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| − | + | "..an excellent set, lighting could have been better. Les Lidyard excellent, An usual high standard....Bob Marshall. | |
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| + | "Les' performance was good, majority of the others were fairly solid but the direction was sometimes a little awry. The lighting designer should be told the first principal of stage lighting is that the performance should be seen...." Mike Mawby. | ||
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Or add anything that is related ''within this site''. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme. | Or add anything that is related ''within this site''. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:03, 20 August 2008
Directed by Mike Mattey
Performances: Sun 10th – Sat 16th April 1983, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
20 years ago Henry was simply riding his horse in a fancy-dress pageant dressed as the 11th-century German Emperor Henry IV. He fell from his horse, injured his head and became fixed in the 11th century like a stopped watch. Dr Genoni and his friends have a plan to give Henry a shake and start him ticking again as though nothing had happened. They want to bring Henry face to face with reality - but what is reality?
Cast
- Henry IV - Les Lidyard
- Matilda - Ann Mattey
- Frida - Sue Kay
- Di Nolli - Kevin Flynn
- Belcredi - Mark Copping
- Doctor - Ken Lucas
- Landolf - Ted Truett
- Harold - Malcolm Woodman
- Ordulph - Simon Vaal
- Berthold - Philip Piacentino
- Giovanni - Jim Judd
Crew
- Designer - Stuart Semple
- Stage Manager - Sheila Saxon
- Lighting Design - Ann King
- Lighting Operator - Danny Thomas
- Sound - Brian Fretwell
- Set Construction - Stewart Semple, Sheila Saxon, Richard Lilley, Mark Wilson, Jim Doyle, Gunnar, Martin Kern, Pat Cantwell and many others.
- Assistant Stage Managers - Iris Lenny, Frances Walker, Irene Scott, Marie Clarke, John Kidd
- Wardrobe - Kate Bottomore
Reviews
"..an excellent set, lighting could have been better. Les Lidyard excellent, An usual high standard....Bob Marshall.
"..despite an excellent set and sterling performances from Les Lidyard and Ann Mattey the production struggled against too many handicaps to succeed, in particular the play itself..." Eddie Clark.
"...costume and set extremely good, and lighting...." visitor.
"Les' performance was good, majority of the others were fairly solid but the direction was sometimes a little awry. The lighting designer should be told the first principal of stage lighting is that the performance should be seen...." Mike Mawby.
Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
Have there been other SLTC/SLT productions of this play? Link to them here.
Or add anything that is related within this site. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.
References
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