Productions for 1990
The Glass Menagerie
by
March 1990
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Reviews/Articles: 'Blasphemy, Betrayal and Black Magic', The
The Dutch Courtesan
by John Marston
As part of the Stratford-upon-Avon Festival
As Upstart Theatre Company
Directed by Simon Leake and the members of the Upstart Theatre Company
Choreography: Elena Yuan; Lihting: MEB; Stocks constructed by David Gould; Prompting: Kathryn Lee
Cast: Philippa Sheppard (Francischina), Anna Lord (Mary Faugh), Brutally Cut (Sir Hubert Subboys), Simon Leake (Sir Lionel Freevill/Caqueter/Holifernes Reinscure), George Larkin (Young Freevill), Kelly Newman (Beatrice Subboys), Mary McNally (Crispinella), Elena Yuan (Putifer), Jim Shaw (Tysefew/Lionel/A Constable), Giovanni Del Vecchio (Malheureux), Paul Bush (Cocledemoy), Anthony Benn (Master Mulligrub).
Special thanks to Stanley Wells, Daphne Ingram, Etta Mahon, Sabine Bauer, David Gould, Anne Blake for lending me a pen, and the Jacobean period in general.
Reviews/Articles: 'Blasphemy, Betrayal and Black Magic', The
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Glass Menagerie
by
As part of the Stratford-upon-Avon Festival
July
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Reviews/articles: 'Blasphemy, Betrayal and Black Magic',
Productions for 1990 - 1991
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
8th - 12th December
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
As Upstart Theatre Company
Directed by Simon Leake
Properties/Sound: Kathryn Lee; Prompting/Lighting: Hilary Long; Fights: F Scott Angustia and Paul Bush
Cast: Sam Trevelyan Adams (Banquo/Siward), F Scott Angustia (Macduff/Bloody Captain), Anne Blake (1st Witch/Old Woman/1st Murderer/Scottish Doctor), Paul Bush (Macbeth), Vania Coppack (3rd Witch/2nd Murderer/Lady Macduff/Messenger), Hope Dooner (Porter), Ali Drake (2nd Witch/Seyton/Fleance/Murderer/Gentlewoman), Jonathan Hartwell (Duncan), M J Kidnie (Malcolm), Simon Leake (Ross), Anna Lord (Lady Macbeth).
Dedication: 'To Anne Blake, for her hard work, energy, generosity, and sense of humour on this production, and during her time at the Shakespeare Institute. With love and best wishes, the company.'
Special thanks to: Professor Stanley Wells, Dr Tom Matheson, Etta Mahon, Daphne Ingram, David Gould, Richard and Catherine Ridings, and Brenda Leedham from the RSC Make-up Department.
Reviews/Articles: Catherine Jansen, 'Evil Explored', The
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Urfaust
by Goethe
February
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Sabine Bauer
Reviews/Articles: 'Heading for the Fringe', The
Urfaust
by Goethe
As part of the Stratford-upon-Avon Festival
15th - 18th July; 22nd - 23rd July 1991
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Sabine Bauer
Reviews/Articles: 'Blasphemy, Betrayal and Black Magic', The
Urfaust
by Goethe
As part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
August 1991
Reviews/Articles: 'Heading for the Fringe', The
Productions for 1991 - 1992
Women Beware Women
by Thomas Middleton
December 1991
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Eilís Doherty and Kevin Ewert
Stage Manager: MJ Kidnie; Wardrobe/Props: Suzanne Harris; Producer: Hilary Taylor; Publicity Design: Simon Leake; Technical Design: Kevin Ewert; Fights: Scott Angustia; Catering: Kate Welch, Winifred Yin
Cast: Laura Rose (Livia), Emma Smith (Isabella), Sujata Iyengar (Bianca), Victoria Heenan (Guardiana), Hope Dooner (The Widow/Hymen), Kathryn Dransfield (Messenger/Ganymede), Duke of Florence (Michael Green), Melanie Branton (Cardinal), Stuart Plunkett (Fabritio), Lloyd Kermode (Hippolito), Zoltan Markus (The Ward), Mike Rogers (Leantio), Stella Shakerchi (Sordido).
Thanks to: Professor Stanley Wells, Dr Susan Brock, Daphne Ingram, Etta Mahon, Midland Theatre Services, David Gould, Robert Jones for their help and to the members of the Shakespeare Institute for their tolerance and support. Special thanks to our GOLD sponsors:- Noleham Brook Nursery, Marks and Spencer Limited, The Arden Hotel, The RSC Wardrobe Department, Miss Pam Harris of the Dirty Duck. Profits will be donated to the New Shakespeare Hospice.
