Tower Theatre Company : Past Events

Virtual Tower : Season 2

The second series of "Virtual Tower" ran from September to December 2020.

[Here's the link back to Season 1].

20
Harlem Renaissance
22nd September 2020

Cast List

The Chip Woman's Fortune by Willis Richardson
Silas Green : Sam Bulgin
Liza : Nancy P Touzé
Emma : Marie-José Fulgence
Aunt Nancy : Trudi Dane
Jim : Axel Kengne
First Man : Fiyin Ifebogun
Second Man : Bianca Curacao

Poker by Zora Neale Hurston
Nunkie : Trudi Dane
Too-Sweet : Bianca Curacao
Beckerwood : Axel Kengne
Black Baby : Fiyin Ifebogun
Sack Daddy : Tyan Archer
Tush Hawg : Sam Bulgin
Aunt Dilsey : Saria Babiker

Production Team

Director : Landé Belo
Assisted by : Angelika Michitsch

The Chip Woman's Fortune by Willis Richardson

Poker by Zora Neale Hurston

21
Quiz Night
5th October 2020

An online quiz hosted by Stephen Brasher, with 8 rounds interspersed with poems and monologues from plays - which or may not have been connected with the questions!

The winner was Rosanna Preston, who was presented with the Virtual Trophy.

Production Team

Produced by : Stephen Brasher
Assisted by : Matthew Ibbotson and Richard Pedersen

The Readers

Ailsa Dann
Jon Gilmartin
Myriam Laurent
Richard Pedersen

Quiz Night - Clockwise from top left : Quizmaster Stephen Brasher, Readers Richard Pedersen, Myriam Laurent, Jon Gilmartin, Ailsa Dann, and the engraved trophy!

Zoom and Zoom Again

20th October 2020

Cast List *Zoom* by Lynda Twidale Ed Timberlake : Marie-Jose Fulgence Lyle Johnson : Jonathan Wober Magnus : John McSpadyen Tom : Matthew Ibbotson Spacey : Tyan Archer The Alien : Matthew Ibbotson *Zoom* by Marie-Jose Zuurbier and Tess Townsend John : Matthew Ibbotson Madame Pascale : Janet South Tristram : Rob Hebblethwaite Tamsin : Clare Janew Giles : Jonathan Wober Cheryl : Angelika Michitsch Fatima : Tyan Archer Serena : Samantha Wright *Revenge Is Sweat* by Lynda Twidale Fiona : Katie Smith Sacha : Marie-Jose Fulgence Lawrence : John McSpadyen Jimbo : Matthew Ibbotson Mel : Angelika Michitsch		Production Team Director : Rob Hebblethwaite Assisted by : Matthew Ibbotson
Zoom by Lynda Twidale, with Jonathan Wober and Marie-Jose Fulgence
Revenge Is Sweat by Lynda Twidale, with Marie-Jose Fulgence, Angelika Michitsch and Katie Smith

The Assembly Women by Aristophanes

3rd November 2020

Cast List Praxagora : Ciara Robley First Woman : Sangita Modgil Second Woman : Fiyin Ifebogun Third Woman/Leader of Chorus/Old Woman : Angelika Michitsch Chorus: Clinartete : Saria Babiker Chorus: Sostrate : Vanessa Wilson Chorus: Philaenete : Sarah Assaf Chorus: Melistice : Niki Mylonas Chorus: Geusistrate : Rosanna Preston Blepyrus : Matthew Ibbotson Chremes : Jon Gilmartin A Man/A Citizen/An Old Man : Carlos Fain-Binda		Production Team Director : Lyla Abass Assisted by : Landé Belo

Little Eyolf by Henrik Ibsen in a new adaptation by Simona Hughes and Sara Odeen-Isbister

17th November 2020

Cast List

Alfred Allmers, a man of property & letters : Ben Grafton
Rita, his wife : Sara Odeen-Isbister
Eyolf, their son (aged nine) : Louis Denton
Asta Allmers, Alfred's younger half-sister : Emily Carmichael
Borghejm, an engineer : Matthew Ibbotson
The Rat Wife : Alison Liney

Production Team

Director : Simona Hughes
Assisted by : Sara Odeen-Isbister

Sara Odeen-Isbister	Ben Grafton	Emily Carmichael
Alison Liney	Louis Denton	Matthew Ibbotson

Dinner Date : three short plays

1st December 2020

Trifles by Susan Glaspell

Directed by Julia Collier

Cast List

Narrator : John Chapman
George Henderson, Attorney : Nick Edwards
Henry Peter, Sheriff : Paul Willcocks
Lewis Hale, a neighbouring farmer : Jonathan Wober
Mrs Peters : Niki Mylonas
Mrs Hale : Landé Belo

