Macca & Beth Show Programme

LIVERPOOL’S ROYAL COURT PRESENTS

BY

GERRY LINFORD

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Welcome To

Hello and welcome to Liverpool’s Royal Court and this

This show is another landmark for us. It is the first time that we have

performance of Macca & Beth.

been able to run two full productions back to back since the pandemic began. Full houses mean so much to everyone here at The Court,

Well, this one has been a long time coming!

providing work for all of us and giving the actors the acclaim that they

A lot of you will know that in theatre there is a superstition around the

deserve. This is a very special theatre with a unique relationship between

title of a Shakespeare play that is not to dissimilar to this one. If you say

the staff, the crew, the actors and those in the crowd. All of that is down

it out loud in the theatre then it is supposed to bring all sorts of bad luck

to you, the audience. We missed you over the last couple of years and

but we thought that we would be alright with the scouse variation. After

we are delighted to have you back.

three reschedules and a global pandemic, we are not so sure now.

Back to tonight and the play that will have you laughing out loud once

What we were sure about was how good this show was going to be.

again. All together now: “I’ll take the high road and you take the low

Gerry Linford is one of our (and we hope one of your) favourite writers

road…”

here and once the initial idea was in place, we couldn’t wait to see the script. Right from the first draft it has been a hilarious, action packed

Enjoy!

comedy with lots going on for all of the cast.

And what a cast we have got. You will recognise some of the regulars like Emma Bispham, fresh from the Christmas show, Danny O’Brien, even

Kevin Fearon

fresher from The Royal and Julie Glover re-joins us following her brilliant

Executive Producer

performance in My Fairfield Lady. We have brought in some talented

Liverpoool’s Royal Court

new faces too. Gordon Kane and Andrea Miller have arrived from north of the border, Jerome Ngonadi from London and Jamie Smelt from the distant kingdom of Hull. A big Royal Court welcome to them. A special mention to the fiddle playing, Liverpool Scot Karen Young who is making her main house debut after performing so well in the Studio. You might also recognise her from when you have bought tickets as she is part of the Box Office team.

Paul Goetzee is back in the director’s chair having done such a good job on Lost In Colomendy recently. Rehearsals have been fizzing with energy and I’m really looking forward to seeing the finished product tonight.

Liverpool’s Royal Court presents

Macca & Beth Written by Gerry Linford • Directed by Paul Goetzee • Designed by Olivia du Monceau Lighting Design by Ian Scott • Sound Design by Kate Harvey • Video Design by Jamie Jenkin Starring Emma Bispham, Gordon Kane, Andrea Miller, Jerome Ngonadi, Danny O’Brien, Jamie Smelt and Karen Young

Gerry Linford Interview A Q&A with Macca & Beth writer Gerry Linford

Tell us what Macca & Beth is about.

Gerry Linford: Macca & Beth tells us the story of a young couple from Liverpool who travel up to the remote highlands of Scotland for the

I’d actually forgotten what it was about. I had to

totally unprecedented. It’s like something that

go back and reread it because I really couldn’t

we’ve never experienced before and hopefully

remember. And obviously I wrote Ellen & Rigby

never will again. For myself personally, the early

in the meantime.

stages of lockdown I found quite refreshing to be honest - and I know that sounds crazy! But

reading of Macca’s eccentric uncle’s will when

So when I read it I thought, Oh, this is quite

they get there. It’s a horrific snow blizzard in

good, I’d forgotten this bit and I read it like

the middle of June, and things don’t quite

a brand new reader. I’ve done some tweaks

go to plan - they meet a series of eccentric

and changes and I’ve been getting notes from

characters and their mishaps and adventures

the director, Paul Goetzee, and now we’re in

So when the lockdown came along, that was

throughout the evening.

rehearsals again, working with Paul and with

almost a chance to take my foot off the gas

the cast.

and unwind. So I spent the early parts of

The whole play takes place in one night!

The show was originally due to take place in 2020 - has the script changed a lot since then?

GL: The script hasn’t really changed that much since 2020, to be honest.

When I wrote it first it was maybe 2019 then obviously it didn’t happen because of COVID. When I was told that the play was happening,

There’s different things getting brought to the process, so it’s getting tweaked and nipped and changed but the basic story is still the same as it was originally intended.

