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Raffles and Olivia - Another Show, A New Project

Written by Samantha Fields

by Ian Senior

By common agreement the book, music and dialogue of Raffles of Singapore have proved themselves to be strong, thanks to HAODS's magnificent production. We shall follow up West End managements just as soon as Dan Brome provides us with the DVD (would the 26 members who ordered copies from Julie at the post-show party please be patient. Dan has promised us that the DVD is imminent).

Now Richard and I wish to launch a new three-hander, cut-down musical,
entitled Raffles and Olivia, using the same material but focusing on the relationship between Raffles and Olivia. We are approaching the East India Club and other London clubs about presenting the show. Julia Rymer will direct and Tim Cumper will be MD subject to availability. Alan Elston wishes to play Raffles but unfortunately Michelle Wesson is not available for Olivia so we need to recast the part and also to cast the Narrator.

We plan to workshop Raffles and Olivia from 2.00 to 5.00 in the Studio on
Saturday, 22 January, with a run at 5.00 followed by audience discussion at
6.00 finishing at 7.00.

If anyone reading this would like to be considered for Olivia or the Narrator, please email iansenior@aol.com and I will send the libretto over to you. I can be contacted at 01923 400400. Also, anyone else who was in or saw Raffles of Singapore may want to come to the run-through at 5.00 in the Studio on Saturday 22 January.

HAODS is supportive of the Raffles and Olivia project but it will be
financed and managed by Ian Senior and Richard Cleghorn-Brown trading as MITE. It is intended to be a commercial project with payment for all taking part.

Happy New Year.

Ian and Richard

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