University of Oxford

An irreverent look at plagues and pandemics, past and present. Live from Lockdown!

The Cabaret Team

The Contagion Cabaret is a collaboration between Chipping Norton Theatre, and the Diseases of Modern Life team (University of Oxford), led by Professor Sally Shuttleworth. We are supported by TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities). The project was funded, in part, by University of Oxford's COVID-19: Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Impacts - Urgent Response Fund.

The Creative Team

Contagion Cabaret Poster with the title and red dressed lady wearing a gas mask on black background.

WRITERS AND DIRECTORS

John Terry

Paul Ansdell

Anna Tolputt

Sally Shuttleworth

Emilie Taylor-Pirie

Kristen Shepherd

EDITOR AND VISUAL EFFECTS

Richard Gosnill for Third Act Montage

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Harry Sever

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Michael Jenning

The Cast

Our professional cast have delivered memorable performances from lockdown, re-thinking the way in which they, as actors, reach an audience.

Claire Moore wears a pink jacket in a field

Claire Moore

Anna Tolputt speaks into a condenser microphone in a field. She wears a red dress and holds a red balloon.

Anna Tolputt

Paul Andsell wears something like a showercap instead of a facemask.

Paul Ansdell

Evie James wears a grey hoodie. She has an expression of disbelief.

Evie James

John McCraw wears a multicoloured sombrero.

John McCraw

Christian James speaks into a condenser microphone.

Christian James

Ian Gain

Ian Gain

Speakers and Experts

The performance features short talks from an extraordinary array of academic expertise from across the humanities and sciences.

Photo of Sunetra Gupta smiling.

Professor Sunetra Gupta

Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology

Sally Shuttleworth wears a purple top

Professor Sally Shuttleworth

Professor of English Literature

Black and white photo of Nicola Fawcett smiling

Dr Nicola Fawcett

MRC Clinical Research Fellow

Professor John Frater against a background of trees

Professor John Frater

Professor of Infectious Diseases

Kirsten Shepherd-Barr sits at a signing of her book, Modern Drama: a very short introduction

Professor Kirsten Shepherd

Professor of English and Theatre Studies

Dr Emilie Taylor-Pirie

Dr Emilie Taylor-Pirie

Academic Visitor

With thanks

With grateful thanks to the following for their kind permission to use artistic material:

The Estate of Don Taylor, c/o Micheline Steinberg Associates www.steinplays.com

Paula Cole

Fascinating Aida and Dillie Keane

Dana Jay Bein @danajaybein

Finlay, c/o Globetown Records