Alexander's Diary - Man In The Moon Theatre

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="272159f3.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="13bb2520.jpg" border=0 width="178" height="82" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>eclectic theatre company</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Previous productions"><U>back to Previous Productions page</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="how to be female"><U>how to be female</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="avatars"><U>avatars</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Just Broke Up"><U>I Just Broke Up</U></A>   |   <B>Alexander's Diary - Man In The Moon Theatre</B>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alexanders Diary Barons Court Theatre"><U>Alexander's Diary - Baron's Court Theatre</U></A></div> <div> Alexander's Diary - Man In The Moon Theatre</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="top"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>A wager...two siblings...a faithful wife... a naive young girl... </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and a diary containing all their secrets...</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0edf25d0.jpg" border=0 width="498" height="93" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In 2002 eclectic theatre company produced a new modern interpretation of </B><I><B>Les Liaisons Dangereuses  </B></I>- the classic and scandalous novel by Choderlos de Laclos - updating the action from 17th Century France to post-millennium England.</div> <bR> <div> The tale of romantic deceit and manipulation has long been loved by readers and audiences alike.  Previous adaptations of the novel include a 1959 French film, Christopher Hampton’s award-winning RSC play, Stephen Frear’s award-winning film <I>Dangerous Liaisons </I>(based on Hampton’s play), Milos Forman’s 1988 film <I>Valmont,</I> and more recently Roger Kumble’s box-office hit film <I>Cruel Intentions</I>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The play,</FONT><I> </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>Alexander's Diary</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990033" FACE="Times New Roman" >,</FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >was written & devised by the Company.  Following a sell-out workshop production in April 2002, a successful run of the play was presented at THE MAN IN THE MOON THEATRE in June 2002.  Details of the cast and crew for the UK & world premier production are below. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Further productions of the play may be planned for the future, follwoing enthusiastic audience reactions and interest in the play from Germany and Greece.  Return to this site for news of further developments.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>The cast for this production of Alexander's Diary:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="586" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#993380" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 122 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id3_manolis_emmanouel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U><IMG SRC="114404f0.jpg" border=0 width="64" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="93"><div> <I><B>Alexander </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Valmont</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id3_manolis_emmanouel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U>Manolis Emmanouel</U></A> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id3_shannon_fairchild.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U><IMG SRC="116404f0.jpg" border=0 width="64" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="92"><div> <I><B>Vanessa </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Merteuil</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id3_shannon_fairchild_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U>Shannon </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3_shannon_fairchild_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U>Fairchild</U></A><A HREF="id3_shannon_fairchild_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U> </U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="11a3c4f0.png" border=0 width="60" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="103"><div> <I><B>Azolan</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4_tom_foster_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Tom </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_tom_foster_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Foster</U></A><A HREF="id4_tom_foster_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U> </U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 122 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id4_jo_burke_1_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U><IMG SRC="12344550.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="85" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="93"><div> <I><B>Sophie </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Tourvel</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4_jo_burke_1_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Jo </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_jo_burke_1_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Burke</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="11e3c530.jpg" border=0 width="60" height="83" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="92"><div> <I><B>Bennett </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Tourvel</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4_graeme_sanders_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Graeme </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_graeme_sanders_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Sanders</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0><NOBR><div> <I><B>directed by</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id3_matt_jamie_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U>Matt Jamie</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>designed by</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_maira_vazeou.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Maira Vazeou</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 WIDTH="103"><div> <I><B>written by</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id3_shannon_fairchild_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U>Shannon Fairchild</U></A><A HREF="id3_shannon_fairchild_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U>, </U></A><B>with</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id3_manolis_emmanouel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U>Manolis Emmanouel</U></A> </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>lighting & sound design</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id3_matt_jamie_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="company members"><U>Matt Jamie</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 94 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="12944560.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="93"><div> <I><B>Felix</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Danceny</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4_trevva_seeley_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Treva </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_trevva_seeley_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Seeley </U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <A HREF="id4_zoe_gardiner_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U><IMG SRC="1203d4f0.jpg" border=0 width="61" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="92"><div> <I><B>Cecile </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Volanges</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4_zoe_gardiner_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Zoe </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_zoe_gardiner_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Gardner</U></A><A HREF="id4_zoe_gardiner_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U> </U></A></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>costumes by</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id4_helen_watson_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="people who have worked with eclectic"><U>Helen Watson</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>publicity design</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mattjamie.co.uk/mjdesign" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mattjamie.co.uk/mjdesign"><U>mjdesign</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I>brief biogs of the cast & team available by clicking on the names / pictures above</I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#993399" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thanks to:</B></FONT><B>  Laird, Kate, Remy, and Spence Fairchild; Thomas Randell; </B>The Man in the Moon Theatre, & THE HAYFIELD ("It's a Scream" pub) in Stepney Green for the free rehearsal space and the great food; <I>The Cricket Rumour Mill </I>and Marc Farre (<A HREF="http://www.marcfarre.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.marcfarre.com"><U>www.marcfarre.com</U></A>) for their music; Helen Watson (costume); Wayne Gooderham;  Ippokratis Panteloudakis; and Nigel de Sousa </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="730" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="VOID" RULES="ROWS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 260 WIDTH="248"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c389cb0.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="203" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Azolan begins his story...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="231"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c587c80.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> An innocent dinner party</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="292e0b90.jpg" border=0 width="224" height="185" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Valmont meets Sophie Tourvel...</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 219 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="294e0940.jpg" border=0 width="224" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Sophie Tourvel is intrigued</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="231"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="219" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="231" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2b5e79a0.jpg" border=0 width="231" height="154" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A "chance" meeting at the gallery</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 279 WIDTH="248"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2b699e40.jpg" border=0 width="153" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Innocent advice...</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="231"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="251"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c49ae60.jpg" border=0 width="154" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ...and innocent friendships.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 283 WIDTH="248"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29c91d80.jpg" border=0 width="145" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Friends who help each other...</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="231"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2bfe4990.jpg" border=0 width="228" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Friends who use each other...</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 205 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2b7e5990.jpg" border=0 width="229" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993380" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> Valmont likes to make the guests welcome...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="231"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="2a0db960.jpg" border=0 width="219" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> ...in his own particular way</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 279 WIDTH="248"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c198e30.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="227" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  Enjoying a small drink...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c0e2980.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="152" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="251"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c28de40.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ...between friends.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 236 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2bce3990.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  No-one can keep a secret...</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="231"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="251"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2bbea940.jpg" border=0 width="234" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  ..and even manipulators don't like to be manipulated.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 303 WIDTH="248"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2bd95dc0.jpg" border=0 width="149" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  ...and destructive people...</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="231"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2be85de0.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  head for destruction...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="251"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2b292dc0.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> leaving only the pieces.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> 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