Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (2006)
by John Arden
Directed by Lisa Thomas
Performances: Wed 18th – Sat 21st January 2006, Prompt Corner
Contents
Introduction
The Serjeant and three of his men arrive in a northern mining town with a sinister cargo. Deserters from a late-Victorian colonial war, they pose as recruiters, while the townspeople believe they will be strike-breakers. But Serjeant Musgrave has a much darker purpose, to make the town face the terrifying reality of war, and implicate them in the bloodshed...
First performed in 1959 at the Royal Court Theatre, John Arden's "un-historical parable" still has much to say about the reality of war and what it does to the men who fight it. Written in a richly poetic style, the play is a classic piece of political theatre with a great range of characters and a truly gut-wrenching twist in the penultimate scene.
Cast
- Private Sparky - Paul Gibbons
- Private Hurst - Simon Holland
- Private Attercliffe - John Thompson
- Bargee - Chris Burke
- Serjeant Musgrave - Chris Bennett
- Parson - Christopher Vian-Smith
- Mrs Hitchcock - Emma Hillman
- Annie - Angela Barnes
- Mayor - Bob Callender
- Constable - Nick Mansley
- Slow collier - David Lomas
- Pugnacious collier - Chaz Doyle
- Walsh - David McDonald
Crew
- Stage Manager - Graham Clements
- Lighting Design - Mike Elliott
- Lighting Operator - Anna York
- Set Designer - Simon Holland
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