Title: The Nutcracker
Date: Saturday 10th December 2011, Matinee
Type: Ballet
Company: Birmingham Royal Ballet
Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, England
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Peter Wright and Vincent Redmon after Lev Ivanov
Production: Peter Wright’s 1990 staging for the Birmingham Royal Ballet
Conductor: Paul Murphy
Collection Folder: Folder 25

Cast

Sugar Plum Fairy: Jenna Roberts
Her Prince: Iain Mackay
Drosselmeyer, a magician: Matthew Lawrence
Clara: Angela Paul
Magician’s Assistant: Kit Holder
Clara’s Mother: Callie Roberts
Clara’s Father: Wolfgang Stollwitzer
Fritz, Clara’s Younger Brother: Henry Bereton
Clara’s Dancing Partner: Feargus Campbell
Grandmother: Marion Tait
Grandfather: David Morse
Butler: Oliver Till
Harlequin: Jonathan Caguioa
Columbine: Laura Purkiss
Jack-in-the-box: Joseph Caley
Nutcracker Doll: Matthias Dingman
King Rat: Tom Rogers

Snow Fairy: Yijing Zhang
Her Attendants: Arancha Baselga, Laura-Jane Gibson, Maureya Lebowitz, Victoria Marr
Winds: Feargus Campbell, Brandon Lawrence, Benjamin Soerel, Max Westwell

Spanish Dance: Maureya Lebowitz, Kit Holder, Max Westwell
Arabian Dance: Callie Roberts, Aonghus Hoole, Brandon Lawrence, Steven Monteith
Chinese Dance: James Barton, Lewis Turner
Russian Dance: Matthew Astley, Mathias Dingman, Nathanael Skelton
Dance of the Mirlitons: Arancha Baselga, Laura-Jane Gibson, Jade Jeusen, Laura Purkiss
Rose Fairy: Laëtitia Lo Sardo
Her Consorts: William Bracewell, Feargus Campbell, Tom Rogers, Benjamin Soerel
Leading Flowers: Samara Downs, Céline Gittens, Yvette Knight, Victoria Marr
Ballet Students, Cadets, Guests, Servants, Soldiers, Rats, Snowflakes: Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet
Children: Birmingham Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet, Students of Elmhurst School for Dance, Members of Elmhurst’s Pre-Vocational Programme

Orchestra

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

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

Violas:
Carmen Flores
Jonathan Hallett
Chris Pitsillides
Gruffydd Owen

Cellos:
James Potter
Andrew Gunn
Jane Rainey
Stephen Anstee

Bass:
Alan Taylor

Flutes:
Lynn Peters
Sandra Skipper (Piccolo)

Oboes:
Andrew 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

Crew

For The Nutcracker

Design: John F. Macfarlane
Lighting: David A. Finn

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

Music Director: Koen Kessels
Communications Director: Keith Longmore
Contracts Director: Jacqueline Mistry
Development Director: Geoff Sweeney
Director for Learning: Pearl Chesterman
Finance Director: Anna Williams
Human Resources Director: Lynn Colledge
Technical Director: Paul Grace

Orchestra Director: John Beadle
Orchestra Manager: Andrew Bentley
Librarian: Charles Strickland
Touring Library Assistant: Malcolm McMillan
Pit Managers: David Gordon, Gwilym Hooson

Ballet Masters: Dominic Antonucci, Michael O’Hare, Wolfgang Stollwitzer
Dance Notator/Répétiteur: Denis Bonner
Dance Notator: Patricia Tierney

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: Steve 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
Technical Administrator: Daisy Olsen

Head of Wardrobe: Lilia Sobieralska
Deputy Head of Wardrobe: Vanda Hewston
Wardrobe Assistants: Sara Burton, Stella Mansfield, Joanna Shilton
Shoe Supervisor: Michael Coifford
Wigmaster: Henry Menary
Wigs Assistant: Lauren Fitzgerald

Marketing Manager: Sam Eaves
Marketing Officer: William 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