Playhouse Creatures (2005)
Directed by Lorraine Spenceley
Performances: Wed 14th – Sat 17th December 2005, Prompt Corner.
Contents
Introduction
The year is 1669 - a bawdy and troublesome time for Restoration London. The theatres have been reopened after 17 years of repression under the Puritans, encouraging a great upsurge in dramatic activity. Of vital importance to the development of drama was the entrance of the first English actresses upon the stage. Five famous figures - Nell Gwyn, Elizabeth Farley, Rebecca Marshall, Doll Common and Mary Betterton - provide us with a moving and often comic account of the precarious lot of a Restoration actress.
Cast
- Doll Common - Jeanette Hoile
- Nell Gwynn - Helen Herman
- Mrs Farley - Samantha Golton
- Mrs Betterton - Vanessa Colls
- Mrs Marshall - Kate Monro
- Man Servant - Steve Ellis
Crew
- Production Asistant - David Lomas
- Stage Manager - Steve Ellis
- Lighting - Chris Liddle
- Sound - Brian Fretwell
- Wardrobe - Val Williams & Ayako Koyama
- Dresser - Giovanna Zizza
- Fight Arranger - Anton Krause
Reviews
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Gallery
- Some rehearsal photos (Mark Davies)
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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