The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew (2010)
by Robert Bolt
Directed by James Hough
Performances: 7 - 11 and 14 - 18, with matinees on 11, 12 and 18 December 2010, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
This is not a pantomime, rather a play for children. Having successfully exterminated the weyr of dragons infesting the duchy, the Duke and his knights now wish to relax. However, our hero, Sir Oblong Fitz Oblong is not having any of this and demands that they should travel to unpleasant parts of the world to help the poor and needy. In order to avoid this, the Duke and his knights manipulate Oblong into taking on the mantle of a knight errant and despatch him to the dreaded Bolligrew Isles, where power is shared by the villainous Baron Bolligrew and a dreaded black dragon. In his quest to relieve the islands of Bolligrew’s tyranny and the dragon, Oblong encounters a host of characters including two talking magpies; peasants; Bolligrew’s evil henchman, Squire Blackheart; a Regius Professor of Wickedness, and many, many more. Mayhem ensues, including sword fighting and hellish sorcery, before the inevitable happy ending...well, for most of them, that is!
Cast
The Goodies
- Storyteller - Alan Buckman
- Duke - John Lyne
- Sir Daring Dachwood - Alice Harvey Lowe
- Sir Digby Vayne-Trumpington - Stuart Grimwood
- Sir Graceless Strongbody - Siobhan Campbell
- Sir Percival Smoothely-Smoothe - Derek Dempsey
- Sir Oblong Fitz Oblong - Charles Doyle
- The Ducal Secretary, Squire Juniper - Malcolm Woodman
- Captain Asquith - Kevin Leech
- The Lord Mayor - Kevin Leech
- Obidiah Bobblenob - Siobhan Campbell
- Michael Magpie - Oliver Retter
- Peasants - Alice Harvey Lowe, Rebecca Williams
The Children Of Night Everlasting! The Baddies
- Jasper, 15th Baron Bolligrew - Stuart Draper
- Squire Blackheart - Matt Moore
- Men-at-Arms - Stuart Grimwood, Stevie Hughes, Malcolm Woodman
- Mazeppa, personal assistant to Dr Moloch - Stevie Hughes
- Dr Beelzebub Moloch, Regius Professor of Wickedness at the University of Oxford - James Hough
- The voice of the Dragon - Gerard Johnson
The Peasants
Poor Cast: Katie Balme, Emilia Capitelli, Nina Glover Southworth, Betty Mayo, Seamus Mayo, Skye Williams
Needy Cast: Martine Harrison, Kitty Judge, Harry Lowe, Blake McKenzie, Ella Ogan, Benjamin Thomas
Crew
- Stage Manager - Mark Ireson
- Production Assistant - Carole Coyne
- Assistant Stage Managers - Rebecca Williams, Rodney Quinn, Laura Yandell
- Lighting Design - Stuart Draper
- Sound Design - Gerard Johnson
- Set Design - Alan Buckman
- Scenic Artist - Hazel Hindle
- Lighting and Sound Operators - Induja Bandara, Lee Ridgeway, Rachael Lovegrove
- Set Construction - Graham Clements, Mark Ireson, Gavin Parker, cast and crew
- Rigging - Kevin Leech, cast and crew
- Armour - Lisa Thomas, History In The Making Ltd
- Magpie Costumes - Val Williams
- Other Costumes - Alan Buckman, Carole Coyne, Louisa Evans, Emma Kerby-Evans, Lisa Thomas
- Dragon Tails - Michelle Thomson, Beth Allen
- Special Effects - Chaz Doyle
- Props - Alan Buckman, Carole Coyne, James Hough
- Fight Direction - Anton Krause
- Choreography - Brendan Murphy
- Photography - Phil Gammon
Reviews
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Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew (1973)
References
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