is paralysed from the neck down he decides that his life is no longer worth living and so has to fight for his autonomy against the hospital consultant who believes that all life should be saved and protected. As Ken wins over members of the hospital staff with his wit, charm and intelligence the play makes us question who truly has the right to decide life and death over another.
LUTheatre presentation’s of a play that has previously been performed at the West End and Broadway, where it won the Laurence Oliver Award for best play, will be sure to make you think through its fast-paced and witty treatment of issues that continue to be relevant today.
Directed by Lizzy Lewin-Diani
Assistant Directed by Jordan Sutton
 

Starring
Ed Spence as Ken 
Scarlet Forrest as Dr Claire Scott 
Stephanie Collins as Sister Anderson 
Aman Bhorjee as Nurse Kay Sadler 
Diani Davies as Mrs Boyle 
Nick Edgeworth as Mr Hill  
Rory O'Sullivan as John 
Ivo de Jager as Dr Emerson 
Matt Mullett as Paul Travers  
Andrew Radford as Mr Kershaw 
Dominic Dichen as Dr Barr 
Ollie Jones as Mr Eden 
Jordan Sutton as The Judge 

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Grimm's Tales

19th - 21st June, Botanical Gardens

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Join us in the depth of the Botanical Gardens to see some of your favourite fairytales come to a not so happy ending.
Adapted from the Brothers Grimm's tales by Carol Ann Duffy and dramatised by Tim Supple, we present to you five tales:
'Hansel and Gretel'
'Ashputtel'
'The Golden Goose'
'The Lady and the Lion'
'The Magic Table, The Golden Donkey and The Cudgel in The Sack'

Directed by Paul Allen & Kate Fraser
 

Starring
Ollie Jones as:
Father (Hansel and Gretel)
Narrator (The Golden Goose)
Stepmother (Ashputtel)
Father (The Lady and the Lion)
First Son (The Magic Table, The Gold-Donkey and The Cudgel in the Sack)
Ben Alborough as:
Hansel (Hansel and Gretel)
First Son/Second Daughter (The Golden Goose)
Mother Spirit (Ashputtel)
Servant (The Lady and the Lion)
Third Son/Guest/Relative (The Magic Table, The Gold-Donkey and The Cudgel in the Sack)
Chris McCann as:
Chorus/Duck (Hansel and Gretel)
Father/Sexton (The Golden Goose)
Father (Ashputtel)
The Lion Prince/Sun/Moon/wind (The Lady and the Lion)
Father/Joiner/Landlord/Miller/Turner (The Magic Table, The Gold-Donkey and The Cudgel in the Sack)
William Breden as:
Chorus (Hansel and Gretel)
Second Son/Parson (The Golden Goose)
Prince (Ashputtel)
Brother-in-law/Page (The Lady and the Lion)
Second Son/Guest/Relative (The Magic Table, The Gold-Donkey and The Cudgel in the Sack)
Cynthia Onylimba as:
Mother/Witch (Hansel and Gretel)
Dummling (The Golden Goose)
Elder Sister (Ashputtel)
Second Daughter(The Lady and the Lion)
Goat/Guest/Relative (The Magic Table, The Gold-Donkey and The Cudgel in the Sack)
Diani Davies as:
Gretel (Hansel and Gretel)
Princess (The Golden Goose)
Young Sister (Ashputtel)
Lady (The Lady and the Lion)
Guest/Relative (The Magic Table, The Gold-Donkey and The Cudgel in the Sack)
Lily Portman as:
Chorus (Hansel and Gretel)
First Daughter (The Golden Goose)
Ashputtel (Ashputtel)
Eldest Daughter/Dragon Princess (The Lady and the Lion)
Guest/Relative/Donkey (The Magic Table, The Gold-Donkey and The Cudgel in the Sack)
 

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