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There Came A 

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By Frank McGuinness

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Season Sponsor 

World Premiere 

There Came 

A Gypsy Riding 

By Frank McGuinness 

Production Sponsor

Coutts has a very special partnership with 

the Almeida Theatre that has flourished over 

the last three years. The Almeida is such 

an innovative and respected theatre, which 

constantly surprises and delights us and our 

clients with its ground-breaking productions. 

This sponsorship forms an important part 

of Coutts’ programme of support for the 

performing arts, and I am thrilled that we are 

now in our fourth year as Principal Sponsor. 

As Principal Sponsor, not only are we helping to 

support the rich diversity of productions on the 

London stage, but are also able to access the 

Almeida’s creative expertise, to help train our staff 

and develop the Coutts brand. We were delighted 

when the success of this partnership was recognised 

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Arts & Business Awards. 

The relationship between Coutts and the Almeida 

continues a long tradition of supporting the arts. 

Over time, Coutts has enjoyed a close relationship 

with many famous artists, including Frédéric Chopin, 

Sir Henry Irving and Charles Dickens. 

Indeed, from the late 18th century, Thomas Coutts 

and his second wife Harriot, herself an ex actress 

and later Duchess of St Albans, supported many of 

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age or infirmities shall be oblig’d to retire from the stage.” 

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There Came A Gypsy Riding. 

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THERE CAME A 

GYPSY RIDING 

By Frank McGuinness 

IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE 

Bridget 

Louise 

Simon 

Margaret 

Leo 

Director 

Design 

Lighting 

Sound 

Movement 

Dialect Coach 

Casting 

Assistant Director 

Production Manager 

Company Manager 

Stage Manager 

Deputy Stage Manager 

Assistant Stage Manager 

Costume Supervisor 

Wardrobe Supervisor 

Wardrobe Assistant 

Wigs by 

Wig Supervisor 

Chief Technician 

Lighting Technician 

Sound Technician 

Theatre Technician 

Production Carpenter 

Set Built and Painted by 

Sky Cloth Painted by 

Student on attachment 

Production Photography 

First performed at the Almeida Theatre, 11 January 2007 

Eileen Atkins 

Elaine Cassidy 

Aidan McArdle 

Imelda Staunton 

Ian McElhinney 

Michael Attenborough 

Robert Jones 

Paul Pyant 

Paul Arditti 

Lynne Page 

Penny Dyer 

Maggie Lunn 

Rachel Bagshaw 

James Crout 

Rupert Carlile 

Suzanne Bourke 

Lorna Earl 

Laura Flowers 

Christine Rowland 

Catrina Richardson 

Charlie Damigos 

Campbell Young 

Emma Sharp 

Jason Wescombe 

Robin Fisher 

Howard Wood 

Mark Jenkins 

Craig Emerson 

Capital Scenery 

Alastair Brotchie 

Louise Cable 

John Haynes 

The play is set on the west coast of Ireland. 

The time is now.

Frank McGuinness 

Writer 

Frank was born in Buncrana, County Donegal. He lives 

in Dublin and lectures in English at University College 

Dublin. 

He has written extensively for the theatre and for film 

and television. 

Plays and translations include: Phaedra (Donmar 

Warehouse), Speaking Like Magpies (RSC), Rebecca (UK 

national tour), Hecuba (Donmar Warehouse), Gates of 

Gold (The Gate Theatre, Dublin/ Finborough Theatre/ 

Trafalgar Studios), Peer Gynt (National Theatre), Miss 

Julie (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Hedda Gabler (Theatre 

Royal Plymouth), Dolly West’s Kitchen (Abbey Theatre, 

Dublin/ Old Vic), The Storm (Almeida Theatre), Electra 

(Donmar Warehouse/ Broadway), The Caucasian Chalk 

Circle, Mutabilitie (National Theatre), A Doll’s House 

(West End/ Broadway), Uncle Vanya, Field Day, The Bird 

Sanctuary (Abbey Theatre, Dublin), The Man with the 

Flower in His Mouth, The Stronger (Project Arts Centre, 

Dublin), Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me (Hampstead 

Theatre/ Broadway), The Threepenny Opera, The Bread 

Man (Gate Theatre, Dublin), Three Sisters (Gate Theatre, 

Dublin/ Royal Court) Mary and Lizzie (RSC), Peer Gynt 

(Gate Theatre, Dublin/ RSC International Tour), 

Carthaginians (Abbey Theatre, Dublin/ Hampstead 

Theatre), Rosmersholm (National Theatre) Yerma 

(Abbey Theatre, Dublin/ Arcola Theatre), Innocence 

(Gate Theatre, Dublin), Baglady (Abbey Theatre, 

Dublin/ Edinburgh Festival), Observe The Sons Of Ulster 

Marching Towards The Somme (Abbey Theatre, Dublin/ 

Hampstead Theatre), The Factory Girls (Abbey Theatre, 

Dublin/ Arcola Theatre). 

Film and television includes: Dancing At Lughnasa, 

The Hen House, Scout.

CAST 

Eileen Atkins 

Bridget 

Theatre includes: Doubt (Walter Kerr 

Theater, Broadway), The Birthday Party 

(Duchess Theatre), Honour (National 

Theatre), Retreat From Moscow 

(Broadway), A Delicate Balance 

(Haymarket Theatre), The Unexpected 

Man (RSC/ Broadway), As You Like It 

(Stratford, Connecticut), The Duchess 

Of Malfi (Los Angeles), Mary Barnes 

(Long Wharf Theater, Conneticut), Prin 

(Manhattan Theater Club), Indiscretions 

(Ethel Barrymore Theatre), Vita and 

Virginia (Chichester Festival Theatre/ 

West End/ New York), A Room Of One’s 

Own (Lamb’s Theatre, New York), 

Suzanna Andler (Aldwych Theatre), St 

Joan (Old Vic), Medea (Young Vic), 

Passion Play (RSC), Exclusive 

(Playhouse Theatre), Heartbreak 

House, Cymbeline, Mountain Language, 

The Winter’s Tale, The Night Of The 

Iguana, John Gabriel Borkman (National 

Theatre) Vivat! Vivat! Regina 

(Chichester Festival Theatre West End/ 

Broadway), The Cocktail Party 

(Chichester Festival Theatre),The 

Sleeper’s Den (Royal Court), The Killing 

Of Sister George, The Promise, Richard 

II, The Tempest, Twelfth Night (Old Vic), 

Semi Detached (Saville Theatre), Exit 

The King (Alec Guinness), The 

Restoration of Arnold Middleton (Royal 

Court), Love’s Labours Lost (Regents 

Park Open Air Theatre). 

