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THE OLD VIC

the company in rehearsalGoinG Green at the old Vic

SPRING 2008

By simon Bent

Director matt Wilde Associate Director & Choreographer aletta collins Set & Video Designer lorna heavey Original Music & Sound Design Ben & max ringham

Producer for Old Vic New Voices steven Winter *Associate Choreographer aline davidAssistant Directors Karoline Bjune elgiva FieldProduction Manager dominic Fraser *Project Production Manager cath BatesProject Manager Jennifer FordhamAssistant Project Manager selina Ferguson Deputy Stage Manager emily hallesyAssistant Stage Manager Francesca reidy Lighting Designer Greg Gould*Deputy Head of Electrics alex Fox*Head of Stage tom humphrey*Deputy Head of Stage steve Grant*Stage Chargehand James Boston*Stage Crew matt humphreyScenic Painter sean turner Scenic Assistant hannah sharpeFight Director matt Gardener Sound Associate sean ephgrave Documentary Film Maker susanna mayer Production Assistants William hahn tom harland Press Agent public eye 020 7351 1555 Graffiti Design & Artwork Jack Binny stefan puxon

Head of Wardrobe Fiona lehmann*Wardrobe Assistant natasha BrainShoes terra planaCostume Design Kurt Williams at Junky Styling

Costume Design Hackney Community College Design Lecturer Joey Bloss Head of Fashion paulene carr Fashion Lecturer Karen strudwick Students nancy akrofie Beauty Begum lina Begum nicole da silva Gary delamere debrina Francis lamounier Gonzaga aba-akyere mensah

*Old Vic Staff

production volunteersHuge Allison, Victoria Barton, Amanda Boney, Jill Bradley, Daniel Cambuzat, Debbie Charles, Anne Devlin, Cate DiGoralimo, Sara Dowle, Nuala Jackson, Jordan Keates, Laura Linck, Miho Matsuda, Josie Mills, Maria Monge, Christina Nicolette, Emmanuel Oyewote, Branca Pracana Bastos, Vanessa Quiney, Sheena Shah, Hannah Sharpe, Alex Simkins, Tom Stevens, Claire Wardroper, Clive Webb, Lucy White, Alys Williams, Charles Wilson, Sarah Woodgate, Sonya Yu

Ben tam WilliamsBob ian redfordMr Lai daniel yorkCharles corey JohnsonBridget, Rox’s mother claire GordonRox sally amaka okaforSu-Lin, Tang’s mother Uma Bussarapom thongmanTang seong parkMelon david WaddingtonDesmond aaron andrew andersonRyan rakim youngClare Katharine Bennett-FoxChinese Workers shu–yi chin omar dapul William mychael leeXang hugo trebelsHenry tom WoodWang Billy syFlight Attendant ralph BogardSerena anniwaa BuachieJed alex FeltonSarah cassandra harwoodLeo James BaldwinAmy lisa devlinCandy harriet chatfieldLoz robin BerryJoyce/Solicitor anne rabbittZhou helen russell-clarkYardley paul JosephHunter shaka Bunsie

Lead Dancer aline davidDancers clinton Baugh Jubal carbon Joseph appiah-danquah Kemi durosinmi stephanie Frances o’Brien Katie lowe emily mondo seth nicolsey stefan puxon Bobby Joel stearns miguel herando torres Umba

Muscians tom Wood Francesco corallini

Choir Victoria holtom Vanessa mansaray mariesa clarke Jacqueline michelle elizabeth ngero nicola mckenzie

CVs and headshots for all company members are available on request by e-mailing steve.winter@oldvictheatre.com

Chief Executive sally GreeneArtistic Director Kevin spacey

Finance Director Vanessa harrisonMarketing Director catrin JohnProducer Kate pakenhamProducer John richardsonGroup Director ann samuelDevelopment Director Vivien WallaceGeneral Manager (Theatre) dagmar Walz

