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Love's Labour's Lost

by William Shakespeare (1594-5)

The Anything Goes company turn their attention to Shakespeare's youthful comedy, Love's Labour's Lost, another work of wit, sophistication and romance but in a very different style.
The young King of Navarre and his three friends make a vow to deny themselves the company of women for three years in order to devote themselves to study. But when the young Princess of France arrives on a diplomatic mission, accompanied by a delectable entourage, their vow is soon severely tested. Secret courtships develop as love fills the air, until harsh news from the outside world overshadows their happiness and brings the idyll to an abrupt close.

Abounding with music, wit and word games, this early masterpiece has not been performed before by the National Theatre on the South Bank.

Cast credits:

Dumaine : John Barrowman

Lord 1 : Christopher Bennett

Marcade, a Messenger : Anthony Cable

Company : Yao Chin

A Forrester : Daniel Crossley

Child : Lewis Crutch

King Ferdinand of Navarre : Simon Day

Lord 2 : Tom Espiner

Berowne : Joseph Fiennes

Rosaline : Kate Fleetwood

Maria/Katherine : Jane Fowler

Company : Jye Frasca

Company : Charlotte Gorton

Nathaniel, a curate : Paul Grunert

Child : Freddie Hale

Costard, a swain : Richard Henders

Moth, a page : Akiya Henry

Company : Shaun Henson

Don Adriano de Armado : Martin Marquez

Jaquenetta : Annette McLaughlin

Company : Duncan MacVicar

Company : Jane Mark

Child : Thomas Moll

Longaville : Tam Mutu

Child : Toby Parkes

Child : David Perkins

Company : Corey Skaggs

Company : Nicola Sloane

Dull, a Constable : Duncan Smith

Holofernes, a schoolmaster : Robin Soans

Company : Rachel Stanley

Katherine/Maria : Mary Stockley

Boyet, a French Lord : Philip Voss

Company : Claire Winsper

Company : Lee William-Davis

The Princess of France : Olivia Williams

Company : Nikki Worrall

Production credits:

Director: Trevor Nunn

Designer: John Gunter

Lighting Designer: David Hersey

Music: Steven Edis

Movement Director: David Bolger

Sound Designer: Paul Groothuis

Music Director/keyboard/accordion: Mark Bousie

French Horn: Robert Evans

Percussion/harmonica: Philip Hopkins

Violin/keyboard: Jeff Moore

Love's Labour's Lost finished on: 18 March 2003

Loves Labours Lost image of autumn trees pp

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