CADS Uncaged!

An evening of short sketches and a one act play based around themes of imprisonment and freedom. Includes David Campton's play 'The Cagebirds', a piece exploring the world of six birds kept in a cage by The Master. When he introduces a new, wild bird into their cage, she urges them to break free, to escape - but will her exhortations lead the birds to flight or to catastrophe?

- Alma Tavern Theatre

The Show

Act 1

The Cagebirds

This one act play is set within a gilded bird cage. Inside are six birds, each not only trapped by the cage, but also a self-imposed prison. Self-obsessed and isolated there seems little hope for these cagebirds. Until one day, into the cage, comes a wild bird who knows freedom. She attempts to unite these captives in an effort to escape. However, this does not get the reaction she is expecting…

Cast

The Wild One –

Miranda Bate

The Constant Twitting –

Jocelyn Edmonds

The Long-Tongued Gossip –

Jessica Bevan

The Great Guzzler –

Peter Stone

The Medicated Gloom –

James Horsburgh

The Mirror-Eyed Gazer –

Genni Pierce-Butler

The Regular Thump –

Rob Allcott

The Master –

Mike Hatch

Production team:

Director –

Jennifer Gill

Fight Choreographer –

Erica O’Brien

Set design –

Ben Clayton

Costume and make-up –

Kimberly Clayton

Act 2

Sketches

Delayed: Part I

Cast:

Genni Pierce-Butler, Nathalie Delaney, David Parkes, Andrew Casey, Dean Hawkins

Director:

Robert Egginton

Created by

Robert Egginton and cast

Measure for Measure extract

Cast:

Steve Bryant, Alex Cocking

Director:

Erica O‘Brien

Writer:

William Shakespeare

A Puzzle for Grandma

Cast:

Jennifer Gill, Jocelyn Edmonds, Nathalie Delaney, Glenys Leigh Macintyre

Director:

Andrew Casey

Writer:

Andrew Casey

The Stadium

Cast:

Steve Bryant, Ben Leventhall, Dean Hawkins, Andrew Casey

Director:

Andrew Casey

Writer:

Andrew Casey

The Tempest extract

Cast and directed by:

Erica O’Brien

Writer:

William Shakespeare

Delayed: Part II

As per Part I

Production team:

Compère –

Robert Egginton

Act 2 Co-ordinator –

Andrew Casey

Show Technical Team:

Sound –

Ben Clayton

Lighting –

Adam Hanna

Lighting Design -

Rob Egginton