Deputy Head of Wardrobe louise askinsSenior Accountant marina azdejkovicAssistant to Sally Greene emily BlacksellGeneral Manager (Productions) ros Brooke-taylorMembership Manager réjane collardSales & Marketing Manager sarah cookIntern sarah creganFront-of-House Manager samantha crispinManagement Accountant Jas dhariwalIntern alice FernandezAssistant Producer simon FliegnerFinance Assistant Kinga JakubowskaProduction Assistant hamish JenkinsonManagement Accountant sam macaulayFront-of-House Manager alex macraeFinance Assistant antony mccoyFacilities Manager deano mccullaghTrusts & Foundations Manager Victoria nealeHead of Individual Giving tiffany nesbitAdministrative Assistant sophie netchaefto Sally Greene Stage Door Keeper steve nisbetDevelopment Assistant emma oliverAssistant Front-of-House Manager simon parsonageStage Door Manager ned seagoCompany Manager Jane semarkNew Voices Manager rachael stevensHead of Events tina temple-morrisManagement Accountant nataliya Vorona

The American Associates of The Old Vic, inc Board: Alan Banes, Dina DeLuca Chartouni, Vanessa Harrison, Frank Selvaggi, Rhonda Sherman

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The Old Vic Theatre Trust Board: Sir Elton John CBE, Sally Greene OBE, Alan Banes, Robert Bourne, Nicholas Cooper, Stephen Daldry CBE, Joyce Hytner OBE, Kenneth Leet

The Old Vic Theatre Company Board: Sally Greene OBE (Chairman), Vanessa Harrison, Kate Pakenham, John Richardson, Ann Samuel, Kevin Spacey

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production acknowledgementsLG mobile phones; Sainsbury’s; Italian Cultural Institute; Nonfuch High School for Girls; Children’s Scrap Project; RADA; Donmar Warehouse; The National Youth Theatre; Go Modern Furniture; The Circus Space Youth Programme; Hayet Amin; BTEC ND in Fashion at Hackney Community College; HEBA Educational Centre; Simon Kenny; Impress Printing; Doreen Adesui (Fashionworks); Rosie Budhani; Fashion Textiles Department at Hackney Community College; Moor Fast Marine; The Salvation Army; Souvenir Scenery; Louise Wallace

simon Bent Writer Theatre: (including) Wigan Kiss; Banjaxed; Bombers & Mash; The Home Front; Moll Flanders and (while on attachment to the RNT Studio) The Blood of Others; Full Fathom Five; Wasted (Old Red Lion); Bad Company (Bush Theatre); Goldhawk Road (Bush Theatre); Shelter (RNT/BT commission); The Trouble with Girls (RNTS); Sugar Sugar (Bush Theatre); Accomplices (RNT/Sheffield Crucible); A Prayer for Owen Meany (RNT); The Associate (RNT); The Escapologist (Suspect Culture); Under the Black Flag (The Globe Theatre); Elling (Ambassadors Theatre Group). Film: Christie Malry’s Own Double Entry (dir. Paul Tickell); Beau Brummell (BBC); The Yellow House (Channel 4); Sex, the City & Me City (Blast/BBC)

matt Wilde Director Work includes Get Tested by Laura Wade (The 24 Hour Plays/The Old Vic), Out of the Fog by Roy Williams (Almeida); Sky’s the Limit by Emily Nightingale (Old Vic New Voices); Polar Bear

by Mark Schultz (Birmingham Rep/ATC); On The Middle Day by Gavin Birch (The Old Vic/Imperial War Museum); Gizmo Love by John Kolvenbach (ATC): On Tour by Gregory Burke (Royal Court and Liverpool Everyman); For the National Theatre Slow Time by Roy Williams for NT Education, Co Director on His Dark Materials Revival, Associate Director on Stuff Happens by David Hare, Staff Director on Jumpers by Tom Stoppard and Associate Director for its West End and Broadway transfers. He also assisted Max Stafford-Clark on She Stoops to Conquer, A Laughing Matter and Hinterland (NT/Out of Joint); Rita, Sue & Bob Too/A State Affair (Out of Joint/Soho Theatre), and was David Hare’s researcher on The Permanent Way (NT/Out of Joint). Further directing credits include: Portugal (rehearsed reading NT Cottesloe); The Fighter (St James’ Church, Bermondsey); Criminals (NT Studio); The Insatiate Countess (Young Vic Studio); Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth (Southwark Playhouse) and Paradise (Moray House, Edinburgh). Matt is involved in developing and

producing new writing with writers from the Royal Court, Old Vic New Voices, British Council, Liverpool Everyman, NT Studio, Goldsmith’s College and RADA. He will be directing Nocturne by Adam Rapp for the Almeida Theatre and Traverse Theatre.

