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[[Image:ENDGAMEWEBFLYER.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Maria Bates]]]]
 
[[Image:ENDGAMEWEBFLYER.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Maria Bates]]]]
  
by [[Samuel Beckett]]
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Performances:  Tue 3rd - Sat 7th June [[2008]], [[Bell Theatre]]
  
Directed by [[Jeanette Hoile]]
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The June double-bill presented two contrasting pieces of 20th Century drama.
  
Performances:  Tue 3rd - Sat 7th June [[2008]], [[Bell Theatre]]
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=='Dentity Crisis==
  
== Auditions ==
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By [[Christopher Durang]]
*Sunday 10th February, 8-10pm ([[Bar Back Room]])
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*Tuesday 12th February, 8-10pm ([[Bell]])
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*Friday 15th February, 8-10pm ([[Prompt Corner]])
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== Introduction ==
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Directed by [[Catherine Ellis]]
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=== Introduction ===
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‘Dentity Crisis is an absurdist comedy about the convalescence of Jane, a young woman who has attempted suicide by slashing herself in the thighs. We see Jane struggle to distinguish reality and recognise identities. Or do we? Her Mother, Edith Fromage, brazen coquette and self-proclaimed inventor of cheese, conducts countless (and occasionally incestuous) affairs; her brother appears also to be her father and grandfather; and her psychiatrist, Mr Summers, adds to the confusion by swapping genders with his wife. Just who is having the crisis?
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=== Cast ===
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*Jane - [[Naomi Liddle]]
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*Edith - [[Anna York]]
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*Robert - [[Charles Doyle]]
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*Mr Summers - [[Michael Wilson]]
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*Woman - [[Carole Coyne]]
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=== Crew ===
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*Stage Manager - [[Lauri Morgan]]
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*Assistant Stage Manager - [[Kay George]]
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*Wardrobe - [[Hannah Gabrielle]]
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*Music - [[Gerard Johnson]]
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*Set Photographs - [[Mark Davies]]
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*Props - [[Alan Buckman]]
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==Endgame==
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By [[Samuel Beckett]]
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Directed by [[Jeanette Hoile]]
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=== Introduction ===
 
Two men, master and servant, exist in a post apocalyptic shelter, with an aged couple inhabiting two dustbins nearby. The two protagonists are mutually dependent, with Hamm the tyrannical older man, blind and crippled, bullying his younger servant, Clov, who suffers disabilities of his own.
 
Two men, master and servant, exist in a post apocalyptic shelter, with an aged couple inhabiting two dustbins nearby. The two protagonists are mutually dependent, with Hamm the tyrannical older man, blind and crippled, bullying his younger servant, Clov, who suffers disabilities of his own.
  
 
Hamm and Clov form a challenging and at times, farcical, double act, with Nagg and Nell interjecting sharp and poignant reminiscences of their own. “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness” opines Nell tellingly.
 
Hamm and Clov form a challenging and at times, farcical, double act, with Nagg and Nell interjecting sharp and poignant reminiscences of their own. “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness” opines Nell tellingly.
  
The play is full of surprises and the tragedy of the situation is offset by a fairly steady tone of burlesque and farce. The play will linger in your memory long after the curtain has fallen.  
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The play is full of surprises and the tragedy of the situation is offset by a fairly steady tone of burlesque and farce. The play will linger in your memory long after the curtain has fallen.
  
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=== Cast ===
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*Hamm - [[Alan Brown]]
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*Clov - [[George Collie]]
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*Nagg - [[Mike Smart]]
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*Nell - [[Caroline Durant]]
  
