LORDS AND LADIES by Terry Pratchett, adapted for the stage by Irana Brown
at Davenies School July 26th - 29th
There is a Royal Wedding planned, but All is not well in the fantastical chalk and iron-laced grounds of Lancre. Stirrings of a magical nature are rumbling mischievously with evil intent, leading to an inevitable exciting and truly powerful magical showdown between good and evil.
Witches and Queens. The trousers of time. Elves and...iron.
New young upstart witch Diamanda and her small (but adequate for purposes) coven (Amanita and Perdita) are knowingly doing things they shouldn’t up at the ancient Standing Stones. Known as ‘The Dancers’, these Stones are a magical doorway for the Elves, who, being glamorous and eager for power, come when called, and Diamanda is stupid enough to call them, lured by Elf power and...Glamour.
The Queen of the Elves will stop at nothing to claim the land of humans for her own, but she never counted on the power of Granny Weatherwax and her coven - Nanny and Magrat - fighting back.
With a cast of larger-than-life wizards, witches, yokels, rude mechanicals, elves, trolls, a dwarf, orangutan (not a monkey!) and Oberonesque King of the Fairies; With a Royal Wedding, live band and quirky folk songs and an exciting talent-filled collaboration between Beaconsfield Theatre Group and The Young Theatre - this show promises to be a visual summer feast of funny and fun Discworldian entertainment not to be missed!
Will Magrat become the Queen she always wanted to be or will the Queen of the Elves defeat them all and defy centuries of folklore, folk songs and storytelling happy endings? Come and join us for a funny, family fuelled Midsummer’s Evening of magical Sir Terry Pratchett (May-he-rest-in-peace) penned entertainment - and find out!
The Young Theatre joins Beaconsfield Theatre Group in this great play, to be performed in the open air at Davenies School
PROFITS TO THE ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY AND YOUNG MINDS
YE OLDE BOX OFFICE OPENS SOON
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Cast list
young esme - Holly Golding young ridcully - Morgan Allen granny weatherwax - Helen Sharman nanny ogg - Diane Alexander magrat - Rachel Manley fool (Verence) - Kieran McPhillips queen of elves - Suzie Lavington long lankin - Haydn Davis long man - Mark Oldknow ridcully - Roger Saper ponder - Jonathan Douglas bursar - John Sharman librarian (orangutan) - Raphael Darley jason - Tom Curtis weaver - Kieran McPhillips thatcher - Yasmin Drace bestiality carter - Tom McGrath baker - Morgan Allen obidiah - Awa Bobb casanunda - Ewan McPhillips diamanda - Gwennan Williams amanita - Annabelle Langwade perdita - Jess Woodrow shawn ogg - Alastair Woodrow pewsey ogg - t.b.a millie chillum - Pippa Dadd troll - Tom Curtis mrs scorbic - Dana Kidson coachman - Emily Ryan mr spriggins - Alvin Cohen chorus as dancers, villagers, wedding guests, trees, elves - Celeste Dadd, Holly Golding, Theo Wraight - Jess Woodrow, Annabelle Langford, Emily Ryan and Alvin Cohen Musicians - Backstage Director - Sarah Golding Assistant Director - Tom McGrath Musical director - Margs Abbott Stage manager - Jane Clark Lighting & deputy stage manager - Matt Shraga Costume - Kay Rogers, Lesley Baker, Lynne Benest Properties - Jan Hoggan Set - David Buckley, Andrew Rogers Combat coach - Mark Oldknow Choreography - Allie Baldwin Publicity - Mark Oldknow,Lisa Redgewell,Sue Dorman Box office & Front of House - Ben Benest |
Rehearsal schedule
SUNDAYS 2 - 6 pm CURZON CENTRE, Maxwell Road THURSDAYS 8 – 10.30 pm URC, Crabtree Close, Holtspur - except weeks commencing 14 May, 4 June, 2 July when the rehearsals will be on the MONDAY at the URC. During the week of the show there will be technical and dress rehearsals: SAT 21st get-in, heavy duty muscle for three hours – approx 2-5pm SUN 22nd main set build – 10 am until 6 pm MON 23rd technical set up TUE 24th dress rehearsal #1 WED 25th dress rehearsal #2 THU 26th PERFORMANCE 7 pm FRI 27th PERFORMANCE 7 pm SAT 28th PERFORMANCE 12 noon and PERFORMANCE 4 pm SUN 29th PERFORMANCE 2 pm 
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