====== Off With Their Heads! (Trinity, 2016) ======

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//In this, the untold story of the Queen of Hearts, we invite you down the rabbit hole to see a different side of the nonsense world of Wonderland. Meet old favourites and new characters alike as we spin a tale of Cards and Tarts, of Tea and Hearts, punctuated with classic OULES wit and musical comedy.//

===== Cast =====

==== The Queen's Court ====

  * **Queen of Hearts** - [[member:Beth Mabbutt|Beth]] //"this is why I'm not in Imps"// [[member:Beth Mabbutt|Mabbutt]] //(LMH)//
  * **Queen of Diamonds** - Orlanda //"glittering magnificence"// Edmonds
  * **Ace of Spades** - Alex //"Deborah"// Marcus
  * **BAron von Top Trump** - [[member:Georgie Atton|Georgie]] //"20 feet high"// [[member:Georgie Atton|Atton]] //(Somerville)//
  * **Treasurer Uno** - [[member:Sofia Gomezllata|Sofia]] //"I said is threateningly"// [[member:Sofia Gomezllata|Gomezllata]] //(St Anne's)//
  * **White Rabbit** - [[member:Leo Tucker|Leo]] //"Damn it, Katie"// [[member:Leo Tucker|Tucker]] //(Wadham)//

==== The Knaves ====

  * **Knave of Diamonds** - Nitasha //"Drop him here"// Salim
  * **Knave of Hearts** - Bertie //"Tell us your story"// Veres
  * **Knaves of Clubs** - [[member:James Carter|James]] //"it was highly stimulating"// [[member:James Carter|Carter]] //(Ex-Magdalen)//
  * **Knave of Spades** - [[member:Benjamin Kybett|Benjamin]] //"With apologies to France"// [[member:Benjamin Kybett|Kybett]] //(Magdalen)//

==== Denizens of Wonderland ====

  * **Cheshire Cat** - [[member:Jake Griffiths|Jake]] //"I like dodo's"// [[member:Jake Griffiths|Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)//
  * **Dodo** - [[member:Rob Selth|Rob]] //"Orgasmically"// [[member:Rob Selth|Selth]] //(Univ)//
  * **Assorted Turtles** - [[member:RA Neat|RA]] //"Soup?!"// [[member:RA Neat|Neat]]
  * **Six of Hearts** - [[member:Kiwi Apteryx-Tokoeka|Kiwi]] //"demolish"// [[member:Kiwi Apteryx-Tokoeka|Apteryx-Tokoeka]] //(Charles Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters)//
  * **Nine of Clubs** - [[member:Tristan Cresswell|Tristan]] //"crowned the Card-Tsar"// [[member:Tristan Cresswell|Cresswell]] //(Sheffield)//
  * **Four of Spades** - Rebecca //"respected professional"// Ipe
  * **Hedgehogs** -
    * [[member:James Carter]] //(Ex-Magdalen)//
    * Bertie Veres
    * Nitashia Salim

==== The Mad Tea Party ====

  * **Mad Hatter** - [[member:Anna Spearing-Ewyn|Anna]] //"Do I look like a squirrel?"// [[member:Anna Spearing-Ewyn|Spearing-Ewyn]] //(St. John's College)//
  * **March Hare** - [[member:Maria Stroyakovski|Maria]] //"Drink the god-damned tea!"// [[member:Maria Stroyakovski|Stroyakovski]] //(Keble)//
  * **Dormouse** - [[member:Ana Pagu|Ana]] //"Tea time! Tea time! Tea time!"// [[member:Ana Pagu|Pagu]] //(St. Edmund Hall)//

==== The Queen's Gardeners ====

  * **Two of Spades** - [[member:Tristan Cresswell|Tristan]] //"do I get two quotes?"// [[member:Tristan Cresswell|Cresswell]] //(Sheffield)//
  * **Five of Spades** - Rebecca //"respected professional"// Ipe
  * **Eight of Spades** - [[member:Kiwi Apteryx-Tokoeka|Kiwi]] //"bloody hell"// [[member:Kiwi Apteryx-Tokoeka|Apteryx-Tokoeka]] //(Charles Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters)//

==== Alice! ====

  * **Alice** - [[member:Frances Livesey|Frances]] //"Eek!"// [[member:Frances Livesey|Livesey]] //(Corpus Christi)//
===== Production =====

  * **Director** - [[member:Jasper Rose Russell|Jasper Rose]] //"That still means beef"// [[member:Jasper Rose Russell|Russell]] //(Merton)//
  * **Assistant Director** - [[member:Sebastian Fox|Sebastian]] //"I've been meaning to do this"// [[member:Sebastian Fox|Fox]] //(Mansfield)//
  * **Assistant Director** - [[member:Kiwi Apteryx-Tokoeka|Kiwi]] //"Thanks, Katie"// [[member:Kiwi Apteryx-Tokoeka|Apteryx-Tokoeka]] //(Charles Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters)//
  * **Writer** - [[member:Katie Moore|Katie]] //"less rambling, more nonsense"// [[member:Katie|Moore]] //(Magdalen)//
  * **Co-Producer-And-Musical-Director** - [[member:Georgie Atton|Georgie]] //"Major Pants"// [[member:Georgie Atton|Atton]] //(Somerville)// and [[member:Katie Moore|Katie]] //"General bum"// [[member:Katie Moore|Moore]] //(Magdalen)//
  * **Photography and Art** - [[member:Georgie Atton|Georgie]] //"in Alex's nostril"// [[member:Georgie Atton|Atton]] //(Somerville)//
  * **MAke-Up** - Amina //"who else needs a face?"// Clayton
===== Songs =====

