Wivenhoe Youth Theatre - The Royal Pardon

 

Poster for "The Royal Pardpn" - 1994 The first Wivenhoe Youth Theatre summer production of "The Royal Pardon" by John Arden and Margheretta Darcy

 

The cast of the first Wivenhoe Youth Theatre production, "The Royal Pardon"

 

George and the Dragon fight and crossing the ocean from "The Royal Pardon" - Wivenhoe Youth Theatre

The Royal Pardon  was the first summer production performed by the Wivenhoe Youth Theatre in the Philip Road Centre.  The members of the Youth Theatre discovered that as well as acting, they must also create all the costumes, lighting, set and props, and advertise and sell the show.

The Royal Pardon, written by John Arden and Margheretta Darcy, tells the story of a young soldier on the run from the law who joins a theatre company who are heading for the French court to perform at the wedding of the English prince and the French princess.  Croke’s band of performers have adventures on the way, not knowing that handyman Luke is a fugitive.

Circumstances conspire to put the soldier on  stage, with his new found love, where he must ad lib a play with great ingenuity to appease royalty, and receive a pardon for his crime..

CAST

Luke                       . . . . .  Kevin West

Clown                    . . . . .  Amy Sparks

Mr Croke              . . . . .  Glen Corbett

Mrs Croke           . . . . .   Sarah Stokes

William               . . . . .   Kim Corbett

Constable          . . . . .   Robert Payne

Mr Higginsbottom . . .  Hetty Reid

Mrs Higginsbottom . .  Nicola Evans

Lord Chamberlain . . .  Linda Edwards

English King        . . . . .  Laura Kirwan

English Prince    . . . . .   Zoe Wheeler

French Officer   . . . . .   Emma Stacey

French Actress   . . . . .   Jo Foster

French Actor     . . . . .   Claire Vicary

French King       . . . . .  Laura Kirwan

French Princess  . . . .  Gemma Whitfield

French Cook      . . . . .  Katherine Faulkner