Avalon in association with SpitLip presents
Operation Mincemeat
Book, Music & Lyrics by
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson & Zoë Roberts
Cast
David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone, Zoë Roberts,
Geri Allen, Christian Andrews, Seán Carey & Holly Sumpton
Creative & Production
Director Robert Hastie
Choreographer Jenny Arnold
Set & Costume Designer Ben Stones
Lighting Designer Mark Henderson
Sound Designer Mike Walker
Orchestration & Vocal Arrangement Steve Sidwell
Casting Director Pearson Casting CDG
Musical Director & Piano Joe Bunker
Deputy MD & Keyboard Erika Gundesen
Bass Guitar & Bass Synth James Dibble
Drums & Percussion Lewis Jenkins
Associate Director Georgie Staight
Associate Choreographer Paul Isaiah Isles
Original Direction David Cumming, Natasha Hodgson & Zoë Roberts
Original Orchestration Felix Hagan
Company Stage Manager Ali Wade
Deputy Stage Manager Helen Clarkson
Assistant Stage Managers Benedict Rattray, Rosie Bannister
Head of Wardrobe Cheryl Sime
Deputy Wardrobe Lucy Fisk
Wardrobe Assistants Janine Cartmell-Hull, Grace Douetil
Head of Sound Josh Smith
Deputy Sound Jessica Cluff
Senior Stage Technician Mat Eldridge-Smith
Deputy Senior Stage Technician Julio Romero
Stage Technicians John Kieran, Chloe Stimson, Anthony Taylor
Senior Lighting Technician Alexander Capon
Deputy Senior Lighting Technician Stephen Pemble
Swing Technician Jessica Cuthbert
Technical Supervisors Pat Molony & Kate West
Prop Supervisor Marcus Hall Props
Costume Supervisor Lydia Hardiman
Associate Lighting Designer & Programmer Stuart ‘Stacy’ Cross
Associate Sound Designer Chris Simpson
Production Carpenter Tom Humphrey
Carpenters James Boston, Mark David-Gray, Matt Day-Smith, Frankie Tolmie
Production Electrician Martin Chisnall
Electricians Lee Threlfall, David Stone
Production Sound Engineer Ryan Griffin
Sound Engineers Maxim Gamble, David Leonard, George Lumkin
Agency Crew First Call Crew
Costume Makers Academy Costumes, Velia Ansorg, Amberley Hunt, Bella Collins
Costume Artwork Maya Stevenson
Orchestral Management Andy Barnwell & Richard Weeden for BW Musicians Ltd
Keyboard Programming Dan de Cruz
Vocal Coach Jo Marshall
Music Preparations Richard Sidwell
Advertising AKA & SINE
Publicity Design Bob King Creative
Production Photography Matt Crockett
Accountant Lois Hargreaves for Collins & Co
Bookkeeper Michelle Brooks
Insurance Broker Robert & Michael Israel for Gordon & Co
Legal Representation Clintons LLP
Set construction & Finish Rocket Scenery
Lighting Equipment Hire Sparks Theatrical
Sound Equipment Hire Loh Humm Audio
Rigging Equipment Hire Unusual Rigging
Transport Paul Matthews Transport, EJS Logistics
For Avalon
Producers Jon Thoday & Richard Allen-Turner
Executive Producer Andrew Fell
Associate Producers Celia Dugua & Julien Matthews
Press Victoria Wedderburn & Jasmine Ruparelia
Marketing Sophia Surjadi & Joe Arditti
Social Media Lizzy Harraghy
Legal Grainne Perkins
Finance James Wilkins
Producers Assistant Mary-Grace Bunker
Commissioned by New Diorama Theatre
Co-commissioned by The Lowry & supported by the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat.
WITH THANKS
David Byrne and the New Diorama Theatre Team, Claire Swanson, Steve Cowton and the team at the Lowry, Kathy Evans and the team at the Rhinebeck Writer’s Retreat, Steven Greenhalgh and the team at Concord Theatricals, Ronnie Ley, Phil Savill and the team at Sony Music U.K., Simon Sladen, Harriet Reed and the team at the V&A, Chris Smyrnios, Charlotte Spencer & the team at the Southwark Playhouse, Rachel Tackley & the team at Riverside Studios, Sheffield Theatre, Katherine Carter, Dave Gorman, Grayson Perry, Alastair Lindsey-Renton, Helen Clarkson, Adam Maskell, Adam Mendlesohn, Sam Day, Will Marsh, Sarah Redmond, Hugo Harold-Harrison, Beccy Kilgariff, Fiona Keddie-Ord, Julia Kreitman, Nick Frankfort, Alice Dunne, Yusef Osman, Nigel Barr, Stephen Pidcock, Mark Armstrong, Paul De Dona, Conor Hunt and the ATG Creative Learning Team, Charlotte Jinks, Michael Lynas, Erin McClelland, Holly Mirams, Adam Rimmer, Alex Maynard, Amanda Green, Andre T, Anouk Chalmers, Ben Cox, Catherine Mizrahi, Chris Vella, Clancy Flynn, Clement Garritty, Daniel Bainbridge, Dan Balfour, Donnacadh O’Briain, Duncan Burt, Dylan Wynn Davies, Ellen O’Reilly, Eppie Conrad, Eve Oakley, Gabriel Chernick, Gemma Maddock, George Rose, Harry Fearnley-Brown, Helen Coyston, Jemima Rose, Jessica Stewart, Joel Montague, John Waterworth, Justin Beattie, Kate Golledge, Liam Pierce, Lucinda Harvey, Lucy Leech, Maddy Harland, Marcello Coppola, Megan Kennedy, Niall Acott, Oktawia Banabas, Oliver Jones, Paul Milford, Paul Spong, Phoebe Bath,Rachel Deighton, Roisin Symes, Ronan Phelan, Rory Furey-King, Sam Hooper, Shari Rendle , Sherry Coenen, Tom Nickson, Tom Parry & Victoria Butler.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS
Charles, Jennifer, Sarah, Saul & Rachel Montagu (“the Montagus”) , Susie, Ted & Lucy Pugh (“the Bevans”), Bill Unsworth and William Leggatt (“the Leggatts”).