Cymbeline
2024

31ain Gorffennaf i 3ydd Awst
Cyfarwyddwyd gan Georgina Ferry

O for a horse with wings! Hear'st thou Pisanio?
He is at Milford Haven. Read, and tell me
How far 'tis thither. If one of mean affairs
May plod it in a week, why may not I
Glide thither in a day?

Imogen, daughter of the British king Cymbeline, has married her childhood sweetheart Posthumus.

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But he is the son of a mere soldier, and her father banishes him in fury. So begins the story of love, loss, deception and reconciliation that has all the qualities of a classic fairy tale.

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We chose this rarely-performed play, one of the last that Shakespeare wrote and partly set in Wales, for our 37th production.

Cast

Britons
CYMBELINE, King of BritainRichard Carwardine
IMOGEN, his daughter Rose Macaulay
POSTHUMUS LEONATUS, husband to Imogen Joe Kao
QUEEN, second wife of Cymbeline Amy Levene
CLOTEN, her son Jonathon Preece
GUIDERIUS/POLYDORE, Cymbeline’s lost son Oscar Stafford
ARVIRAGUS/CADWAL, Cymbeline’s lost son Ralph Williamson
BELARIUS/MORGAN, a banished lord Richard Mitchley
PISANIO, servant to Posthumus Chris Turner
CORNELIA, a doctor Linda Kirk
CAPTAIN, JAILER Jonathon Preece
GENTLEMEN, LORDS & LADIES Ed Long, Jane Morris, Anna Munro, Jude Williamson
Romans
PHILARIO, friend of PosthumusBen Levy
IACHIMO, friend of PhilarioMatthew Bellwood
FRENCHMAN, friend of PhilarioOscar Stafford
CAIUS LUCIUS, Roman GeneralIan Wood
SOOTHSAYERAnn Schofield
Apparitions & Ghosts
JUPITER, king of the godsIan Wood
SICILIUS LEONATUS, Posthumus' fatherChris Turner
MOTHERJane Morris
BROTHERSBen Levy, Ralph Williamson

Crew

DIRECTORGeorgina Ferry
MUSICAL DIRECTOR/COMPOSERRichard Morris
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/LIGHTING DESIGNDavid Long
SOUND/CHIEF ELECTRICIANDominic Hargreaves
COSTUME/PROPSPenny Miltiadou, Steph Ross, Georgina Peacock
CHOREOGRAPHERGeraldine Hurl
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTJerry Ross
FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGERJulie Owen
FRONT OF HOUSE TEAMLyn & Paul Adams, Fiona Andrews, Julie Baker, Glen Bazely, Angela & Steve Czech, Carole Davies, Dafydd Davies, Mike James, Sally Martin, Beryl Rees, Julia & Mike Thomas, Cara Wilson, Vincent Wright

Musicians

FLUTE, PICCOLOEleanor Jackson
FLUTEEric Sheldon
CLARINETKaty Lawrence
CLARINETJude Williamson
BASS CLARINET, PERCUSSIONOliver Llewellyn-Smith
TRUMPET, GUITAR, PERCUSSIONDan Webster
TRUMPETAmy Levene
PERCUSSIONRalph Williamson
KEYBOARDJean Smith
SINGERSEd Long, Jane Morris, Richard Morris, Jude Williamson, Ralph Williamson