CORAM BOY Adapted by Helen Edmundson Music composed by Adrian Sutton Based upon the novel by Jamila Gavin
Directed by Steve Grihault - Musical Direction by Nick Barstow Choreography by Laura Weston - Set and Costume Design by Colin Mayes Lighting Design by Adam King - Sound Design by Chris Murray Performed by Mountview’s Third Year Acting and Actor Musicianship students Technical Roles by Mountview’s Theatre Production Arts students
5 and 6 June 2021 Mountview Theatre, Peckham This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books
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Coram Boy is a heart-breaking tale of orphans, angels, murder and music adapted by Helen Edmundson from Jamila Gavin’s Whitbread Award-winning novel. Set in the 18th century, this is a tale of two cities – Gloucester and London – and the founding of the Thomas Coram’s hospital for foundling children.
CAST
DURATION 135 MINUTES
ANNA ARMSTRONG
TASHINGA BEPETE
SABRINA CAPES
MACEO CORTEZZ
ELLANA GILBERT
Alexander Ashbrook (Boy)
Thomas Ledbury (Man)
Melissa
Sir William Ashbrook
Lady Ashbrook
SAMUEL HOULT
EDWYN JAMES
LIV JEKYLL
ELLEN LAWFORD
JACK MCGLINCHEY
Meshak Gardiner ∙ Mish
Alexander Ashbrook (Man)
Isobel Ashbrook
Thomas Ledbury (Boy)
Dr Smith ∙ George Frideric Handel
HARRISON LEO MCHALE
ABBY MCKINLAY
MYLES MILLER
TOM PAGE
AMY REVELLE
Theodore Claymore ∙ Edward Ashbrook ∙ Governor
Miss Price ∙ Alice Ashbrook ∙ Aaron Dangerfield
Toby Gaddarn
Otis Gardiner ∙ Philip Gaddarn
Mrs Lynch
GEORGIA THRUSSELL
Mrs Milcote ∙ Miss Hendry
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR STEVE GRIHAULT
PRODUCTION MANAGER DAVIN PATRICK
STAGE MANAGEMENT COVER SHANEICE BROWN †
SOUND NO. 4 SAM HARCOURT †
MUSICAL DIRECTOR NICK BARSTOW
COMPANY MANAGER ANGELA RIDDELL
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR LISA HICKEY
LEAD SCENIC ARTIST MARCUS LIM
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR LAURA WESTON
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER FRANCESCA MCEWEN †
PRODUCTION LX TRISTAN TERESZCZUK †
LEAD CARPENTER EMMA HAYWARD
CAMERA DIRECTORS TOM BASSFORD GAVIN HALES
STAGE MANAGER SHANNON POLLARD †
PRODUCTION SOUND ENGINEER/ SOUND OPERATOR LIBBIE READ †
DEPUTY LEAD CARPENTER TOM BARNETT
SM MENTOR NAOMI WILDRIDGE
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION SOUND ENGINEER/SOUND NO. 3 NATHAN BROWN †
CAMERA OPERATORS ROSIE BANNISTER CECILIE FRAY KEERA MITCHELL
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER COLIN MAYES LIGHTING DESIGNER ADAM KING
DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER SARAH MORGAN † DSM MENTOR NATHAN BABB
SOUND DESIGNER CHRIS MURRAY
LX PROGRAMMING MENTOR ROB HALLIDAY LX PROGRAMMER/OPERATOR ALEX HANNAH †
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER MARCELLO MARASCALCHI
REHEARSAL ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS LOUISA KEMP † RO WEST †
VOICE COACH NICK TRUMBLE
TECH. ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER BETH JEFFERIES
LX NO. 4 EFA GREGORY †
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR RUBY ETCHES **
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS ELEANOR CHAPMAN † MELODY WRIGHT †
SOUND NO. 2 AMANDA DAVIES
STEVE GRIHAULT Director Steve is Mountview’s Head of Acting. He originally trained as an actor, working with companies including The Young Vic, English Shakespeare Company and Trestle Theatre Co. Directing credits at Mountview, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Our Country’s Good, Swallows and Amazons and Nell Gwynn. NICK BARSTOW Musical Director Nick is a musical director, arranger, composer and performer. He was musical supervisor and re-orchestrator for the new actor-musician production of Zorro, and prior to that re-orchestrated and supervised the UK premiere of Rags. He was a lead producer for the newly released Original London Cast album, alongside the