by

John Owen Smith

Cast — Script — Book — History — Photos

October 2002 — performances ‘in the round’

Sunday 6th 2.30pm Rural Life Centre, Tilford (01252) 795571

Friday 11th 8pm Phoenix Arts Centre, Bordon (01420) 472664
Saturday 12th 2.30 & 8pm Selborne Village Hall (01420) 511454

Friday 18th 8pm Thursley Village Hall (01252) 682744
Saturday 19th 2.30 & 8pm Headley Village Hall (01428) 712892

General Enquiries – (01428) 712892

Details of tour venues for Riot!

2.30pm, Sunday 6th October 2002
Rural Life Centre, Old Kiln Museum, Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey GU10 2DL — (01252) 795571

8pm, Friday 11th October 2002
The Phoenix Arts Centre, Station Road, Bordon, Hampshire GU35 0LR — (01420) 472664

2.30pm & 8pm, Saturday 12th October 2002
Selborne Village Hall, High Street, Selborne, Hampshire

8pm, Friday 18th October 2002
Thursley Village Hall, Thursley, Surrey GU8 6QA

2.30 & 8pm, Saturday 19th October 2002
Headley Village Hall, Arford Road, Headley, Bordon, Hampshire GU35 8LJ

This Production

The casting of this play brings together a number of talents from across the local area. In the play, Robert Holdaway is told that his mob consists of people from ten parishes - and by coincidence, so does our cast, coming from Aldershot, Churt, Frensham, Four Marks, Headley, Hindhead, Liphook, Lindford, Selborne and Whitehill.
Over the years, since the first presentation of Riot in 1993, our touring community plays have aimed to forge links between local actors and dramatic societies, as well as to satisfy a need for the presentation of local history in an enjoyable and accessible form
Some of our members in this production are working together for the first time, others have 'been here before'. May the links we have forged grow ever stronger!

The action of the play is continuous with one interval of 10 minutes, and takes place in various locations over a period leading up to, during and following the 22nd & 23rd November 1830.

Cast — Production Team

Gaoler on the hulk York	Paul Kosinski
Robert Holdaway	Tony Grant
Aaron Harding, labourer of Selborne	Mike Measures
Thomas Harding, labourer of Kingsley	Daniel Radford
John Heath, carpenter of Selborne	Jamie Stickler
Henry James, ‘from the forest’	John Millais
James Painter, labourer of Kingsley	Dale Lodge
Matthew Triggs, bricklayer of Headley	Simon Coyte
William Cobbett, radical author	John McGregor
Villager of Selborne	Nicholas James
Charles Fitt, farmer of Selborne	Stan Sharp
Timothy Loe, clerk to Selborne vestry	Rod Sharp
William Cobbold, vicar of Selborne	David Irwin
Maria Cobbold, wife of the vicar	Wendy Downs
John Harrison, master of Selborne workhouse	Martin Levy
Mrs Harrison, wife of John	Pru Harrold
Harry Harrison, son of John	Peter Daruvala
John Newland, ‘Trumpeter of Selborne’	Peter Christopherson
Ann Newland, wife of John	Jean Vivian
Sarah Holdaway, wife of Robert	Rachel Whittaker
Housekeeper to the vicar of Selborne	Georgia Keen
John Cobb, labourer of Selborne	Nicholas James
Mrs Dowling, landlady of The Anchor	Georgia Keen
Captain of the 5th Dragoons at Liphook	John Millais
William Triggs, brother of Matthew	Paul Kosinski
James Shoesmith, master of Headley workhouse	John McGregor
Mrs Shoesmith, wife of James	Mo Cooke
John Lickfold, shopkeeper of Headley	Rod Sharp
Mr Tend, decorator from Kennington	Martin Levy
Eli Smith, farmer of Headley	Stan Sharp
Robert Dickinson, rector of Headley	Anthony Williams
Richard Rook, labourer of Headley	Paul Kosinski
Judge at the trials	Peter Christopherson
Usher at the trials	Nicholas James
Attorney-General at the trials	Anthony Williams
Narrators and other characters	members of the cast

Production Team

Author/Director	John Owen Smith
Co-director	Nick Webb
Wardrobe	Dil Williamson
Musical consultant	Dale Lodge
Properties & effects	The cast, with special thanks to the Rural Life Centre, Tilford for loan of barrels

Musicians

Jo Levy, Dale Lodge, Mike Measures, John Owen Smith, Nick Webb, Dil Williamson – and the rest!

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