Programme (Thistledown Theatre's Emma)

THISTLEDOW N THEATRE p resents
E M M A
From t he novel by J ane A u sten
A dapt ed by M ichael Bloom
T he Universit y Church of
St . M ary t he V irgin, Oxford
2-13 A ugust 2016

This pr oduction is dedicated to our fr iend,
Clair e M ar ty, w ho loved the w r itten w or d,
pr oper gr ammar and a good laugh.
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
Thi s am ateu r p rodu cti on of " Em m a" i s p resented by sp eci al
arrangem ent w i th S am u el F rench L td.
JAN E AUSTEN 'S EM M A | 1

A RTI STI C D I RE CTOR'S N OTE
E
mma is the
only novel by
Jane Austen
named for the
her oine; even Lizzie
Bennet, sur ely the
w or ld's best-loved
and w ell-know n of
Austen's
pr otagonists, w as
r epr esented only
conceptually in her
novel's title. We as
r eader s under stand
fr om the ver y
beginning that this
stor y is the stor y of
one w oman, Emma,
and those w ho or bit
her in the social
space that is
H ighbur y.
H aving been given
the oppor tunity to
use the iconic and
impr essive space of
St. M ar y the Vir gin,
w e w anted to
pr oduce a show
w hich w ould
complement the
natur al beauty and
w eight of histor y
evident in the
building itself. A
Jane Austen piece
seemed like the
r ight fit; w hile
r ehear sing in the
venue, w e kept in
mind that Austen
her self may have
visited dur ing her
br ief stay in Oxfor d.
When you see our
player s w ander ing
among the pillar s
and dow n the aisles
of the Chur ch, you
ar e seeing the
echoes of people
w ho w alked her e
two hundr ed year s
ago. Such is Oxfor d.
We w er e dr aw n to
Emma specifically
for sever al r easons.
Fir st and for emost, it
is a cr acking stor y
and one of the most
inter esting and
moder n pieces fr om
Austen's canon. As
Dr. Jen Sugden
explains in her
pr ogr amme notes
this is the stor y of a
w omen w ho lacks
nothing; she has a
fr eedom stemming
fr om her w ealth and
social position w hich
lessen the pr essur e
to mar r y (a constant
obsession in most of
Austen's w or ks) and
hence, allow s the
stor y to explor e
other themes in
mor e depth:
fr iendship,
self-aw ar eness,
society. I loved the
fact that though this
is an Austen (and,
thus, pr eoccupied
w ith matr imony), at
the end of the day,
that is a side-issue to
the pr imar y stor y of
self-development
and know ledge
w hich w e w itness
thr ough Emma's
exper ience.
As a play, it has an
excellent selection of
par ts for actor s of all
ages and an even
spr ead of good r oles
for both men and
w omen. Fr equent
theatr e-goer s and
theatr e-maker s w ill
know how r ar e it is
to find a piece w her e
vir tually ever y cast
member has a juicy,
if not extensive, r ole.
The adaptation w e
have chosen ser ves
leads and char acter
actor s alike w ith
inter esting vignettes
and moments
thr oughout, w hich
has been inter esting
both fr om an acting
and dir ecting
standpoint. Our play
and Company ar e
r icher for having
collabor ated w ith
actor s w ith a var iety
of styles, methods
and exper ience
dur ing this
pr oduction. As a
dir ector , I have
lear ned much fr om
the cast w ho have
gener ously shar ed
their ideas and
exper ience to cr eate
this show
collabor atively w ith
me and the r est of
the pr oduction team.
This is Thistledow n's
fir st official show ,
though the major ity
of us in both the cast
and pr oduction team
have w or ked
together on many
pr ojects in Oxfor d
for sever al differ ent
companies. If you
ar e a playw r ight,
actor , technician or
other w ise inter ested
in gr ow ing the
Oxfor d theatr e
scene, please get in
touch - w e w ould
love to collabor ate
w ith you on a futur e
pr oject.
