Pastiche were thrilled to stage a production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s legendary and ground breaking musical, Company.
Robert’s friends gather at his apartment in order to throw him a surprise 35th birthday party. Over the course of the evening, Robert reminisces and imagines scenes from his life with his group of friends and girlfriends as he tries to understand his relationship with commitment and attempts to understand the pros and cons of marriage from his diverse and frequently hilarious friends.
Robert and his friends challenge his perceptions of relationships and marriage and offer advice (welcome or not) to help him make sense of his own persistent bachelorhood.
Robert finds the guidance conflicting as he marks his birthday by trying to solve this life changing question – would companionship or marriage be right for him?
Featuring songs such as ‘The Ladies Who Lunch’, ‘Barcelona’, ‘You Could Drive A Person Crazy’ and Sondheim’s iconic ‘Being Alive’ the show wowed audiences across the week.
The production raised a wonderful £1069 for Crohn’s and Colitis UK.
| Robert | Matthew Ridley |
| Sarah | Shivashtie Poonwassie |
| Harry | Richard Connolly |
| Susan | Sarita Gomez |
| Peter | Michael Wright |
| Jenny | Melanie Margolis |
| David | Johnny Calvert |
| Amy | Joanna Linford |
| Paul | Conor Guerin |
| Joanne | Debbie Langford |
| Larry | Mike Fox |
| Marta | India Brewer |
| Kathy | Joanna Linford |
| April | Olivia Holburd |
| Ensemble | Fiona Bailey |
| Ensemble | Robyn Langford |
| Ensemble | Nina Murphy |
| Ensemble | Andrea Simon |
| Book | George Furth |
| Music and Lyrics | Stephen Sondheim |
| Director | Olivia Holburd |
| Musical Director | Daniel Cox |
| Choreography | Olivia Holburd |
| Tick Tock Choreography | Conor Guerin |
| Original Orchestrations | Jonathan Tunick |
| Additional Orchestration | Daniel Cox |
| Stage Mangers | Roger Holburd and Sze Razak |
| Stage Crew | Duncan Austin, Paul Hornal, Danielle James, Ellen McCarthy, Eva Rigby, Megan Rigby, Meera Tanna |
| Prompt | Maggie Warren |
| Set Design and Construction | Byron Jones, James Pearce |
| Lighting | Les Brewer |
| Sound | James Pearce, Byron Jones |
| Front Of House | Maggie Warren |
| Publicity / Social Media | The Company |
| Programme | Shivashtie Poonwassie |
| Publicity Photographs | Shivashtie Poonwassie |
| Keyboard Programming | Daniel Cox |
| Rehearsal Pianist | Daniel Cox |
| Chaperone | Brett Langford |
| Conductor/Keyboard I | Daniel Cox |
| Keyboard II | Drew Cowburn |
| Flute/Piccolo/Clarinet/Alto Sax | Nathan Harding |
| Oboe/Cor Anglais/Clarinet/Tenor Sax | Catherine Underhill |
| Trumpet | Jesse Musson / Iris Rushbrooke |
| Trombone | Justyn Waterman |
| Bass | Alex Kane |
| Drums/Percussion | Ewan Evans |
| Act One | Act Two |
| Overture | Entr'Acte |
| Company | Side By Side By Side |
| The Little Things You Do Together | Poor Baby |
| Sorry-Grateful | Tick Tock |
| You Could Drive A Person Crazy | Barcelona |
| Have I Got A Girl For You | The Ladies Who Lunch |
| Someone Is Waiting | Being Alive |
| Another Hundred People | Finale Ultimo |
| Getting Married Today | |
| Finale Act I | |
| Marry Me A Little |