We’re often told writers enjoy peace and quiet to get on with their work so how was lockdown?

GL: It was crazy for everyone, wasn’t it? It was

prior to the lockdown, I’d written four plays in two years, and so it was quite an intense period for me.

lockdown reading lots of books, listening to music, watching films, and just basically put fuel back in the tank. It was only once we got to the second part of lockdown that I began writing again, writing Ellen & Rigby.

I enjoyed the opportunity to have some peace and quiet, but it was a terrible thing that we were going through and people were dying.

I lost a couple of friends, lots of people were

so much tremendous acting talent in this city.

performance with the other lads last year, and

getting very, very ill. The world was in crisis. So

But now we’re also looking further afield. We

he’s been helping us with movements and with

I couldn’t really enjoy the fact that I was having

went through an open audition process and

choreography and with some of the action

a break, you know, even though that was part

we literally got hundreds and hundreds of

sequences.

of it.

applicants, people who wanted to be in the

You mentioned Ellen & Rigby - that was your last show, and it was the first one after the pandemic. What did it feel like to see that live audience enjoy themselves?

show. Myself, the producers and the director sat through hours and hours of self tapes watching the things that people had sent in and scenes from the play that delighted us that

There’s a real energy in the room. People are enjoying it. We’re having a laugh and hopefully that will all translate onto the show and audiences will feel the benefits of it.

were created in their own homes. That was a

And what can the audience expect from a

GL: So after the pandemic, after the terrible

really interesting process. And then we called

night out watching Macca & Beth?

time we had with theatres, with businesses,

a number of them into the theatre, and we

the leisure industry, everything closing down, it

GL: Well, they can expect all the usual fun that

we watched them do the stuff live. I’ve got a

you get at the Royal Court. We’ve got farce,

was a real shot in the arm, literally, to have the theatres reopen and it felt a great privilege to me to write, to play.

It was like a big hug of a play. I could tell the audiences would laugh and cry and would identify. And it was an unusual play, because

We’ve taken elements of Shakespeare, elements of vintage comedy, like Bob Hope, the Marx Brothers, the Three Stooges, things like that. And we just tossed them all into the melting pot and give them a Royal Court twist!

it was such a small team. We had to take

Gerry Linford

love hate thing with

we’ve got madcap humor, we’ve got energy,

auditions. I love seeing

we’ve got local references, and all the usual

the talent that people

things that people have come to expect from

bring. I love the the

my writing, and from the plays generally at the

energy of actors and

Royal Court.

the versatility and the skill and how fantastic they are in an audition.

There were lots of talented people who didn’t quite get the job, but the cast that we did eventually arrive at, I’m really delighted

But on top of that, they can get an energy that they may not have seen before by the versatility of the different actors that we brought in.

We’ve taken elements of Shakespeare, elements of vintage comedy, like Bob Hope, the Marx Brothers, the Three Stooges, things like that. And we just tossed them all into the melting pot and give them a Royal Court twist!

that into account.

with them and even more so now that we’re in

We’ve got a huge team for Macca & Beth.

rehearsals and I can see them in action. I can see

And finally, what is next for Gerry Linford?

We’ve got a lot of people involved in this

the energy that they bring into the show and I

GL: What’s next for me? I’ll definitely be writing

particular project.

can see the performances that they’ve given.

more plays and I might have a little rest! I’ve

There are some new faces for the Royal

How have rehearsals been?

done two plays in less than a year with Ellen &

Court audience in this show. Were you

GL: Yeah, rehearsals have been great. I’ve been

happy with the casting process?

lucky that I’ve been able to sit in on the first

I like to be unpredictable and I like to be

GL: Yeah, and this is a very different play. This

couple of weeks of the rehearsal process, so

surprised. So I’ve got writing projects that I’m

play isn’t set in Liverpool, which is fairly unusual

I’ve been able to deliver my input in terms of

currently developing, not all for theatre. I’m

for the Royal Court. It’s set in Scotland and

line changes and introducing gags, and also

writing some prose, I’m writing a TV drama, and

we’ve got seven in the cast and only two of

listening to the cast and any improvisations

I’m writing a radio play and but these are all in

them are actually from Liverpool. We’ve got

they might come up with. I’ve been impressed

kind of embryonic stages at the moment. And I

three Scottish. We’ve got a Londoner, we’ve

with Paul Goetzee’s process and his delivery,

will definitely, definitely be writing more plays

got someone from Hull. It’s an interesting

but also absolutely delighted to have Zain Salim

for the Royal Court because it’s an absolutely

experiment.

on board. He’s acted as Associate Director.

fantastic theatre with a fantastic audience.