What can you expect
fr om us in futur e? A
huge var iety of
things - fr om Fr inge
show s, to new
w r iting, to beautiful
classics like Emma.
We ar e ver y gr ateful
to you for your
suppor t and hope to
see you at another
show soon.
L au r en ce Good w i n
Ar tistic Dir ector
Thistledow n Theatr e
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CAST
JUL IA N FOX (M R. W EST ON )
SA RA H PY PER (M ISS EM M A WOODHOUSE)
As associate ar tistic dir ector of Thistledow n, Sar ah is
thr illed to be so involved w ith the company's debut
show. H er acting cr edits in Oxfor d include The
Comedy of Er r or s (2013), Pr ide and Pr ejudice (2013)
and Dr Faustus (2013) for Oxfor d Theatr e Guild, and
Blue Stockings (2015) for ElevenOne Theatr e. She
also co-dir ected H ay Fever (2014) for the OTG w ith
our ar tistic dir ector , Laur ence Goodw in. She has
tour ed sever al show s, including A M idsummer N ight's
Dr eam to Califor nia and has both per for med and
co-dir ected show s at the Edinbur gh Fr inge Festival. It
has been a pleasur e w or king w ith the cast and cr ew
on this pr oduction.
DAV ID GUT HRIE (M R. HEN RY WOODHOUSE)
David?s r ecent r oles have included Rev'd Par r is (The
Cr ucible), Duke Fr eder ick (As You Like It), M r Alfier i
(A View fr om the Br idge) and Count Aubespine (M ar y
Stuar t), all w ith Oxfor d Theatr e Guild, as w ell as
Dw or nitschek (The Play?s the Thing) w ith ElevenOne
Theatr e and Gr emio (The Taming of the Shr ew ) w ith
Tr oika Theatr e. H e has also per for med as a musician
w ith Oxfor d Theatr e Guild, Oxfor d Dance Theatr e,
and the Oxfor d Stage Company.
A DI HIM PSON (M R. GEORGE K N IGHT L EY )
Adi has w or ked in the past as a pr ofessional voiceover
ar tist and as a puppeteer on childr en's TV, as w ell as enjoying a w ide var iety of r oles in local
pr oductions r anging fr om pantomime to Shakespear e. After a 10 year absence (dur ing w hich
time he descr ibes himself as being "far too sensible") he r etur ned to the stage in a successful
2015 pr oduction of "The 39 Steps" as one of five actor s playing over 50 differ ent char acter s
r anging fr om a cleaning lady to a cr itically acclaimed flock of sheep! H e has gr eatly enjoyed
thr ow ing himself into the char acter of Geor ge Knightley and is delighted to be taking par t in
Thistledow n Theatr e's fir st pr oduction.
T RACEY RIM EL L (M ISS TAY L OR, lat er M RS. W EST ON )
Tr acey is pleased to make her debut w ith Thistledow n Theatr e Company. Recent cr edits
include Blue Stockings (ElevenOne Theatr e), A Streetcar N amed Desire (Oxfor d Theatr e Guild),
M iss Julie (Witney Theatr e Company) and The Strangeness of Others (L& G Pr oductions). She
r ecently filmed Let N othing You Dismay w ith Film Oxfor d and Etiquette w ith Baby Oak
Pr oductions, and also plays w ith Oxfor d folk band the H alf M oon All Star s. She has a degr ee in
M usic Pr oduction fr om Sw ansea M etr opolitan Univer sity and tr ained as an actor at Reading
Rep Theatr e School. She later gained a Diploma in Fr eelance Jour nalism w ith the Br itish School
of Jour nalism, and gr aduated as a member of the pr ess w ith the Inter national N ew s Syndicate:
mor e at tr aceyr imell.com. Tr acey w or ks in communications for Oxfor d Univer sity Pr ess as w ell
as being a fr eelance w r iter.