Television includes: Waking The Dead, 

Miss Marple: Towards Zero, Love Again, 

In My Defence, The Lost Language Of 

Cranes, The Maitlands, Cold Comfort 

Farm, David Copperfield, Sleepers, Bertie 

And Elizabeth, Lives of Animals, The 

Three Sisters, The Heiress, Olive, The 

Letter, Major Barbara, The Duchess of 

Malfi, Electra, The Lady From The Sea, 

The Jean Rhys Woman, A Better Class of 

Person, Sons and Lovers, Eden End, Titus 

Andronicus, Smiley’s People, The Burston 

Rebellion, Breaking Up. 

Film includes: Scenes Of A Sexual 

Nature, Vanity Fair, Ask The Dust, 

Gosford Park, Women Talking Dirty, The 

Queen Of Sheba’s Pearls, The Hours, The 

Feast Of The Goat, American Girl, Cold 

Mountain, The Dresser, Equus, Let Him 

Have It, Woolf, Jack and Sarah, The 

Avengers, The Vision. 

Writing credits: Eileen co-created 

Upstairs Downstairs, and The House of 

Eliott with Jean Marsh, and adapted 

the letters of Vita Sackville West and 

Virginia Woolf for the play Vita and 

Virginia. She also wrote the screenplay 

for Mrs Dalloway. 

Elaine Cassidy 

Louise 

Theatre includes: The Crucible (RSC), 

Scenes From The Big Picture (National 

Theatre), The Lieutenant Of Inishmore 

(Garrick Theatre). 

Television includes: The Ghost Squad, 

Fingersmith, Uncle Adolf, Watermelon, 

The Lost World, Mission Top Secret II, 

Glenroe. 

Film includes: And When Did You Last 

See Your Father?, The Truth, The Bay Of 

Love And Sorrow, The Others, Disco 

Pigs, Felicia’s Journey, The Sun And The 

Moon And The Stars.

Aidan McArdle 

Simon 

Aidan trained at RADA 

Theatre includes: Shadow Of A 

Gunman (Tricycle Theatre), A Prayer 

For Owen Meaney (National Theatre), 

Under The Curse (The Gate Theatre), 

Great Expectations (Bristol Old Vic), 

Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 

Henry VI Parts I-III, Richard III (RSC), 

The Iceman Cometh (Abbey Theatre, 

Dublin). 

Television includes: Jane Eyre, 

Afterlife, All About George, Footprints 

In The Snow, Death Becomes Him, 

Bad Crowd, Miss Marple, No Angels, 

Anytime Now, Judas and Jesus, Riot At 

The Rite. 

Film includes: Perfect Day, Ella 

Enchanted, Not Only But Always, 

Green. 

Imelda Staunton 

Margaret 

Theatre includes: Calico, Life x 3, The 

Beggar’s Opera, Schweyk In The Second 

World War, Guys And Dolls, A Chorus of 

Disapproval (National Theatre), Fair 

Maid of the West, They Shoot Horses 

Don’t They? (RSC/ Mermaid Theatre), 

It’s A Mad World My Masters (Theatre 

Royal Stratford East), Us Good Girls 

(Soho Poly), The Corn Is Green (Old 

Vic), The Wizard of Oz (RSC), Uncle 

Vanya (Vaudeville Theatre), The Lady 

And The Clarinet (Kings Head/ 

Edinburgh Festival), Into The Woods 

(Phoenix Theatre), Bold Girls, Slavs 

(Hampstead Theatre), Habeas Corpus 

(Donmar Warehouse). 

Television includes: Wind In The 

Willows, My Family And Other Animals, 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Little 

Britain, Fingersmith, Strange, Murder, 

Cambridge Spies, David Copperfield, Is It 

Legal, Easy Money, The Singing 

Detective, The Heat Of The Day, Ruth 

Rendell: Sleeping Life, Yellowbacks, An 

Englishman’s Wife, They Never Slept, Up 

The Garden Path, A Masculine Ending, If 

You See God Tell Him, Frank Stubbs II, A 

Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jackanory. 

Film includes: Harry Potter and the 

Order of the Phoenix, Freedom Writers, 

Shadowman, Vera Drake, Nanny 

McPhee, Bright Young Things, The Virgin 

of Liverpool, Blackball, Crush, Rat, 

Another Life, Shakespeare In Love, 

Comrades, Antonia and Jane: The 

Definitive Mid Life Report, Much Ado 

About Nothing, Deadly Advice, Citizen 

X, Sense and Sensibility, Peter’s Friends, 

Twelfth Night.

Ian McElhinney 

Leo 

Theatre includes: Amphibians 

(Barbican), Pygmies In The Ruins (Royal 

Court Theatre), The Cure At Troy 

(Tricycle Theatre), Carthaginians, 

Observe The Sons of Ulster Marching 

Towards The Somme (Hampstead 

Theatre), The Recruiting Officer, 

Aristocrats, A Doll’s House, Betrayal, The 

Dumb Waiter (Gate Theatre, Dublin), 

Merry Xmas Betty Ford, Pygmalion, Julius 

Caesar, Twelfth Night, An Ideal Husband, 

Waiting For Godot (Lyric Theatre, 

Belfast), A Woman Of No Importance, 

The Interrogation of Ambrose Fogarty, 

The Plough and the Stars, Callers, The 

Silver Tassie (Abbey Theatre, Dublin), 

Death Of A Salesman, John Bull’s Other 

Island (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin) 

Television includes: Single Handed, The 

Tudors, Rough Diamond, Coronation 

Street, Pure Mule, Taggart, The Clinic, 

Doctors, Holby City, Murphy’s Law, Cold 

Feet, No Tears, In Defence, Maisie Raine, 

Queer As Folk, Durango, Touch and Go, 

Hornblower, Making The Cut, Wokenwell, 

Life After Life, Roughnecks, Hearts and 

Minds, Breed of Heroes, Between The 

Lines, Woman’s Guide To Adultery, 

Taggart, Beyond Reason, The Pan Loaf, 

Circle Of Deceit, Safe and Sound, 

Fighting With Shadows, You, Me and 

Marley, In The Border Country, Children 

of the North, Valentine Falls. 

Film includes: Closing The Ring, The 

Front Line, Omagh, Mapmaker, Borstal 

Boy, Divorcing Jack, A Love Divided, 

Silicon Valerie, The Boxer, Hamlet, This Is 

The Sea, The Boy From Mercury, The 

Michael Collins Story, Small Faces, Blind 

Justice, The Playboys, The Lilac Bus, The 

Grasscutter, Hidden Agenda, Fools of 

Fortune, Reefer and the Model, A Prayer 

For The Dying, Lamb, The End Of The 

World Man, Anne Devlin, Acceptable 

Levels, Angel. 

