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Taking Our Time
Performed: 15th - 18th March 1995
Description
'Taking Our Time', a red Ladder play set in the Calder Valley of the 1840's, chronicles the lives of the Greenwood family as they struggle to come to terms with the changing lives of the handloom spinners of West Yorkshire as the industrial revolution changes landscapes and lifestyles.
Cast & Crew
Written by: Red Ladder
Directed by: Gillie Kerrod & Frank Brown
Music by: Dave Nelson
Set by: John Lambert
Costume by:: Jaqui Lambert
Choreography by: Liz Titley
Full cast list (in alphabetical order):
Sarah Brinig
Tom Davis
Laura Bottomley
Zoe Lord
Suzie Norrie
Joanna Ioannou
Joanne McGuirck
Megan Thomas
Thomas Nelstrop
John Sheerman
Thomas Fell
Marianne Hooper
John Greet
Mark Drayton
Ken Josling
Hamish Glencross
Caroline Millington
Sarah Carrapiett
Joe Woodington
Jerry Gregg
Leanne Jeffs
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Soldiers
Paul Danyluk
Ken Josling
Mark Drayton
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Mill Workers
Claire Asling
Louise Clark
Marianne Hooper
Becky Tighe
Paul Danyluk
Jerry Gregg
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Out Workers/Weavers
Jessica Dawson
Rachel Howlett
Nichola Oliver
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Calderwike Jugglers
Jerry Gregg
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Clog Dancers
Louise Clark
Leanne Jeffs
Vicki Washington
Caroline Millington
Rachel Howlett
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Narrator
John Greenwood
Mary Greenwood
Sarah Greenwood
Jenny Greenwood
Doroth Greenwood
Travelling Clow
Elsie Carter
Peter
William
James Ackroyd
Mrs Ackroyd
Preacher
Jack Bidwell
Mr Miller
Major Burnside
Mrs Edwards
Annie
Fred
Soldier
Knocker-Up
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Joe Woodington
Jerry Gregg
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Sarah Carrapiett
Anna Gillespie
Leanne Jeffs
Vicki Washington
Ken Josling
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Charlotte Dexter
Caroline Millington
Joe Woodington
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Joe Woodington
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Sarah Carrapiett
Marianne Hooper
Becky Tighe
Claire Asling
Charlotte Dexter
Musicians
Dave Nelson
Jessica Dawson
Katherine Betteridge
Hamish Glencross
Vicki Washington
Becky Tighe
Nichola Oliver
Marianne Hooper
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Sarah Carrapiett
Keyboards
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Violin
Guitar
Percussion
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Flute
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Orginal music by Christoper Reason, arranged for this production by Dave Nelson.