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the lovers arrive
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Forbidden armies
Forbidden: A Tale of Love and War

 

Credits

Artistic Director & Choreographer Helen Parlor

Composer Nathaniel Reed   
Lyrics Barry Ganberg

Visual Arts Worcester Arts Workshop
Lead Artist Kate Brookes
Assistant Artists
Rae Wood
John Denton
Marie Oldaker
Jason Brookes
Lauren Hammond-Green
Aiden Parsonage
Rob Darch
Sarah Edwards

Street dance director Andy Instone, Urban Strides

Equine Choreographer Steve Hooper, Creation Development Trust

Production Management PH Production Services Ltd
Production Team
Peter Herbert
Kevin Roach
Richard Pollock
Adam Johnson
Eamon Byrne
Carl Knapper

Sound Design, hire and installation Stage Right Productions
Rigging Jamie Ogilvie, Wired Aerial


Cast

Narrator Barry Ganberg

Dancers
Chris Bradley   
Simon Humphries   
Stuart Waters
Vanessa Cook   
Nikki O’Hara   
Anette Meiltoft   
Kate Mason   

Dancefest Bursary Dancers
Elizabeth Crosswell
Janene Wyatt
Vicky Harrison
Amy Sharp
Amie Powell
Lauren Glendinning 

Dancefest Community Groups

Attitude Dance Company

The Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School

John Masefield High School

John Kyrle High School

Whitecross Sports College

Goodrich Primary School

Riders
Jamie & Sue Evans, Kilreague Equestrian

For the project
Producer
Rose Beeston
Project Manager Steve Boffy
Project Administrator Karey Parsons
Heritage & Education Pack Coordinators Nicola Brooks and Kari Gordon
Marketing & PR Co-ordinator Helen Stallard Communications
Filmmaker & Photographer Neil Nisbet                         
Evaluator Shaun McCarthy
 
For Dancefest
Manager Rose Beeston
Herefordshire Co-ordinator Michele Holder  
Administration and Marketing Officer Karey Parsons
Finance Yvonne Parker, One to One Administration                                    

For English Heritage
Regional Events Manager Karen Pike
Education Officer Kate Whitworth
Sites Manager Olivia Iles
Site Supervisor and Visitor Operations Wendy Amer
Education Liaison Officer Sheree Tucker   
Marketing Officer Laura Wakelin
Catering Manager Lucy Gardner
All staff and volunteers at Goodrich

Forbidden Steering Group
Steve Boffy
Rose Beeston
Michele Holder
Karey Parsons
Mel Potter
Peter Knight
Siriol Collins
Colleen Mullarkey
Sarah Laws
Kim Thorpe
John Denton
Amy Morgan
Ben Peer
Rob Strawson
Og Owen
    

Thank You
Malcolm Atkin
Nigel Roper
John Passmore
Claire Wichbold
Toni Fagan
Louise Russell
The Music Pool
Fabian & Jeremy Daffern
Paul Murray
John de la Cour
Judith Elkin
Kate Atkin
Og Owen
Paul Carnall
Ben Wood
PGL

Thanks to all the teachers and head teachers of the schools we have worked with, whose work and commitment have been invaluable to this project.

Many thanks to all chaperones and to Dancefest’s board of trustees.

Dancefest - Hereford - Worcester - Malvern - Droitwich - Pershore - Ross on Wye - Tenbury Wells