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| − | The show featured a complex piece of scenery that was a tree, a dining table and four poster bed (go figure!)that lasted until the final matinee when it collapsed leaving Mike Hall and Sue Goodes in a pile of matchsticks in the centre of the stage. One audience member thought it was a marvellous effect!! Needless to say we had just the tree for the final performance!! - Bruce Murray, Director | + | The show featured a complex piece of scenery that was a tree, a dining table and four poster bed (go figure!) that lasted until the final matinee when it collapsed leaving Mike Hall and Sue Goodes in a pile of matchsticks in the centre of the stage. One audience member thought it was a marvellous effect!! Needless to say we had just the tree for the final performance!! - Bruce Murray, Director |
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Revision as of 10:57, 27 August 2008
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Rodger O'Hirson
Designed & Directed by Bruce Murray
Musical Director - Ron Pite
Performances: Sat 5th (Gala Night), Mon 7th – Sat 12th & Mon 14th - Sat 19th January 1980, Main Stage
Contents
Introduction
- Time - 730 A.D. and thereabouts
- Place - The Holy Roman Empire and thereabouts
Cast
A band of players from which the following characters emerge:
- Pippin - Mike Hall
- Charles, his father - John Harris
- Lewis, his half brother - Dennis Packham
- Fastrada, Lewis' mother - Ann Mattey
- Berthe, Pippin's grandmother - Lillian Frith
- Catherine, a widow - Sue Goodes
- Theo, her son - Edward Goodes
- Leading Player - Bruce Murray
- Band of Players - Cathy Harding, Jeanette Hoile, Lynn Jenner, Ginny Jones, Vince Oliver, Derek Osborne, Julie Thompson, Cheryl Webb, Anne White
Crew
- Stage Manager - Matthew Lyne
- Lighting Design - Peter Boon
- Live Sound re-inforcement - Brian Fretwell
- Properties Mistress - Pat Cantwell
- Wardrobe Mistress - Lynne Vallender
Acknowledgements
Paul Allan, George Battrick, Bernie Bullbrook, Hilda Coulden, Jim Doyle, Ray Ellison, Terry Fwthrop, Brian Fretwell, John Harris, Sheila Harris, Sally Hebberd, David Hickman, Jeanette Hoile, Gillian Holmes, Lynn Jenner, Robin Jones, Ann King, Iris Lenny, Ann Mattey, Charles Nicholls, Dave Picot, Debbie Picot, Len Picot, Janet Robinson, Kris Swarbrick, Roger Taylor, Ian Valleder, Cheryl Webb, Carol Wheeler, Shirley Woodman.
My special thanks to all these people, without whose help I could not have succeeded.
Bruce Murray, from addendum sheet to programme.
Reviews
Some review quotes go here
Gallery
- Photos by Brian Fretwell
Bruce Murray as Leading Player.
John Harris as Charles with Mike Hall as Pippin.
Mike Hall as Pippin with Jeanette Hoile, Cheryl Webb, Cathy Harding & Lynn Jenner.
The Company.
The Company; "War is a Science".
Bruce Murray and Company.
Dennis Packham as Lewis & Bruce Murray as Leading Player.
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.
The show featured a complex piece of scenery that was a tree, a dining table and four poster bed (go figure!) that lasted until the final matinee when it collapsed leaving Mike Hall and Sue Goodes in a pile of matchsticks in the centre of the stage. One audience member thought it was a marvellous effect!! Needless to say we had just the tree for the final performance!! - Bruce Murray, Director
See Also
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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.
References
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External Links
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