Bartholomew Fair

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Event Bartholomew Fair
Venue Allen Hall Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 27 July 1988
Last Date 31 July 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description Written in 1614, Jonson satirizes Puritans, fortune hunters, country bumpkins, and inept representatives of the justice system, along with sharpsters and con men who inhabit the fair.
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Comedy
Promenade
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Clare Adams Actor Bristle an officer
Jeremy Baker Actor Tom Quarrelsome
Katrina Beetson Actor Win Littlewit
Sarah Bullock Actor Bridget 'Piss Pot' Knockem a barmaid
David Butler Actor Ned Winwife
Michael Cheyne Actor Justice Adam Overdo
Marguerite Cooke Actor Mooncalf a trainee barmaid
Jennie Crook Actor Ursula a pig woman
Sophia Duncan Actor Leander a puppet
Sophia Duncan Actor Nightingale
Philip Dunn Actor 'Captain' Bazza a pimp
Phil Grieve Actor Zeal-of-the-Land Busy
Adrienne Koleff Actor Punk Alice a prostitute
Tanya Miller Actor Mistress Alice Overdo
Alastair Paulin Actor John Littlewit
Fiona Pulford Actor Haggis an officer
Emma Richards Actor Dame Purecraft
Andy Scott Actor Ezekiel Edgworth a pickpocket
Tim Smith Actor Lantern Leatherhead
Elizabeth Smithies Actor Fruit seller
Julie Sutherland Actor Sharkwell a ticket seller
Stayci Taylor Actor Nancy Wasp
Lisa Tou Actor Joan Trash
Lisa Tou Actor Filcher a publicist
Tanya Walker Actor Grace Wellbourn
Steve Wilson Actor Trouble-All
Stelios Yiakmis Actor Bartholomew Cokes
Lisa Warrington Adaptor
Anna Gough Assistant Producer
Fiona Pulford Assistant Producer
Philip Dunn Assistant Stage Manager
Anna Gough Costume Designer
Fiona Pulford Costume Designer
Michael Cheyne Designer
Fiona Pulford Designer
Julie Sutherland Designer
Lisa Warrington Director
Karen Affleck Follow Spot Operator
Ondine Souter Follow Spot Operator
Harold Fennell Front of House
Kathryn McKay Front of House
Patrick Davies Lighting Designer
Ben Jonson Playwright
Patrick Davies Production Manager
Glenys Geytenbeek Properties Officer
Georgina Acland Publicist
Harold Fennell Publicist
Denize Sorensen Puppet Designer
Clare Adams Puppeteer
Adrienne Koleff Puppeteer
Julie Sutherland Puppeteer
Lisa Tou Puppeteer
Michael Cheyne Set Designer
Fiona Pulford Set Designer
Julie Sutherland Set Designer
Stelios Yiakmis Set Designer
Anton Angelo Stage Manager
Text Nationality England
Further Information Played on multiple settings scattered around Allen Hall, and out in the foyer, with fairground sellers: Clare Adams (candy floss); Anton Angelo (doom); Philip Dunn ('fun'); Genevieve Edmond (pop corn); Anna Gough (fortune teller); Adrienne Koleff (strnage substances); Jacqueline Lamsdale (windmills); Fiona Pulford (kisses); Elizabeth Smithies (balloons); Julie Sutherland (toffee apples); Steve Wilson (stilt walker). Music from a variety of sources, including original music & fair cries by Andy Scott, Sophia Duncan, Jennie Crook, Clare Adams.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187596