DIDO’S BAR FULL CREDITS
CAST
Matina Gemma Barnett
Venus Priscille Grace
Turnus Tuukka Leppänen
Dido / Marco Lola May
Aeneas Lahcen Razzougui
Juno Georgina White
BAND
Ben Sutcliffe (MD) Violin, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Marouf Majidi Tar, Tanbur, Clarinet, Asalato, Electric Guitar, Congas, vocals
Simon Edwards Electric Bass, Double Bass, Synth, Vocals
Philip Williams Drums, Percussion, Electrics, Vocals
Kieran Murphy Drums, Percussion, Electrics, Vocals
Matthew Churcher Drums, Percussion, Electrics, Vocals
With special thanks to:
Callum Quinn Electric Bass, Double Bass
Dudley Phillips Electric Bass, Double Bass
Maëva Feitelson Vocals
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION
Concept and Direction Josephine Burton
Writer Hattie Naylor
Composer Marouf Majidi
Sound Design/ Arrangement/ Co-Composition Riku Kantola
Music Director Ben Sutcliffe
Additional Music Arrangement: Ben Sutcliffe, Marouf Majidi, Philip Williams and Simon Edwards
Sound Designer Sebastian Frost
Set and Costume Designer Bryan Woltjen
Lighting Designer Peter Small
Movement Director Ayse Tashkiran
Fight Director Natalia Bogdanova
Producer Charlie Bunker
Production Manager Andy Reader
Company Stage Manager Nic Donithorn
Deputy Stage Manager Fodhla O’Brien
Technical Stage Manager Vicki Cox
Assistant Director Xinxi Du
Costume Supervisor Lucy Howarth
Wardrobe Assistant Firdest Karaca
Penguin Media Technical Team Sonny Evans, Dan Balaam
Production Electrician and Tour Relighter James Smellie
Sound Engineer Peter Clifton
Voice Coach Lucy Potterton
Venue Managers Emma Cameron & Tom Brocklehurst
Front of House Manager Bobby Wilkinson
Front of House Hosts Hugo Crick-Furman, Vikesh Godwani
Valeriya Miller, Nikhita Nistala, Shannon Reed-Martin & Xinyou Zhang
Husk Bar Staff Marta Van der Vyver, Christian Van Der Vyer, George James, Mike Pickering & James Anthony
Dido's Travelling Bar designed by Manuel Di Francesco
Graphic Design Jane Showell & Natalie Sired
BSL Interpreters Deborah McLeod & Hyacinth Powell
Set and Costume Assistant Isabel Nouchi
MA Placement (Music) Calum Sherriff
MA Placement (Design) Scott Payne
Community Programme Producers Emma Cameron, Cristina Catalina
Associate Producer Gabby Vautier
Set construction Set Blue Scenery, Richard Hackney, Joe Iredale
Additional Scenic Art Rah Petherbridge
Technical Equipment Provider Penguin Media Solutions
Technical Manager (Leicester) Bex Key
Additional Lighting equipment & technical support (Oxford) Ian Marris at SoundWave Audio
Additional Sound equipment & technical support (Oxford) Tim Hand Production
INTERVAL ACTS
London
Akin Soul, Briana Williams, Chloe Armstrong, Don Kipper ft Dunja Botic and Tim Karp, Nayana, Nomadic Libaax, Daisy Houlder, Skye Francis and Tim Wall.
Oxford
Tarik Beshir & Yara Salahiddeen, Natalia Karkakina accompanied by John Ruddock, Louisa Lyne & Tarik Beshir and Starling Sessions.
DASH ARTS TEAM
Artistic Director and Chief Executive Josephine Burton
Producer Cristina Catalina
General Manager Veronica Revuelta Garrido
Head of Development Emma Warren-Thomas
Head of Marketing Communications Jane Showell
Marketing Assistant Natalie Sired
Podcast Producer Rachael Head
TOURING PRODUCTION
Royal Docks Team
Head of Cultural Programme and Partnerships Kate Anderson
Creative Programmer Sarah Barrow
Creative Producer Alex Jamieson
Journeys Festival International Team By Art Reach
Creative Producer Elaine Williamson
Marketing and Communications Manager Gary Cicinskas
Marketing and Access Officer Lisa Gaugelhofer
Oxford Contemporary Music Team
Programme Producer Lauren Spiceley
Marketing Manager Stav Kounadea
Marketing Coordinator Steph West
Producer, Community & Learning Tessa Cavanna
Events Coordinator Sofia Lykou
Community Engagement Partners & Champions
Community Links, Britannia Village / West Silvertown Foundation, Joanna Dong.
With thanks to
The Royal Docks Team, imPOSSIBLE Producing, Penguin Media Solutions, Husk Brewery, Projekt, The Factory, Tate & Lyle, Mammoth Productions, Luke Bannister, Meidän Festivaali and Global Art Point. Dale Bassett and the team at Sonata Bar, Jon Chapman and the team at Staggeringly Good Brewery.
Dido's Bar is co-produced with the Royal Docks Team, OCM (Oxford Contemporary Music), and Journeys Festival International and co-commissioned by OCM, with additional support from Arts Council England, Backstage Trust, The Foyle Foundation, Projekt, Cockayne – Grants for the Arts, The London Community Foundation, Genesis Foundation, Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, The Marchus Trust, TINFO – Theatre Info Finland, The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, The Leche Trust, Stuart and Ellen Lyons Charitable Trust, David Isaacs, Tony Hales CBE and individual donors in the Dido’s Bar Giving Circle.
Dido’s Bar was produced by Dash Arts with imPOSSIBLE Producing.