MUGSS 1994

The Yeomen of the Guard

or The Merryman and his Maid

Performed at Renold Theatre, UMIST

Cast

Sir Richard Cholmondley (Lieutenant of the Tower): Richard Sullivan
Colonel Fairfax (under sentence of death): Curtis Dobson
Sergeant Merryl (of the Yeomen of the Guard): Richard Burgess
Leonard Merryl (his son): Rob Prince
Jack Point (a strolling player): Justin Morley
Wilfred Shadbolt (head jailor and assistant tormentor): Iliya Czyckowski
Elsie Maynard (a strolling player): Una Monaghan
Phoebe Merryl (Sergeant Merryl's daughter): Jo Bradley
Dame Carruthers (Housekeeper to the Tower): Natalie Jones
Kate (her niece): Katie Schmit
The Headsman: Keiran Taylor-Thomas
First Yeoman: Jasper Sprengers
Second Yeoman: Rick Romero
First Citizen: Bill Mitchell
Second Citizen: Alasdair King
Citizens: Katrina Allen, Annabel Brooke, Jane Fallon, Shelly Hall, Sarah Head, Alison Hillman, Mynie Jones, Catherine Lamb, Charlotte McEvoy, Tracey Nuttal, Juliet O'Brien, Katharine O'Neil, Juliet Shreeve, Kate Smith, Ruth Stinchcombe, Rosemary Tittensor, Liz Ward, Mandy Watson, Jonathan Kew, Alasdair King, Bill Mitchell, Jasper Sprengers, Christopher Sturdy
Phoebe's Friends: Sally Gout, Emily Reid, Katie Schmit
Priest: Paul McWilliam
Nuns: Jo Grace, Yee Law, Carol McKay, Sarah Pennington, Emma Wyley
Yeoman: Phil Ashworth, Matthew Baker, Peter Henderson, Matt Holker, Stuart Johnston, Doug Killen, Alasdair King, Rene Moreno-Masey, Bill Mitchell, Rick Romero, Suha Senol, Jasper Sprengers, Keiran Taylor-Thomas, Adam Woodcraft

Production

Director: Nigel Machin
Musical Director: Martin Bussey
Choreography: Nigel Machin
Lighting Designer: Jim Callin
Lighting: Philip Williams, David Moule
Production Manager: Julia Webb
Stage Manager: Caroline Marriott
Deputy Stage Manager: Neil Sims
Assistant Stage Managers: Emily Fielding, Yusef Abdul-Rahman
Wardrobe Manager: Susanna Wilding
Costume Team: Andie Baines, Allison MacKenzie, Fiona Scott, Coral Sirett
Set Design: Nigel Machin, Jim Callin
Set Construction: Phil Ashworth, Jim Callin, Louise Carson, Emily Fielding, Rick Garner, Pete Henderson, Matt Holker, Tom Isaacson, Eleanor Kelsey, Alex Machin (aged 4), Caroline Marriott, Paul McWilliam, Bill Mitchell, Justin Morley, Yusuf Abdul-Rahman, Lorna Short, Neil Sims, Frank Stapleton, Julia Webb, Phillip Williams, Uncle Tom Cobbley
Poster Design: Jim Callin, Pete England
Programme Editor: Pete England
Photography: Julia Webb, Mike Harris
Make-up: Fiona Scott, Ann Wray
Ticket Sales: Juliet Chastney, Stuart Johnston, Penny Richards
Front of House: Dave Bolton, Alex Thomas
Properties: Steph Tinsley
Advertising: Carol McKay, Pete England
Orchestra Manager: Jenny Owen
Business Manager: Carol McKay
Stage Crew: Louise Carson, Rachel Chamberlain, Pete England, Rick Garner, Tom Isaacson, Eleanor Kelsey, Fiona Scott, Marcus Tinsley
Accompanist: Mike Harris, Pete England, Peter Shannon, James Williamson
Generally Brilliant: Neil Sims
Production Dentist: Una Monaghan

Orchestra

also known as

Martin's Minstrels

Violins: Anna Brandon, Catrin Ellis, Paul Gallagher, Lydia George, Alex Hayes, Max Sang, Dorothee Schneider, Ulrike Steder
Violas: Jenny Owen, Tamsin Pert
Cellos: Jenny Adejayan, Tom Pankhurst
Double Bass: James Williamson
Flutes: Marie-Lise Colville, Julia Harrow
Oboe: Simon Anstey
Clarinets: Sinead Clarke, Rina Foster
Bassoons: Jocelyn Evans, Ian Stephenson
Horns: Georgina Barnes, Sarah Snowball
Trumpets: Jane Cassell, Ailsa Palmer
Trombones: Nidgel Deshpande, Chris Hazell, Richard Owen-Hughes
Percussion: Dan Higbee
Piano (Kirkby Lonsdale): Mike Harris, James Williamson

Committee

MUGSS

Chairman: Jim Callin
Treasurer: Caroline Marriott
Secretary: Yee Law
Social Secretary: Alasdair King
Publicity/Marketing: Carol McKay
Ordinary Members: Justin Morley, Fiona Scott, Catherine Lamb, Penny Richards