PRODUCTION 

THANK YOUS 

A special thank you to Charlie Waite 

for the generous gift of his landscape 

photographs 

Dualit 

Kenwood 

Trade Appliances 

Barry’s Tea 

Goodall’s Herbs 

Brennans 

Kerrygold 

Siucra 

Petits Filous 

Daylesford Organic Lemon Drizzle Cake used 

in this production


Director 

Michael Attenborough is Artistic 

Director of the Almeida Theatre. 

Previously, he was Associate Director, 

Mercury Theatre, Colchester (1972- 

74), Associate Director, Leeds 

Playhouse (1974-79), Associate 

Director, Young Vic (1979-80), Artistic 

Director, Palace Theatre, Watford 

(1980-84), Artistic Director, 

Hampstead Theatre (1984-89), 

Principal Associate Director, Royal 

Shakespeare Company (1990-2002). 

On leaving the Royal Shakespeare 

Company he was invited to become an 

Honorary Associate Artist. 

Productions include: For the Almeida: 

Enemies, The Late Henry Moss, Brighton 

Rock, The Mercy Seat, Five Gold Rings. 

For the Royal Shakespeare Company: 

Amphibians, The Changeling, Les 

Liaisons Dangereuses (UK & European 

Tour), After Easter, Pentecost, The 

Herbal Bed (also in the West End & on 

Broadway), Romeo and Juliet, A Month 

in the Country, Othello, Henry IV parts 1 

and 2, The Prisoner’s Dilemma, Antony 

and Cleopatra. For the Palace Theatre: 

The Girl in Melanie Klein, The Big Knife, 

Romantic Comedy (also in the West 

End), Terra Nova. For the Hampstead 

Theatre: The War at Home (also on 

Broadway), Particular Friendships, That 

Summer, Observe the Sons of Ulster 

Marching Towards the Somme (by Frank 

McGuinness), Separation (also in the 

West End). Freelance: Over a Barrel, 

Single Spies (Turnstyle Group), 1984 

(Citadel Theatre, Edmonton), Yerma (a 

version by Frank McGuinness at the 

Abbey Theatre, Dublin), Anna Weiss 

(West End), My Mother Said I Never 

Should (Royal Court), Fashion (Tricycle 

Theatre), Playing with Fire (National 

Theatre). 

Robert Jones 

Design 

Robert trained at the Central School of 

Art and Design. 

Theatre includes: Rock ‘n’ Roll (Royal 

Court/ Duke of York’s Theatre), On 

The Town (English National Opera), 

The Sound of Music (London 

Palladium), A Voyage Around My 

Father (Donmar Warehouse/ 

Wyndhams Theatre), Rebecca (On 

Tour), Heroes (Wyndhams Theatre), 

Dancing At Lughnasa (Gate Theatre, 

Dublin), Fabulation (Tricycle Theatre) 

For The Almeida: The Late Henry Moss, 

The Mercy Seat. For the RSC: Pentecost, 

The Herbal Bed, Jubilee, Cyrano de 

Bergerac. Henry VIII, Romeo and Juliet, 

The Merchant of Venice, The Winter’s 

Tale, Othello, Eastward Ho!, Venus and 

Adonis, Sejanus. For the National 

Theatre: Look Back In Anger, Playboy Of 

The Western World, Noises Off (also 

West End/ Broadway). For the 

Donmar Warehouse: Lobby Hero (also 

West End), Divas. In the West End: The 

Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (Strand 

Theatre), When We Are Married (Savoy 

Theatre), Lautrec (Shaftesbury 

Theatre), The Killing Of Sister George 

(Ambassadors Theatre), Jolson 

(Victoria Palace, Canada, USA, 

Australia), Rosencrantz And 

Guildenstern Are Dead, Ragtime 

(Picadilly Theatre), The Goodbye Girl, 

Benefactors (Albery), The Real Inspector 

Hound/ Black Comedy (Comedy 

Theatre), Dance of Death (Lyric 

Theatre/ Australia), The Secret Rapture 

(Lyric Theatre), Cloaca (Old Vic), The 

Secret Rapture (Los Angeles), Marty 

(Boston) 

Opera includes: Giulio Cesare 

(Glyndebourne), Couronnement de 

Poppee (Paris/ Berlin), The Elixir of 

Love (ENO), Der Rosenkavalier 

(Wuppertal), Manon Lescaut 

(Goteborgs Opera) 

Paul Pyant 

Lighting 

Paul trained at RADA 

Theatre includes: The Wind In The 

Willows, The Madness Of King George 

III, Arcadia, Carousel, Othello, Hamlet, 

The Relapse, Humble Boy (National 

Theatre), The Tempest, Richard III, 

Julius Caesar (RSC), Company, Cabaret, 

Habeus Corpus, Electra, Into The Woods 

(Donmar Warehouse), Carousel, 

Talking Heads, Company, Alarms And 

Excursions (West End) 

Opera includes: The Marriage of 

Figaro, Death In Vencie, New Year, 

Falstaff (Glyndbourne), Lady Macbeth, 

Street Scene, Macbeth, Khovanshchina, 

Salome, Orpheus And Eurydice (ENO), 

Viaggio a Remis, Stiffelio, Die 

Zauberflote, Figaro, Boulevard Solitude, 

Don Giovani, (Royal Opera House), 

The Fountain (Scottish Opeara), Pique 

Dame (The Met), Stiffelio (La Scala), 

Fedora, Figaro, Stiffelio (Vienna) 

Paul Arditti 

Sound 

Recent sound designs include: 

Enemies (Almeida Theatre), The 

Crucible (RSC/ Gielgud Theatre), 

Festen (Almeida Theatre/ West End/ 

Broadway - Evening Standard Award 

for Best Design 2004 with Ian MacNeil 

and Jean Kalman, Olivier Award 

nomination 2005), Tintin (Young Vic at 

the Barbican Theatre), Trade (RSC/ 

Soho Theatre), Billy Elliot (Victoria 

Palace - Olivier Award for Best Sound 

Design 2006), As You Like It (RSC/ 

Novello Theatre), Mary Stuart 

(Donmar Warehouse/ West End), 

Blood Wedding (with Carolyn Downing,

Almeida Theatre), Sleeping Beauty 

(Young Vic/ Barbican/ Broadway), Six 

Pictures of Lee Miller (Chichester), The 

President of an Empty Room (National 

Theatre), The Pillowman (National 

Theatre/ Broadway - Winner Broadway 

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding 

Sound Design 2005 and Olivier Award 

nomination for Best Sound Design 

2004), A Girl In A Car With A Man 

(Royal Court), The Permanent Way 

(National Theatre/ Out Of Joint), Just 

So (Chichester), Cruel And Tender 

(Young Vic/ Vienna and Chichester 

Festivals) 

Lynne Page 

Movement 

Theatre incudes:Little Shop of Horrors 

(Menier Chocolate Factory), Bad Girls 

The Musical (West Yorkshire 

Playhouse), Assassins (Crucible, 

Sheffield), The Late Henry Moss 

(Almeida), Fabulation (Tricycle 

Theatre), The Two Gentlemen Of 

Verona (RSC), Bat Boy – The Musical 

(West End), Blonde Bombshells of 1943 

(West Yorkshire Playhouse), Tell Me 

On A Sunday (West End), The 

Merchant Of Venice (National 

Theatre), Meat (Theatre Royal, 

Plymouth), Jesus Christ Superstar 

(European Tour). 

