Shorts (1999)
Prepare to enter a bewitching, hilarious, tragic, enthralling world of theatrical and musical storytelling:
A woman cheats on two men…
Two trainspotters brush with the spirit of Anna Karenina…
7,000 dogs join the first world war army, with heart-rendingly farcical results…
A bereaved couple regain their lost son – or do they?…
A dung-beetle falls in and out of love with a caterpillar, then feeds her to a spider…
One minute you’ll be laughing, the next close to tears. Recently performed to packed houses and rave reviews in London, a night out at the theatre will never seem the same again.
‘Did I miss the trappings of grand opera? The costumes? The sets? The stars? Did I hell! Go, please go. This is where the real music making is happening’
Independent on Sunday
‘…the look and feel of the whole production is fresh and exciting. With strong direction by Bill Bankes-Jones and committed acting, Shorts is both excellently performed and a real antidote to red plush.’
Times Literary Supplement
‘…bracing …inventive …an engrossing evening’
Observer
‘Ingenious, touching and funny’
Spectator
Doggone
Music: Gary Carpenter
Words: Simon Nicholson
Glue
Music: Rachel Leach
Miss Treat
Music: Des Oliver
Words: Meredith Oakes
Platform 10
Music: Julian Grant
Words: Christina Jones
Seven Tons of Dung
Music: David Bruce
Words: Bill Bankes-Jones
The Nightjar
Music: Elfyn Jones
Words: Toby Satterthwaite
1999 Production
Production:
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Music Director: Orlando Jopling
Designer: Tim Meacock
Lighting: Mark Doubleday
Company Secretary: Katie Price
Singers:
Soprano: Hilary Dolamore
Tenor: Phillip Bell
Baritone: Damian Thantrey
Instrumentalists:
Clarinet: Matthew Hunt
Harp: Lucy Wakeford
Cello: Adrian Bradbury
Repetiteur: Jonathan Gale
Bridewell Theatre, 2001
Production:
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Music Director: Orlando Jopling
Lighting Designer: Mark Doubleday
Programme Editor: Katie Price
Company Secretary: Caroline Steane
Stage Manager: Lorna Seymour
Tour Manager: Natalie Steed
Singers:
Soprano: Hilary Dolamore
Tenor: Nick Sears
Baritone: Damian Thantrey
Instrumentalists:
Clarinet: Matt Hunt, Stuart King
Harp: Manon Morris
Cello: Adrian Bradbury, Zoe Martlew
Repetiteur: Jonathan Gale, Frances Hills
Tour, 2001
Production:
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Musical Director: Orlando Jopling
Lighting Designer: Mark Doubleday
Singers:
Soprano: Hilary Dolamore
Tenor: Andrew Forbes-Lane
Instrumentalists:
Clarinet: Peter Furniss, Matt Hunt, Stuart King
Cellist: Kate Gould
Repetiteur: Jonathan Gale
Doggone
Music: Gary Carpenter
Words: Simon Nicholson
Glue
Music: Rachel Leach
Miss Treat
Music: Des Oliver
Words: Meredith Oakes
Platform 10
Music: Julian Grant
Words: Christina Jones
Seven Tons of Dung
Music: David Bruce
Words: Bill Bankes-Jones
The Nightjar
Music: Elfyn Jones
Words: Toby Satterthwaite
1999 Production
Production:
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Music Director: Orlando Jopling
Designer: Tim Meacock
Lighting: Mark Doubleday
Company Secretary: Katie Price
Singers:
Soprano: Hilary Dolamore
Tenor: Phillip Bell
Baritone: Damian Thantrey
Instrumentalists:
Clarinet: Matthew Hunt
Harp: Lucy Wakeford
Cello: Adrian Bradbury
Repetiteur: Jonathan Gale
Bridewell Theatre, 2001
Production:
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Music Director: Orlando Jopling
Lighting Designer: Mark Doubleday
Programme Editor: Katie Price
Company Secretary: Caroline Steane
Stage Manager: Lorna Seymour
Tour Manager: Natalie Steed
Singers:
Soprano: Hilary Dolamore
Tenor: Nick Sears
Baritone: Damian Thantrey
Instrumentalists:
Clarinet: Matt Hunt, Stuart King
Harp: Manon Morris
Cello: Adrian Bradbury, Zoe Martlew
Repetiteur: Jonathan Gale, Frances Hills
Tour, 2001
Production:
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Musical Director: Orlando Jopling
Lighting Designer: Mark Doubleday
Singers:
Soprano: Hilary Dolamore
Tenor: Andrew Forbes-Lane
Instrumentalists:
Clarinet: Peter Furniss, Matt Hunt, Stuart King
Cellist: Kate Gould
Repetiteur: Jonathan Gale