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Zastrozzi
George F. Walker
25th - 27th August 1992
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Emma Smith and Kevin Ewert
Fencing Coaching: Ann Kaegi; Production by Emma Smith and Victoria Heenan
Cast: Mike Rogers (Zastrozzi), Simon Leake (Bernardo), Claire Symons (Victor), Kevin Ewert (Verezzi), Eilís Doherty (Matilda), Stella Shakerchi (Julia).
Reviews/Articles, Melanie Branton, The Mason Croft Review, Issue 1 (1992), pp. 2 - 3.
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Productions for 1992 – 1993
My Sister in This House
By Wendy Ann Kesselman ( performed by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.)
7th – 9th
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Molly Pritchard
Technical advisor Kevin Ewert
Props Rebekah Hart
Cast: Jennifer Worth (Christine), Hilary Erston (Lea), Kristin Jaeger (Mme. Danzard), Katherine Mazzetti (Isabelle), Kevin Ewert (Voice of the Photographer / Voice of the Judge), Molly Pritchard (Voice of the Medical Examiner).
With special thanks to: M.J. Kidnie for transportation; Simon Leake for assistance with sound & programs; Jondon for getting us access to the RSC prop shop; Paul Collins at the RSC prop shop; Robert Jones for the use of the RSC lighting equipment; David Gould for being so patient and helpful; t he members of the cast, who doubled as prop-finders, costumers, knitters, etc.
Thanks also to: Emma Smith, Joy Gibson, Philip Höppner, James Purkis
Judith: A Parting From the Body
by Howard Barker (with special permission from the author and Judy Daish Associates Limited)
24th - 25th June 1993
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed and designed by Kevin Ewert
Cast: Cynthia Bonar (Judith, a widow of
Special Thanks to: Howard Barker, Simon Kemp and Robert Jones at The Other Place, Andrew and Karen at the RSC Hire Wardrobe, Roger Howells, Paul Collins at the RSC Store House, David Gould, Daphne Ingram and Etta Mahon, Stanley Wells, James Purkis, Nick Hartshorn, Kristin Jaeger
n.b. this was a private performance.
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Productions for 1993 – 1994
Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Gabriel Egan and Leah Puelle
As the "Shakespeare Institute Revellers"
Cast: Patrick Kincaid (Duke), Andrew Johnson (Angelo), Emily Drugge (Escalus), Juliet Greig (Isabella), Peter White (Lucio / Messenger), Tom Rist (Provost), Adam Sear (Claudio), Gemma Brooks (Pompey), Sarah Matthews (Elbow / Francesca), Arwen Broomhead (Juliet), Sophia Nicholson (Mariana / Froth), Angela Puhalo-Grover (Mistress Overdone / Abhorson), Bob Parsons (Barnadine / Gent), Wolfgang Doering (Friar Peter)
Music (Peter White), 'Take those lips away…' sung by Mari Ishihara, Costume (Lynne Danby), Lighting (Lara Lowe)
Warmest thanks to: Arthur Horwood, Paul Collins, Lise Olson,
Properties loaned by Guns & Sports Prop: Cooper Bros.
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Gallathea
by John Lyly
6th - 8th July 1994
The Gardens, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Emily Drugge
Assistant Director Leah Puelle
Stage Manager Gemma Brooks
Cast: Patrick Kincaid (Tyterus, a shepherd), Dawn Massey (Gallathea, his virgin daughter), Ben Crowell (Cupid, son of Venus), Peter White (Melebeus, a shepherd), Juliet Greig (Phillida, his virgin daughter), Peter White (Robin, unemployed and in the woods), Patrick Kincaid (Rafe, his brother), Arwen Broomhead (Dick, their youngest brother), Andrew Johnson (A Mariner), Angela Puhalo (Diana, Goddess of virginity and the hunt), Arwen Broomhead (Telusa, Diana's nymph), Emily Drugge (Eurota, a nymph), Mari Ishihara (Ramia, a nymph), Lara Lowe (Larissa, a nymph), Arthur Horwood (Neptune, god of the sea), Andrew Johnson (Peter, servant to an alchemist), Jean Tinston (Alchemist/Astronomer), José Carlos Volcato (An Augur), Arthur Horwood (Ericthinis), Sue Knott (Haebe, his virgin daughter), Sue Knott (Venus, goddess of love).
