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Much Ado About Nothing

A play by William Shakespeare

Wed 18th to Fri 20th June 2003
in the grounds of Sudbury House Hotel
in aid of the British Heart Foundation

Director: John Taylor
Music played by Downwind
 (a local group which plays early music on crumhorns, pipe & tabor, cornamuse and recorders)
Dances arranged by Carolyn Taylor
Music for Balthasar's songs composed by Allyn Richardson


Cast in order of appearance:

LEONATO, Governor of Messina
MESSENGER
HERO, Leonato's daughter
BEATRICE, Leonato's niece
DON PEDRO, Prince of Arragon
CLAUDIO, companion of Don Pedro
BENEDICK, companion of Don Pedro
BALTHASAR, a singer
DON JOHN, Don Pedro's brother
ANTONIO, Leonato's brother
CONRADE, follower of Don John
BORACHIO, follower of Don John
MARGARET, attendant on Hero
URSULA, attendant on Hero
FIRST BOY
DOGBERRY, Constable in charge of the watch
VERGES, Dogberry's deputy
FIRST WATCHMAN
SECOND WATCHMAN
THIRD WATCHMAN
FRIAR FRANCIS
SEXTON
SECOND AND THIRD BOYS

LORDS, LADIES, ATTENDANTS




Dave Headey
Wayne Jones 
Annabel Holdsworth 
Rachel Coward
Simon Wisbey
Adrian Wells
Gary Thompson
Allyn Richardson
Cleve Forty
David Field
Roger Leitch
Peter Webster
Mary Mountford-Lister
Sarah Couzens
Elliot Coard
Denis Peach
David Campbell
Debbie Lock
Sarah Varnom
Jeni Summerfield
Nick Tyndall
Claire Stehle
James Campbell
Callum Coard
Joan Lee
Natasha Price
Claire Stehle
Carolyn Taylor
John Taylor
Kathryn Whiffen

The Production Team:  

Assistant Director
Stage Manager
Set Designer
Set Construction



Costumes designed by
Masks

Properties
Prompt
Lighting
Sound
Publicity

Poster Design
Programme
Front of House
Debbie Lock
Nick Coard
Jo Webster
Tim Evans, Nick Coard,
Andrew Logan,
Jim & Carole Tappenden,
Peter & Jo Webster
Jeni Summerfield
Jeni Summerfield, Joan Lee,
Mary Mountford-Lister
Alan Taylor
Angela Stone
Ian Chandler
Gary Bates
Cleve Forty, Gary Bates,
Rachel Coward
Adrian Wells
Dave Headey, Pat Evans
Denise Monk, Ann Taylor

 Acknowledgements

The Society would like to thank the following for their assistance:
British Heart Foundation (Jim Brown, Joy Blake, Peter Hunt)
Andrew Ibbotson and Sudbury House Hotel
Faringdon United Church for rehearsal venue
Tetronics Ltd for storage
White Horse Country Wear for box office
Tourist Information Office for window display