PROGRAMME

Presents

(by arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide)

Axminster Drama Club

Music by

John Du Prez

& Eric Idle

Books &

Lyrics by

Eric Idle

The Guildhall, Axminster

28th-30th September 7.30pm

1st October 1.30pm

ADC Registered Charity Number: 261866

Index

Synopsis Director’s Notes Chairman’s Notes

Choreographer's Notes Musical Director’s Notes

Scenes Cast List

Special Guest Cast Production Team

Noda Page Acknowledgements

Committee Life Members Diary Dates

Synopsis Monty Python's Splamalot is a musical comedy adapted from the 1975 film Monty

Python and The Holy Grail, like the film it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend. The original 2005 Broadway production, won three Tony

Awards, including The Tony Award for Best Musical 2004-2005.

Hidden in this programme are 15 Spam cans . Can you find them all?

SPAM®is a registered trademark of Hormel Foods LLC.

Director's Notes

Chairman's Notes

Musical Director’s Notes

Choreographer’s Notes

This is my second time directing for ADC, after winning a Noda Award in 2015 for Cash on Delivery. This has been an amazing show to direct and everyone has worked so hard to make it a success. Please just sit back and look on the bright side. Leigh Conley

Welcome Theatregoers to ADC’s 3rd show this year after the highly successful Robinson Crusoe and Blood Brothers we are excited to bring you this hilarious Musical. Putting on a show cost between 4000 and 10,000 which we could not do without all of you attending as 90% out our income comes from bums on seats so thank you for your support. I am excited to tell you that our 2018 pantomime is going to be Rapunzel and our spring show next year is Mort by Terry Pratchett. Many thanks for your support sit back relax and enjoy the show. Jack Price

When I heard I had to teach 6 men to tap dance (one being my dad) I did think twice about doing the choreography however they have all worked so hard and I couldn't be prouder. So please show your support - clap and cheer for them and remember they are doing all the right steps but not necessarily in the right order!! Jess Leat

This is my first attempt at being musical director and I would like to thank Axminster Drama Club for trusting me with the job. I hope everyone enjoys the show as much as I do – it still makes me laugh every time I see it. Judith Izzard

Scenes ACT 1

Scene 1 - The Mighty Portcullis Scene 2 - Moose Village Scene 3 - Mud Castle

Scene 4 - Plague Village Scene 5 - Mud Village

Scene 6 - The Lady of the Lake Scene 7 - King Arthur & his Knights

Scene 8 - The Court of Camelot Scene 9 - At the Feet of God

Scene 10 - The Quest for the Grail Scene 11 - The French Castle

Interval (20 minutes duration)

Act 2 Scene 1 - The Mighty Portcullis

Scene 2 - A Very Expensive Forest Scene 3 - Sir Robin & his Minstrels

Scene 4 - The Black Knight Scene 5 - Another Part of the Expensive Forest

Scene 6 - Yet Another Part of the Expensive Forest Scene 7 - On Stage at Spamalot

Scene 8 - Prince Herbert’s Chamber in Swamp Castle Scene 9 - A Bridge Too Far Scene 10 - The Killer Rabbit

Scene 11 - The Holy Grail Wedding Chapel

Note: No Ian’s or Cows were hurt in this production.

Cast

King Arthur & Patsy Richard Walters & Ian Craig Sir Lancelot &

The Black Knight Tom Glover

Sir Robin & Sir Galahad Adam Chudley & Tucker Stevens

Prince Herbert, Monk, & Knight of the NI

James Windsor

Swamp King Tony Glover

Sir Bedevere & Galahad’s Mother

Tim Leat

Laker Girls - Katy Roy, Indi Foster, Kez Foster, Georgie Harwood, Edi Rouse & Jess Leat

The Lady of the Lake Nicky Sweetland

Kevin & Guard 1 Michael Wills

Tim the Enchanter & Mime Josie Cable

Historian & The French Taunter

Eileen Stuart

Brother Maynard, Concorde, Knight of the NI & Monk Tobi Rouse

French Guard, Guard 2 & Monk

Carol Shute

Not Dead Fred, Sir Bors & Dancing Monk Jack Montague

Not Pictured

Chorus - Isobel Blandamer, Louise Montague, Freya Brookes, Piper Conley, Matilda Leat & Sophie Smith

List

Mayoress, Dancing Nun, & Minstrel

Jodie Glover & Featuring Eric Idle as The Voice of God

Special Guest Cast

Axminster Drama Club are delighted to announce that Sir Not Appearing

will be played by the following people in the following shows. We are so pleased that they have offered to help us and

thank them so much for their support.