Nymph's dresses courtesy of Laura Ashley
Special Thanks: Susan Brock, Nigel Clauzel, Jonathan Dean, David Gould, Daphne Ingram, Robert Johnson, Jondon, M.J. Kidney, Etta Mahon, Professor Stanley Wells, Dr. Martin Wiggins, RSC Costume Department
Reviews/articles: 'Notable Revival', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald,
Archive video tape in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Productions for 1994 - 1995
The White Devil
by John Webster
7th - 9th December 1994
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Sue Knott & Jean Tinston
Stage Manager: Lara Lowe; Stage Crew: Chris Lawson, Kristin Lucas, Renata Oggero, Jim Shaw; Wardrobe: Lynne Danby, Joy Leslie Gibson; Front of House: Caroline Cakebread, Jayne Thexton
Cast: Sue Knott (Count Lodovico), Melanie Schofield (Antonelli/Hortensio), Rebekah Owens (Gasparo/Camillo/Matron), Jack Knight (Duke of Bracciano), Patrick Kincaid (Flaminio), Kelley Costigan (Vittoria Corombona), Melissa Robinson (Zanche), Andrea Wells (Cornelia), Trefor Stockwell (Francisco), Ann Wake (Isabella/French Ambassador), Katie McCann (Marcello), Signe Juul Hansen (Giovanni), Tom Rist (Cardinal Monticelso), Jean Tinston (Doctor Julio/English Ambassador), Gwen Smith (Lawyer/Cardinal of Aragon), Sue Daniels (Spanish Ambassador), other parts played by members of the company.
Our grateful thanks to: Professor Wells for making the production possible; The RSC for help with lighting and costumes; The Falcon Hotel and King Edward VI Grammar School for help with props; Jonathan Dean for help with the fights; David Gould for the organisation of the Halls; José Carlos Volcato for the use of the skull ; Dr Martin Wiggins for his support and advice; and to Daphne Igram and Etta Mahon.
Reviews/Articles: Rebekah Owens, ‘My Recollections of the Production of The White Devil’, Mason Croft Review, Issue 3 (1995), p. 9; Kelley Costigan, ‘Not Devil’s First Time in Town’ (letter), Stratford-upon-Avon Herald,
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
John Keats: A Dramatised Poetry
Devised by Rebekah Owens
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Cast: Sue Knott (John Keats/Reader), Signe Juul Hansen (Leigh Hunt), Trefor Stockwell (William Hazlitt), Kelley Costigan (Lord Byron/Percy Bysshe Shelley), Rebekah Owens (Narrator), Ann Wake (Reader), Melissa Robinson (Reader), Patrick Kincaid (Reader), Terri Savage (Reader).
Thanks to: Professor Wells, Daphne Ingram and Etta Mahon, Jose Carlos Volcato, Katie McCann.
Reviews/Articles: Jean Tinston, ‘An Evening With Keats’, Mason Croft Review, Issue 3 (1995), p. 14.
Productions for 1995 - 1996
The Revenger's Tragedy
by Thomas Middleton
6th - 8th December 1995
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Andrew Anderson & Solitaire Townsend
In association with Wondrous Light Theatre Company.
Stage Manager: Marte Seiden; Costumes: Lynne Danby and Bethany Evans; Make-up: Alex Kapila and Wendy Turvey; House Managers: Caroline Cakebread, Renata Oggero, and Jayne Thexton; Fight Co-ordinator: Mark Dickerson; Sound: Jeremy Ehrlich; Production Photographs: Tetsu Motoyama; Poster Design: Anne Turner
Cast: Peter Balderstone (Vindice), Nick Walton (Hippolito), Sue Taylor (Gratiana), Jane Kingsley-Smith (Castiza), Paul Edmondson (The Duke), Mychelle Abernethy (The Duchess), Adam Hailes (Lussurioso), Stephen Steinhaus (The Judge/Guard/Officer/Noble), Kelley Costigan (Ambitioso), Anne Turner (Supervacuo), Patrick Kincaid (Spurio), James Mardock (Junior), Bethany Evans (A Lady of the Court), Andrew Anderson (Antonio), Solitaire Townsend (Antonio's Wife/Guard/Officer/Noble), Alex Kapila, Amelia Marriette, Elisabetta Tarantino, Wendy Turvey (Guards/Officers/Nobles).
