The Chairs

Royal Court Downstairs at the Duke of York’s: this run was originally scheduled to close on 20^th December 1997.

Bill Kenwright subsequently transferred the production to Broadway (cast intact), running at the John Golden Theatre from 24^th March to 13^th June 1998.

Cast & Crew

Crew
Old Man	Richard Briers
Old Woman	Geraldine McEwan
Orator	Mick Barnfather
Others	Sarah Baxter
Adaptation	Martin Crimp
Design	Brothers Quay (credited as Quay Brothers)
Directed and Choreographed by	Simon McBurney
Lighting	Paul Anderson
Movement Preparation	Lilo Baur
Producer (TdC)	Judith Dimant
Sound	Paul Arditti
Sound Operator	Tom Lishman
Technical Stage Manager (TdC)	Chris Sleath
Assistant to the Director	Peter Casper Salis
Collaborator	Catherine Alexander
Company Stage Manager	Cath Binks
Costume Supervisor	Heather MacCrimmon
Design Assistant	Guy Nicholson
Hair and Make-up Design	Louise Fisher
Painting	Alistair Brotchie
Production Management (RTC)	Ed Wilson
Production Management (TdC)	Gemma Swallow
Props	Lily Mollgaard
Set Construction	Phil Parsons Ltd

Observations (1)
Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
Last modified by Jared William.

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