Return to the Forbidden Planet

by Bob Carlton

 

Tower Theatre, Canonbury
July 4th - 18th, 1998

Cast List

Chorus, a newsreader : Tom Tillery
Captain Tempest, a square-jawed, Boys' Own hero and pipe smoker : Ian Chaplain
Prospero, a scientist : Guy Saunders
Ariel, a robot : Jon Burke
Cookie, Ship's cook and a hopeless romantic : Martin South
Science Officer, a woman with a mysterious past : Diane Carr
Bosun, all-round good guy : Bob Bradick
Navigation Officer, all-round good girl : Karen Walker
Miranda, Prospero's daughter, would-be Prom Queen - a virgin : Helen Dudley

The Cadettes
Lauren Bradpiece
Ginny Cartwright
Nikki Smith
Gail Willis

The Crew
Ensign Lynn Gwist
, interpreter : Faye Barker
Ensign Mike Roechip MIEE, engineer : Colin Dent
Ensign 'Bud' Visor, Personnel Officer : Michael Kaye
Ensign Esta Mator, Stats Co-ordinator : Toni Massey
Ensign Ray Gunn, Weapons Officer : Chris de Pury
Ensign Penny Scyllen, Medical Officer : Romany Savident

The Band
Nick Williamson (keyboards)
Peter Ley (guitar)
Howard Hutt (trumpet)
Catherine Heathcote (alto sax)
Verena Brokenshire (tenor sax)
Peta Barker (bass)
Arthur Garrison (drums)


Return to the Forbidden Planet


 

Return to the Forbidden Planet


Production Team

Director : Sara Randall
Musical Director : Nick Williamson
Choreographer : Alison Kaby
Set Design : David Taylor
Lighting and Sound Design : Stephen Ley
Costume Design : Linda Girling

Production Manager : Sarah Ambrose
Stage Manager : Penny Tuerk
ASMs : Robert Irvine, Andy Hind, Terry Mathews, Barbara Mathews, Roanne Carey, Keith Hill, Sue Lacey, Sheila Burbidge
Sound operators : Dinah Irvine, Stephen Ley
Lighting operators : Jacky Devitt, Laurence Tuerk, Lily Ann Green, Chris Holmes
Wardrobe : Diane Carr, Maureen Dudley
Assistant costume designer : Suzanne Duffy
Wig mistress : Karen Killaspy
Video production : Stephen Ley
Model work and monster : David Taylor, Bill Leahy, Janet South, Ann Watchorn
Construction manager : Terry Mathews
Set construction and rigging : Keith Syrett, Debbie Syrett, Dominic Turner, John Dorsett, Jane Ely, Paul Barrett, Graham Widger, Robert Myer, Alan Wilkinson, Dorothy Wright, Claire Rice, Simon Humphries, Martin Kinna, Kirsty Robson, Irene Raven, Padraig Diffley & members of the cast and crew
Dance captain : Nikki Smith
Dance rehearsal assistance : Janet South
Logo design : Martin South