The Cloggies
The Cloggies was a comedic play featuring music from Brian Jacques that was inspired by the long-running magazine comic of Bill Tidy. It was produced from October 24 - November 12, 1983, at Theater Clwyd in Mold, Wales.
Background
[edit]The Cloggies was a comic about a league of folk dancers and beer drinkers featured in UK magazine Private Eye from 1967-1981.
Summary
[edit]The UK selects The Cloggies to compete in a European folkdance competition.
Players
[edit]- Stephen Nallon (Ted the Cloggie, Sir Robin Day, Mrs. Thatcher, Pram Lady, other characters)
- Mike Burns (Major Rollo Pimley)
- Roger Blake (Albert, Brigadier, Oskar, Amfista Kong)
- Roger Delves-Broughton (Stan, Ruin)
- Liam O'Callaghan (Wally)
- Darryl Forbes-Dawson (Neville)
- Peter Templar (Arnold)
- Arbel Jones (Glinka, Doris)
- Catherine Brandon (Suzi/Susan)
- Leader Hawkins (Reg Thrumper, Vladet, German Coach Winkel, Sid Cruft)
Crew
[edit]- Writer: Bill Tidy
- Director: George Roman
- Theater Design: Colin Winslow
- Music: Brian Jacques
- MD and Keyboards: Laurence Roman
- Musicians: Gerry Browne (saxophone, clarinet, flute), Adam Roman (drums)
- Company stage manager: Alan Day
- Deputy stage manager: Ross Jay
- Assistant stage manager: Jessica Miller
- Lighting: Pat Nelder
- Sound: Guy Colver
- Choreography: Liz Bodey