BACKSTAGE TEAM
PRODUCTION TEAM
Company Manager - Greg Shimmin
Deputy Stage Manager - Kate Foster
Assistant Stage Manager - Robert Perkins
Sound Number 1 - Charlie Simpson
Sound Number 2 - Tess Dacre
Dresser - Namaan Ebdon and Emma Robinson
Head of Hair, Wigs & Make-up - Dominique Hamilton
Props Supervisor - Fahmida Bakht
Props Supervisor - Lizzie Frankl
Costume Supervisor - Lorraine Ebdon-Price
Production Manager - Dominic Fraser
Deputy Production Manager - Katina Ellis
Head of Stage - Josh Reeves
Deputy Head of Stage - Aran Morrison
Stage Chargehand - Karina Olsen
Head of Electrics - Andrew Stuttard
Deputy Head of Sound - James Percival
Deputy Head of Lighting - Avril Cook
Lighting Technician - Alex Riley
Production Sound Engineer Sam Palmer
Director of Photography & Camera Operator Steve Tanner
Lighting Programmer Victoria Brennan
Lighting Board Operator Erin Rutter
Head of Wardrobe - Fiona Lehmann
Deputy Head of Wardrobe - Louise Askins
Wardrobe Deputy Mo Thompson
Puppet Makers Lyndie Wright, Peter O’Rourke, Tim Sykes, Alice Barry
Costume Makers Sally Anne-Brooke, Laila Jam, Hannah Randall, Sean Barrett
COMPANY
Bagdad Cafe
Photo by Steve Tanner
OPENING VENUE:
Old Vic - London
ORIGINALLY CREATED IN
2021
CO-PRODUCERS
The Old Vic London
Based on the film Bagdad Cafe by Percy and Eleonore Adlon
INFORMATION
This was our first new show after COVID. The set was actually a clever rework of the original Wise Children caravan.
TOUR DATES
The Old Vic - 19 Jul–21 Aug 2021
‘It’s showtime at the Bagdad Gas and Oil Cafe!’
Smack bang in the middle of nowhere (or was it somewhere on the legendary Route 66?) two women are thrown together by chance. Stranded tourist Jasmin stumbles out of her unhappy marriage and finds herself at Brenda’s remote cafe and motel.
Ordinarily, no one would choose to stay at the Bagdad Café but in the dust and isolation, unexpected and extraordinary friendships begin to blossom. The lost are found as individuals transform into an eclectic community bound by music, magic and some very strong coffee.
Emma Rice (Romantics Anonymous, Wise Children) and the Wise Children Company bring Percy and Eleonore Adlon’s iconic 1987 film Bagdad Cafe to The Old Vic stage with their signature playful, visual and emotional style. After a long year apart, we invite you to join us for a joyful celebration of togetherness, hope and friendship.
