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 Book and lyrics Ron Pember and Denis De Marne
Director - Michael Huntington
Musical Director - Anthony Witt
Choreographer - David Parsonson
"Murderously funny" New York Times
"I nearly died laughing" Washington Post
"A rip-roaring romp" Chicago Tribune
Fresh from its award winning American tour, where it gained critical acclaim, Jack the Ripper, The Musical, is about to break out on the Kenton Stage once more. HAODS last performed this show in 1995 when it made a lasting impression on many members of the cast as a great fun show with some unforgettable songs. It was also memorable because Brakspears Brewery donated a barrel of beer to be used on stage!
Now written into English folklore, the story centres around the infamous murders of five women in Whitechapel in1888 by the self-styled “Jack the Ripper”. Set in an East End music hall pub, The Steam Packet, it is told in real time through the song and satire of the music hall songs that the Victorians were so good at, but it is also a social comment on the times, which is still relevant today. An unlikely subject for a musical perhaps? But then so is Sweeney Todd and the Titanic - and we all know the ending to that one! Although it does have its obvious dark side with the subject matter, as you see by the newspaper reviews from its recent award winning American tour it will not only give you a good scare that we all love, but will also have you laughing uncontrollably and send you home with such songs as Saturday Night and Half a Dozen Pints in your head which will be impossible to stop singing!
The show runs from 18 – 20 April 2012 at 7.45pm, Sat 21 April at 1.00pm and 6.00pm
Please note the times for the Saturday performances. For those members intending to come to the Matinee, there is all day parking at Henley Rugby Club, Marlow Road, RG9 2JA for just £2.30.
We have a very good cast with lots of old faces, some new and some coming out of retirement especially to do the show – so I would like to welcome Jackie Anderson and Ronnie Gunn back to the stage!
Montague Druit ......................Richard Evans
Marie Kelly, ………….............Karen du Plessis
Lizzie Stride, …………..........Julie Huntington
Annie Chapman, ……............ Rowena McMenamin
Polly Anne Nicholls, ……...... Saphi Bridges
Catherine Eddowes, …............ Sam Riley
Liza Pearl………………….…Jackie Anderson
Martha Tabram………………Mia Harris
Frances Cole.......……….........Sue Brown
Daniel Mendoza…..……….. Gareth Saunders
Dinky Nine-Eights………….. Andy James
Bluenose Stack……………… David Parsonson
Chairman of the Steam Packet/Sir Charles Warren….... Tim Sloane
Lord Overcoat………………………………………… Neil Allen
Police Sergeant Coles……………………………….…Sam Butler
Holy Joe (Brother Paul)……………………………….. Ian Smith
Queen Victoria and Coroner……………………..…… Basil Evans
Freddie Priest Steam Packet Landlord………………... Ronnie Gunn
Bertha Basher Priest (his wife)..……………………… Caroline Hopkins
Chorus: Dockers, Salvation Army, Boozers at the Steam Packet
Feathery Flo Fanshaw ………………..…………….…... Jenny Haywood
Black-eyed Susie Grey………………………………….. Pauline Smith
Nic-the-Pick Popham……… ………………………… . Nicoletta Hartin
Mary Patch Pearl………………………………………….Carolina Turrini
Pick-Pocket Percy Piper …..……………………………..Bernard Callow
Gumdrop Gordon…….……………………………………Bruce Mason
Our Autumn Production will now be........................
GUYS AND DOLLS
Show dates - 14 - 17 November 2012. More information to follow soon!
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