Hands Up for Jonny Wilkinson's Right Boot
Live Wire Theatre, one of the South West’s foremost theatre companies, has announced a stellar cast for their latest show that they will be staged at The Barnfield Theatre Exeter on Friday and Saturday 16th & 17th October as part of the celebrations for The Rugby World Cup 2015.
Giles Coram, Hannah Douglas, Moira Hunt and George Williams lead a distinguished cast in the intriguingly entitled Hands Up for Jonny Wilkinson's Right Boot which will be touring theatres across the South West during the eight week tournament with the generous support of The Arts Council.
Giles Coram’s recent theatre credits include playing Harold in An Ideal Husband at The Chichester Festival, whilst Hannah Douglas joins the company fresh from a sell-out UK tour of The Jungle Book in which she played Bagheera. George Williams was most recently a member of the cast of Dumbstruck that won the prestigious MTM Fringe First Award for Innovation and Moira Hunt who joins Live Wire Theatre both as performer and Movement Director is best known to South West audiences as Co-Artistic Director of the critically acclaimed Roughhouse Theatre
Hands Up for Jonny Wilkinson’s Right Boot brings to life one of those unforgettable moments when everyone can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing: The Rugby World Cup Final 2003 - November 22nd 2003 to be precise; England versus Australia in Sydney and with just 26 seconds to the final whistle and the score standing at a tantalising 17-17 Jonny Wilkinson makes history by dropping a goal with his right boot to win the World Cup for England!
And twelve years on as we anticipate the dramas of the impending Rugby World Cup 2015, Live Wire Theatre are set to re-enact the history and drama of Jonny Wilkinson's historic moment together with many other celebrated rugby memories in their innovative and fast moving production of Hands Up for Jonny Wilkinson's Right Boot.
From the first British Lions tour to New Zealand in 1908 to Jonny Wilkinson's 2003 drop goal via Nelson Mandela's presentation of the first ever Rugby World Cup trophy to South African captain Francois Pienaar, Live Wire Theatre embark on a round-the-world-rugby-replay complete with songs, stories and physical re-enactments of matches and rugby rituals including the All-Blacks' legendary Haka.
Commenting on the forthcoming production, Director, Shane Morgan, whose numerous credits include last year’s triumph The Bronte Season said that “Live Wire Theatre has assembled a stellar cast for what promises to be a rollicking rugby romp to delight audiences of all ages.”
Production details:
Show: Hands Up for Jonny Wilkinson’s Right Boot
Producer: Live Wire Theatre Company
Writer: Dougie Blaxland
Director: Shane Morgan
Cast: Giles Coram, Hannah Douglas, Moira Hunt, George Williams
Venue: The Barnfield Theatre Exeter
Dates: Friday and Saturday 16th and 17th October
Tickets: 01392 271808
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