Hamlet 2016

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L E t M A H by

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SHAKESPEARE

13 - 25 SEPTEMBER QUEENS GARDENS

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SYNOPSIS

Upon the news that his father, the King, has died, Hamlet returns from his studies abroad, only to discover his mother’s plans to hastily marry his uncle. Hamlet’s childhood belief that his parents were the perfect specimens of honour come crashing down around him.

When a Ghost appears, instructing Hamlet to take revenge against his secret assassination, he is unsure who to trust. Is the ghost the spirit of his beloved father or a demon sent to tempt him to do evil? His search for answers will have disastrous results on all those around him.

CAST

Hamlet...........................JAMES RAGGATT

Claudius (his uncle)....BRENDAN O’CONNOR

PRODUCTION

Gertrude (his mother)........... TERRI BRABON Director...........................................................TERRI BRABON

Ophelia.................... EMMA LAMBERTON

Stage Manager.................................................. CHRIS NOBILE

Polonius (her father)........ JONATHON BROWN

Technical Operator / Lighting Design.............THOMAS ROACH

Laertes (her brother)....... MICHAEL GLEESON

Sound & Av Design...........................................TERRI BRABON

Horatio ........................ JOHN GOODSON

Set Design & Construction..................... BRENDAN O’CONNOR

Rosencrantz.................RACHEL NUTCHEY

Guildenstern..........LACHLAN STEVENSON

Costumes....................................................... KATHY BRABON ........................................................................TERRI BRABON

Marcellus (Capt of the Watch).ROBERT STREET

Osric (Queen’s Guard)...............PARIS WALSH

Barnardo (The Watch)...........TAMIKA CRANE

Francisco (The Watch).. CHRISTIAN AGAPIOU

Fortinbras (King of Norway)..... ROSS BOURNE

Grave Digger................... ROBERT STREET

ARTHY

JACKSON ...................

Priest..........

The Players................ MICHAEL GLEESON

Props..................................................... THE BRIDGE PROJECT Stage Combat........................................ BRENDAN O’CONNOR Technical Consultants......................................JOSHUA KENNY ..............................................................ARMINELLE FLEMING Crew..................................................................RYANN CALEY Event Team............................................. ANNE-MARIE SMITH ......................................................................... KELLIE ESLING .....................................................................MICHELLE JONES ..............................................................ARMINELLE FLEMING

............................................ SHAI REGAN Hairdresser................................................ KERRY SANTARIGA AGAPIOU CHRISTIAN ...............................

Photographer............................................. CHRISSY MAGUIRE ..........................................EMMA SMITH

Ensemble..............................FINN FORDE ............................................. LILY STARCK ............................ HARUKA MATSUMOTO .....................................FUMIYA SAGAWA ........................................KAHO YAMADA

FROM THE DIRE CTOR

I actually can’t remember how long ago James & I started talking about doing HAMLET together, but it has been a plan for many years. I first met James in 2010 in his first year out of high school. He was already so incredibly passionate about the theatre, soaking up absolutely every opportunity and learning experience he could get his hands on. We always knew he would have a bright future, and now, fresh from graduating from NIDA, we have had the immense pleasure of working with him now as a peer and a friend. And we couldn’t be more proud of him as an actor and as a person.

This is the first time in our 21 Year History that Shakespeare Under the Stars has produced HAMLET and also my first experience with this play. I am incredibly grateful, as always, to the TheatreiNQ Team, who are such a supportive, enthusiastic and dedicated group of people and I am so blessed to get to work with you all year after year. Big thank you also to Townsville, for your continued support of our company and in particular this event.

