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THE BOY JAMES -ARC
the boy james
by alexander wright
'BEEN KNOCKED OUT BY 'THE BOY JAMES'... STILL DRYING MY EYES'
STEPHEN FRY
Belt Up Theatre presents a dark, beautiful tale of one boys awakening to the harsh realities of adulthood. Play with him, and take his hand as you lead him back to Neverland. A truly intimate experience that allows its visitors the password to a strictly secret world; a safe haven where they can while away their time and get in touch with inner child. But as the tick tock of the clock goes on, you too will have to face the inevitable voyage.
TBJ - ARC
DIRECTOR: DOMINIC ALLEN
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
SOUND DESIGNER: GARETH PRESCOTT
'RIVETING'
THE SCOTSMAN
'WONDERFUL'
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
'MAGNIFICENT'
FEST
EDINBURGH 2011:
THE BOY: JETHRO COMPTON
THE GIRL:LUCY FARRETT
JAMES: DAN WOOD
LONDON 2011 & TOUR:
THE BOY: JETHRO COMPTON
THE GIRL: LUCY FARRETT
JAMES: JAMES WILKES
EDINBURGH 2010:
THE BOY: JETHRO COMPTON
THE GIRL: VERONICA HARE
JAMES: JAMES WILKES
EDINBURGH 2011 PROUDCTION ASSISTANT: MATT WILLIAMS
EDINBURGH 2010 PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: LUCY HOWE, GARETH PRESCOTT & OLIVER JULIAN
'SUPERBLY REALISED'
FRINGE REVIEW
'FLAWLESS'
WHATSONSTAGE
'MOVING AND BEAUTIFULLY PLAYED'
NEIL GAIMAN
'BELT UP'S FINEST PERFORMANCE'
THE STAGE
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OUTLAND - ARC
OUTLAND
by DOMINIC J ALLEN
INSPIRED BY THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEWIS CARROLL
OUTLAND introduces you to a host of Carroll’s weird and wonderful characters, who will guide you deeper into the imagined worlds you have forgotten. Outland invites you to step into a world of childhood dreams. Inspired by the final work of author Lewis Carroll, Dominic J Allen interweaves the author’s life with his little known masterpiece ‘Sylvie and Bruno’ to create a magical but ultimately bittersweet story. Now must now ask yourself: ‘Where will your dreams take you?’
OUT - ARC
DIRECTORS: DOMINIC ALLEN
& JOE HUFTON
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: DAN WOOD
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
SOUND DESIGNERS: DOMINIC ALLEN & JETHRO COMPTON
'HAUNTING'
NEIL GAIMAN
'ENTRALLING'
WHATSONSTAGE
'AWE-INSPIRING'
FRINGE GURU
'BRILLIANT'
BROADWAYBABY
‘Belt Up has a big reputation to live up to. Outland proves the hype is entirely justified’
THE STAGE
EDINBURGH 2011 CAST:
CHARLES/LEWIS: DAN WOOD
ARTHUR/BRUNO: JETHRO COMPTON
MURIEL/SYLVIE: LUCY FARRETT
EDINBURGH 2011 PROUDCTION ASSISTANT: MATT WILLIAMS
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TWENTY TO - ARC
TWENTY MINUTES TO NINE
BY JAMES WILKES
OUTLAND introduces you to a host of Carroll’s weird and wonderful characters, who will guide you deeper into the imagined worlds you have forgotten. Outland invites you to step into a world of childhood dreams. Inspired by the final work of author Lewis Carroll, Dominic J Allen interweaves the author’s life with his little known masterpiece ‘Sylvie and Bruno’ to create a magical but ultimately bittersweet story. Now must now ask yourself: ‘Where will your dreams take you?’
TWEN -ARC
DIRECTOR: JAMES WILKES
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
MUSIC PERFORMED BY DAN WOOD
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
'CAPTIVATING'
THE STAGE
'REMARKABLE'
BROADWAYBABY
'A BRAVURA PERFORMANCE FROM FARRETT'
FRINGE GURU
'LUCY FARRETT IS MESMERISING'
THREEWEEKS
'TRANSFIXING PERFORMANCE... FUNNY AND HAUNTING'
NEIL GAIMAN
'MIND-BLOWING ACTRESS'
AMANDA PALMER
EDINBURGH 2011 CAST:
ELENA H: LUCY FARRETT
EDINBURGH 2011 PROUDCTION ASSISTANT: MATT WILLIAMS
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TARTUFE - ARC
THE TARTUFFE
BY JAMES WILKES AFTER MOLIERE
An indefinite number of years after a career destroying scandal, lost luvvie, Orgon Poquelin presents a theatrical representation of his fall from grace at the hands of the sinister conman Tartuffe. Assisted by his troupe of faded French variety act vagabonds, Orgon attempts a performance to truly exorcise the demons of his past.
