Hansel & Gretel programme

Artwork by Anoushka Nabili, Craigholme School

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BY STUART PATERSON

6 DEC 2016 – 7 JAN 2017

Sponsored by Kirriemuir Gingerbread

THE CAST IRENE ALLAN | STEP MOTHER / LA STREGAMAMA Theatre credits include: The Course of True Love (Fire Exit); The Crucible, Union, Living Quarters, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Phaedra, Peter Pan, Macbeth, Sleeping Beauty, The Merchant of Venice (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh); Lady Windermere’s Fan, Present Laughter, Chorus of Disapproval, Hello Dolly!, Cinderella, Life of Stuff, What Every Woman Knows (Pitlochry Festival Theatre); Fergus Lamont, Memorandum, Zlata’s Diary (Communicado); Iron (Firebrand Theatre Company); Six Characters in Search of an Author (National Theatre of Scotland); Bondagers, A Christmas Carol (Byre Theatre). Television credits include: Not Safe for Work (Channel 4); Faultlines (Stepping Stones); Baby Boom or Bust, Tollcross Tales (Aikman Productions).

RICHARD BOOTH | CONAL / MONKEY Richard trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London. Theatre credits include: War Horse (New London Theatre, National Theatre); Kate Bush: Before the Dawn (Hammersmith Apollo, KT Fellowship); The BFG (Bolton Octagon); Dracula (Erasmus Theatre); Goosebumps Alive (The Vaults); The Girl With No Heart (Sparkle and Dark); Constance & Sinestra and the Cabinet of Screams, A Clockwork Orange, Titus Andronicus, Choephori (Action to the Word); The Ghost Train, The Government Inspector (The Lost Theatre). Film credits includes: War Horse (NT Live). Music videos include: In the Name of Man (Plan B, Mad Cow Films); Stay Inside (Raleigh Ritchie, Sony Records). Radio credits include: 2010! Space Commander, Angels in the Dark, Trick or Treat Christmas (Wireless Theatre Company). Richard is an associate artist with Flabbergast Theatre, co-creating and performing in their critically acclaimed Boris & Sergey productions Vaudevillian Adventure, Perilous Escapade, Astonishing Freakatorium, Origins and the Preposterous Improvisation Experiment which have toured extensively across the UK and internationally.

PETER COLLINS | UNCLE SHOES Peter trained at National Youth Theatre and Central School of Speech and Drama.

Theatre credits include: Rapunzel (Citizens Theatre); The Story of the Little Gentleman, White, The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk (Catherine Wheels); Tin Forest (National Theatre of Scotland); Horizontal Collaboration (David Leddy/Fire Exit); Caucasian Chalk Circle (Complicite/National Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew (Manchester Royal Exchange); How the Other Half Loves (Bolton Octagon); Northern Exposure (Paines Plough); Macbeth, Thebans, Medea, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet (Theatre Babel); The Tempest (Compass Theatre); Beauty and the Beast (Tron Theatre); Hamlet: First Cut (Red Shift); Temptations and Betrayals (Bristol Old Vic); Grimm Tales (Leicester Haymarket). Television and radio credits include: Scot Squad (Comedy Unit/BBC Scotland); The Secret Agent (World Productions/BBC); Eve (Leopard Productions/CBBC); The Hunt (Carlton); Always and Everyone (Granada); Peak Practice (ITV); Casualty (BBC) and Lulu’s Back in Town (BBC Scotland).

JACK DORNING | RAB Jack trained at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. Theatre credits include: Mermaid (Matchstick Theatre); Jellyfish (Mini Works/Intrepid Ensemble, Mini VAULT Festival); Rite of Passage (The New Diorama Theatre); Teddy Bears’ Picnic (London Contemporary Theatre, UK Tour), Summer & Smoke (Estonian Academy of Music & Theatre). Further credits include: Acrobat in The Degree Show (Ravensbourne); Acrobat in Tourists in Tallinn: Vello Vaher (Eesti Turnipidu).

KAREN FISHWICK | GRETEL Karen trained at Motherwell College. Theatre credits include: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour (National Theatre of Scotland); Glasgow Girls (National Theatre of Scotland/Citizens Theatre/Theatre Royal Stratford East/Richard Jordan Productions Ltd./Pachamama); The Caucasian Chalk Circle, A Christmas Carol (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh); The Overcoat (Rhymäteatteri); Hello, Dolly!, Present Laughter, A Chorus of Disapproval, Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Yellow on the Broom, The Admirable Crichton, Mr Bolfy, Whisky Kisses (Pitlochry Festival Theatre); Cinderella, Mother Goose (Adam Smith Theatre); Hansel and Gretel (Carnegie Hall); Beauty and the Beast (PACE Theatre); The Chamber Project (Red Note Ensemble). Screen credits include: Scot Squad (Comedy Unit/ BBC Scotland); Badults (Comedy Unit/BBC Three); Irn Bru – Pinkbomb (MTP); The Illuminati (Comedy Unit); James Kirk’s Comedy Blaps (Comedy Unit/Channel 4); Tides and Telegrams (Shootback Productions). As a musician, Karen features on albums by There Will Be Fireworks, Foreign Fox, Laurie Cameron and award-winning feature film Where Do We Go From Here? (Worrying Drake Productions).

