Yeomen of the Guard

Our show in 2004 year was Yeomen of the Guard. The show ran from November 17th to 20th in the Corn Exchange. Prior to that we visited Framlingham Castle for some publicity photographs.

2004's Poster

The poster from our last performance in 1993 - note the dates!

The Show

Looked like this:

The Yeomen of the Guard parade in the Tower.

The townswomen of London.

And the male residents

Shadbolt (Doug Birchall) seems happy with his developing relationship. Phoebe (Louise Bentley) seems rather less certain.

Jack Point (Wayne Noakes) entertains the crowd with a dance.

And Elsie Maynard (Natasha Shipp) lends a hand with a song.

Shadbolt plays with his thumbscrew.

Colonel Fairfax (Gerry Bremner)

The Meryll family - Leonard (Leigh Caple), Sergeant (Phil Holmes) and Phoebe

Dame Carruthers (Frances Gilson) simpers at Segeant Meryll

Publicity for the show

We spent a couple of hours at Framlingham Castle (and we thank English Heritage for allowing us to use the Castle in this way) showing off our costumes in order to take some publicity shots. Mike Kwasniak took the photos. A selction of the photos is below. (Please note - the quality shown below is not representative of the original photos, which are obviously of a much higher quality).


The Yeomen parade outside the castle	And inside...	Fairfax and Elsie with "poor jilted Jack Point"

You just can't stop Yeomen parading...	Shadbolt woos Phoebe with the help of his corvine companion.	While Dame Carruthers needs no help to woo Sergeant Meryll!

Kate and the Dame don't seem re-assured by the protection of Meryll.	The headsman and his chopper appear to be admired by Shadbolt	Point bemoans his lot.

	The yeomen parading on the castle lawn

Cast

Our cast was:

Principals

Lieutenant	Howard Brooks
Colonel Fairfax	Gerry Bremner
Sergeant Meryll	Phil Holmes
Leonard Meryll	Leigh Caple
Jack Point	Wayne Noakes
Wilfred Shadbolt	Doug Birchall
The Headsman	Roy Preston
First Yeoman	Jim Stratford

Second Yeoman	Peter Wright
First Citizen	Andrew Burgess
Second Citizen	Ted Wheatley
Elsie Maynard	Natasha Shipp
Phoebe Meryll	Louise Bentley
Dame Carruthers	Frances Gilson
Kate	Jane Carpenter
Priest	Duncan Hinds

Chorus of Citizens

Greta Kerridge	Sue Lamm	Clare McGrath
Judy Read	Margaret Follett	Kathryn Caple
Rose Fowler	Carol Flatres	Nicky Greenway
Louise Hall	Lucy Pakes	Eileen Hodson
Susannah Bradley	Leslie Wittgreffe	Geneva Downes
Carole Wheatley	Sylvia Towell	Diana Minter
Ros Atkins	Fiona Morris	Sue Taylor

David Hayhow	Alan Davis	Peter Meredith

Chorus of Yeomen

Ralph Chapman	David Fleming-Brown	Chris Wilson
Nigel Pond	Alan Otterburn	Mike Rayment
	Phil Taylor