Television and Film credits include: 

Straightheads, The Last Detective, 

Brazen Hussies, The History Of Tom 

Jones, TFI Friday and That’s So Graham 

Norton. 

As an Associate to Peter Darling, 

credits include the movie of The 

Phantom Of The Opera, Billy Elliot, Our 

House (West End), Candide (National 

Theatre), Merrily We Roll Along 

(Donmar Warehouse). 

Future work includes: The Soldier’s 

Fortune at the Young Vic and Fred 

Claus for Red Lion Films. 

Lynne has also worked extensively in 

the music and commercials industry. 

Penny Dyer 

Dialect Coach 

Penny trained at The Central School of 

Speech and Drama. 

Recent theatre includes: Frost/Nixon 

(Donmar Warehouse/ Apollo 

Theatre), Porgy and Bess (Savoy 

Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Sheffield 

Crucible), The Cryptogram (Donmar 

Warehouse), The Winter’s Tale (RSC), 

Summer and Smoke (Nottingham 

Playhouse/Apollo Theatre), Tom and 

Viv, The Late Henry Moss, The Earthly 

Paradise, The Mercy Seat, I.D (Almeida 

Theatre), The Crucible (RSC), Royal 

Hunt of the Sun (National Theatre), 

Philadelphia Story (Old Vic), Down 

Under (Tricycle), Woman in White 

(Palace Theatre), Solid Gold Cadillac 

(Gielgud Theatre), Girl in the Goldfish 

Bowl (Sheffield Crucible), Electricity 

(West Yorkshire Playhouse), Skellig 

(Young Vic), Happy Days (Arts 

Theatre), After Miss Julie (Donmar 

Warehouse), A Woman of No 

Importance (Theatre Royal 

Haymarket), My Fair Lady (Drury 

Lane). 

Television includes: Fantabuloso, The 

Deal, Blackpool, Shadow in the North, 

North and South, Pierrepoint, Crocodiles 

and Monsters. 

Film includes: The Queen, The Golden 

Age, Infamous, Mrs. Ratcliffe’s 

Revolution; Nanny McPhee, The Da 

Vinci Code, Mrs. Henderson Presents, 

Dirty Pretty Things, On a Clear Day, 

Ladies in Lavender, The Importance of 

Being Earnest, Heaven, The War Zone, 

Elizabeth. 

Penny is also working on the RSC's 

King Lear. 

Maggie Lunn 

Casting 

Maggie Lunn has been Artistic 

Associate & Resident Casting 

Director at the Almeida Theatre, Head 

of Casting at the RSC and Acting Head 

of Casting at the National Theatre. 

Theatre: Recent work for the Almeida 

includes: Tom and Viv, Enemies, Period 

of Adjustment, The Hypochondriac, 

Romance, Blood Wedding, The Goat, or 

who is Sylvia?, Festen, Hedda Gabler, 

The Mercy Seat. Work for the National 

Theatre includes: The Coast of Utopia, 

Vincent in Brixton, Anything Goes. 

Other credits include: The Night of The 

Iguana (West End), The Romans In 

Britain, The Clean House, The Caretaker 

(Sheffield Crucible), The Odyssey & 

Metamorphosis (Lyric Hammersmith), 

Richard II, Hamlet, A Moon for the 

Misbegotten (Old Vic), Skellig (Young 

Vic), Chichester Festival Seasons 2003 - 

2005, Cabaret, Dirty Dancing, West End. 

Television includes: A for Andromeda, 

Archangel, Derailed, The Family Man, 

The Lavender List, No 13, Random 

Quest, The Trials of Tony Blair, Inspector 

Lynley, Trial & Retribution XIII, The 

Commander. 

Film: Notes on a Scandal, Carrying 

David. 

Rachel Bagshaw 

Assistant Director 

Rachel completed a Postgraduate 

Diploma in Theatre Directing 

at Mountview Academy of Theatre 

Arts. She currently also works for 

Graeae Theatre Company. 

Directing credits: Service as part of 

Wild Lunch (Young Vic), Not Not Not 

Not Not Enough Oxygen, Splendour 

(Cockpit Theatre), The Country (Young 

Vic workshop), bash: latter day plays 

(Mountview Theatre). 

Assistant directing: The American 

Clock (Greenwich Theatre), Measure 

for Measure (Mountview Theatre), 

80 Days Around the World (Lawrence 

Batley Theatre, Huddersfield).

Image: Charlie Waite 

My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains 

My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, 

Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains 

One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk: 

‘Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, 

But being too happy in thy happiness – 

That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees, 

In some melodious plot 

Of beechen green, and shadows numberless, 

Singest of summer in full throated ease… 

…Darkling I listen; and, for many a time 

I have been half in love with easeful Death, 

Call’d him soft names in many a mused rhyme, 

To take into the air my quiet breath; 

Now more than ever seems it rich to die, 

To cease upon the midnight with no pain, 

While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad 

In such an ecstasy! 

Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain – 

To thy high requiem become a sod. 

Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! 

No hungry generations tread thee down; 

The voice I hear this passing night was heard 

In ancient days by emperor and clown: 

Perhaps the self-same song that found a path 

Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, 

She stood in tears amid the alien corn; 

The same that oft-times hath 

Charm’d magic casements, opening on the foam 

Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn. 

Extracts from Ode To A Nightingale by John Keats 

“Be not disheartened 

by ideals of 

perfection, which can 

be achieved only by 

those who run away.” 

JM Barrie

When I have fears that I may cease to be 

Before my pen has glean’d my teeming brain, 

Before high-piled books, in charactery, 

Hold like rich garners the full-ripen’d grain; 

When I behold, upon the night’s starr’d face, 

Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance, 

And think that I may never live to trace 

Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance; 

And when I feel, fair creature of an hour, 

That I shall never look upon thee more, 

Never have relish in the faery power 

Of unreflecting love; - then on the shore 

Of the wide world I stand alone, and think, 

Til love and fame to nothingness do sink 

Sonnet by John Keats 

“Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak 

Whispers the o'erfraught heart and bids it break” 

William Shakespeare

ASSISTED PERFORMANCES 

The Almeida Theatre schedules assisted performances in order to make 

theatre more accessible and enjoyable for people who may find it difficult to 

see or hear everything that takes place on stage. 