A dizzying spectacle of theatrical pandemonium, The Tartuffe is a production that will leave you exhausted from watching the troupe travelling at a break-neck speed through this madcap bedlam of a performance. Before you know it, youll be dragged up to understudy a missing troupe member or deliver a forgotten prop. Whether from itching to get onstage or from terror at being picked on, The Tartuffe will leave you on the edge of your seat; this adaptation shatters the fourth wall and happily chucks the broken fragments in the face of convention. A hilarious celebration of the very concept of theatrical performance.
TART-ARC
THE SCOTSMAN
TIME OUT LONDON
WHATSONSTAGE
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
BROADWAyBABY
THREEWEEKS
THE LIST
EDINBURGH GUIDE
THE TIMES
DIRECTOR: JAMES WILKES
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
CASTS
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TART -CAST
THE TARTUFFE
CASTS
YORK THEATRE ROYAL 2009 & 2010
Orgon Poquelin Dominic J Allen
Renard Le Clown/Damis Jethro Compton
Jacques/Cleante James Wilkes
Amorette /Marianne Serena Manteghi
Racine/Dorine Rachel Finnegan
Ethelle/Elmire Lucy Farrett
Patrice/Tartuffe Marcus Emerton
Margaret - Danie Linsell
Jean Clo Alexander Wright
Le Bass Patrick Fysh
Gaston Ledoux Dan Wood
Timote le Roadie Joe Hufton
Les Triplettes:
Sarah Gordon
Veronica Hare
Chi San Howard
STAGE MANAGER: OLIVER JULIAN
TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS: GARETH PRESCOTT
and NICK COUPE
TART CAST CONT
LONDON 2009:
Orgon Poquelin Dominic J Allen
Renard Le Clown/Damis Jethro Compton
Jacques/Cleante James Wilkes
Jean Clo /Marianne Alexander Wright
Racine/Dorine Rachel Finnegan
Ethelle/Elmire Lucy Farrett
Patrice/Tartuffe Marcus Emerton
EDINBURGH FRINGE 2009:
Orgon Poquelin Dominic J Allen
Renard Le Clown/Damis Jethro Compton
Jacques/Cleante James Wilkes
Mimi/Marianne Niamh Walsh
Amorette/Dorine Serena Manteghi
Ethelle/Elmire Lucy Farrett
Patrice/Tartuffe Marcus Emerton
Jean Clo Alexander Wright
Benoit Niall Walsh
EDINBURGH FRINGE 2008:
Orgon Poquelin Dominic J Allen
Renard Le Clown/Damis Jethro Compton
Guillaume/Cleante Matt Springet
Mimi/Marianne Niamh Walsh
Genevieve/Dorine Nicola Carter
Francine/Elmire Anna Rohde
Sylvestre/Tartuffe Nikolaus Morris
STAGE MANAGER: LUCY HOWE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT: JUTSUS VON VERSCHUER & REBECCA HARRIS
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Antigone - ARC
ANTIGONE
by alexander wright after sophocles
Based on Sophocles timeless tale of politics, family feuds and rituals, Alexander Wrights new adaptation is a melodic portrait of a family in the wake of devastation. Telling the story of Antigone, a princess faced with an impossible decision and the astounding repercussions this has upon her family and more dangerously, the entire country.
In this lamentful re-imagining, audience members are requested to pay their respects to the late princess, Antigone. But this is a dreamlike world; the solemn soiree that the audience find themselves part of shifts and changes. Ghosts of the recent war echo around them, the conscience of Kings stalk between them, and lovers left behind weep alongside them.
