THE LAND OF LOWER GARDENIA

Photographs: Mel Bray/The Girls/Wulf Theatre

Land of Lower Gardenia was created & produced by The Girls and Wulf Theatre

Film Production by Many Chefs Broth

Land of Lower Gardenia, a cross-disciplinary performance, was a special commission for Arts Bournemouth as part of Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival 2012. It took place on the festival’s opening weekend in Bournemouth’s Lower Pleasure Gardens, England, on Saturday 29th September 2012. A team of over fifty local people, mostly volunteers, were involved in its production.

Artistic Direction by The Girls and Wulf Theatre
Performance Direction by Alice Flynn
Visual Direction by The Girls
Chorus Direction by Ali Sharpe
Sound Design by Nebulous Flynn

PLAYERS

Ivy Flosswick.......................... Miss Catherine Gilchrist
Eugenie Lovelast.................... Miss Sammy Lee
Gillian Grintassential.............. Ms Kate O’Malley
Veronica Bristlethwaite.......... Ms Chanti Porter
Yvonne Pond-Etchels............ Ms Gillian Roberts
Bernie Starks..........................Mr Caine Stanton

Brenda Winsome-Punch....... Miss Portia Barrow
Gaynor Fair.............................Mrs P
Barry Weather ........................The Chairman
Frances Dance.......................Miss Felicity Crabb
Sedimenta Pebble..................Miss Hazel Evans
Mr Chicken..............................Mr Daniel Kalkowski
Gladys Crumb-Emmanuel......Mrs Susan Northcott
Blanche Burdenlock............... Mrs Nicola Rider
Mrs A Sharpe..........................Mrs Ali Sharpe
Norbert Albright.......................Mr Craig Norman
Dorothy Albright...................... Mrs Leah Watts
Lucille Albright.........................Miss Sophie Griffiths
Ned Albright............................ Miss Stacy Stroud

CHORUS

Mr Rien Doorn
Miss Rosemary Edwards
Mrs Helen Gialias
Dame Jo Gullespie
Mrs Tracy Herman
Ms Noel Holmes
Ms Linda Joyce
Mrs Cathy Jupp
Miss Sarah King
Mrs Melinda McCheyne
Mrs Sarah McDonald
Mr Bob Sharpe
Mr Isaac Sigley
Ms Solange Sira
Miss Maxine Sira-Byrne
Miss Brunhilda von Austrasia

COSTUMES / PROPS DEPARTMENT

Installations / tableaux conceived by The Girls and Wulf Theatre
Large head (rockery tableau) modelled by Holly Tomkins / HT Modelmakers
Props Consultant: Denise Poote
Props Man: Marcus Edgar

Costumes / Props / Set Painting:
The Girls
Denise Poote
Sarah Bounds
Rose Courage
Marcus Edgar
Rosemary Edwards
Melinda McCheyne
Susan Northcott
Bren Rudland
Leah Watts

Installation Team (Lower Gardens):
Chris Anderton
Lyle Anderton
Marcus Edgar
Andy McCheyne

Make-up Design: Denise Poote / The Girls

Make-up / Wardrobe Team:
Denise Poote
The Girls
Ilse Black
Anne Hunter
Alison Summers-Bell

Still Photography: Mel Bray
Identity: Bear & Bird Design

Sound Technician: Jordan Cooper

Special thanks to:

The Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival team, especially Carol Maund, Kerry Curtis, Stuart Barrett, Sue Buck. Councillor Ian Lancashire, Marcus Edgar, the Everitt family, the Flynn family, the Ross family, Matthew Kreyzig, Ali & Bob Sharpe, the Poote / Anderton family, Mel Bray, Bren Rudland, Sarah Bounds, Melinda McCheyne, Alison Summers-Bell, Ksusha Ksenia Nova, Pat Phethean / St Peter's School, Lorna Rees, Lisa Northover, Holly Tomkins / HT Modelmakers, Parks Team Bournemouth, Bournemouth Street Lighting Team, Pavilion Bournemouth, Pavilion Dance, YMCA Southbourne, YMCA Winton, Sutton Vane Associates, Bournemouth Echo

And a huge thank you to everyone involved who generously contributed their time to this project!