We’ve opened up a talent pool and we’ve got

Of course, many of the audience will know him from Bouncers where he gave a fantastic

Rigby and Macca & Beth.

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Talent Development

Liverpool’s Royal Court continues on its journey to work towards talent development across the city

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There is no doubt Liverpool is renowned for its wealth of talent but we, along with the rest of our city’s theatre organisations and institutions, recognise we need to do more to ensure we are accessible, engaging and aspirational if we are to be truly representative and inclusive of the communities we serve. It is a long-term continuing process and funding is key as is working together with the theatres across the region.

Over the past three years we have laid down the foundations, initiating our plans for meaningful and real change. This includes the theatre’s programming, engagement, accessibility and relationships with artistes, communities, creatives, individuals, institutions, organisations, Schools/FE. We are working towards ensuring our talent development programmes are applicable, realistic and robust.

Listening and engaging in the first instance to a wide cross section of creatives and communities – recognising and taking ownership of our failure to be fully inclusive and to take a proactive approach to ensure there is inclusivity and diversity across the sector A brief look at a few of our talent development projects so far:

Community Music AAA (Access All Areas) is a partnership project together with three grassroots organisations: Positive Impact, Capoeira For All, and Catalyst performing arts supported by funding from Youth Music. Children and young people aged 6 – 25 can access free musical instruments, musical theatre, hip hop, dance, singing, drama and performance

Raw Talent Young people from our youth theatre continue to have access to auditions and employment opportunities – during the past 3 years, 6 young people have been cast in Terriers, written by Maurice Bessman touring to schools and venues across the country.

More recently working with Fury films, 120 young people aged 15 – 25 from across the city took part in audition workshops for the film of Terriers at Fire Fit in South Liverpool, MYA’s Space in Bootle and The Vibe in Huyton. 8 young people will be working with the Director to support the script development.

Mentoring This is a pilot programme supported by PH Holt Trust and Curious Minds – eight mentors from the creative industries have been paired with mentees – providing support, guidance and shadowing opportunities in acting, marketing, production, directing, writing, set design, and music skills.

This talent development initiative will support eight young black, asian and minority artistes and creatives develop their skills as they progress through the industry.

Programming Our Boisterous Theatre strand of programming brought us a main house production of Bouncers, in August and September introducing four new actors to the main house stage – and new audiences to the theatre.

The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase – now a regular bi-monthly show presenting some of the best black comedians and singers on the circuit and with a platform to showcase emerging and existing local talent.

Co-production with Red Ladder last September/October, with a cast of professional actors and 20 members of our community choir.

Stagewrite – our new writing classes/workshops to encourage and support new writers to develop their work to full production.

We continue on our journey with a number of other talent development initiatives in progress as a matter of priority to ensure we remain accessible, adaptable and continually listen and learn. It will take time and investment and with your continuing support for all we do. We will make a difference.

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Cast & Company

Cast Emma Bispham

Beth

Gordon Kane

Angus

Andrea Miller

Morag

Jerome Ngonadi Danny O’Brien

Crompton Macca

Jamie Smelt

Barry The Hatchet

Karen Young

Miss Glass

Company Gerry Linford

Writer

Paul Goetzee

Director

Zain Salim Olivia Du Monceau Ian Scott

Associate Director Designer Lighting Designer

Kate Harvey

Sound Designer

Jamie Jenkin

Video Designer

Marie Jones

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sean Gannon

Production Manager

Jen Baron Andrew Lock Alicia Southerton

Artistic Supervisor Resident Stage Manager Deputy Stage Manager

James Haining

LX Programmer

Helena Harvey

LX Op

Liam McGrath

Sound Op

Maya Andrews

Dresser

Set by Liverpool’s Royal Court Mick Bawden

Workshop Manager

Johnathan Defty

Carpenter

Michael Gray

Carpenter

Mick Gunnigle

Carpenter

Jennifer Baron

Head Painter

Christopher McCourt

Painter

Lena Kennard

Painter

Abbie Jones

Painter

Thanks Barry at Colourcreate Envision

Cast Biographies Jack and the Beanstalk (Leeds City Varieties); Naked Justice (West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Caretaker, Accidental Death of

