28 March - 4 May 1996

TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES

by Thomas Hardy

adapted by Michael Fry

Tess ELLI GARNETT
Angel Clare, Abey, Man at Fair 2 ROBERT HANDS
Alec d'Urberville, Felix, Old Man at Rollivers DAVID SHIMWELL
Joan Durbeyfield, Girl at Fair 2, Mrs Clare, Fieldwoman 1 JOANNA BACON
John Durbeyfield, Mr Clare, Man at Fair 1, Jonathan Kail, Farmer Groby KEVIN WALTON
Marion, Girl at Dance 1, Mrs Rolliver, Hope, Girl at Fair 1, Posh Ruined Maid TESSA PRITCHARD
Izz Huett, Girl at Dance 2, Woman at Rollivers1, Car Dark, Fieldwoman 2, Mrs Brooks POLLY MOORE
Retty Priddle, Girl at Dance 3, Woman at Rollivers 2, Liza-Lu, Girl at Fair 3, Poor Ruined Maid, Mercy Chant NICOLA WHEELER
Parson Tringham, Dairyman Crick, Mailman, Man with Paintpot, Man at Fair 2, Officer CHARLES DALE

Director DILYS HAMLETT
Designer MEG SURREY
Lighting GLYN PEREGRINE
Sound STEVE BROWN
Composer ANTHONY FELDMAN
Musical Director PATRICK BRIDGMAN
Dialect Work PENNY DYER and CHARLES DALE
Choreographer TESSA PRITCHARD

...Elli Garnett...is just the comely country wench Hardy would have in mind. Ms Garnett handles the difficult transition from innocent to victim with verve and an endearing charm...Charles Dale's dairyman Crick is a superb piece of country entertainment, and Robert Hands, as the awfully inept Angel Clare is irritatingly convincing...once again the Royal Exchange set, music and lighting add a convincing touch of Wessex warmth.'
Malcolm Handley Liverpool Daily Post