== Cast ==
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=== Crew ===
  
*Hamm - ''A strong, powerful, declamatory, theatrical character who commands the stage without leaving his chair. Blind and unable to walk, he torments Clov while contemplating his plight. He needs an audience for the stories he weaves. A larger than life character who knows he is facing death. 40s – 50s upwards''
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*Production Assistant - [[Christopher Poke]]
*Clov - ''A servant and “son” to Hamm, they have a symbiotic relationship which neither of them can break. Although Hamm has the combination to the larder, it is only Clov who is mobile and able to fetch the food.. He longs to leave but is unable to go. A lot of humour is generated from the rituals and farcical situations that he enacts, and his dry comments throughout. 20s – 30s''
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*Stage Manager - [[Kay George]]
*Nagg - ''Husband to Nell and father to Hamm. After mistreating his son earlier in life, he is now at Hamm’s mercy. Helpless and disabled, he nevertheless continues to berate Hamm. He continually tries to relive the happiness of his previous life with Nell. A tough character, softened by his love for his wife. 45+ Will be aged up as he is in extreme old age.''
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*Assistant Stage Manager - [[Lauri Morgan]]
*Nell - ''Wife to Nagg, and mother to Hamm, she is a gentle person, who is disabled like Nagg. More philosophical than Nagg, she supports him as they both longingly recall the happiness of their youth. Has a strong, loving relationship with Nagg. 45+ will be aged up as she is in extreme old age.''
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*Wardrobe - [[Val Williams]]
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*Props Co-ordinator - [[Christopher Poke]]
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*Props Makers - [[Val Williams]] & [[Kay George]]
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*Metalworkers - [[Dilys Gane]] & [[Mike Elliott]]
  
== Crew ==
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== Crew (for both productions) ==
  
*Production Assistant - [[Mark Bullock]]
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*Set Design - [[Charles Doyle]]
*Stage Manager - [[Jane Moorhead]]
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*Set Design -
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*Costumes - [[Val Williams]]
 
*Costumes - [[Val Williams]]
*Stunt Co-ordinator -  
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*Lighting - [[Gareth Barker]]
*Lighting Design -  
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*Sound Design - [[Andrew Rickinson]]
*Sound Design -  
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*Sound Operator - [[Induja Bandara]]
*Lighting and Sound Operator -  
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*Set Painters - [[Hazel Hindle]] & [[Michael Wilson]]
*Properties -
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*Set Builders - [[Chaz Doyle]], [[Anton Krause]], [[Christopher Poke]], [[George Collie]], [[Lee Ridgeway]], [[Mark Davies]], [[Gareth Barker]] & The cast of 'Dentity Crisis.
  
 
== Reviews ==
 
== Reviews ==
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
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== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==
 
== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
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[[Endgame (1976)]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Bell Theatre Productions|Dentity Crisis/Endgame (2008)]]

Latest revision as of 16:57, 25 June 2014

Poster by Maria Bates

Performances: Tue 3rd - Sat 7th June 2008, Bell Theatre

The June double-bill presented two contrasting pieces of 20th Century drama.

'Dentity Crisis

By Christopher Durang

Directed by Catherine Ellis

Introduction

‘Dentity Crisis is an absurdist comedy about the convalescence of Jane, a young woman who has attempted suicide by slashing herself in the thighs. We see Jane struggle to distinguish reality and recognise identities. Or do we? Her Mother, Edith Fromage, brazen coquette and self-proclaimed inventor of cheese, conducts countless (and occasionally incestuous) affairs; her brother appears also to be her father and grandfather; and her psychiatrist, Mr Summers, adds to the confusion by swapping genders with his wife. Just who is having the crisis?

Cast

Crew

Endgame

By Samuel Beckett

Directed by Jeanette Hoile

Introduction

Two men, master and servant, exist in a post apocalyptic shelter, with an aged couple inhabiting two dustbins nearby. The two protagonists are mutually dependent, with Hamm the tyrannical older man, blind and crippled, bullying his younger servant, Clov, who suffers disabilities of his own.

Hamm and Clov form a challenging and at times, farcical, double act, with Nagg and Nell interjecting sharp and poignant reminiscences of their own. “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness” opines Nell tellingly.

The play is full of surprises and the tragedy of the situation is offset by a fairly steady tone of burlesque and farce. The play will linger in your memory long after the curtain has fallen.

Cast

Crew

Crew (for both productions)

Reviews

Some review quotes go here


Gallery

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

See Also

Endgame (1976)

References

<references/>

External Links