Archives - The Elephant Man

by Bernard Pomerance

Directed by Rosemary Bianchi

Friday 25th February – Saturday 5th March 2011 in the Auditorium

The true story of John Merrick, treated first as a fairground freak because of his hideously, repulsively deformed body and later exploited more subtly by Victorian society.

Tickets

Tickets are on sale now for just £10.

School groups pay only £5 per seat. Teachers interested in booking seats should contact our Education Coordinators Cindy Lawford and Chris Bruce to find out about available workshops and talks on the play.

Free-of-charge pre- and post-show talks:

Tuesday 1^st at 7.30pm in the Clubroom
Director Rosemary Bianchi discusses illusions of deformity and staging the carnivalesque.
Wednesday 2^nd at 7.30pm in the Clubroom
Dr. Cindy Lawford relates John Merrick’s life story in rich detail.
Thursday 3^rd after the performance
Cast members stay on stage to answer audience questions.

Cast

Frederick Treves	-	Andy Hill
John Merrick	-	Jonathan Brown
Mrs Kendal	-	Laura Powell Eddy
Carr Gomm	-	John Davies
Bishop Walsham How	-	Keith Thompson
Ross	-	David Rapp
Miss Sandwich / Pinhead / Duchess	-	Lou Robinson
Princess Alexandra / Pinhead	-	Kathryn Taylor
Countess / Pinhead	-	Daria Trenkwalder
Conductor / Lord John	-	Tallan Cameron
Will / Policeman	-	Gavin Palmer
Snork	-	Ben Wallis
Pinhead Manager	-	Jack Sklar
Ensemble	-	Eric Chorley
		Kathryn Taylor
		Lou Robinson
		Ben Wallis
		Gavin Palmer
		Daria Trenkwalder
		Jack Sklar
		Tallan Cameron

Creative team

Director	-	Rosemary Bianchi
Stage Manager	-	Erin Green
Assistant Stage Manager	-	Clive Hall
Sound	-	James Rowles
Lighting	-	Phil Day
Lighting	-	Luke Jones
Set	-	Richard Deacon
		Eric Farlie
		Pat Finch
		Amy Cobb
		Norman Merry
Wardrobe	-	Sheila Grimmant
		Christine Mackinven
		Judith Claxton
Rehearsal Prompt	-	Joan Goodwin

Our thanks to Jonathan Evans of The Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum; and to Adam Goodwin, Archivist at the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

Performances

Friday 25th February – Saturday 5th March 2011

Friday 25th February	8.00pm
Saturday 26th February	8.00pm
Sunday 27th February	2.30pm	Matinée
Tuesday 1st March	8.00pm	Show Talk at 7.30pm: Director Rosemary Bianchi discusses illusions of deformity and staging the carnivalesque.
Wednesday 2nd March	8.00pm	Show Talk at 7.30pm: Dr. Cindy Lawford relates John Merrick’s life story in rich detail.
Thursday 3rd March	8.00pm	Show Talk after the performance: Cast members stay on stage to answer audience questions.
Friday 4th March	8.00pm
Saturday 5th March	8.00pm