X Terri

Guest Professional JAMES RAGGATT......................................... Hamlet

THEATREiNQ: King Lear, Richard III OTHER THEATRE: ATYP: Spring Awakening; NIDA: Boys, Vale, Blood Wedding, The Greeks, Little Bitch; Zen Zen Zo: Vikram and the Vampire; Townsville Choral Society: Spamalot AWARDS: Martin Gibson Medal (2012) TRAINING: 2015 NIDA GRADUATE BACHELOR OF DRAMATIC ART (ACTING) UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

COMPany Professionals BRENDAN O’CONNOR.............................. Claudius

THEATREiNQ: Actor/Lighting & Set Designer: One Man, Two Guvnors, Twelfth Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Sylvia, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Macbeth, Last Post, The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, When the Rain Stops Falling, Cosi, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Henry V & Love’s Labour’s Lost Lighting & Set Design: What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, The Shape of Things OTHER THEATRE: Founding Member of Tropic Line Theatre Company and Original cast of Shakespeare Under the Stars. AFCM & TheatreiNQ: Noye’s Fludde (God); Australian Shakespeare Company: 8 years as leading actor; JUTE: Summaris and Grace FILM & TV: Australia on Trial, City Homicide, Crash/Burn, Marshall Law, Ned Kelly, Neighbours, Stingers, Blue Heelers, Welcher & Welcher ADVERTISING: Mitre 10, RACQ, Campbells Soup, The Age, Beaurepaires, National Australia Bank, Mitsubishi, Cabots (USA), Origin Energy, Captain Snooze, Honda AWARDS: Jean-Pierre Award (2011), Townsville City Council Performance of the Year (2015) & Jean-Pierre Voos Theatre Award (2012), TTC Awards Best Actor (2014 & 2015) OTHER: Mentor TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT; Theatre Coach THE CULTURE CREW; MULKADEE Drama Specialist (2012-2014) UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

TERRI BRABON......................................... Gertrude

THEATREiNQ: Artistic Director / Company Professional / Sound & Costume Design: One Man, Two Guvnors, What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, Twelfth Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Sylvia, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Last Post, The Shape of Things, Macbeth, The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, When the Rain Stops Falling, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Cosi Sound Design: Two Weeks With the Queen and X-Stacy OTHER THEATRE: Shakespeare Under the Stars: Directed 11 / Performed in 15; Australian Shakespeare Company; La Mama; JUTE; Complete Works; Essential Theatre; Harvest Rain Theatre; AFCM Families Concert Director: Noye’s Fludde, Cinderella FILM & TV: Neighbours, Underbelly, John Doe ADVERTISING: Carlton Draught, Kraft, McDonalds OTHER: Mentor THE BRIDGE PROJECT; Theatre Coach THE CULTURE CLUB/CREW; MULKADEE Drama Specialist (2012-2014) UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

COMPany apprentices EMMA LAMBERTON................................... Ophelia

THEATREiNQ: What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, Twelfth Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Two Weeks With The Queen, Macbeth, The Importance of Being Earnest, X-Stacy, King Lear Stage Manager: One Man, Two Guvnors, Last Post (Monto Tour), Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, The Cripple of Inishmaan AWARDS: Martin Gibson Medal (2015) OTHER: Club Leader THE CULTURE CLUB (2015); Club Leader THE CULTURE CREW (2016) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT; Bachelor of New Media Arts (JCU) UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

MICHAEL GLEESON...................................Laertes

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors, Twelfth Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Romeo and Juliet, Last Post, King Lear Crew: What is the Matter with Mary Jane?

OTHER THEATRE: La Luna Youth Arts: Amelia Ellicott’s Garden; NQOMT: Sweeney Todd, Hair. Townsville Choral Society: Avenue Q, Spamalot, West Side Story and Chess AWARDS: TCC Performance of the Year (Chess, TCOS 2010); TTC - Best Supporting Actor 2015, 2014 & 2013 for performances in Romeo & Juliet, Last Post, Avenue Q OTHER: Music Coach THE CULTURE CREW (2016) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

COMPany actors CHRISTIAN AGAPIOU.............................Francisco

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors, Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, Twelfth Night OTHER: Full Throttle Theatre: Blackrock; Pimlico Presents 2013 & 2014; NQOMT: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT; Fiona Perry; Murrell Academy

JONATHON BROWN................................. Polonius

THEATREiNQ: Twelfth Night, Macbeth, King Lear, Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Taming of the Shrew, Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night OTHER THEATRE: Drama Program Officer at La Luna Youth Arts. Director/Writer Amelia Ellicott’s Garden (La Luna) AWARDS: Jean-Pierre Award (2015); Best Director - 10 Minute Play (FOOAP 2016) UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

