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[[File:PatienceFlyer.jpg| | [[File:PatienceFlyer.jpg|600px|thumb|right|Show poster for Patience 2018, designed by [[Delyth Simons]], coffee cup by [[Rhona Graham]] ]] | ||
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Lovesick maidens are besotted with Bunthorne, a moody and handsome poet, but he has eyes only for the simple milkmaid, Patience. The problem? Patience doesn't do 'love'. Hipsters, Rugby boys and coffee presents an exciting story. | |||
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== About the Show == | == About the Show == | ||
Patience is the sixth collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan and was first performed in 1881. All G&S operettas contain at least an element of parody, and for Patience, the main thrust of the plot comes from the satire of the aesthetic movement. An intellectual and artistic movement at the time, aestheticism focused on things being beautiful instead of having a deeper meaning and can be characterised by the phrase ‘Art for Art’s sake’. In the show, this attitude is exemplified by the two rival poets, Bunthorne and Grosvenor, and the chorus of ladies who adore them. | |||
I initially chose to pitch Patience because I saw a production at the International Gilbert and Sullivan festival and laughed my socks off. Despite the fact it was written with a very specific time and context in mind, the libretto is still razor-sharp as it works to skewer ‘fad culture’ in general. We immediately jumped to thinking about how we could make Patience even more relevant for modern audiences, especially the mostly young/student crowd in Southampton. | I initially chose to pitch Patience because I saw a production at the International Gilbert and Sullivan festival and laughed my socks off. Despite the fact it was written with a very specific time and context in mind, the libretto is still razor-sharp as it works to skewer ‘fad culture’ in general. We immediately jumped to thinking about how we could make Patience even more relevant for modern audiences, especially the mostly young/student crowd in Southampton. | ||
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It was an easy choice to swap out 19th Century Aesthetes for 21st Century hipsters. ‘Hipsterism’ is a somewhat nebulous concept, but for the purposes of the show, we’re taking it to mean young adults with non-mainstream fashion tastes, a passion for ‘vintage and blurry’ over ‘digital and clear’, and a healthy dose of snobbery for anyone perceived to be ‘normal’. The obvious parallels to the Aesthetes meant that we actually didn’t need to change any of the libretto or lyrics at all and the show still makes perfect sense. Bringing the rest of the characters into the new millennium was also surprisingly easy, as I think you’ll see when you meet them... | It was an easy choice to swap out 19th Century Aesthetes for 21st Century hipsters. ‘Hipsterism’ is a somewhat nebulous concept, but for the purposes of the show, we’re taking it to mean young adults with non-mainstream fashion tastes, a passion for ‘vintage and blurry’ over ‘digital and clear’, and a healthy dose of snobbery for anyone perceived to be ‘normal’. The obvious parallels to the Aesthetes meant that we actually didn’t need to change any of the libretto or lyrics at all and the show still makes perfect sense. Bringing the rest of the characters into the new millennium was also surprisingly easy, as I think you’ll see when you meet them... | ||
Of course, you don’t need to know any of this to enjoy the show! The fact is that nearly 140 years after it was performed, Patience is still as witty and as charming as it ever was, and we’re sure you’ll have a gay old time with us. | Of course, you don’t need to know any of this to enjoy the show! The fact is that nearly 140 years after it was performed, Patience is still as witty and as charming as it ever was, and we’re sure you’ll have a gay old time with us. | ||
- from the About The Show in the | - from the About The Show in the programme by Abby Pardoe | ||
== Photo Gallery == | == Photo Gallery == | ||
''We'll put some here kinda soon I guess'' | |||
== Production Team == | == Production Team == | ||
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| ''Musical Director''||[[Tim Lutton]] | | ''Musical Director''||[[Tim Lutton]] | ||
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| ''Musical Director''||[[Bridie | | ''Musical Director''||[[Bridie Strachen]] | ||
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| ''Assistant Musical Director''||[[Liam Chan]] | | ''Assistant Musical Director''||[[Liam Chan]] | ||
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| ''Creative Director''||[[Rhona Graham]] | | ''Creative Director''||[[Rhona Graham]] | ||
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| ''Producer''||[[ | | ''Producer''||[[Delyth Simons]] | ||
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| ''Makeup Artist''||[[Charlie Dawkins]] | | ''Makeup Artist''||[[Charlie Dawkins]] | ||
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!Role!!Name | !Role!!Name | ||
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| ''Patience''||[[ | | ''Patience''||[[Abby Pardoe]] | ||
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| ''Reginald Bunthorne''||[[Daniel Williams-Brown]] | | ''Reginald Bunthorne''||[[Daniel Williams-Brown]] | ||
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| ''Lady Ella''||[[Katie Giles]] | | ''Lady Ella''||[[Katie Giles]] | ||
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| ''Colonel Calverley''||[[Billy | | ''Colonel Calverley''||[[Billy Bolton]] | ||
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| ''Major Murgatroyd''||[[Philip Needle]] | | ''Major Murgatroyd''||[[Philip Needle]] | ||
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| ''Chorus''||[[Jordan Gardner]] | | ''Chorus''||[[Jordan Gardner]] | ||
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| ''Chorus''||[[ | | ''Chorus''||[[Joseph Hand]] | ||
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| ''Chorus''||[[Julie Hao]] | | ''Chorus''||[[Julie Hao]] | ||
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| ''Stage Crew''||[[Ali Treanor]] | | ''Stage Crew''||[[Ali Treanor]] | ||
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| ''Crew''||[[Amy Miller]] | | ''Crew''||[[Amy Miller]], ||[[George Tucker]] | ||
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| ''Flute''||[[Kat Bishop]] | | ''Flute''||[[Kat Bishop]] | ||
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| ''Flute (Oboe Part)''||[[Grace Timby]] | | ''Flute (Oboe Part)''||([[Grace Timby]]) | ||
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| ''Clarinet ''||[[Bridie | | ''Clarinet ''||[[Bridie Strachen]] | ||
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| ''Bassoon ''||[[Kelly Barnsley]] | | ''Bassoon ''||[[Kelly Barnsley]] | ||
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| ''Chair''||[[Billy | | ''Chair''||[[Billy Bolton]] | ||
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| ''Secretary''||[[Martha Fooks]] | | ''Secretary''||[[Martha Fooks]] | ||
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| ''Treasurer''||[[Luke Comerford]] | | ''Treasurer''||[[Luke Comerford]] | ||
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| ''Publicity Officer''||[[ | | ''Publicity Officer''||[[Delyth Simons]] | ||
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| ''Publicity Officer''||[[Jesse Bean McCabe]] | | ''Publicity Officer''||[[Jesse Bean McCabe]] |