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Written by Samantha Fields
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 Stephen Sondheim’s Follies has a string of nominations and awards to it’s name, including best musical, best score and lyrics and has been voted as the ninth most popular musical. Many famous stars have played in it on Broadway, including Angela Lansbury, Daniel Massey and Diana Rigg.
It's not long until the HAODS production of Follies takes to the Kenton stage, so we need to start selling tickets! Please come along and support your society, and try to encourage friends and family to come along too.
The story tells of impressario Dimitri Weisman. who created and ran the the Broadway Follies between the world wars. He invites his then stars to a reunion party to say goodbye to the old Follies theatre which is due to be demolished to make way for a carpark. The “beautiful girls” with their partners now thirty years older, arrive at the party where the old theatre conjures up memories and ghosts of their past. These have a profound effect on everyone, particularly the four main characters in the story, the glamorous and wealthy Ben and Phyllis and the unsophisticated Buddy and Sally. Both couples are unhappy. Ben and Phyllis are at each other’s throats, while Buddy cheats on Sally because she doesn’t return his love – but Sally has been in love with Ben ever since a secret dalliance with him in the old days and has come to the reunion hoping to revive their lost romance. With show-stopping numbers like Beautiful Girls and Broadway Baby, this fabulous show is a must for all the family.
Follies 8th - 16th April 2011
Evenings 7.45pm
Matinee performances: Sunday 10th April 4.00pm
Friday 8th £13
Saturday 9th £14
Sunday 10th Matinee only £13
Thursday 14th £14
Friday 15th £14
Sat 16th £14
Concessions: Friday 8th and Sunday 20th Matinee ~ £1 Senior Citizens & Friends of Kenton
Children under 16 £7 all performances ~ Party bookings: Buy 10 get one free.
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