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Revision as of 06:52, 20 September 2018
by Jessica Swale; music composed by Nigel Hess
Performances: Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 September 2018, Old Fire Station
Contents
Introduction
London, the 1660s onwards.
King Charles II has exploded onto the scene with a love of all things loud, extravagant and sexy. And at Drury Lane, a young Nell Gwynn is causing stirrings amongst the theatregoers.
Bawdy. Sexy. Fun.
Cast
- Nell Gwynn - Jade Fane
- Rose Gwynn - Emily McDonnell
- Nancy - Lois Savill
- Lady Castlemaine - Jenny McLaughlin
- Louise de Kérouaille - Carly Lindon-Forrester
- Queen Catherine - Audrey Lindsay
- Ma Gwynn - Kay Anderson
- King Charles II - Charlie Golding
- Charles Hart - Neelaksh Sadhoo
- Thomas Killigrew - Derek Dempsey
- Edward Kynaston - Jack King
- John Dryden - Rob Wallis
- Lord Arlington - Tom Melly
- Ned Spiggett - Rob Tavernier
- Ensemble - Elena Markham
- Ensemble - David Clements
Musicians
- Marcus Reeves - guitar
- Rachel Osorio - accordion
- Jenny Warner - recorders
Creative Team
- Director - Mark Ireson
- Assistant director - Jo Boniface
- Musical director - Marcus Reeves
- Choreographer - Kelly-Kim Cranstoun
- Stage manager - Graham Clements
- Lighting and sound design - Bob Callender
- Costume - Jess Osorio, Jenny Bennett, Ruby Todd, Jenny Clements and Dan Coffey
- Wigs and hair - Lily Ann Coleman
- Set construction - Graham Clements, Chaz Doyle, Sean Thomas, cast and crew
- Rigging - Sean Thomas
- Scenic art - Carole Ironside and Mark Ireson
- Props - Jo Boniface, Dan Coffey and Carole Ironside
- Assistant stage managers - David Clements and Carole Coyne
- Operators - Tiffany Manning and Mark Davies; Malcolm Woodman up to show run
- Poster and programme design - Bryon Fear
- Production photography - Simon Gleisner
Reviews
Some review quotes go here
Thanks
They say it takes a village to raise a child; bringing this show to fruition over the past year seems like it has taken a small town. In addition to the cast and creative team, lots of folk have provided invaluable help in a hundred small and large ways:
Tom Carradine, Maureen Duignan, Fay Carradine, Jennifer Nettles, Emma Kerby-Evans, Kerstin at Bromley Little Theatre, Jenny Coleman at Beckenham Theatre Centre, Berry Butler and Nikki Packham at The Miller Centre, Elizabeth Callow, Tony Freitas from O Girasol, The SLT box office, front of house, raffle and bar teams, Bryon Fear, Naomi Liddle, Bex Law, Rory Hacker, Bee and our Theatre Committee rep, Jess Osorio, who has been a tireless support.
Thank you all so much. We couldn’t have done it without you
Mark Ireson
Director
Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.
See Also
Many of the characters in the play were actual historical figures, and their lives have provided source material for any number of writers of books, plays and films. Of the plays performed by SLT, Nell appears as a character in Playhouse Creatures by April de Angelis and Charles II is in The Libertine by Stephen Jeffreys. Kynaston, Nell and Charles also feature prominently in Compleat Female Stage Beauty by Jeffrey Hatcher.
