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. This leads to unwelcome complications for Billy as he and the Public Enemy have to keep changing disguises to avoid arrest. Keeping the steam at boiling point in the ship’s engine room and working the stabilisers overtime is sexy, incandescent Reno Sweeney, ex-evangelist and currently night club singer. With her help all the shipboard disasters are averted and all the romances sorted out - including her own. SONGS INCLUDE: “IT’S DELOVELY”, “YOU’RE THE TOP”, “I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU” “BLOW, GABRIEL, BLOW”, “FRIENDSHIP” “ANYTHING GOES”,

Principal Cast

Elisha J Whitney
Allan Ayre
Billy Crocker
Mark Long
Reno Sweeney
Laura Campbell
Captain
Bert Dobinson
Purser
Andrew Bacon
Reporter
Gary Redmond
Photographer
Shannon Whitehead
Purity
Shona McTavish
Chastity
Cara Keenan
Charity
Lynsey Durkan
Virtue
Louise Cusick
Luke
Michael Reilly
John
Scott Davidson
Mrs Evangeline Harcourt
Lindsay C. McKerracher
Hope Harcourt
Rochene Deeley
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh
Gary Lawson
Erma
Gillian Stewart
Moonface Martin
Ian Stewart

Chorus

Production Staff

Director
Frank J. Hotchkiss
Musical Director
Andrew Dickie
Choreographer
Lynne Seagrave
Rehearsal Accompanist
George Inwood
Wardrobe
Margaret Coates
Wardrobe
Susan Stewart
Wardrobe
Margaret Yuill
Makeup
Kimberley Hamilton
Lighting Design
Moray Coull
Sound Design
Gavin Jenkinson
Lighting Operator
Les Brown
Programme Compilation
Claire Brown
Programme Compilation
Irene Muirhead
Typesetting
Carla Valentini
Poster/Programme Design
Margaret Yuill
Front of House Manager
Anne Shaw

Crew

Stage Manager
Carla Valentini
Assistan Stage Manager
Jamie Stewart
Assistant Stage Manager
Alan Third
Stage Crew
Gary Knox
Stage Crew
Craig Grant
Stage Crew
Gordon McKerracher
Stage Crew
Eddie McCann
Stage Crew
James Ward
Follow Spots
David Wilson
Follow Spots
Neil Grant
Radio Mics
Jennifer Douglas