Emma Bispham Beth

an Anarchist (Salisbury Playhouse), Love Off The Shelf (Stephen Joseph Theatre); Lysistrata (Peter Hall Company); She Stoops to Conquer (Basingstoke Haymarket); Yonadab (RNT), Dr Faustus (Perth Rep); Outskirts (Leicester Haymarket); Black Friars Wynd

Emma continues to enjoy a full and varied career. Below are some of her

(Edinburgh Lyceum) and Witness for the Prosecution (Theatre Mill/

most treasured credits to date;

RJS Productions).

Television:

Television: In the Long Run (Sky); Shetland (ITV/ BBC); Broken (BBC/

Doctors, Tin Star, Clink, The League of Gentlemen, Paranoid, Prey

LA Productions); Vera, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Legless, The

2, The Mill, Good Cop, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, The Driver,

Royal Heartbeat, My Parents Are Aliens, The Cost of Loving and

Shameless, Heartbeat, The Royal, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Strictly

Rock Face (ITV); The Cup, Doctors, Eastenders, Macbeth, Secret

Confidential and The Bill.

Army, Comedy Playhouse (BBC); Burn It (Red Productions); Taggart

Film:

(STV); Hannay (Thames TV); Danger UXB (Euston Films/lTV); The

Kelly & Victor (BAFTA Winner) Dog Run and Bride Not To Be. Theatre: TABOO 20th Anniversary Concert (The London Palladium); The Scouse Sleeping Beauty (Liverpool Royal Court); The Scouse Snow White

Comic Strip Presents - More Bad News and MrJolly Lives next Door (Channel 4).

Film: Murphy’s Stroke (Euston Films), The Praying Mantis (Film Four), Time Bandits (Handmade Films), Callan (Central).

(Liverpool Royal Court); Paint Your Wagon, Othello and The Big I Am (Everyman Theatre Repertory Company 2018); Blood Brothers (Phoenix Theatre, West End); Taboo (The Venue, West End & National

Andrea Miller

tour); Spend Spend Spend (The English Theatre, Frankfurt); Bad Girls –The Musical (West Yorkshire Playhouse); 16 Gobs (Kingshead Theatre,

Morag

London); Notes Across a Small Pond (Bridewell Theatre, London); Closer Than Ever (Everyman Theatre, Liverpool).

Emma also gigs regularly as a soloist or with Sense Of Sound Singers and has supported and worked with music legends such as Nile Rogers and Paul McCartney. Also appearing in the popular Cream Classical concerts at the Anglican Cathedral.

She is truly thankful to be back working in the BEST theatre in town on Gerry Linford’s brilliant new comedy ‘Macca & Beth’. Hope you have a hoot with us in the Highlands!

Emma would like to take this opportunity to mention my beloved husband and children; Doug, Evie, Miles, Mum Pam – my queen, George the great and close friends’ and to THANK YOU ALL from the bottom of my heart for your constant love and support.

Andrea trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where she won the prize for comedy and also the Glasgow Citizens’ Theatre Award.

Theatre roles include Jane in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Charlotta Ivanovna in The Cherry Orchard, Madame Begriffinfeld in Peer Gynt (Ibsen Stage Company), Lizzie in Men Should Weep, Myra in Deathtrap, Louka in Arms and the Man, Maria in Twelfth Night, The Snow Queen in The Snow Queen, Amanda in Private Lives, Shirley Valentine in Shirley Valentine and Sheila in The Reluctant Debutante, a No 1 UK tour directed by Belinda Lang She has recently toured the UK, Dublin and Hamburg as Grandma in Billy Elliot.

And had a wonderful 10 week Tour in South Korea where she played Hannah in Flashdance the Musical.

Gordon Kane Angus Trained: Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London.

