A traveling Storyteller and a Girl meet in a land devastated by war and famine. The Storyteller remembers and conjures a long-long-ago land of peace and plenty – a beautiful garden inhabited by The Kritters of the land, the trees and the water. And then the humans come to the garden – Two tribes who worship different Gods. The Storyteller’s tale of the corruption and loss of the ancient garden is a love story that becomes a never-ending story of old ghosts who still haunt the earth.
The Occasion
'A Year And A Day' was presented as part of the National Theatre's Connections programme for Youth Groups and Schools across the country 2007. We also performed at Bristol Old Vic during the first week in July.
The Storyteller ... Emma Gibbons
The Kritter ... Joe Rolt
The Girl ... Joanna Handley
The Landkritter ... Timmy Oliver
The Treekritter ... Bethanie Evans
The Waterkritter ... Alice Gaston
The Singer ... Mary Ann Wall
The Musician ... Lewis Tudge
The Silver Pontificator ... Liam Stobart
The Crimson Pontificator ... Miranda Phillips
The Silver Acolyte ... Kirstin James
The Crimson Acolyte ... Alex Cofield
The Silver Traders ... Matt Handley & Hazel Cornwall
The Crimson Traders ... Alex Matthews/Hannah Bishop & Vicky Stack/Grace Thomas
The Ghost of the Singer ... Nicky Barlow
The Ghost of the Musician ... Matt Brodie
The Children of the Silvers Stars ... Bethan Clement, Alicia Parker, Eleanor de Rohan & Annabel Adcock
The Children of the Crimson Moon ... Vicky Stack, Tom Wills, Naomi Gilbert, Grace Thomas & Harriet Stack
Lighting ... Hugh Farey & Josh Herriott
Stage Manager ... Libby Vale
ASM ... Nicky Barlow
Directed & Designed by Barbara Hockley
Choreography ... Joy Simmonds
Costumes ... Alison Stobart, Barbara Hockley, Sally Gaston & Sally Wall, with thanks to Jenny, Ann & Judith
Set Construction ... Jim Rolt
Set Painting & Dressing ... Emma Gibbons, Barbara Hockley, Hugh Farey, Libby Vale, Corin Harper, Charlie Cameron, Joyce Marshall
Make-up by the Company, especially Emma Gibbons & Joanna Handley
Poster Artwork ... Emma Gibbons
Photographs ... Jim Rolt & Hugh Farey
PRODUCTION SPONSORED BY SEPTEMBER ORGANIC ICE-CREAM
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