aletta collins Associate Director/Choreographer Work as a director includes Les Noces and Dido & Aeneas for Opera North, Philip Pullman’s Aladdin for which she co-wrote the adaptation (Bristol Old Vic), The Barber of Seville (Savoy Theatre) and Bash by Neil Labute (Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow). Her short film, The Girl in the Red Dress starring Shirley Henderson, was selected for and premiered at Cannes Director’s Fortnight. Work as a choreographer includes Les Noces (Berlin Phill conducted by Simon Rattle), Bloom (Rambert Dance Company), His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman/Nicholas Wright (National Theatre), Thomas Ades’ The Tempest (Royal Opera House).

lorna heavey Set & Video DesignerLorna is a multi disciplinary artist and filmmaker, trained in Fine Art at Düsseldorf Art Academy, Kingston and Chelsea School of Art. Video and film for theatre includes Macbeth (Broadway, West End, Minerva, nominated for Best Set Design Olivier 2008); Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Marianne Dreams (Almeida); I Am Shakespeare (Minerva & UK tour); The Caucasian Chalk Circle (NT); The Tempest, Speaking Like Magpies (RSC, West End); Phaedra (Donmar); Vanishing Point, Genoa 01 (Complicite, Royal Court); Rough Crossings, Faustus, Paradise Lost (Headlong); Betrayal (Theatre Royal Northampton). Dance and opera design includes Mahabharata (Sadler’s Wells); Dido & Aeneas (Opera North); Newsnight: The Opera (BAC); Very Opera (BAC & Cologne). Set design includes: Titus Andronicus (BAC); Trajectory (European tour); A Stitch in Time, Beautiful Beginnings, Hamlet Machine (Headfirst, Latchmere). Writing and directing includes: Several Words (Split and Hanover Film Festival); Timed Existence

the old Vic theatre companyLaunched in 2004, The Theatre Company has produced 14 productions at The Old Vic, including a new version of Aladdin, with Ian McKellen as Widow Twankey; Trevor Nunn’s Richard II, with Kevin Spacey; A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill, with Eve Best and Kevin Spacey; the 50th Anniversary production of John Osborne’s The Entertainer, with Pam Ferris and Robert Lindsay. The Company has also worked with schools and the local community to bring theatre to a wider audience, and nurtured young talent through its New Voices Club.

Chief Executive Sally GreeneArtistic Director Kevin SpaceyProducers Kate Pakenham, John Richardson

the old Vic theatre trustis a charitable organisation that owns and operates the historic 190-year-old building.

old Vic productions plcSet up in 1994, OVP is an independent commercial producer that works in

association with The Old Vic Theatre Company, as well as producing in the West End and around the world. It is the co-producer of Billy Elliot, the multi-awardwinning musical, which opened in Sydney last December and will open on Broadway this November.

Executive Producer Joseph SmithAssociate Producer Ros PoveyAdministrator Becky Barber

sally GreeneChief ExecutiveSally Greene rescued and restored The Old Vic, Criterion and Richmond theatres. In 1999, having saved The Old Vic from closure, she formed The Old Vic Charitable Trust with Stephen Daldry, and in 2003 appointed Kevin Spacey as Artistic Director of The Old Vic Theatre Company. Sally is on the board of directors of the RSC; proprietor of Soho jazz club, Ronnie Scott’s; recipient of an OBE and a Montblanc Arts and Culture Award, in recognition of her contribution to the arts in Britain; and CEO of Old Vic Productions plc, which has produced or co-produced over

75 productions in the West End and on Broadway since 1994, and is currently co-producing, with Working Title, the multi-awardwinning Billy Elliot: The Musical.

Kevin spaceyArtistic Director Kevin Spacey is Artistic Director of The Old Vic Theatre Company. He directed its inaugural production Cloaca, before appearing in National Anthems, The Philadelphia Story, Richard II and A Moon for the Misbegotten, which transferred to Broadway. Previous theatre includes The Iceman Cometh (Evening Standard and Olivier Awards for Best Actor) at the Almeida, The Old Vic and on Broadway, and recently appeared in Speed-the-Plow.

