Glass Town
Or, the wild and magnificent imaginings of the insufferable Brontë siblings | Written by Tom Wentworth, Steph Kempson, Alice Lamb and the company | Directed by Steph Kempson
Photography by Craig Fuller & Lloyd Evans
Before Jane, Rochester, Heathcliff and Cathy, there was Glasstown, Angria and Gondal.
Meet the magnificent (and precocious) Brontë siblings and their wuthering flights of fantasy, in their magical lands where bloody duels are fought and love affairs last a lifetime. But what happens when fantasy and reality blur?
Trying to escape the real world, Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell battle for ultimate control of their fictional universe. What if there is no escape?
Inspired by the Brontës’ earliest writings, BTA second year students go full Brontë in collaboration with director Stephanie Kempson (Fringe First award winner for Breathless) and writer Tom Wentworth (BBC’s Ralph and Katie; Pentabus’ Little Bits of Ruined Beauty). This bold and boisterous Brontë-fest celebrates the power of imagination to transport us to other worlds – and back again.
18 May: 7pm
19 May: 7pm
20 May: 2pm & 7pm
22 May: 7pm
23 May: 7pm
Tickets: £12 (Students £10)
Showing: 18/05/2023 - 23/05/2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Creative & Production Team:
Writer: Tom Wentworth
Director: Steph Kempson
Associate Director: Alice Lamb
Production Designer: Bex Wood
Costume Supervisor: Anna Dixon
Composer: Elizabeth Westcott
Sound Designer: Alex Heane
Assistant Composer & Sound Designer: Diana Drew (Student)
Lighting Designer: George Seal
Assistant Lighting Designer: T Gamble (Student)
Movement Director: Deepraj Singh
Fight Director: Maisie Carter
Production Manager: Lisa Hall
Stage Manager: Kirsty Milne
Deputy Stage Manager: James Lisk
Assistant Stage Managers: Chaz Webb & Charlie McIntyre Newton (Student)
Production Assistants: Molly Weeden, Izzy Coper & Charlie Conway
Chief Studio Technician: Matt Avery
Course Leader: James Moore
Young People’s Producer: Alicia Sharp
Course Coordinator: James Creed
Curriculum Team Leader: Kris Hallett
Course Tutor: Deborah Miles
Course Administrator: Tracey Cook
The Egg Theatre Manager: Lindsay Baker
Thanks to:
Evie Lloyd, Noah Edmondson, Laura Knight, Hannah Denning, Alison Carruthers & the Bath College Level 3 Theatrical Makeup Students
Cast:
Abi Baker
Kira Bowers
Mae Campbell
Shannon Cooper
Saffy Crowl
Diana Drew
Ben Glasspool
Louisa Hodges
Becca James
Regan Lye-Taylor
Harry Payne
Kate Perkins
Emmie Raine
Lissi Renton
Leah Shaw
Henry Simmons
James Snowden
Evie Thomas
Gabriel Trickett
Ella Varney
Rebecca Webster
You can book tickets via the Theatre Royal website or by clicking the button above.