ant -arc
DIRECTORS: JAMES WILKES
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
SOUND DESIGNER: GARETH PRESCOTT
CHOREOGRPHER: CHI-SAN HOWARD
thE metro
'a show to be celebrated, and one that fully justifies the company’s esteemed reputation'
THE STAGE
EDINBURGH 2010 CAST:
Antigone: Francesca Murray-Fuentes
Ismene: Serena Manteghi
Creon: Dominic J Allen
Haemon: Jethro Compton
Polyneiles: Alexander Wright
Eteocles: Chris White
2010/2011 TOUR CAST:
Antigone: Lucy Farrett
Ismene: Serena Manteghi
Creon: Dominic J Allen
Haemon: Jethro Compton/Ryan Forde Iosco/James Wilkes
Polyneiles: Alexander Wright
Eteocles: Joe Hufton
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Atlantis
THE ORDER of ATLANTIS
with punchdrunk enrichment
As Visiting Artists at the National Student Drama Festival 2010 with Punchdrunk Enrichment
Concept by Dominic J Allen, Jethro Compton, James Wilkes and Alexander Wright
Devised and performed by:
Dominic Allen
Jethro Compton
Lucy Farrett
Rachel Finnegan
Paddy Fysh
Veronica Hare
Joe Hufton
Serena Manteghi
Francesca Murray-Fuentes
Niamh Walsh
James Wilkes
Dan Wood
Alexander Wright
Stage Manager: Polly Ingham
Atrium - arc
ATRIUM
by james wilkes
“An ageing artist invites you to join a private audience in his study as he prepares to publish his memoirs with the assistance of a frustrated ghost writer. At times a personal lounge cabaret,
at others a zombie attack and at others a spoiled New Year’s Eve party. Nothing ever clearly seems real in a play in which nothing happens, perhaps at all.
Absurd comedy reigns supreme in this dream like journey through one man’s subconscious as his own self obsession tears apart the life around him. You are invited to be part of it, to be complicit in his surreal flights of fancy. Bring an act to turn out in his cabaret, perform a striptease for his delight or smash a raw egg in his assistant’s shoe for his personal amusement.
A hilarious dip into a profoundly lonely mind.
atrium
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
WHATSONTAGE
the scotsman
'this production is
fabulously enjoyable'
fest mag
'divides opinion like Marmite'
york press
EDINBURGH 2010 CAST:
Malcolm Kinnear: Marcus Emerton
Paul: Alexander Wright
Pennie Kinnear: Serena Manteghi
Butter: Lucy Farrett
Production Assistants: Gareth Prescott, Lucy Howe, Oliver Julian
LONDON 2010 CAST:
Malcolm Kinnear: Marcus Emerton
Paul: Alexander Wright
Pennie Kinnear: James Wilkes
Butter: Lucy Farrett
Production Assistant: Nick Coupe
YORK THEATRE ROYAL 2011 CAST:
Malcolm Kinnear: Domninic Allen
Paul: James Wilkes
Pennie Kinnear: Serena Manteghi
Butter: Lucy Farrett
Production Assistant: Matt Williams
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beggars - arc
The Beggar's Opera
by james wilkes after john gay
In 1728 John Gay’s ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ became an overnight success in it satire of politics and society and its groundbreaking new form which essentially created the musical genre. ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ is the first musical to join Belt Up Theatre’s repertoire and in a new adaptation by James Wilkes (The Tartuffe) looks to hold up a comical mirror to the society and politics of today.
Told by a troupe of 1980’s would-be political activists fired up with anti-Thatcher sentiment using John Gay’s satire as a platform for their views ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ of course has more than a few echoes with the Britain of today. Playfully meta-theatrical in Belt Up Theatre’s signature style and knowingly anachronistic jumping back and forth between today, 1988 and 1728.
Performed by a cast of six of Belt Up Theatre’s regular company members with music provided by a multi-talented band of two, audiences can expect fast and furious costume swapping, scene changes and instrument switching. Also in a top secret revelation, the vocals will be backed up by a hugely talented choir but all further details on that will be kept locked away until the show.
begg arc
Book and Lyrics by James Wilkes
Music by Dan Wood and Alexander Wright
Director: Alexander Wright
Producer: Jethro Compton
Musical Director: Dan Wood
Assistant director: Joe Hufton
Set Design by Dominic J Allen & Chris White
Lighting Designer & Production Manager: Jethro Compton
Costume Designer: Serena Manteghi
Stage Manager: Kim Waller
Production Assistant: Laura Attridge
'This scattergun show is crazily energetic, erratic, ill-disciplined, foul-tongued, occasionally self-indulgent yet often very humorous
York Press
CAST
mr Peachum: Dominic J Allen
Mrs Peachum/Mr Lockit: Marcus Emerton
Polly Peachum: Serena Manteghi
Macheath: James Wilkes
Lucy Lockit: Laura Horton
Filch: Joe Hufton
the Band: Dan Wood and Alexander Wright
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lorca- arc
LORCA is DEAD
by dominic j allen
Its the year 1920 or something; the dust has started to settle on a Europe splintered by war. Out of the ashes emerges one of the most notorious art movements of the 20th century, Surrealism.
