The Possibilities by Howard Barker (1987)

Opening Night : November 13th 1998

Venue : Aberystwyth Arts Centre (Great Hall)

Company



Corporal (2), The Boy (5)	David Baggaley
The Old Woman (3)	Dorothy Bell
Bookseller (4)	Derek Bell
Officer (2), Peasant(9)	Aaron Birks
The Woman (1), A Woman (8)	Lindsay Blumfield
Third Woman (2), Woman (6)	Caroline Clark
The Young Man (3), The Man (8), Second Terrorist (10)	Tim Jackson
A Second Woman (8), Woman (10)	Claire N. Jones
First Soldier (5), Man (6), First Terrorist (10)	Trev Jones
Second Woman (2)	Anne Kidner
The Servant (1), First Woman (2), The Woman (4)	Huldah Knox-Thomas
The Man (5), Officer (9)	Bob Morrell
The Girl (5)	Rachael Pateman
The Woman (5), The Woman (7)	Gill Pateman
The Young Woman (3)	A. C. Payan
The Torturer (7), Fourth Terrorist (10)	Hedd Piper
The Man (4), The Youth (7), Husband(10)	Edward Rees
Official (6)	Liz Reverley
Voice (10)	Kate Sullivan
Judith (1), Third Terrorist (10)	Kate Sullivan
Second Soldier (5), Alexander (9)	Richard Wagland

Director	David Blumfield
Sound Design	David Blumfield
Set Design	Duncan Gough
Stage Manager	Huldah Knox-Thomas
Stage Manager	Kate Sullivan
Stage Manager	David Thornley

Production Notes

Playlets:

The Unforeseen Circumstances of a Patriotic Act

The Philosophical Lieutenant and the Three Village Women

The Necessity for Prostitution in Advanced Societies

Only Some Can Take the Strain

The Weaver's Ecstacy at the Discovery of New Colour

She Sees the Argument But

The Dumb Woman's Ecstacy

Not Him

Reasons for the Fall of Emperors

Kiss My Hands

A beautifully crafted set of 10 pieces that explores the conflicts between keeping one's self intact and reckless human impulses.

Across a set of alarming circumstances, Barker's People are compelled to do the most bizarre things to each other - sex, murder, torture, vengeance, greed, injustice - and it all gets outrageously tragic for these folk - but it's great fun!