AUTHOR: J.B.

PRIESTLEY MUSIC: WENDY GADIAN &

John Boynton Priestley was born in Bradford WILLIAM THOMPSON
in 1894 and served in the army in the 1914-18
war. First known as a critic and essayist and later COSTUME DESIGNER/SUPERVISOR:
as a campaigner for social justice and nuclear ALISON CARTLEDGE
disarmament, he achieved international fame
ACCENT COACH: LOUISE JONES

LOST EMPIRES
for his many novels and plays. He died in 1984.

ADAPTOR: BERT COULES FIGHT COACH: BRET YOUNT

Bert Coules wandered through a succession of
MOVEMENT COACH: JODIE COLE
jobs from fringe opera company manager to BBC
producer-director before becoming a full-time TAP DANCE COACHES:
writer. Best known as a radio dramatist with a
particular interest in crime and detective stories
LYNNE THOMAS & CHRIS CUMING by J.B. Priestley
he also writes for television and the stage.
VOICE COACH: ANNIE MORRISON adapted for the stage by Bert Coules
DIRECTOR: CARA NOLAN
Cara Nolan graduated from RADA’s MA Theatre
Directing in 2014. She is currently a Staff Director
PRODUCTION MANAGER:
SHAZ MCGEE 14 - 17 NOVEMBER 2018
at the National Theatre on I’m Not Running by TRANSFER PROJECT MANAGER: Webber Douglas Studio, Central
David Hare. Her recent directing credits include JACK GREENYER
Europe After The Rain by Oliver Bennett – Winner
of the Mercury Theatre Playwriting Award 2017,
Leaves by Lucy Caldwell (RADA Gielgud Theatre),
When The Shoe Strings Break by Kenton Thomas,
TRANSFER COMPANY STAGE
MANAGER: ANDY SHEWAN 22 - 23 NOVEMBER 2018
Charlie Hebdo: An Epistolary Play by Sam Sedgman BA (HONS) ACTING MUSICAL THEATRE Leicester Haymarket Theatre
(RADA Festival), She Called Me Mother by Michelle
Inniss (Tara Arts, Black Theatre Live National Tour),
COURSE LEADER: WENDY GADIAN
The Eumenides by Aeschylus (International Festival [email protected]
of Ancient Greek Drama, Messini Greece).
SENIOR LECTURER ACTING:
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: VESNA STANOJEVIC
KENTON THOMAS
Kenton trained at RADA. His theatre credits THANKS TO:
include A Taste Of Honey (Oldham Coliseum), The Men At Work Prop Hire, National Theatre
Winter’s Tale and Macbeth (National Theatre), King Prop Hire, Lewis and Steve Nolan, National
Lear (Globe Theatre), Repetition (John Gielgud Theatre Costume Hire, RADA, Ben Krebs, Shaun
Theatre) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Orange Pendergast, Davide, Verona Chard, Clare Rich,
Tree Theatre). Kenton’s film credits include Nicolai Hart-Hansen.
The Damage (Studio 163) and television credits
Coronation Street, Paradox, Shameless, Blue Murder
and Waterloo Road.

SUPPORT US
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Stewart Charitable Foundation, Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, The Beatrice Lillie International
College of Comedy and Musical Theatre, Big Lottery Fund, Kitty Corrigan, Creativeworks London,
Foyle Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Hall School, The Leverhulme Trust, The Savile
Club, Sky, Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK, Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement, Winship
Foundation and The Wolfson Foundation. For information about legacies please contact the Head of
Individual Giving on +44 (0)20 7722 8183, [email protected].
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In the months before the First World War, Richard Herncastle throws up his safe, dead-
end office job in a grim Northern mining town and joins his famous uncle’s illusion
act, touring the grand Empire Theatres of England and Scotland. This is the story of
Richard’s coming of age in the looming shadow of the terrible conflict which will see
millions of young men die and an entire way of life vanish, never to return. Matt Brookes Maddison George Bury Harrison Evans
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CAST – BA (HONS) ACTING MUSICAL THEATRE STUDENTS

Tewby/Bob Sam Hudson-Brown Johnson Florence Lace-Evans
Lily Farris/Juggler Maddison Bulleyment Nancy Ellis Erica Lebedeva
Conductor/Man/ George Bury Richard Herncastle Joseph Lukehurst
Hislop/ Vicar Barney Joseph Marchant
Old Richard Matt Brookes Male Impersonator / Amalia Maric Fionn Gardner Priscille Grace Sam Hudson- Niamh James Versai Knight
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Crabb/Courtney Harrison Evans Wife /Nurse
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Nick Ollanton Fionn Gardner Julie Blane Joanne McGarva
Tommy Beamish Dominic Treacy Nonie Colmar Priscille Grace
Cissie Mapes Niamh James Sam /Bosenby James Squire
Jennings Versai Knight

CREATIVE TEAM – BA (HONS) THEATRE PRACTICE STUDENTS

Florence Erica Lebedeva Joseph Joseph Amalia Maric
Lighting Designer Corrie Harris Sound Designer William Thompson Lace-Evans 1819-3422-4716 Lukehurst Marchant 5652-1203-6456
Set Designer David Spence Scenic Artist Ellen Forbes 2518-9080-8120 2211-8942-1019 4938-8942-7906
Assistant Set Designer Paloma Lopez-Locsin

PRODUCTION TEAM – BA (HONS) THEATRE PRACTICE STUDENTS

Stage Manager Tilly Kirkwood Prop Maker for Chris Gadd
Deputy Stage Tobias Millard Seagull
Manager Scenic Construction Ezra Mills
Joanne James Squire Dominic Treacy
Assistant Stage Olivia Boyd Assistant Costume Imogen Brown McGarva 4377-5618-9816 8130-5611-3981
Managers Alexa Zetzsche Supervisor 9499-6753-2539
Chief LX James Smellie Costume Maker Jessica Wright
Deputy Chief LX Lewis Watson
Costume Maker & Allison Millar (DePaul Approximate running time: 2 hours 10 minutes including an interval.
Prop Maker Sheryl Woo
Dresser University, Chicago) Please ensure that all mobile phones and pagers are switched off. Video and audio recording
and photography are not permitted. Food and drink are not allowed in the performance space.