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The Sensational Story of the Splash (Hilary, 2018)
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The Oxford University Light Entertainment Society is proud to present The Sensational Story of the Splash (Not a Marvel Movie)
By day, Tim Blyton is a mild mannered unremarkable teenager, but by night he is THE SPLASH: the world's greatest water-based superhero! Join forces with the Splash as he teams up with earth's mightiest heroes (and the Justice League) to fight evil villains both new and old. Can the Splash save the day? Or will the mysterious villainous “Barista” prevail?
Join us on 5th, 6th, and 8th March (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of 8th Week) when doors open at 7.00pm in the Moser Theatre, Wadham College, for a super-powered musical comedy delight, all in the name of charity!
Cast
Our hero and friends
The Villains
The Avengers
- Thor - Jasper Rose “Take cover!” Russell (ex-Merton)
The Justice League
- Superman - Nick “Light in the darkness” Richardson (Real Boy)
Miscellaneous
- Abbie Longworth - Anna “Batman is my everything” White
Production
- Writers -
- Producers -
- Lighting Technicians -
Special thank you to Jack Slater for filming.
Songs
- Trust in the Barista - Perry “The Chap at The Piano” Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield)
Script and Programme
splash_script.pdf
Please contact our webmistress Em if you're interested in seeing the recording of this show.
Flosscars Wins
| Best Heroic Character | Mark Simonitis (Keble) for The Splash |
| Best Villainous Character | Emma Bates (Univ) for The Barista |
| Best Couple | Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen’s) and George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for The Joker and Harley Quinn |
| Best Script | Markus Beeken (Brasenose) and Lily Miles (Hertford) for The Sensational Story of the Splash |
| Best Marketing Campaign | Ana Pagu (St Edmund Hall) and Katie Moore (ex-Magdalen) for The Sensational Story of the Splash |
| Best Cock-Up Backstage or During a Rehearsal | James Marsden (ex-Corpus), Katie Moore (ex-Magdalen) and the History Boy's lighting technician for the Lights |
| Best Quote from a Script | Markus Beeken (Brasenose), Lily Miles (Hertford) and Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for “Pineapple juice is a pathetic excuse for a drink and you're a pathetic excuse for a man!” |
| The 'Beyond the Call of Duty' Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty | The cast for taking over when lights failed |
Flosscars Nominations
| Best Heroic Character | Lily Miles (Hertford) for Emily Wright Emma New (St Hildas) for Batman Ana Pagu (St Edmund Hall) for Aquaman Will Ainsworth (St Edmund Hall) for Hawkeye Nick Richardson (Real Boy) for Superman |
| Best Villainous Character | George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for The Joker Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen’s) for Harley Quinn |
| Best Morally Ambiguous Character | Markus Beeken (Brasenose) for Justice Foreman Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for Imgoen Smiley |
| Best Group/ Double Act | Jake Griffiths (Brasenose), Em Fawcett (Wadham), Jasper Rose Russell (ex-Merton), Markus Beeken (Brasenose), Velina Robinson (Mansfield) and Will Ainsworth (St Edmund Hall) for The Avengers Nick Richardson (Real Boy), Emma New (St Hildas) and Connie Chen (St Anne’s) for the Justice League Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen’s) and George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for The Joker and Harley Quinn Mark Simonitis (Keble) and Lily Miles (Hertford) for The Splash and Emily Anna White and Will Ainsworth (St Edmund Hall) for Officers Abbie and Arnie |
| Best Couple | Mark Simonitis (Keble) and Lily Miles (Hertford) for The Splash and Emily Rebecca Barton (Regent’s Park) and Ana Pagu (St Edmund Hall) for David and Lisa Wright Emma New (St Hildas) and Nick Richardson (Real Boy) for Batman and Superman Emma New (St Hildas) and Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for Batman and Imogen Smiley Velina Robinson (Mansfield) and Connie Chen (St Anne’s) for Black Widow and Wonder Woman |
