The Passion by Tony Harrison

Opening Night : April 18th 2008

Venue : Llanbadarn Parish Church

Company



Knight 2	Lindsay Blumfield
Knight 4	Susan Chapman
Blind Woman	Sarah Cowburn
Philip / Farmer	John Daniel Edwards
John Baptist	Jim Finnis
Poor Woman	Heather Giles
Peter	Ian Gledhill
Malcus	Anne Hayes
Knight 3	Catrin Fflûr Huws
Cayphas	Norma Izon
Jesus	Rhys Kelly
Judas	Laura Kimball-Evans
Pilate	Simon Lawfull
Marcellus / Mary Magdalene	Jordan McMahon-Parkes
Annas	Julie McNicholls
Knight 1	Miriam Mellors
Angel / Barrabas	Sophie Neale
John / Woman	Sophie Pratt
Mary, Mother of Jesus	June Smith
Burgher	Corina Vermeer
Percula / Simon of Cyrene	Sara Voisey

Director	David Blumfield
Sound Design	David Blumfield
Original Music	John Daniel Edwards
Original Music	Ian Gledhill
Set Design	Duncan Gough
Stage Manager	Anne Hayes
Original Music	Anne Hayes
Original Music	Rhys Kelly

Production Notes

This is an extremely exciting project for us all. We were delighted to be invited to perform this piece by the Revd. Tim Morgan, following the success of our performance of Harrison's Nativity at Christmas 2006. As you can see, the church is a magnificent building - parts of which date back to the Twelfth Century. This is the first time we have staged a "site specific" project, so we are enormously grateful to Tim for the opportunity to perform in such wonderful surroundings. Site specific work does post certain problems. One of which that because we are not performing on a conventional stage you may not get an entirely clear view of some of the action. However we have made every effort to ensure that there is always something engaging happening!

Harrison's script is his own poetical/theatrical adaptation of the original medieval Mystery play. Like his adaptation of the Nativity, the piece can be seen on both spiritual and domestic levels. As well as depicting Christ's last days on Earth prior to the Resurrection, it is also a story of a man who is persecuted and put to death because of his beliefs.

Harrison's poetry is beautiful, complex and immensely challenging for the actors. Hopefully this, coupled with the fantastic building and the music (which has been specially composed for this piece) will create a unique theatrical event!

-- David Blumfield, April 2008

Reviews

Review by : Paddy Cooper (Theatre Wales)

...the courage of the company to take the Mystery plays back to their original setting, do so with confidence and prove once more that Castaway will take on any challenge, come out fighting, and win.

Full text at http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/reviews/reviews_details.asp?reviewID=1859

Gallery


			Laura Kimball-Evans

Rhys Kelly	Ian Gledhill & Rhys Kelly	Anne Hayes	Julie McNicholls

Jo McMahon-Parkes	Sara Voisey	Sophie Pratt	Sophie Pratt

Anne Hayes	Ian Gledhill	Heather Giles	Norma Izon

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