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 Alice In Wonderland |
 Adapted from Bram Stoker's novel by Chris Collett |
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Castle Keep, Newcastle 
PM "Wow! What a fantastic play. Congratulations to everybody. Everyone was absolutely excellent - fantastic writing, fantastic direction and sound effects. I loved it. Well done - you'll have audiences banging on the doors trying to get seats." SC "The performance was great and we all enjoyed the evening. Congratulations on a brilliant show." Jennifer D "We were all most impressed with the play last night - what a setting, and what screaming! - and the blood - Eeeuuugh! Thoroughly enjoyable - Well done to the cast and crew." Dickie B "...what a production, a great location, superb atmosphere, great lighting and costumes. Congratulations to all involved." AM Following the sell-out success of its 2003 production of Dracula, Newcastle-based theatre company StageFOCUS returns to the Castle Keep with its acclaimed stage version of Bram Stoker’s classic vampiric chiller. Festering in a dark and filthy cell in the depths of a Victorian lunatic asylum, the deranged Edward Renfield recounts the story of his inhuman master Count Dracula and the trail of death, destruction and madness he left when he once polluted these shores. Tired of his crumbling castle and his peasant-filled lands in Transylvania, the undead Hungarian nobleman moves to England in search of fresh blood to quench his insatiable thirst. Blessed with supernatural powers and cursed with damnation, he murders without remorse and punishes those who stand against him with unimaginable torments. Performed in the ancient surroundings of the Castle Keep, and boasting a sinister soundscape from Colin Stephenson (Skinny Blue), StageFOCUS' production treads a line between artistic innovation and reverence for Bram Stoker’s original text, making it a must-see event for aficionados of bloodstained theatre. Stage Adaptation - Chris Collett Direction - Ashley Smith and Rebecca Walker Production - Kathy Paul and Bill Pickard The Cast Mark Punton - Edward Renfield Bill Pickard - Mr Hawkins, a solicitor Chris Collett - Jonathan Harker Gemma Milligan - Mina Murray Clare Andrews - Lucy Westenra Wendi Green - Mrs Westenra, Lucy's mother Edward Collins - Count Dracula Rick Nice - Dr James Seward Chloe Gosling - Ivana, a Vampire Elizabeth Hack - Ursula, a Vampire Lindsey Mitchell - Isabella, a Vampire Kathy Paul - Jenkins, an attendant Bill Pickard - Mr Swales, the coastguard Dick Curran - Professor Abraham Van Helsing The Crew Original Sound - Colin Stephenson [LINK: Skinny Blue] Lighting Consultant and Acquisitions - Kevin Todd Lighting Operation - Lauren Powell / James Rutherford Sound Operation - Fraser Simpson Costumes - Ashley Smith Props - Rebecca Walker Publicity - Chris Collett, Elizabeth Hack and Gemma Milligan Flyer and Programme Design - Alex Oates Front of House - Diane Pickard, Alex and the Keep Staff This production is dedicated to the memory of Sara Ann Cole, a young friend of StageFOCUS MediaPublicityDigiflyer Portraits Clare Andrews Chris Collett Edward Collins Chloe Gosling Dick Curran Wendi Green Elizabeth Hack Gemma Milligan Lindsey Mitchell Rick Nice Kathy Paul Bill Pickard Mark Punton Ashley Smith and Rebecca Walker Performance Photos Renfield skulks in his cell Mr Hawkins' office Lucy and Mina talk Jonathan leaves Mina Jonathan and Dracula The Westenras and Mina Mrs Westenra and Mina watch from the window Mina and Lucy dance Dracula dabs Jonathan's blood Vampires encircle Jonathan Dracula intervenes Lucy rises from her coffin Renfield appeals to Dracula Renfield is subdued Van Helsing is enchanted Dracula is staked All the staff at The Castle Keep [LINK: The Castle Keep] Dick Curran for mentoring the adaptation Pat and George at Brunswick Methodist Church George from Longbenton Community Centre All those who have generously given publicity |
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