Dominic J Allens (The Trial) interactive play beckons you in to the world of the Surrealists as the likes of Artaud, Bunuel, Magritte and Salvador Dali welcome you as their colleagues. Whatever role you cast yourself in, throw caution to the wind and join them in their attempt to weave sense through a world that makes none.
Soon the actual evenings purpose of the Bureau of Surrealist research comes to light, a lamenting pageant in memory of Spanish poet, Federico Garcia Lorca. Play your part in the retelling of his life alongside those that knew him best as the construct of time ticks off the stepping stones leading to the poet, Europe and indeed the Surrealists being changed forever. At times hilarious, at others heartbreaking this is a play that twists and transforms for each audience. The only certainty is that when the clock of history sounds the end, Lorca is dead.
lor arc
DIRECTOR: DOMINIC J ALLEN
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
CHOREOGRAGHER: CHI-SAN HOWARD
'brilliantly entertaining and endlessly thought-provoking – a real achievement'
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
'it’s thrilling to be in Belt Up’s audience'
THE STAGE
WHATSONSTAGE
EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
THE
SCOTSMAN
casts
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LOR CAST
2011 TOUR CAST:
Aragon: Ryan Forde Iosco
Artaud: Alexander Wright
Breton: Marcus Emerton
Bunuel: Joe Hufton
Dali: James Wilkes
Eluard: Dominic J Allen
Gala: Lucy Farrett
Magritte: Serena Manteghi
LONDON 2010 CAST:
Aragon: Patrick Fysh
Artaud: Alexander Wright
Breton: Marcus Emerton
Bunuel: Joe Hufton
Dali: James Wilkes
Eluard: Dominic J Allen
Gala: Lucy Farrett
Magritte: Serena Manteghi
Production Assistant: Nick Coupe
EDINBURGH & YORK 2010 CAST:
Aragon: Patrick Fysh
Artaud: Alexander Wright
Breton: Marcus Emerton
Bunuel: Joe Hufton
Dali: James Wilkes
Eluard: Dan Wood
Gala: Lucy Farrett
Magritte: Chris White
Production Assistants: Oliver Julien, Lucy Howe,
Gareth Prescott
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MACBETH YTR
MACBETH
AT YORK THEATRE ROYAL
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: JONNHY SIMMS
SOUND DESIGNER: JONNHY RATHBONE
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
MACBETH: DOMINIC J ALLEN
LADY MACBETH/LADY MACDUFF/WITCH: JAMES WILKES
BANQUO/MALCOLM/YOUNG MACDUFF/WITCH: JOE HUFTON
MACDUFF/DUNCAN/FLEANCE/WITCH: MARCUS EMERTON
MACBETH JSC
MACBETH
IN THE HOUSE OF DETENTION CLERKENWELL, LONDON
PRODUCED BY SJC PRODUCTIONS AND JETHRO COMPTON LTD
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metamorphosis arc
MEtAMORPHOSIS
by james wilkes after franz kafka
You are cordially invited to attend the surprise birthday party of Gregor Samsa. Please do come along, bring friends and make yourself comfortable in our humble abode. Refreshments will be provided.
Adapted by James Wilkes (The Tartuffe, Atrium, Women of Troy) from Kafka's classic fable of one family's home comforts turned into a nightmare after the unfortunate transformation of their son. Based on the award winning production that hatched this critically acclaimed company. Settle in as a theatrical explosion unravels around you.
