Cymbeline
2024
31st July to 3rd August
Directed by 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.
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.
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 Britain | Richard 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 Posthumus | Ben Levy |
| IACHIMO, friend of Philario | Matthew Bellwood |
| FRENCHMAN, friend of Philario | Oscar Stafford |
| CAIUS LUCIUS, Roman General | Ian Wood |
| SOOTHSAYER | Ann Schofield |
Apparitions & Ghosts
| JUPITER, king of the gods | Ian Wood |
| SICILIUS LEONATUS, Posthumus' father | Chris Turner |
| MOTHER | Jane Morris |
| BROTHERS | Ben Levy, Ralph Williamson |
Crew
| DIRECTOR | Georgina Ferry |
| MUSICAL DIRECTOR/COMPOSER | Richard Morris |
| TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/LIGHTING DESIGN | David Long |
| SOUND/CHIEF ELECTRICIAN | Dominic Hargreaves |
| COSTUME/PROPS | Penny Miltiadou, Steph Ross, Georgina Peacock |
| CHOREOGRAPHER | Geraldine Hurl |
| PRODUCTION ASSISTANT | Jerry Ross |
| FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER | Julie Owen |
| FRONT OF HOUSE TEAM | Lyn & 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, PICCOLO | Eleanor Jackson |
| FLUTE | Eric Sheldon |
| CLARINET | Katy Lawrence |
| CLARINET | Jude Williamson |
| BASS CLARINET, PERCUSSION | Oliver Llewellyn-Smith |
| TRUMPET, GUITAR, PERCUSSION | Dan Webster |
| TRUMPET | Amy Levene |
| PERCUSSION | Ralph Williamson |
| KEYBOARD | Jean Smith |
| SINGERS | Ed Long, Jane Morris, Richard Morris, Jude Williamson, Ralph Williamson |