Forgotten Fortress
Theatre in the Quarter, Chester’s leading professional and community theatre company, teamed up with Habitats and Hillforts and Cheshire Rural Touring Arts to bring Forgotten Fortress, a thrilling winter tale, to venues across Chester and Cheshire throughout December 2010.
Helen, Matthew and Russ have collaborated on a number of successful productions including Theatre in the Quarter’s sell out shows Silent Night (2008) and Home for Christmas (2009). One aim of the company is to help fill the vacuum left in Chester by the closure of the Gateway Theatre while involving hundreds of school children, young people and adults in quality theatre experiences.
“It’s been a brilliant experience to work with Habitats and Hillforts and Cheshire Rural Touring Arts on this production – their involvement has given us new inspiration and has opened doors for us in working with new community groups and schools”, Matthew explained. “We’re working with 14 primary schools on this show, and that’s over 200 children who will be involved in the performances with the professional actors. I’m already running singing workshops in the schools and we’re all having a fantastic time!”
Forgotten
Fortress is being performed by a cast of four: Emma Higginbottom,
Harriet Barrow, Stavros Demetraki, and Thomas Latham. Regular
Theatre in the Quarter audience members will know Thomas from
Silent Night (2008), Home for Christmas (2009) and James (2010),
and Emma from Home for Christmas (2009). “I really love working
with Theatre in the Quarter” said Tom. “Not many companies are
producing new plays regularly now, and it’s even rarer to find
quality music theatre. I’m really looking forward to working on
this one – sneak previews of the script and music have been
fantastic!”
Forgotten Fortress was a new musical play created by writer Helen Newall and composer and musical director, Matthew Baker. Directed by Russ Tunney and designed by Emma Cains.