met arc
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
MUSIC BY MICHAEL SLATER
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
SOUND DESIGNER: GARETH PRESCOTT
'SPECTACULAR'
FRINGE
REVIEW
thE
SCOTSMAN
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
'the buzz remains around a company who give audiences the feeling that it really matters that we are there'
THE GUARDIAN
Gregor: James Wilkes
Mr Samsa: Dominic J Allen
Mrs Samsa: Lucy Farrett
Greta Samsa: Veronica Hae
Chief Clerk: Marcus Emerton
Boss: Serena Manteghi
Cleaner: Francesca Murray-Fuentes
Tenants: Jethro Compton, Patrick Fysh & Joe Hufton
inspired by the 2008 production
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08 MET ARC
MEtAMORPHOSIS
by STEPHEN BERKOFF after franz kafka
08 MET
NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL 2008
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCER: NIC LAMONT
MUSIC BY MICHAEL SLATER
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: SIMON MAEDER
STAGE MANAGER: RACHEL LERMAN
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT: FRAN OLLEY
Gregor Samsa: James Wilkes
Mr Samsa: Dominic J Allen
Mrs Samsa: Danie Linsell
Greta Samsa: Sarah Barker
Lodgers/Chief Clerk: Matt Springett
Grotesque Chorus:
Jethro Compton
Lucy Farrett
Nikolaus Morris
Tom Powis
Matt Springett
Niamh Walsh
return to metamorphosis 2010
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Octavia - arc
OCTAVIA
by jethro compton
After enchanting audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, award-winning theatre company, Belt Up Theatre are taking on tour a show specially intended for a family audience. Telling the epic tale of a lone princess forced out of her land by war and anarchy, Octavia is a story to fuel the imaginations of young and old and the perfect alternative to Pantomime this Christmas season.
Firmly set on a quest to return order to her homeland, the young princess Octavia must take the helping hand of the bizarre and mysterious characters that she meets on her travels. Inspired by the sprites, witches and hobgoblins deeply rooted in Cornish folklore, this magical adventure will bring out the child in even the most sensible of people.
Audiences will enter a world that seems miles away from an ordinary theatre: this is the world that will breathe life to a whole new time and place, a time and place where legends are still real. Octavia is an entirely active theatrical experience that does not shy away from challenging a family audience; sometimes funny, sometimes scary; sometimes smile inducing, sometimes heart breaking; always exciting, always magical. An experience that audiences of all ages will not be soon to forget.
oct - arc
DIRECTOR: JAMES WILKES PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: DAN WOOD LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
'A REAL PLEASURE TO BEHOLD'
THE HERALD
SCOTLAND
BROADWAY
BABY
FRINGE
REVIEW
EDINBURGH 2010 CAST:
MR HEINZEL: DAN WOOD
MRS HEINZEL: SARAH GORDON
OCTAVIA: VERONICA HARE
PRINCE: MIA DeGRAFF
SPRIGGAN: CHI-SAN HOWARD
MARIANA: JANEY STEPHENSON
TOUR 2010/2011 CAST:
MR HEINZEL: DOMINIC ALLEN
MRS HEINZEL: SERENA MANTEGHI
OCTAVIA: JETHRO COMPTON
PRINCE: JOE HUFTON/JAMES WILKES
SPRIGGAN: JOE HUFTON/JAMES WILKES
MARIANA: SERENA MANTEGHI
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ODYSSEY- ARC
ODYSSEY
BY DOMINIC J ALLEN, INSPIRED BY HOMER
Go on a journey alongside a lone homeward bound traveller as he seeks a safe have haven in a post apocalyptic nightmare.
A haunting adventure that tests the boundaries of human persistence.
A new play by Dominic J Allen under the influence of Homer’s epic poem, this is a claustrophobically intimate production that is certainly not for the faint of heart. A legend of monstrous proportion explodes: fast, furious and inches away from the audience’s eyes. Performed by an energetic cast of four with a dramatis personae of hundreds this is storytelling in swift, breathtaking and exhausting form.
ODY ARC
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
EDINBURGH SPOTLGHT
'a multi-dimensional
nightmarish vision '
THE SCOTSMAN
'half brilliant
and half bonkers'
FRINGE GURU
EDINBURGH 2010 CAST:
TED STERLING: DAN WOOD
MAN: CHRIS WHITE
WOMAN: JANEY STEPHENSON
Production Assistants: Gareth Prescott, Lucy Howe, Oliver Julian
TOUR 2011 CAST:
TED STERLING: DOMINIC J ALLEN
MAN: JOE HUFTON
WOMAN: SERENA MANTEGHI
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quasi arc
Quasimodo
by jethro compton after victor hugo
'A clever, claustrophobic hour of psychological horror'
TIME OUT LONDON
CRITICS' CHOICE
In Jethro Compton’s site-specific adaptation of Victor Hugo’s momentous classic, ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, the audience is tempted in to submerge themselves among a very special family of villainous figures taunting and goading the poor Quasimodo into telling the story of his life, a life plagued by loneliness and rejection.
