- Dates Fri 04 Nov 2022 - Sat 12 Nov 2022
- Location The Weston Studio
Science! Family! Every life is sacrificed to something, it's just a matter of choosing which.
Written by D.W. Gregory
Directed by Nel Crouch
Designed by Angela Davies
New Jersey, mid 1900s. Business is booming at the United States Radium Corporation. The companyâs ability to meet the growing demand for painting luminescent dials onto watches is music to owner Arthur Roederâs ears â and why wouldnât it be with pioneering physicist Marie Curie encouraging radium into the mainstream?
Meanwhile on the factory floor, itâs a different story. Painters Grace, Irene and Kathryn are noticing disturbing changes in the women working alongside them. Deaths are hastily explained away; but media interest is building and soon enough, many injustices are uncovered.
What unfolds is a fast-paced and shocking exploration into the workers behind a historical sensation, which impacted labour rights and health physics â but at what cost? Written with warmth, humour and dignity, Radium Girls is an unflinching tribute to the women racing against time.
Suitable for ages 11+
Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois
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Content Warnings
Contains haze and cigarette smoke. Also contains injury and medical procedure.
Cast
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Ellie Jack BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Akim Bangura BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Lucy Pascoe BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Conor Doran BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Tom Canavan BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Louise O’Dowd BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Georgia Cudby BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Gaia Ashwood BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Holly Hawgood BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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SumÄh EbelĂ© BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Assa Kanouté BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Kate Cartwright BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Archie Fisher BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Christopher Williams BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
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Kurtis Thompson BA (Hons) Professional Acting Student
Cast
Grace Fryer Ellie Jack
Raymond Berry Akim Bangura
Kathryn Schaub Lucy Pascoe
Arthur Roeder Conor Doran
Edward Markley Tom Canavan
Irene Rudolph Louise O’Dowd
Mrs MacNeil/Harriet Roeder Georgia Cudby
Nancy Harlan Gaia Ashwood
Jackie Youngwood Holly Hawgood
Mrs Fryer/Cora Middleton Sumãh Ebelé
Diana Roeder Assa Kanouté
Katherine Wiley Kate Cartwright
Dr Von Sohocky Archie Fisher
Charlie Lee Christopher Williams
Tom Krieder Kurtis Thompson
Creatives
Director Nel Crouch*
Production Designer Angela Daviesâ
Voice & Dialect Coach Sue Cowenâ
Production Manager Steve O’Brienâ
Assistant Production Manager Masie Harbert
Production Supervisor Bryony Rutterâ
Stage Manager Lydia Morgan
Deputy Stage Manager Abbi Davies
Assistant Stage Managers Caitlyn Balderstone, Sally Strong
Lighting Designer Willow Digweed
Production LX Adrianna Broadgate
LX Operator Iona Hicks
Sound Designer Chris Monks
Sound Op Katrina-Summer Richards
Prop Making Supervisor Lola O’Donoghue
Construction Manager Tom Gould
Metal Workshop Supervisor Iona Hicks
Carpentry Workshop Supervisor Chris Stuckey
Workshop Assistants Joe Collins, Jude Fullwood, Elsa Gear, Isabella Keating, Katrina-Summer Richards
Costume Supervisor Arthur Wyatt
Costume Makers Bethany Boldero, Shanice Dacres, Elle Duncan, Gracie Green
Costume Assistants & Dressers Rosa Grew-McEvoy, Liv Morell, Charlotte Nicholson, Jess Padday
Milliners Rosie Gayner, Ava Harker, Bessy Mo, Lasya Purhoit
Design Assistant Olivia Jamieson*
*Visiting professional; BOVTS staffâ
