Archives - Arabian Nights
by Mary ZimmermanDirected by Laura Eddy and John KeoghFriday 8th – Saturday 16th May 2015 in the AuditoriumExotic, sexy and funny – the stories of the Arabian Nights are as delicious and fragrant as Turkish Delight Behind the minarets of Baghdad, shadowed against an inky night sky, King Shahryar discovers his wife in the arms of a slave. In a fit of rage, he kills them both on the carpets of the bed. From then on, every night he marries, loves and kills a virgin girl – so as never to be betrayed again. But when he weds Scherherazade, she tells her king stories, the magical and exotic stories of the Arabian Nights. Stories of sex and prudishness; wealth gained and riches lost; stories of fidelity and lust; of love found and love lost; stories of mad men and angry women; of status deserved and undeserved. But what is Scherherazade’s fate? Will she live or die at the hand of her king? TicketsTickets are now available for just £11. Buy online or from the Box Office. | Part of the Barn’s 2014/2015 season Presented by The Barn Theatre Club |
Event details from The Barn Theatre Archive |
Cast
Jester’s Wife | - | Rachel Thomas |
Shahryar | - | Jude Kerswill |
Scheherezade | - | Hope Eddy |
Dunyazade | - | Krystle Hall |
The Wazir | - | Godfrey Marriott |
The Madman | - | Mark Skrebels |
Harun-al-Rashid | - | Gavin Palmer |
The girl in the garden | - | Kara Lee |
Chief of Keys | - | Christine Mackinven |
Sympathy the Learned | - | Karen Lee |
Aziz’s Mother | - | Veronique Gasseau-Dryer |
The other woman | - | Gemma Tanner |
The Greengrocer | - | Andrew Read |
Jafar | - | Cliff Francis |
Boy | - | Joe Hogan |
The Butcher | - | Ben Falkiner |
The Sheikh | - | Tim Lee |
Ensemble | - | Linda Miles |
Richard Griffiths | ||
Nina Archer |
Musicians
Musical Director | - | Rachel Thomas |
Guitar | - | Gavin Palmer |
Julian Maelzer | ||
Flute and Woodwind | - | Annie Scott |
Daniel Ephgrave | ||
Percussion | - | Ben Falkiner |
Tim Lee |
Creative team
Director | - | Laura Eddy |
John Keogh | ||
Stage Manager | - | Trevor Watkins |
Assistant Stage Manager | - | Devi Smart |
Set Design | - | Rosemary Bianchi |
Lighting | - | Derek Palmer |
Sound | - | James Rowles |
Costumes | - | Philippa Lusty |
Props | - | Izabela Galwa |
Performances
Friday 8th – Saturday 16th May 2015
Friday 8th May | 8.00pm | |
Saturday 9th May | 8.00pm | |
Monday 11th May | 8.00pm | |
Tuesday 12th May | 8.00pm | |
Wednesday 13th May | 8.00pm | |
Thursday 14th May | 8.00pm | |
Friday 15th May | 8.00pm | |
Saturday 16th May | 2.30pm | |
Saturday 16th May | 8.00pm |