Captioned performances feature an 

electronic screen which displays the 

words being spoken on stage in time with 

the performance, much like the subtitles 

you would see on television. 

Audio described performances are ideal 

for audience members with visual 

impairment. We provide a discreet 

headset which allows you to listen to 

THERE CAME A 

GYPSY RIDING 

Tue13Feb7.30pm 

Captioned by STAGETEXT 

DYING FOR IT 

Tue17Apr7.30pm 

Captioned in house 

BIG WHITE FOG 

Tue19Jun7.30pm 

Captioned in house 

GET IN TOUCH 

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about assisted performances or access, or 

to book for an assisted performance, 

please contact us: 

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THERE CAME A 

GYPSY RIDING 

Sat 24 Feb 3pm 

Audio Described by Vocaleyes 

(TouchTour1.30pm) 

DYING FOR IT 

Sat 14 Apr 3pm 



BIG WHITE FOG 

Sat 16 Jun 3pm 



information about the set, costumes, 

body language and facial expressions of 

the performers, during pauses in the 

action on-stage. 

Our sign language interpreted 

performances are presented by experienced 

interpreters who use British Sign Language. 

THERE CAME A 

GYPSY RIDING 

Wed28Feb7.30pm 

Sign Language Interpreted by 

RussAldersson 

DYING FOR IT 

Thu26Apr7.30pm 

Sign Language Interpreted 

by Jeni Draper 

BIG WHITE FOG 

Wed27Jun7.30pm 

Sign Language Interpreted by 

Jackie Beckford 

If you would like a large print 

copy of this programme please 

contact us using the details 

listed. 

Thanks to STAGETEXT, Vocaleyes and all our 

interpreters.

Image Phill Pepper 

ALMEIDA PROJECTS 

Almeida Projects brings together the professional experience of theatre artists working at the 

Almeida and the original ideas of local people in a dynamic creative exchange. 

From October to December 2006 Almeida Projects worked on a new project with twenty one students with severe and 

profound learning difficulties attending the Bridge School in Islington. Where Are We Going? was supported by 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and Arts and Business. 

Since 2003, we have devised, 

workshopped, written, designed, 

produced, created lighting and sound, 

as well as performed with and for 

individuals, schools, colleges and 

community groups from across 

Islington. In 2007, we continue our 

work exploring the Almeida’s season 

with our participants attending 

productions and making and 

presenting creative responses to 

them. 

LOSTLINGS 

“What images return” 

from Marina (TS Eliot) 

Inspired by the “lost children” of our 

Autumn 2006 season, we have been 

investigating parent/child 

relationships. Now, with participants 

from the Islington Music Forum, we 

focus on the off-stage character, 

Eugene, in There Came a Gypsy Riding. 

BIG WHITE FOG 

“Time present and time past 

are both perhaps present 

in time future...” 

from Burnt Norton (TS Eliot) 

Looking forward to our forthcoming 

production of Big White Fog we are 

engaging in a number of theatrical 

enquiries into destiny, aspiration, 

nature and nurture. 

The projects culminate in 

opportunities for the participants 

from our partner schools to see a 

production at the Almeida made 

especially for them. Written by writerin-residence 

Roy Williams, the ideas 

for this adaptation arise from 

workshops with local young people in 

response to the original text. Running 

alongside this work, year 11 students 

will be creating their own adaptations 

for performance at school. 

PROJECTIONS 

Projections is an initiative focusing on 

continuing participation with the 

Almeida outside and beyond school 

and college. 

HAPPY MONDAYS - past participants 

are invited to return to see Almeida 

productions for a subsidised rate and 

to take part in free workshops 

developing their skills and working on 

ideas for their own work. 

BRING THE FAMILY - during the run 

of Big White Fog we invite project 

participants to host a night out at the 

Almeida with family members. 

For more information about our other 

Projects, Teachers’ Evenings, 

Subsidised Tickets and Introductory 

Workshops, please visit 

www.almeida.co.uk/projects or call 

020 7288 4916.

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RECENT ALMEIDA 

PRODUCTIONS 

2003 

THE LADY FROM THE SEA 

“The Islington powerhouse opens with 

this tremendous production… 

electrifying… leaves you reeling.” 

Daily Telegraph 

Sponsored by Hydro 

ALMEIDA OPERA 2003 

“Bags of atmosphere and dashes of 

black humour” The Times on Who put Bella 

in the Wych Elm 

I.D. 

“A riveting production… full of 

wonderful theatrical invention… 

a rich and shameful period of history 

and how memorably it is evoked.” 

Daily Mail 

Sponsored by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

THE MERCY SEAT 

“Michael Attenborough’s production 

has a high voltage charge that never 

dips for a moment. This play plumbs 

the depths and deserves to be seen.” 


FIVE GOLD RINGS 

“Bold, elegant, lyrical, finely wraught… 

gorgeously staged and beautifully 

performed.” Time Out 

1: Natasha Richardson (Ellida), John Bowe (Dr Wangel), 

The Lady from the Sea, photo by Catherine Ashmore 

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2004 

THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA? 

“Superbly written… brilliant… flawless 

production; you won’t find more 

blazing acting anywhere… see it if 

you see nothing else.” 

Mail on Sunday 

Sponsored by Aspen Re 

2: Eve Best (Hedda Gabler) 

Hedda Gabler, photo by John Haynes 

FESTEN 

“Electrifying, shocking and profoundly 

moving… such talent, such skill, 

such humanity. Something to 

celebrate.” Sunday Times 

WHISTLING PSYCHE 

“An intense, haunting and beautiful 

play… two remarkable performances... 

marvellously rewarding.” Mail on Sunday


“Rapturously intense… the 

performances are wonderfully 

precise.” The Guardian on lo Passion 

BRIGHTON ROCK 

“An intelligent, edgy, adult musical 

which gives you something to think 

about... Hooray for that... a 

production of brilliant clarity... crackles 

with energy and evil.” Daily Express 

THE EARTHLY PARADISE 

“Gorgeous writing… very compelling, 

lovely and tragic. My play of the year.” 

New Statesman 


2005 

MACBETH 

“The most powerful, chilling, evil – 

feeling Macbeth sinced McKellen 

and Dench.” The Times 


HEDDA GABLER 

“An electrifying hit… a wonderful 

production” Daily Telegraph 

Sponsored by Hydro 

3: Flaminia Cinque (Conchalla) and Trevor Cooper 

(Henry) The Late Henry Moss, photo by John Haynes 

3 4 


“Eccentric, engaging, exuberant, 

provocative and entertaining.” 

