====== 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 ====

  * **Splash/Tim Blyton** - [[member:Mark Simonitis|Mark]] //“Best Superhero Ever”// [[member:Mark Simonitis|Simonitis]] //(Keble)//
  * **Emily Wright** - [[member:Lily Miles|Lily]] //“I’m surrounded by idiots”// [[member:Lily Miles|Miles]] //(Hertford)//
  * **David Wright** - [[member:Rebecca Barton|Rebecca]] //“James Buchanan”// [[member:Rebecca Barton|Barton]] //(Regent’s Park)//
  * **Lisa Wright** - [[member:Ana Pagu|Ana]] //“Needs to sort out her priorities”// [[member:Ana Pagu|Pagu]] //(St. Edmund Hall)//


==== The Villains ====

  * **Barista** - [[member:Emma Bates|Emma]] //“Cup size… geddit??”// [[member:Emma Bates|Bates]] //(Univ)//
  * **Joker** - [[member:George Tall|George]] //“You’ve got to be joking”// [[member:George Tall|Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)//
  * **Harley Quinn** - [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska|Tzveta]] //“Intertzvention”// [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska|Pokrovska]] //(Queen’s)//
  * **Mystique** - [[member:Matilda Tempest|Matilda]] //“Not spontaneously funny”// [[member:Matilda Tempest|Tempest]] //(Mansfield)//
  * **Loki** - [[member:Valeriia Gladkova|Valeriia]] //“Intent on fratricide”// [[member:Valeriia Gladkova|Gladkova]] //(Merton)//

==== The Avengers ====

  * **Captain America** - [[member:Em Fawcett|Em]] //“I said assemble, not sing!”// [[member:Em Fawcett|Fawcett]] //(Wadham)//
  * **Iron Man** - [[member:Jake Griffiths|Jake]] //“Arc-reactor-related thrush”// [[member:Jake Griffiths|Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)//
  * **Hulk/Bruce Banner** - [[member:Markus Beeken|Markus]] //“Gutural scream”// [[member:Markus Beeken|Beeken]] //(Brasenose)//
  * **Thor** - [[member:Jasper Rose Russell|Jasper Rose]] //“Take cover!”// [[member:Jasper Rose Russell|Russell]] //(ex-Merton)//
  * **Black Widow** - [[member:Velina Robinson|Velina]] //“Typecast as the sassy one”// [[member:Velina Robinson|Robinson]] //(Mansfield)//
  * **Hawkeye** - [[member:Will Ainsworth|Will]] //“At least the arrows have a point”// [[member:Will Ainsworth|Ainsworth]] //(St Edmund Hall)//
==== The Justice League ====

  * **Superman** - [[member:Nick Richardson|Nick]] //“Light in the darkness”// [[member:Nick Richardson|Richardson]] //(Real Boy)//
  * **Batman** - [[member:Emma New|Emma]] //“Abs or hernias?”// [[member:Emma New|New]] //(St Hildas)//
  * **Wonder Woman** - [[member:Connie Chen|Connie]] //“Glare”// [[member:Connie Chen|Chen]] //(St Anne’s)//
  * **Aquaman** - [[member:Ana Pagu|Ana]] //“Heavily implied manatee action”// [[member:Ana Pagu|Pagu]] //(St Edmund Hall)//

==== Miscellaneous =====

  * **Lois Lane** - [[member:Judith Moore|Judith]] //“Suggestive eyebrow raise”// [[member:Judith Moore|Moore]] //(Balliol)//
  * **Madame Zelda Distress** - [[member:Beth Mabbutt|Beth]] //“I am a diva!”// [[member:Beth Mabbutt|Mabbutt]] //(LMH Alumnus)//
  * **Abbie Longworth** - Anna //“Batman is my everything”// White
  * **Arnie Shortworth** - [[member:Will Ainsworth|Will]] //“The bat-signal is only for emergencies!“// [[member:Will Ainsworth|Ainsworth]] //(St Edmund Hall)//
  * **Imogen Smiley** - [[member:Efi Gauthier|Efi]] //“INCONVENIENT?!”// [[member:Efi Gauthier|Gauthier]] //(Formerly St Hugh’s)//
  * **Justice Foreman** - [[member:Markus Beeken|Markus]] //“Lawful neutral”// [[member:Markus Beeken|Beeken]] //(Brasenose)//
===== Production =====