Theatre: My Family and Other Animals, The Crucible, Wind In The Willows (York Theatre Royal); Aladdin (Harrogate); Lucky Sods, Sold, Black Tie and Tails, Thick as a Brick and Reunion (Hull Truck);

Andrea created the role of Mary Carson in The Thorn Birds - The Musical and spent some years in Hong Kong where she appeared as Mrs Lovatt in Sweeney Todd, The Witch in Into The Woods, The Narrator in Blood Brothers and Miss Hannigan in Annie as well as compiling and performing in three one-woman shows.

Other musicals include Guys and Dolls, Sister Mary Lazarus in Sister Act, Happy Ending (Arcola); Mother Bailey in Its a Wonderful Life, Kate Cole – Cole Porters Mother in Pass the Porter, Golde in Fiddler On the Roof, Elsa in Park Avenue, Mrs Pearce in My Fair

Lady, Margaret Fallowfield in Gays the Word, Jekyll & Hyde and

finished a tour of By The Waters Of Liverpool and a sell out run of The

Mrs Hudson in The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes for which she was

Royal.

nominated as Best Actress in a Musical by the West End Offies.

Danny was most recently in The Star at the Liverpool Playhouse playing

Really delighted to be back in lovely Liverpool (last here in 2017 with

Arthur Crown.

“Billy Elliot”) and extremely happy to be a part of this wonderful

Danny’s other credits include:

company of players, in this splendid play and playing in this beautiful

The Long Shot, The King Of Edge Hill, The Wedding, House Of

theatre.

Anubis, Scrims and Good Cop.

Hope you enjoy your evening watching this quirky, crazy comedy as

Danny would like to dedicate his performance to his three beautiful girls,

much as we enjoy playing in it.

Pearl Edie and Melissa x Follow Danny on Twitter: @dannydannyo28

Jerome Ngonadi

Jamie Smelt

Crompton

Barry The Hatchet

“Superb”, “Dazzling”, “Mesmerizing”, “Show-stopping” and that’s just what they say about his smile! Jerome Ngonadi is an Actor and budding

This is Jamie’s first show with the Liverpool Royal Court . He has

writer who graduated from ALRA after completing the Cert HE at East15.

previously performed in a number of shows with Leeds based Red

He can be seen all over the UK and the internet for various well known

Ladder Theatre Company, who recently partnered with the Royal Court

commercial brands, from McDonald’s and Chase Morgan to Checkatrade

for last years production of Homebaked. These include The Damned

and Nintendo.

United based on the bestseling book by David Peace, The Shed Crew

Theatre and Television credits include; The Three Sisters at the National Theatre, The Lesson at The King’s Head, When Swallows Cry at RADA Festival, Divine Chaos of Starry Things at The White Bear, Montague at The Tabard to name but a few.

and Glory as well as working with the John Godber company in Up ‘n Under and This Is Not Right. Recent television credits include Ackley Bridge (Channel 4) and The Bay (ITV). Jamie was born and raised in Hull and trained at Bretton Hall.

Jerome also appears in Channel 4’s Hullraisers, STARZ’ Pennyworth, Channel 5’s Man in the Mirror and CBS Reality’s Killer Cops. Jerome is also in a complicated relationship with Arsenal football club.

Karen Young Miss Glass

Danny O’Brien Macca

Karen is an actor and multi-instrumentalist from Aberdeenshire in the Northeast of Scotland.

She trained at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts where she was a finalist for the Spotlight prize in her third year. Having previously

Danny O’Brien has become a regular fixture at the Royal Court - this will

performed in the Royal Court Studio in “Pig” (2019), she is thrilled to be

be his eleventh time here.

back in the theatre and on the main stage for Macca and Beth, however

He has appeared in some of the Court’s biggest hits including: Stags

you may also recognise her face and Scottish brogue if you’ve visited our

And Hens, Lost Soul, Night Collar, The Salon, Noises Off and

Box Office!

Bouncers. He has also been travelling around the northwest, most

Her Credits include: Funny Girl (Sky TV /Potboiler Productions), Witch

recently playing Bob in Rita, Sue And Bob Too at the Theatre Royal St.

Hunt ( Ten Feet Tall), Thread ( Kick the door), Wicked Women ( Tmesis

Helens. He has also just finished a run of the award winning and critically

Theatre), Pig ( Liverpool’s Royal Court), It Flows ( Despite the Monkey),

acclaimed Rainbow Connection and has recently been touring Europe

Goldilocks and the Three Bears ( Hiccup theatre/Derby Theatre).

in One Night In Istanbul which started at the Liverpool Echo Arena.

