1990 - Much Ado About Nothing
'Much Ado About Nothing' was also presented in 1964 as our first production,
to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.
It was also presented in 2015
Dates & Location
Monday 25th June - Saturday 30th June1990
Evenings at 8pm - Saturday matinee at 3pm
Venue
Hillbark Gardens, Frankby
In Association with Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Department of Leisure Services and Tourism,
Tickets
Booking via Floral Pavilion, Heswall Hall, Birkenhead Library, ?????
| Day | |
|---|---|
| Monday, | |
| Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | |
| Friday, Saturday | |
| Saturday Matinee |
| The Cast | |
|---|---|
| The Household of Leonato | |
| Leonato | Malcolm Ash |
| Antonio | John Welshman |
| Hero | Glenda Cooper |
| Beatrice | Janet Bird |
| Ursula | Anne-Lise Fraser |
| Margaret | Carys Cooper |
| Ladies in Waiting | Helen Hill, Caroline Sawley, Nicola Murphy |
| Friar Francis | Richard Sawley |
| The Military Visitors | |
| Don Pedro | David Prince |
| Don John | Lance Robinson |
| Count Claudio | Richard Kelly / Michael Deakin ************* |
| Signior Benedick | Jim Bird |
| Borachio | Paul Comaish |
| Conrade | Michael Ellis |
| Messenger | Iain Tyrell |
| Balthasar | Iain Pelling |
| Soldier | Michael Deakin |
| The Watch | |
| Dogberry | Keith Hill |
| Verges | George Leigh |
| A Sexton | Dennis Gannon |
| 1st Watch | Tim Downes |
| 2nd Watch | Nicholas Whitehead |
**********Due to the illness of Richard Kelly, the part was also played by Mike Deakin.
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The production team |
|
|---|---|
Director
|
Patrick Gee
|
| Assisted by |
Ann Warr
|
| Design by | Valerio Marcus Martinez |
| Assisted by | Gary Underwood |
| Stage Manager | Nigel Cooper |
| Costumes made by | Staff and students of the Theatre Wardrobe Course, City College, Liverpool, |
| Supervised by | Della Rebours, Jacqueline Ford |
| Lighting | Ron Lamb, Nigel Pegrum |
| Assisted by | Richard Angwin, Craig Barnett, Andrew Wright Christopher Dornford-May, Andrew Green, Dominic Hewitt, Kevin Irvine, Andrew Steele, |
| Assistant stage managers | Jim Jardine, Colin Graham, Ann Hall, Richard Smith, Ann Smith, William Wilson |
| Properties | Christine Gee, Pauline Moran, Betty Myers, Sheila Thompson |
| Sound | Peter Elliott |
| Assisted by | Adrian Pullin |
| Wardrobe | Jean Longstaff |
| Assisted by | Joan Eddowes, Diana Hardman |
| Hair Styles | Pat Kelly |
| Music Adviser | Jackie Robertson |
| Continuity | Hilary Abbott |
| Production Secretary | Marion Guyse Williams |
Cast and Directors
Hillbark finally closed in 1989 and this was the
last production in the grounds of the House.
| The Committee | |
|---|---|
| President | Glenda Jackson CBE |
| Chairman | Eric J Murch |
| Hon Secretary | Hilary Abbott |
| Hon Treasurer | Michael DG.Ellis |
| Hon Business Manager | Alan Thomas |
| Hon Patrons & Ticket Secretary | Owen Roberts |
| Press & Publicity | Paul Holliday |
| Heswall Arts Association | Brian JR Danger |
| Arts Officer, Department of Leisure Services & Tourism | Rob Smith |
| Committee Members | Joan Astbury, Henry McDowell Geoff Sharples, Michael Ellis Nigel Cooper,Ron Lamb Patricia McDonough, |
