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The Play

Under the Moon was a piece created for primary aged children using the stories of nationally renowned children's writer Vivian French. In the style of the successful "Grimm Tales" staged a year previously, it staged six of Ms.French's stories; The Thistle Princess, Little Ivan, the Little Beekeeper, Tomkin and the Three Legged Stool, Under The Moon and The Apple Child.

Cast

Storytellers (Suzanne Alcarnaz, Gareth John Bale, Stuart Broad, Richard Burkinshaw, Rhian Checkland, Becky Cole, Ruth Davies, Leon Davies, Adele Eades, Abigail Ede, Caitlin Evans, Rebecca Fardoe, Emma Griffiths, Amy Howerska, Ben Jenkins, Alison John, Cheryl Larsen, Sophie Lewis, Elin Leyshon, Simon Lucas, Kirsten McTernan, Freddie Mills, Gina Mobbs, Lowri O'Connor, Lisa Pedrick, Vikki Perry, Owen Pillai, Matt Rees, Ann-Marie Richards, Nick Richards, Gemma Rowlands, Rebecca Snary, Mathew Thomas, Rachel Thomas, Bethan Walker, Ffion Williams, Trystan Wyn)

Production Team

Gemma Rogers (Company Manager), Ben Austin, Menna Beynon, Hedydd Coventry, Tom James, Chloe Morgan, James Tamlin.

Musicians - Kathryn Bromham, Michael Phillips.

Staff

Direction - Derek Cobley, Robert Barton, Rhian Davies-Jones.
Incidental Music - John Quirk
Acting - Nick Evans, Kevin Matherick
Production - Mary Pugh, Mark Heycock, Rhian Davies-Jones, Adrian Hocking, Jeff Lewis.

Course Notes

Vivian French, the writer of the tales, worked closely with the company drawing on her own experience as an actor and writer in children's theatre. Performed as part of the National Year of Reading, the piece was staged on the stage of the Taliesin with curtains closed and primary children sat in the round.