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28th April 1998 to 2nd May 1998 |
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The Show | Dramatis personę | The Production Team | The Orchestra |
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For the detailed synopsis click here. |
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"Carmen" - A different approach, by John Heath, Director |
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Underlying Bizet's sumptuous score for "Carmen" is a passionate love story beset with problems from its almost frivolous start to its dramatic conclusion. The journey the main protagonists take throughout the work is as relevant today as it was in both Bizet's time and the time of Prosper Merimee on whose story the opera is based. This opera is often presented by amateur companies and yet because of ever-present financial constraints, the visual presentation can rarely match the scale of the score and the magnitude of the emotion. Because of this, we have taken the bold step of presenting the opera in a contemporary setting. The traditional approach to presentation generally results in the members of the chorus being utilised as a group, "The Chorus", rather than as individual characters. In a contemporary setting chorus members can become realm people who are affected as individual by the unraveling story of the main protagonists. Furthermore, this opera has been presented by a number of neighbouring societies and as out catchment areas overlap, we wanted, particularly for such a work as "Carmen", to present to our audience a new experience. Though set in the present time, we have avoided the gimmicks and quirks often used in the professional theatre when period works are transplanted to the present. |
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Carmen |
Anglea Thurnham, Pam Homan |
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Micaela |
Melanie Wall, Michelle Wright |
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Frasquita |
Clare Pettet |
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Mercedes |
Julie Martin, Jo Branch |
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Don Jose' |
Mark Bobb, Jones Innes |
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Escamillo |
Matthew Gregory |
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Dancaire |
Ross MacInnes |
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Remendado |
Mark Fooks |
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Zuniga |
David Marshall |
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Morales |
James Shipp |
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Lillas Pastia |
David Berridge |
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Towns people, factory girls, soldiers, gossips, widows, smugglers |
Sopranos: Lesley Addington, Andrea Adlam, Mary Bamford, Jeanne Cavill, Hilary Chapman, Jane Clark, Helen Davies, Sarah Holt, Sue Lilley, Karen Northcott, Miriam Parker, Janet Scott, Julia Smith, May Teague, Karen Thorp, Beth Walker |
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Altos: Clare Basinger, Alison Belding, Eve Davies, Jean Day, Stella Eastwood, Jane Farrar, Jane Forster, Sue Heath, Gill Knifton, Stephanie Lang, Joanne Pearce-Westrop, Betty Rose, Andrea Straus, Jane Watkinson, Josephine Jenkin, Mary Webb, Evelyn Whinney |
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Tenors: Vic Dutton, Patrick Dyer, David Fletcher, Arthur Harris, Philip Orton, Jim Parkinson, Vito Raffermati, Don Scott, Colin Self, Bill Whittuck |
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Basses: David Berridge, Mike Chapman, Len Evans, Alan French, David Gubbay, David Mills, Michael Readman, Paul Sugden |
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Children |
Charlotte Adlam, Melanie Adlam, Sally Bussell, George Cook, Gregory Entwhistle, Hannah Griffin, Stephanie Hill, Tom Hiller, William Houghton, Oliver Martin-Smith, Faye Powell, Katy Thurnham |
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Procession |
Jim Burgess, Graham Butters, Clive Cavill, Katy Davies, Jean Halsey, Mark Hornby, Pam Kell, Mary Myers, Alan Rose, Barry Sawyer, Sarah Shirwin, John Whinney, Dorothy Whittuck, Mark Wiggans |
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Director |
John Heath |
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Musical director |
Giles Turner |
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Stage manager |
Barry Sawyer |
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Deputy stage manager |
Mark Wiggins |
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Assistant stage manager |
Nicola Shipp |
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Sound |
Tony Ayre, Dave Mead |
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Lighting |
Mike Bean |
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Stage crew |
Iain Galley, Annette Robinson, Louise Bartlett, Paul Goodwin |
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Set design |
John Heath |
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scenery, constructed by |
Barry Sawyer, Mark Wiggins, John Heath, Mary Myers, Jean Halsey, Jacquie Hick |
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Wardrobe co-ordinator |
Mary Myers |
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Wardrobe mistress |
Barbara Bostock |
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assisted by |
Margaret Baker, Janet Higgs, Jean Halsey |
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Principals & Fiesta costumes |
Alan Scott Costumes |
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Soldiers' fatigues |
Army Surplus-In Shops, St. Albans |
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Cigarette girls' overalls |
Apsley Workshop, Nottingham |
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All other costumes |
Members and Friends of the Society |
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Property mistress |
Lesley Duggan |
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assisted by |
Doreen Gray, Rosalind Edwards, Audrey Luton |
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Properties |
Keeleys, Parkabbot Ltd., Lee Marsh |
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Make up |
Eileen Coates |
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Wigs |
Janet Jomain |
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Production manager |
Bill Whittuck |
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Production secretary |
Alma Bond |
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Publicity co-ordinator |
Jim Parkinson |
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Ticket secretary |
Pam Kell |
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Rehearsal accompanist |
Jon Ben, Peter Jenkin |
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Health & Safety co-ordinator |
James Shipp |
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Front of House manager |
Stan Owen |
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Stewards & programmes |
Jeanie Owen |
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assisted by |
Members and Friends of the Society |
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Transport |
David Mills |
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Rehearsal refreshments |
Majorie Parkinson, Dorothy Tabraham, Janet Biggs |
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Photography |
Michael Readman, Edward Bird |
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Flowers by |
Jane Louise |
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1st Violin |
Ann Askew, Geoff Barker, Gareth Covey-Crump, Kylie Guthrig, Carina Vince |
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2nd Violin |
Jenny Wigram, Neil Symonds, Philip Roberts, Lucy Melish |
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Viola |
Tony Wigram, Hywel Davies, Kirsi Poole |
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Cello |
Bernice De Smet, Chris Huggett, Rosemary Leake |
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Double bass |
Martin Bird, Kenneth Leonard |
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| Woodwind |
Penny Manning, Sarah Warner, Stephen Greengrass, Nigel Partridge-King, Jenny Barker, Judith Hill, Gary Manning, Sue Ciwal |
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Trombone |
Jim Gribben, Paul Lawrence |
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Harp |
Margaret Knight |
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Trumpet |
Clive King |
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Horn |
Mike Carey, Viv Davies |
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Percussion |
Richard Tait, Arthur Soothill |
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