Julian is a qualified physics teacher , r ow ing coach and Real Tennis pr ofessional. H e has sung
many r oles in Amateur Oper a and Oper etta; w hile living in Bor deaux, he played the lead r oles in
sever al of the Gilber t and Sullivan Oper ettas: N anki Poo (The M ikado), Ralph Rackstr aw (H M S
Pinafor e) and Str ephon (Iolanthe). H e has also played the r ole of Aeneas in Pur cell?s Dido and
Aeneas. Since r etur ning to this countr y he has sung w ith Br istol and Canter bur y Oper atic
Societies. Thus this is Julian?s fir st stage play for some time: in the past, he has played the r oles
of Lor d Ar thur in Lor d Ar thur Savile?s Cr ime (based on Oscar Wilde) and Bluntschli in Ar ms and
the M an (Shaw ), and has also exited ?pur sued by a bear ? as Antigonus in The Winter ?s Tale.
L AUREN CE T UCK (M R. PHIL IP ELT ON )
Laur ence has been involved in sever al amateur dr amatic pr oductions in West Oxfor dshir e, w ith
Stanton H ar cour t Dr ama Gr oup and N or thmoor Player s. H e has most r ecently appear ed onstage
in N oel Cow ar d's Relative Values as Peter Ingleton for Eynsham's Bar tholomew Player s. Emma
mar ks his fir st time per for ming in Oxfor d.
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JA M ES POT T ON (M R. ROBERT M A RT IN )
Jamie is a founder of Thistledow n as w ell as the Company's
pr oducer. H e is delighted to be in its fir st pr oduction. H e
has pr eviously appear ed on stage as Wally Webb in Our
Tow n and in ElevenOne's pr oduction of Blue Stockings.
L IZ HUT CHIN SON (M ISS BAT ES)
Liz has per for med in many plays, pantomimes and
r evues. H er r ecent r oles have included M iss Pr ism in
The Impor tance of Being Ear nest, Clar a in H ay Fever
and M r s. Br ansom in N ight M ust Fall. H er all time favour ite r ole is Edna in H ar lequinade, w ho
car r ies on per for ming the r ole of Juliet despite her advanced year s. She is delighted to be
playing the r ole of the ver y talkative M iss Bates. Liz is thr illed to be a par t of Thistledow n
Theatr e's fir st pr oduction.
EM ILY SA DDL ER (M ISS JA N E FA IRFA X )
This is Emily?s fir st for ay into theatr e in Oxfor d. H aving
been involved in student theatr e at univer sity, she is
excited to r etur n to the stage after settling into the ?r eal?
w or ld. Emily has r eally enjoyed being par t of
Thistledow n Theatr e?s fir st pr oduction and w or king
closely w ith such talented people. She hopes you enjoy
the show !
SIM ON M A RIE (M R. FRA N K CHURCHIL L )
The pleasur e is entir ely Simon's to be playing Fr ank
Chur chill in Thistledow n Theatr e's maiden voyage. H is
pr evious onstage Austen outing w as in Oxfor d Theatr e
Guild's Pr ide & Pr ejudice, in w hich he w as ever ything a
young man ought to be. Other r oles for OTG include
Gascony Cadet in Cyr ano de Ber ger ac, Claudio in
M easur e for M easur e, Gluttony in Doctor Faustus, Steve
H ubbel in A Str eetcar N amed Desir e, Simon Bliss in H ay
Fever , and Edmund in King Lear. Simon also played a
handful of r oles in ElevenOne Theatr e's pr oduction of
Emilie: La M ar quise du Chatelet Defends H er Life
Tonight, including a ver y bouncy Isaac N ew ton.
