Whole Hog Theatre is currently unsubsidised and independently funded. We are blessed with a network of extraordinary people and organisations who make our work possible.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation promotes mutual understanding and cooperation between the UK and Japan through financial support for activities in a number of fields, from Arts and Culture to Humanities and Social Issues. In 2013, they awarded us a grant towards Princess Mononoke.
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Polly Clare Boon | Charlie Findlay | Ros and Danny Boon | Ron and Pauline Smale | Tim and Eileen Hoare
Thank you to our wonderful Kickstarter backers who made Princess Mononoke possible:
Samantha Aburime | Eric Armstrong | George C Austin
Jonas Babics | Russell James Bailey | Matt Barrio | Christian Bell | Paul Bellchambers | Mark Berger | Casey Lee Bernard | Nino Bratovic | Michael Bridgen | Peter R Brooks | Adam Bryce | Dan Buck | Andrew Buonora | Edie Burns
Charm-bangle | Rochelle and Cameron | Daniel Cadwell | David J Calrow | Penelope J Carmichael | Tony Castley | Stuart Chaplin | William Clear | Kyle Coffey | Jamie Coles | Jessie Collin
Rick Dailey | Shayleen Daley | Han Davidson | Jack Devereaux | O. Rafael Diaz
Tai Chi Elements | Chris Ellison | Cultúrlán Enterprises | Matthew Evans
Aaron Fader | Juan Carlos Fernandez | Rebecca M Fisher | Robin Foale | Claire Furner
Emma Goldsmith | Daniel & Eunjin Gonzales | David Goudie | Richard Granholm | Stephen Green
Paul Hachmann | Rupert Hands | Owain Harris | Simon Harris | Tom Harris | Steve Herbert | Joshua Herron | Jonathan Higgs | Joel Hill | Eileen Hoare | Maria Högberg | Christopher Hwang | Narum Hyatt
IDzeroNo aka I.Z. | Azfarul Islam | Matthew Ives
Megan Felicity James: Super Ghibli Fan! | Shaun James | Taylor Jester | Amanda "Hyena" Johnson | Christopher Johnson | Ed Johnson
Emma Kelly | Melissa Kennedy | Tim Kirk | Sean Knapp | A Kingham | Rachel Knight
Alvin Laddaran | Gerald E. Lange | Nigel James Lapage | Brion Lau | Thomas P. Leahy | John Lechner | Lawrence Lin | Daniel Snaddon and Julia Louw | Alex Love
Gordon Mackenzie | Liz Mallia | Rasul Mammadov | Jenna Martin | Gen Matranga | Amy Matthews | Josh Mawdsley | William Mawdsley | Jason McGee | Jeremiah Meaney | Vincent Meijer | Michiel Merkx | Nicole Mezzasalma | Andrew Miller | Jared Miller | Nate Milton | Momorola | Craig Moore | Greg Muller
Albert Nakano | Lex Nakashima | Benjamin Nelson | Wilson Neo | Lee Newsum | Vince Ng
Harry Oakley | Laurence O'Brien | Glen Olivier | Michael "BlacRyu" Olson | Dean O'Shea
Maik Päschke | Chris "Ahhzz" Patterson, US | George Luther Pence | Mark Penrice | Nick Perseo | Benjamin Peters | Lukas Petersen | Sebastian Petit | Margaret Pinder | Ravin Prasad | Xavid Pretzer | Marlies Gabriele Prinzl | Robert Procter
Uriah Queen
Eric Ramirez | Matthew Reynolds | David Reynolds | Carl Rigney | David Riggs | Hannah Rocha-Leite | Mauro Rodriguez III | Kayla Ross | Tessa Cam Rowe | Dave & Mary Ryan
Tomoko Takedani Sater | Bill Schneider | Ian Alexander Scott | Louise Shorthouse | James Skidmore | Steven Smith | Jake Smithson | Rosie Spiegelhalter | Amanda Stewart | Kieran Stones | Peter Strömberg | Phillip Szostak
