Birds 1995
The BIRDS was performed at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, 22-25 Feb 1995, 2.30 / 8pm. The production then went on tour to Greece as part of the “Britain in Greece” festival.
Reviews appeared in the Times Literary Supplement (17/3/95, p.16, Edith Hall), and the Times (24/2/95). Reviews by Warwick students can be read here: http://www.didaskalia.net/issues/vol2no2/greekplay.html
"This year’s Birds is an ambitious and innovative production… The enthusiastic response of the capacity audience could refute the gloomy prophecy of the 1890 reviewer in the Daily Chronicle: “Greek plays are a fashion not likely to last.”" - Edith Hall, Times Literary Supplement
People
- Peisetairos: Jon Skeet
- Euelpides: Khevyn Raj Limbajee
- Slave: Peter de Verneuil Smith
- Hoopoe/Slave Bird: Edward J. Black
- Nightingale: Lara Carim
- Head Chicken: Constanze Guthenke
- Raven Emcee: Robert Shorrock
- Sparrows: Michael Brunstrom, Lara Carim
- Owl: Philip Fairweather
- Cock: Nicholas Goode
- Ravens: Tayfun Kadioglu, Caroline Pressdee
- Stork: Lucy Nicholas
- Seagull: Nicola Van Rijsbergen
- Imprisoned Bird: Elizabeth Marlowe
- Balcony Birds: Ruth Banforth, Jenny Buckle, Norma Burke, Charlotte Ensor, Louise Ferguson, Katrina McLeay, Emma Stokes, Emily Thomas, Daniel Vyleta, Holly Webb
- Solo Birds: Katy Craik, Lizzie Bell
- Heckler Birds: Emma Gervasio, Becky Jones
- Prison Bird: Elizabeth Marlowe
- Flute: Sarah Aitkin
- Trombone: Andrew Goldston
- Director: Dictynna Hood
- Designer: Lorna Marshall
- Composer: Andrew Lovatt
- Musical Director: Mark Etherington
- Producer: Emma Price
- Co-producers: Maddy Chester, Charlotte Barry, Rosie Philips
- Movement Director: Christian Darley
- Language Coaching: Anthony Bowen
- Lighting Designer: Matt Atwood
- Lightin: Melissa Farbon
- Commedia Masks: Ninian Kinnier-Wilson
- Bird Masks: Clare Nias
- Props: Clare Nias, Clare Pitcher
- Props Assistants: Esther Dermott, Rebecca Hunt
- Puppetry workshop: Luis Boy
- Voice workshop: Janine Clements
- Masks worskhop: Alisdair Macmillan
- Technicians: Elaine Barber, Sarah Brierley, Rebecca Hunt, Charlotte Laing, Alex Nesbitt, Heather Noble, Hannah Saward, Kathryn Tomlinson, Holly Webb
- Publicity: Julie Lewis, Tom ap Rhys Pryce
- Programme Designer: Steven Mathieson
- Stage Manager: Kiran Modha
- Graphic Design: Ray Mullan