The Times on The Cricket Recovers 

BLOOD WEDDING 

“Brilliantly directed by Rufus Norris. 

Another indication of how well 

Michael Attenborough’s management 

is doing at the Islington playhouse.” 

Daily Express 

ROMANCE 

“You laugh uproariously... it’s a silly 

person who doesn’t.” Financial Times 

THE HYPOCHONDRIAC 

“Lindsay Posner’s exuberant, 

superbly-acted production is riotously 

entertaining - has you laughing like 

a drain.” Daily Telegraph 

5 

2006 

THE LATE HENRY MOSS 

“A thrilling new play... acted up to the 

hilt by a remarkable company... an 

astonishingly wrought, high drama” 

Evening Standard 

Sponsored by Pinsent Masons 

PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT 

“You must see this play: it’s like a 

diamond cut with its own stardust.” 

Sunday Times 


ENEMIES 

“A superb theatrical achievement...an 

excellent cast...Michael Attenborough’s 

admirable staging...this is a major 

event in our theatre” Financial Times 



“Musically and theatrically this is an 

event of astonishing force” 

The Independent on Pierrot Lunaire 

TOM AND VIV 

“A magnificent and superbly acted 

piece of theatre...the play so powerfully 

succeeds...a sublime tragedy” 

Sunday Times 

THE LIGHTNING PLAY 

“Funny, touching and consistently 

entertaining” 


Sponsored by Pinsent Masons 

4: The cast of Enemies, photo by Hugo Glendinning 5: Jonny Lee Miller (Christian), Tom Hardy (Michael) 

Festen, photo by John Haynes

Provied by Sarah Hyndman 

“Dying For It”

Provied by Sarah Hyndman 

“Big White Fox”

YOUR VISIT 

Welcome to the 

Almeida Theatre. 

IN THE FOYER 

The box office, bar, kiosk and toilets 

are all accessible from the foyer. 

Access to the Circle is through the 

doors on Almeida Street. Access to 

the stalls is through the doors in the 

foyer. 

The following are available to buy 

from the kiosk in the foyer: 

• Playscripts 

• Programmes 

• Posters 

• Losely Ice Creams 

• Almeida T-shirts 

• Almeida umbrellas 

Infrared headsets are also available 

at the kiosk for a small deposit. 

DURING THE 

PERFORMANCE 

Please take your seats in good 

time. There will be a three minute 

bell before the start of the 

performance. 

To avoid distracting the performers 

and spoiling the performance for 

other audience members we ask 

that you keep noise to a minimum 

in the auditorium and please 

switch off mobile phones. 

Smoking is allowed in the bar area 

only. 

Plastic cups are available at the bar 

and from ushers to enable you to 

take drinks into the auditorium. 

We request that you do not take 

food into the auditorium. 

Please do not cause any undue 

alarm by leaving your bags 

unattended. 

We appreciate your consideration 

for local residents when leaving the 

theatre. 

In accordance with the 

requirements of the Council of the 

London Borough of Islington, 

persons shall not be permitted to 

stand or sit in any of the gangways 

intersecting the seating or to sit in 

any of the other gangways.

EATING AND 

DRINKING 

The Almeida Theatre Bar offers 

tasty homemade dishes, a 

great wine list, fine coffees and 

a relaxed atmosphere, and in 

the evening becomes a lively 

bar for audiences, actors and 

public alike. 

To beat the rush we recommend that 

you pre-order your interval drinks at 

the bar before the performance. 

Remember the cafe bar is open to all, 

You can visit us from 11am-11pm, 

Mon - Sat for drinks and light meals. 

With locally sourced produce from 

Covent Garden and Billingsgate 

Markets it is an ideal place to meet 

friends for lunch, or just to relax and 

read the papers. 

The bar is also available for private 

hire. 

For further information please see 

www.almeida.co.uk 

or email bar@almeida.co.uk 

EXPLORE 

THE ALMEIDA 

You can find out more about the 

history of this fascinating building on 

our theatre tours. 

Led by an experienced guide they 

offer the opportunity to explore the 

depths of the theatre including 

backstage, wardrobe, and technical 

departments. 

The tours also look at the history of 

the building through its many 

incarnations from lecture hall to 

Victorian music hall, to carnival 

novelties factory, up until the new 

building you see today. 

We finish the tours with a 

complimentary tea or coffee in 

the bar. 

The Almeida building in 1840 

To book a place on a tour or for more 

information ask at the box office or 

see www.almeida.co.uk 

We welcome any suggestions 

or comments you may have 

about your visit to the Almeida 

Theatre. 

Please get in touch with us by 

emailing info@almeida.co.uk

“The country’s 

hottest theatre” 


Jonathan Pryce in Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? 

Photographer: John Haynes 

JOIN THE 

ALMEIDA’S 

CIRCLE OF 

SUPPORTERS 

Every donation made through our Circle of 

Supporters scheme is vital to ensuring 

that the Almeida can continue to mount 

productions of outstanding quality in our 

beautifully refurbished theatre. 

IN ADDITION YOU CAN BENEFIT FROM: 

• Priority booking 

• Advance mailing 

• Exclusive events 

• Quarterly newsletter 

• Special offers 

• Programme accreditation 

• Personalised booking 

• Access to sold out shows 

See overleaf for more details. 

(Benefits depend on level of support) 

If you would like to help us and become 

more involved with the theatre and its 

work, please join our Circle of Supporters 

today. 

For further information please call 

020 7288 4930 or email Susie Parker at 

sparker@almeida.co.uk

PLEASE SUPPORT THE ALMEIDA AT 

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LEVELS: 

ALMEIDA FRIENDS (£50+) 

For a suggested donation of £50 or more we may 

extend the following: 

• Advance mailing and priority booking 

• Regular information about Almeida news and events 

• Invitations to Supporters’ evenings 

• Ticket offers when available 

DESIGNERS’ CIRCLE (£120+) 


extend the above and the following: 

• Accreditation in Almeida Theatre programmes 

• Advance notice of Almeida Galas 

ACTORS’ CIRCLE (£300+) 



• Personalised booking service through the Development Office 

DIRECTORS’ CIRCLE (£500+) 



• Regular press release mailings, including latest 

casting updates 

• Opportunity of hiring the Almeida Bar for 

private functions (subject to availability) 

• Invitation to annual Directors’ Circle reception 

PATRONS (£1,000+) 

For a suggested donation of £1,000 or more we may 


• Invitations to selected Press Nights 

• Invitations to private post-show discussions with cast 

and creative teams 

• Invitation to Patrons’ lunch with the Almeida’s 

Artistic Director 

• Access to house seats when a production is 

officially sold-out (subject to availability) 

BENEFACTORS (£2,500+) 

For a suggested donation of £2,500 or more we may extend the 

above and the following: 

• Invitations to every Press Night 

• Acknowledgement on the Benefactors’ Board in 

the Theatre Foyer 

• Private Backstage Tour 

PRODUCTION CIRCLE (£5,000+) 



• Invitations to selected dress or technical rehearsals 

• Draft scripts when rehearsals for productions begin 

• Published scripts signed by cast or creative teams 

(subject to availability) 

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S INNER CIRCLE (£10,000+) 



A unique opportunity for a small team of individuals to become 

closely involved at the heart of the theatre company. Forming an 

exclusive partnership with the Artistic Director, members will play a 

crucial and active role in enabling the theatre’s programme and the 

artistic standards for which the Almeida is renowned. 

