Old World
by
Aleksei Arbuzov
(translated
by Ariadne Nicolaeff)
directed
by Keith Rylands-Bolton
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Old World by
Aleksei Arbuzov |
Old World Cast |
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| Lidya Vasilyevna | Julie Taylor |
| Rodion Nikolayevich | Tim Bradford |
| Voice | Fiona Thatcher |
The action takes place in August 1968 on the Riga Coast.
Old World Crew |
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| Stage Management | Pauline Uprichard & Nigel Dring |
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Black Comedy by
Peter Shaffer |
Black Comedy Cast |
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| Brindsley Miller | Chris Hudson |
| Carol Melkett | Lara-Jane Tomlinson |
| Miss Fernival | Gail Dennis |
| Colonel Melkett | Hugh Dower |
| Harold Gorringe | Simon Green |
| Clea | Karen Hunter |
| Schuppanzigh | John Males |
| Georg Bamberger | Nigel Dring |
Black Comedy Crew |
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| Stage Manager | Terry Wiseman |
| Continuity | Charlotte Broughton |
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The lovely Lara-Pegs as Carol Melkett |
| Chris Hudson as Brindsley Miller and Nigel Dring as Georg Bamberger |  |
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Even with grey
hair and silly beard, Nigel still manages to pull both
the leading ladies! The photo shows Karen Hunter as Clea, Nigel Dring as Georg Bamberger and Lara Tomlinson as Carol. (The mysterious Georg Bamberger seems to have a different beard every night!) |
| Brindsley Miller's place. The 'Black Comedy' set during a power cut |  |
for both plays |
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| Poster & Programme Cover Design | Diana Elrington |
| Box Office | Vicki Makin |
| Publicity | Mary Davidson & Marjorie Blatherwick |
| Lighting | Patrick Markham |
| Sound | Matt Lee |
| Set Design & Artistry | David Broughton |
| Set Construction | Graham Davidson & Ian Uprichard |
| Programme Text | Ted Warner |
Thanks to Lara Tomlinson for the photographs