Special Thanks to: Stanley Wells; Sarah Laughton and Wondrous Light Theatre Company; The Royal Shakespeare Company Props and Costumes Departments; José Carlos Volcato for the use of the skull ; Daphne Ingram and Etta Mahon; Joanna Marriott and Stephen Smith; Sue Knott; David Gould; Susan Brock; and, for the kind loan of swords and daggers, Guns and Sports Firearms at 26 Henley Street.
Reviews/Articles: 'Revenge is Sweet. . .', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, December 1995 p. 7, (photo); Sara Hurst, 'Belly Laughs, But Watch Your Back . . .', Stratford Standard, 14 December 1995; Andrew Anderson, ‘The Year in Review: A Theatrical Retrospective of Productions at Mason Croft’, Mason Croft Review, Issue 4 (1996), pp. 16 - 17.
Come Live With Me and Be My Love: A Celebration of Love in Poetry, Music and Drama
Readings from the Works of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Arranged and Introduced by Sue Knott
Music by Paul Edmondson
Songs by Kelley Costigan and Paul Edmondson
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Professor Wells, Daphne Ingram, Etta Mahon, David Gould, and Kate Andrew of the RSC Music Department.
Reviews/Articles: Jean Tinston, ‘Love Affairs’, Mason Croft Review, Issue 4 (1996), p. 18.
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke
by William Shakespeare (the First Quarto)
20th - 22th March 1996
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Mychelle Abernethy
Assistant Directors: Solitaire Townsend, Anne Turner; Costumes: Bethany Evans; Sound: Caroline Cakebread; Lights: Lara Lowe; Fight Director: Ann Kaegi
Cast: Jeremy Ehrlich (First Centinel/Montano/Lucianus/Braggart Gentleman), Sue Taylor (Bernardo/Dutchesse/Second Gravedigger), Steve Steinhaus (Marcellus/Fortinbras), Paul Edmondson (Horatio), Andrew Anderson (Ghost/Duke/Priest), Peter Balderstone (King), Anne Turner (Cornelia/Player), Tricia Baggaley (Voltemar/Clown), James Mardock (Leartes), Jack Knight (Corambis), Kelley Costigan (Ofelia), Adam Hailes (Hamlet), Wendy Turvey (Queen), Elisabetta Tarantino (Fool), Elke Schuch (Lady-in-Waiting), Jane Kingsley-Smith (Courtier), Sam Turvey (Courtier/Player), Joel Turvey (Courtier/Player), Amelia Marriette (Rossencraft), Solitaire Townsend (Gilderstone), Prologue (Cheryl Daley).
Special thanks to José Carlos Volcato for the use of the skull.
Production also performed at an American military base in
Reviews/Articles: Robert Matthews, 'To Be or Not to Be: That is Not Necessarily So', The Sunday Telegraph, 17 March 1996; 'To Be or Not To Be', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 21 March 1996 (photo); Sara Hurst, 'Hamlet, The Way it Used "to Be"?', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 28 March 1996, p. 7; JC, Stratford-upon-Avon Journal, 28 March 1996; Andrew Anderson, ‘The Year in Review: A Theatrical Retrospective of Productions at Mason Croft’, Mason Croft ReviewIssue 4 (1996), pp. 16 – 17; Tricia Baggaley, ‘Lament of a Q1 Gravedigger’, Mason Croft Review, Issue 4 (1996), p. 18; A Player, ‘Hamlet Q1: An Idiosyncratic View’, Mason Croft Review, Issue 4 (1996), p. 19; Paul Edmondson, ‘”A Sad Story Tolde”: Playing Horatio in Q1 Hamlet’, in Hamlet Studies, Volume 22 (2000), pp 26 – 39; Ann Thompson and Neil Taylor (eds), production mentioned in the Introduction to Hamlet: The Texts of 1603 and 1623 by William Shakespeare (Arden Shakespeare, 2006), pp. 28 – 29.
Archive video tape in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Come Live With Me and Be My Love: A Celebration of Love in Poetry, Music and Drama
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Arranged and Introduced by Sue Knott
Music by Paul Edmondson
Song by Kelley Costigan and Paul Edmondson
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Dr Susan Brock, Professor Wells, Daphne Ingram, Etta Mahon and David Gould.
