LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME
Performance Dates
2013
Cast
| Baines the Butler | Peter Nethercote |
| Lord Arthur Savile | Hadley Thomson |
| Sybil Merton | Liesl Vanderkley |
| The Dean of Paddington | Paul Rose |
| Lady Windermere | Jane Gaylor |
| Lady Beauchamp | Wendy Holgate |
| Lady Julia Merton | Jill Dunne |
| Mr Podgers | Haydn Vincent |
| Nellie the Maid | Peppa Sindar |
| Herr Winkelkopf | Mark Kuntsi |
Pre-Production
| Directed By | Julian Oldfield |
| Adapted by Constance Cox from the story by | Oscar Wilde |
| Costumes | Peter Nethercote and Kate Sullivan |
| Stage Manager | Sally Read |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Savannah Clark |
| Switchboard | Andrew Hill |
| Crew | Zac Jones, Daikota Gerrett and Sam Sonter |
| Sound | Michael Zala |
| Graphics | Wayne Hines |
| Photography | Gary Hunt |
| Frount of House | Yvonne Downing and BNT members |
| Pre Production | Yvonne and Ivan Downing, Michael Dunne, David Dusting, Wendy Hall, Tim Gay, Mark Kumsti, Brian and Marg McClelland, Tony McGuinness, Peter Nethercote, Matt Noble, Julian Oldfield, Ken Prato, Paul Rose, Hedley Thomson, Graeme Walker, Michael Zala and Peter Zala. |
Cast
Peter Nethercote
Hedley Thomson
Liesl Vanderkley
Paul Rose
Jane Gaylor
Wendy Holgate
Jill Dunne
Haydn Vincent
Peppa Sindar
Mark Kuntsi
Gallery
Review
Reviewer: Gail Sjogren
A Night of Wilde Laughter
The plays of Oscar Wilde can always be relied upon for swift and witty repartee, wonderfully larger than life characters and gently biting satire on marriage, the aristocracy and society in general. BNT’s current production of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime delivers all these and more in an elegant period setting with a very strong cast.
Lord Arthur, handsome, charming, wealthy and lovesick, must for reasons which soon become apparent, commit a murder before he can marry the beautiful but rather dizzy Sybil Merton. Hedley Thomson, playing Lord Arthur, is rarely offstage and delivers a virtuoso performance which almost persuades an audience to accept this unlikely premise. Liesl Vanderkley is a simpering Sybil, a fitting mate for the hapless lord.
It is the butler, Baines, who clearly has control of the household and Peter Nethercote makes the most of every facet of the character, a fitting foil for Lord Arthur. The interplay between these two very experienced actors is a joy to watch. In best Wilde tradition, Lord Arthur’s union with Sybil is seen with great suspicion by her overbearing mother, a role which Jill Dunne clearly enjoys to the utmost.
Adding to the fun are Lord Arthur’s aunts, Lady Windermere and Lady Beauchamp, played by Jane Gaylor and Wendy Holgate, his uncle the Dean played by Paul Rose and a wonderful pair of eccentrics, a crazy anarchist played by Mark Kuntski and a suavely persuasive palm reader played by Haydn Vincent. Peppa Sindar completes the ensemble as Nellie the maid, making a sly play for Baines.
The play is a visual delight with an evocative period setting and wonderful costumes, designed by Peter Nethercote and Kate Sullivan, bringing to life all the elegance of the period. Director Julian Oldfield has ensured that the final production of this, BNT’s 75th Anniversary Season, will be enjoyed by young and old.
Programme
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