Thursday - Jim Rowe, Axminster’s Lord of the Manor & Andrew Moulding, District Councillor Friday - Paul Hayward, Town Councillor & Axminster Town Mayor (2016-2017)

Saturday - Jeremy Walden, Axminster Town Mayor Sunday - Pauline Quirke, Actress - Star of Birds of a Feather,

Broadchurch, Emmerdale and Down to Earth (Yes I Know!!)

Please Note: All the above are donating their free time to support our show and as such their attendance may be altered

due to contractual obligations.

Happy Birthday!!

Two of our Spamalot Family have birthdays during the show’s run. All the cast and crew would like to wish Happy Birthday to Tobi Rouse for Friday and Piper

Conley for Saturday.

Director - Leigh Conley Assistant Director - Piper Conley Musical Director - Judith Izzard

Choreographer - Jess Leat

Stage Manager - Andy Coley, assisted by The Black T-Shirt Gang

Lighting - Jack Price Sound - Dave Tulloch (Total Production) & Ashley Roy

Trainee Sound Engineer - Harrison Griffiths Sets & Scenery - Jackie Demkiw, Ashley Roy, Leigh Conley,

Judith Izzard, Jack Price, Heather White & Tim Leat.

Props - Leigh Conley, Judith Izzard, Nicky Sweetland, Linda Sweetland

& Jack Montague Costumes - Sara Dowell, Yvonne Ayres, Sara Leat,

Dawn Blandammer, Linda Sweetland & All That Jazz Costumes

Make Up - Josie Cable

Guest Liason - Carol Shute Prompt - Yvonne Ayres

Front of House Manager - Jackie Demkiw

Raffle - Joy Skarratt Box Office - Thelma Critchard Programme Design - Mel Ayres Poster Design - Leigh Conley

Production Team

Axminster Drama Club are incredibly proud to be members of NODA (The National Operatic and Dramatic Association) and we are delighted to welcome

Nick Lawrence - NODA President, Graham Liverton - South West Chairman and Janet Elworthy - District Representative, to our show.

NODA was founded in 1899 and has a membership of 2,500 amateur theatre groups. It's aims are to give a shared voice to the amateur theatre sector and to

provide leadership and advice enabling them to achieve the highest standards possible. Other benefits of NODA membership include, access to government

funding agencies, conferences, seminars and workshops. Also access to a range of scripts, pantomimes, libretti and scores that are only available

through the organisation.

NODA also holds an annual residential Summer School (with bursaries available) offering training from professional tutors in acting, music directing, musical

theatre, stage management and other courses for performers, directors and technicians.

For more information visit their website at www.noda.org.uk.

Life Members

Committee President - Thelma Critchard

Chairman - Jack Price (axminsterdramaclub45@gmail.com)

Vice Chairman - Leigh Conley Secretary - Sara Leat

(01297 35187) Treasurer - Tim Leat

Membership Secretary - Yvonne Ayres General Committee - Ashley Roy, Andy Coley, Heather White,

Carol Shute & Eileen Stuart ADC Youth Committee Members - Kate Richards & Jess Leat

Thelma Critchard, Yvonne & Adrian Ayres, Pat & Margaret Cronin, Tim & Sara Leat,

Carolyn Merle-Remond, John Waller, Tony Fells, Sara Dowell, Heather White & Jackie Demkiw

Acknowledgements

Axminster Parish Church - Sign Board Display Hooper’s Signs & Graphics - For the Banners & Sign Board

Archway Bookshop & Ticket Source - Ticket Sales Geoff Enticott & Annie Young - For use of The Guildhall

Axminster Printing Company - Poster, Programme & Ticket Production All the shops, offices & friends who have displayed our poster

All of our members and friends for Front of House & Backstage