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Patience 2018 (Harrogate)

2018-08-27T10:50:36Z

Sondheim's Bitch:

'Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride' was performed by LOpSoc on 16th August 2018 in the Harrogate Theatre at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival. The orchestra and stage crew were provided by the venue. The production retained all the main features that originally came from the [[Patience 2018|Annex Run]] in June 2018. There were, however, changes to the cast as two of the principles were unable to join the company, with the role of The Duke of Dunstable being taken on by [[Barnaby Wilson]] and the role of Major Murgatroyd by [[Ben Walker]], creating new dynamics between the trio of men which was enjoyable to watch. The chorus, despite losing some of its original run members, gained new ones, including the Director [[Abby Pardoe]] and Musical Director [[Bridie Strachan]].

The production was very well received at the festival.

== Production Team ==

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Role!!Name
|-
| ''Director''||[[Abby Pardoe]]
|-
| ''Musical Director''||[[Tim Lutton]]
|-
| ''Musical Director''||[[Bridie Strachan]]
|-
| ''Musical Director''||[[Liam Chan]]
|-
| ''Choreographer''||[[Clementine Chirol]]
|-
| ''Creative Director''||[[Rhona Graham]]
|-
| ''Producer''||[[Delyth Simons]]
|}

== Cast ==

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Role!!Name
|-
| ''Patience''||[[Amber Courage]]
|-
| ''Reginald Bunthorne''||[[Daniel Williams-Brown]]
|-
| ''Archibald Grosvenor''||[[Tom Hudson]]
|-
| ''Lady Jane''||[[Martha Fooks]]
|-
| ''Lady Angela''||[[Tori Arnold]]
|-
| ''Lady Saphir''||[[Rhiannon Creffield]]
|-
| ''Lady Ella''||[[Katie Giles]]
|-
| ''Colonel Calverley''||[[Billy Boulton]]
|-
| ''Major Murgatroyd''||[[Ben Walker]]
|-
| ''Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable''||[[Barnaby Wilson]]
|-
| ''Mr. Bunthorne's Solicitor''||[[Dom Navikas]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Pete Alexander]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[David Child]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Nadia Fundell]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Joe Hand]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Jesse Bean McCabe]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Eris Perring]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Andrew Rose]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Annabelle Sessions]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Fiona Sunderland]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Megan Warinton]]
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Mara Zimmerman]]
|}

== Crew ==

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Role!!Name
|-
| ''Technical Director''||[[Edmund King]]
|-
| ''Stage Crew''||[[Kit Grange]]
|-
| ''Stage Crew''||[[Alex Willmott]]
|-
|}

== Committee ==

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Role!!Name
|-
| ''Chair''||[[Billy Boulton]]
|-
| ''Secretary''||[[Martha Fooks]]
|-
| ''Treasurer''||[[Luke Comerford]]
|-
| ''Publicity Officer''||[[Delyth Simons]]
|-
| ''Publicity Officer''||[[Jesse Bean McCabe]]
|-
| ''Social Secretary''||[[Isaac Treuherz]]
|-
| ''Webmaster''||[[Pete Alexander]]
|-
| ''Loremaster''||[[Daniel Williams-Brown]]
|-
| ''Ordinary Member''||[[Tori Arnold]]
|-
| ''Tours Officer''||[[Rhona Graham]]
|-
|}

[[Category:Performance]]

Amber Courage

2018-07-23T19:05:59Z

Sondheim's Bitch:

===Biography===

Amber, a sassy music graduate, joined LOpSoc in 2016 for Fiddler on the Roof, not expecting the tag team cult effort of [[Ben Walker]] and [[Katie Giles]] raining down meaning that it was too late for escape. She may have questionable murderous French ancestors, so we don't mock her TOO much, for the safety of our English souls.

Having fled the burning remains of Anatevka in [[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]], she then moved onto getting sweet revenge on [[Katie Giles]] in her role as Fiametta in the upcoming run of The Gondoliers by refusing to let her ruin the plan of eschewing the gondoliers in favour of Marco and Giuseppe by way of violence. She is also took on the mammoth task of clothing the entirety of LOpSoc with beautiful clothes as the wardrobe director of the aforementioned show.

She went on to play the outrageously sassy Peep Bo in [[The Mikado 2017]] in the Nuffield Theatre, gaining significant attention for the combination of schadenfreude and fan-sass in her performance. She reprised the role for [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]. Following from this, Amber took on the marginally less sassy role of Zorah in [[Ruddygore 2018]].

