theFEMALEoftheSPECIES
First Performance 10th July 2008
Margot Mason is a feminist literary giant suffering an extreme case of writer's block as deadline after deadline comes and goes on her next book. When a young fan arrives unexpectedly at her country home, Margot's world slowly and comically begins to unravel as family and friends show up and debate the virtues of her best sellers, her inconsistent world view and her decidedly un-motherly touch.
Scenes of the Play
| Time: the present |
| Setting: A charming house in the country |
Cast in Order of Appearance
| Margot | Eileen Atkins |
| Molly | Anna Maxwell Martin |
| Tess | Sophie Thompson |
| Bryan | Paul Chahidi |
| Frank | Con O'Neill |
| Theo | Sam Kelly |
Understudies
| Margot | Katherine Stark |
| Molly / Tess | Melissa Woodbridge |
| Bryan / Frank | Matt Addis |
| Theo | Peter Yapp |
Creative Team
| Director | Roger Michell |
| Set and Costume Designer | Mark Thompson |
| Lighting Designer | James Whiteside |
| Sound Designer | Matt McKenzie |
| Resident Director | David Salter |
| Photographer | Manuel Harlan |
| Casting Director | Joyce Nettles |
| Fight Director | Terry King |
| Wardrobe Supervisor | Johanna Coe |
| Hair Consultant | Linda McKnight |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Abigail Morris |
| Wardrobe Assistant | Rebecca Sayers |
| Props Supervisor | Lisa Buckley |
| Props Assistant | Lizzie Frankl |
| General Management | Cole Kitchenn |
| Assistant to the Producers | Emma Kingaby |
| Company Manager | Andy Ralph |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Blair Halliday |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Olivia Kerslake |
for Cole Kitchenn
| General Management | Guy Kitchenn |
| Jon Bath | |
| Production Administrator | Jon Bath |
| Production Assistants | Emma Kingaby |
| Annie Rutherford Lutz | |
| Isabella Javor | |
| Directors | David Cole |
| Guy Kitchenn | |
| Marcial Davila | |
| Lucy Hamilton | |
| Chairman | L P Marsh |
for The Female of the Species
| Associate Producer | Toby Simkin |
| Press Representative | Janine Shalom for Premier PR |
| Press Assistants | Nicki Plowman, Emma Holland, Ester Beaumont for Premier PR |
| Advertising / Marketing | Target Live |
| Promotions | Chris McGill for milktwosugars |
| Production Photographer | Manuel Harlan |
| Accountant | Steve Pennington and Louise Mansfield for Anderson and Pennington |
| Production Insurance | Walton and Parkinson |
| Casting Assistant | Vivienne Storry |
| Production Managers | Stewart Crosbie & Simon Marlow for Crosbie Marlow Associates |
| Production Carpenters | Mickey Murray |
| David Thayers | |
| Mickey Driscoll | |
| Production Electrician | Peter lambert |
| Scenery Made by | Miraculous Engineering |
| Landscape | Souvenir Scenic Workshops |
| Painting | Luca Crestani |
| Sound Hire | Autograph |
| Lighting Hire | White Light |
| Special Effects | MDM |
| Lighting Programmer | David Sadler |
| Makeup provided by | MAC |
Thanks to: Nick Hern, (publisher of the play), Richard Lexton, Paul Robinson, Suzi Nutton, Stuart Wiseman and Elliot Wiseman of Lansdowne Partners (Hedge Funds), David Feldman, Able Cabs of Diss, Norfolk, Leah Middleton (Germaine Greer's agent), Lynn Goh for Chinese pronunciation, John Richardson of the Old Vic, Skoob Books, London, and Factory Settings.
for Nimax Theatres
| Chairman | Max Weitzenhoffer |
| Chief Executive | Nica Burns |
| Company Secretary | Keith Turner |
| Executive Director | Joan Moynihan |
| Commercial Director | Laurence Miller |
| Finance Director | Laurie Denton |
| Consultant | George Biggs |
| General Manager Production | Amanda Murray |
| Operations Manager | Darren Atkins |
| Ticketing Services Manager | Ken Paul |
| System Support Assistant | Gail Shaw |
| Financial Accountant | Fay Diggins |
| Finance Assistant | Devang Shah |
| PA to Nica Burns | Stephanie creed |
| Administration Assistant | Nicola Seed |
| Accountants | Blinkhorns |
| Health and Safety Consultant for Q2Q Safety Solutions | David Leach |
| Consultant Architect | Monahan Blythen Architects |
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Tel. 0845 434 9290
Fax 020 7240 4540
for The Vaudeville Theatre
| Theatre Manager | Alistair Sutherland |
| Assistant Manager | Helene Zumbrunn |
| Master Carpenter | Peter Maingot |
| Deputy Master Carpenter | Howard Nixon |
| Chief Electrician | Ricky McCulloch |
| Deputy Chief Electrician | Adam Smith |
| Box Office Manager | Karl Dean |
| Box Office | Damon Parker |
| Box Office | Tom Whitworth |
| Stage Door Keeper | Ronald Muriisa |
