946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS
946:
THE AMAZING STORY
OF ADOLPHUS TIPS
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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips first published in 2005
by HarperCollins Children’s Books
This stage adaptation first published in 2016 by Oberon Books Ltd.
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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips copyright © Michael Morpurgo, 2005
Stage adaptation as 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
© Emma Rice and Michael Morpurgo 2016
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Contents
Act One
Act Two
946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips is a Kneehigh production in association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. It was first performed by Kneehigh on 25 July 2015 at the Asylum, Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall with the following cast:
Tips the Cat / Harry / Ensemble |
Nandi Bhebhe |
Blues Man / Old Adi |
Adebayo Bolaji |
Madame Bounine / Ensemble |
Patrycja Kujawska |
Adi / Ensemble |
Ncuti Gatwa |
Lily’s Mum / Skunkhead / Ensemble |
Kyla Goodey |
Grandad Present / Vicar / Lily’s Dad / Ensemble |
Giles King |
Lily Tregenza |
Katy Owen |
Grandma Present / Grandad Past / Ensemble |
Mike Shepherd |
Boowie / Barry / Ensemble |
Andrew Durand |
Lord Something-or-Other / Mrs Turner / Ensemble |
Craig Johnson |
Music Director / Musician |
Ian Ross |
Musician |
Pat Moran |
Production Team |
|
Production Manager |
David Harraway |
Company Stage Manager |
Steph Curtis |
Technical Stage Manager |
Aled William Thomas |
Deputy Stage Manager |
Kate Foster |
Rehearsal ASM |
Molly Crewes |
Sound & Production LX |
Alex Shenton-Parkin |
Costume Supervisor |
Ed Parry |
Prop Buyer |
Liz Vass |
Casting |
Sam Jones CDG |
Puppet Makers |
Lyndie Wright & Sarah Wright |
Creative Team |
|
Adapters |
Emma Rice & Michael Morpurgo |
Director |
Emma Rice |
Composer |
Stu Barker |
Set & Costume Designer |
Lez Brotherston |
Lighting Designer |
Malcolm Rippeth |
Sound Designer |
Simon Baker |
Associate Director |
Simon Harvey |
Associate Sound Designer |
Jay Jones |
Choreographers |
Emma Rice, Etta Murfitt |
Puppet Director |
Sarah Wright |
Producer |
Paul Crewes |
For Kneehigh |
|
Artistic Director |
Mike Shepherd |
Executive Producer |
Ali Robertson |
General Manager |
Charlotte Bond |
Producer |
Liz King |
Company Stage Manager |
Steph Curtis |
Technical Stage Manager |
Aled Thomas |
Finance Officer |
Fiona Buxton |
Development Officer |
Bethany Lyne |
Communications Assistant |
Dann Carroll |
Production Assistant |
Millie Jones |
Production Manager |
Nick Ferguson |
Marketing |
Sam McAuley |
Press |
Clióna Roberts |
Rambles Lead Artist |
Anna Maria Murphy |
Photographer |
Steve Tanner |
Film Maker |
Brett Harvey |
Revered Accomplices & Artistic Associates |
Emma Rice, Paul Crewes |
Associates |
Simon Baker, Stu Barker, Carl Grose, Simon Harvey, Charles Hazlewood, Etta Murfitt, Anna Maria Murphy, Malcolm Rippeth, Steve Tanner, Ian Ross, Daryl Waller, Sarah Wright |
This production of 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips was first performed on 11 August 2016 at Shakespeare’s Globe, London with the following cast:
Tips the Cat / Harry / Ensemble |
Nandi Bhebhe |
Blues Man / Old Adi |
Adebayo Bolaji |
Madame Bounine / Ensemble |
Emma Darlow |
Adi / Ensemble |
Ncuti Gatwa |
Lily’s Mum / Skunkhead / Ensemble |
Kyla Goodey |
Grandad Present / Vicar / Lily’s Dad / Ensemble |
Chris Jared |
Lily Tregenza |
Katy Owen |
Grandma Present / Grandad Past / Ensemble |
Mike Shepherd |
Boowie / Barry / Ensemble |
Adam Sopp |
Lord Something-or-Other / Mrs Turner / Ensemble |
Ewan Wardrop |
Music Director / Musician |
Pat Moran |
Musician |
Seamas Carey |
Stage Manager |
Rob Walker |
Deputy Stage Manager |
Kate Foster |
Assistant Stage Manager |
Helen Comerford |
Assistant Director |
Keziah Serreau |
Kneehigh are a Cornwall-based theatre company with a local, national and international profile. For over 30 years we have created vigorous, popular and challenging theatre, performing with joyful anarchy.
We tell stories. Based in breath-taking barns on the south coast, we create theatre of humanity on an epic and tiny scale. We work with an ever changing ensemble of performers, artists and musicians, and are passionate about our multi-disciplined creative process.
In 2010, we launched the Asylum, a beautiful and flexible nomadic structure, which means we now have a venue to call home, as well as remaining one of the leading touring theatre companies in the UK. We have now presented six seasons in the Asylum in Cornwall, and will continue to reinvent the space and explore new locations in future years.
Alongside our national and international touring and Asylum seasons, we run the Kneehigh Rambles, aiming to engage creatively with communities in Cornwall and beyond through event and adventure.
www.kneehigh.co.uk
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company is one of Britain’s leading producing theatre companies. Founded in 1913 by Sir Barry Jackson, Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company rapidly became one of the most famous and exciting theatre companies in the country launching the careers of many great British actors including Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Edith Evans, Paul Scofield, Derek Jacobi, Elizabeth Spriggs, Albert Finney and many more. In 2013 the company celebrated its centenary.
The REP’s aim is to inspire a lifelong love of theatre in the diverse communities of Birmingham and beyond. As well as presenting over 60 productions on its three stages every year, the theatre tours its productions nationally and internationally, showcasing theatre made in Birmingham.
The commissioning and production of new work lies at the core of The REP’s programmes and over the last 15 years the company has produced more than 130 new plays. The theatre’s outreach programme engages with over 7000 young people and adults through its learning and participation programme.
The REP is also committed to nurturing new talent through its youth theatre groups and training for up and coming writers, directors and artists through its REP Foundry initiative.