(Edinburgh Film Festival); The Global Conditioned (Berlin); TV includes The Mighty Boosh (BBC); The Bendix Report (Channel 4). Exhibitions include: Dada Dandies (Berlin); Eat Shit Sleep (Budapest Academy); Aquaphillia (Royal Institute of British Architects); Members/Design Council (Institute of Contemporary Art). Elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts in 2004. She is founder and artistic director of Headfirst Foundation, a cross platform artists collective.

Ben & max ringham Original Music & Sound DesignTheatre includes Henry IV, Parts I + II (NT); Tropicana, Amato Saltone (Shunt Vaults, in collaboration with NT); Phaedra (Donmar); The Caretaker (Sheffield Crucible, Tricycle); What If…? (London Bridge Vaults, Roundhouse); Dance Bear Dance (Bethnal Green Arches, Time Out Live Award); The Ballad of Babby Francois (Drome); Pinochio (Edinburgh Fringe); All About My Mother (The Old Vic); Contains Violence (Lyric Hammersmith).

tom harland, prodUction assistant, Watches the Branded company in rehearsal

An overcast Saturday morning and I’m at Clapham Community Project, an apt rehearsal space for The Old Vic’s biggest community project to date. I come in as Branded nears the end of its second week of rehearsal. A full cast of almost 50 are warming up with associate director and choreographer Aletta Collins ‘The more you stick your bum out, the better the stretch’ she decries. As I look around the room I am greeted with an assortment of different ages, backgrounds and origins, a group of people which represents the diverse community of London. Aletta then leads the cast in a meet and greet session which is remarkably relaxed considering the group have only met once before. There’s lots of laughing, joking and gentle ribbing.

On cue, director Matt Wilde breaks through the noise in a commanding voice instructing the cast to form a circle before naming each and every person from memory, which is no mean feat with a company as large as this. He then begins to explain the make-up of the day: ‘it’s a real “hotchpotch” sort of day’ he muses, ‘there may be stuff that you’re very active in and other things you may be sitting back and watching.’ Matt is a very emotive sort of director, expressive in gesture and passionate about what he does. He commands a great deal of respect, whilst remaining friendly and caring towards every member of the company.

Creating the Chinese factory is next on the agenda. Matt and Aletta work together to create the long tables that are commonplace in a factory environment. ‘Daniel come and sit on here’ Matt jokes as two of the cast balance a wooden board on their heads. I even get my chance at a starring role as I fill in carrying one of the boards.

In the green room David, Rakim, Amaka and Aaron are working with the assistant director Elgiva Field and the fight director, Matt Gardner, demonstrating once again the massive team working on the show. The scene is incredibly real in its violence and I’m amazed to see Amaka still smiling at the end of the scene. Elgiva and Matt still

ask for more, telling the boys that there’s more aggression to be had, still without hurting anyone. ‘Shall I show him how to do it?’ offers Amaka, the recipient of the majority of the violence, casting aside any worries about her being hurt. ‘There’s a lot of work for Rox’ she tells me, ‘It’s quite hard to find her motivation, especially when she’s on the receiving end of so much violence, it’s difficult but good difficult!’

I leave the day’s rehearsal wanting to, as Matt Wilde so appropriately puts it, ‘take a break from the exuberance’, knowing that over the next six weeks the Branded team have a lot to achieve but I know they’ll have fun doing it.

The dancers prepare to show their work of the last two weeks. This is the first time the rest of the company have seen what they’ve been working meticulously on every evening for the last fortnight. ‘This is very much a kind of work in progress,’ says Matt ‘This is the kind of stylistic movement that will appear throughout the piece.’ He then

goes on to describe the opening of the show, flanked by the dancers, led by performer and associate choreographer Aline David, ‘Just look sexy, which you all do effortlessly anyway’ instructs Matt as the dancers begin.

The dance routine ends with actor Tam Williams’ declaration that ‘shoes are not natural!’ Tam plays the director of the fictional Treads as if he has been rehearsing for months. ‘He’s for real. To begin with I didn’t believe he believed in what he was saying, but having looked at all the material and having talked to Matt about the character – it’s his mantra, he totally believes it!’ he explains to me. Tam has graced The Old Vic stage before, appearing in Twelfth Night with Propeller last year. His experience and maturity are of great value to the company.

