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Directed + Designed by Kenny Miller

by Colin Higgins

PRODUCED BY:GLASGAY! T/A GALA SCOTLAND LTD

27-29 TRONGATE GLASGOW G1 5EZ, SCOTLANDTEL: 0141 552 7575 FAX: 0141 548 5157

A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEREGISTERED IN SCOTLAND NO.157153

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GLASGAY! IS FUNDED BY: CREATIVE SCOTLAND; GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL;

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

THEATRE JEZEBEL IS A COMPANY REGISTERED INSCOTLAND COMPANY NUMBER SC359131

THE WORK IS PRESENTED BY ARRANGEMENTWITH SAMUEL FRENCH LIMITED

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Karenina; The Rivals; Pygmalion;The Weavers; A MidsummerNight’s Dream (all for EdinburghRoyal Lyceum Theatre); Into TheDark (Visible Fictions); ParkingLot in Pittsburgh; CalifornianPoppy; Broadway Bound; TheRideDown Mount Morgan (all forSt Andrews Byre Theatre); andEating The Elephant (AshtonGroup TC). Television creditsinclude: Cowards; Tell Tale Hearts;Down Among the Big Boys; TheBarnstormers; St Anthony’s Day Off;End of The Line; The Odd Job Man;The Walls of Jericho all for the BBC;three separate Taggart dramas forSTV; and Billy Liar and Micawberboth for ITV. Films include:Deathwatch and Savage Play.

ANITA VETESSE (Mrs Chasen)Anita trained at RSAMD and hasworked extensively throughoutScotland for over 15 years. Mostrecently as Margaret in TonyRoper’s 25th Anniversary tour ofThe Steamie and Lady NoyesWoodhull in The Royal Lyceum’s/Vox Motus production of TheInfamous Brothers Davenport.She has just finished filmingRiver City for BBC Scotland andOne Day Like This for DarlowSmithson Productions. Anita isdelighted to be back at the Tronplaying Mrs Chasen as part ofthe Glasgay! Festival and lookingforward to doing panto at theTron this Christmas.

RICHARD CONLON (Dr Matthews)Richard trained at QueenMargaret University College.He was an original member ofthe Dundee Rep Ensemble, withproductions including All MySons; A Family Affair; The Plague;Cabaret; and Flora The RedMenace, amongst others.Recent theatre includes Pirelliin Sweeney Todd; St. Catherine’sDay (Òran Mór); Smalltown(Random Accomplice); A ViewFrom The Bridge; The Merchantof Venice; A Christmas Carol andAs You Like It (all EdinburghLyceum); Zorro and Peter Pan(both Visible Fictions); Godzillavs Mechagodzilla (Paines Plough/Òran Mór); Great Expectations(Prime); Brightwater (Mull); thetitle role in Macbeth (NationalTheatre of Scotland’s ElginProject); The Importance ofBeing Alfred and The MatineeIdle (Glasgow Òran Mór); Cat on A Hot Tin Roof; The GlassMenagerie and Woman in Black(all St. Andrew’s Byre). TV andfilm include: Garrow’s Law(Shed Media/BBC); PC Elliott inLow Winter Sun (Tiger Aspectfor Channel 4); Age of Genius(BBC); The Strange Case ofSherlock Holmes and ArthurConan Doyle (BBC); High Road(ITV); Taggart (ITV) and BadBoys (BBC).

PAUL SORLEY (Lighting)Paul trained at the Citizens’Theatre then moved to the Tramwaywhere he currently works as chiefelectrician. At the Tramway hehas worked with internationallyrespected companies anddirectors such as Robert Lepageand Peter Brook. His designcredits include work for theCitizens’, King’s, Tron, andTraverse as well as TheatreCryptic and Postcard Records.

ROSS BROWN (Sound)Ross graduated from the Universityof Glasgow with an MA in Musicand now works as a Composer,Musical Director and SoundDesigner. Theatre credits include:Lady M (Theatre Jezebel); Ulysses,Flo White, Mr Merlin, Edwin Morgan’sDreams - And Other Nightmares(Tron Theatre); Clockwork (VisibleFictions/Scottish Opera); The ManWho Lived Twice, Mother Courage(Birds of Paradise); Pinocchio,Music makes the Memories(Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow); AMidsummer Night’s Dream, PromNight of the Living Dead, The Courtof Miracles, Pinocchio, When a StarFalls, His Dark Materials, Love butHer, Geordie, Tall Tales, How toCreate an Avatar, Wee MacGreegorand Tam O’Shanter (Scottish YouthTheatre). Ross also played Mr Feyin Half Moon Investigations (BBC)and has worked for MT4UTH,Impact Arts, Youth Music TheatreUK and UK Theatre School.

THANKSTron Theatre; Royal Conservatoire of Scotland; Scottish Youth Theatre; Citizens’ Theatre;

National Theatre of Scotland; Kenny’s Music Glasgow; Mr Ben Retro Clothing; Anne Convery; Niamh Miller; Colin McLaren; Sandy Nelson, Merchant City Music.

ABOUT THEATRE JEZEBEL

‘Attempt the impossible in order toimprove your work’ Bette Davis

Theatre Jezebel exists to create memorabletheatrical experiences for audiences byusing the wealth of talent within Scotlandto produce distinct re-workings of classictexts and unique interpretations ofcontemporary plays.

