Off With Their Heads! (Trinity, 2016)

Off With Their Heads! (Trinity, 2016)

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

The Knaves

Knave of Diamonds - Nitasha “Drop him here” Salim
Knave of Hearts - Bertie “Tell us your story” Veres
Knaves of Clubs - James “it was highly stimulating” Carter (Ex-Magdalen)
Knave of Spades - Benjamin “With apologies to France” Kybett (Magdalen)

Denizens of Wonderland

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

The Mad Tea Party

Mad Hatter - Anna “Do I look like a squirrel?” Spearing-Ewyn (St. John's College)
March Hare - Maria “Drink the god-damned tea!” Stroyakovski (Keble)
Dormouse - Ana “Tea time! Tea time! Tea time!” Pagu (St. Edmund Hall)

The Queen's Gardeners

Two of Spades - Tristan “do I get two quotes?” Cresswell (Sheffield)
Five of Spades - Rebecca “respected professional” Ipe
Eight of Spades - Kiwi “bloody hell” Apteryx-Tokoeka (Charles Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters)

Alice!

Alice - Frances “Eek!” Livesey (Corpus Christi)

Production

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

Songs

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

Script and Programme

owth_script.pdf

Flosscars Wins

Best Villain	Anna Spearing-Ewyn (St. John's College) for The Mad Hatter
The 'Ooh you luvvie' Award for Actually Being Able to Act	Anna Spearing-Ewyn (St. John's College) for The Mad Hatter

Flosscars Nominations

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