Colby + Tanya in Ventura, Ca. | Jordan Taylot | Nick Toda | Ynaqui Tuason-Inocian | Liz Turner
Yasuhiro Ueda | Colin Urbina
Vaespoony | Rekesh Vekariya | Carol Volintine | Jennifer Volintine
Alexander Waletzky | Nicola Williams | Mr A J Wingate | Alex Wells | Kirsten Wood | Andrew Wooldridge | Marion Woolley
Kirsty Yeung
Samantha Aburime | Eric Armstrong | George C Austin
Jonas Babics | Russell James Bailey | Matt Barrio | Christian Bell | Paul Bellchambers | Mark Berger | Casey Lee Bernard | Nino Bratovic | Michael Bridgen | Peter R Brooks | Adam Bryce | Dan Buck | Andrew Buonora | Edie Burns
Charm-bangle | Rochelle and Cameron | Daniel Cadwell | David J Calrow | Penelope J Carmichael | Tony Castley | Stuart Chaplin | William Clear | Kyle Coffey | Jamie Coles | Jessie Collin
Rick Dailey | Shayleen Daley | Han Davidson | Jack Devereaux | O. Rafael Diaz
Tai Chi Elements | Chris Ellison | Cultúrlán Enterprises | Matthew Evans
Aaron Fader | Juan Carlos Fernandez | Rebecca M Fisher | Robin Foale | Claire Furner
Emma Goldsmith | Daniel & Eunjin Gonzales | David Goudie | Richard Granholm | Stephen Green
Paul Hachmann | Rupert Hands | Owain Harris | Simon Harris | Tom Harris | Steve Herbert | Joshua Herron | Jonathan Higgs | Joel Hill | Eileen Hoare | Maria Högberg | Christopher Hwang | Narum Hyatt
IDzeroNo aka I.Z. | Azfarul Islam | Matthew Ives
Megan Felicity James: Super Ghibli Fan! | Shaun James | Taylor Jester | Amanda "Hyena" Johnson | Christopher Johnson | Ed Johnson
Emma Kelly | Melissa Kennedy | Tim Kirk | Sean Knapp | A Kingham | Rachel Knight
Alvin Laddaran | Gerald E. Lange | Nigel James Lapage | Brion Lau | Thomas P. Leahy | John Lechner | Lawrence Lin | Daniel Snaddon and Julia Louw | Alex Love
Gordon Mackenzie | Liz Mallia | Rasul Mammadov | Jenna Martin | Gen Matranga | Amy Matthews | Josh Mawdsley | William Mawdsley | Jason McGee | Jeremiah Meaney | Vincent Meijer | Michiel Merkx | Nicole Mezzasalma | Andrew Miller | Jared Miller | Nate Milton | Momorola | Craig Moore | Greg Muller
Albert Nakano | Lex Nakashima | Benjamin Nelson | Wilson Neo | Lee Newsum | Vince Ng
Harry Oakley | Laurence O'Brien | Glen Olivier | Michael "BlacRyu" Olson | Dean O'Shea
Maik Päschke | Chris "Ahhzz" Patterson, US | George Luther Pence | Mark Penrice | Nick Perseo | Benjamin Peters | Lukas Petersen | Sebastian Petit | Margaret Pinder | Ravin Prasad | Xavid Pretzer | Marlies Gabriele Prinzl | Robert Procter
Uriah Queen
Eric Ramirez | Matthew Reynolds | David Reynolds | Carl Rigney | David Riggs | Hannah Rocha-Leite | Mauro Rodriguez III | Kayla Ross | Tessa Cam Rowe | Dave & Mary Ryan
Tomoko Takedani Sater | Bill Schneider | Ian Alexander Scott | Louise Shorthouse | James Skidmore | Steven Smith | Jake Smithson | Rosie Spiegelhalter | Amanda Stewart | Kieran Stones | Peter Strömberg | Phillip Szostak
Colby + Tanya in Ventura, Ca. | Jordan Taylot | Nick Toda | Ynaqui Tuason-Inocian | Liz Turner
Yasuhiro Ueda | Colin Urbina
Vaespoony | Rekesh Vekariya | Carol Volintine | Jennifer Volintine
