Taunton Thespians Archive - past productions

As You Like It by William Shakespeare

Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre, Taunton, 12th- 16th May 1992
Cast
Duke, former Group Chairman Stuart Symonds
Rosalind, his daughter Vivienne Sharland
Jaques, his philosophical friend John Reynolds
Duke's former Company Secretary Clive Linthorne
Duke's PA Dawn Winter
Duke's girl singers Sharon Vassallo & Tracey Selway
Duke's musicians Alex Bowler & Alistair Pryer
Sir Frederick, Duke's brother, present Group Chairman John Tyler
Celia, his daughter Fay Williams
Touchstone, from the Accounts Department John Fidell
Charles, his Security Adviser Terry Willis
Sir Fredrick's Security Officers Marcus Palmer & Mark Meredith
Le Beau, Sir Fredrick's PA (another character in disguise); J. de Boys, the middle brother Dave Williams
Oliver de Boys, business assiociate of Sir Frederick Steve Pattinson
Orlando de Boys, the youngest brother David Trimm
Adam, orchardman on de Boys estate John Hagen
Corin, shepherd John Burbery
Silvius, shepherd Stuart Lyddon
Phebe, farmers daughter Pamela Wall
Audrey, goat herd Sue Shaxon
William, forestry hand Marcus Palmer
William's girl, poultry hand Jane Leakey
Backstage
Directed by Michael Barry
Stage Manager Alistair MacLeod
Stage Management team Jane Fox, Jim Titley & Nick Western
Prompt Sue Shaxon & Harold Chadwick
Set Construction & Painting Patrick Sanders
Set Assistants George Lashbrook, Jane Leakey & Elizabeth Browne
Set Assistant Co-ordinator Doris Grose
Lighting Head David Beach
Lighting Operator Jenny Lythell
Lighting Rigger Marcus Palmer & Nick Western
Sound Mixer Jeff Sandford
Costume Co-ordinator Jean Wadvani
Maintenance Wardrobe & Properties Carolyn Free
Make-Up Sylvia Fellgett
Hair Design Virginia & Madeleine
Choreographer Robert Howe
Fight Arrangers Michael Russell & Mark Bentley
Publicity Michael Speirs & Pamela Wall
Acknowledgements
for poster & programme cover illustration Doreen Lewis-Smith
for erection of Billboards John Burbery
for front of house photographs Tom Maxwell
for hair design Virginia & Madeleine of Virginia's Hair Salon, Wellington
for their services Bakers Dolphin, Brookridge Timber Ltd., The Quantocks Vineyard and Mosaic Marketing Services
for Choreographic services Robert Howe
for the original score based on traditional melodies Alex Bowler
for assistance with music Chris Ball