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Confidence.
Plot Synopsis: Join The schemers and dreamers on the seafront, as another summer season begins. Amongst the paint peeling kiosks on the prom, Ella arrives like an erotic whirlwind, hellbent on securing the elusive jackpot.
Original Production Details
Date: September 1998
Venue: Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Director: Anthony Clark
Designer: Patrick Connellan
| Cast: | |
| Ruby | Alison Lintott |
| Edwin | Michael Mears |
| Ben | Robin Pirongs |
| Ella | Jody Watson |
| Dean | Zoot Lynam |
In 2018 Boundless Theatre produced a Twentieth Anniversary revival at the Southwark Playhouse.
Date: May 2008
Venue: Southwark Playhouse
Director: Rob Drummer
Designer: Amelia Jane Hankin
| Cast: | |
| Ruby | Anna Crichlow |
| Edwin | Lace Akpojaro |
| Ben | Rhys Yates |
| Ella | Tanya Burr |
| Dean | Will Prattle |
The play was re-issued by Methuen Drama with a new cover, and details of the company, cast and theatre.
There is an interview with Judy, with some great pictures at the Boundless Theatre website.
There is an interview with Anna Crichlow at theatreweekly.com
There is a gallery of photos at whatsonstage.com
The Ballad of a Thin Man
(Based on The Pardoner's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer)
Six hundred years ago, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote English literature's first thriller: The Pardoner's Tale. In Chaucer's story, three young friends attempt to defy Death, but instead of striking them down for their insolence, the Grim Reaper leads them to a pot of gold....
Plot Synopsis
The action centres around the lives of three young people who live, work and play at a ramshakle farmhouse converted into a sound studio. From this isolated base Ian, Carrie, and Jade indulge their dreams of fame and fortune: Until their lives are disrupted by the arrival of McClaine, a rock musician who claims to have worked with all the great names of the sixties. Although the reason for McClaine's visit appears entirely innocent, it is not long before his presence begins to affect the entire household.
Original Production Details
Date: February 2000
Venue: Channel Theatre Company Spring Tour
Director: Philip Dart
Set and Costume design: Phil Newman
Lighting Design and Stage Manager: Marc Stimpson
| Cast: | |
| Jade | Erica Rogers |
| Ian | Stuart H. Lang |
| Carrie | Annabel Cleare |
| McClaine | Sean Buckley |
A new production of this play was produced at Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, from May 21st - 23rd 2009.
Director - Kirrie Wratten
Film-maker - Ruth Torjussen.
| Cast: | |
| Jade | Miranda Morris |
| Ian | Ashley Veit |
| Carrie | Tracy Forsythe |
| McClaine | Tom Robinson |
Short cuts to Judy's other play pages.
Plays (page 1) - Everlasting Rose/Ashes and Sand
Plays (page 2) - Temple/The Shorewatchers' House
Plays (Page 3) - Bruises/Stealing Souls
Plays (Page 4) - Sunspots/People on the River
Plays (Page 5) - To Blusher with Love/Pig in the Middle
Plays (Page 6) - The Girlz/Know Your Rights
Plays (Page 7) - Confidence/The Ballad of a Thin Man (this page)
Plays (Page 8) - Sliding with Suzanne/Hotmail from Helsinki
Plays (Page 9) - Team Spirit/Grandma was a Mermaid
Plays (page 10) - Echoes and Shadows
Text and Site Design - Copyright (c) 1999 - 2009 Judy Upton and Peter Upton.
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