Call Me But Love: A Celebration of Love in Poetry, Music and Drama
The Gardens of Hall's Croft, Hall's Croft
Arranged and Introduced by Sue Knott
Music by Paul Edmondson
Song by Kelley Costigan and Paul Edmondson
Acknowledgements: Thanks to the staff of Hall's Croft, especialy Ann, Jane, Mary, Donald, and John.
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Troilus and Cressida
by William Shakespeare
In association with Wondrous Light Theatre Company
16th - 18th July 1996
Waterside Theatre,
Directed by Andrew Anderson
Company Manager: Sarah Laughton; Publicity: Mary McGuigan; Sound Operator: Jeremy Ehrlich; Lighting Designer and Operator: Andy Sheriff
Cast: James Mardock (Troilus), Mychelle Abernethy (Cressida), Owen Davidson (Pandarus), Kelley Costigan (Thersites), Adam Hailes (Achilles), Tom Rist (Ulysses), Peter Balderstone (Hector), Allison Verrall (Patroclus), Steve Steinhaus (Ajax), Andrew Anderson (Paris), Wendy Turvey (Prologue/Agamemnon), Sue Taylor (Nestor/Margarelon), Becky Owens (Priam/Helen/Alexander), Gene Giddens (Diomedes/Troilus' Servant), Alix Petty (Aeneas/Cassandra), Marthe Seiden (Menelaus/Paris' Servant/Calchas), Elisabetta Tarantino (Helenus/Andromache), Joel Turvey (Balloon Boy), other parts played by the company.
Many thanks to: Etta Mahon, Daphne Ingram, and everyone at The Shakespeare Institute; The Staff at Waterside Theatre; Lara Lowe; Mary Allen; The Royal Shakespeare Company Props and Costume Departments; Ann Kaegi; David Gould; Welson Muscle Rub.
Reviews/Articles: Anonymous, 'Wondrous Productions Set for Waterside Stage',
Archive video tape of excerpts in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
19th - 20th July 1996
The
Directed by Solitaire Townsend
Cast: Anne Turner (Lysistrata), Adam Hailes (Cinesias), Andrew Anderson, Peter Balderstone, Paul Edmondson, Alex Kapila, Caroline Cakebread (Calonice)
Reviews/Articles: Andrew Anderson, ‘The Year in Review: A Theatrical Retrospective of Productions at Mason Croft’, Mason Croft Review, Issue 4 (1996), pp. 16 – 17.
Small flyer on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Productions for 1996 - 1997
Images of War :
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Arranged and Introduced by Sue Knott
Song by Paul Edmondson, Patrick Kincaid and Company
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Professor Wells, Daphne Ingram, Etta Mahon and David Gould.
Reviews/Articles: 'Poetry and Drama on Offer',
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Winter's Tale
by William Shakespeare
4th - 6th December 1996
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Jacquie Hanham, Janet Costa, & Alex Malhotra
Stage Manager: L. Grace Godwin
Costumes: Elizabeth Klett
Music: Victoria Stec
Backstage Crew: Dino (David Howell)
Front of House: Jayne Thexton
Cast: David Nicol (Archidamus/Cleomenes/Gentleman), Andrew Anderson (Camillo), David Brown (Leontes), Holly Austin (Mamillus), Kelley Costigan (Hermione/Clown), Peter Balderstone (Polixenes), Celeste Saldivar (Emilia), Alison Birtwell (Lady/Dorcas), Jack Knight (Antigonus/Old Shepherd), Elizabeth Klett (Lord 1/Officer/Perdita), Gail McCracken Price (Lord 2), Rebekah Owens (Paulina), Suzanne Davis (Jailer), Penny Austin (Servant), Peter Hinds (Dion/Servant), James Shaw (Mariner), Paul Edmondson (Autolycus), Patrick Kincaid (Florizel), Wendy Turvey (Mopsa).
Special thanks to: Stanley Wells and The Shakespeare Institute; Daphne Ingram and Etta Mahon; David Gould; Martin Wiggins; Susan Brock; The Royal Shakespeare Company; Debenham's Department Store; Lynne Danby, Lara Lowe Peter Balderstone, and the many other individuals and institutions who helped with this production.
Reviews/Articles: 'Arts In Brief', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 21 November 1996, p. 7; 'Players Perform a Seasonal Story', Stratford Standard, 22 November 1996, p. 17; Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 22 November 1996 p. 7, (photo); Ronnie Mulryne, 'Real Life Drama', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 19 December 1996, p. 6.
