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‘The Mikado’
A comic opera by W.S Gilbert & A.Sullivan
First produced at the Savoy Theatre, London in 1885
Production Director Robert Trawford
Musical Director David Parkes
Stage Manager Steve Garbett
Choreographer Robert Trawford
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| | Reviews | Noda News – Show Reviews Written by Kay Ikin This was an excellent production of the ‘Mikado’ which right from the opening chorus you were confident that you were in for a most enjoyable evening. The set was bright and colourful, although a little unstable in Act II. Costumes excellent, as were lighting and sound. It was good to be able to hear with ease every word spoken and sung by principals and chorus alike. Edmund Hobday was a very good Ko-Ko who coped with a very large snicker-snee with no problems. Shaun Carvill as Nanki-Poo had a good singing voice and I must mention Sylvia Best as Katisha, who played this part to great dramatic effect. The three maids, Lindsey Grant as Yum-Yum, Emma Parker as Pitti-Sing and Naomi Conway as Peep-Bo were all very good and were very strong in the ensembles and it was a shame that Yum-Yum appeared to have an attack of nerves during her only aria as an individual soloist for the singing of ‘The sun whose rays’. I must also congratulate the members of the chorus who supported the principals in every way. A wonderful evening that even the snow that greeted us as we left the theatre could not spoil.
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Mikado of Japan
Nanki Poo
Ko-Ko
Pooh-Bah
Pish-Tush
Yum-Yum
Pitti-Sing
Peep-Bo
Katisha | David Allaway
Shaun Carvill
Edmund Hobday
Nick Hooper
Howard Marsh
Lindsey Grant
Emma Parker
Naomi Conway
Sylvia Best |
Nobles & Coolies Graham Boden, Caroline Bond, Jane Clifford, Dave Disley, John Gaynor, Tom Guest, Andrew Kirby, Alvin Mansfield, Mike Proudman, Anthony Swales, Dominic Tiernan, Pat Walder. | |
Guards Neil Clifford, Albert Cornes, Richard Morris, John Ridley, Michael Ridley, Alan Walford. | | |
Chorus of Girls Fiona Barton, Trish Beaman, Caroline Bond, Judy Botfield, Jane Clifford, Jane Conway, Sheena Grant, Lindy Macdonald, Suzanne Millington, Fiona Mundy, Barbara Preece, Karen Ridley, Sue Risbrook, Alison Rowland-Roberts, Mary Swales, Sarah Thirwall, Annette Thompson, Tricia Ward-Jones, Melanie Young. | |
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| Violins | Richard Featherstone, Kate Morgan, Caroline Pearsall, Ruth Angel, Louis Robinson | | Viola | Ruth Hewitt | | Cello | Robert Cracknell | | Bass | Jenny Morris | | Flutes | Diana Manasseh & Alison Birch | | Oboe | Richard Anderson | | Clarinets | Cliff Williams & Peter Ashton | | Bassoon | Brian Shepherd | | Trumpets | Edward Malpass & Alec Edwards | | Horns | David Gray & Sarah Lowe | | Trombones | Les Whitehouse & Phil Harrison | | Percussion | Malcolm Kennedy | | | | | | Lighting | Steven Garbett | | Sound | Cygnet Sound | | Wardrobe & Hair | Diane Taylor | | Assisted by | Freda Spickernell and Margit Green | Properties | Andy Johnson and Doug Allport | Prompt | Charlotte Beaman | | Front of House | Muriel Ellis, Joanne Walford, Ernie Jarman, Norman Oliver, Claire Walford, Audrey Pamphilon | | Backstage Crew | Alan Walford, Dave Garbett, Roger Gibson, John Ridley, Albert Cornes, Richard Morris.
| | Costumes | Carousel Costumes | | Sets | Clifford & Brown |
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