‘Music!’ says Matt at the end of the speech, causing Tam to burst into spontaneous dance mirroring the earlier routine which triggers much laughter. It seems important to me that this overtone of fun and humour is apparent in a project such as this, with a real community feel beginning to form, even at this early stage. As one of the cast tells me later in the day, ‘There’s a nice atmosphere in here, everyone’s getting to know

each other.’ Back in the rehearsal space Aaron, David, Rakim and Amaka treat us to a breakdown of London youth using Simon Bent’s skilful script. They give a great early rehearsed reading of the dialogue, with the subtle comic timing beginning to emerge along with the bravado and slapstick that make up the scene.

As I sit reflecting on what I’d seen, a sudden shadow flashes over my head as Robin lands with a thud in the space. His interesting method of entering earns an approving round of applause from the assembled throng. It encapsulates their enthusiasm and their want to enjoy and push themselves.

The cast are called back to the space and immediately come alive. I can’t help but be inspired when I see 50 such committed and excited people working so well together.

They begin building a wall from a number of large wooden boards under the direction of Aletta. Everyone is hugely professional and eager; watching people meet one minute, then work together and create the movement of the piece the next, is simply extraordinary.

It’s obvious that friendships and working relationships are being formed. ‘You look like you’re all bonding very well’ says Aletta as she brings the group back to focus. They experiment with different methods of manipulating the boards, which Aletta describes as ‘working on the “ooh” factor!’

Branded is the cUlmination oF a mUch larGer proJect called Go For Green as steVen Winter, the old Vic's edUcation & commUnity manaGer, and prodUcer oF Branded, explains.

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So how do you get people to begin thinking green? That’s the challenge we set ourselves some 18 months ago when we embarked on our Go for Green project buoyed with the success of the National Lottery Award for Best Heritage Project for Somme Theatre; our biggest education and community project to date.

The whole project has been a truly collaborative experience. We began by finding the most informed people around to help us. One of the first organizations

we approached was Adventure Ecology whose educational resources harness the thrill of adventure to address global sustainability issues. They offer a range of learning opportunities that connect people with nature, inspire proactive global citizenship and make learning an adventure.

Together we created accessible ‘green’ lesson plans that toured 30 schools in London and Scotland. Two actor/facilitators worked with over 1,000 children to get them

thinking more practically about what they could do to make a difference to their world. The response from those taking part was incredible due in no small part to the genuine concerns young people have about green issues.

A film crew led by Digital Fluid followed the whole process capturing the most successful exercises for inclusion in resource packs designed to encourage further learning and participation.

Next came the creation of a play that would build on what we’d discovered in schools as well as what we’d begun learning through meetings with The Ecologist,

Greenpeace and focus groups from the local community. The turning point was finding Simon Bent, a remarkable playwright who is able to take complex issues and weave them into an accessible narrative. Before long we had the bare bones of what was to become Branded.

The success of previous projects taught us that Creative Learning projects work best when they maximise the skills of the participants. With that in mind we put out an open audition call for anyone who felt they could contribute to the production. Some 1,000 people applied, over 700 attended auditions resulting in a cast of 50 people aged 16–60 years of age all bringing very different skills to the project including physical theatre, stage fighting, dance, singing and music.

The massive logistical challenge of rehearsing a production of this nature began on 17 March at Clapham Community Project with a hugely committed cast turning up day, night and weekend to bring to life Simon Bent’s ambitious text that zips around the world addressing issues such as consumerism, global citizenship, ecology and personal responsibility.

In keeping with the themes of the production, the costumes are recycled; a process led by Junky Styling which scours charity shops and jumble sales for second hand traditional suits, deconstructing and then redesigning them into twisted tailored garments. Students from Hackney Community College came on board to design and make the garments supported by their skilled tutors. Whilst Terra Plana, an innovative company that makes a variety of sustainable products, has provided the footwear.

Production week began just a few days ago with our cast taking to the world famous Old Vic stage for the first time.

5,000 tickets have been offered free of charge and a further 5,000 schools and colleges will be encouraged to engage with the issues highlighted through the related resource pack.

So that’s how we get people to think green, we hope by the end of this performance you will be too.