Archive video tape in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
King John
by William Shakespeare
12th - 14th March 1997
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Jacquie Hanham
Stage Manager: L. Grace Godwin; Backstage Crew: Dino; Publicity: Kelley Costigan, Suzanne Davis; Front of House: Renata Oggero, Jayne Thexton
Cast: Paul Edmondson (King John), David Nicol (Chatillon/Prince Henry), Amanda Jenkins (Queen Eleanor), Nicola Murray (Earl of Salisbury), Peter Hinds (Robert Faulconbridge/Lewis the Dauphin), Nick Walton (Philip, the Bastard), Wendy Turvey (Lady Faulconbridge), Peter Balderstone (King Philip II of France/Executioner), Kelley Costigan (Constance), Holly Austin (Arthur), James Shaw (Archduke Austria), Suzanne Davis (Blanche of Spain), Elizabeth Klett (Hubert), Celeste Saldivar (Earl of Pembroke), Patrick Kincaid (Cardinal Pandulph), Dino (Executioner), Penny Austin (Melun), other roles played by members of the company.
Special thanks to: Stanley Wells and The Shakespeare Institute; Daphne Ingram and Etta Mahon; David Gould; Martin Wiggins; Susan Brock and Robert Smallwood of The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; James Shaw of The Shakespeare Centre Library; Paul Collins; Michael Tubbs and Andrea Cox of The Royal Shakespeare Company; Robert Jacobs from Television Services at the University of Birmingham; Elizabeth Klett for Costume Assistance; Lynne Danby, Lara Lowe for arranging lights, Janet Costa, Monica Clark for her generous suport of theatre at The Shakespeare Institute, and the many other individuals and institutions who helped with this production.
Reviews/Articles: 'Arts in Brief', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 27 February 1997, p. 7; The Stage, 6 March 1997, p. 43 (announcement); Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 6 March 1997 p. 3, (photo); 'All Black and White', Stratford Standard, 7 March 1997, p. 34; ‘Kingly Show’, Stratford-upon-Avon Journal, 13 March 1997, p. 26 (announcement); Ronnie Mulryne, 'Simplicity Pays Large Dividends for Students', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 20 March 1997, p. 7.
Archive video tape in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Call Me But Love: A Celebration of Love in Poetry, Music and Drama
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Arranged and Introduced by Sue Knott
Songs by Kelley Costigan and Paul Edmondson
O, What a War of Looks: The
24th and
Hall's
Arranged and Introduced by Sue Knott
Song by Kelley Costigan and Paul Edmondson
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
9th - 11th July 1997
Garden of Shakespeare Institute
Directed by L. Grace Godwin
Costumes: Elizabeth Klett; Lion Costume: Janet Costa; Original Music and Bergomask Choreography: Victoria Stec; Movement: Anita Desmarais; Musicians: Laura Crompton (Flute/Piccolo), Sarah Crompton (percussion); Poster Design: Renzie Hanham; Backstage Crew: Dino; Front of House: Sarah Crompton, Renata Oggero, Caroline Cakebread, Jayne Thexton; Publicity: Kelley Costigan, Suzanne Davis, Janet Costa
Cast: James Shaw (Theseus), Wendy Turvey (Hippolyta), Janet Costa (Egeus), Kelley Costigan (Hermia), Paul Edmondson (Lysander), Peter Hinds (Demetrius), Amelia Marriette (Helena), Elizabeth Klett (Philostrate/Robin Goodfellow), Jacquie Hanham (Oberon), Amanda Jenkins (Titania), Victoria Stec (Peaseblossom/Tom Snout), David Nicol (Cobweb/Francis Flute), Celeste Saldivar (Moth/Snug), Suzanne Davis (Mustardseed/Robin Starveling), L. Grace Godwin (Peter Quince), Nick Walton (Nick Bottom), other roles played by members of the company.
Special thanks to: Stanley Wells and The Shakespeare Institute; Daphne Ingram and Etta Mahon; David Gould; Martin Wiggins; Susan Hill; Jessica and Clemency Wells; Ann from the Prince of Wales' Hospice; Karen Keene from the Royal Shakespeare Company Hire Wardrobe; Robert Jacobs from Television Services at the University of Birmingham; Melanie Scofield of Waterstone's Bookshop; Lara Lowe, Alison Birtwell; Monica Clark for her generous support of the theatre at The Shakespeare Institute; and the many other individuals and institutions who helped with this production.
