Anything Goes

 Posted on March 12, 2008  |  

Wednesday 12 March 2008—Saturday 15 March 2008 The action takes place on the SS. AMERICAN, sailing from New York to England. On board are the beautiful American heiress Hope Harcourt, her English fiancé Sir Evelyn Oakleigh and Hope’s mother. Stowing away on board is Billy Crocker, a young admirer of Hope’s who can’t believe she would really marry the silly Sir Evelyn and determines to try and stop her. Public Enemy Number Thirteen, with his moll Erma, is also along for the ride and he passes on to Billy the passport and ticket of a gangster friend of his who didn’t catch the boat. [Read More]

Seussical

 Posted on October 24, 2007  |  

Wednesday 24 October 2007—Saturday 27 October 2007 This fairly new musical is based on the works of Dr. Seuss. It weaves together his most famous tales incorporating his best-loved and most familiar characters, such as The Cat In The Hat, Jojo, Horton The Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, Sour Kangaroo and the Whos of Whoville. The musical incorporates elements from at least 15 of the Dr. Seuss books and many of the characters have never met one another before, but they meet in this musical and in the course of the evening some will fall in love, some will have desperate adventures and some will save the world as they travel everywhere from the Jungle of Nool to McEligott’s Pool to Palm Beach. [Read More]

Sweet Charity

 Posted on March 14, 2007  |  

Wednesday 14 March 2007—Saturday 17 March 2007 Sweet Charity is a tender, poignant and consistently funny look at the adventures, or rather, misadventures in the ways of love encountered by the gullible and guiless lady known as Charity Agnes Valentine - “the lady of the evening” who always gives her heart, and her earnings, to the wrong man. Charity sings, dances, laughs and cries her way through romances with the “animal magnetism” hero, the “ultra-chic-continental” hero, and lastly, the “impossible-to-believe-but-he’s-better-than-nothing” hero. [Read More]

Annie

 Posted on October 25, 2006  |  

Wednesday 25 October 2006—Saturday 28 October 2006 “Annie” is a musical based on the comic cartoon strip “Little Orphan Annie” which follows the fate and fortunes of a little girl and her dog in America during the 1930’s. The story begins at the New York Municipal Girl’s Orphanage as Annie sets out determined to find her long lost parents. Her journey is beset with many pitfalls despite being taken under the wing of Daddy Warbucks a wealthy industrialist in New York City, who is captivated by the warmth and friendliness of the eleven year old girl who comes to stay with him over a Christmas vacation. [Read More]

South Pacific

 Posted on March 15, 2006  |  

Wednesday 15 March 2006—Saturday 18 March 2006 Set on an island in the South Pacific towards the end of World War Two, the story centres round the love of the exiled French planter Emile de Becque for Ensign Nellie Forbush. Emile’s attempts to escape from his mysterious past are foiled by the arrival of Lt. Joseph Cable who catches the eye of Bloody Mary as a possible husband for the beautiful Liat. [Read More]

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

 Posted on October 28, 2005  |  

Friday 28 October 2005—Sunday 30 October 2005 A narrator relates a story of a young dreamer, a man named Joseph—the same Joseph whose story is told in the Book of Genesis. Joseph, as you may remember, was born into a family of twelve boys, all the sons of Jacob. Joseph is Jacob’s favourite son and to show everyone that he is pleased with him, Jacob gives Joseph a splendid multi-coloured coat. [Read More]

Copacabana

 Posted on March 16, 2005  |  

Wednesday 16 March 2005—Saturday 19 March 2005 Copacabana is the tale of love and romance set at the heart of the swinging nightclub scene of the 1940’s. While creating the world’s next big hit, Stephen, an aspiring songwriter is carried back to an era when “music and passion were always the fashion” at the world famous Copacabana nightclub in New York City. In his dream, Lola Lamar, a hopeful showgirl, is launched on the path to stardom as a Copa Girl with the help of Tony Forte, a bartender with dreams of his own and Gladys, an ex dancer who is the only one who stands up to the club’s gruff owner Sam Silver. [Read More]

The Wizard of Oz

 Posted on October 20, 2004  |  

Wednesday 20 October 2004—Sunday 24 October 2004 Dorothy Gale, a young Kansas girl, and her beloved dog, Toto, are swept up rather suddenly by a huge twister and transported into the magical land of Oz. Intent on returning home, Dorothy follows the advice of Glinda and the Munchkins and sets of along the Yellow Brick Road towards the Emerald City, where she hopes the Wizard of Oz can help her get back home to Kansas. [Read More]

Jesus Christ Superstar

 Posted on March 17, 2004  |  

Wednesday 17 March 2004—Saturday 20 March 2004 It is the week before Easter in Jerusalem. Christ and his disciples have ridden triumphant through the streets and Jesus has been hailed as a popular hero. But there are divisions within the movement. Like contemporary activist groups arguing over strategy. Jesus, and his disciples are having trouble deciding where to go from here. Judas, in the song “Heaven on their Minds”, conveys some of these doubts, revealing himself a sincere man who feels that Jesus has begun to accept image as reality. [Read More]

Annie Get Your Gun

 Posted on October 22, 2003  |  

Wednesday 22 October 2003—Saturday 25 October 2003 This story is based on a real life character, Annie Oakley. Annie, an unsophisticated backwoods girl with a deadly accurate rifle shot, is persuaded into show business as part of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. She meets and is attracted to the show’s other sharp shooter, Frank Butler, but the rivalry to prove who is the top attraction and the interference of other characters drives Frank to join another show despite his feelings for Annie. [Read More]