But as the sad story of the Hunchback’s life unravels around you it becomes all too apparent that this is more a pitiful attempt by Quasimodo to tell the story how he wants it
rather than face the all too tragic reality.
quas arc
DIRECTOR: JETHRO COMPTON
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: GAVIN WHITWORTH
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
SOUND DESIGNER: GARETH PRESCOTT
'AN INTENSE REWORKING OF HUGO'S STORY'
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
'A TRIUMPH OF ATMOSPHERE'
'NEW AND EXCITING'
PUBLIC REVIEWS
THE LIST
TOUR 2011:
QUASIMODO: JOE HUFTON
FROLLO: DOMINIC J ALLEN
ESMERALDA: SERENA MANTEGHI
CAPTAIN PHEOBUS: JAMES WILKES
LONDON 2010:
QUASIMODO: JOE HUFTON
FROLLO: DOMINIC J ALLEN
ESMERALDA: SERENA MANTEGHI
CAPTAIN PHEOBUS: PATRICK FYSH
EDINBURGH 2010:
QUASIMODO: JOE HUFTON
FROLLO: DOMINIC J ALLEN
ESMERALDA: FRANCESCA MURRAY-FUENTES
CAPTAIN PHEOBUS: PATRICK FYSH
LONDON 2010 PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: NICK COUPE
EDINBURGH 2010 PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: LUCY HOWE, GARETH PRESCOTT & OLIVER JULIAN
'FANTASTIC'
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
'truly atmospheriC'
EDINBURGH GUIDE
'COMPELLING'
THE SCOTSMAN
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TRIAL - ARC
THE TRIAL
BY DOMINIC ALLEN AFTER KAFKA
'exhilarating, ambitious and manipulates sound, space and the audience with real verve'
THE GUARDIAN
It's half past eight and Josef K normally has his breakfast at half past eight. Yet today his world is twisted and deformed when he is arrested and dragged into the uncertain purgatory of the justice system. In a warped wonderland, K must make his way through this tentative world seeking help amongst a sinisterly peculiar freak show of characters. From the spider-like helping hand of Huld to the giddily incomprehensible Titorelli, K must attempt to weave a narrative through his vague destiny. Easier said than done in a world of absolute order without logic, punishment without crime, people without humanity.
TRI ARC
THE LIST
TIME OUT LONDON
BROADWAyBABY
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
SOUND DESIGNER: MICHAEL SLATER
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
COMPOSER: GAVIN WHITWORTH
CASTS
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TRIAL CAST
THE TRIAL
CASTS
LONDON 2009:
Joseph K: Dominic J Allen
Chorus :
Jethro Compton
Marcus Emerton
Lucy Farrett
Rachel Finnegan
James Wilkes
Alexander Wright
YORK THEATRE ROYAL 2009:
Joseph K: Dominic J Allen
Chorus :
Jethro Compton
Marcus Emerton
Lucy Farrett
Rachel Finnegan
Patrick Fysh
Sarah Gordon
Veronica Hare
Chi San Howard
Danie Linsell
Serena Manteghi
Francesca Murray-Fuentes
James Wilkes
Alexander Wright
TRI CAST
EDINBURGH 2009:
Joseph K: Dominic J Allen
Chorus :
Jethro Compton
Marcus Emerton
Sarah Gordon
Zoe Hughes
Vicky Lloyd
Serena Manteghi
Francesca Murray-Fuentes
Niall Walsh
James Wilkes
Michael Wilkins
Alexander Wright
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PARK KEEP - ARC
THE PARK KEEPER
BY NIKOLAUS MORRIS
THE SCOTSMAN
Following the death of their lover, two desperate libertines discover in a lowly park keeper the doppleganger of their late companion. With the promise of money they desperately manipulate him into the image of their departed friend with devastating consequences.
TPK ARC
DIRECTOR: NIKOLAUS MORRIS
PRODUCERS: DOMINIC ALLEN, JETHRO COMPTON, NIKOLAUS MORRIS, JAMES WILKES, ALEXANDER WRIGHT
COMPOSER: NIKOLAUS MORRIS
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
EDINBURGH 2008 CAST:
Talbot/Aaron Matt Springett
Rebecca Niamh Walsh
Finn Dominic J Allen
Gabbitas James Wilkes
Catrina Nic Carter
Thring Alex Lawless
Phanotourist Alexander Wright
Phanotourist Rachel Finnegan
Phanotourist Sarah Barker
Phanotourist Sarah Waite
Phanotourist Alice Boagey
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clockwork - arc
a clockwork orange
by anthony burges
Belt Up Theatre in association with University of York Drama Society presents the dystopic world of Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange. Find yourself immersed in the dark centre of Nadsat gang culture as you experience the cult story of rape, murder, retribution, ultra-violence and Beethoven.