TAMIKA CRANE........................................Bernardo

THEATREiNQ: Twelfth Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses OTHER THEATRE: Props Youth Theatre: Peter Pan; Full Throttle Theatre Company: Sleeping Beauty or Coma, Urban Bohemia, Blackrock, All Stops Out. Townsville Little Theatre: And Then There Were None; FOOAP 2014: Cry of the Curlew; Short and Sweet 2014: Hush TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT

JOHN GOODSON......................................... Horatio

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Macbeth, X-Stacy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Henry V, Love’s Labour’s Lost AWARDS: Jean Pierre Award (2011) OTHER: Teacher, puppeteer, author, director and musician; sound designer and composer for theatre productions; Performed in 11 Shakespeare Under The Stars; Music Coach THE CULTURE CLUB FILM: Departure Lounge for Lucky Country Productions UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

RACHEL NUTCHEY............................Rosencrantz

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors, What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, Twelfth Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses OTHER: The Servant of Two Masters (Townsville Grammar School) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

SHAI REGAN.................................... Player Queen

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors, What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, Twelfth Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible Crew: Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli OTHER THEATRE: Full Throttle Theatre: Blackrock OTHER: Californian Fringe Festival (Playwright) AWARDS: TTC: Best Playwright 2015 TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT

EMMA SMITH..........................................Player Girl

THEATREiNQ: What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Macbeth, King Lear, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Henry V OTHER THEATRE: Noye’s Fludde (AFCM) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE CULTURE CLUB (2015-16)

LACHLAN STEVENSON..................... Guildenstern

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors, Twelfth Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Two Weeks With The Queen, Macbeth Crew: What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Sylvia OTHER: Cabaret Lumiere, Little Brother Little Sister for La Luna Youth Arts TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT; La Luna Youth Arts (2010-2013) UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

ROBERT STREET.................................... Marcellus

THEATREiNQ: Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Macbeth OTHER THEATRE: various musicals for NQOMT & TCOS; Original Cast Member of Shakespeare Under the Stars DANCE: Professional Dancer - DanceNorth (1999-2005); Ulysses (2011-13) UP NEXT: HAMLET JAPAN TOUR - OCT 2016

PARIS WALSH................................................ Osric

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors, What is the Matter with Mary Jane?, Twelfth Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses OTHER THEATRE: St Andrews Catholic College, Puck ( A Midsummer Night’s Dream); ‘Juice’ by Stephen Davis OTHER: Bachelor of Education (JCU) TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT; Jute Theatre Cairns Short Course 2013; Tropical NQ TAFE Acting 101 2013; Various NIDA short courses 2009- 2012; Academy of Television Cairns 2009-2010

the bridge project JACKSON ARTHY........................................... Priest

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors OTHER: KSHS: Hairspray; Queensland Music Festival: One Hundred & One Years AWARDS: 1st Place Solo Drama Townsville Eisteddfod 2014 TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT

FINN FORDE............................................. Ensemble

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors, Twelfth Night Crew: Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible OTHER THEATRE: Gondwana (2016); Shakefest (2014-15); AFCM:Cinderella (2014); Props Youth Theatre: Rapunzel, A Christmas Carol, 101 Dalmatians, St Trinians, Annie Jr, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Adventures of Triz, Peter Pan, The Magic Paintbrush; Townsville Choral Society: Crew - Legally Blonde; Pimlico Presents 2012-15; FOOAP 2012-15 TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s The Bridge Project; Vocal Training: Sandra Neal

ROSS BOURNE....................................... Fortinbras THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT; NIDA Acting Essentials 2015, NIDA Screen Acting 2016

LILIANA STARCK..................................... Ensemble

THEATREiNQ: One Man, Two Guvnors OTHER: TGS: The Servant of Two Masters and Ring Round the Moon TRAINING: TheatreiNQ’s THE BRIDGE PROJECT; The Actors Gallery (Fiona Perry); NIDA Summer Courses (2012-15)

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