  * **The Quintessential Qualities of the Queenly Queen of Hearts** - [[member:Judith Moore|Judith]] //"What rhymes with Hearts?"// [[member:Judith Moore|Moore]] //(Balliol)//
  * **Bake it Off** - [[member:Katie Moore|Katie]] //"Not even sorry"// [[member:Katie Moore|Moore]] //(Magdalen)// and [[member:Georgie Atton|Georgie]] //"You should be"// [[member:Georgie Atton|Atton]] //(Somerville)//
  * **Off With Their Heads!** [[member:Judith Moore|Judith]] //"Why do I have finals?"// [[member:Judith Moore|Moore]] //(Balliol)//
  * **Off With Their Heads?** - [[member:Georgie Atton|Georgie]] //"Oh just make it up"// [[member:Georgie Atton|Atton]] //(Somerville)//
  * **Croquet till you Croak** - [[member:Judith Moore|Judith]] //"Katie, stop making up quotes for me"// [[member:Judith Moore|Moore]] //(Balliol)//
  * **About Time** - [[member:Katie Moore|Katie]] //“Hehe, bum”// [[member:Katie Moore|Moore]] //(Magdalen)// and [[member:Georgie Atton|Georgie]] //“Hehe, stop”// [[member:Georgie Atton|Atton]] //(Somerville)//
  * **Don't Lose Your Head** - [[member:Katie Moore|Katie]] //“Beheading is a crime”// [[member:Katie Moore|Moore]] //(Magdalen)// and [[member:Georgie Atton|Georgie]] //“Stop plagiarising!"// [[member:Georgie Atton|Atton]] //(Somerville)//
===== Script and Programme =====
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===== Flosscars Wins =====

|**Best Villain**|[[member:Anna Spearing-Ewyn]] //(St. John's College)// for The Mad Hatter|
|**The 'Ooh you luvvie' Award for Actually Being Able to Act**|[[member:Anna Spearing-Ewyn]] //(St. John's College)// for The Mad Hatter|
===== Flosscars Nominations =====

|**Best Hero**|[[member:James Carter]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// for Hedgehog No. 3|
|**Best Heroine**|[[member:Beth Mabbutt]] //(LMH)// for Queen of Hearts \\ [[member:Frances Livesey]] //(Corpus Christi)// for Alice|
|**Best Villain**|[[member:Ana Pagu]] //(St. Edmund Hall)// for Dormouse \\ [[member:Georgie Atton]] //(Somerville)// for Baron von Top Trump|
|**Best Morally Ambiguous Person**|Alex Marcus for The Ace of Spades \\ [[member:Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// for Cheshire Cat \\ Orlanda Edmonds for Queen of Diamonds|
|**Best Double/Group Act**|[[member:Anna Spearing-Ewyn]] //(St. John's College)//, [[member:Maria Stroyakovski]] //(Keble)// and [[member:Ana Pagu]] //(St. Edmund Hall)// for The Mad Tea Party \\ [[member:Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// and [[member:Rob Selth]] //(Univ)// for Cheshire Cat and Dodo|
|**Best Couple**|[[member:Beth Mabbutt]] //(LMH)// and Orlanda Edmonds for The Queens|
|**Most Spurious Accent**|[[member:Benjamin Kybett]] //(Magdalen)// for The Knave of Spades \\ [[member:Georgie Atton]] //(Somerville)// for Baron von Top Trump|
|**Best Directing Team**|[[member:Jasper Rose Russell]] //(ex-Merton)//, [[member:Kiwi Apteryx-Tokoeka]] //(Charles Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters)// and [[member:Sebastian Fox]] //(Mansfield)// for Off With Their Heads|
|**Best Writer(s)**|[[member:Katie Moore]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// and [[member:Georgie Atton]] //(Somerville)// for Off With Their Heads|
|**Best Song**|[[member:Judith Moore]] //(Balliol)// for Off With Their Heads!|
|**Best Costume**|[[member:Maria Stroyakovski]] //(Keble)// for The March Hare \\ [[member:Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// for Cheshire Cat \\ [[member:Georgie Atton]] //(Somerville)// for Treasurer Uno|
|**Best Best Prop**|[[member:Tristan Cresswell]] //(Sheffield)// and [[member:Katie Moore]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// for Rules of Bridge|
|**Best Cock-up During a Performanc**|[[member:Leo Tucker]] //(Wadham)// for Being late for a very important date... his cue. \\ All of the cards for Falling apart|
|**Best Ad-Lib**|[[member:Leo Tucker]] //(Wadham)// for Doing up his rabbit onesie as he came up on stage to imply... certain things|
|**Best Audience Participation / Heckle**|[[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for Correcting the Knave of Spades on the pronunciation of 'hatter'|
|**Best Quote During a Show (from a script)**|Knave of Spades for 'I wish to enter mon croissant'|
|**Best Worst Line-Learner**|[[member:Frances Livesey]] //(Corpus Christi)// for Off With Their Heads|
|**The 'Ooh you luvvie' Award for Actually Being Able to Act**|[[member:Rob Selth]] //(Univ)// for Dodo|
|**The 'Beyond the Call of Duty' Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty**|[[member:Katie Moore]] //(Ex-Magdalen)// for Standing in as Top Trump at the last minute when Georgie was called unexpectedly to Madagascar|

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