Title: The Grand Tour/Faster/The Dream
Date: Thursday 28th June 2012, Matinee
Type: Ballet
Company: Birmingham Royal Ballet
Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, England
Composer: Noël Coward (The Grand Tour), Matthew Hindson (Faster), Felix Mendelssohn (The Dream)
Choreographer: Joe Layon (The Grand Tour), David Bintley (Faster), Frederick Ashton (The Dream)
Production: Birmingham Royal Ballet productions (The Grand Tour, The Dream), Original 2012 production (Faster)
Conductor: Paul Murphy
Collection Folder: Folder 13

Cast

The Grand Tour

American Lady: Jade Heusen
Chief Steward: Steven Monteith
Gertrude Lawrence: Samara Downs
Noël Coward: Jamie Bond
Mary Pickford: Arancha Baselga
Douglas Fairbanks: Iain Mackay
Theda Bara: Callie Roberts
George Bernard Shaw: Tom Rogers
Gertrude Stein: Jonathan Payn
Alice B. Toklas: Kristen McGarrity
Stewards: Jonathan Caguioa, Feargus Campbell, Kit Holder
Italian Stowaways: Laura-Jane Gibson, Lewis Turner

Faster

Dancers: James Barton, Tzu-Chao Chou, Mathias Dingman, Oliver Till, Samara Downs, Chi Cao, Victoria Marr, Jade Heusen, Maureya Lebowitz, Laëtitia Lo Sardo, Angela Paul, Feargus Campbell, Jenna Roberts, Steven Monteith, Céline Gittens, Tyrone Singleton, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Callie Roberts, Yijing Zhang, Rory Mackay

The Dream

Oberon: Joseph Caley
Titania: Elisha Willis
Changeling Indian Boy: Hannah Ellis
Puck: James Barton
Bottom: Kit Holder
Rustics: Feargus Campbell, Max Maslen, Nathanael Skelton, Oliver Till, Lewis Turner
Hermia: Delia Mathews
Lysander: Tom Rogers
Helena: Victoria Marr
Demetrius: Jamie Bond
Cobweb: Arancha Baselga
Peaseblossom: Laëtitia Lo Sardo
Moth: Angela Paul
Mustardseed: Laura Purkiss
Fairies: Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet

Music Soloists: Birmingham Cathedral Choir

Orchestra

First Violins:
Robert Gibbs (Leader)
Richard Friedman
Vanessa David
Amanda Brown
Peter Jenkins
Deborah Schlenther
Philip Aird
Caroline Ferriman

Second Violins:
Gwilym Hooson
Rebecca Jones
Mary Martin
Fiona Robertson
Helen Bartlett
Robert Simmons

Violas:
Carmen Flores
Chris Pitsillides
Gruffydd Owen

Cellos:
James Potter
Andrew Gunn
Jane Rainey
Stephen Anstee

Bass:
Alan Taylor

Flutes:
Lynn Peters
Sandra Skipper (Piccolo)

Oboes:
Alaster Bentley
Maxwell Spiers (Cor anglais)

Clarinets:
Ian Scott
Malcolm McMillan (Bass Clarinet)

Bassoon:
David McKee

Horns:
Neil Mitchell
Chris Pointon
Phillip Walker

Trumpets:
Michael Allen
Christopher Deacon

Trombones:
Amos Miller
Maxwell Isley
David Gordon (Bass Trombone)

Tuba:
David Gordon Shute

Timpani:
Grahame King

Percussion:
Kevin Earley
Paul Parker

Principal Pianist:
Jonathan Higgins

Company Pianists:
Matthew Drury
Julia Richter
Ross Williams

Crew

For the Triple Bill

Designs, The Grand Tour: John Conklin
Lighting, The Grand Tour: Peter Teigen
Music Adaptor and Orchestrator, The Grand Tour: Hershy Kay
Additional Costumes, The Grand Tour: Jane Flanagan, Jackie Hallett, Pauline Parker
Costume Supervisor, The Grand Tour: Karen Short
Costumes, Faster: Becs Andrews
Lighting, Faster: Peter Mumford
Costume Making, Faster: Amanda Barrow, Will Skeet
Costume Dyeing, Faster: Sheila White
Milliner, Faster: Debbie Boyd
Costume Supervisor, Faster: Donna Raphael
Music Arranger, The Dream: John Lanchbery
Music Director, The Dream: Marcus Huxley
Design, The Dream: Peter Farmer
Lighting, The Dream: John B. Read
Scenery, Costumes, Headdresses, Wigs, Dyeing, The Dream: Royal Opera House Production Department
Additional Costumes, The Dream: June Callear, Robbie Gordon, Beverly Vas
Costume Supervisor, The Dream: Shirley Lawrenson
Revival Costume Supervisor, The Dream: Karen Short

For the Birmingham Royal Ballet

Director: David Bintley
Assistant Director: Marion Tait
Chief Executive: Christopher Barron
PA to the Chief Executive: Louise Timmins
PA to the Director: Judy Taylor

Communications Director: Geoff Sweeney
Contracts Director: Jacqueline Mistry
Development Director: Geoff Sweeney
Director of Learning: Pearl Chesterman
Finance Director: Anna Williams
Human Resources Director: Lynn Colledge
Orchestra Director: John Beadle
Technical Director: Paul Grace

Ballet Masters: Dominic Antonucci, Michael O’Hare, Wolfgang Stollwitzer
Dance Notator/Répétiteur: Denis Bonner
Dance Notator: Patricia Taylor
Orchestra Manager: Andrew Bentley
Librarian: Charles Strickland
Touring Library Assistant: Malcolm McMillan
Pit Managers: David Gordon, Gwilym Hooson

Company Manager: Paul Grist
Senior Stage Manager: Diana Childs
Deputy Stage Manager: Eliska Robenn
Assistant Stage Manager: Chris Peterson
Head of Scenic Presentation: Doug Nicholson
Master Carpenter: Pete Read
Senior Stage Technicians: Steven Hegan, Arthur Lewis, Paul Moore

Lighting Design Consultant: Peter Teigen
Head of Lighting: Johnny Westall-Eyre
Deputy Head of Lighting: Andy Wilson
Senior Lighting Technicians: Chris Hooley, Eleanor Morgan
Lighting Technician: Andy Russell

Head of Wardrobe: Lili Sobieralska
Deputy Head of Wardrobe: Vanda Hewston
Wardrobe Assistants: Sarah Burton, Stella Mansfield, Joanna Shilton
Shoe Supervisor: Michael Clifford
Wigmaster: Henry Menary
Wigs Assistant: Lauren FitzGerald

Marketing Manager: Sam Eaves
Marketing Officer: Will Southworth
Media and PR Manager: Simon Harper
Media and PR Officer: Claire Lishman
Publications Manager: Kate Howells
Publications Officers: Lee Armstrong, Vicki Costin, Jennifer Price
New Media Officer: Rob Lindsay
Friends Coordinator: Sheila Hitchman
Communications Administrator: Gillian Ashley

Notes

Additional Material: A ticket from the performance, for Seat U27 in the Circle.