A Tangled Web
A Tangled Web was a production based on The Deceived - an Italian renaissance play written in 1543 by ‘the Intranati’. Florence McFarlane directed.
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Much Ado About Nothing
In February 2002 John Marwick directed the first Shakespeare production to be held in Muritai School yard. Much Ado About Nothing was presented with a little bit of a 'tango twist'. The play was part of the Wellington Fringe Festival that year. The Cast DON PEDRO Laurie Atkinson DON JOHN Chris Morey CLAUDIO Dan Caddy BENEDICK Ashley Bloomfield LEONATA Sandra Gillespie ANTONIO Jerry Duckor CONRADE John Marwick BORACHIO Reuben Hardie FRIAR FRANCIS Trevor Rose DOGBERRY Trevor Rose VERGES Jerry Duckor HERO Holly Robinson BEATRICE Rowan Macrae MARGARET Yvonne Bishop URSULA Anne Manchester Publicity 2002 Teasing, Treachery and the Tango For the first time Eastbourne will
An Inspector Calls
Trevor Rose directed JB Priestly's An Inspector Calls. The production won the following awards at the Wellington District Theatre Federation's full length play competition: Best drama Best design (Bruce Caddy, set; Julia Stuart, props) Best supporting male actor (Dan Caddy) Best male actor (John Marwick)
Beauties, Barmaids and Battleaxes
For Bard in the Yard for 2003 John Marwick and Jerry Duckor devised a production featuring a collection of scenes chosen for the way they portray Shakespeare's women.
Uncle Vanya
Peter Baldock directed Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya.
Threepenny Opera
Threepenny Opera by Berhold Brecht with music by Kurt Weil.
All’s Well That Ends Well
Bard in the Yard in 2004 was Shakespeare's lesser-known comedy All's well That Ends Well directed by John Marwick. Part of the Fringe Festival. In April the director and cast took the play to Stratford (on Patea not Avon) and presented an afternoon performance in an outdoor setting. Publicity 2004 Eastbourne's Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe has chosen All’s Well that Ends Well for this year’s popular outdoor Bard in the Yard Fringe presentation. This is the third year the Troupe has brought the Bard to Fringe audiences – though it will be the eighth year of Bard in the Yard for Eastbourne. They’re getting a name
Out of Order
Florence McFarlane directed Out of Order a farce by Ray Cooney in October 2004. Richard Willey Barry Mawer The Manager John Marwick The Waiter Peter Hughson Jane Worthington Elspeth Harris A body / A detective Edward Hickey The Maid Janis Caddy George Pigden Trevor Rose Ronnie Worthington Will Clannachan Pamela Willey Holly Robinson Gladys Sandra Gillespie
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Our Bard in the Yard production was Two Gentlemen of Verona directed by Trevor Rose. We toured this production for one performance at Emerald Glen Homestead (Raumati South) and to Stratford (in Taranaki).
An Unseasonable Fall of Snow
Mid-year 2005 the Troupe presented a short season of two small-cast New Zealand plays. Both plays were presented with actors and an audience of about 50 on the Muritai stage. Florence McFarlane produced Gary Henderson's An Unseasonable Fall of Snow. In the Wellington District Theatre Federation's full-length play competition this production won awards: Best equal direction in drama (Florence McFarlane) Outstanding male actor (Ben Cain) Outstanding best young male actor (Tom Marwick) Cast: Arthur Ben Cain Liam Tom Marwick Tony Zandy Macrae Director Florence McFarlane Producer Carol Thompson Set Bruce Caddy and team Costumes Carol Thompson Props Julia Stuart Carol Thompson Stage Manager Kate Booth Lighting
Blood of the Lamb
Mid-year 2005 the Troupe presented a short season of two small cast New Zealand plays. Both plays were presented with actors and an audience of about 50 on the Muritai stage. John Marwick produced Bruce Mason's Blood of the Lamb using a traverse setting with audience on two sides of the action. The play won awards in the Wellington District Theatre Federation Full Length Play competition 2005 for: Best equal direction in drama (John Marwick) Outstanding female actor (Rowan Macrae) Outstanding best young female actor (Elspeth Harris) Cast & Production Team Henry Rowan Macrae Eliza Joanna Hulme Victoria Elspeth Harris Oboe Rachel Cashmore Director John
Habeas Corpus
Barry Mawer directed Alan Bennett's wonderful comedy Habeas Corpus in October 2005.