Taking Our Time 1995
The Red Brick Auditorium, Square Chapel, Halifax
March 1995
Taking Our Time is a red Ladder play set in the Calder Valley of the 1840's. It chronicles the lives of the Greenwood family as they struggle to come to terms with the changing lives of the handloom weavers of West Yorkshire as the industrial revolution changes landscapes and lifestyles.
Orginal music by Christoper Reason, arranged for this production by Dave Nelson.
CAST
Mill worker - Anna
Mill worker, Clog dancer - Becky
Mrs Edwards, Outworker/Weaver, Clog dancer - Caroline
Outworker/Weaver, Clog dancer - Charlotte
Mill worker, Clog dancer - Claire
Major Burnside - Hamish
Soldier, Mill worker, Calderwike Juggler - Jerry
Outworker/Weaver - Jessica
Dorothy Greenwood - Joanna
Travelling Clown - Joanne
Fred, Soldier, Outworker/Weaver, Calderwike Juggler - Joe
Preacher – John G
William - John S
Mr Miller, Soldier, Mill worker - Ken
Mary Greenwood - Laura
Knocker-Up, Mill worker, Clog dancer - Leanne
Mill worker, Clog dancer - Louise
Mrs Ackroyd, Mill worke, Clog dancer - Marianne
Jack Bidwell, Soldier - Mark
Elsie Carter - Megan
Outworker/Weaver - Nichola
Soldier, Mill worker - Paul
Outworker/Weaver, Clog dancer - Rachel
Narrator - Sarah B
Annie, Mill worker, Clog dancer - Sarah C
Jenny Greenwood - Suzie
James Ackroyd - Thomas F
Peter - Thomas N
John Greenwood - Tom D
Mill worker, Clog dancer - Vicki
Sarah Greenwood - Zoe
Musicians
Keyboards - Dave Nelson, Jessica & Marriane
Violin - Katherine
Guitar - Hamish
Flute - Nichola
Percussion - Becky, Sarah & Vicki
Directed by Gillie Kerrod & Frank Brown
Music by Dave Nelson
Set by John Lambert
Costume by Jaqui Lambert
Choreography by Liz Titley