Hamp (2003)
by John Wilson
Directed & Designed by Liam Campbell, Assistant Director - Kat Boyce
Performances: Tue 4th – Sat 8th February 2003, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
Private Arthur Hamp 873426 is a nobody. He's nothing special as a soldier, he just is. So when Private Hamp decides he's had enough, he can't take any more, why can't the Establishment accept this?
It's 1917, the battle of Passchendaele has been raging for months, one soldier has reached his breaking point. Is shellshock a crime, is it even recognised as an illness?
These thought-provoking questions are asked in John Wilson's powerful and insightful script.
Cast
- Private Arthur Hamp - Peter Fortune
- Corporal of the Guard - Terry Millard
- Private Williams - James Paterson
- Private Hennesy - Jay Michaels
- Lance Corporal Lynch - Paul Fortune
- Lt William Hargreaves - Matt Bartlett
- Lt Tom Webb - Paul Hurley
- President of the Court - Chris Bennett
- Major Banner - Richard Watkins
- Captain Hitchfield - Peter Loftus
- Captain Wilkins - Malcolm Woodman
- Captain Prescott - Chris Loft
- Prosecuting Officer Cpt Midgley - Duncan Hart
- Padre - Stuart Draper
- Medical Officer Cpt O'Sullivan - Jack King
- Regimental Sergeant Major - Mike Smart
- Field Marshall Douglas Haig - Lionel Monks
Crew
- P.A. to the director - Pat Laban
- Stage Manager - Jess Osorio
- Assistant Stage Managers - Maria Cottee & Paul Cottee
- Lighting Design - Stuart Draper
- Lighting Operator - Peter Medd
- Sound Design - Christopher Vian-Smith
- Sound Mixing - The Studio Caterham
- Sound Operators - Christopher Vian-Smith & Bob Callender
- Costumes - Philip Hinton, Liam Campbell, Pat Laban, Evelyn Laban & Alan Buckman
- Set Design - Liam Campbell
- Set Construction - Liam Campbell, Peter Loftus, Peter Fortune, Paul Fortune, Peter Medd, Jess Osorio, Richard Watkins, Bob Callender, Mike Smart, Simon Moody, Lisa Marsh, Bernie Bullbrook & Jai Campbell
- Props - Alan Buckman, Liam Campbell, Kat Boyce & Simon Moody
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