 7 & 8 April 2006 |
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by William Shakespeare |
Link to cast & production team
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Staged reading in Cabaret Style
After failing to cast a full scale performance of the play the Troupe agreed to John Marwick’s proposal to present a two-night run of a staged reading. Unusually, the performance was presented in cabaret style using raised rostra on the floor of the hall while the audience sat at tables. Florence Mcfarlane and Fran Baldock, as Salanio and Salarino (or was it the other way round!) sang brief jazz classics between scenes to Bill Wollerman’s piano accompaniment.
The production was very well-received. Jerry Duckor was outstanding as Shylock.
Cast & Production Team
| CAST | |
| Salanio | Fran Baldock |
| Jessica | Amber Baldock |
| Bassanio | Ashley Bloomfield |
| Gratiano | Will Clannachan |
| Shylock | Jerry Duckor |
| Duchess | Sandra Gillespie |
| Morocco & Tubal | Michael McDonald |
| Nerissa | Anne Manchester |
| Antonio | John Marwick |
| Salarino | Florence McFarlane |
| Lorenzo | Dan Milward |
| Portia | Holly Robinson |
| CREW | |
| Director | John Marwick |
| Stage manager | Kate Booth |
| Costumes | Carol Thompson |
| Assistant | Julie Duckor |
| Technical help | Peter Baldock |
| Lights | Trevor Rose |
| FOH | Yvonne Gray |
| FOH | Janis Caddy |
| Set | Bruce Caddy |
| Props | Julia Stuart |
 Anne Manchester (Nerissa) and Holly Robinson (Portia) |
 Florence McFarlane (Salarino), John Marwick (Antonio), Frand Baldock (Solanio) |
 Amber Baldock (Jessica) & Dan Milward (Lorenzo) |
 Shylock (Jerry Duckor) about to take his pound of flesh |
 "Then must the Jew show mercy" |
 Tubal (Michael McDonald) speaks to Shylock |
 Bassanio (Asley Bloomfield) and Portia |
 Morocco (Michael McDonald) surveys Portia with Nerissa looking on |
 Shylock appears in court before the Duchess (Sandra Gillespie) |