JOHN KIELTY | FATHER / LOB Theatre credits include: The Broons (Sell A Door); The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Venetian Twins (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh); Bible: Abridged (Reduced Shakespeare Company); Tin Forest, To Begin, Roman Bridge, Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off (National Theatre of Scotland); A Christmas Carol, Sleeping Beauty (Citizens Theatre); The Cone Gatherers (His Majesty’s Theatre); Whatever Gets You Through the Night (The Arches). Film and TV credits include: Taggart, River City, One Life Stand and many BBC radio dramas. John has co-written new musicals including: Wasted Love, Active Virgin (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); The Murder of Geoffrey Robbins (Òran Mór); The 27 Club and collaborated on Glasgow Girls (National Theatre of Scotland/Citizens Theatre/Theatre Royal Stratford East/Richard Jordan Productions Ltd./Pachamama).

SHAUN MILLER | HANSEL Shaun recently graduated from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Theatre credits include: The Rivals (Citizens Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse); En Folkefiende (Squint/The Richard Burton Theatre Company); All That I Am, Narrative, Macbeth, The London Cuckolds, The Winter’s Tale (The Richard Burton Theatre Company); BOYS (Open Letter Theatre Company); Two Noble Kinsmen, Frankenstein (RWCMD); Tumilt in the Clouds (Paddy Cunneen). He is currently the John Mather Actor Intern at the Citizens Theatre.

JOHN O’MAHONY | ORIN Theatre credits include: A Christmas Carol (Citizens Theatre); Puckoon (Big Telly); The Silver Sword (Sell A Door); Dracula, Copenhagan, Alphabetical Order (New Vic); Hunchback The Musical (Belfast Theatre At The Mill); As You Like It (Shakespeare’s Globe); The Pillowman (Norwich Theatre Royal); Treasure Island (Kingston Rose); The Tempest (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Duck! (Unicorn Theatre); Macbeth, Twelfth Night (Exeter Northcott Theatre); Belonging (Birmingham Rep). Film and TV credits include: Good Karma Hospital (Tiger Aspect); Miracle Landing on the Hudson (Black Hangar Studios); Doctors (BBC); Mrs Brown’s Boys (BBC); Babel (Paramount); Law and Order (Kudos); Dirty Filthy Love (Granada); Judge John Deed (BBC); TLC (Positive TV); Bad Girls (Shed Produtions); Father Ted (Hat Trick).

CHLOE-ANN TYLOR | MOFF Chloe-Ann graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland this year.

Theatre credits include: Trainspotting (Citizens Theatre); Circle of Fifths, Dick McWhittington, The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde, As You Like It, Three Sisters (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); Titus Andronicus (Dundee Rep); The Merchant of Venice (Bard in the Botanics). On graduating Chloe-Ann was awarded the James Bridie Gold Medal. She is now the Robertson Trust Actor Intern at the Citizens Theatre.

Hansel & Gretel cast in rehearsal.

Photo Credit: Tom Morozzo

CREATIVE TEAM DOMINIC HILL | DIRECTOR Dominic Hill is Artistic Director of the Citizens Theatre. Since joining the Citizens in 2011, he has directed The Rivals, This Restless House (winner of Best Director, 2016 CATS Awards), Endgame, The Choir, Fever Dream: Southside, A Christmas Carol, Hamlet, The Libertine, Miss Julie, Crime and Punishment (winner of Best Director and Best Production, 2014 CATS Awards), Far Away, Seagulls, Doctor Faustus, Sleeping Beauty, Krapp’s Last Tape, Footfalls, King Lear and Betrayal (winner of Best Director, 2012 CATS Award). Before joining the Citizens he was Artistic Director of the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh and Joint Artistic Director of Dundee Rep. Other credits include Falstaff and Macbeth (Scottish Opera) and The City Madam (Royal Shakespeare Company).

