FORCES AT PLAY

In the summer of 2025, Ensonglopedia launched a brand new show at Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey. This half-hour musical comedy introduced its family audience to four forces – friction, drag, lift and thrust – and to four pioneering innovators with a link to Brooklands – Beatrice Shilling, Raymond Mays, Barnes Wallis and Hilda Hewlett.

The show ran four times a day from Friday 25th July until Saturday 30th August.

Cast and Crew

Team One

Harry Ryan Barnes Wallis / Raymond Mays
Laura Lake Adebisi Beatrice Shilling / Hilda Hewlett
Daisey Friend Stage Manager

(Dates: 25, 26, 27 July; 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30 August)

Team Two

Kit Mayland Barnes Wallis / Raymond Mays
Georgina May Haley Beatrice Shilling / Hilda Hewlett
Irene Saviozzi Stage Manager

(Dates: 28, 29, 30, 31 July, 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 August)

Credits

Writer & Director John Hinton
Dramaturg Laura Mugridge
Producer Charlotte Mackie
Set & Props Designer Ellie Mills
Costume Designer Rachel Baynton
Orchestrator Michael Hinton
Mixer & Masterer Vlad Sokolov
Access Consultant Kate Lovell
Scientific Advisor Alex Blackburn
Health & Safety Advisor Rachel Fox

Thank you to Tamzin Aitken, Holly Hyams, ​​Sophie Keys, Dr Darren Baskill, Brook Richardson, Tom Pearce, Kelly Frost, Jo Eagle, all the staff and volunteers at Brooklands Museum, and everyone else who kindly gave their time and expertise.