Reviews/Articles: The Stage, 3 July 1997, p. 47 (announcement); Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 3 July 1997 p. 7, (photo); 'Stage Set for Fairy Tale', Stratford Standard, 4 July 1997, p. 17 (photo); Susan Hill, Country Week Column, Country Life Magazine, September 1997, p. 54.
Archive video tape in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Productions for 1997 - 1998
All's Well That Ends Well
by William Shakespeare
3rd - 5th December 1997
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Janet Costa
Assistant Director: Ed Moore; Stage Manager: Patrick Gargano; Backstage Crew: Rob Ormsby; Production Design: Janet Costa; Hair/Make-up: Wendy Turvey; Costumes: Celeste Saldivar, Janet Costa; Publicity: James Dowd; Front of House: Renata Oggero, Diana Sweeney, Wendy Lamoreaux
Cast: Wendy Turvey (The Countess of Rossillon), David Nicol (Bertram), Jean Tinston (Lafew), Anna Collins (Helen), Melanie Schmelcher (Rynaldo/Gentleman), David Brown (Parolles), Andrew Anderson (Lavatch), Ed Moore (The King of France), Karin Tomson and Sue Knott (The Brothers Dumaine), Paul Edmondson (Third Lord), James Purkis (Fourth Lord), Celeste Saldivar (Soldier/Mariana), Kathryn Prince (The King's Attendant), Julie Jarvis (The Duchess of Florence/Widow Capulet), Roberta Barker (Diana).
This production is made possible through the continued support of: Peter D. Holland and The Shakespeare Institute; Daphne Ingram and Etta Mahon; David Gould; James Shaw and Kate Welch; Robert Welcher, Birmingham School of English; Jacquie Hanham; Jon Holmes; Jon Rosenberg; Nathan Turvey; Rebekah Owens; Roz Symon; Victoria Stec.
Reviews/articles: The Stratford-upon-Avon Herald,
Archive video tape in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Programme, production photographs (DSH21/5/1), and Promptbook (DSH/21/1/1) on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Productions for 1998 - 1999
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
by John Ford
9th - 11th December 1998
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Janet Costa
Assistant Director: Christian van Nieuwerburgh; Set Design: Xenia Georgopoulou, Marije de Vries, Celeste Saldivar, Anna Collins; Music Director/Composer: Lydia Wanstall; Musicians: Lydia Wanstall, Amy Bull, Chrissie Martin
Cast: Amanda Jenkins (Florio), Paul Prescott (Giovanni), Anna Collins (Annabella), Katherine Anderson (Bonaventura), Wendy Turvey (Putanna), Peter Balderstone (Soranzo), William Sutton (Vasques), Mike Wilkinson (Richardetto), Roberta Barker (Hippolita), Emma Venables Wood (Philotis), Anne Vogel (Donado), Stephen Hancock (Bergetto), Celeste Saldivar (Poggio), Tony Boyd-Williams (Cardinal), Jane Britton (Grimaldi), Matthew Staples, Stephen Hancock (Banditti/Officers), Dancers: Maria Scaglione, Francesca Salidu, Michiyo Kato, Herumi Sakakibara, Amy Bull, Singers/Dancers: Roberta Barker, Francesca Salidu, Lydia Wanstall, Amy Bull, Stephen Hancock.
Reviews/articles: Arts Section, Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 3 December 1998 (photograph) p. 6; Richard Chilvers, 'Blood-curdling Success', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald,
Archive video tape in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Programme and Promptbook (DSH21/1/2) on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Taming of A Shrew
by William Shakespeare ?
24th - 26th March 1999
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Mychelle Hopkins
Assistant to the Director: Anne Vogel; Stage Manager: Lauren Bergquist; Assistant to the Stage Manager: Amy Bull; Lighting Gaffer: Mike Wilkinson; Key Grip: Matthew Staples; Best Boy: Simon White; Posters/Programmes: Chrissie Martin; Front of House: Wendy Lamoreaux, Mary Stewart Burgher, Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Cast: Wendy Turvey (Tapster), Stephen Hancock (Slie), Andrew Anderson (Lord Simon), Keith Condon, Marije de Vries, Jean Tinston, Amy Bull, Anne Vogel (Servants), Paul Edmondson (Lyn/Sander), Katherine Anderson (Mychelle/Kate)Celeste Saldivar (Deb/Catapie), Cary DiPietro (Jon/Valeria), Peter Balderstone (Ben/Polidor), David Nicol (David/Aurelius), Amanda Jenkins (Betsy/Alfonsa), Paul Prescott (Doug/Ferando), Emma Venables Wood (Cathy/Emelia), Roberta Barker (Kitty/Phylema), Steven Carlton Smith (Matt/Phylotus), Tony Boyd-Williams (Mike/Duke).