He was last seen at the Court in Pharaoh ‘Cross The Mersey and has just taken part in the Everyword Festival at the Everyman. Danny has just

Company Biographies Gerry Linford

Ian Scott

Writer

Lighting Designer

Since making his debut at the Royal Court with the acclaimed comedy

Ian has designed the lighting for many shows at the Royal Court

drama Miracle of Great Homer Street in 2018, Gerry has fast become

including Brick Up 2: The Wrath Of Ann Twacky, Lost Soul, Scouse

a regular here. Plays such as Ellen & Rigby, Yellow Breck Road and The

of the Rising Sun, Father O’Flaherty Saves Our Souls, A Fistful

Menlove Avenue Murder Mystery have proven to be big hits with critics

Of Collars,The Royal, Down The Dock Road, Scouse Of The

and audiences alike. In addition to his theatre work Gerry is also the

Antarctic, Bouncers, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Fazakerley, A

writer of the award winning BBC Wales film Buddha Boy and the author

Nightmare on Lime Street, Our Day Out, Scouse Pacific, On The

of a short story collection Where Will You Go When You Can’t Go There?

Ledge, Eight Miles High, Council Depot Blues and Ladies Day. In

Married with five daughters, Gerry would like to dedicate this play to his

2012 he designed the set and lighting for the Lodestar/Royal Court co-

wee Scottish grandchildren.

productions of Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Paul Goetzee Director

Other projects include: The Solid Life Of Sugar Water (Graeae & Theatre Royal Plymouth), The Joke (Will Adamsdale / Fuel & Unity Theatre), Owen Wingrave (Aldeburgh and Edinburgh International Festivals), Curlew River (Barbican / Lincoln Centre, New York), Fawlty

A veteran (ie old) theatre hack, who has seen action at the Soho Theatre and the National in the past, he is more than happy to be working in his home town of Liverpool. He has directed two shows now in the main house (Lost In Colomendy in 2020 and Macca &Beth in 2022), three shows in the Studio (Rainbow Connection in 2018, Masquerade in 2019 and Kneedeep In Promises in 2019) and nine series of the Royal Court’s flagship new writing programme Stage Write -also in the Studio.

He loves the warmth and professionalism here at the Court. He is also a writer. New work is his passion. His own ... and everyone else’s. During lockdown he wrote and later directed a ( socially distanced) radio play about Percy Phillips, the first person in Liverpool to record the Beatles.

He is now trying his hand as a novelist and children’s writer- without much success so far!

Olivia du Monceau Designer Olivia du Monceau has been regularly designing for the Liverpool Royal Court since 2016 including shows ‘Father O’Flaherty Saves Our Souls’, ‘The Lonesome West, ‘A Miracle on Great Homer Street,’ ‘Yellow Breck Road’, ‘Scouse Snow White’, ‘My Fairfield Lady’, ‘Jigsy’, Scouse Sleeping Beauty’’ and ‘Homebaked the Musical’.

She also designs for many cultural organisations and theatres including New Vic Theatre, HOME Mcr, Nottingham Playhouse, Liverpool Royal Court, M&S Bank Arena, Southwark Playhouse, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, Museum Of Liverpool, National Museums Liverpool, Bluecoat Gallery, B3 media, Homotopia, Wild in Art and the Liverpool Culture Company.

Example of her work can be found at www.oliviadumonceau.com

Towers Live (Rosslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney), Marco Polo (Bergen National Opera), Where The Wild Things Are/Higgelty Piggelty Pop (Aldeburgh Festival, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Barbican), The Victorian in the Wall (Will Adamsdale/Fuel), The Ugly Spirit (Fittings/ South Bank), Touch Me (Coisceim Dance Theatre), Blok/Eko (The Wrestling School), The 39 Steps (10th Anniversary UK Tour) and Reasons To Be Cheerful (Graeae).

