Programme - Hitchin Thespians

THE HITCHIN
THESPIANS
OCTOBER 2010
THE GORDON CRAIG THEATRE, STEVENAGE

HITCHIN THESPIANS
present
Director
ROSEMARY BIANCHI
Musical Director
JUSTIN THOMAS
Music by
RICHARD RODGERS
Book & Lyrics by
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Based on the novel ‘Anna and the King of Siam’
by Margaret Landon
Tuesday 12th - Saturday 16th October 2010
The Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
Box Office: 01438 363200 Web: www.gordon-craig.co.uk
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LTD. on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of NEW YORK.
www.hitchinthespians.org.uk
The COMPANY

From the
Chairman...
Good evening and welcome to our production of ‘The King and I’.
So many of you have mentioned to me how much you love this show since
hearing about our Autumn 2010 production. With its wonderful songs and opulent
setting ‘The King and I’ has won a place in many people’s hearts.
This is Rosemary Bianchi’s first production for Hitchin Thespians and it has been very
exciting to work with a director who has also created the scenery for the show with the
help of many of her students at North Herts College. We have been delighted to
welcome back Justin Thomas as Musical Director after a couple of years break and we
hope that we will see more of him in the future. I am sure you will enjoy watching many
familiar faces in our cast such as Tracey Gwynne, Steve Wilks, Kier Home, Melanie
Plowman and Lucy Miller-White. Maybe you will also spot a future leading man or
lady amongst the youngsters who have joined us for this show. I hope you enjoy this
production and look forward to your continued support in the future.
CHAIRMAN: Tom Evans
TREASURER: Mark Savage
HONORARY GENERAL SECRETARY: Lynne Leggat
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Alex Evans
CHORAL MANAGER: Charles Langford
BUSINESS MANAGER: Chris Ingley
VICE CHAIRMAN: Ann Crook
SOCIAL & FUNDRAISING: Vivienne Tadman
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Mike Roberts, Holly Böhme, Susan Osbourn
Tom Evans
The Committee 2010 / 2011
LIFE MEMBERS: Olive Ansell, Ann Crook, Brenda Cundell, Marion Hargraves,
Audrey Jenkins, Derek Jenkins, Denis Rowland, Gordon Wharton
HONORARY MEMBERS: Bert Broe, Mollie Gilbert, Edgar Gilbert,
Roger Heath, Bernard Mallett, Jim Snell, Justin Thomas

The Production Team
ROSEMARY BIANCHI
DIRECTOR
Rosemary has very much enjoyed
working with the Hitchin Thespians
on exploring this richly evocative
musical. With a strong interest in
visual performance, her previous
work covers a wide spectrum of
productions; from ‘La Traviata’ to the Trestle Theatre
Company’s ‘Hamlet, to ‘The Wiz, and from a community
play with a cast of 100 plus and a live steam locomotive,
to a one-woman ‘Bessie Smith’ that was the toast of the
Edinburgh Fringe.
SARAH BAILES
CHOREOGRAPHER
Sarah has been involved in
amateur dramatics for 30 years.
Previously she danced with Harrow
Light Opera Company and has
performed and choreographed
for several societies in the North London area. Sarah
has been a member of Hitchin Thespians since 1993
and also choreographs for our Young Thespians group.
She is delighted to be choreographing again for ‘The
King and I’ following her debut with our last production
of ‘The Music Man’.
JUSTIN THOMAS
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
We welcome Justin back to us after
being resident Musical Director of
Hitchin Thespians from 1984-2004,
on shows such as ‘Guys & Dolls’,
‘42nd Street’, ‘Chess’, Carmen’ and
the NODA award winning ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’.
He also conducted over 60 concerts for us including
‘Messiah’,‘Carmina Burana’and ‘The Middleham Requiem’.
He has been MD of Letchworth Choral Society and St.
Mary’s Singers,Potton,and currently at the Locrian Chamber
Choir, Beds. Justin is a school teacher by day but his
main delight is being with his family.
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information, don’t forget to log on to...
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If you are interested in joining
the Society as either a member or
a patron, then please contact:-
Lynne Leggat, Hitchin Thespians,Woodside Hall,
Walsworth Road, Hitchin SG4 9SP
secretary@hitchinthespians.org.uk
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you can join our ‘SHOW MAILING LIST’
THE HITCHIN THESPIANS ...COMING SOON...
Christmas at Woodside
9th-11th December 2010, Woodside Hall, Walsworth Road, Hitchin
The Gondoliers
March 10th - 12th 2011, Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
HITCHIN THESPIANS: 01462 641575 GORDON CRAIG THEATRE: 01438 363200