The Go for Green project:Workshop Facilitators Bryony Roberts, Jack MurrayHSBC Volunteer Workshop Assistants Gilda Chambers, Tracey Gregory, Linda Hinton, Gale Issitt, Nicole Lee, Sheena Shah, Peter Smith, Benjamin Upson

Thank you to all the participating schools. A project-related Go for Green education pack will be available in September.

To find out more about the work of Adventure Ecology, our education partner on the schools work created for Go for Green, please visit www.adventureecology.com

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Branded coUld not haVe taKen place WithoUt the GeneroUs sUpport and contriBUtions From the FolloWinG orGanisations.

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Creative Learning Each main stage production is accompanied by a comprehensive series of workshops, giving students the chance to work with Old Vic actors and creative teams in their school, and perform on our stage in front of their peers. We also run educational backstage tours and offer school discounts for all of our shows.

Creative Community Creative Community projects offer people the chance to develop their creative arts skills and discover more about The Old Vic. We offer reduced rate tickets to every production as well ‘behind the scenes’ days. Every season we create a large-scale community play project which anyone is of any age or background is eligible to apply for.

New Voices ClubThe New Voices Club offers a professional development programme of workshops and masterclasses for 18 to 25 year olds who are passionate about theatre. Since its creation in 2006, the Club has supported over 5,000 young actors, directors, producers and writers in taking their first steps in the industry, and has brought over 150 shows and readings to life. An annual award provides funding for Club members to take their work to production.

US/UK ExchangeThis programme offers New Voices Club members the opportunity to work with their peers on the other sideof the Atlantic. In April an American writer and director came to London to develop work with youngpractitioners at The Old Vic.

some neW Voices clUB memBer sUccesses:– Actor Charity Wakefield starred in the the BBC’s recent

adaptation of Sense & Sensibility– Actor Amit Shah starred in Honest, a six-part ITV series

with Amanda Redman– Writer Mike Bartlett is due to have his second Royal Court

play, Contractions, produced in May– Director Michael Longhurst won the 2007 Jerwood

Directors’ Award– Producer Jo Danvers has become producer of The Gate

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The Aditya Mittal Tickets for under 25sThe Old Vic has a commitment to making theatre available to young people and we’re delighted to offer 100 seats at £12 at every performance, thanks to The Aditya Mittal tickets for under 25s. Book on 0870 060 6628

Old Vic New Voices are:Producer Kate PakenhamNew Voices Manager Rachael StevensEducation & Community Manager Steve Winter

For more information on all our work, e-mailnewvoices@oldvictheatre.com

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The Old Vic ClubPatrons The Athwal Family, Sharon Cloud, Edward & Joyce Misrahi,Alan & Marsha Nuriya Lee

Gold Members Anonymous, Arcava, Countess Barel di Sant Albano,Robert Beecham, Judith Bland Gordon, Dan Brusca, Karen and DavidBrush, David Carr, Deborah Davis, Dawnay Day Capital MarketsLimited, Sharon Finney, Hon. William Gibson, Lydia & Manfred Gorvy,Andrew Hood, Lisa and Vivian Imerman, Stephen & Fiorella Massey,

Wendy & David Meller, Clive & Eleonora Rayden, The Raymond Family,Mr & Mrs Timothy Ritchie, Theresa Sackler, Anna, Joshua and EthanSarphie, Jonathan Shack, Norma & David Smith, Sir David Tang,Jonathan Yudkin

Silver Members Jeffrey Archer, Geraldine Arnott, Sirdar Aly Aziz,Timothy Bobbitt, Bernice Chitnis, Denise Cohen, Paul Darling,Yvonne Dias-Azedo, Robyn Durie, Claudia Frewin, Susan Gilmer,David R Graham, Beth Greenwald, Michael Kibby, Sybil Kretzmer,Audrey Mandela, Paul Mitchell, Amanda Moore, Christine Morse,Nick Perry, The Hon Julie Reed, Linda Reeves, Toni Ritzenberg, Jackie Rothenberg, Bill Ryan, Mária Ángeles Santibáñez Rojas,Marion Speed, Dr D. Srinivas & Usha Kumar, Sally Ann Suddens,Caroline Uff, Sue White, Ann Wood

Old Vic New Voices Diamond Godparents Meg Allen, Len Blavatnik, The Diamond Family Foundation, Lily Safra

