HAODS - For the best entertainment in live theatre, together with top quality drama - amdram at its best, Henley Operatic & Dramatic Society has it all. Performing at the Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames, NODA award winning HAODS musicals and plays are renowned for excellence.

14th - 22nd November 2003

The silver screen was never the same after movie stars began to talk. Stars who had enchanted millions without saying a word, were now forced to find a voice,and if they could talk, why not have them sing & dance? Singin' in the Rain is the story of the making of the first Hollywood musical.

Set in 1927, it humorously satirizes and parodies the panic surrounding the transitional period from silent films to talking pictures. It has a succession of unforgettable songs, including 'Good Morning', 'Make 'em Laugh', 'Moses Supposes' , 'You are my lucky Star' and, of course, 'Singin' in the Rain'

The story is about a dashing, smug but romantic, silent film star and swashbuckling matinee idol (Don Lockwood) and his glamorous blond screen partner (Lina Lamont) who are expected to pretend to be romantically involved with each other. Following the successful first full-length talkie, The Jazz Singer, they are also pressured by the studio boss (R.F Simpson) to change their silent romantic drama - The Duelling Cavalier into a talking picture. There's one serious problem however, the temperamental Lina has a shrill, screechy New York accent. The Duelling Cavalier is a hilarious disaster but then Don's ex song-and-dance partner (Cosmo Brown) proposes to turn the doomed film into a musical - The Dancing Cavalier, and suggests that aspiring actress and dancer (Kathy Seldon) dub in her singing voice behind the scenes for lip-synching Lina. The results of their scheming to expose the jealous Lina and put Kathy in the limelight (and Don's arms) provide the expected happy ending.

DANCERS

Lin Cole
Angharad Jones
Ann Burley
Katie Langford
Rebecca Fleming
Wendy Bowsher
Amanda Greenwood

DANCERS/CHORUS

Lynn Clarkson
Shandra Foster
Sue Greenwood
Hannah Snellgrove

CHORUS (Ladies)

Maureen Smith
Mary Dickinson
Jeni Wood
Cherry Tyer
Anne James
Victoria Cooper
Kirsten Wilson
Bridget Allerton
Christine Price

CHORUS (Men)

John Reeves
Andrew Finlay
George Riddell
Peter Dayton
Richard Evans
David Parsonson
Geoff Clarkson

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