Kate Harvey Sound Designer

Court Selection Box, The Scouse Sleeping Beauty, The Menlove Avenue Murder Mystery and Girls Don’t Play Guitars (Liverpool’s Royal Court); Masquerade and Knee Deep In Promises (Liverpool’s Royal Court Studio); Cured (Liverpool’s Royal Court in association with

I’ve been working in technical theatre for around 16 years and have

DaDaFest & Unlimited); The Dream Team and VR Family (Liverpool’s

spent most of that working specifically in sound after starting my career

Royal Court Youth Theatre); Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream

doing work experience in the sound department at Blackpool Opera

(Liverpool Shakespeare Festival); Scouse: A Comedy Of Terrors (Dome

House. After working on a variety of events/productions in the past, I

Liverpool); Judy & Liza (National and International Tour); YNWA (Alterean

always love coming back to theatre design and mixing theatre shows.

Productions, international tour); The Big I Am (Liverpool Everyman); Celtic

A list of credits include:

The Musical (Alterean Productions, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow), The Salford

Corporate/Outdoor : Labour, Conservative, NUT, TUC conferencing.

Docker (Salford Community Theatre, Lighthouse Salford) and Peter Pan

Various exhibitions. Symphony in the Park (Hoghton Tower).

(Storyhouse Chester).

TV: Stan James World Match Dartsplay, Sky Sports broadcasts,

Marie Jones

Strictly Ballroom, Danny La Rue, Spirit of Shankly (Granada DVD).

Cruises : P&O World Cruises, Island Cruises, Celebrity.

Arena : Hot Ice (Stageworks Worldwide Productions); YNWA (Alterean Media).

Music: The Christians, Chesney Hawkes, Sinita, Slade, Bad Manners, Toyah, Limahl, Cream UK Tour, Petula Clarke, Bobby Crush, East 17, Liberty X. Comedy: Jason Mansford, Peter Kay, Roy Walker, Norman Wisdom, Jim Bowen, Brian Conley, Brendan O’Carroll, Paddy McGuiness.

Live Theatre: Jane McDonald (Empress Ballroom); Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty (King Georges Hall, Blackburn); Mystique (Stageworks); Original TV Comedians (Blackpool Opera House); Paul Zerdin (Paradise Room Blackpool); Flags (Manchester Exchange; Mam I’m Ere (Life in Theatre); Eight Miles High, Lucky Numbers, Council Depot Blues, Funny Money, Ladies Day, Scouse of the Pacific, Bouncers, Night Collar, Our Day Out, The Salon, Shirley Valentine, Sex in the Surburbs, Reds and Blues, Hitchhikers Guide to Fazakerley, Ladies Night, Lennon, Noises Off, Scouse of the Antarctic, Canoeing for Beginners, Brick Up The Mersey Tunnels and Down The Dock Road (Royal Court Liverpool); Twopence to cross the Mersey (Pulse Records).

Jamie Jenkin Video Designer

Costume Supervisor Marie studied fashion and then moved on to theatre costume interpretation at Mabel Fletcher College. Marie’s work as a freelance costumier has included costumes for Oldham Coliseum, The Royal Exchange, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Jimmy McGovern’s film Liam, Beyond Friendship for Mersey Television and the many pantomime dames who have appeared on the Everyman stage.

She has worked extensively at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and has recently been employed as full time Wardrobe Supervisor. Most recently Marie’s work at the Everyman and Playhouse has included: Much Ado About Nothing, The Electric Hills, The Flint Street Nativity, The Tempest, Unprotected, Billy Liar, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, Urban Legend, Fly, Breezeblock Park, The Entertainer, Still Life And The Astonished Heart, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Anniversary, Dr Faustus, The May Queen, Cruel Sea and All My Sons.

Marie’s other credits include: Brick Up The Mersey Tunnels, Lost Soul, Good Golly Miss Molly, Stags and Hens - The Remix, On The Ledge, Misery, Eight Miles High, Council Depot Blues, Night Collar, Dirty Dusting, Shirley Valentine, Our Day Out - The Musical, The Salon, Funny Money, Merry Ding Dong, A Fistul Of Collars, Lucky Numbers, Lennon, Scouse Pacific, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Little Scouse on the Prairie, Reds And Blues - The Musical, Ladies Day, Bouncers, Scouse Of The Antarctic, Pharaoh

Jamie is the in-house graphic and video designer at Liverpool’s Royal Court.

