Rockets and Blue Lights
By Winsome Pinnock
Year staged: 2021
Opening night: 26/08/2021
Theatre Company: Co-production between National Theatre and Royal Exchange Theatre
Staged in: Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre
Cast Size: 10
Synopsis
On the set of a new film about Victorian artist JMW Turner, young actress Lou is haunted by an unresolved history. Meanwhile, in 1840 Londoners Lucy and Thomas try to come to terms with the meaning of freedom. Moving between London past and present, we embark on a powerfully personal voyage through time.
Original Cast
Members of the Company
Other parts
Paul Bradley
Turner / Roy
Karl Collins
Thomas / Trevor
Kiza Deen
Lou / Olu
Matthew Seadon-Young
Ruskin / Johnson / Decker / Peter Piper
Kudzai Sitima
Jess / Jeanie
Cathy Tyson
Danby / Mary / Meg / Vonnie
Everal A Walsh
Clarke / Pearson / Benjamin
David Rawlins
Understudy
Anthony Aje
Billie
Rochelle Rose
Essie / Lucy
Luke Wilson
Caesar / Reuben
Hannah Sinclair Robinson
Understudy
Members of the Company
Other parts
Paul Bradley
Turner / Roy
Karl Collins
Thomas / Trevor
Kiza Deen
Lou / Olu
Matthew Seadon-Young
Ruskin / Johnson / Decker / Peter Piper
Kudzai Sitima
Jess / Jeanie
Cathy Tyson
Danby / Mary / Meg / Vonnie
Everal A Walsh
Clarke / Pearson / Benjamin
David Rawlins
Understudy
Anthony Aje
Billie
Rochelle Rose
Essie / Lucy
Luke Wilson
Caesar / Reuben
Hannah Sinclair Robinson
Understudy
Production Team
Alan Bain
Project Draughting
Daniel Radley-Bennett
Digital Art
Brinkhoff/Mögenburg
Production Photographer
Dave Tuff
Stage Supervisor
Lindsay Tuffnell
Scenic Art Supervisor
Kirsten Shiell
Prop Supervisor
Abi Duddleston
Prop Buyer
Tariq Rifaat
Production Manager
Elena Peña
Sound Designer
Vicky Richardson
Casting
Laura Draper
Stage Manager
Laura Choules
Lighting Programmer
Miranda Cromwell
Director
Sarah Weltman
Production Sound Engineer
Fran Miller
Project Producer (NT)
Barrie Nield
Construction Supervisor
Cameron Slater
Rehearsal Photographer
Sarah Holmes
Assistant Costume Supervisor
Simon Money
Company Voice Work
Lyndon Baines
Assistant Stage Manager
Rowena Edwards
Sound Operator
Jack Champion
Lighting Supervisor
Jess Walsh
Props Co-ordinator
Helen Stone
Covid Compliance Supervisor
Laura Hopkins
Set and Costume Designer
Femi Temowo
Composer and Music Director
Hazel Holder
Dialect and Singing Coach
Jessica Hung Han Yun
Original Lighting Designer
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Additional Casting
Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng
Deputy Stage Manager
Leanne Lashbrook
Wigs, Hair and Make-up Supervisor
Matthew Williams
Radio Mics
Amy Mae
Lighting Designer
Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster
Movement Director
Yarit Dor
Fight Director
Charlotte Henery
Associate Set and Costume Designer
Mumba Dodwell
Staff Director
Suzanne Bell
Dramaturg
Ric Watts
Producer (Royal Exchange)
Katie Vine
Producer (Royal Exchange)
Shakira Taylor-Knight
Assistant Stage Manager (placement)
Nikki Meredith
Costume Supervisor
Wabriya King
Dramatherapist
Kristy Warren
Consultant Historian
Alan Bain
Project Draughting
Daniel Radley-Bennett
Digital Art
Brinkhoff/Mögenburg
Production Photographer
Dave Tuff
Stage Supervisor
Lindsay Tuffnell
Scenic Art Supervisor
Kirsten Shiell
Prop Supervisor
Abi Duddleston
Prop Buyer
Tariq Rifaat
Production Manager
Elena Peña
Sound Designer
Vicky Richardson
Casting
Laura Draper
Stage Manager
Laura Choules
Lighting Programmer
Miranda Cromwell
Director
Sarah Weltman
Production Sound Engineer
Fran Miller
Project Producer (NT)
Barrie Nield
Construction Supervisor
Cameron Slater
Rehearsal Photographer
Sarah Holmes
Assistant Costume Supervisor
Simon Money
Company Voice Work
Lyndon Baines
Assistant Stage Manager
Rowena Edwards
Sound Operator
Jack Champion
Lighting Supervisor
Jess Walsh
Props Co-ordinator
Helen Stone
Covid Compliance Supervisor
Laura Hopkins
Set and Costume Designer
Femi Temowo
Composer and Music Director
Hazel Holder
Dialect and Singing Coach
Jessica Hung Han Yun
Original Lighting Designer
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Additional Casting
Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng
Deputy Stage Manager
Leanne Lashbrook
Wigs, Hair and Make-up Supervisor
Matthew Williams
Radio Mics
Amy Mae
Lighting Designer
Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster
Movement Director
Yarit Dor
Fight Director
Charlotte Henery
Associate Set and Costume Designer
Mumba Dodwell
Staff Director
Suzanne Bell
Dramaturg
Ric Watts
Producer (Royal Exchange)
Katie Vine
Producer (Royal Exchange)
Shakira Taylor-Knight
Assistant Stage Manager (placement)
Nikki Meredith
Costume Supervisor
Wabriya King
Dramatherapist
Kristy Warren
Consultant Historian