show’s lyricist Stephen Schwartz. As a performer and producer, Nick runs cabaret series RE,Arrangement which originated at Brasserie Zedel in August 2018 and has since toured the UK and Ireland. LAURA WESTON Movement Director Laura is a freelance dancer-choreographer, movement director and practitioner working across the industry and in higher education. Credits include Flux#LC, (don’t) touch me (Curve Leicester), Macbeth, Grimms’ (Guildford Shakespeare Company), Hamlet, Swallows and Amazons (Mountview), Grapes of Wrath and Oh! What a Lovely War (GSA) and has taught and directed movement at Mountview, Rose Bruford, London Studio Centre, IDSA and GSA. She’s the artistic director of State of Flux who produce and create movement-based work, events and facilitate workshops. COLIN MAYES Set and Costume Designer Colin trained with The Royal Shakespeare Company and subsequently as Assistant Designer at The Royal Opera House and English National Opera. Credits include, Die Zauberflote, Flastaff, Il Tabarro (New National Theatre, Tokyo), Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Diva Opera, Cap
WARNING
LX NO. 3/SOUND NO. 3 CONOR THORNTON †
** Theatre Directing student † Theatre Production Arts student
THANKS TO
AUTOGRAPH SOUND RECORDING STATIC LIGHT COMPANY
Ferrat), The Ring Cycle (Covent Garden Festival), La Traviata (Toronto Festival Opera), Premiere First Award for Kitty Genovese (Edinburgh Festival), Mastersingers Award for Little Musgrave (Aldeburgh), world premiere of Cry of Innocence (Greenwich) and world premiere of Tess of the d’Urbervilles (national tour). His Milan production of We Will Rock You is currently touring venues across Italy. He also tutors in costume/ prop creation and is an MA lecturer on contextual theatre studies. ADAM KING Lighting Designer Adam originally trained at Mountview and has since gone on to work as assistant lighting designer to Neil Austin on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Palace Theatre) and Bend it Like Beckham (Phoenix Theatre). His own recent credits include, Snowflake/Tornado Stewart Lee (UK Tour), Beyond Therapy (UK Tour), Royal Ballet School (Royal Opera House/Opera Holland Park/Linbury Theatre), Original Death Rabbit the Wasp (Jermyn Street Theatre), Jack and the Beanstalk, Aladdin (Harlow Playhouse), The Nutcracker, Peter Pan and Beauty and the Beast (New Theatre Royal Portsmouth). CHRIS MURRAY Sound Designer Recent design credits include The Great Christmas Feast (The Lost Estate), Mushy - Lyrically Speaking, Dishoom (Rifco/Watford Palace Theatre), The Hired Man (Queens Theatre Hornchurch/Hull Truck/ Oldham Coliseum), Puss in Boots (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry), The Strange Death of John Doe (Hampstead Theatre), Assassins, American Idiot, Swallows and Amazons (Mountview), Rapunzel, Summer in London, Counting Stars, Love ‘n’ Stuff (Theatre Royal Stratford East). As Associate Designer, Nigel Slater’s Toast (PW Productions), Macbeth (Icarus Theatre). Chris was formerly Head of Sound at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Future productions include Love Letters (Queens Theatre Hornchurch), The Great Murder Mystery (The Lost Estate), Ruff Tuff Cream Puff (Cardboard Citizens, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry), Beauty and the Beast (Begrade Theatre, Coventry).
We don’t want to give away any spoilers for a show, but understand that some content may cause distress for audiences. If there are certain themes or content that you would find particularly upsetting, we encourage you to contact us before viewing to find out more about the show - please email boxoffice@mountview.org.uk. Coram Boy contains scenes depicting violence, racism and threat (including to children). Gunshot noises will be used as part of the production.
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