From a company described by The Sunday Times as aggressively participatory, this high impact and physical production will leave you lost and alone in Burgess world. In a theatre where boundaries do not exist, prepare yourselves for an experience unlike any before.
clock arc
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCER: NIC LEMONT
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
SOUND DESIGNER: ED DOWIE
COMPOSER/VIDEO DIRECTOR: NIKOLAUS MORRIS
STAGE MANAGER: RACHEL LERMAN
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT: FRAN OLLEY
'This is certainly an incredibly exciting company with a firey future ahead of them, one to look out for, in the first flushes of youth'
british theatre guide
YORK THEATRE ROYAL CAST 2008:
Alex Alex Forsyth
Chorus:
Sarah Barker
Lucy Farrett
Geoff Gedroyc
Joe Hufton
Danie Linsell
Mark McDaid
Lida Mirzaii
William Poskitt
Ollie Tilney
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oresteia arc
the oresteia
by dominic allen and james wilkes
after aeschylus
A curse made flesh. A fate conceived in blood.
A relentlessly fast paced reincarnation of Aeschylus classic tragic trilogy, where a terrible curse runs deep through a familys blood.
A young man, the fruit of poisoned loins, avenges his fathers death by slaying his mother. Now, from beyond the grave, he will feel her wrath.
The furies have been unleashed
orest arc
DIRECTORS: DOMINIC ALLEN AND JAMES WILKES
PRODUCER: JETHRO COMPTON
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
YORK THEATRE ROYAL CAST 2008:
Clytemnestra Rachel Finnegan
Agamemnon Marcus Emerton
Aegisthus Tom Ellis
Orestes Tom Powis
Old Woman/Athena Danie Linsell
Apollo Niall Walsh
Electra/Iphigenia Lucy Farrett
Fury Layla Merrick-Wolf
Fury Francesca Murray-Fuentes
Fury Niamh Walsh
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volpone arc
VOLPONE
by dominic allen after ben jonson
Belt Up presents a vibrant masked version of Jonson's comedy in The Red Room. Volpone and Mosca dupe three men out of money. But their nefarious deceits land them in court to plead for their lives.
volp arc
'The success of Belt Up's version of VolponElies in the fact that, whether or not you're familiar with the text, you're guaranteed a good time'
THE SCOTSMAN
DIRECTOR: DOMINIC J ALLEN
PRODUCERS: DOMINIC J ALLEN, JETHRO COMPTON, NIKOLAUS MORRIS, JAMES WILKES, ALEXANDER WRIGHT
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
STAGE MANAGER: LUCY HOWE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS: JUTSUS VON VERSCHUER & REBECCA HARRIS
EDINBURGH CAST 2008:
Volpone Joe Hufton
Mosca James Wilkes
Nano Lida Merzaii
Androgyno Olly Tilney
Castrogne Alexander Wright
Voltore Matthew Lacey
Corbaccio Alexander Lawless
Corvino Nikolaus Morris
Lady Politic Would-Be Danie Linsell
Mrs Corvino - Rachel Finnegan
Bonario - Tom Ellis
Clerk Dominic J. Allen
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women of troy arc
women of troy
by james wilkes after euripides
Euripides tragedy is transformed into an immersive experience by award-winning Belt Up. Visit the Red Room and wait with Troys former high society as they are taken to their fates in foreign lands.
