Les Liaisons Dangereuses 2015

TOWNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL in association with

presents

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Synopsis Adapted by Christopher Hampton from the 1782 novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, this is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two rivals (and ex-lovers) who use seduction as a weapon to humiliate and degrade others, all the while enjoying their cruel games and boasting about their manipulative talents.

The Marquise de Merteuil has a plan to get revenge on an old ex lover (Monsieur de Gercourt) who intends to marry Cecile de Volanges, a young girl fresh from the convent. Merteuil recruits the Vicomte de Valmont to carry out her revenge. Meanwhile, Valmont has his own plan to seduce the virtuous (and married) Madame de Tourvel but he may not be ready for the effect she will have on him.

Cast BRENDAN O’CONNOR TERRI BRABON BELINDA MISEVSKI EMMA LAMBERTON LACHLAN STEVENSON BETH HONEYCOMBE KELLIE ESLING SHAI REGAN JAMES THOMASSON

ENSEMBLE FADUMA ALI TAMIKA CRANE MICHAEL GLEESON LACHLAN GREENLAND SAMANTHA KENNEDY CHRIS NOBILE RACHEL NUTCHEY MICHELLE RIGBY PARIS WALSH

Le Vicomte de VALMONT La Marquise de MERTEUIL La Presidente de TOURVEL CECILE Volanges Le Chevalier DANCENY Mme de ROSEMONDE Mme de VOLANGES EMILIE AZOLAN

Production Director Stage Manager Deputy SM Set Design Set Costruction & Scenic Painting

Lighting Designer & Operator Sound Designer Sound Operator Production Manager Costumes

Costume Assistants

Hairdresser Photographer

TERRI BRABON ARMINELLE FLEMING CHRIS NOBILE ANDRE REYNAUD BRENDAN O’CONNOR ANDRE REYNAUD MADELINE HILLAM THOMAS ROACH TERRI BRABON MADELINE HILLAM ANNE-MARIE SMITH TERRI BRABON KATHY BRABON KELLIE ESLING KERRY SANTARIGA KERRY SANTARIGA CHRISSY MAGUIRE

THE BRIDGE PROJECT SECONDMENTS Director’s Assistants TAMIKA CRANE

PARIS WALSH ASM

FADUMA ALI CHRISTIAN AGAPIOU

Costumes

EMMA LAMBERTON SHAI REGAN RACHEL NUTCHEY SAMANTHA KENNEDY

Props JAMES THOMASSON LACHLAN STEVENSON

LACHLAN GREENLAND Hair & Make Up RACHEL NUTCHEY SAMANTHA KENNEDY MUSICAL SCORE by Kerry Muzzey from the album ‘Kerry Muzzey: The Architect’ www.kerrymuzzey.com All music available on iTunes

VALMONT / Brendan O’Connor

THEATREiNQ: Company Professional / Set & Lighting Design: 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 Set Design: The Shape of Things OTHER THEATRE: AFCM & THEATREiNQ: Noye’s Fludde (God); Australian Shakespeare Company: 8 years as leading actor; Shakespeare Under the Stars: Henry V, Love’s Labour’s Lost and Twelfth Night; 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 OTHER: Mentor THE BRIDGE PROJECT; MULKADEE Drama Specialist (2012-2014) UP NEXT: TWELFTH NIGHT in September

MERTEUIL / Terri Brabon

THEATREiNQ: Artistic Director / Company Professional / Sound & Costume Design: 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, Noye’s Fludde, 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: Australian Shakespeare Company; La Mama; The Shift Theatre; White Whale Theatre; JUTE; Complete Works; Essential Theatre; Harvest Rain Theatre FILM & TV: Neighbours, Underbelly, John Doe ADVERTISING: Carlton Draught, Kraft, McDonalds OTHER: Mentor THE BRIDGE PROJECT; Theatre Coach THE CULTURE CLUB; MULKADEE Drama Specialist (2012-2014) UP NEXT: TWELFTH NIGHT in September

TOURVEL / Belinda Misevski

THEATREiNQ GUEST PROFESSIONAL: This is Belinda’s first appearance for TheatreiNQ OTHER THEATRE: Australian Shakespeare Company; Strut and Fret; Exhibit A: Theatre FILM & TV: Various short films, Childhood’s End, LION ADVERTISING: Dairy Farmers, Vic Roads, eBay OTHER: Artistic Director EXHIBIT A: THEATRE UP NEXT: That’s Not Me -Feature Film