Acknowledgements:
Reviews/articles:
Archive video tape in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Promptbook (DSH21/1/3) on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
The
by William Shakespeare ??
20th - 22nd June 1999
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Paul Edmondson
Assistant to the Director: Janet Costa; Producer: Lauren Bergquist; Stage Manager: Amy Bull; Voice Work: Anne Vogel; Scenic Design: Mary Allen and John East; Costume: Elizabeth Stagewear; Additional Costume: Janet Costa, Celeste Saldivar; Music:
Cast: William Sutton (Matt Flowerdale), Tony Boyd-Williams (Old Flowerdale), Adrian Fear (Uncle to Matt Flowerdale), Paul Prescott (Sir Lancelot Spurcock), Emma Venables Wood (Frank), Anne Vogel (Luce), Amanda Jenkins (Delia), Katherine Anderson (Artichoke), Zoltan Markus (Daffodil), David Nicol (Master Weathercock), Simon White (Sir Arthur Greenshield), Keith Condon (Master Tom Civet), Nick Walton (Oliver), Roberta Barker (Drawer), Paul Edmondson (A Solider/Rafe), Marije De Vries (Dick), Celeste Saldivar (Ruffian), Mike Wilkinson (An Ancient Citizen), Shirley Wright (Citizen's Wife), Lauren Bergquist (Alexander). All other parts played by the company.
Acknowledgements: Daphne Ingram, Etta Mahon, David Gould, Professor Stanley Wells, Professor Peter Holland, Dr John Jowett, Jim Shaw, Kathleen and Rowland Edmondson, Greg and Mary Wells, Mary Allen, John East, Rachel Gatiss, the staff of Waterstone's Bookshop, The Shakespeare Centre Library, Rev. Peter Holiday, Mary Glaze, Mike Wilkinson, Judy Bull, and the many individuals which have encouraged this production.
Reviews/articles: Anne Tugwell, 'The Return of the Bard's Prodigal', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 10 June 1999, p. 7; 'Prodigal Shakespeare Play Gets a Rare Outing', The Stratford-upon-Avon Journal, 17 June 1999, p. 24; Stratford Standard, 18 June 1999, p. 19 (photo); Viv Thomas, 'Worth Waiting for Bard's Lost Work', Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 26 June 1999, p. 7; Helen Bruce, 'Prodigal Play is Welcomed Back', Stratford Standard, 25 June 1999, p. 22; Richard Edmonds, 'Fun, But Prodigall With the Bardic Claims', The Birmingham Post, 1 July 1999; Mary Stewart Burgher, ‘Making History: The London Prodigall’, Mason Croft Review, Issue 7 (1999), pp. 8 - 9.
Archive video tape in Shakespeare Institute Library,
Programme and Promptbook (DSH21/1/4) on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Productions for 1999
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
by Tom Stoppard
8th - 10th December 1999
Lecture Hall, Shakespeare Institute
Directed by Janet Costa
Assistant Director: Janusz Peters; Producers: Janet Costa, Kesner Ridge; Production Assistants: Roberta Barker, Emma Harper; Stage Managers: Sharon Guerino, Jen Horn, Kera McArthur; Stage Assistant: Skevi Solomou; Production/Set/Light/Properties Design: Janet Costa; Hair/Make-up: Wendy Turvey; Art Designer: Lorna James; Property Mistress: Jen Horn; Front of House: Jan Sewell, Sue Francis, Janet Cockin
Cast: Gavin Hollis (Rosencrantz), Aimee Luzier (Guildenstern), Tom Band (The Player), Paul Prescott (Hamlet), Marguerita Merrick (Ophelia), Eleanor Lowe (Claudius), Wendy Turvey (Gertrude), Heidi Logan (Polonius), Helen Potter (Alfred), Leo Sharrock (Horatio), Kesner Ridge (Fortinbras), Eleni Pilla, Michiyo Kato (Ladies-in Waiting), Helen Mills (Tragedian), Jen Horn (Tragedian), Leo Sharrock (Tragedian), Janusz Peters (Tragedian).
Reviews/Articles: Richard Chilvers, ‘Stoppard With a Touch of Eric Morecambe’,
Programme on file in Archive at The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.