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(The amounts listed are suggested donations only) 

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DESIGNERS’ CIRCLE (£120+) 

ACTORS’ CIRCLE (£300+) 

DIRECTORS’ CIRCLE (£500+) 

PATRONS (£1,000+) 

BENEFACTORS (£2,500+) 

PRODUCTION CIRCLE (£5,000+) 

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S INNER CIRCLE (£10,000+) 

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ALMEIDA CORPORATE 

SUPPORTERS 

“A small stage where giants play” The Times 

The Almeida’s Corporate Supporters 

benefit from bespoke, mutually 

beneficial partnerships with the 

theatre that include the following: 

• Unique entertaining opportunities 

with the Almeida’s first-class casts 

and creative teams 

• Branding, marketing and profiling 

opportunities 

• Staff training and employee 

involvement initiatives 

• CSR fulfilment via Almeida Projects; 

the theatre’s creative exchange with 

local young people 

The theatre’s name is associated 

with critically acclaimed, awardwinning 

productions. Actors, directors, 

writers and designers of the highest 

calibre have produced some of their 

finest work at the Almeida. 

The theatre is particularly grateful to 

Principal Sponsor Coutts & Co who 

is currently enjoying a fourth year 

of support. In partnership with the 

Principal Sponsor Major Sponsors Corporate Partners Local 

Corporate Partners 

O 

Almeida, Coutts & Co has benefited 

from exclusive client hospitality 

opportunities, professional 

development for staff and the creation 

of a unique film, Portrait of a Bank. 

To find out how the Almeida can 

help your business, please contact 

Jennifer Davies, Head of Development 

(Maternity Cover) who will be pleased 

to discuss your specific requirements. 

Telephone: 020 7288 4934 

Email: jdavies@almeida.co.uk 

Food & Pastries 

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ALMEIDA SUPPORTERS 

Every year the Almeida needs to raise £1.2m to produce work of the highest quality. With the 

generous help of our supporters we are able to be bold, risk-taking and disctinctive. We are 

immensely grateful to the following for their ongoing support of the theatre and its work. 

