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The Dark Ages, January 1967


Cast
The Chronicler - Nicholas Walliman
Coenwulf, King of Mercia - Paul Thornett
Quendreda, his daughter - Catherine Grove
A theyn - Timothy Porter
Hilda of Clent - Sara Goulder
Caedwalla, a minstrel - Timothy Porter
Aesceberht, a Mercian noble - Hugh Barton

Chorus of Monks, Soldiers, Women
Oliver Barton Peter Hankins Alison Foster
Richard Smyth Paul Haddock Megan Smith
John Foster Hugh Bradby Diana Tucker

The action takes place in Mercia and Wales between AD 813 and 821

Orchestra
Diana Hankins - violin
Felicity Lott - violin
Barbara Bradby - viola
Robina Seacome - cello
Christopher Gilbert - guitar
Colin Leach - percussion
James Bradby - flute/percussion
Michael Reynolds - oboe
Gabrielle Walliman - piano

Conducted by Tony Leach

Technical and production:
Stage Manager - Richard Smyth
Lighting - Robert Payne, Gillean Barton, Oliver Barton
Makeup - Mary Lawson, Elizabeth Morse
Costumes - Members of the cast and their families
Production - Celia Barton, assisted by Timothy Porter
Acknowledgements
Our special thanks to: ABC Cinema, Gloucester; Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham; St Paul's College; Cheltenham College; Cheltenham Junior College; the Carmelite Fathers; Mrs Thornett; Mrs Porter; Mr Ken Watkinson; the Rev P Walton; Mr Ian Pritchard


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