Cast and production team of Guys and Dolls should take a bow!

OPENING night of Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society’s latest production, Guys and Dolls, took place last night (Tuesday, October 8, 2013) at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil.

The show is on again tonight (Wednesday, October 9, 2013), tomorrow, Friday and Saturday with performances starting at 7.30pm. There is also a 2.30pm matinee performance on Saturday (October 12).

Tickets are priced at £12 for the matinee show and £15 for all other performances.

Tickets are available from the Octagon Theatre box office on 01935-422884 or online at www.octagon-theatre.co.uk . If you haven’t got your tickets yet, don’t delay and don’t miss out on seeing this great show.

Here is a list of all the cast members, production team,orchestra and the all-important people “behind the scenes” who make shows like Guys and Dolls possible.

They should all take a bow.

The cast: Sky Masterson, Ben Scott; Sarah Brown, Lisa-Marie Reid; Nathan Detroit, Paul Brolly; Miss Adelaide, Marie Brolly; Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Will Poulton; Benny Southstreet, Shaun Driver; Rusty Charlie, Angus Berryman; Arvide Abernathy, Ernie Thomas; Lt Brannigan, Alan Coles; Angie the Ox, Fred McLoughlin; General Matilda B Cartwright, Jean Rudd; Agatha, Angie Best; Mimi, Joanne Rowland; Martha, Ann Harris; Liver Lips Louie, Graham Waddleton; Society Max, Anthony Dexter; Big Jule, Luke Whitchurch; Harry the Horse and Joey Biltmore, Chris Holman; MC Hotbox, Richard Hooper; Calvin, Mark Rudd.

PHOTO - ABOVE: Paul Brolly as Nathan Detroit and Marie Brolly as Miss Adelaide.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Lisa-Marie Reid as Sarah Brown, of The Mission.

The Hot Box Dolls: Poppy Rendell; Jennifer Holland-Brewer; Aimee Barlow; Amy Schafer; Joanne Rowland; Danielle Doble; Chloe White; Alicia Thresh.

Gangsters: Terry Francis; Michael Francis; Matthew Palmer; Mark Siddall; Isaac Woodward; David Smith.

The Mission: Mark Rudd; Ann Harris; Sally Matthews; Caroline Hopkins; Sarah Lowery; Lynn Lee Brown; Lynne Crane.

Ensemble: Sarah Lineham; Elouise Driver; Vikki Whitchurch; Lucy Crane; Ali Enticott.

The Booth Singers: Mary Burke; Russell Chatwin; Tim Hillard; Sheila Hughes; Joan Sibbick; Marian Stainer; Pauline Withers.

Production Team: Director, Alan Spencer; musical director, Matthew Holmes; assistant to the director, Sheila Driver; show secretary, Ann Harris; stage director, Geoff Thresh; stage manager, Simon Ball; assistant stage manager, Nigel Bussell; stage crew, Richard Bennett, Abbi Butcher, Tony Dyer, Nick Dolman, Bryan Evans, Vicky Hallett, Steve Holland, Clive Jesty, Colin Nicholls, Craig Price, Wes Read, Wreford Stainer, John Sutton, Chris White, John White, Steve Williams; props supervisors, Sharon Hansford, Pauline Warren; assisted by, Angie Best, Sue Burgess, Clive Jesty, Jenny Jesty, Mary Nichols, Chris Owen, Sylvia Thresh, Hannah Warren, Lesley Whitelock, Pauline Withers.

PHOTO - LEFT: One of the Hot Box Dolls from the show.

Costume supervisors, Julia Burt, Betty Dunigan, Diane Jamieson, Nick Mountjoy; dressers, Judy Bradford, Helen Bridges, Mandy Bussell, Nicky Bussell, John Curry, Amy Douch, Lizzie Fone, Judy Fox, Lauren Francis, Jenny Jesty, Yvonne McCreeney, Barbara Mitchell, Jackie Parsons, Trudie Read, Naomi Riglar, Claire Riglar, Liz Walters, Pam White, Dennis Wreyford; seamstresses, Julie Burt, Jenny Jesty; make-up supervisor, Gill Douglass-Cliffe; assisted by, Lotitia White; hairdressing and wigs, Patricia White; assisted by, Ruth Merrigan; call boys, Leah Driver, Rachael Willcox; prompt, Chantelle Souter; lighting, Danny Norris, technicians and staff of the Octagon Theatre; scenery, Scenic Projects Suffolk; sound, Northern Lights Productions, David Riley; microphone monitor, Michael Francis; costumes, Costume Workshop of Isle of Wight; publicity photography, Bud Budzynski, Digital Magic; poster and programme cover, Sheila Driver; programme editor, Paula Budzynski; programme advertising, Clive Jesty; ticket sales manager, Jackie Parsons; ticket sales team, Mary Ross-White, Jean Rudd, Marian Stainer,, Pauline Withers; publicity co-ordinator, Jean Rudd; publicity team, Paula Budzynski, Guy Burgess, Michael Francis, Clive Jesty, Jenny Jesty, Jean Rudd, Mark Rudd, Marian Stainer.

Acknowledgements: Rehearsal teas, Maureen Hyde; show refreshments, Maureen Hyde assisted by Shirley Durrance and Daphne Wreyford. The members and friends of YAOS who assisted in the making of scenery, props and costumes. The Salvation Army, The Foyer Club, and Somerset Libraries, Arts and Information for the loan of score and libretti.

Orchestra: Violin, Christine Bull; reeds, Kat Stevens, Jamie Phippen, Mark Tromans, Lynne Anstice Brown; trumpets, Paul Denegri, Richard Colquhoun; trombone, Gill Merrifield; keyboard, Lynne Merrifeld; bass, Nigel Dodge; percussion, John Rackham; rehearsal pianist, Gill Merrifeld.

BELOW ARE VARIOUS LINKS TO PHOTO GALLERIES FROM THE SHOW:

Official Photo-Call photos: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2013/10/08/yaos-guys-and-dolls-photocall-october-2013/ .

Act One from Guys and Dolls: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2013/10/09/yaos-guys-and-dolls;-act-one-october-2013/ .

Act Two from Guys Dolls: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2013/10/09/yaos-guys-and-dolls;-act-two-october-2013/ .

PHOTO - ABOVE: Nicely-Nicely Johnson (played by Will Poulton); Rusty Charlie (Angus Berryman); and Benny Southstreet (Shaun Driver).

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