RACHAEL CANNING | SET, COSTUME AND PUPPET DESIGNER Rachael trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Rachael is the co-artistic director of The Wrong Crowd. Set and costume design credits include: A Christmas Carol (Citizens Theatre); Swanhunter, Hag, The Girl with the Iron Claws (The Wrong Crowd); Magical Night (Royal Opera House); Mad Forest (Battersea Arts Centre); Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauties, The Snow Tiger (Sherman Cymru); The Tailor’s Daughter (Welsh National Opera); Peter Grimes (Costume – Grand Theatre Geneva); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Purcell His Ground (English National Opera). Puppet design and direction credits include: The Jungle Book, Of Mice and Men (West Yorkshire Playhouse); The City Madam (Royal Shakespeare Company); The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain (English Touring Theatre/Traverse/Belgrade Theatre, Coventry); Into the Woods, Peter Pan (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre/Public Theater); The Red Balloon (Royal Opera House); Kes (Sheffield Crucible).

LIZZIE POWELL | LIGHTING DESIGNER Lizzie trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Her lighting designs for the Citizens Theatre include The Choir, Fever Dream: Southside, A Christmas Carol, The Libertine, Far Away, Seagulls, Krapp’s Last Tape, Footfalls. Other theatre credits include: Romeo and Juliet (Sheffield Crucible); Violence and Son, Weekly Rep (Royal Court Theatre); Anna Karenina (The Royal Exchange); Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, Glasgow Girls, In Time O’ Strife, My Shrinking Life, Enquirer, An Appointment with the Wicker Man, Knives in Hens, Girl X, Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off, Our Teacher’s a Troll, Venus As A Boy (National Theatre of Scotland); Debuts (National Theatre of Scotland/Traverse Theatre); Secret Theatre (Lyric Hammersmith); Any Given Day, While You Lie, The Dark Things (Traverse Theatre); Huxley’s Lab, Spring Awakening (Grid Iron/Lung Ha’s); Under Milk Wood (Theatre Royal, Northampton).

NIKOLA KODJABASHIA | COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGNER Nikola Kodjabashia is considered to be one of the most eminent representatives of the Balkan and Eastern European musical avant-garde today. Theatre credits include: This Restless House (Citizens Theatre, National Theatre of Scotland); A Christmas Carol, Hamlet, Crime and Punishment (Citizens Theatre); La Suite (Fabien Prioville Dance Company/Pina Bausch Foundation). Musical Director for Sir Peter Hall and Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s Bacchai (National Theatre); Kafka’s Monkey (Young Vic); The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain (English Touring Theatre/Traverse/Belgrade Theatre, Coventry); Inkheart, Romeo and Juliet (HOME Manchester); Scherzo for Piano and Stick, Insomnia (Riotous); Siege (Freedom Theatre); Wajdi Mouawad’s Scorched (Old Vic); Olivier Award-winning Hecuba (DONMAR Warehouse). Commissions include: La Biennale di Venezia 2004, BBC Singers 2010, National Theatre 2002/3, Macedonian National Opera 2013, Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra 2009, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble 1999. TV and film credits include: Defining Fay (2012) Dance with Me (2010), Dear Ana (2011), Racism, a History, Gothica, etc. (BBC/Arena); Grandmothers of the Revolution (Petra Pan Slovenia).

BENEDICTE SEIERUP AND LUCIEN MACDOUGALL | MOVEMENT DIRECTORS Benedicte and Lucien both trained at Guildford School of Acting and under Jacques Lecoq in Paris. They have worked as actors, devisers, movement tutors, directors and movement directors over several years and in many countries. They have written and devised four plays together, their favourite being The Nose (After Gogol). They are currently movement tutors at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Movement Directing work with Dominic Hill at the Citizens includes: Sleeping Beauty, Crime and Punishment and Christmas Carol.

IZZIE MILNE TURNER | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Izzie is currently on placement at the Citizens Theatre as part of her MFA in Theatre Directing at Birkbeck University and has Assistant Directed Trainspotting. She is a regular collaborator with Londonbased theatre companies Changing Face and Scram. Directing credits include: Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill and The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey. She has also directed cabarets and movement pieces, and composed music for theatre.

LAURA DONNELLY CDG | CASTING DIRECTOR

THE CITIZENS COMPANY STAFF Thomas Abela Neil Anderson Amy Angus Fin Bain Paul C Bassett Catherine Bird Emily Black Ashleigh Blair Marissa Bonnar David Bowes Alex Brady Suzanne Brady Laura Briggs Marion Brochard Louise Brown Andrew Bunton Graham Burn Tess Campbell Theo Cherry Carolyn Clark Jen Clokey Jodey Conner Lisa Corr Natalia Cortes Elaine G Coyle Carol Cull Caroline Darke Lesley Davidson Saul Davidson Denise Differ Louise Dingwall Miriam Sarah Doren Michael Dorrance Emma Douglas Ann Dundas Lisa Dundas Paul Dundas Archie Fisher Robyn Ferguson Sophie Fernie Joanne Ferrie Barry Forde Neil Francis Ben Frost Jacky Gardiner Harvey Gardner Anne Gillan Elly Goodman Jessica Griffiths Davy Harrop

