SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES

Adapted and Directed by David Hunt from the works of William Shakespeare

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."

Tales of evil featuring Shakespeare’s most notorious villains and villainesses

In a desert place, three mysterious women conjure up Shakespeare’s most infamous villains and villainesses, empowering them to commit their heinous crimes.

Iago from Othello, the wicked Queen from Cymbeline, Edmund, Goneril and Regan from King Lear, Richard III, Titus Andronicus, Tamora of the Goths, the Macbeths, the cunning Shylock from The Merchant of Venice and Angelo from Measure for Measure are brought together to illustrate the nature of their Natures! This dark script consists of Shakespeare’s original text from his plays and sonnets, approaching the question of what creates evil in the human mind.

The sinister hostesses of the drama are the wonderful mistresses of ceremonies, the three weird sisters from Macbeth, who invoke the most evil of Shakespearean personae’s and their unsuspecting victims.

Something Wicked This Way Comes is presented at The Greenwich Playhouse by Act Now! Drama Company following on from their successful production of Sophocles Electra at The Courtyard.

“The rousing final sequence brought the audience to its feet and left many memorable moments in the mind.” REMOTE GOAT, 2009

Director/Writer David Hunt’s recent productions include Electra at The Courtyard, Coward’s Way, The Passion of Henrik Ibsen, That Happy Feeling!, Mind Games and The Tragedy of Federico Garcia Lorca at The Broadway Studio Theatre, West End Gold at The Gaiety Theatre (IOM), Beyond Therapy at Swansea Grand Theatre. His other directing credits include Blood Wedding, As You Like It, The Tempest and Blithe Spirit at The Barn Theatre, When You Wish at Windsor, Yerma, Present Laughter and Much Ado About Nothing at Dramascope Studios and over 90 showcase performances at Rose Bruford College. David trained at The Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and continues to work as an actor.

PRESS NIGHT ON THURSDAY 9th JULY AT 7.30PM

Dates:
7th – 12th July 2009
Tues-Sat at 7.30pm, Sun at 4pm

Venue:
Greenwich Playhouse, Greenwich Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road,
London, SE10 8JA

Tickets:
£12 (£10 concs)

Box Office:
Tel: 020 8858 9256/ Email: boxoffice@galleontheatre.co.uk
Online at: www.galleontheatre.co.uk

Nearest Station:
Greenwich (DLR/Rail)

Further info can be found on www.actnowdramaco.com / www.galleontheatre.co.uk

For any press enquiries, please contact David Hunt on 07932 440556 /actnow@live.co.uk

Quotes for previous Act Now! shows:

“The Act Now! Drama Company have succeeded in producing a very powerful interpretation of Sophocles vengeful saga. The strong subject of sacrifice and matricide is well executed by a company of 13 talented players. The production is beautifully framed by a haunting and moving musical soundtrack and strong choices on staging. David Hunt’s direction keeps the pace rolling and never becomes indulgent. The stage is bare of set, but, the actors dress it with splashes of vibrant colours against the purity of their white robes. The rousing final sequence brought the audience to its feet and left many memorable moments in the mind.”
REMOTE GOAT (Electra)

CAST
ANGELO/RICHARD III/MACBETH – RICHARD CAVANAGH
GONERIL/NEED - TINA CROOK
ISABELLA/CONSCIENCE – LORRAINE GILBERT
TITUS ANDRONICUS/SHYLOCK – MARTIN GILBY
TAMORA/LADY MACBETH – CATHERINE JANES
LADY ANNE/REGAN/2nd WITCH – JESS LEAVINS
1ST WITCH/CORDELIA/OPHELIA – SHERYL MILES
EDMUND/IAGO/CALIBAN – DAVID PUCKRIDGE
3RD WITCH/THE QUEEN/GERTRUDE – HEATHER RIMINGTON

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