For LOpSoc's Summer show that same year, Amber gained her first lead role as Patience, the village milkmaid, in [[Patience 2018]]. This signalled the triumphant return of the sass, particularly directed at Bunthorne ([[Daniel Williams-Brown]]). She will go on to perform the role again in [[Patience 2018 (Harrogate)]].

=== Major Achievements ===
*Dressing an errant cast beautifully despite many setbacks.
* Has cultivated a mean ''Really?'' stare from practicing on [[Ben Walker]] and [[Katie Giles]] at parties.
* Reached the exalted rank of True Soprano by sitting on a "chair of men."

=== History of Roles===

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Performance!!Role
|-
|[[Patience 2018]] ||| ''Patience''
|-
|[[Ruddygore 2018]] ||| ''Zorah''
|-
|[[The Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]] ||| ''Peep Bo/Wardrobe''
|-
|[[The Mikado 2017]] ||| ''Peep Bo/Wardrobe''
|-
|[[Gondoliers 2016 (Harrogate)]]|||''Fiametta/Wardrobe''
|-
|[[Gondoliers 2016]] ||| ''Publicity Officer''
|-
|[[Gondoliers 2016]]|||''Fiametta/ Wardrobe''
|-
|[[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]]|||''Daughters Chorus''

[[Category:People]]

Billy Boulton

2018-06-26T17:17:50Z

Sondheim's Bitch:

Billy joined LOpSoc for [[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]] where he played the role of ''Mordcha'' the inkeeper. He then went on to play ''Don Alhambra'' in [[Gondoliers 2016]] in the annex theatre, as well as in Harrogate 2016, where he received a nomination for Best Character Actor. He then went on to co-direct [[Mikado 2017]] with [[George Smith]] in the Nuffield, which was subsequently taken to Harrogate that summer. The Mikado picked up numerous awards at the International GIlbert and Sullivan festival 2017, including ''Best Show'' and ''Best Direction'' for Billy and George. He also re-continued his slew of 'comic relief' roles with the role of ''Chitterlow'' in [[Half a Sixpence 2017]], before playing the lovably loyal ''Old Adam'' in [[Ruddygore 2018]]

Billy has also served in one committee as ''Archivist'' for 2017/18, a role which he changed the name of to ''Loremaster'' via a narrow society vote.

=== Fancy Skills ===

<li>"Shah!"
<li>"FANCY BALL?!"
<li>"Biff!"

=== History of Roles ===

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Performance!!Role
|-
| [[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]]||''Mordcha''
|-
| [[Gondoliers 2016]]||''Don Alhambra''
|-
| [[Gondoliers 2016 (Harrogate)]]||''Don Alhambra''
|-
| [[Mikado 2017]]||''Director''
|-
| [[Half a Sixpence 2017]]||''Chitterlow''
|-
| [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]||''Director/Chorus''
|-
| [[Ruddygore 2018]]||''Old Adam''
|-
| [[Patience 2018]]||''Colonel Calverley''
|}

[[Category:People]]

Amber Courage

2018-06-26T17:12:14Z

Sondheim's Bitch:

===Biography===

Amber, a sassy third year music student, joined LOpSoc in 2016 for Fiddler on the Roof, not expecting the tag team cult effort of [[Ben Walker]] and [[Katie Giles]] raining down meaning that it was too late for escape. She may have questionable murderous French ancestors, so we don't mock her TOO much, for the safety of our English souls.

Having fled the burning remains of Anatevka in [[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]], she then moved onto getting sweet revenge on [[Katie Giles]] in her role as Fiametta in the upcoming run of The Gondoliers by refusing to let her ruin the plan of eschewing the gondoliers in favour of Marco and Giuseppe by way of violence. She is also took on the mammoth task of clothing the entirety of LOpSoc with beautiful clothes as the wardrobe director of the aforementioned show.

She went on to play the outrageously sassy Peep Bo in [[The Mikado 2017]] in the Nuffield Theatre, gaining significant attention for the combination of schadenfreude and fan-sass in her performance. She reprised the role for [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]. Following from this, Amber took on the marginally less sassy role of Zorah in [[Ruddygore 2018]].

For LOpSoc's Summer show that same year, Amber gained her first lead role as Patience, the village milkmaid, in [[Patience 2018]]. This signalled the triumphant return of the sass, particularly directed at Bunthorne ([[Daniel Williams-Brown]]). She will go on to perform the role again in [[Patience 2018 (Harrogate)]].