IDA PERSSON (M ISS AUGUSTA HAW K IN S)
HOL LY GORN E (M ISS HA RRIET SM IT H)
H olly has acted in and ar ound Oxfor d since her days w ith
Dr eams Studios in Cassington. Since leaving school, she
has taken par t in local Oxfor d Theatr e Guild pr oductions,
featur ing in 2014's H ay Fever as Sor r ell Bliss, and in
2013's A Str eetcar N amed Desir e at the Oxfor d
Playhouse. She has also appear ed in r ecent OUDS
pr oductions such as 2014's 'Our Countr y's Good' as
Duckling/Johnson, and 'Glue' at the Edinbur gh Fr inge the
same year. Offstage and in fr ont of the camer a, she has
appear ed in multiple shor t films and music videos, such
as Josh Savage's 'Bella' and Emily M ur e's 'Between the
Bar s', both shot w ith local pr oduction company Static
Air w aves in 2016.
Ida is thr illed to be involved in Thistledow n Theatr e?s
fir st pr oduction. Ida is a w r iter and per for mer w ith
aw ar d-w inning comedy gr oup ?The Dead Secr ets?,
cur r ently tour ing their impr ovised show H ickor y
Dickor y M ur der and sketch show The Cur iositor ium. Other r ecent cr edits include Vita &
Vir ginia, Blue Stockings, The Play?s the Thing, and La Bete w ith ElevenOne Theatr e as w ell as
Sense & Sensibility, M uch Ado About N othing and A View Fr om the Br idge w ith the Oxfor d
Theatr e Guild. She has also per for med w ith Tr oika Theatr e, Tomahaw k, and BM H . Ida is the
founder and Cr eative Dir ector of actREAL Pr oductions Limited, w hich uses theatr e to
communicate academic r esear ch to schools and community gr oups.
TH ISTLEDOWN TH EATRE | 4

OU R H E ROI N E , E M M A
J
AN E AUSTEN r emains one of the nation?s favour ite novelists; her stor ies have been
adapted for stage and scr een multiple times, and her books often make it onto lists such
as The Telegr aph?s ?100 novels ever yone should r ead? (Pr ide and Pr ejudice coming in at
number 11), and The Guar dian?s ?The 100 best novels? (Emma featur ing ver y r espectably
at number 7 on that list). Ther e ar e, no doubt, many r easons for Austen?s endur ing popular ity:
her str iking attention to detail w hich makes the w or ld she cr eates vividly imaginable, her
blister ingly funny por tr ayal of some of her mor e r idiculous char acter s, the w ar mth of her
nar r ative style w hich is akin to gossiping w ith a fr iend over tea (high tea of cour se). I could go
on listing featur es w hich make Austen?s novels so enjoyable, not least her her oines. Quizzes
on sites such as ?Buzzfeed? abound, pr omising to r eveal the answ er to the question, w hich, at
the age of 14, I long debated w ith my fr iends: ?w hich Jane Austen her oine ar e you?? Ther e is a
gr eat deal of appeal in Austen?s her oines. All of them have their distinctive char acter istics and
ar e (to var ying degr ees) clever , w itty, kind hear ted, and passionate (even if silently so). Yet
Austen?s her oines ar e never per fect, yes, even you, M iss Elizabeth Bennet. And it is these
imper fections w hich makes them just like us: er r ing, and so human. Per haps the her oine w ho
er r s most of all is Emma Woodhouse.
Emma w as fir st published in 1815 and featur ed a her oine w hich Jane Austen famously
claimed ?no one but myself w ill much like?. It is easy to see w hy Austen thought that this w ould
be the case. Emma is, in many w ays, deeply flaw ed; one might even question w hether she
deser ves the epithet ?her oine? at all. At the star t of the novel, Austen descr ibes her leading lady
as ?handsome, clever , and r ich, w ith a comfor table home and happy disposition,? and yet w e ar e
also told that ther e ar e some ?r eal evils? to Emma?s pr ivileged position at the top of the social
pyr amid w hich have allow ed for her to have ?r ather too much her ow n w ay?, and r esulted in ?a
disposition to think a little too w ell of her self ?. Emma?s childhood in the car e of an anxious
father and an indulgent gover ness, devoid of a mother ?s w atchful eye, r ender s her a little too
spoiled and self-deluding for her ow n good. In Austen?s ow n w or ds, Emma is an ?imaginist ... on
fir e w ith speculation and for esight?, possessing in the ear ly chapter s of the novel an inability to
see any per spective on a situation other than her ow n, in a mor e mar ked manner than that
displayed by any of Austen?s other her oines.
