Elizabethan Music

Elizabethan Composers
Elizabethan Musicians composed music for musical instruments and the voice. The Elizabethan Golden Age saw the emergence of the Anthem, the Madrigal, the Masque and Opera. The emergence of new English music schools. And great Elizabethan Composers such as William Byrd (1543-1623), Thomas Campion (1567-1620), John Dowland (1563-1626), John Farmer (1570-1601), Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), Robert Johnson (1500-1560) and Thomas Tallis (1505-1585). Combinations of musical instruments, as in the modern orchestra, were still in the experimental stage but provided the opportunity to create unusual and creative music. Queen Elizabeth was a patron of all the Arts and encouraged Elizabethan Composers . Music and Song lyrics were printed during the Elizabethan era but these were sold as separate documents! The Elizabethan composer John Dowland (1563-1626), a University Graduate in Music, published his ' First Booke of Songes or Ayres' in 1597. It became a best seller and highly profitable to the Publisher. Other popular composers followed suit!

Lion In Winter Rehersals

Thurs 20th Aug   Red Room @  8pm

Sun   23rd Aug   Main Hall    @  4 pm

 

Then Thursdays @ 8pm and Sundays @ 4pm up to and including Sunday 13th September.

(have included the Sunday of the Alton Towers week-end as was not sure what you had decided)

 

Tues  15th Sept  Main Hall   @ 8pm

Thurs 17th Sept  Main Hall   @ 8pm

Sun    20th Sept  Main Hall   @ 4pm

 

Then Tuesdays,Thursdays @ 8pm and Sundays @ 4pm up to and including Thursday 22nd October.

Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th October will be set build.

 

The Lion in Winter - James Goldman

Henry II Wayne Ross

Alais Amanda Goggins

John James Atterwill

Geoffrey Simon Alaluf

Richard M artin Vine

Eleanor Cathy Nicholls
Philip to be confirmed

The search for a King Philip of France will resume when the schools return in September. Great to welcome back to the stage Amanda and Cathy, and welcome Martin and James for the first time.

Stage manger Phil

Assi stant stage manager Kate

Set TBC (Chris/Alan???)

Lights Paul*

Sound Pete*

Props Sue

Make up/hair Jan

Costumes Jenny*

Prompt Mike

Production manager TBC

Programme Mike

Publicity John

Graphic design TBC

Box office TBC

Catering Clare*

Bar & nbsp; Charlie*

Front of house Mary*

Night must Fall

http://www.escape-suspense.com/2008/03/suspense---nigh.html

October 2009 production ideas

- Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams, a thriller suggested by Adrian
- The Art of Course Acting by Michael Green, suggested by Sue
- Dad's Army, suggested by Wayne (if it arrives in time)


The Lion in Winter by James Goldman (you may have seen the film with Peter O'Toole & Katharine Hepburn).
Gill is keen to direct, so this is a likely contender for the October production.