She Stoops To Conquer
A MAPPA MUNDI | TORCH THEATRE | THEATR MWLDAN CO-PRODUCTION
Guest directed by Peter Doran
UK TOUR 2009
“Exuberance, high humour and good spirits”
Adam Somerset for Theatre-Wales.co.uk
A sumptuous society romp with Oliver Goldsmiths classic 18th Century farce She Stoops to Conquer, guest directed by Peter Doran of The Torch Theatr, Milford Haven.
With an outrageous mix of secret elopements and nocturnal confusions, this satirical poke at polite society paints a ribald and hilarious portrait of life and love in the town and country with mistaken identities, acts of blatant greed, selfishness and plain stupidity, making it perfect fodder for Mappa Mundi’s sardonic style. Guest Directed by Peter Doran of The Torch Theatre, Milford Haven, audiences can expect larger than life characters, big laughs and even bigger hairpieces…
Mae dau ŵr ifanc coegfalch sy’n teithio i blasty gwledig yn cael eu twyllo drwy jôc gan yr anghyfrifol a’r diatal Tony Lumpkin, i feddwl mai tafarn yw’r plasty. Ar ôl cyrraedd mae’r ddau ŵr yn trin eu gwestywr, Mr Hardcastle fel tafarnwr. Ond mae hyn yn gweithio er mantais ei ferch brydferth a chlyfar, Kate, sy’n dieithrio ei hun fel morwyn tafarn, er mwyn ennill calon ei chariadfab swil.
Gyda chymysgedd beiddgar o ffoadau cyfrinachol a dryswch canol nos, mae gan y gomedi hon ddeialog ffraeth, hiwmor miniog a wigiau mawr!
Argyfereibedweryddcyd-gynhyrchiad â Theatr Mwldan,mae Theatr y Torchynymuno â Mappa Mundi,gyda’i ChyfarwyddwrArtistig, Peter Doranyngnghadair y Cyfarwyddwr.
She Stoops to Conquer toured to 21 venues in Wales in the Spring of 2009, followed by a 37 date tour of the UK the following Autumn. Audiences totalled 8,925 across the run.
Reviews & Press Quotes
“more belly laughs than a Little Britain box set”
Western Telegraph
“The performances are universally excellent ….a delightful, rollicking romp with a warmth and freshness… peppered with a plethora of verbal and visual gags guaranteed to set one’s chuckle muscles working overtime”
The Stage
“… the performances are both ticklish and sophisticated … Doran and his dependable cast wring out every possible visual gag to great effect… endlessly watchable.”
**** The Guardian
“… the laughs come thick and fast … There is an unfortunate misconception that classic theatre can be stuffy and elitist, but this production is nothing of the sort.”
The Stage on She Stoops To Conquer 2009
“… the performances are both ticklish and sophisticated … Doran and his dependable cast wring out every possible visual gag to great effect… endlessly watchable.”
**** The Guardian
The Cast / Y Gast
Kathryn Dimery
Mrs Hardcastle
Russell Gomer
Diggory / Sir Charles
Lynne Seymour
Constance Neville
Liam Tobin
Mr Hardcastle
Edward Harrison
Tony Lumpkin
Clêr Stephens
Pimple, Landlady
Mali Tudno Jones
Kate Hardcastle
Richard Nichols
Hastings
Stephen Casey
Marlowe
Creative Team / Y Tim Creadigol
Director
Composer
Costume Designer
Designer
Concept Designer
Lighting Designer / Production Manager
Company Stage Manager
Stage Managers
Peter Doran (Torch Theatre)
Peter Knight
Lloyd Llewelyn Jones
Carl Davies
Sean Crowley
Ceri James
Brenda Knight
Clare Porter, Tasha White
Tour Venues
23 Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
24 Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
25 Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
29 The Welfare, Ystradgynlais
30 Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
1 Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
5 Sherman, Cardiff
6 Sherman, Cardiff
7 Coliseum, Aberdare
8 The Borough Theatre, Abergavenny
9 The Borough Theatre, Abergavenny
12 Aberystwyth Arts Centre
14 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
16 Theatr Hafren, Newtown
19 Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllhelli
21 Venue Cymru Llandudno
23 The Stiwt, Rhosllannerchrugog
27 Blackwood Miners’ Institute
28 Porthcawl Pavillion, Porthcawl
30 Wyeside Arts Centre
21 Greenwich Theatre, London
22 Greenwich Theatre, London
23 Greenwich Theatre, London
24 Greenwich Theatre, London
25 Greenwich Theatre, London
26 Greenwich Theatre, London
30 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
1 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
2 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
3 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
4 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
5 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
6 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
7 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
8 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
9 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
10 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
11 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
12 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
13 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
14 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
15 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
16 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
17 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
3 Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
4 The Castle, Wellingborough
6 Forum 28, Barrow in Furness
7 Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
10 Buxton Opera House, Buxton
11 Civic Theatre, Doncaster
12 The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury
13 Palace Theatre, Newark
14 Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge
15 Cornerstone, Didcot
17 Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe
18 Riverfront, Newport
19 Theatre Royal, Winchester
20 Theatre Royal, Winchester
Gallery
Wedi ei noddi’n rhannol gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a Llywodraeth Cymru, a’r Loteri Genedlaethol.
Supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the National Lottery.
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