T h e Te m p e s t
by William Shakespeare
T h e P l ay
D r a m a t i s Pe r s o n a e
The Shipwrecked Court
Alonso
King of Naples
Sebastian
Brother to the King of Naples
Ferdinand
Son to the King of Naples
Gonzalo
An Honest Old Counsellor
Antonio
Prospero’s Brother, the Usurping Duke of Milan
Francisco
A Lord
Trinculo
A Jester
Stephano
A Drunken Butler
Master
The Master of a Ship
Boatswain
A Boatswain
Stuart Hurford
Edward Mitton
James Douglas
Geraldine Driver
Emma Clark
Ross Kemp
Miranda Kiek
Robbie Wilson
Mark Smith
James Duffy
The Inhabitants of the Island
Prospero
The Right Duke of Milan
Miranda
Daughter to Prospero
Ariel
An Airy Spirit
Caliban
A Savage and Deformed Slave
Kieran McGinn
Nicola Smith
Amy Butterworth
Katie Robson
Mariners, Spirits of Prospero, Characters in the Masque
Katy Burns
Ross Kemp
Emily Powell
Laura Dowens
George Newman
Mark Smith
James Duffy
James Newman
Matthew Ware
P ro d u c t i o n Te a m
Director
Assistant Director
Producers
Stage Manager
Stage Crew
Set Up
Flyer
Properties
Wardrobe
Set
Lighting
Sound and Music
Additional Music
Make-up
Hair
Front-of-House
Chaperones
Danny Swanson
Anna Coxon
Rosemarie Partridge, Dennis O’Connell-Baker
Dennis O’Connell-Baker
Lesley Free, Caroline Johnston, Carolyn Smith
Rob Grant, Beth Edwards, Ania Wojciechowicz
Sandy King
Rosemarie Partridge, Liz Byrom
Anna Coxon, Gail Newman
Jon Douglas
David Simmons, Charlotte Simmons
Chris Croasdale
Ollie Davidson
Lesley Wilson
Suzy Duxbury
Rosemary Goodman, Liz Smith, Lynda Kiek
Kathy Ware, Gail Newman
Shakespeare’s last complete play and his most magical. He
beguiles and bewitches, entrances and enthralls. Prospero is
cruelly exiled on an island with his beautiful daughter Miranda,
his impudent spirit Ariel and his savage slave Caliban. But
Prospero has his books and magical powers. His opportunity for
a reckoning with his usurpers arises: their ship strays within his
waters and is wrecked on his island. The weary mariners
stumble, uncomprehending, into Prospero’s virtual world. They
become his playthings in a cyberspace of his invention;
relentlessly watched and ruthlessly manipulated. It’s all great
fun - the Windows Version version of The Tempest?
T h e C o m p a ny
Twenty seasoned Theatrix players make up our talented
company. Prospero was last seen Not Waving But Drowning a Theatrix production. Caliban is fresh from a season with the
National Youth Theatre. Ariel is making the transition from
Cruella de Vil. This is the third Theatrix production for seven
of the cast. In July and December, seventeen of the cast wrote
and performed their own plays for the Theatrix Playwriting
Examination. In August, nine of the cast took part in the
Theatrix Summer Shakespeare Workshop. These are
committed young actors.
T h e D i re c t o r
Danny Swanson is a highly experienced professional director,
actor and teacher. He directed the acclaimed Theatrix
production of Twelfth Night in 2000. He appeared in the recent
BBC1 series, Starting Out. Danny teaches at St Albans School.
Interval
There will be a 20 minute interval. Interval drinks may be
ordered in advance at the Foyer Bar.
Photography
Photography is prohibited in the Auditorium.
Mobile phones and pagers
Please switch off mobile phones and pagers before entering the
Auditorium.
Contact
Telephone
E-mail
Website
General Enquiries and Information Pack
Theatrix
Rosemary Goodman, Rosemarie Partridge
01727 760932, 01727 860217, 01727 832315
[email protected]
www.theatrix.co.uk
Rosemary Goodman
Theatrix is the St Albans based performance arts school.
Established in 1980, it provides young people from the age of five
with opportunities to learn a wide range of theatre, speech,
drama and communication skills. Teamwork, enjoyment and the
development of strong friendships characterise the Theatrix
ethos. Theatrix currently has over 300 students aged from five.
Playwriting Examination and Workshops
Classes
Classes, Tuition and Examinations
Contact
Contact
Rosemarie Partridge
Theatre Trips
Contact
Dennis O’Connell-Baker
Who we are
Principal
Address
Telephone
E-mail
Rosemarie Partridge AGSM, LRAM (Acting)
198 Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4AL
01727 860217
[email protected]
Administrator Rosemary Goodman LGSMD
Address
117 Sandpit Lane, St Albans, AL4 0BP
Telephone 01727 760932 during normal office hours
Finance
Address
Telephone
E-mail
Dennis O’Connell-Baker BA, PGCE
23 Abbots Park, St Albans, AL1 1TW
01727 832315
[email protected]
A c k n ow l e d ge m e n t s
Theatrix Performing Arts would like to thank:
•
our actors and production team, their
parents and friends, without whom this
production would not have been possible
We offer weekly classes in drama, acting and speech for groups
and individuals, after school and on Saturday morning.
Examinations
Our students take Guildhall School of Music and Drama
examinations in Group Performance, Scene Study, Character
Study, Speech and Drama, Speech Skills, Verse Speaking and Prose
Reading. Some of these examinations are accredited within the
National Qualifications Framework. Consistently, our students
achieve pass rates in excess of 92%. Most students achieve a
Merit grade or above.
Playwriting Examination
We have written and piloted our own Playwriting Examination
with great success. In December 2001, over eighty Theatrix and
Theatre Skills (Hertford) students took this exciting new
examination. We have submitted the syllabus to the Guildhall
School for validation.
Productions
Our recent productions include: The Canterbury Tales, As You
Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Treasure Island - The
Panto, Twelfth Night, Cold Comfort Farm, The One Hundred and
One Dalmatians.
Shakespeare Workshops
•
Ian Crawford, the Technical Executive of
the Abbey Theatre, for his advice and
support
Each summer we run a week-long workshop open to all-comers.
It culminates in a public performance. We also offer Shakespeare
Workshops on set texts for SATS, GCSE or ‘A’ Level .
•
Peter Yates and St Albans School
•
and our sponsor, Sandra Clark,
Secretarial Service (St Albans) Ltd,
We organise regular coach trips to West End productions. Our
recent trips include: Guys and Dolls, Peter Pan, Beauty and the
Beast, Singin’ in the Rain, The Lion King, The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe, My Fair Lady, The Witches of Eastwick, The
Snowman. Our next trip is to South Pacific at The National on 4
February 2002. Our theatre trips are open to anyone with an
interest in live performance.
6 Upper Dagnall Street, St Albans AL3 5EB.
Telephone 01727 868287
Theatre Trips