After collaborating on many theatreproductions over a number of years, MaryMcCluskey, Kenny Miller and AnneMcCluskey have come together to formTheatre Jezebel. Kenny, Mary and Annehave a wealth of theatre experience fromScottish Youth Theatre to the Citizens, fromthe RSC to the Barbican and London’s WestEnd. The individual members of the teamhave worked on productions worldwide,from St. Andrews to St. Petersburgh fromNew York to Perth, Western Australia via

LA. The impetus to form Theatre Jezebelhas come not only from the team’sexisting long-standing relationship butalso from their mutual dedication toworking in Scotland.

ABOUT GLASGAY! FESTIVAL

Glasgay! was established as an annual artsfestival in 1993 with founding artists suchas Sir Ian McKellan, Jackie Kay, RhonaCameron, Penny Arcade, Tim Miller, ScottCapurro, Alan Carr amongst many others.The festival, led by Producer, StevenThomson, commissions and produceswork from emergent and establishedartists such as Louise Welsh, Jackie Kay,Tim Fountain and a raft of other Scottishtalent. Recent productions include TheMaw Broon Monologues by Jackie Kay;Edwin Morgan’s Dream & Other Nightmaresby Liz Lochhead; and Panic Patterns &Memory Cells by Louise Welsh.

Harold is a 19 year old rich kidbored with wealth and obsessedwith death. He regularly stagesmock suicides to shock his socialitemother, attends funerals and drivesa hearse.

“I like you Harold”

“I like you Maude”

Maude is a 79 year old widow whotakes the best from any situation,even funerals.

Harold meets Maude at a funeral and their extraordinary friendshipbegins to blossom. Maude teachesHarold how to grasp life and live it to the full.

“Reach out, Take a chance. Get hurteven. But play as well as you can.”

Harold and Maude is an eccentricyet beautiful love story full of darkhumour, which is as meaningful totoday’s audiences as it was 40 yearsago when this cult story hit thecinema screens.

Harold

and Maude

BIOGRAPHIES

KENNY MILLER (Designer & Director)Kenny Miller is a freelancedirector and designer who wasfor many years Head ofDesign/Associate Director of theCitizens’ Theatre, Glasgow. Hehas worked in theatre and operaall over Scotland, England,America, Germany and Canada.He recently directed anddesigned The Seagull, CompanyPolicy, Romeo & Juliet and DonGiovanni for Òran Mór, anddesigned Born Bad for ScottishYouth Theatre. He recentlydirected and designed Days ofWine and Roses for TheatreJezebel of which he is a foundingmember. Other designs includeAutobahn, Doubt, A Parable(Theatre Jezebel), Valhalla!, YaBeauty and the Beast, Betrayed,From the West Bank, Address

CAST

Harold … TOMMY BASTOW

Maude … VARI SYLVESTER

Mrs Chasen … ANITA VETTESSE

Dr Matthews … RICHARD CONLON

ENSEMBLE: Jane Austen, Stephanie Driver and Effie Scott

CREATIVE TEAM

Director & Designer … Kenny Miller

Dramaturg … Mary McCluskey

Lighting Design … Paul Sorley

Sound Design … Ross Brown

Stage Manager … Suzanne Goldberg

Deputy Stage Manager … Sam Ramsay

Set Built by … Hugh Speirs, Chris Higson and Alex Robertson

Rigging by … Kevin Murray and Steve Macluskie

Producer on behalf of Glasgay! … Steven Thomson

Producer on behalf on Theatre Jezebel … Anne McCluskey

SYNOPSIS

Unknown, Flo White, Staircaseand Casablanca: The Gin JointCut (Tron Theatre), Mary Queenof Scots Got Her Head ChoppedOff, Our Teacher’s A Troll(National Theatre of Scotland),Proof, Tam O’Shanter (PerthTheatre) and The Steamie(National Tour), Clockwork(Visible Fictions/Scottish Opera)and Marilyn (Citizens’Theatre).

CAST BIOGRAPHIES

TOMMY BASTOW (Harold) Tommy Bastow is an Englishactor and musician from Epsom,Surrey. He is best known forplaying the character Dave theLaugh in the 2008 film Angus,Thongs and Perfect Snogging, asJoe in the BT adverts and as thelead singer in the band FranKo.

Bastow is a graduate of the BRITSchool in Croydon. He hasappeared in two episodes of theCBBC program M.I.High as LewisChuckworth, and in a short filmtitled Londongrad. Film & TVwork includes Spanish – Americanhorror film Exorcismus; The Cut,(BBC) and EastEnders as SebParker. Tommy is also leadsinger with his own band FranKo.

VARI SYLVESTER (Maude)Vari trained at RADA in London.Recent theatre productionsinclude: From These Parts (RightLines Productions); Death of aSalesman; The Attic; Jane Eyre;Great Expectations; and TheSilver & The Red (all PerthTheatre); Macbeth; Twelfth Night;The Greeks; Medea; Thebans (allfor Theatre Babel); Broken(Glasgow Òran Mór); Anna

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olin Higgins