Emma?s inher ited w ealth means that she exists at the top of a small social w or ld w hich
flatter s her opinions, her financial independence and her natur al intelligence. H ow ever , Austen
is keen to highlight the danger s of Emma?s extr emely secur e social position w hich so
dr astically limits and distor ts her view of individuals and their r elative place in this same
society. The less attr active side of Emma?s char acter is the side that is inevitably shar pened by
the pr ejudices of her pr ivileged position, and one w hich is distor ted by snobber y.
This side of Emma?s per sonality is most evident w hen she deliber ately makes fun of M iss
Bates on the excur sion to Box H ill. Whilst har dly justifying or excusing her her oine?s behaviour ,
Austen concedes how difficult it is for someone w ith Emma?s w it to miss such a golden
oppor tunity to show her clever ness off: ?Emma could not r esist?, w e ar e told.
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Yet, in M r Knightley?s
r ebuke, w e see that Emma?s
advantages ?of bir th,
education and for tune? make
it her duty to r esist using her
w it at the expense of a
w oman w ho is self-evidently
her infer ior in all thr ee
r espects.
This moment on Box H ill is
just one example of how
Emma?s extr emely pr ivileged
position in society makes it
difficult for her to empathise
w ith those less for tunate.
Emma is unique amongst
Austen?s her oines in that she
does not shar e the financial
insecur ity of her
counter par ts in other novels.
Thr oughout her w or k Austen
r epeatedly explor es the
position of the young w omen
of the upper classes w ho
possess neither for tune nor
pr oper ty, and so must look to
mar r iage to secur e their
futur e. That Austen
r epeatedly under scor es this
pr ecar ious position of
w omen is unsur pr ising,
given that she her self (like
Cather ine M or land of
N or thanger Abbey) w as the
daughter of a cler gyman:
once he died, the Austen
family home and income
w ould no longer be
available. To get a sense of
how Austen felt about this
state of affair s one only has
to look to those in her novels
w ho w ill inher it the family
pr oper ty and for tune: the
r idiculous M r Collins in
Pr ide and Pr ejudice, or the
selfish (and alr eady w ealthy)
John Dashw ood and his
dr eadful w ife in Sense and
Sensibility. A pr imar y
concer n for an Austen
her oine is that she must
make a pr udent mar r iage in
or der to maintain her social
position and financial
secur ity, and the pr essur e
for her to do so is alw ays
ther e in the backgr ound.
N ot so for Emma. Emma
" Em m a b oast s a
p osi t i on ot h er
Au st en h er oi n es
l ack : sh e d oes
n ot n eed t o
m ar r y t o secu r e
h er f u t u r e."
boasts a position w hich
other Austen her oines lack:
she does not need to mar r y
to secur e her futur e.
Per haps it is for this r eason
that Emma tr eats mar r iage
as some sor t of game. We
see her evident enjoyment in
tr ying to pair off her pr otégé
H ar r iet w ith someone
capable of r aising H ar r iet?s
social standing. Emma
means w ell of cour se, but
her actions ? w hich actually
thr eaten to r uin the futur e of
her fr iend ? r eveal just how
little she under stands the
mar r iage ?game?. Yet the
point is that Emma does not
have to under stand, her
futur e is secur e. This
fr eedom is painfully set
against the position of Jane
Fair fax w ho does need to
mar r y for secur ity, or else
face sliding dow n the social
scale by taking a job as a
gover ness: doomed to alw ays
be in the w or ld of the
leisur ed elite but no longer
tr uly one of them. Emma?s
failur e to under stand the
pr ecar iousness of Jane and
H ar r iet?s positions stems
fr om lack of exper ience,
w hich pr ovides an
explanation (if not excuse)
for her actions. H ow ever ,
Austen does not shy aw ay
fr om addr essing Emma?s
selfishness and insensitivity
w hen meddling w ith the
futur e pr ospects of someone
like H ar r iet, meddling w hich
is, to bor r ow M r Knightley?s
w or ds, ?badly done indeed.?
