Arts & Drama
Society
A Ryght Evil Place
by Bernie Willoughby
A joint production between
TADS & Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Description
This joint production between TADS and Tewkesbury Medieval Festival performed in Tewkesbury Abbey was part of the 25th Tewkesbury Medieval Festival and the Over the Rainbow commemorations remembering the 1st anniversary of the the disastrous floods of 2007.
It tells the story of the Battle of Tewkesbury but not only from the point of view of the famous protagonists but also how it might have affected the inhabitants of the town.
| The Cast | |
| Margaret of Anjou | Karen Steger |
| Prince Edward, her son | Scott Batchelor |
| King Edward IV | Jim Ballard |
| Richard of Gloucester | John Williams |
| Town Cryer | Mike Keane-Price |
| Edmund Beaufort | Paul Smart |
| Shepherd | Geoff Matthews |
| Traveller | Penelope Tubbs |
| Abbot | Geoff Guy |
| Sub-Prior | John Williams |
| Brother Matthew | Anton Wylam |
| Kate (1st Washerwoman) | Hannah Moore |
| Alice (2nd washerwoman) | Oonagh Hughes |
| Eddie | Michelle Smart |
| Eddie's Friends | Bevearly Collins, Betty Steger, Freya Kettell |
| Queen Margaret's Ladies | Penelope Tubbs, Amanda Thomas |
| Sir Richard Beauchamp | Mike Keane-Price |
| Captain (Lancs) | Bernie Willoughby |
| His Chaplain | Steve Goodchild |
| 1st Messenger | Geoff Matthews |
| 2nd Messenger | Phillippa Divine |
| Townsfolk | Nicky Worgan, Debbie Lannen, Stephanie Kettell, Peggy Clatworthy, Ruth Howgate |
| Captain (Yorkists) | Dilip Sarkar |
| Soldiers | James Sarkar, Brian Bullock, Roger Fairman, David Wormington, Clive Montellier, Wendy Montellier, Tom Parry |
| The Music | |
| Written by | Bill Hunt |
| Performed by | Bill Hunt |
| Percussion | Des Avery |
| Summer is a-coming in (Summer is icomen in - English Traditional) and pre-show music |
The Bubonic Wind Band |
| The Production Team | |
| Producer / Director | Richard Hughes |
| Costume | Amanda Thomas, Penelope Tubbs, Peggy Clatworthy |
| Lighting | Martin Oakes |
| ASM | Beckie Pell, Stephanie Kettell |
| Publicity and programme | Richard Hughes & members of the cast |
| Fight Advisor | Dilip Sarkar MBE |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Paul Williams, Vicar of Tewkesbury | |
| The Verger & Staff of Tewkesbury Abbey | |
| Chris Danter | |
| Sircombe Design and Print | |
| Ian Horley and staff at Leisurlec | |
| Ian Bitchner and all of the wonderful people who lent us costumes and props | |
The Programme