=== Major Achievements ===
*Dressing an errant cast beautifully despite many setbacks.
* Has cultivated a mean ''Really?'' stare from practicing on [[Ben Walker]] and [[Katie Giles]] at parties.
* Reached the exalted rank of True Soprano by sitting on a "chair of men."

=== History of Roles===

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Performance!!Role
|-
|[[Patience 2018]] ||| ''Patience''
|-
|[[Ruddygore 2018]] ||| ''Zorah''
|-
|[[The Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]] ||| ''Peep Bo/Wardrobe''
|-
|[[The Mikado 2017]] ||| ''Peep Bo/Wardrobe''
|-
|[[Gondoliers 2016 (Harrogate)]]|||''Fiametta/Wardrobe''
|-
|[[Gondoliers 2016]] ||| ''Publicity Officer''
|-
|[[Gondoliers 2016]]|||''Fiametta/ Wardrobe''
|-
|[[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]]|||''Daughters Chorus''

[[Category:People]]

Liam Chan

2018-06-20T01:48:02Z

Sondheim's Bitch:

Liam Chan joined LOpSoc as ''Assistant Musical Director'' half way through the rehearsal process for [[Mikado 2017]], then rose to the grand title of ''Musical Director'' for [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]. He fast became beloved (and consequently absorbed) by the society. It was soon vowed that he should never be allowed to return to his previous life, and was dragged kicking and screaming into the position of ''Musical Director'' for [[Ruddygore 2018]]. Once fully trapped in the endless cycle that is LOpSoc membership, Liam embarked on note-bashing his way through yet another show as ''Assistant Musical Director'' of the Summer show, [[Patience 2018]]. This also marked his stage debut, involving gratuitous clap push ups, much to the dismay of his elbows.

Liam's musical directing style typically involves abandoning any actual musical direction and instead enthusiastically filling the shoes of absent principals, regardless of vocal part or gender. He also occasionally sasses the chorus, but only when he feels like it.

=== History of Roles ===

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Performance!!Role
|-
| [[Mikado 2017]]||''Assistant Musical Director''
|-
| [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]||''Musical Director''
|-
| [[Ruddygore 2018]]||''Musical Director''
|-
| [[Patience 2018]]||''Assistant Musical Director''
|}

[[Category:People]]

Liam Chan

2018-06-20T01:41:53Z

Sondheim's Bitch:

Liam Chan joined LOpSoc as ''Assistant Musical Director'' half way through the rehearsal process for [[Mikado 2017]], then rose to the grand title of ''Musical Director'' for [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]. He fast became beloved (and consequently absorbed) by the society. It was soon vowed that he should never be allowed to return to his previous life, and was dragged kicking and screaming into the position of ''Musical Director'' for [[Ruddygore 2018]]. Once fully trapped in the endless cycle that is LOpSoc membership, Liam embarked on note-bashing his way through yet another show as ''Assistant Musical Director'' of the Summer show, [[Patience 2018]]. This also marked his stage debut, involving gratuitous clap push ups, much to the dismay of his elbows.

=== History of Roles ===

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Performance!!Role
|-
| [[Mikado 2017]]||''Assistant Musical Director''
|-
| [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]||''Musical Director''
|-
| [[Ruddygore 2018]]||''Musical Director''
|-
| [[Patience 2018]]||''Assistant Musical Director''
|}

[[Category:People]]

Liam Chan

2018-06-20T01:33:32Z

Sondheim's Bitch:

Liam Chan joined LOpSoc as ''Assistant Musical Director'' half way through the rehearsal process for [[Mikado 2017]], then rose to the grand title of ''Musical Director'' for [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]. He fast became beloved (and consequently absorbed) by the society. It was soon vowed that he should never be allowed to return to his previous life, and was dragged kicking and screaming into the position of ''Musical Director'' for [[Ruddygore 2018]]. Now, trapped in the endless cycle that is LOpSoc membership, Liam embarks on note-bashing his way through yet another show as ''Assistant Musical Director'' of the upcoming Summer show, ''Patience''.

=== History of Roles ===

{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Performance!!Role
|-
| [[Mikado 2017]]||''Assistant Musical Director''
|-
| [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]||''Musical Director''
|-
| [[Ruddygore 2018]]||''Musical Director''
|-
| [[Patience 2018]]||''Assistant Musical Director''
|}

[[Category:People]]