CECILE / Emma Lamberton

THEATREiNQ: Apprentice Professional: Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Two Weeks With The Queen, Macbeth, The Importance of Being Earnest, X-Stacy, King Lear Stage Manager: The Cripple of Inishmaan, Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli TRAINING: THE BRIDGE PROJECT; Bachelor of New Media Arts (JCU) OTHER: Club Leader of THE CULTURE CLUB 2015 UP NEXT: TWELFTH NIGHT in September

The only thing which might surprise

DANCENY / Lachlan Stevenson

THEATREiNQ: Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Two Weeks With The Queen, Macbeth OTHER: Cabaret Lumiere, Little Brother Little Sister for La Luna Youth Arts AWARDS: Best Junior Actor at FOOAP (2013) TRAINING: THE BRIDGE PROJECT (2nd Year); La Luna Youth Arts (2010-2013) UP NEXT: TWELFTH NIGHT in September

VOLANGES / Kellie Esling

THEATREiNQ: Executive / Company Ensemble: The Cripple of Inishmaan, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Macbeth, X-Stacy, King Lear, Cosi OTHER THEATRE: Townsville Little Theatre: Cosi, The Children’s Hour AWARDS: 2011 Jean-Pierre Award for services to Shakespeare Under The Stars OTHER: Club Leader THE CULTURE CLUB; Assistant Director AFCM’s Families Concert Cinderella; Performed in seven Shakespeare Under The Stars

ROSEMONDE / Beth Honeycombe

THEATREiNQ: Ensemble Member: The Crucible, The Importance of Being Earnest, When the Rain Stops Falling, Cosi, Richard III OTHER THEATRE: This is Beth’s 50th production! They include A Toast to Melba for Summer Stock Productions; Les Miserables, Once Upon a Mattress and Nunsense for Burdekin Singers; The Electric Mikado for Brisbane TN! Theatre Company; Outside Lives and Twelfth Night for Tropic Line Theatre; Man of La Mancha for NQOMT

EMILIE / Shai Regan

THEATREiNQ: Ensemble Member: Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible OTHER THEATRE: Blackrock for Full Throttle Theatre; Secret Bridesmaid’s Business for Townsville Little Theatre AWARDS: Townsville Theatre Community Best Playwright Award 2015 OTHER: A budding writer, Shai had her play produced at the Californian Fringe Festival TRAINING: THE BRIDGE PROJECT (2nd Year) UP NEXT: TWELFTH NIGHT in September

AZOLAN / James Thomasson

THEATREiNQ: Apprentice Professional: Private Ginger Mick at Gallipoli, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Sylvia, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, Two Weeks With The Queen, The Shape of Things, Macbeth, The Importance of Being Earnest, X-Stacy, King Lear, The Merry Wives of Windsor; Richard III OTHER: Assistant Drama Coach MULKADEE (2013-2014); Co-ordinator of the AFCM’s Families Concert CINDERELLA (2014) AWARDS: 2013 Martin Gibson Medal for promising young talent TRAINING: THE BRIDGE PROJECT UP NEXT: TWELFTH NIGHT in September

rise one is how little the world changes

Thank You Nita Vasilescue Bob & Kathy Brabon Arch & Aileen Brabon John & Beth Honeycombe Michelle McEwan Michael Doris Susie Brabon Anna Wallace Tina Porta Clint Smith Robbie Esling Alma Sinclair The Speckled Hen Discount Curtains Pristine Pools NQ Five Star Fireworks Kate Mack Mikaela Pozzebon Masters

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.............................TERRI BRABON PRODUCTION MANAGER.......... BRENDAN O’CONNOR EXECUTIVE MEMBERS............................ RAY DICKSON ............................................................ KELLIE ESLING ...................................................LORNA HEMPSTEAD ....................................................... BERNIE LANIGAN .................................................. ANNE-MARIE SMITH GRANTS & SPONSORSHIPS........ARMINELLE FLEMING WEBSITE MANAGER........................GEORGE LUMMIS COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHER.......... CHRISSY MAGUIRE PR CONSULTANT............................ CRYSTAL CLEAR PR THEATREiNQ PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

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