Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

Performed at The Little Theatre,
Hoghton St, Southport
28th - 31st May 1997

Directed by:
Davida Bentham

Musical Director:
Edna Lally

Choreographer:
Sarah Bentham

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Cast
(In order of appearance)
Charity Hope Valentine ..................................................................... Jo Horrocks
Charlie ................................................................................................. Martin Parry
Helene .................................................................................................... Sally Lane
Nickie .................................................................................................. Gaynor Hale
Carmen ................................................................................................ Elaine Alper
Herman ............................................................................................. Les Hampson
Ursula ............................................................................................ Jacquie Padden
Vittorio Vidal ........................................................................................... Mark Duffy
Oscar Lindquist ................................................................................ Graham Jones
Daddy Brubeck .................................................................................... Neil Griffiths
Rosie .............................................................................................. Melanie Lawson

Fandango Girls
Clare Doyle, Jacqui Eaton, Irene Haliday, Suzanne Holmes, Carol Kennedy, Alison Lee, Françoises Maingue-Wilson

Chorus
Thelma Adamson, Tony Adamson, Joan Albertina, David Cox, Ian Culshaw, Sarah Culshaw, Anita Davies, Heather Dickman, Debby Dobson, Charlie Formby, Betty Hall, Jenny Hoole, Peggy Hulme, Jillian Huyton, Wendy McDonough Cheryl Myerson, Debra Parkes, Martin Parry, Joyce Perrin, Helen Ridland, Eric Rimmer, Patricia Robertson, Danny Watts

For M.A.O.S.
Front of house ............................................................................ Grahame Settle
Publicity ............................................................................................. Martin Parry
Stage Manager ................................................................................Andy Steele
Asst. Stage Manager .....................................................................Steve Gaskill
Programme ................................................................................... Les Hampson
Wardrobe Mistress ......................................................................... Joyce Perrin
Librarian ....................................................................................... Tom Adamson

NODA Review

This is not an easy show to produce. What show really is? It has eight scenes in the first act and ten in the second. Davida Bentham's direction was slick and well paced and there were no embarrassing pauses or blackouts while waiting for something to happen.

Jo Horrocks handled the demanding role of Charity very well, although not a dancer. Sarah Bentham's choreograph was well within her capabilities, especially in If My Friends Could See me Now. Two good portrayals were given by Gaynor Hale and Sally Lane as Nickie and Helene and their duet Baby, Dream Your Dream was very good. Graham Jones was a very talented Oscar and I found Mark Duffy, an excellent Vittorio Vidal, well partnered by Jackie Padden as Ursula. I thoroughly enjoyed Les Hampson as Herman, and his rendition of I Love to Cry at Weddings was superb.

The Rhythm of Life number was fast and furious, and the scene in the elevator was hilarious. Neil Griffiths was a suitably flowerbedecked Daddy Brubeck.

I must mention the two young ladies in I'm a Brass Band, an excellent tap routine and thoroughly enjoyed by myself and the audience.

Thank you for a splendid evening's entertainment.

Michael Simpson

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