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Black Adder 11 - The Elizabethan one

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Thank you to everyone who auditioned for a role in Blackadder II. We had a fantastic response from very talented performers and we now look forward to putting this show together with the following people in the cast.
Cast information:

Blackadder - Kieren Innes-Irons
Queenie - Megan Kavanagh
Percy - Ian Todd
Baldrick - Daryl Hunt
Nursie - Dallas Daniel
Melchett - Paul Hanratty
Kate - Meredith Newman
Lord Flasheart - Leigh Johnstone
Young Crone - Shannen Andrews
Wise woman - Laurel Lawrie
Captain Rum - Meredith Newman
Sir Walter Raleigh - Leigh Johnstone
Mollie - Shannen Andrews
Mrs Pants - Shannen Andrews
Mr Pants - Roger Nolan
Bishop of Bath & Wells - Mike Fischer
Kate's Father - Mike Fischer
Dr Leech - Roger Nolan
Show Synopsis: 
The series is set during the Elizabethan era (1558–1603). The principal character, Edmund, Lord Blackadder, is the great-grandson of the original Black Adder, and is now a member of the London aristocracy. Unlike his forefather, he is both dashing and intelligent, although he is still scheming and cynical in his outlook. The show follows his attempts to win the favour of the childish Queen Elizabeth I. He is aided, and often hindered, by two less-than-intelligent sidekicks, his servant Baldrick and Lord Percy Percy, heir to the Duchy of Northumberland, with whom Blackadder has a grudging friendship.
 Throughout the show, Blackadder's chief rival is Lord Melchett, the Queen's pretentious and grovelling Lord Chamberlain. Melchett fears upsetting the Queen, and thus attempts to outdo Blackadder by supporting the Queen in whatever current fad she is interested in. Comic relief in the Court is provided by the Queen's demented former nanny, Nursie.
Bells: 
Blackadder gains a new young servant, Bob, and somehow falls for him. When he discovers that Bob is a girl named Kate, he wishes to marry her, much to Queenie's confusion. 
Potato:
Attempting to impress the Queen in the wake of Sir Walter Raleigh's return, Blackadder plans to go on a voyage to the Cape Of No Hope, from whence no man has ever returned, and he might marry the Queen if he returns. Blackadder hires the flamboyant Captain Redbeard Rum, who has lost his legs and thinks that every part of Blackadder's body is like a woman's, to accompany them.
Money:
Blackadder is threatened by the baby-eating Bishop of Bath and Wells. If Blackadder doesn't pay back the £1,000 he once borrowed from the Bank of the Black Monks, the Bishop will shove his heated poker up Blackadder's bottom (presumably killing him). With Blackadder having to pay the Queen each time he falls for her stupid tricks, things look bleak for him, until he comes up with a plan so cunning you could brush your teeth with it.

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  • About / Contact
    • Show Proposal Application Form
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    • Join-Renew-Update Membership
    • MMuDS Values
    • Child Safe Standards
    • MMuDS Audition & Casting Policy
  • Groups/Programs
    • MAD Orchestra
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  • Honour Boards
    • Trish Sweeney Award
    • Harry Nix Award
    • Life Members
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    • The Show Must Go Online >
      • ShowMustGoOnline_resources
    • Seussical
    • Blackadder Goes Forth
    • Mary Poppins
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    • Title of Show
    • Lyfe of Bryan
    • COSI
    • Man of La Mancha
    • Beauty & The Beast
    • A Month of Sundays
    • Sweet Charity
    • Brilliant Lies
    • Cabaret
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    • PAC Technical