Gormenghast
by Mervyn Peak, adapted by John Constable
15th - 17th November 2022
at Newhampton Arts Centre
In a world bound by iron laws and dead rituals, two young men are struggling to make their way: Steerpike, the renegade kitchen-boy who seduces and murders his way up the social ladder, and Titus Groan, heir to Gormenghast, who comes to threaten its very existence.
Cast
Countess - Jane Fosbrook
Barquentine - Andy Alsop
Sepulchrave - David Kinghorn
Dr Prunesquallor - Richard Corser
Fuchsia - Emily May
Cora - Jane Alsop
Clarice - Chris Porter
Flay - Mike Smith
Swelter - Matthew Barnes
Steerpike - Benjamin Martin Savage
Titus - Billy Haynes
The Thing - Katie Hallam
Crew
Director - Sarah Carter
Assistant Director & Stage Manager - Maggie Smith
Prompt - Ann Bickley
Effects Manager - Martin Smith
Properties - Anna Wright, David Bickley
Costume - Chris Porter
Wigs and Make-up - Anna Wright
Front of House Manager - Kevin Porter
Front of House - Members of the Society