| Best Spurious Accent | Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for Iron Man George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for The Joker Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for Imogen Smiley |
| Best Directing Team | Leo Tucker (Wadham) and Becky Hicks (Oriel) for The Sensational Story of the Splash |
| Best Song | Perry Hartland-Asbury (Ex-Mansfield) for “Trust in the Barista” Lily Miles (Hertford) for “Avengers, assemble!” Judith Moore (Balliol) for “I am a diva” Judith Moore (Balliol) for “Splash’s lament” Emma New (St Hildas) for “Being a hero” |
| Best Costume | Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for The Barista's outfit George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for The Joker Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen’s) for Harley Quinn Emma New (St Hildas) for Batman Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for Loki's horns Connie Chen (St Anne’s) for Wonder Woman |
| Best Worst Prop | Becky Hicks (Oriel) for the Justice League's boat Becky Hicks (Oriel) and George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for the Joker's Bomb |
| Best Best Prop | George Tall (St Edmund Hall) and Becky Hicks (Oriel) for the Ocean Draining Machine Becky Hicks (Oriel) and Mark Simonitis (Keble) for Splash's Powers Becky Hicks (Oriel) for the Inflatable Hammer |
| Best Cock-Up During a Performance | Ana Pagu (St Edmund Hall) and Tzveta Pokrovska (Queen’s) for pulling a Kybett; walking onstage, nodding vaguely and walking off again Lily Miles (Hertford) for laughing at lights Emma New (St Hildas) for forgetting half her lines for a scene |
| Best Cock-Up Backstage or During a Rehearsal | Markus Beeken (Brasenose) for taking too long with a costume change and leaving George to improvising being beat up |
| Best Ad-Lib | Em Fawcett (Wadham) for “It's a Chevron” Mark Simonitis (Keble) for “I can take care of Emily now that the sun is down” Emma New (St Hildas) for “Na na na na na na na na me!!” Matilda Tempest (Mansfield) for “Is turning off the sun part of our evil plan?” Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for prodding Batman’s chest and saying “well, that’s disappointing” The cast for the phone flashlights |
| Best Audience Participation/Heckle | Connie's friends for “Woo! Connie!” Benjamin Kybett (Magdalen) for “Who did the risk assessment?” |
| Best Quote from a Script | Markus Beeken (Brasenose), Lily Miles (Hertford) and Emma Bates (Univ) for “Evil is brewing and we're the masters of the kettle” Markus Beeken (Brasenose) and Lily Miles (Hertford) for “You're and idiotic pubescent hothead with an internal supersoaker” Markus Beeken (Brasenose), Lily Miles (Hertford) and Emma Bates (Univ) for “Secondary villains, deal with them” Markus Beeken (Brasenose), Lily Miles (Hertford) and Emma Bates (Univ) for all the coffee puns Markus Beeken (Brasenose) and Lily Miles (Hertford) for “and I called her…ROSITA!” Markus Beeken (Brasenose), Lily Miles (Hertford) and Emma New (St Hildas) for “Seems…Counterproductive” |
| The Branoc Richards Award for Best Worst Line Learner | Emma New (St Hildas) for Batman Markus Beeken (Brasenose) for Bruce Banner and the Judge |
| The “Ooh You Luvvie” Award for Actually Being Able to Act | Emma New (St Hildas) for Batman Emma Bates (Univ) for The Barista Lily Miles (Hertford) for Emily Wright George Tall (St Edmund Hall) for The Joker |
| The 'Beyond the Call of Duty' Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty | Efi Gauthier (Formerly St Hugh’s) for Imogen's dance George Tall (St Edmund Hall) and Becky Hicks (Oriel) for the Ocean Draining Machine Jack Slater (St Edmund Hall) for coming to Splash every night and filming it multiple times Jake Griffiths (Brasenose) for making/repairing Loki's horns |