  * **Director** - [[member:Leo Tucker|Leo]] //“There’s this thing called acting”// [[member:Leo Tucker|Tucker]] //(Wadham)//
  * **Assistant Director** - [[member:Becky Hicks|Becky]] //“Unintelligible mumbling”// [[member:Becky Hicks|Hicks]] //(Oriel)//
  * **Writers** -
    * [[member:Markus Beeken|Markus]] //“I’m sorry”// [[member:Markus Beeken|Beeken]] //(Brasenose)//
    * [[member:Lily Miles|Lily]] //“I’m not”// [[member:Lily Miles|Miles]] //(Hertford)//
  * **Producers** -
    * [[member:Ana Pagu|Ana]] //“How many posters can I have?”// [[member:Ana Pagu|Pagu]] //(St Edmund Hall)//
    * [[member:Katie Moore|Katie]] //“I did sweet FA”// [[member:Katie Moore|Moore]] //(ex-Magdalen)//
  * **Musical Director** - [[member:Judith Moore|Judith]] //“Jerome?”// [[member:Judith Moore|Moore]] //(Balliol)//
  * **Stage Manager** - [[member:Becky Hicks|Becky]] //“Silly string or party poppers??”// [[member:Becky Hicks|Hicks]] //(Oriel)//
  * **Lighting Technicians** -
    * [[member:James Marsden|James]] //“Came to the rescue”// [[member:James Marsden|Marsden]] //(ex-Corpus)//
    * [[member:Katie Moore|Katie]] //“Put the right-looking plugs in the rightlooking holes”// [[member:Katie Moore|Moore]] //(ex-Magdalen)//

Special thank you to [[member:Jack Slater]] for filming. 

===== Songs =====

  * **Trust in the Barista** - [[member:Perry Hartland-Asbury|Perry]] //“The Chap at The Piano”// [[member:Perry Hartland-Asbury|Hartland-Asbury]] //(Ex-Mansfield)//
  * **Avengers, assemble!** - [[member:Lily Miles|Lily]] //“What rhymes with ‘Assemble’?”// [[member:Lily Miles|Miles]] //(Hertford)//
  * **Allegation sensation** - [[member:Judith Moore|Judith]] //“Flappy arms”// [[member:Judith Moore|Moore]] //(Balliol)//
  * **I am a diva** - [[member:Judith Moore|Judith]] //“Rhymes are hard”// [[member:Judith Moore|Moore]] //(Balliol)//
  * **Splash's Lament** - [[member:Judith Moore|Judith]] //“Love you really Mark”// [[member:Judith Moore|Moore]] //(Balliol)//
  * **Being a Hero** - [[member:Emma New|Emma]] //“Dolphins!”// [[member:Emma New|New]] //(St Hildas)//
  * **Final song** - [[member:Judith Moore|Judith]] //“Oh no not again”// [[member:Judith Moore|Moore]] //(Balliol)//

===== Script and Programme =====
{{ :shows:splash_script.pdf |}} \\ \\ Please contact our webmistress [[mailto:oules.webmistress@gmail.com|Em]] if you're interested in seeing the recording of this show.
===== Flosscars Wins =====

