11th – 15th May 2011, Oxford Playhouse
Directed by Cassie Barraclough & Joe Murphy | Designed by Rachel Beaconsfield-Press
Produced by Mark Heath
Adaptation by Barney Norris, based on the novel by Jack London
“For the world of theatre this is something new and original… unlike any other play I’ve seen. My advice? Don’t miss it. ★★★★★”
Hannah Polonsky, OxStu
“There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise.”
Buck is a powerful and high-spirited dog, revelling in his sunkissed existence in the Santa Clara Valley. Years of taming have led him to trust man, and stamped out his primal instincts.
But when gold rush fever hits California, human greed and cruelty tear Buck’s easy life apart. Stolen from his home and thrust into an underground world, he is sold into a sled-pulling band of dogs hardened by despair and determination. On the torturous drive North, he begins to forget his sheltered existence and follow the deep-rooted call of the wild.
It is only when kind-hearted John Thornton saves his life that Buck learns to love humans again, creating an understanding between man and dog with life-changing consequences.
In their largest and most ambitious production to date, Barbarian Productions journey deep into the primal in this fiercely original new adaptation of Jack London’s classic American novel.
Image © 2011 Laura Simmons
CAST:
Ollo Clark - Buck
Ruby Thomas – Mrs Miller, Sailor 3, Billee, Ruth
Lucy Fyffe – Josephine, Sailor 1, Dolly, Deirdre, Mary
Bella Hammad – Anne, Anita, Dog 1, Dog 3, Ethel, She
Maximilian Gill – Pedro, Andrews, Sailor 2, Dog 2, He
Alex Jeffery – Son, Dave, Barman
Ness Goulding – Daughter, Curly, Bridget, Indian 3
Rhys Bevan – Judge Miller, Rand, John Thornton
Matt Gavan – Chunga, Perrault
John-Mark Philo – Manuel, Spitz
CREATIVES:
Directors – Cassie Barraclough & Joe Murphy
Designer – Rachel Beaconsfield-Press
Producer – Mark Heath
Adaptation – Barney Norris
Composer – Will Stuart
Fight Director – Simon Schoenbuchner
Production Manager – Jacob Haddad
Marketing Director – Martha McPherson
Asst. Marketing Director – Susannah Moss
Education and Digital Media Officer – Natalya Din-Kariuki
Events and Promotion – James Shirley
Press Officer – Nat Samson
Graduate Marketing Associates – Dipender Gill & Eugene Ong
Production Photographer – Laura Simmons
Asst. Director – Ella Thackray
Associate Producer – Frankie Parham
Asst. Producer – Michael Henley
Asst. Production Manager – Sarah Grabiner
Costumier – Bess Roche
Hair & Make-up Designer – Camilla Child
Lighting Designers – George Harding & Dougie Perkins
Asst. Lighting Designer – Matt Wills
Sound Designers – Geoff Hall & Mark Jones
Asst. Sound Designer – Stephen Poole
Stage Manager – Sophie Stephenson-Wright
Deputy Stage Manager – Caitlin Duschenes
Asst. Stage Managers – Joanna Raisbeck, Tom Chisholm
Flyman – Matt Ward