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Cast
(In order of appearance)
Aunt Eller ................................................................... Anita Davies
Curly ............................................................................. Tony Kelly
Laurey ................................................................... Melanie Lawson
Ike Skidmore ............................................................ Brian Robinson
Cord Elam ................................................................. Tony Adamson
Slim ............................................................................ David Banks
Will Parker .................................................................. David Powell
Jud Fry ........................................................................... Tony Reid
Ado Annie Carnes ..................................................... Paula Copeland
Ali Hakim ....................................................................... Mark Duffy
Gertie Cummins ......................................................... Carol Kennedy
Andrew Carnes ........................................................... Tom Adamson

Dream Ballet
Laurey .......................................................... Kelli Wilkinson
Curley ........................................................ Stephen Thomas

Ladies Chorus
Thelma Adamson, Joan Albertina, Davida Bentham, Jo Horrocks, Joan Durham, Vivien Grace, Gaynor Hale, Irene Halliday, Peggy Hulme, Pam Jillings, Barbara Lowe, Deborah Parkes, Yvonne Perdue, Joyce Perrin, Pat Robertson, Beryl Spellman, Stephanie Stacey, Lynn Vincent, Nicola Woods, Elaine Summerskill

Male Chorus
Tony Adamson, Andrew Albertina, David Banks, Brian Clifford, Brian Robinson, John Rutters, Grahame Settle, Ray Stacey, Norman Kinvic

Dancers
Louisa Lloyd, Sarah Nicholson, Joanne Roberts, Kerry Smith


For M.A.O.S.
Stage Manager ................................................................. Norman Jackson
Scenery .................................................................... James Fredericks Ltd
Costumes ................................................ Masquerade (Newton le Willows)
Properties .............................................................................. Stan Perrin
Stage Crew .................................. Fraser Robertson & Friends of the Society
Publicity ........................................................................... Neil Townsend
Programme design and Compilation ...................................... Neil Townsend
Front of house ..................................... Geoff Povlo & Friends of the Society
Prompt ................................................................................... Betty Hall
Photographs ................................................................... Norman Jackson
Accompanist ......................................................................... Jack Schiller


For Southport Little Theatre
Lighting ......................................................... Derek Heywood
Sound .................................................................. Bill Davies

NODA Review

The one thing that makes Oklahoma! unique is that there is no opening chorus - just one person on stage and a voice off. Unfortunately, Molly Jackson, in her production, found it necessary to improve on Rodgers and Hammerstein, and had the chorus singing the overture front of curtain. This destroyed the opening as the chorus should not appear until the middle of the first act.

Anita Davies gave a creditable performance as Aunt Eller and Tony Kelly as Curly was very good and sang well. His Laurey lacked feeling and her singing was quite poor. An excellent Ali Hakim, (Mark Duffy), and Paula Copeland managed Ado Annie quite well. Will Parker was a bit too over the top and played too much to the audience. We are onlookers and should not get involved as though it were pantomime.

In the ballet, there were no cowmen dancers, and, unfortunately, the audience were laughing in parts when it should have been a poignant piece of choreography. Edna Lally's orchestra had a hard time keeping together with themselves and the players. There did not appear to be any harmony singing. This production was quite disappointing after this society's last success.

Michael Simpson