Programme (Thistledown Theatre's Emma)

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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. JAN E AUSTEN 'S EM M A | 7
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. L au r en ce Good w i n & Jam i e Pot t on Founder s Thistledow n Theatr e W W W .FLAVIACATENAPH.COM TH ISTLEDOWN TH EATRE | 8
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