Gold Godparents Yvonne Chadwick, Joachim Fleury, Stephanie andCarter McClelland, Mac McCluskey and Lori Slinn, Jessica de Rothschild

Silver Godparents Amber Aikens, Jane Ashley, Clarissa Bain, Daniel Bee, Katie Bradford, Deborah Brett, James Brett, Cia Carter, Tori Cook, Alexi Cory-Smith, Tomaso Cremonesi, Gavin Dein, DavidFurnish, Sarah Houghton, Oliver Hylton, Victoria Inglis, Imogen LloydWebber, Heather Lyons, Isabella Macpherson, Golnaz Maleki, KevinMartel, Zofia McLoughlin, James Minter, Joyce Misrahi, MaryMorrison, Elizabeth Neville, Claudia Newall, Joseph O’Sullivan, Louise O’Riorden, Ciara Parks, Mike Power, Ahmed Rahmen, NicolaStanhope, Polly Sullivan, Lisa Swinney, Leonora Twynam, JerryWattenberg, Micha Wyatt

OVNV also gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following individuals and organisations3i, Adventure Ecology, Arts and Business, Arts Council England,Autograph, BBC London (Media Partner), CHK Charities Limited, The City Bridge Trust, City Fringe Partnership, Clapham CommunityProject, Cubana, D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, The ErandaFoundation, The Goldsmiths’ Company, The HaberdashersBenevolent Foundation, HSBC, The Hunter Foundation, JunkyStyling, London Development Agency, The Mercers’ Company, Park Plaza Riverbank, Red Bull, Sandra Charitable Trust, Sculpt theFuture Foundation, Unity Theatre Trust, White Light, XL Video.

The AmericanAssociates ofThe Old Vic IncThe Directors of the American Associates would especially like to thank:Time Warner - the lead sponsor of The Old Vic New Voices Club, Sergey & Jennifer Kurzin and Cary Pinkowski for their leadership gifts.

The Directors of The American Associates would also like to thank:Lynne & Roger Bolton, Lori & George Hall, Kimberly & Jean Putzer, Jon & NoraLee Sedmak, Henry Simpkins, Peter J. Solomon, SheilaSteinberg, Lillian & Jonathan Stern and The Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation for their generous support.

This listing represents the generous gifts received as of March 2008

THANKYOU…

Since 2004, we’ve attracted a million people through our doors. But ticket sales alone aren’t enough to pay for The Old Vic’s workbeyond producing plays. We receive no government subsidy and eachyear we need to raise £1.5 million to pay for our ambitious programmeof social entrepreneurship, the upkeep of the building and for ourcommitment to the Theatre’s ongoing financial security. The Old Victherefore relies on dedicated supporters to flourish and grow; thefinancial support of generous individuals, companies, trusts andfoundations is vital to our existence.

Become a Friend for £35 only and receive– Priority booking for all of our shows– Discount on preview performances– No booking feesTo become a Friend call 0870 060 6635 or email friends@oldvictheatre.com

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To The Old Vic, great theatre is about great plays, great performancesand great nights out from the moment you step through our doors.Our iconic building has a rich history of great productions fromOlivier’s Hamlet to Ian McKellen’s Widow Twankey, and we continueto attract the best creative talent. We also nurture young actors,writers and directors, and work with schools and our neighbours tobring theatre to a wider audience.

Join The Old Vic Club from £100 and receive benefits including– Access to house seats for sold out shows– Concierge booking service for tickets, dinner reservations,

interval drinks and programmes– Invitations to special events– Press Night invitations– Recognition in our programmes– And much more...To become a member, or for more information, call 020 79810914 or email oldvicclub@oldvictheatre.com

Become an American Associate of The Old VicThe aim of the American Associates is to raise money in support of theatre and particularly the work of The Old Vic, including theactivities of Old Vic New Voices. American Associates receive arange of benefits including access to tickets for Old Vicproductions in New York and London and invitations to specialevents. If you are a US resident or US taxpayer living in London,you can join our international family of supporters through TheAmerican Associates of The Old Vic, a New York-based 501 (c) 3non-profit organisation.

To become an American Associate, or for more information,contact Amanda Woods on 001 646 943 2474 oramanda.woods@oldvictheatre.com.

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