Tr uly, ther e is much to
dislike in our eponymous
her oine w hen w e fir st meet
her. N onetheless, Austen
manages to avoid cr eating a
char acter no one w ill ?much
like? thr ough the clever (and
indeed pioneer ing) use of a
nar r ative per spective w hich
is lar gely limited to Emma?s
point of view. By telling the
stor y in this w ay, Austen is
able to avoid alienating the
r eader fr om her her oine,
allow ing just enough
empathy in or der that, w hilst
w e do not condone Emma?s
actions, w e r eadily for give
them.
This for giveness also spr ings
fr om Emma?s pr ogr ession to
matur ity under the guiding
influence of the novel?s mor al
centr e, M r Knightley. Like all
Austen?s novels, this one has
a love stor y at its cor e, and
yet it is so much mor e than
that. Emma is a stor y of
self-discover y, of a young
w oman?s gr ow th to matur ity,
and because that young
w oman is as complicated as
Emma is, it is per haps the
most compelling of all
Austen?s novels; it cer tainly
has the most inter esting
her oine, if not the most
likeable one.
D r. Jen Su g d en
w ith contr ibutions fr om
Al exan d er Osb or n
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PROD U CTI ON TE A M
DIRECT OR PRODUCER STAGE M A N AGER
Laur ence Goodw in Jamie Potton Fiona Sinclair
PRODUCT ION A SSISTA N T
Rachel Smith
L IGHT IN G DESIGN ER
Ophélie Lebr asseur
T ECHN ICA L CON SULTA N T
Dominic H ar gr eaves
COST UM E DESIGN ER
Izzy Pellow
FRON T OF HOUSE M A N AGER
Jen Sugden
CHOREOGRA PHER
Genevieve Reeves
SOUN D & L IGHT IN G
Tom Bunnell
M USICA L CON SULTA N T
David Guthr ie
HA IR ST Y L IST
N atasha Kennedy
L AUREN CE GOODW IN (DIRECT OR)
Laur ence is one of the founder s of Thistledow n and acts as the company's ar tistic dir ector. In
Oxfor d, Laur ence has pr eviously dir ected for the Oxfor d Theatr e Guild (H ay Fever , 2014) and the
Bar tholomew Player s (Relative Values, 2016) as w ell as appear ing in pr oductions of Pr ide and
Pr ejudice (2013), The Impor tance of Being Ear nest (2014) and N ight M ust Fall (2015). Outside of
Oxfor d, she has also appear ed at Theatr e M emphis in pr oductions of The Violet H our (Rosamund
Plinth), Pr ide and Pr ejudice (Lydia Bennet) and Our Tow n (Chor us) and at GCT in The Last N ight
of Ballyhoo (Sunny Fr eitag) and The Impor tance of Being Ear nest (Cecily Car dew ). She is also a
chor al singer w ith the Cathedr al Singer s of Chr ist Chur ch and voice-over ar tist.
IZ Z Y PEL L OW (COST UM E DESIGN ER)
Izzy is Thistledow n's r esident costumer designer. Izzy has designed costumes for a number of
companies in Oxfor d, including ElevenOne, Oxfor d Theatr e Guild, Tomahaw k. Recent cr edits
include Sense and Sensibility (2016) and M ar y Stuar t (2015) at the Oxfor d Playhouse, Blue
Stockings (2015) and H ay Fever (2014) at the Old Fir e Station and King Lear (2015) in M er ton
College gar dens. Izzy has also w or ked on numer ous pr oductions in London, including the English
Tour ing Oper a's Autumn 2014 season and at London Fr inge theatr es; she w as the costume
super visor for Four Play and Clickbait at Theatr e503 and costume designer for The Xmas Car ol
at the Old Red Lion in December 2015. H er por tfolio can be seen on her w ebsite
isobelpellow.co.uk.