Major Donors 

Ormonde & Mildred Duveen 

Trust 

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation 

The Genesis Foundation 

The Hon. Daphne Guinness 

Niarchos 

The Ingram Trust 

Harvey & Allison McGrath 

Georgia Oetker 

The Laura Pels Foundation 

The Rose Foundation 

Carl & Martha Tack 

The Tara Ulemek Foundation 

Roger Wingate 

Almeida Opera Supporters 

John S. Cohen Foundation 

Columbia Foundation, San 

Francisco 

The Foyle Foundation 

The Hinrichsen Foundation 

Peter Moores Foundation 

Almeida Projects Supporters 

The Andor Charitable Trust 

Anonymous 

Business Design Centre 

Sir John Cass’s Foundation 

Raymond Cazalet Charitable 

Trust 

The Goldsmiths’ Company 

The Worshipful Company of 

Grocers 

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation 

The Kreitman Foundation 

JPMorgan Foundations 

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal 

The Mackintosh Foundation 

The Rayne Foundation 

Richard Reeve’s Foundation 

The Foundation for Sport 

& the Arts 

The Wates Foundation 

Artistic Director’s Inner Circle 

Eric Abraham & Sigrid Rausing 

Anonymous 

Mrs Claus von Bulow 

Mercedes & Michael Hoffman 

Jack & Linda Keenan 

Midge & Simon Palley 

David Robbie 

Stuart & Hilary Williams 

Production Circle 

Stamos J. Fafalios 

Cathy & Guy Gronquist 

John Kinder 

The Marina Kleinwort Trust 

Duncan Moore & Susan Hahn 

Jon & NoraLee Sedmak 

Rachel & Anthony Williams 

Benefactors 

Steve Barnett & Alexandra Marks 

Clyde Cooper 

Ian & Caroline Cormack 

Sarah & Louis Elson 

Celeste Fenichel 

Mr & Mrs A Geczy 

Beth Glynn 

Barbara & Michael Gwinnell 

Christopher Hyder 

Stephanie & Carter McClelland 

Paul & Elizabeth O’Hanlon 

Wayne Rapozo 

Lady Jane Rayne 

Sarah & Alastair Ross Goobey 

Lord & Lady Simon 

Jan & Michael Topham 

Michael & Kate Yates 

Patrons 

Anonymous 

Act Productions 

Jeffrey Archer 

Jamie Arkell 

Arimathea Charitable Trust 

Keith & Barbara Bain 

Derek & Bonnie Bandeen 

Sue Baring & Andre Newburg 

Cornelius Barry 

Lord & Lady Bernstein 

Kate & Colin Birss 

Tony & Gisela Bloom 

Mr & Mrs Benjamin Bonas 

Miriam Borchard 

Steven & Ellen Bowman 

Katie Bradford 

K.L. Breuss & G.P. Burgess 

Richard & Robin Chapman 

Mr William Claxton-Smith 

Mrs Denise Cohen 

Coline Covington 

Mr & Mrs Stephen Cox 

Felicia Crystal 

Mr & Mrs Karl Dannenbaum 

Angus Deayton 

Mr Robert H.F. Devereux 

Robyn Durie 

Richard & Linda Ely 

Mr Peter Englander 

John & Tawna Farmer 

Joachim Fleury 

Tim Fosberry 

Daniel Friel 

Robert & Pirjo Gardiner 

Jackie & Michael Gee 

Jacqueline & Jonathan Gestetner 

Michael Goddard 

Lydia & Manfred Gorvy 

David Graham 

Nick Gray 

Byron Grote & Susan Miller 

Andrew Haigh 

Pamela, Lady Harlech 

Alisdair & Sophie 

Haythornthwaite 

Michael & Morven Heller 

Dorothy Henderson 

Jerry & Barbara Hines 

Clare & Bernard Horn 

Linden Ife 

Dr and Dr C Kaplanis 

Mr & Mrs Philip Kingsley 

Christian Kwek & David Hodges 

Marsha & Alan Lee 

Charles & Nicky Manby 

Mr Raul Margara 

Elizabeth Meyer 

Jeremy Miles 

Mr Julian Mills 

Diana & Alan Morgenthau 

Matthew Nicklin 

Christopher Nugee & Emily 

Thornberry 

Harald Orneberg 

The Oyster Foundation 

Desmond Page & Asun Gelardin 

J Francis Palamara 

Barrie Pearson 

Mr & Mrs William Plapinger 

The Posgate Charitable Trust 

Clare Rich 

Alan Rickman 

Sue & Tony Rosner 

William & Julie Ryan 

Dr Mortimer & Theresa 

Sackler Foundation 

Susie Sainsbury 

Mr & Mrs Richard J Schwartz 

Alex Segal 

Mrs Carol Sellars 

Jennifer Sevaux 

Norma & David Smith 

Rosalyn & Nicholas Springer 

Adam & Sheri Stipewich 

Richard Sykes & Penny Mason 

Christian & Sarah Thun- 

Hohenstein 

Sarka Tourres 

Judith Unwin 

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Mr P Voyce 

Edgar & Judith Wallner 

Eric & Katharina Walters 

Bob & India Wardrop 

Lady Alexander of Weedon 

Simon & Glennie Weil 

George & Patricia White 

Martha & David Winfield 

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Directors’ Circle 

Cliff & Fiona Atkins 

Jane Attias 

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Nicholas Berwin 

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Angela Howard 

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Sir Robin & Lady Jacob 

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Christopher Teano 

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Mark & Sophie Lewisohn 

London Arts Discovery Tours 

Anthony Mackintosh 

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Mr Charles Russell 

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Lois Sieff OBE 

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Tim & Sophia Steel 

Dr Miriam Stoppard 

Mr & Mrs R D Szpiro 

Ms Eileen Taylor 

Lord & Lady Tugendhat 

Sally Walden 

Marilyn & Geoffrey Wilson 

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Jonathan Yudkin 

Actors’ Circle 

Brian Abbs 

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Brian & Ruth Barclay 

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Mr Dean Barrett 

Susan Barty 

David & Primrose Bell 

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Under-Heywood 

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Carolyn Carter 

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David Day 

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Mr R J Dormer 

Jim & Maureen Elton 

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Sheila & John Harvey 

Ms Clodagh Hayes 

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Martin & Alicia Herbert 

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Foundation 

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Janet Martin 

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Jeremy & Mary Vere Parr 

Cindy Polemis & Rick Wells 

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Designers’ Circle 

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Rosamund Shelley, Lady Cox 

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Ms Kate Crehan 

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Timothy & Patricia Daunt 

Professor Philip David 

Dr Sheilagh Davies 

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Graham & Christine Dawson 

Mrs Denise Dix 

Justin & Emma Dowley 

George T. Dragonas 

Mr Kendall Duesbury 

Ms Jo Dutch 

Caroline Duthy 

Miss Sally England 

Mrs Joy Eve 

Mark Everett 

Heidi Bradner & Fabrizio Ferrero 

Christine James & Susan Flegg 

Lindy Fletcher 

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Mrs Melanie Gibson 

Bobbie Ginswick 

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Sarah Havens & Gregg Sando 

Jonathan and Hélène Haw 

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Mr Robert J Henderson 

Michael & Jennifer Hershon 

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Jane Hill 

Caroline Hoare & Charles 

Hebbert 

Andrew Hochhauser QC 

& Graham Marchant 

Mr Lew Hodges 

Madeleine Hodgkin 

Mrs Rosemary Hood 

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Mr Michael Jacob 

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Brian & Janet King 

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Tim & Theresa Lloyd 

Mr Lawrence Lowenthal 

Mr Simon MacLachlan 

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Donald & Sally Main 

John McGinley 

Lynette & Willie McKechnie 

Ms A Millar 

In memory of Lorna Miller 

Mr & Mrs Modiano 

Ms Tessa Moloney 

Sean Murphy 

Mrs VG Murray 

Mr & Mrs Myddleton 

Dr Venetia Newall 

James Nicol 

Clive & Annie Norton 

Ellie Packer & Bob Freidus 

Mr Marcelo Paes De Mello 

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Ms Sara Parkin 

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Nick Perry 

Orion Peterson 

Ms G A Piergies 

Professor Brice Pitt 

Mrs Barbara Pollard 

Preben & Annie Prebenson 

Mrs Caroline Price 

Sue Prickett 

Jane Pritchard 

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Dr Susan Rankine 

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Liz & Nick Reeve 

Christopher Marek Rencki 

Mrs Mary Rendall 

Anthony Rhodes 

Robin Roads 

Anthony Rudd 

Mrs Susan Rudeloff 

Dr & Mrs Saggar 

Christopher & Alison Samuel 

Simon & Abigail Sargent 

Schon Family Charitable Trust 

Gilly Schuster 

Babara Scott 

Mr & Mrs Colin Scott-Malden 

Lucie Seaton 

Dr Martin Seifert & Dr Jackie 

Morris 

Mr Naveed Shah 

Mrs Susan Shammas 

Mr T W Sharp 

Mr M Shenfield Justin 

Shinebourne & Laurence 

Chaussinand 

Elaine & English Showalter 

Jonathan Silver 

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Peter & Moira Smith 

Mr AP & Mrs M T Stirling 

Lady Sandra Jean Sullivan 

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Sarah Tonks 

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Lady Ward 

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Mr Tim Watson 

Mr John Welz 

Miss Lisa Whiffen 

Mr Widdis 

Dr Peter Willis 

Janine Wills 

Ms Ann E F Wingate 

Mr & Mrs D Woolf 

Richard Worts & Nicola 

Shackelton 

Jeffrey & Fenella Young

We would like to thank the following individuals for their dedication and support. 

Gala Committee Chairs 

Martha Tack 

A Chain Play 

Saffron Burrows & Sydney Finch 

The Hypochondriac 

Thelma Holt & Damian Lewis 

Macbeth 

Christophe Gollut 

Blood Wedding 

Love Counts 

Jessica de Rothschild 

The Lady From The Sea 

Corporate Council 

Rosemary Leith 

Chair 

Mary Francis 

Andrew Grant 

Jeremy Hall 

Carol Lake 

Phil Ley 

Henry Timms 

Local Liaison Committee 

Nicky Manby 

Chair 

Milly Ayliffe 

Jenny Black 

Katie Bradford 

Annie Edge 

Susan Hahn 

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