The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988)
Adapted from the book by C.S. Lewis by Glyn Robbins
Directed by David Hickman
Performances: Sun 4th – Sat 10th December 1988, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is the second of seven books amking up The Chronicles of Narnia. It was written and first published in 1950. The play is set in a large remote house - somewhere in Britain in 1940. And also in Narnia - sometime. Narnia was a land of great beauty, a happy land. Through it ran the River Narnia where it had its mouth in the Eastern Ocean. On its own peninsula lay the fair and wonderous (sic) castle - Cair Paravel.
Cast
- Lucy - Zoe Bishop
- Susan - Tessa Chapman
- Peter - Jeremy Borgust
- Edmund - Matthew Coyne
- Professor - Philip Piacentino
- Mrs Macready - Tina Diggle
- Mr Tumnus - Dennis Banks
- White Witch - Tina Diggle
- Maugrim - David Rickard
- Creature - Mike Mungarvin
- Mr Beaver - Martin Cross
- Mrs Beaver - Karen McCloud
- Father Christmas - Adrian Bascombe
- Aslan the Lion - Philip Piacentino
- Leopards - Steve Kirby & Adrian Bascombe
- Wolf - Jason Rose
- Uglies, ghouls, boggles - Colin Starkey, Carl Rank, Jacintha Martin, Angela Lobo, Vanessa Kelsey & Tracey Elroy
- Statues - Louise Gilbert, Jane Lee, Thomas Williams & Colin Starkey
- Giant Rumblebuffin - Carl Rank
- Royal Escorts - Matilda Smith, Amie Walters, Eugenia Anderson, Sammi Banks, Rachel Green, Lucy Cearns, Fred Smith & Tom Loxley
Crew
- Stage Manager - Nigel Howcutt
- Assistant Stage Managers - Louise Gilbert, Vanessa Kelsey, Cheryl Williams, Valerie Williams, Linda White, Lorraine Spenceley, Godfrey Jansen & Neil Willis
- Lighting - Dillon
- Sound - Mark Ahearn & Paul O'Connor
- Set Designer - Alan Buckman
- Fight Aranger - Clive Russell
- White Witch's Costume - Alan Buckman
- Other Costumes - Tracey Elroy, Valerie Williams & Lorraine Spenceley
- Props - David Armitt
- Make-up - Tracey Elroy
- Set Construction - Paul Hummerston, Cathy Bee, Neil Willis & Carl Rank
- The Wardrobe made by - Keefe Browning
- Wildlife recordings A G Field & Rex Ashby c/o British Library of wildlife sound.
- Magic Consultant - Patrick Page
- Trays - Alf Vaal
- Box Office Manager - Irene Winbourne
- Publicity - Eva O'Rourke
- Lighting board and lamps by kind permission of Charles Wood
- Thanks to Cheryl Webb & Stuart Tibber
Reviews
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Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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