GEN EV IEV E REEV ES (CHOREOGRA PHER)
Genevieve is a gr aduate of the Centr e for Advanced Tr aining at The Place, London w her e she
w or ked w ith chor eogr apher s such as Richar d Alston, M atthew Bour ne, Aletta Collins and Tony
Adigun. She is a member of Shift dance company, based at The Place, and has been involved in
the cr eation and per for mance of new dance w or ks by chor eogr apher s Ben Duke and Theo
Clinkar d. She has also studied contempor ar y dance w ith Jasmin Var dimon Company, at P.A.R.T.S,
Br ussels and at SEAD, Salzbur g. In September , she w ill begin a degr ee in contempor ar y dance at
the N or ther n School of Contempor ar y Dance. Genevieve gr ew up acting and dancing as a
member of Pegasus Theatr e and Oxfor d Youth Dance Company, for w hom she chor eogr aphed
solos and gr oup pieces per for med at Oxfor d Dance Festival. She has chor eogr aphed movement
and dance sequences for d?Over br oeck?s pr oductions of Peter Pan, Wizar d of Oz and Romeo &
Juliet, dir ected by Joe Sw ar br ick. Genevieve is also inter ested in photogr aphy and film and
teaches Contempor ar y at the summer schools at Oxfor d City School of Ballet.
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W
SU PPORTE RS
e could not have not have successfully pr oduced this play w ithout suppor t and help
fr om countless individuals and businesses in Oxfor d and fur ther afield. We ar e
extr emely gr ateful to Ana-M ar ia N iculcea, events manager for the Chur ch, for her
endless patience in answ er ing our many enquir ies along the w ay. We w ould also like to thank
the Vicar and PCC for kindly allow ing us to per for m in this lovely and histor ic space. Our
thanks to the Oxfor d e-Resear ch Centr e and to Gr eene's Tutor ial College for pr oviding us w ith
r ehear sal space.
We have r eceived help fr om sever al differ ent sour ces w hich have allow ed us to have not one,
but two, photo shoots and a fully dr essed cast for the per for mances. Thanks go to Ally Baker ,
the folks at the Oxfor dshir e Dr ama War dr obe and the Lace M ar ket Theatr e in N ottingham for
their assistance w ith this.
Lizzie Collins of Zuleika Galler y has pr ovided us w ith help and advice thr oughout this long
pr ocess. Thank you for mentor ing us and alw ays being so suppor tive! Flavia Catena
Photogr aphy pr ovided the bulk of our publicity photogr aphs; they ar e enchanting. The music
you hear in the pr oduction is pr ovided by the Gr een Ginger Band, a fantastic gr oup w ho play
music fr om 1600 to the pr esent day (w w w.gr eenginger band.co.uk). We ar e gr ateful to M er yl
Thomson for allow ing us to use their r ecor dings in our pr oduction.
We ar e also thankful for the suppor t of the entir e Pyper family and Restivo family as w ell as
that fr om those individuals and gr oups w ho took the time to help us: N athan Gr assi for aid and
advice, the Dead Secr ets for their patience and suppor t and Aggie Bur zynska for the loan of
her camer a.
All of our pr oduction team and our cast have w or ked tir elessly thr oughout this pr ocess and w e
ar e ver y gr ateful to them for the time they have given and dedication they have show n.
Especial thanks to Fiona Sinclair , one of the most or ganised, har dw or king and pr ofessional
member s of the Oxfor d theatr e scene, and to Rachel Smith, our w onder ful pr oduction
assistant, for w hom no job w as too small. Without their commitment and dedication (and that
of all the cast and pr oduction team), this show could not have been pr oduced.
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