Alexander Waletzky | Nicola Williams | Mr A J Wingate | Alex Wells | Kirsten Wood | Andrew Wooldridge | Marion Woolley
Kirsty Yeung
Special thanks for Princess Mononoke to:
AiiA | British Council | BS Nippon TV | Dentsu| Dwango LTD | Entertainment Plus | Lawson | Nelke Planning | Nippon TV Network | Tokyo FM | Walt Disney Studios | The Yomiuri Shimbun Danny & Ros Boon | Eileen & Tim Hoare | Ron and Pauline Smale | Susan Mullen
Louise Alexander at Puppet Centre | Phil Auckland | Joe Boylan & Codpiece Theatre | David Byrne | Carolyne & Irving Carter of Carpenter's Farm | Leamington Carpets & Flooring | Kevin Cole | Martin Dootson & all at Polypipe | Claire & Ian Downie | Wallace G | Ian Gaby & all at Kenilworth Carpets | Sandra Garlick at De Marco Solicitors | Eileen & Tim Hoare | Kyo Hosoya | Joe Hisaishi | Hisashi Igarashi | Kirsten Igo | Trina Jones | Nobou Kawakami | Yoshiro Kataoka | Laura Kemp | Lamats of Leamington | Jemima Lee | Martin Lowe | Rebecca Mapes | Makoto Matsuda | Hayao Miyazaki | Nisha Modhwadia | Louis Moreau | Sarah Mulhall & all at the Studio Ghibli Facebook Page | Susan Mullen | David Byrne, Sophie Wallis, Jemima Lee & all at New Diorama Theatre | Scott Pashley | Elinor Perry at Pentlands | Annabelle Porter-Rigg & Mercy in Action (Newport Pagnell & Ampthill) | Kim Porter-Rigg at Worn and Washed Fabrics | Howard Potts | Matt Shakeshaff at HCB Solicitors | Bo, Janine, Constance & Hilary Rutter | Victoria & David Banon | Roxana Silbert | Ron & Pauline Smale | Jenny Smith | Jo Stroud at Fabulous Collections | Studio Ghibli | All at Leamington Spa Sue Ryder Care Charity Re-Use Centre | Toshio Suzuki | H. M. | Mikiko Takeda | Geoffrey Wexler | Koji Hoshino | AiiA Theater Tokyo | British Council | BS Nippon TV | Dentsu | Dwango LTD | Entertainment Plus | Lawson | Nelke Planning Co | Nippon TV Network | Tokyo FM | Walt Disney Studios | The Yomiuri Shimbun | Mervyn Millar | Susan Meehan | Guy Adams | Anais Higgins | Laura Suzanne Hunt
MONONOKE MAKERS
A veritable army of makers helped produce the magical world of Princess Mononoke. Our deepest thanks go to those who gave us hours, days, weeks and months of their time, creativity and skill.
Props
Simon Bushell: Samurai swords, including Ashitaka and Kaya's swords and Lady Eboshi's sword
Michael Adefehinti: 3 Naginata (spears), 2 umbrella weapons & 2 modern guns
Helena Kanute: 3 ornate guns
Tim Hobbis: San's spear and knife, Lady Eboshi's knife and Ashitaka's knife
Bo Rutter: 2 stone spears
Amanda Sym: 2 Emishi shields
Set and Puppet Design Assistants
Danny Boon, Ros Boon, Jess Brooks, Charlotte Burton, Pippa Church, Adina Collins, Laura Crawley, Adam Cridland, Jessica Evans, Alexandra Foster, Sakura Fujibayashi, Wendy Ann Hart, Anais Higgins, Kate Hinksman, Laura Hunt, Anastasia Kordari, Naomi Lake, Jess Neale, Kyoka Okuda, Bex Phillips, Janine Rutter, Hilary Rutter, Connie Rutter, Bo Rutter, Ben Ryan, Lisa Shepherd, Emily Shorter, Becki Sisson, Hannah Smith, Sophie Thompson, Kellyann Turner, Kate Vogler, Rebecca Webb and Reiko Wong
Costume Management
Yoseph Hammad:
Costume Designer
Wardrobe Master in Tokyo
Head supervisor of Esher College Workshops
Samurai Armour Tutor
