- Dates Thu 23 Jun 2022 - Fri 08 Jul 2022
- Location Community Tour
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Ticket Prices
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“Yes, this is Vanity Fair; not a moral place certainly; nor a merry one, though very noisy.”
Written by William Makepeace Thackery
Adapted by Declan Donnellan
Directed by Paul Chesterton
Production Design by Georgina Vasey
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s acting and technical cohort present a thrilling and nostalgic production of Thackeray’s hilarious satire, Vanity Fair.
Set in the early 1980s New Romantics scene of London, follow wannabe ‘It Girl’ Becky Sharp and her sweet-natured friend, Amelia Sedley, as they scale the heady heights of society and hustle through the hazardous playground for the rich and beautiful.
This roustabout of pleasure, survival, gender politics, tall tales and bigger hair is adapted for the stage by Declan Donnellan and directed by Paul Chesterton.
Locations
(A) WICKHAM THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Thursday 23 June – Saturday 25 June at 7.30 pm
The Wickham Theatre, Bristol BS1 5NB
Please note that Wickham Theatre does not operate a bar/kiosk service. A water fountain can be found on site. Audiences are encouraged to bring their own refreshments instead.
(B) COTSWOLD PLAYHOUSE, STROUD Wednesday 29 June at 7:30pm
Parliament St, Stroud GL5 1LW
(C) THE EXCHANGE , STURMINSTER NEWTON Thursday 30th June at 7:30pm
Old Market Hill, Sturminster Newton DT10 1FH
(D) THE BEEHIVE, HONITON Friday 1 July at 7:30pm
Dowell St, Honiton EX14 1LZ
(E) THE DAVID HALL, SOUTH PETHERON Wednesday 6 July at 7:30pm
Roundwell St, South Petherton TA13 5AA
(F) THE THEATRE, CHIPPING NORTON Thursday 7 July at 7:30pm
2 Spring St, Chipping Norton OX7 5NL
(G) WEDMORE VILLAGE HALL, Wedmore Friday 8 July at 7:30pm
Cheddar Rd, Wedmore BS28 4EQ
Cast
Becky, Narrator, Tour Guide Sophie Charlton
Miss Jemima, Narrator, Becky Anna Murphy
George, Mr Osborne, Narrator, Mr Moss Archie Fisher
Amelia, Mrs Sedley, Mrs O’Dowd, Narrator Assa Kanoute
Narrator, Mr Sedley, Dobbin Conor Doran
Dobbin, Pitt Crawley Jr, Narrator, Paul JJ, Southdown, Raggles Ephraim Sampson
Joseph, Lady Steyne, Narrator Gaia Ashwood
Mr Osborne, Narrator, Isidor, Young Georgy Kerr Louden
Rawdon, Lorne Steyne, Narrator Kurtis Thompson
Mrs Sedley, Mrs O’Dowd, Narrator, Amelia Louise O’Dowd
Mrs Pinkerton, Miss Crawley, Pauline, Glorovina, MA, Mrs Raggles, Narrator Lucy Pascoe
Narrator, Sir Pitt Crawley, Rawdon Peter Burley
Narrator Tommy Bell
Narrator Petra Joan-Athene
Creatives
Director Paul Chesterton†
Assistant Director Lowri Mathias
Set and Costume Designer Georgina Vasey
Lighting Designer and Operator Willow Digweed
Sound Designer Elliot Paris-Hamilton
Choreographer Clare Fox†
Movement Director Joêl Daniel†
Musical Director Jonathan Grosberg†
Production Manager Steve O’Brien†
Assistant Production Manager Joe Culpin
Production Supervisor Ruth Sidery†
Stage Manager Dan Knipe
Deputy Stage Manager Maisy Harbert
Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager Elsa Gear
Costume Supervisor Maisy Higgins
Costume Assistants Bethany Boldero, Shanice Dacres, Eleanor Duncan, Grace Green, Jo Kenney, Charly Riddett, Kimberly White, Arthur Wyatt
Hair and Make Up Chrissie Bricknell*
Prop Making Supervisor Jessica Manley
Prop Maker Lisa Viel-Vigneron
Construction Manager Andy Scrivens†
Workshop Manager Rhys Gillard*
Construction Assistants Jocelyn Chen, Iona Hicks, Muir McFadden, Sally Strong, Adrianne Broadgate, Willow Digweed, Chris Monks, David Bath, Millie Edinburgh
Scenic Artists Jo Browne, Cliff Thorne*, Georgina Vasey
* Visiting industry professional; † BOVTS staff; all other roles are fulfilled by students on the Theatre School’s production and technical courses.
