Florence : Scenes From A Life

Adapted by George Gunby from the play 'Kissing Miss Nightingale's Shadow'

Music written & performed by Mat Williams & John Tams

featuring Ellie Ward as Florence Nightingale

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FLORENCE : SCENES FROM A LIFE

Part One - Influences On A Young Life

Part Two - Clarkie

Part Three - Catastrophe

Part Four - Destiny

Part Four A - Scutari

Part Five - Fame Alone 

Part Six - Live Life

 

ACTORS

Ellie Ward …...…...….....Florence Nightingale

Sheila Kay Sly............….Newscaster

Ron Middleton...…...…..Thomas Chenery

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CREATIVES

Writer & Producer ...…,,George Gunby

Musical Director ………..Mat Williams

Co-Producer...…......……Ellie Ward

Songwriter......…...…......John Tams

 

MUSIC

'The Shadow'...…......……(Williams / Gunby)*

'Athena's Song'......…...…(Williams)*

'Scenes From A Life'...…..(Wliliams)*

'The Keel Row'............…..(Trad. Arr. Williams)*

'Let Me Step Inside Your Heart (Williams)*

'Goodnight'......……...…    (Tams)

                    

Incidental Music...…......…..(Mat Williams)

*Written, Performed and Recorded by Mat Williams

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WELCOME from the Florence : Scenes From A Life Team

When the lockdown was announced we lost 12 performances during Florence's 200th birthday week..

It was a disappointment after two years work but the team are determined if nothing else.

I think it was me who came up with the idea to record a version for the internet. Ellie, in her London home, recorded the adaptation onto her phone.  When that was all done I tweaked a few things and sent the files to Mat. The daft thing is that the files went via the internet despite the fact that Mat lives no more than 100 yards from me. 

Thanks to Ron Middleton and Sheila Kay Sly for recording a couple of short pieces.

The result of all this is Florence :Scenes From A Life.

Having said all of that let me introduce you to Team Florence and I'll begin with Ellie Ward who is Florence Nightingale. Derbyshire born Ellie now lives in London where she works as a writer, actor, director and producer. Ellie is writing the school's version of the original play Kissing Miss Nightingale's Shadow. Mat Williams - singer ,songwriter, multi faceted musician and a hugely talented man who can make a fiddle talk. John Tams career covers 50 years and we hope he will go on for another fifty. For 12 years he was musical director at the National Theatre. He returned to take up the role of songmaker for the hugely successful NT production of 'War Horse'. His enthusiastic support for the Florence project has been invaluable, especially those moments when he said "have you thought of...".

Hopefully, when the new normal comes over the horizon, we'll see you in the flesh at a performance.

George Gunby (Writer, Producer, Director - Kissing Miss Nightingale's Shadow. Adapted for Florence Nightingale 200)

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From the top :

Ellie Ward

Mat Williams

John Tams

George Gunby

CONTACT

Ellie George Productions in partnership with

Belper Arts Festival Ltd.

31a Field Lane, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1DD

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