‘Cross The Mersey and Down The Dock Road for Royal Court

Starting as marketing assistant at the theatre in 2005, he has designed

Liverpool, Brouhaha International Street Festival, Working Class Hero on

artwork for over 100 shows.

the recent Imagine DVD, Costume Supervisor for many shows at LIPA,

Video Designs for Theatre include:

The Splash Project at MYPT and Twopence To Cross The Mersey at

Willy Russell’s Our Day Out - The Musical, A Fistul Of Collars, Lennon, Ladies Day, Hitchhikers Guide to Fazakerley, Ladies Night, Canoeing for Beginners, The Scouse Nativity, Father O’Flaherty Saves Our Souls, A Miracle On Great Homer Street, Home, Going Halves, The Royal, The Scouse Cinderella, My Fairfield Lady, Royal

the Liverpool Empire.

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Royal Court Staff

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Chief Executive Gillian Miller

Head Chef David Assall

Finance Director Kevin Dunn

Sous Chef Kyle Wardale

Producer Jess Bolger

Chefs Jay Quinn and Daniel Ambrose

Head of Marketing Iain Christie

Kitchen Porters Debbie Chisam, Billie Chisam, Nick Watson, Daniel

Executive Chef David Assall

Dunn, Louise Dodd and Declan Redmond

Finance Officer Alison Ward Head of Audience Experience Thomas Wright Graphic Designer & Brand Manager Jamie Jenkin Assistant Producer Clare Carlucci Marketing Manager Kofi Ohene-Djan Social Media Officer Clara Mbirimi Head of Technical & Production Sean Gannon Resident Stage Manager Andrew Lock Chief LX Jamie Haining Box Office & Sales Manager Lauren Macauley

Front of House House Manager Kathryn Heffron Assistant Manager Kathy Hutson Supervisors Megan Franey amd Calum Norbury Bar Supervisor Joe Woods Courtyard Manager Emma Keig Assistant Courtyard Manager Paul Imrie Courtyard Bar Supervisor Michael Martin Front of House Staff Beth Baccino, Hazel Bawden, Jacob Bee, Kaya Bell, Cameron Brown, Colette Burgess, Joe Carney, Louis Carney-Smith, Courtney Cook, Aisling Davis, Carl Dillon, Audrey

Assistant Box Office Manager Laura Lees

Flynn, Charlotte Freyne, Beth Fry, Michael Hall, Michael Hardy,

Head of Theatre Engagement Miriam Mussa

Jennifer Heffron, Josh Johnson, Laura Jones, Jake Jones, Charlotte

HR & Wellness Officer Maria Schumann

Kendrick, Lizzie Kendrick, Jamie Kenyon, Emma Laverty, Phil Lyne,

Participation Project(s) Manager Uma Ramanathan

Sam Massen, Tegan Meek, Phil McLoughlin, Amy McCutcheon,

Costume Supervisor Marie Jones

Faye McCutcheon, Mia Molloy, Alison Myers, Ciara Naughton,

Workshop Manager Mick Bawden Finance Administrator Izzie Litwin Admin Assistant Phil McLoughlin Youth Theatre Leader Zain Salim

Joe O’Neil, Brea O’Donnell, Kayleigh Oulton, Jamie Peacock, Jake Pendleton, Millie Quayle, Declan Redmond, Katie Sherman, Georgia Slater, Charis Stead, Aiva Tamborini, Hebron Tedros, Annie Wardale, Alex Williams, Hannah Wright, Amy Wright, amd Gina Zotova Courtyard Staff

Community Choir Master Jay McWinen

Jordan Barkley, Stephen Dixon, Zoe Darracott, Faith Dawson, Chloe

Box Office Assistants Finn Goulden-Jennings, Carl Lees,

Thorpe, Aimee Kelly, Keira Tann and Jasmin Ward

Amelia Maguire, Anna Miller, Joe Morris, Pat O’Neill, Susan Segar,

Cleaners Cleaning Supervisor: Debbie Chisam, Billie Chisam, Carla Cole,

Angela Varley and Karen Young

Joanne Kinsella, Kevin Tristram and Nick Watson

Stage Door Allan Dodd & John Evans.

And a big thank you to all of our security staff for their hard work throughout the year.

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