To celebrate the history
of the theatre and our summer of love
themed production of
'As You Like It'
we have created a mock up
of the iconic Beatles album cover from 1967.
We have included pictures of
actors and directors from productions dating back to 1921 to several involved
in the current Norwich Players production.
The naming of actors is a
very recent feature at the theatre, so there are many that we do not know so please help us fill in the gaps......
1.
John
Granger – John has played many roles at the theatre including Lear, twice! He
will be interviewing John Hurt, one of his former pupils as part of the NNF.
2.
Emma
Leith – Emma was briefly involved in the theatre in the 1980s, we don’t know
where she is now, do you?
3.
Chris
Bealey - Chris is currently directing our production of AYLI. He has acted and
directed in many productions in Norwich
including 17 of those penned by the Bard.
4.
John
Dane – John, thinks this is a picture of him playing in Edward II but he’s not
sure. He can be forgiven for not remembering as he is the most experienced
actor and director of Shakespeare still working in Norwich. He is Jacques in our current
production.
5.
Keith
Bishop – We know little about Keith, please help us out with more information
if you knew him.
6.
Tom
Girvin – Tom’s profile is on the cast
list page. He is playing Orlando in AYLI.
7.
Vera
Goodenough – please tell us more about Vera.
8.
Ian
Emmerson– Ian was artistic director of the theatre for many years and rivaled
Nugent Monck in his production of Shakespeare at the theatre. Some players
believe he also completed directing the full cannon, can you confirm this?
9.
Giles
Connelly – Giles was in Chris’ production of The Midsummer Night’s Dream last
year and will be in Humble Boy in April.
10. John (Rhys) Davis – Yes he started his career at the
Maddermarket. He is now well known as Gimli from the Lord of the rings Trilogy
and Sallah from the Indiana Jones movies.
11. The Queen Mother – pictured here on her
visit to the theatre.
12. Jeannine Lockett – we’d like to know more
about her.
13. Pam Williams - help us put a bit more information on here about Pam
14. Dawn Brindle - Dawn joined the Maddermarket Theatre by way of being in the wrong
place at the right time in 1987 as a dresser for, appropriately enough, As You
Like It. She has acted in and helped many productions since then and became a
member of staff at the theatre in 2011.
15. Clare Higgins – please tell us more about
Clare.
16. Rob Tiffin – Rob’s profile is on the cast
list page. He is playing the Duke’s in our current production.
17. Etta Geras – Etta help us some information on here about yourself.
18. Tim Seely – Tim has been involved as actor
and director in 15 productions of Shakespeare at the Maddermarket and is
playing Corin in AYLI.
19. Dot Bins – Dot has worked in many
productions since the 1980s, her first being with Chris. She is playing Martha,
the re-assigned Adam in AYLI. This part is believed to have been played
originally by Shakespeare himself.
20. Laura Landamore – Laura is a member of the
trust. Her profile is on the cast list page and she is currently playing
Rosalind in AYLI.
21. Walter Nugent Monck – founder of the
Norwich Players. He was a very significant figure in the re-imagining of how
Shakespeare can be produced. He is responsible for the first recreation of an
Elizabethan stage, the theatre we still use today and was the first director to
direct the entire Shakespeare cannon in modern times. One of his protégé’s was instrumental in the
development of the RSC. The Norwich Players have a national reputation for
their work on Shakespeare and in its time the theatre has been patronized by WB
Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and Gustav Holst.
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