Roald Dahl's The Twits

A Bear Pit Theatre Company Production

Mr. Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of 60, he was a bigger twit than ever. Mr Twit has a very hairy face. His beard is spiky and smelly. It also contains cornflakes, sardines and even some stilton. Mrs Twit is equally as foul and she hates Mr Twit just as much as Mr Twit hates her.

The Twits really are the most spiteful and revolting couple you could ever hope to meet. They spend their days playing wicked tricks on each other and mistreating Muggle-Wump monkeys. They also have a particularly sticky trick to catch Roly-Poly birds for their bird pies. But not for much longer because the monkeys have a cunning plan to teach those terrible twits a lesson.

Adapted from Roald Dahl’s classic book and directed by Emily Myerscough, this mischievous new show promises to be just as disgusting and repulsive as earth worms disguised as spaghetti – the perfect treat for all the family

CAST

Mr Twit – Steve Bizley
Mrs Twit – Lesley Simms
Mr Muggle-Wump – Dave Price
Mrs Muggle-Wump – Zoe Mortimer
Muggle-Wump Child 1 – Emily McCarthy
Muggle-Wump Child 2 – John Jacobs
Muggle-Wump Child 3 – Ella Bartlett
Roly-poly Bird – Elen Thurston
Narrator – Tracy Humphreys
Scenery/Caravan 1 – Barry Purchase-Rathbone
Scenery/Caravan 2 – Tom Purchase-Rathbone
Puppeteer – Emma Beasley

PRODUCTION TEAM

STAGE MANAGER – Ann Loscombe
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER – Jacquie Campbell
PROPS – Scarlett Davis & Jacquie Campbell
COSTUME – Elizabeth Foster, Denise Spink & Rebekah Artner
SET BUILDER/DESIGNER – Martin Tottle & Chris Punnett
MAKE-UP – Olivia Jane Powell
SOUND & LIGHTING – Richard Ball

This is an amateur production.

Performance Dates
10 - 19 March 2023
Various dates & times

Venue
The Bear Pit Theatre, Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6LU