| Admin History | Nights at The Circus was a touring production co-produced with the Lyric Hammersmith and Bristol Old Vic. The production was based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Angela Carter.
The plot centres around a cynical journalist from the New York Times who sets out on a mission to unmask the great fakes of his age.
Emma Rice in the programme for the production that Carter's work is "a homageto theatre; to the dirty, stinking, emotional soup ofit, the thrill of fantasy and the intoxication of dreams. It is a love song to a land where you do not have to inhabit the skin you were born in".
Cast:
- Princess - Adoja Andoh
- Musician - Stu Barker
- Walser - Gisli Örn Gardarsson
- Lizzie - Carl Grose
- Mignon - Amanda Lawrence
- Fevvers - Natalia Tena
- Colonel - Andy Williams
- Clown - Ed Woodall
Creative Team:
- Direction - Emma Rice
- Adaptation - Tom Morris and Emma Rice
- Design - Bill Mitchell and Vicki Mortimer
- Lighting Design - Malcolm Rippeth
- Music Composition - Stu Barker
- Sound Design - Gregory Clarke
- Costumes - Lyric Wardrobe
- Additional Costumes - Keith Watson, Mark Costello and Kay Coveney
- Miss Tena's Wings - Ivo Coveney
- Additional Scenic Items - Lyric Workshop
- Painting - Richard Nutborne at Coolflight Ltd
- Drapes - Prompt Side
- Puppet Maker - Peter O'Rourke
- Aerial Work - Gisli Örn Gardarsson
- Dance Training - Grahame Pucket and Ann Pesket
- Fights and Additional Chorus Work - Mike Shepherd
- Re-lights - Jane Dutton
- Model Box Maker - Dave Mynne
- Prop Maker - Marise Rose
- Company Stage Manager - Claire Bryan
- Deputy Stage Manager - Hannah Ashwell-Dickenson
- Assistant Stage Manager - Sarah Hunter
- Casting - Sam Jones
[Information taken from programme - https://thisiskneehigh.co.uk/items/nights-at-the-circus-programme/ ] |