Patience 2018

Show poster for Patience 2018, designed by Delyth Simons, coffee cup by Rhona Graham

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Lovesick maidens are besotted with Bunthorne, a moody and handsome poet, but he has eyes only for the simple milkmaid, Patience. The problem? Patience doesn't do 'love'. Hipsters, Rugby boys and coffee presents an exciting story.

About the Show

Patience is the sixth collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan and was first performed in 1881. All G&S operettas contain at least an element of parody, and for Patience, the main thrust of the plot comes from the satire of the aesthetic movement. An intellectual and artistic movement at the time, aestheticism focused on things being beautiful instead of having a deeper meaning and can be characterised by the phrase ‘Art for Art’s sake’. In the show, this attitude is exemplified by the two rival poets, Bunthorne and Grosvenor, and the chorus of ladies who adore them.

I initially chose to pitch Patience because I saw a production at the International Gilbert and Sullivan festival and laughed my socks off. Despite the fact it was written with a very specific time and context in mind, the libretto is still razor-sharp as it works to skewer ‘fad culture’ in general. We immediately jumped to thinking about how we could make Patience even more relevant for modern audiences, especially the mostly young/student crowd in Southampton.

It was an easy choice to swap out 19th Century Aesthetes for 21st Century hipsters. ‘Hipsterism’ is a somewhat nebulous concept, but for the purposes of the show, we’re taking it to mean young adults with non-mainstream fashion tastes, a passion for ‘vintage and blurry’ over ‘digital and clear’, and a healthy dose of snobbery for anyone perceived to be ‘normal’. The obvious parallels to the Aesthetes meant that we actually didn’t need to change any of the libretto or lyrics at all and the show still makes perfect sense. Bringing the rest of the characters into the new millennium was also surprisingly easy, as I think you’ll see when you meet them...

Of course, you don’t need to know any of this to enjoy the show! The fact is that nearly 140 years after it was performed, Patience is still as witty and as charming as it ever was, and we’re sure you’ll have a gay old time with us.

- from the About The Show in the programme by Abby Pardoe

Photo Gallery

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  Poster of Daniel Williams-Brown for set during Raffle scene of the show designed by Delyth Simons

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  Poster designed for set by Tim Lutton

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  Poster ofDaniel Williams-Brown as Bunthorne designed for set by Tim Lutton

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  Poster of Daniel Williams-Brown as Bunthorne designed for set by Tim Lutton

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  Poster of Tom Hudson as Grosvenor designed for set by Tim Lutton

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  The logo for the shirts of the Heavy Dragoons (Male Chorus) designed by Tim Lutton

Production Team

Role	Name
Director	Abby Pardoe
Musical Director	Tim Lutton
Musical Director	Bridie Strachen
Assistant Musical Director	Liam Chan
Choreographer	Clementine Chirol
Creative Director	Rhona Graham
Producer	Delyth Simons
Makeup Artist	Charlie Dawkins

Cast

Role	Name
Patience	Abby Pardoe
Reginald Bunthorne	Daniel Williams-Brown
Archibald Grosvenor	Tom Hudson
Lady Jane	Martha Fooks
Lady Angela	Tori Arnold
Lady Saphir	Rhiannon Creffield
Lady Ella	Katie Giles
Colonel Calverley	Billy Bolton
Major Murgatroyd	Philip Needle
Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable	George Smith
Mr. Bunthorne's Solicitor	Dom Navikas
Chorus	Pete Alexander
Chorus	David Child
Chorus	Luke Comerford
Chorus	Nadia Fundell
Chorus	Jordan Gardner
Chorus	Joe Hand
Chorus	Julie Hao
Chorus	Jesse Bean McCabe
Chorus	Joel Parkinson
Chorus	Tim Pellew
Chorus	Eris Perring
Chorus	Ella Sabine
Chorus	Annabelle Sessions
Chorus	Isaac Treuherz
Chorus	Ben Walker
Chorus	Megan Warinton
Chorus	Doreen Zhou
Chorus	Mara Zimmerman

Crew

Role	Name
Technical Director	Edmund King
Lighting Director	Jason Garde
Sound Director	Will Barber
Sound Director	Josh Curry
Stage Crew	Kit Grange
Stage Crew	Alex Willmott
Stage Crew	Ali Treanor
Crew	Amy Miller,	George Tucker

Band

Role	Name
Conductor	Tim Lutton
First Violin	Soonyiu Yau
Second Violin	Edoardo Manino
Viola	Doug Morgan
Viola (Saturday)	Lorna Frankel
Cello	Lawrence Coles
Flute	Kat Bishop
Flute (Oboe Part)	(Grace Timby)
Clarinet	Bridie Strachen
Bassoon	Kelly Barnsley
Horn	Cori Warren Ruktanonchai
Trombone	Huw Jones
Trombone (Saturday)	Declan Flannery
Trumpet	Wesley Downing
Double Bass	Fiona Sunderland
Percussion	James Atkins

Committee

Role	Name
Chair	Billy Bolton
Secretary	Martha Fooks
Treasurer	Luke Comerford
Publicity Officer	Delyth Simons
Publicity Officer	Jesse Bean McCabe
Social Secretary	Isaac Treuherz
Webmaster	Pete Alexander
Loremaster	Daniel Williams-Brown
Ordinary Member	Tori Arnold
Tours Officer	Rhona Graham