Shakespeare's fool
Written by T.G. Hofman
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Will 'Cavaliero' Kempe was one of the finest performers of the Elizabethan age. Gentleman player, juggling jester, headmaster of Morris dancers and London's finest clown, until...he fell out with Will 'git face' Shakespeare.
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Kempe died alone and poverty stricken, not very far from the original Globe Theatre, of which he was an original shareholder and faded into obscurity. A world away from his former life having supposedly originated some of literature's best-known characters, including Bottom, Dogberry, and Falstaff.
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​Join Cavaliero Kempe as he gives his final performance to an audience of a mouse and a marrote, and tells us what really happened between him and William Shakespeare.
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A bittersweet tale, told by an idiot.
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A co-production between TORTIVE THEATRE and the WORCESTER REPERTORY COMPANY.
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This production was originally scheduled to make its world premiere in 2020.
We will be working hard to bring this production to life as soon as it is safe to do so.
PERFORMANCES & VENUES
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International Premiere
To Be Announced
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Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, UK
6 - 30 August 2021
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The Swan Theatre, Worcester, UK
8 - 19 September 2020
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The Attic Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
5, 6 & 7 November 2020
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Tickets | To be announced
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Box Office | To be announced
PRODUCTION CAST & CREATIVES
PRODUCTION & CREATIVE STAFF
Director | Ben Humphrey
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Designer | To be announced
Lighting Designer | To be announced
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Costumer Designer | Hannah Marshall
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Production Assistant | Hannah Whitehouse
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Stage Manager | To be announced
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LX & SFX Ops | To be announced
CAST
William 'Cavaliero' Kempe | Rob Leetham​
PRODUCTION SUPPORTERS
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Susie Arnold
Lauren Armer
Nikki Bigmore
Julia Bridge
Janet Bright
Oliver Brooks
Roger Brunt
The Davidsons
Jon Fraser
Patricia Gale
Andrew Gibbs
Rick Godsall
Heidi Gowthorpe
Shane Grant
Diana Green
Stephen Grindle
Chris Harper
Janet Harvey
Rachel Handforth
Sue Hawkins
Alison Hellings
Pauline Hirst
Fiona Howard
Alice Humphrey
Paul Jennings
Carys Jones
Mary-Anne Keyes
Ellen Lowe
Genevieve Lowe
Harriet Lowe
Mackie
Tim Manning
Kim Martyn Smith
David McCallum
Julie McGill
Kate McKenna
Rhîan McLean
Michael McWilliam
Rita McWilliam
Jo Miller
Katrina Monteith
Jess O'Sullivan
Anne Renshaw
John-Robert Partridge
Quadrax
Beth Raybould
Tom Riddell
Naomi Roberts
Charlie Ryan
Helen Sears
David Skelton
Bev Sykes
Jan Venables
Asha Warren
Mark Warren
Sue Webster
Mike Whitehouse