Stephen Harrop Jamie Hayes Neil Haynes Jill Henderson Dominic Hill Neil Hobbs Guy Hollands Olivia Hughes Caroline James Miles Jarvis Euan Jenkins Stuart Jenkins Natasha Jiggins Arthur Johnston Debbie Jones

Front of House Studio Technical Stage Manager Drama Class Tutor Front of House Assistant to the Directors Payroll Officer Wardrobe Assistant Scenic Artist Front of House Stage Management Placement Box Office Supervisor/IT Box Office/Drama Class Tutor Front of House Front of House Creative Learning Officer Front of House Props Maker Development Manager Front of House Scenic Artist Drama Class Tutor Carpenter Drama Class Tutor Company Stage Manager Head of Wardrobe Housekeeper Trusts & Foundations Manager General Manager Front of House Box Office Manager Press and Marketing Officer Drama Class Tutor Deputy Head of Workshop Scenic Artist Housekeeper Finance Assistant Front of House Manager Front of House Box Office Front of House Scenic/Props Maker Assistant Stage Manager Drama Class Tutor Wardrobe Assistant Front of House Front of House Finance Officer Community Drama Artist Wardrobe Assistant Front of House/ Stage Door Administrator/Carpenter Front of House Duty Manager/Carpenter Head of Stage Head Scenic Artist Drama Class Tutor Artistic Director Deputy Head of Lighting and Sound Associate Director (Citizens Learning) Front of House Drama Class Tutor Front of House Front of House Head of Lighting & Sound Large Puppet Maker Front of House Front of House

Simon Jones Niamh Kane Judith Kilvington Sarah Kinsey Andrew King Jenny Knotts Campbell Lawrie

Jamie Leary Karen Lee-Barron Michelle Lyons Robert MacFarlane Alison MacKinnon Rose Manson Collette Marshall Carly McCaig Erin McCardie Gerald McDermott Michael McGurk Rachel McGurk Hazel McIlwraith Lawrie McInally Hannah McLean Jason McQuaide Jon Meggat Shaun Miller Debbie Montgomery Declan Mooney Christina Morrison Jim Morrison Jacqueline Muir Jack Mullen Ailsa J Munro Denis Murphy Emily Murphy Keren Nicol Petriece O’Donnell Neil Packham Sam Packham Frances Poet Marion Quinn Valerie Rickis Mo Serpehri Doust Marian Sharkey Jatinder Singh Mags Smillie Andy Smith Angela Smith Ann Smith Laura Smith Lorna Stallard Colin Sutherland Graham Sutherland Nicky Taylor Erin Tighe Chris Traquair Martin Travers Andrew Turner Izzie Turner Chloe-Ann Tylor Shiona Walker Colin White Ross Williamson Lindi Wright Emma Louise Wyllie Naomi Youngman

Stage Door Administrator Front of House Executive Director Wardrobe Assistant Sound No. 2 Box Office Paul Hamlyn Club Co-ordinator/ Drama Class Supervisor Front of House/Box Office Wardrobe Assistant/Dresser Wig Stylist Wardrobe Cutter Head of Marketing and Communications Front of House Front of House Community Drama Worker Front of House Lighting Programmer Front of House Front of House Head of Development Stage Door Administrator Drama Class Supervisor Deputy Head of Stage Electrician/Operator Actor Intern Drama Class Tutor Apprentice Carpenter Development Assistant Front of House Production Administrator Box Office Props Maker Head of Workshop Front of House Marketing & Communications Manager Front of House Community Drama Director Front of House Literary Associate Front of House Assistant Stage Manager Front of House Deputy Stage Manager Front of House Head of Finance Housekeeper Learning Projects Manager Housekeeper Deputy Head of Production Front of House Stage Crew Head of Production Front of House Drama Class Tutor Head Flyman/Technician Producer (Citizens Learning) Stage Door Administrator Assistant Director (Birkbeck Trainee) Robertson Scholarship Trust Actor Intern Digital Officer Drama Class Tutor Building Supervisor Props Maker Front of House Wardrobe Assistant

Board: Professor Adrienne Scullion (Chair), April Chamberlain (Vice Chair), Laurence Fraser, Alex Gaffney, Dominic Hill, Ryan James, Alex Reedijk, Mike Russell, Bailie James Scanlon and Irene Tweedie.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS All scenery, costumes and props made in the Citizens Theatre workshop.

Opening night drinks generously provided by Belhaven and Alliance Wines.

Special thanks to: Cover artwork designed by Anoushka Nabili, Craigholme School.

Glencrest Ltd, Tim Licata, Kevin Rickis, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Traverse Theatre, Tron Theatre, Big Top.

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