PRODUCTION OF
BASED ON THE SCREENPLAY BY
MARC NORMAN & TOM STOPPARD ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY
LEE HALL MUSIC BY
PADDY CUNNEEN Originally produced on the West End by Disney Theatrical Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions, directed by Declan Donnellan and designed by Nick Ormerod Directed by MAX KEY Choreographed by LIZZIE BALLINGER Set and Costume Design by COLIN MAYES Lighting Design by ADAM KING Sound Design by CHRIS DROHAN
14-17 APRIL - MOUNTVIEW THEATRE
© Disney
Performed by MOUNTVIEW’S THIRD YEAR BA (HONS) PERFORMANCE - ACTING STUDENTS Technical roles by MOUNTVIEW’S THEATRE PRODUCTION ARTS STUDENTS
Photo by RULER
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Penniless and indebted to two demanding producers, struggling young playwright William Shakespeare is tormented by writer’s block until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps, daughter of a wealthy merchant, whose fiery passion for poetry and drama leaves her secretly longing to be an actor. Based on Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard’s Oscar-winning screenplay, Lee Hall’s stage adaptation of Shakespeare in Love is a gloriously romantic comedy of errors.
DURATION 120 MINUTES
CAST ANNA ARMSTRONG
SABRINA CAPES
MACEO CORTEZZ
RICHARD DOBSON
ELLIOT GOODHILL
Tilney ∙ Kate
Queen
Ralph ∙ Nurse
Burbage ∙ Proteus ∙ Barman ∙ Catling ∙ Boatman ∙ Guard 1
Nol ∙ Sir Robert De Lesseps ∙ Sampson ∙ Actor ∙ Robin ∙ Valentine
PHOEBE HORN
SAMUEL HOULT
SHAHBAAZ KHAN
BRADLEY MAC
MEGAN O’ROURKE
Webster
Sam ∙ Frees ∙ Juliet
Fennyman ∙ Apothecary
Henslowe
Kit Marlowe ∙ Dog
JASPER RYAN-CATER
MYLES SEMBI
MAIA TAMRAKAR
HARRY VERDEN
BETHANY WILSON
Ned ∙ Mercutio ∙ Lambert
Wessex ∙ Heavy 1
Viola
Will
Nurse ∙ Wabash ∙ Mistress Quickly ∙ Molly ∙ Heavy 2
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR MAX KEY
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FRANCESCA DAVIES-CACERES **
LX NO. 3 TRISTAN TERESZCUK†
DEPUTY SCENIC ARTIST/PROP MAKER AURELIE CLARK
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR LIZZIE BALLINGER
PRODUCTION MANAGER DAVIN PATRICK
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER COLIN MAYES
STAGE MANAGER FRANCESCA MCEWEN †
LX CREW EFA GREGORY † ZIHAIRE AADAMS †
SCENIC ARTISTS/PROP MAKERS TEGAN ROSS ‡ HANNAH SUTHERLAND ‡ FRANCESCA GRASSO ‡
LIGHTING DESIGNER ADAM KING
DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER ELEANOR CHAPMAN †
SOUND DESIGNER CHRIS DROHAN
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS ALEX JOHNSON † RO WEST †
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER MARCELLO MARASCALCHI VOICE COACH RACHEL NICHOLSON WARDROBE SUPERVISOR KATIE HIGGINS
SOUND OPERATOR JAMES CRICHTON SOUND NO. 2 NATHAN BROWN † SOUND NO. 3 OLIVIA STONE †
PRODUCTION LX CONOR THORNTON †
LEAD CARPENTER EMMA HAYWARD
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION LX TOM NIGHTINGALE †
DEPUTY LEAD CARPENTER TOM BARNETT
LX NO. 2 ALEXANDER HANNAH †
LEAD SCENIC ARTIST MORWENNA GOODBAN
CAMERA OPERATORS CECILIE FRAY † HOPE KILLEN † FRANCESCA MAI † ** Theatre Directing student † Theatre Production Arts student ‡ Scenic Art and Prop Making student
THANKS TO
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MAX KEY Director
COLIN MAYES Set and Costume Designer
Max studied Theatre Directing at the Drama Studio London and trained on the National Theatre Directors’ Course. Max has been nominated for an Olivier Award and Off-West End Award for It Is Easy To Be Dead (Trafalgar Studios/Finborough Theatre) which received a five-star review from Michael Billington in the Guardian. Recent theatre directing credits include: The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare (RADA), The Glass Piano by Alix Sobler, (The Print Room/ Coronet Theatre), Associate Director to Peter Gill As Good A Time As Any (Print Room/Coronet Theatre), Year 10 by Simon Vinnicombe (Finborough Theatre), Up the Royal Borough by Sarah Solemani (Lyric Hammersmith), Mariana Pineda by Frederico Garcia Lorca (Arcola Theatre), Wilde Tales by Oscar Wilde (Southwark Playhouse), The Turn of the Screw and The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten (Arcola Theatre). Assistant directing credits include: Peter Gill – The Voysey Inheritance (Royal NationalTheatre), Tim Albery – The Flying Dutchman (Royal Opera House) and Franscesca Zambello – La Bohème (Royal Albert Hall). Max’s short film – Preservation, starring Saskia Reeves, was presented at Palm Springs International Film Festival and BAFTA. Max has taught and directed over 80 productions at leading drama schools including: RADA, LAMDA and Mountview.
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 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.
LIZZIE BALLINGER Movement Director Lizzie is a Movement Coach at RADA. She has taught pure movement and social dance extensively at LAMDA, GSMD, Drama Centre London, Mountview, MMU and for Pennsylvanian State University and the NYT. As a Movement Director and Choreographer her theatre credits include The Winters Tale for Cheek by Jowl, Rhinoceros (Royal Court/ the National Theatre Studio/Watford Palace/the Soho Theatre and many others), as well as final year productions within drama schools and productions for the Vienna Children’s Theatre. She regularly works with the conceptual artist Anna Brownsted devising theatre in situ in association with the Cambridge Junction Theatre. As a Movement Specialist she coaches through her own company Lizzie Ballinger&Co. Lizzie is writing a book based on the work of pioneering movement specialist Trish Arnold and her mentorship with award-winning Movement Director and Choreographer, Jane Gibson. Hear more about Lizzie Ballinger’s work on podcast.
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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 (Pheonix 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 DROHAN Sound Designer Chris Drohan is a sound designer and composer who has worked on a wide and varied range of productions across the country. Chris’ work has ranged from designing West End musicals to experimental binaural experiences. Alongside his sound design work Chris also works as a composer having written for theatre productions, as well as short films and radio work for the BBC. Sound design credits include: Absurd Person Singular (UK tour), Tales from the Vienna Woods (RADA), Meet Me at Dawn (Arcola), Shida and Armour (Vaults), Hoard (Arcola), Boots (Bunker Theatre), New Nigerians (Arcola/UK tour), The Paradise Circus (The Playground Theatre), Harvey (Playground), Clockwork Canaries (Theatre Royal Plymouth), After the Ball (Gatehouse), All Or Nothing (West End), Knock Knock (Assembly Edinburgh), Thrown (Underbelly Edinburgh) and 9 to 5 (Gatehouse).
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. Shakespeare in Love contains scenes of a sexual nature and scenes depicting violence (including sexual violence).
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