Guildhall School presents its autumn drama programme

Mercury Fur
by Philip Ridley

15 – 20 October 2018, Milton Court Studio Theatre

John Haidar director
Frankie Bradshaw designer
Liam Strong lighting designer*
Dan Barnicott sound designer*

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
by Stephen Adly Guirgis

22 – 27 October 2018, Milton Court Theatre

Wyn Jones director
Libby Watson designer
Lewis Hannaby lighting designer*
Ben Hagle sound designer*

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
by Eduardo de Filippo, adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall

30 November – 5 December 2018, Silk Street Theatre

Joseph Blatchley director
Dora Schweitzer designer
Johanna Town lighting designer
Lewis Hannaby sound designer*
Shona Robertson assistant lighting designer*

*Student on the BA (Hons) Technical Theatre Arts programme

The 2018 Autumn terms sees Guildhall School present three superb plays: Philip Ridley’s Mercury Fur opening 15 October, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis opening 22 October and Saturday, Sunday, Monday by Eduardo de Filippo, adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, which opens 30 November.

Cast for 'Mercury Fur'

Brandon Ashford (Lola); Isabella Brownson (Duchess); Harvey Cole (Elliot); Dominic Gilday (Spinx); Oli Higginson (Party Guest); Ellis Howard* (Party Piece); Mirren Mack (Naz); Joseph Potter (Darren)

*2018 Acting graduate

Directed by John Haidar and designed by Frankie Bradshaw, Mercury Fur is set against the backdrop of a dystopian London, a derelict estate and a deserted flat. Two brothers, struggling to survive, plan parties where the guests live out their wildest fantasies. When events spiral out of control they must decide what to sacrifice to save the ones they love. Philip Ridley’s apocalyptic vision of the future is a profound indictment of the world we live in now.

Cast for 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot'

Jordan Angell (Judge Littlefield); Nick Apostolina (Matthias of Galilee/Soldier); Declan Baxter (El-Fayoumy); Chloe Grace Caemmerer (Fabiana); Emma Canning (Mother Teresa); Elena Faverio (Saint Peter); Lydia Fleming (Simon the Zealot); Poppy Gilbert (Pontius Pilate); Dan Hazel (Butch Honeywell); Jasmine L Jones (Satan); Uri Levy (Caiaphas); Wyatt Jackson Martin (Sigmund Freud); Matthew Nikitow (Judas Iscariot); Naomi Preston-Low (Saint Thomas); Julia Randall (Saint Monica); Kristina Tonteri-Young (Henrietta Iscariot); Laurel Waghorn (Jesus)

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is an exuberant, witty and irreverent play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. The creative team is made up of director Wyn Jones and designer Libby Watson. The play challenges perceptions about faith and forgiveness, with the action taking place in a courtroom in the backstreets of downtown Purgatory where the ultimate fate of Judas Iscariot is deliberated.

Cast for 'Saturday, Sunday, Monday'

Nick Apostolina (Federico); Declan Baxter (Antonio); Chloe Grace Caemmerer (Elena); Emma Canning (Aunt Meme); Harvey Cole (Dr Cefercola); Elena Faverio (Rosa); Lydia Fleming (Aunt Rafaela); Dominic Gilday (Roberto); Oli Higginson (Michele); Uri Levy (Luigi Ianiello); Wyatt Jackson Martin (Peppino); Matthew Nikitow (Rocco); Naomi Preston-Low (Virginia); Julia Randall (Giulianella); Erica Nicole Rothman (Maria); Kristina Tonteri-Young (Attilio)

The Autumn drama programme concludes with Eduardo de Filippo’s Saturday, Sunday, Monday adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. Directed by Joseph Blatchely and designed by Dora Schweitzer the funny, fast-paced production follows an extended Italian family and friends as they gather for a traditional Sunday ragù. The mother and father quarrel and the family is in turmoil, but unknowingly, the young daughter seems to have the key to peace and harmony.