Maker: Lord Asano’s Samurai, Lord Asano’s Messenger, rain wear
Hanah Dring:
Costume Supervisor:
Kimono Tutor for Esher College Workshop
Maker: Moro/Baby Wolves
Rebecca Fisher:
Wardrobe Mistress in London
Head Pattern Cutter
Kimono Tutor for Esher College Workshop
Maker: Gonza/Emishi Elder/Jiko's Riflemen
Costume and Armour
Harriet Dennant - Maker: Kodama
Marisa Jimenez Almodavar - Costume Intern/Dresser
Paul Thomas Jarvis - Maker: San's mask
Amy Sims - Maker: Lord Asano’s Samurai
Rachael Nevill - Pattern Cutter: Kohroku
Melissa Ryan - Maker: Lady Eboshi
Marie Yagami - Costume Maker: San, & Japanese Fabric Importer
Melanie Woolven - Maker: Ashitaka
Jessi Eichberger - Maker: Jiko
Georgia Lewis - Maker: Yakul
Kelly Cox - Maker: Okkoto
Vivienne Chen - Maker: Samurai armour & raincoats
Chantel Beaven - Maker: Forest Spirit/Nightwalker/Kodama/Lepers
Lucy Bell - Maker: Toki/Irontown Women
Nanase Furuta - Maker: Oracle/Emishi Villagers
Sophie Barnes - Maker: Kaya/Emishi Elders
Sun Woo Chun - Maker: Kohroku/Jiko's Riflemen
Chihiro Kokubu - Maker: Kohroku/Jiko's Riflemen
Sharon Liu - Maker: Accessories
Jacob Donnelly - Maker: Irontown Gateman/Irontown Warriors
Kitty Power - Maker: Iron Town Men & Women
Amber Baker - Maker: Kodama
Laura Emberton -Maker: Kodama
Danae Stamatiou - Maker: Kodama
Chai Rolfe - Maker: Kodama
Leanne James - Maker: Lord Asano’s Messenger
Molly Brag | Amanda Mattes | Hester Woodward - Makers: Jiko's Riflemen
Sam Noble | Emma Kempson | Martina Lovaszova | Laura Sindal - Makers: Jiko's Spies
Aurora Barrett - Maker: Okkoto, & Kimono Tutor for Esher College Workshop
Tiziana Virgilio - Maker: Lord Asano's Samurai
Poppy Harris - Maker: accessories
Leoni Johnson - Maker: Forest Spirit/Nightwalker, & Dresser
Cherilyn Leeson - Maker: Irontown Men/Lord Asano’s Samurai
Paul Sachs - Hat Maker: Irontown/Emishi/Jiko's Riflemen
Esher College Work Experience Team
Malcolm Hart - Supervising Tutor
Sheila MacDonald - Supervising Tutor
Sara Kirby - Supervising Tutor
Linda Chmiel - Supervising Tutor
Drew O’Hare Mock - Head Mask Maker: San
Phoebe Warries | Heiley Chiu | Lewis Rose-Matthews - Mock Assistant Mask Maker: San
Irontown Men Makers
Harriet Frise | Emily Reps | Jemima Davis | Niamh Ellys Thompson | Jessica Ellen Boyle | Gemma Louise Rivett | Lois May Townsend | Alex Catherine Brown | Kimia Amini | Sian Waller
Lord Asano's Samurai Makers
James Glover | Alaska Harrison | Harrison Feltham | Sophie MacVeigh | Sophie Hughes | Freya Holmes-Moorhouse | Oscar Gibson | Georgina Martin | Lucy Alderman | Emily Burley | Hannah Fisk |
Millie Byrne | Verity Patmore
Aquasonic Waterphone designed and made by the late Richard Waters
Props
Simon Bushell: Samurai swords, including Ashitaka and Kaya's swords and Lady Eboshi's sword
Michael Adefehinti: 3 Naginata (spears), 2 umbrella weapons & 2 modern guns
Helena Kanute: 3 ornate guns
Tim Hobbis: San's spear and knife, Lady Eboshi's knife and Ashitaka's knife
Bo Rutter: 2 stone spears
Amanda Sym: 2 Emishi shields
Set and Puppet Design Assistants
