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Portway Players
The Portway Players are art + power’s theatre company. They perform regularly in Bristol and around the country. The players have worked in association with Bristol Old Vic since 1990.
"We are a company of eighteen actors with an artist in residence and two coordinator directors. We are pleased with every play we have done. With each play we move forward and develop our skills. It is an inspiration to do a theatre piece on stage; it is a wonderful thing to do. We would like the opportunity to take our plays all around the country, to get back on the road and not give up. We want to keep making plays and not give up."
The Portway Players perform a mixture of their own devised pieces and interpretations of scripts. They adapt their style to the audience and venue, ranging from visually dazzling theatrical pieces to direct, thought-provoking work designed for conferences and workshops.
"We want to show people our professionalism. When audiences come to see our work we hope they will see what we can do and they will go away thinking about what we have shown them. We hope audiences will get meanings, entertainment, enjoyment, and feelings from seeing our plays."
For more information about art + power as an organisation go to the About section
cast list
(in alphabetical order)
Steve Canby: Concerned Colleague, Drummer; Devil Dancer; Gluttony; Religious Man
Brian Davis: Devil Dancer; Lucifer; Wrath; the Pope; Time
Kevin Hogan: Religious Man
Tina Kelly: Mephistophilis’ Servant; Devil Dancer; Lechery; The Horse
Steve Knight: Doctor Faustus
Liz Lane: Concerned Colleague; Mephistophilis’ Servant; Devil Dancer; Pope’s Servant
Mary Lansdown: Sin; Storyteller
Jacky Long: Duchess of Vanholt
Alex Long: Devil’s Bride; Covetousness; Religious Man
Alan Marshall: Religious Man
Sarah McGreevy: Violinist; Concerned Colleague; Mephistophilis’ Servant; Sloth; Pope’s Servant
Richard O’Brien: Devil Dancer; Religious Man
Jenny Redlar: Concerned Colleague; Mephistophilis’ Servant; The Horse’s Tail
Marilyn Rees: Concerned Colleague; Pope’s Servant
Claude Rimmer: Mephistophilis’ Servant; Religious Man
Roy Tanner: Envy; Horse Dealer
Chris Wiltshire: Mephistophilis
Scholars and the Voices of Good and Evil are played by members of the company
technical crew
Direction: Jane Sallis and Kevin Brice
Script: art + power: the portway players
Artist-in-Residence, Programme Art: Carol Chilcott (art + power)
Brochure/Postcard Art: Nicholas Selway (art + power)
Poetry : art + power (Brenda Cook, Jenny Redlar, Roy Tanner, Mary Lansdown, Jacky Long, Sarah McGreevy, Lyn Martin, Joan Goodyear, Alan Marshall)
BSL Interpretation: Sandra Barefoot
Access Workshop Leader: Holly Thomas
Music: Annette Dunn
Stage and Lighting Design: Jo Cuthbert and colleagues, Bristol Old Vic
Stage, Lighting Technician: Oliver Hellis, Bristol Old Vic
Sound: Jason Barnes, Bristol Old Vic
Props and Backstage: Andy Harris
Cast of Devil’s Mask: Cathy and Steve Lewis
Photography: Kamina Walton
Costumes: Pat Wildman, Ilkley Playhouse; Lee Frost, Frocks and Tails, Bristol
Special thanks to Dorothy Heathcote, Heather Williams, Kuumba Project for their assistance with this production.
