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21st-24th July 2004 If you came to see the performance, please send us feedback! 
Jo S. "...greatly enjoyed your production of The Dead House..." N. White Following on from last year's sell-out success,
Dracula, StageFOCUS presents Take a journey into Newcastle's dark and murky past... In the haunted surroundings of Newcastle's medieval Castle Keep, theatre company StageFOCUS presents eight short plays inspired by the Tyneside's blood-stained history. Follow Cuckoo Jack as he wanders the banks of the Tyne searching for the 200 souls that will release him from his curse; watch Charles Gray dissect a half-dead criminal; join highwaymen Wilkinson and Hetherington for their last meal; hear the tale of the Wallsend witch burned at the stake and witness the fate of poor Miss Amy Fawsitt. All of the stories are based on historical records and folk tales- told through a mixture of melodrama, physical theatre, gore and gallows humour, The Dead House promises to equally horrify and amuse. Main Writing and Collation - Andrea Sutherland Additional Writing - Chris Collett, Dick Curran, James Rutherford Director - George Stoker Producer - Bill Pickard Prologue Written by Andrea Sutherland / Dick Curran Gemma Milligan - Girl Bill Pickard - Cuckoo Jack Mark Punton - James Cuckoo Jack Written by Andrea Sutherland Bill Pickard - Cuckoo Jack John Winter - French Sea Captain / Friend Margi Lawson - Bella Mark Punton - James Wilkinson and Hetherington Written by Andrea Sutherland Mark Punton - Wilkinson George Stoker - Hetherington Mark Hunter - Lawyer Nick Foster - Prison Guard Half-Hanged McDonald Written by Chris Collett Chris Collett - Charles Gray Mark Punton - Martin Roberts Jason Savin - Ewan McDonald Poor Miss Amy Fawsitt ~ Part 1 Written by Andrea Sutherland (with acknowledgements to Watts Philips) Mark Hunter - Job Rob Easom - Talking Miner Ashley Smith - Tiddy Dragglethorpe / Amy Fawsitt Nick Foster - Journalist The Wallsend Witches Written by Andrea Sutherland Susan Collings - The Witch The Bewitching of Margaret Muschamp Written by Chris Collett Nick Foster - Judge Mark Hunter - Prosecutor John Stearne Margi Lawson - Dorothy Muschamp Gemma Milligan - Margaret Muschamp Chris Collett - Frederick Muschamp Leanne Moor - Jane Martin Rob Easom - Jury Foreman The Savings Bank Tragedy Written by James Rutherford John Winter - Archibald Bolam Jason Savin - Joseph Millie Nick Foster - Narrator Poor Miss Amy Fawsitt ~ Part 2 Written by Andrea Sutherland Kathy Paul - Landlady Margi Lawson - Prostitute Ashley Smith - Amy Fawsitt Nick Foster - Journalist Bessie Surtees Written by Andrea Sutherland John Winter - Aubone Surtees Leanne Moor - Bessie Surtees Jason Savin - John Scott Rob Easom - Parson The Crew Costumes - Ashley Smith Wallsend Witch Makeup - Jez Hunt Props - Gemma McNab Lighting Consultant and Acquisitions - Simon Raybould [LINK: Curved Vision Theatre] Lighting Operation - James Rutherford Original Sound - Colin Stephenson [LINK: Skinny Blue] Sound Operation - Phil Docherty, Chris Wicks Press - Chris Collett Programme - Chris Collett Flyer Design - James @ Creative Nucleus [LINK: Creative Nucleus] Front of House - Diane Pickard, Alex and the Keep Staff Publicity Digiflyer Cast and Crew Chris Collett Susan Collings Phil Docherty Rob Easom Nick Foster Mark Hunter Margi Lawson Gemma Milligan Leanne Moor Kathy Paul Bill Pickard Mark Punton Jason Savin Ashley Smith George Stoker Chris Wicks John Winter Performance Cuckoo Jack fishes for a ring Wilkinson and Hetherington handcuffed Wilkinson explains his story to Hetherington Wilkinson and Hetherington meet their fate Charles Gray examines Ewan McDonald Martin prepares to make an incision Ewan presents a surprise! The Muschamps accuse Jane The prosecutor attacks Jane Margaret is bewitched Jane is sentenced to death The Savings Bank Tragedy reprise "'Ello Treacle" Amy Fawsitt is dragged upstairs The Landlady is blissfully unaware The Landlady appeals for some peace Poor Miss Amy Fawsitt! Aubone reprimands Bessie Surtees Extras Rarely separated Lighting arrangements Empty set The witches table John and Margi pose Make-up for a witch (animation) A la carte The secret life of the acting kind All the staff at The Castle Keep [LINK: The Castle Keep] Pat and George at Brunswick Methodist Church George from Longbenton Community Centre Metro Newspaper [LINK: Metro] The Journal Alan Robson From Metro Radio Printing.com for flyer printing PDC Copyprint for programme printing Dick Curran for writing assistance |
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