wom arc
'another winner from the impressive Belt Up'
FRINGE GURU
'brave and innovative'
THE SCOTSMAN
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCERS: DOMINIC J ALLEN, JETHRO COMPTON, NIKOLAUS MORRIS, JAMES WILKES, ALEXANDER WRIGHT
MUSIC BY: NICK ASHBY
SOUND DESIGN BY: ED DOWIE
STAGE MANAGER: LUCY HOWE
Hecuba Anna Rhode
Cassandra Sarah Barker
Andromache Danie Linsell
Helen Lida Mirzaii
Guard Joe Hufton
Talthybius Ed Duncan-Smith
Menelaus Ollie Tilney
Chorus Alice Boagey, Sarah Waite
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shakespeares arc
outdoor and roaming
shakespeare
ROMEO AND JULIET
EDINBURGH 2008
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCERS: DOMINIC J ALLEN, JETHRO COMPTON, NIKOLAUS MORRIS, JAMES WILKES, ALEXANDER WRIGHT
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
STAGE MANAGER: LUCY HOWE & JETHRO COMPTON
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT: JUTSUS VON VERSCHUER & REBECCA HARRIS
CAST:
Romeo Tom Powis
Juliet Sarah Barker
Capulet Matthew Lacey
Lady Capulet Niamh Walsh
Nurse Lucy Farrett
Mercutio Matt Springett
Tybalt Alex Forsyth
Prince Dominic J Allen
Friar Lawrence James Wilkes
Montague David Jarman
Lady Montague Danie Linsell
Paris Ed Duncan-Smith
Benvolio Joe Hufton
Balthasar Jethro Compton
Sampson Jethro Compton
Gregory Nikolaus Morris
Abram Ollie Tilney
Apothecary Alex Lawless
Peter Nic Carter
shak arc
MACBETH
EDINBURGH 2008
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCERS: DOMINIC J ALLEN, JETHRO COMPTON, NIKOLAUS MORRIS, JAMES WILKES, ALEXANDER WRIGHT
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JETHRO COMPTON
STAGE MANAGER: LUCY HOWE & JETHRO COMPTON
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT: JUTSUS VON VERSCHUER & REBECCA HARRIS
CAST:
Macbeth Dominic J. Allen
Lady Macbeth Lucy Farrett
Witches/Murderers Sarah Barker, Matt Springett, Niamh Walsh
Banquo Alex Forsyth
Duncan Matthew Lacey
Macduff Ollie Tilney
Lady Macduff Danie Linsell
Young Macduff Alex Lawless
Malcolm Ed Duncan-Smith
Donaldbain David Jarman
Hecate Rachel Finnegan
Fleance Jethro Compton
Lennox Alan Stewart/Thomas Ellis
Ross Joe Hufton
Porter James Wilkes
Old Man Matthew Lacey
Seyton Alex Lawless
MORE SHAKESPEARES
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SHAKE
THE TEMPEST
THE RSC DELL 2009
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
CAST:
Prospero James Wilkes
Miranda Lucy Farrett
Caliban Dominic J Allen
Ariel Niamh Walsh
Ferdinand Jethro Compton
Stephano Nic Lamont
Trinculo Paddy Fysh
Sebastian Marcus Emerton
Anthonio Joe Hufton
Alonso Dan Wood
Gonzalo Layla Merrick-Woolf
Adrian/Fransico Michael Wilkins
Boatswain Niall Walsh
CHORUS:
Sarah Gordon
Veronica Hare
Virginia Hartman
Chi-San Howard
Tom Jones
Serena Manteghi
Francesca Murray-Fuentes
SHAKE 2
A MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM
YORK 2010
DIRECTOR: MARCUS EMERTON
PRODUCER: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
MUSIC: JAMIE OLIVER
CHOREOGRAPHY: CHI-SAN HOWARD
Oberon - Dom Allen
Titania - Lucy Farrett
Demetrius - James Wilkes
Helena - Janey Stephenson
Lysander- Alexander Wright
Hermia - Serena Manteghi
Puck - Chris White
Starveling - Tom Vickers
Bottom - Marcus Emerton
Quince - Joe Hufton
Flute - Freddie Hall
Snout - Max Tyler
Snug - James Oliver
Theseus - Dominic Allen
Hippolyta - Lucy Farrett
Philostrate - Chris White
Chorus: Lucy Hammond, Bryony Byrne, Julia Clague,
Mia De Graaf, Chi San Howard, Ellie Taylor, Amy Powell Yates
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GHOST WALK ARC
women of troy
by james wilkes after euripides
Euripides tragedy is transformed into an immersive experience by award-winning Belt Up. Visit the Red Room and wait with Troys former high society as they are taken to their fates in foreign lands.
GHOST ARC
'another winner from the impressive Belt Up'
FRINGE GURU
'brave and innovative'
THE SCOTSMAN
DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER WRIGHT
PRODUCERS: DOMINIC J ALLEN, JETHRO COMPTON, NIKOLAUS MORRIS, JAMES WILKES, ALEXANDER WRIGHT
MUSIC BY: NICK ASHBY
SOUND DESIGN BY: ED DOWIE
STAGE MANAGER: LUCY HOWE
Hecuba Anna Rhode
Cassandra Sarah Barker
Andromache Danie Linsell
Helen Lida Mirzaii
Guard Joe Hufton
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