Chess the Musical

Chess The Musical

'Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a politically driven, Cold War-era chess tournament between two men—an American grandmaster and a Soviet grandmaster—and their fight over a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. Although the protagonists were not intended to represent any real individuals, the character of the American grandmaster (named Freddie Trumper in the stage version) was loosely based on Bobby Fischer, while elements of the story may have been inspired by the chess careers of Russian grandmasters Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov.'

Stage Department

The Team

The Technical Stage Department team consisted of;

Stuart Leech (Head of Stage)

Lighting

Chess the Musical
Summary
Dates 8th - 16th December 2016
Performance Course Third Year BA Musical Theatre
Location New Atheneum Theatre & Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Creative Team
Director Andrew Panton
Associate Director/Choreographer Darragh O'Leary
Designer Kenneth MacLeod
Musical Director David Higham
Sound Designer Calum Paterson
Lighting Designer Grant Anderson
Production Team
Stage Manager Babette Wickham-Riddick
Deputy Stage Manager Ryan Davy
Assistant Stage Manager Rosie Oxford
Assistant Stage Manager Rachel Matthews
Assistant Stage Manager James McQueen
Technical Stage Manager Stuart Leech
Flyman Daryl Campbell
Assistant Technical Stage Manager Simon McEwan
Assistant Technical Stage Manager Jessica Reid
Assistant Technical Stage Manager Monica Schmocker
Head Electrician Patrick Hemplewhite
Lighting Programmer Matthew Turnbull
Lighting Programmer Jak Coventry
Lighting Programmer Adlai Faigen
Lighting Programmer Karen Wilson
Sound No.2 Craig Stevenson
Sound No.2 Allan Hamliton