	Niki Mylonas	Landé Belo
Paul Willcocks	Nick Edwards	Jonathan Wober

Kick Kick Kick Snare written and directed by Emily Carmichael

Cast List

Kitty : Jasmine Rachelle
Ollie : Isaac Insley
Hannah : Annemarie Fearnley
Sandy : Colin Guthrie
Ruby : Pam O'Brien
John : Matthew Vickers
Juliet : Ailsa Dann

Jasmine Rachelle

Isaac Insley

Ailsa Dann

Annemarie Fearnley

Colin Guthrie

Pam O'Brien

Matthew Vickers

Zoom - The Second Wave by Marie-Jose Zuurbier and Tess Townsend

Directed by Rob Hebblethwaite

Cast List

John : Matthew Ibbotson
Giles : Jonathan Wober
Cheryl : Angelika Michitsch
Serena : Samantha Wright
Patience : Marie-Jose Fulgence
Tamsin : Clare Janew
Tristram : Rob Hebblethwaite
Fatima : Tyan Archer
Madame Pascale : Rosanna Preston

Top : Clare Janew, Samantha Wright, Rob Hebblethwaite
Bottom : Tyan Archer, Jonathan Wober, Angelika Michitsch

Matthew Ibbotson

Rosanna Preston

Marie-Jose Fulgence

Co-ordinator and technical support for all three plays : John Chapman

The Twelve Plays of Christmas

15th December 2020

Twelve (new) Plays ... Twelve Authors ... Twelve Actors

The Twelve Plays of Christmas

Day 1 : Eat Your Cake by Alex T Hornby
Performed by Matt Cranfield and Annemarie Fearnley

Day 2 : Old Tom Frost by Emily Carmichael
Performed by Simona Hughes and Matthew Vickers

Day 3 : Bonsoir Ladies by Adam Moulder
Performed by Nick Edwards and Matt Cranfield

Day 4 : Present Company Accepted by Eddie Coleman
Performed by Matthew Ibbotson and Pam O'Brien

Day 5 : Five Gold Rings by Julia Collier
Performed by Simona Hughes and Ruth Sullivan

Day 6 : Six Geese by Dan Uzstan
Performed by Pam O'Brien and Ciara Robley

Day 7 : A Winter Visit by Janet South
Performed by Colin Guthrie and Nick Edwards

Day 8 : Join With Audio by Jonathan Wober
Performed by Matthew Ibbotson and Jasmine Rachelle

Day 9 : The French Connection by Landé Belo
Performed by Colin Guthrie and Ruth Sullivan

Day 10 : Children Indeed by L.A. Green
Performed by Jasmine Rachelle and Ian Hoare

Day 11 : Yule Never Work Alone by John McSpadyen
Performed by Annemarie Fearnley and Matthew Vickers

Day 12 : Just Me And My Drum by Matthew Partridge
Performed by Ciara Robley and Ian Hoare

Simona Hughes and Ruth Sullivan	Matthew Ibbotson and Pam O'Brien
Colin Guthrie and Nick Edwards	Jasmine Rachelle and Ian Hoare
Annemarie Fearnley and Matthew Vickers	Matt Cranfield and Ciara Robley

Produced and Directed by : Andy Marchant
Design and Technical Support : Matthew Ibbotson and Wendy Parry

Cast List *The Chip Woman's Fortune* by Willis Richardson Silas Green : Sam Bulgin Liza : Nancy P Touzé Emma : Marie-José Fulgence Aunt Nancy : Trudi Dane Jim : Axel Kengne First Man : Fiyin Ifebogun Second Man : Bianca Curacao *Poker* by Zora Neale Hurston Nunkie : Trudi Dane Too-Sweet : Bianca Curacao Beckerwood : Axel Kengne Black Baby : Fiyin Ifebogun Sack Daddy : Tyan Archer Tush Hawg : Sam Bulgin Aunt Dilsey : Saria Babiker		Production Team Director : Landé Belo Assisted by : Angelika Michitsch
The Chip Woman's Fortune by Willis Richardson
Poker by Zora Neale Hurston

An online quiz hosted by Stephen Brasher, with 8 rounds interspersed with poems and monologues from plays - which or may not have been connected with the questions! The winner was Rosanna Preston, who was presented with the Virtual Trophy.		Production Team Produced by : Stephen Brasher Assisted by : Matthew Ibbotson and Richard Pedersen The Readers Ailsa Dann Jon Gilmartin Myriam Laurent Richard Pedersen
Quiz Night - Clockwise from top left : Quizmaster Stephen Brasher, Readers Richard Pedersen, Myriam Laurent, Jon Gilmartin, Ailsa Dann, and the engraved trophy!