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Chess The Musical

Anthem 1
Debate 1
Der Kleine 1
Bangkok1
Der Kleine 2
Endgame 1
Embassy Lament
Merano 1
Isis
Merano 3
Merano 4
Merano 5
Molokov and Walter
Merano 2
Mountain Duet
Mountain Inn 1
Pity The Child 2
Pity The Child 1
Pity The Child 3
Pity The Child 4
Pity The Child 6
Press Conference 1
Press Conference 2
Press Conference 3
Vernon & Veronica
Quartet 1
Quartet 2
Finale 1
Someone Else's Story
Soviet Machine 1
Story Of Chess 1
The Interview 3
Where I Want To Be 1
Diplomats 1
Where I Want To Be 2
The Interview 2
Merchandisers
Endgame 2
The Arbiter 1
Pity the Child 7
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Production photographs courtesy of Neil Davies

Nominations and Awards

Click here to read the Glammies Appraisal

Click here to read the NODA review

Glammies Nominations & Awards

Best Male Performance under 14: Austin Beasley as young Freddie
Best Female Performance under 14: Meryl Smith as young Florence
WINNER: Best Male Performance: Wayne Assiratti as Anatoly Sergievsky
Best Male Performance: Neil Parker as Freddie Trumper
Best Female Performance: Sophie Hermann as Florence Vasey
Best Supporting Male Performance: Nigel Crick as the Arbiter
Best Supporting Male performance: Paul Mellin as Walter DeCourcy
Best Supporting Female performance: Lauren Farnham as Svetlana Sergievskaya
WINNER: Best Presentation of a musical (Set, Costumes, Props, Lighting)
WINNER: Best Choreography: Richard Thomas, Ceri Wheatley, Nikki Wilson
WINNER: Best Director of a Musical: Fiona Porter-Smith


NODA Nominations: District 4 & Awards

WINNER: Best Musical: Chess The Musical
WINNER: Best Individual Performance: Wayne Assiratti as Anatoly Sergievsky
WINNER: Best Individual Performance: Neil Parker as Freddie Trumper
Best Set Design


NODA Nominations: Regional

Outstanding performance (Male): Wayne Assiratti as Anatoly Sergievsky
Outstanding Production: Chess the Musical
 

Rehearsal Photos

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Chess 2 (2)
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Chess 3
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Chess 5
Chess 1 (2)
2023 Chess
2023 Chess 2
Chess 3
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2023 Chess 1

Director

Fiona Porter-Smith

Assistant Director

Julia Dyke

Musical Director

Ben Davies

Choreographers

Richard Thomas & Ceri Wheatley

Head Of Design

Andy Bradshaw

Stage Manager

Tim Tyson

Deputy Stage Manager

Kat Jones

Lighting

Llwyd Herniman

Properties

Fiona Porter-Smith, Kim Herniman, Ronan Bywater-Lees

Continuity & Box Office

Wendy Huxtable-McTurk

Finance & Box Office

Bob Tucker

Publicity & Marketing

Peter Knowles

Publicity & Marketing

Paul Mellin

Head Of Musicals

Kim Herniman

Assistant Head Of Musicals

Debbie Apollonio

Sound

Dave Jones

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