BACKSTAGE TEAM
PRODUCTION TEAM
Company Stage Manager Kate Foster
Assistant Stage Manager Charlie Smalley
Technical Stage Manager Aled Thomas
Technical Crew Philip Harris
Head of Sound Charlie Simpson
Sound No 2 Jimmy O’Shea
Head of Wardrobe Loz Tait
Wardrobe No 2 Fran Horler
Dresser Becca Barnett
Production Manager Cath Bates
Associate Lighting Laurence Russell
Lighting Programmer Victoria Brennan
Chief LX and Operator Jenny Roxburgh
Carpenters Eddie Crowther Ben Marshall Chris Samuels
Lighting equipment supplied by PRG UK
Set built by Bowerwood Production Services
Scenic Signs byGoodwins & Goodwin Ltd
Audio Hires by Stage Sound Services
Props Lizzie Props
Wigs Darren Ware
Aerial Supervisor Joe White
Wigs Supervisor Kate Elizabeth
Music Copyist Simon Nathan
Live Stream
Broadcast Engineer Jay Jones
Camera Operators Helen Comerford Natasha Patel
Health & Safety Consultant Cath Bates
Wise Children
Artistic Director Emma Rice
Executive Producer Poppy Keeling
Finance Manager Delyth Thompson
General Manager Steph Curtis
Assistant Producer Ginny Graham
School for Wise Children ProducerHelen Comerford
Fundraising Hannah Morrow
Director of Music Ian Ross
Movement Director Etta Murfitt
Digital Associate & Technical Director Simon Baker
COMPANY
Romantics Anonymous
Steve Tanner
OPENING VENUE:
Bristol Old Vic
ORIGINALLY CREATED IN
2020
CO-PRODUCERS
Wise Children, Bristol Old Vic & Plush Theatricals
The world premiere of Romantics Anonymous was originally produced by Shakespeare's Globe for the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse by special arrangement with Radio Mouse Entertainment.
The live stream was made possible by the unwavering support of the Broughton Family Charitable Trust and of Paul & Joanna Pearson.
In truly challenging times, the generosity and faith of these donors allowed Wise Children to take the very real risks involved in this project and give this show another life.
The production has also been supported by our champions Faye Clements and Florence Ashman, Ros and Alan Haigh and a number of anonymous angels.
We thank them from the bottom of our chocolate box hearts
INFORMATION
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, we broadcast this amazing show live from the Bristol Old Vic. More than 20,000 people saw the show, with tickets sold by 34 theatres and festivals around the world.
This was our first attempt at streaming a full-scale production (we think this was the first fully staged live streamed production during COVID anywhere) to the world, and it was a hit! We were overwhelmed by the audience response. You can see some of it here.
In 2024 we released the live show recording on Spotify.
TOUR DATES
18th January - 1st February 2020 - Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
17th - 29th March 2020 - Wallis Annenberg Centre for the Performing Arts, LA *cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic*
7th April - 17th May 2020 - The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC *cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic*
21st May - 17th June 2020 - Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC *cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic*
When Angelique, a gifted chocolate maker inhibited by social anxiety, takes a job in Jean-Rene’s struggling chocolate factory a fragile love affair unfolds.
Funny, tender and painfully awkward, Romantics Anonymous is a delicious love story about breaking the mould and finding the courage to be happy.
This beautiful new musical was first presented at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2017
This production was made possible by the generous support of Paul and Joanna Pearson.