|**Best Heroic Character**|[[member:Mark Simonitis]] //(Keble)// for The Splash|
|**Best Villainous Character**|[[member:Emma Bates]] //(Univ)// for The Barista|
|**Best Couple**|[[member:Tzveta Pokrovska]] //(Queen’s)// and [[member:George Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for The Joker and Harley Quinn|
|**Best Script**|[[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)// and [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for The Sensational Story of the Splash|
|**Best Marketing Campaign**|[[member:Ana Pagu]] //(St Edmund Hall)// and [[member:Katie Moore]] //(ex-Magdalen)// for The Sensational Story of the Splash|
|**Best Cock-Up Backstage or During a Rehearsal**|[[member:James Marsden]] //(ex-Corpus)//, [[member:Katie Moore]] //(ex-Magdalen)// and the History Boy's lighting technician for the Lights|
|**Best Quote from a Script**|[[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)//, [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// and [[member: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**|[[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for Emily Wright \\ [[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// for Batman \\ [[member:Ana Pagu]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for Aquaman \\ [[member:Will Ainsworth]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for Hawkeye \\ [[member:Nick Richardson]] //(Real Boy)// for Superman|
|** Best Villainous Character**|[[member:George Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for The Joker \\ [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska]] //(Queen’s)// for Harley Quinn|
|** Best Morally Ambiguous Character**|[[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)// for Justice Foreman \\ [[member:Efi Gauthier]] //(Formerly St Hugh’s)// for Imgoen Smiley|
|**Best Group/ Double Act**|[[member:Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)//, [[member:Em Fawcett]] //(Wadham)//, [[member:Jasper Rose Russell]] //(ex-Merton)//, [[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)//, [[member:Velina Robinson]] //(Mansfield)// and [[member:Will Ainsworth]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for The Avengers \\ [[member:Nick Richardson]] //(Real Boy)//, [[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// and [[member:Connie Chen]] //(St Anne’s)// for the Justice League \\ [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska]] //(Queen’s)// and [[member:George Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for The Joker and Harley Quinn \\ [[member:Mark Simonitis]] //(Keble)// and [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for The Splash and Emily \\ Anna White and [[member:Will Ainsworth]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for Officers Abbie and Arnie|
|** Best Couple**|[[member:Mark Simonitis]] //(Keble)// and [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for The Splash and Emily \\ [[member:Rebecca Barton]] //(Regent’s Park)// and [[member:Ana Pagu]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for David and Lisa Wright \\ [[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// and [[member:Nick Richardson]] //(Real Boy)// for Batman and Superman \\ [[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// and [[member:Efi Gauthier]] //(Formerly St Hugh’s)// for Batman and Imogen Smiley \\ [[member:Velina Robinson]] //(Mansfield)// and [[member:Connie Chen]] //(St Anne’s)// for Black Widow and Wonder Woman|
|**Best Spurious Accent**|[[member:Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// for Iron Man \\ [[member:George Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for The Joker \\ [[member:Efi Gauthier]] //(Formerly St Hugh’s)// for Imogen Smiley|
|**Best Directing Team**|[[member:Leo Tucker]] //(Wadham)// and [[member:Becky Hicks]] //(Oriel)// for The Sensational Story of the Splash|
|** Best Song**|[[member:Perry Hartland-Asbury]] //(Ex-Mansfield)// for “Trust in the Barista” \\ [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for “Avengers, assemble!” \\ [[member:Judith Moore]] //(Balliol)// for “I am a diva” \\ [[member:Judith Moore]] //(Balliol)// for “Splash’s lament” \\ [[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// for “Being a hero”|
|**Best Costume**|[[member:Efi Gauthier]] //(Formerly St Hugh’s)// for The Barista's outfit \\ [[member:George Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for The Joker \\ [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska]] //(Queen’s)// for Harley Quinn \\ [[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// for Batman \\ [[member:Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// for Loki's horns \\ [[member:Connie Chen]] //(St Anne’s)// for Wonder Woman|
|**Best Worst Prop**|[[member:Becky Hicks]] //(Oriel)// for the Justice League's boat \\ [[member:Becky Hicks]] //(Oriel)// and [[member:George Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for the Joker's Bomb|
|**Best Best Prop**|[[member:George Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)// and [[member:Becky Hicks]] //(Oriel)// for the Ocean Draining Machine \\ [[member:Becky Hicks]] //(Oriel)// and [[member:Mark Simonitis]] //(Keble)// for Splash's Powers \\ [[member:Becky Hicks]] //(Oriel)// for the Inflatable Hammer|
|** Best Cock-Up During a Performance**|[[member:Ana Pagu]] //(St Edmund Hall)// and [[member:Tzveta Pokrovska]] //(Queen’s)// for pulling a Kybett; walking onstage, nodding vaguely and walking off again \\ [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for laughing at lights \\ [[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// for forgetting half her lines for a scene|
|** Best Cock-Up Backstage or During a Rehearsal**|[[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)// for taking too long with a costume change and leaving George to improvising being beat up|
|** Best Ad-Lib**|[[member:Em Fawcett]] //(Wadham)// for "It's a Chevron" \\ [[member:Mark Simonitis]] //(Keble)// for "I can take care of Emily now that the sun is down" \\ [[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// for "Na na na na na na na na me!!" \\ [[member:Matilda Tempest]] //(Mansfield)// for "Is turning off the sun part of our evil plan?" \\ [[member: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!" \\ [[member:Benjamin Kybett]] //(Magdalen)// for "Who did the risk assessment?"|
|**Best Quote from a Script**|[[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)//, [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// and [[member:Emma Bates]] //(Univ)// for "Evil is brewing and we're the masters of the kettle" \\ [[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)// and [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for "You're and idiotic pubescent hothead with an internal supersoaker" \\ [[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)//, [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// and [[member:Emma Bates]] //(Univ)// for "Secondary villains, deal with them" \\ [[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)//, [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// and [[member:Emma Bates]] //(Univ)// for all the coffee puns \\ [[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)// and [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for "and I called her...ROSITA!" \\ [[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)//, [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// and [[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// for “Seems...Counterproductive”|
|** The Branoc Richards Award for Best Worst Line Learner**|[[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// for Batman \\ [[member:Markus Beeken]] //(Brasenose)// for Bruce Banner and the Judge|
|**The "Ooh You Luvvie" Award for Actually Being Able to Act** |[[member:Emma New]] //(St Hildas)// for Batman \\ [[member:Emma Bates]] //(Univ)// for The Barista \\ [[member:Lily Miles]] //(Hertford)// for Emily Wright \\ [[member:George Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for The Joker|
|** The 'Beyond the Call of Duty' Award for Going Beyond the Call of Duty**|[[member:Efi Gauthier]] //(Formerly St Hugh’s)// for Imogen's dance \\ [[member:George Tall]] //(St Edmund Hall)// and [[member:Becky Hicks]] //(Oriel)// for the Ocean Draining Machine \\ [[member:Jack Slater]] //(St Edmund Hall)// for coming to Splash every night and filming it multiple times \\ [[member:Jake Griffiths]] //(Brasenose)// for making/repairing Loki's horns|

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