So - Jean, Wiggy, Penny and Ellie headed off to The National Costume Hire to have a look at armour and I am sure it will compliment Jean's hand-made costumes brilliantly. Back in the rehearsal room we tackled the sea battle - Glyn Williams ably choreographing to the brilliant Hussein Zahawy's music. Then, we had a go at the whipping scene and the scene after The Battle Of Actium when Ant and Cleo see each other again - we also worked on Octavia's return to Rome and her time in Athens with Antony. A full day working on text and quite a few laughs in the process. We welcome the excellent Luke Walsh to the cast - an actor local to the area who will also be starring in The Rabbit King at The Arc! - he will be playing Ceasar. So we are getting back on track - in fact it feels like the dream team. And we are all very excited about bringing Antony & Cleopatra to The Minack (pictured) and The Caterham and Purley Festivals. Best of luck to Elliot Young (Menas/Scarus) who will be performing in STOMP this week.

CAST

AGRIPPA - TBC
ANTONY - Chris Chamberlain
CHARMIAN - Elaine Hartley
CLEOPATRA - Nicky Chambers
CAESAR - Denholm Spurr
ENOBARBUS - Andy Fitch
EROS/ALEXAS - Glyn Williams
IRAS/OCTAVIA - Rebecca Livermore
LEPIDUS/CLOWN - Robert Rowe
MAECENAS - Dan Avery
MENAS/SCARUS - Elliot Young
POMPEY/DOLABELLA - Andy Mulquin
THE SOOTHSAYER - David Kay

Chris Chambers and Andy Rapps (Associate MD Sweeney Todd/Woman In White/Merrily We Roll Along) are excited to have had a song from their musical adaptation of Gulliver's Travels chosen to feature in an evening of musical theatre at The Landor on March 16th 2013 - FROM PAGE TO STAGE. The song is particularly pertinent for Chris as the song 'Another Way' gave the title to his theatre company. The New Musical Songbook is an initiative set up by Stagescripts and Aria Entertainment to publish songs from new musical theatre.

We are very pleased that Eleanor Chadwick will be joining us as Co-Director on Antony & Cleopatra. 


Ellie’s love of classic theatre motivated her to start up Elysium Theatre, and she has enjoyed the challenge of directing and producing the summer shows. Ellie is currently finishing a Master of Fine Arts in Staging Shakespeare at Exeter University, a course which includes workshops at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London and time spent at the RSC. During her time in Exeter she has performed various Shakespearean roles such as Desdemona in ‘Othello’ at the University and as Isabella in ‘Measure for Measure’ at the Exeter Fringe Festival, and for a bit of a change co-directed a production of ‘Beowulf’ at the end of 2011. For her first degree Ellie read English Literature at Bristol University. In 2009 she trained in Stage Combat at the Cygnet Theatre in Exeter and achieved a certificate for BADC Level One. In her spare time she also enjoys painting, gaming, walking, cooking, dressmaking and Pilates.