Danny Boon, Ros Boon, Jess Brooks, Charlotte Burton, Pippa Church, Adina Collins, Laura Crawley, Adam Cridland, Jessica Evans, Alexandra Foster, Sakura Fujibayashi, Wendy Ann Hart, Anais Higgins, Kate Hinksman, Laura Hunt, Anastasia Kordari, Naomi Lake, Jess Neale, Kyoka Okuda, Bex Phillips, Janine Rutter, Hilary Rutter, Connie Rutter, Bo Rutter, Ben Ryan, Lisa Shepherd, Emily Shorter, Becki Sisson, Hannah Smith, Sophie Thompson, Kellyann Turner, Kate Vogler, Rebecca Webb and Reiko Wong
Costume Management
Yoseph Hammad:
Costume Designer
Wardrobe Master in Tokyo
Head supervisor of Esher College Workshops
Samurai Armour Tutor
Maker: Lord Asano’s Samurai, Lord Asano’s Messenger, rain wear
Hanah Dring:
Costume Supervisor:
Kimono Tutor for Esher College Workshop
Maker: Moro/Baby Wolves
Rebecca Fisher:
Wardrobe Mistress in London
Head Pattern Cutter
Kimono Tutor for Esher College Workshop
Maker: Gonza/Emishi Elder/Jiko's Riflemen
Costume and Armour
Harriet Dennant - Maker: Kodama
Marisa Jimenez Almodavar - Costume Intern/Dresser
Paul Thomas Jarvis - Maker: San's mask
Amy Sims - Maker: Lord Asano’s Samurai
Rachael Nevill - Pattern Cutter: Kohroku
Melissa Ryan - Maker: Lady Eboshi
Marie Yagami - Costume Maker: San, & Japanese Fabric Importer
Melanie Woolven - Maker: Ashitaka
Jessi Eichberger - Maker: Jiko
Georgia Lewis - Maker: Yakul
Kelly Cox - Maker: Okkoto
Vivienne Chen - Maker: Samurai armour & raincoats
Chantel Beaven - Maker: Forest Spirit/Nightwalker/Kodama/Lepers
Lucy Bell - Maker: Toki/Irontown Women
Nanase Furuta - Maker: Oracle/Emishi Villagers
Sophie Barnes - Maker: Kaya/Emishi Elders
Sun Woo Chun - Maker: Kohroku/Jiko's Riflemen
Chihiro Kokubu - Maker: Kohroku/Jiko's Riflemen
Sharon Liu - Maker: Accessories
Jacob Donnelly - Maker: Irontown Gateman/Irontown Warriors
Kitty Power - Maker: Iron Town Men & Women
Amber Baker - Maker: Kodama
Laura Emberton -Maker: Kodama
Danae Stamatiou - Maker: Kodama
Chai Rolfe - Maker: Kodama
Leanne James - Maker: Lord Asano’s Messenger
Molly Brag | Amanda Mattes | Hester Woodward - Makers: Jiko's Riflemen
Sam Noble | Emma Kempson | Martina Lovaszova | Laura Sindal - Makers: Jiko's Spies
Aurora Barrett - Maker: Okkoto, & Kimono Tutor for Esher College Workshop
Tiziana Virgilio - Maker: Lord Asano's Samurai
Poppy Harris - Maker: accessories
Leoni Johnson - Maker: Forest Spirit/Nightwalker, & Dresser
Cherilyn Leeson - Maker: Irontown Men/Lord Asano’s Samurai
Paul Sachs - Hat Maker: Irontown/Emishi/Jiko's Riflemen
Esher College Work Experience Team
Malcolm Hart - Supervising Tutor
Sheila MacDonald - Supervising Tutor
Sara Kirby - Supervising Tutor
Linda Chmiel - Supervising Tutor
Drew O’Hare Mock - Head Mask Maker: San
Phoebe Warries | Heiley Chiu | Lewis Rose-Matthews - Mock Assistant Mask Maker: San
Irontown Men Makers
Harriet Frise | Emily Reps | Jemima Davis | Niamh Ellys Thompson | Jessica Ellen Boyle | Gemma Louise Rivett | Lois May Townsend | Alex Catherine Brown | Kimia Amini | Sian Waller
Lord Asano's Samurai Makers
James Glover | Alaska Harrison | Harrison Feltham | Sophie MacVeigh | Sophie Hughes | Freya Holmes-Moorhouse | Oscar Gibson | Georgina Martin | Lucy Alderman | Emily Burley | Hannah Fisk |
Millie Byrne | Verity Patmore
Aquasonic Waterphone designed and made by the late Richard Waters