In the 1860s the King of Siam - in his attempt to
bring Western culture to his country - engages Anna
Leonowens, an attractive English schoolteacher, to teach
his royal princes and princesses. Once in the palace,Anna
is shocked to learn that she and her son will not get a
house of their own as had been promised her by the King.
She is also witness to the arrival of Tuptim brought from
Burma by Lun Tha, as a gift to the King of Siam. The King
is pleased with Tuptim, and turns a deaf ear to Anna's
complaints about having to live in the palace. He then
summons his children in a fine procession to meet Anna.
After they leave Lady Thiang arouses Anna's sympathy for
Tuptim by explaining that Tuptim and Lun Tha are deeply
in love, and that once Lun Tha returns to Burma they will
never again see each other.Anna can be duly sympathetic,
for she can never forget how much she had loved her
husband Tom, now dead.
The King confesses that he is not sure of anything at all,
that he does not know how much his children should be
taught and what is right or wrong. But Anna has no such
qualms. After she and the children become acquainted
with each other, a unique bond of empathy and
affection develops between teacher
and pupils. Meanwhile, Tuptim and Lun
Tha meet secretly in the darkness of the
palace garden to exchange love vows.
A crisis is developing in Siam. An agent
in Singapore has discovered letters to
The King and I was based on the book
‘Anna and the King of Siam’ by Margaret
Landon.The plot comes from the memoirs
of Anna Leonowens, who became school
teacher to the children of King Mongkut
of Siam in the early 1860s.
The musical opened on Broadway in
1951 and was the sixth collaboration for the
team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It ran for 1,246
performances, winning the Tony Award for Best
Musical, among other awards. It spawned numerous
The STORY
STAGE AND SCREEN
revivals and a popular 1956 film version,
starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr.
This most popular of Rodgers &
Hammerstein’s musicals has spawned
many recent revivals, most notably being
the 2000 London production and the
Royal Albert Hall revival in 2009, starring
Elaine Paige and Maria Friedman respectively.
There has also been a highly rated non-musical
1999 movie ‘Anna and the King’, starring Jodie
Foster and Chow Yun-Fat.
the British describing the King of Siam as a barbarian
and suggesting that Siam be made a protectorate.This
information upsets Anna, for despite her differences
with the King, she has come to admire him. When the
King tells her of his political difficulties and advises
her that Sir Edward Ramsey and other high-ranking
English men and women are coming to visit Siam and
judge for themselves, Anna suggests that they be
entertained in grand style, with a European dinner and
ball. In another part of the palace, Lun Tha and Tuptim
are making plans to run away together.
The visiting English are entertained with a ballet, ‘The
Small House of Uncle Thomas’, in which Uncle Tom's
Cabin is translated in terms of a Siamese dance. Both
Anna and the King are exhilarated by the success of their
efforts. Suddenly Tuptim is brought to the King. She has
been caught red-handed trying to escape.The King orders
that she be whipped, but Anna fiercely takes her part
and prevents the King from carrying out this order. Lun
Tha however, has been killed. By now Anna feels that she
can stay in Siam no longer and makes plans to return
to England. Before she can leave, the King falls
seriously ill. On his death-bed he implores
her to stay in Siam. When the royal
children join in this entreaty Anna cannot
find it in her heart to leave a country,
a people and, most of all, the pupils she
has come to love.

The COMPANY
The King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Wilks
Anna Leonowens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracey Gwynne
Tuptim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Plowman
Lun Tha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kier Home
Lady Thiang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Miller-White
Prince Chululongkorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Rayner
Louis Leonowens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Davies
Captain Orton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iain Rutherford
Sir Edward Ramsay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Roberts
Kralahome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Langford
Phra Alack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Roberts
Interpreter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Bailes
Princess Ying Yaowlak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Roberts
Female Chorus
Jean Austin, Holly Böhme, Caroline Bonja, Justine Dickson, Isaac Evans,
Iain Fishpool, Belinda Gee, Caroline Hirst, Sarah Jones, Katy King, Katherine Males,
Carolyn Roberts, Charlotte Roberts, Julia Skinner, Pat Staff, Nicole Thomas,
Melanie Troiano, Kate Webb, Jenny Wilson, Iain Fishpool
DANCERS - BALLET
Holly Böhme (Eliza), Caroline Bonja ( Angel), Sam Rayner (Simon of Legree),
Sarah Jones (Uncle Thomas), Caroline Hirst (Little Eva), Melanie Troiano (Topsy),
Justine Dickson, Charlotte Roberts, Nicole Thomas (Dogs), Michael Bailes, Isaac Evans (River)
CHILDREN
Melissa Bailey, William Davies, Holly Dear, Jamie Dear, Adam Discipline, Imogen Harper,
Amie Heath, Chloe Heath, Colette Mitchell, Georgina Pybus, Sophie Taylor, Rebecca Wood

THE COMPANY
Steve Wilks
The King of siam
Steve is very happy to be reprising his leading role of ‘The King’
in this production, having first played the part for us in 2001.
You will have seen him last playing ‘Tevye’ in last year’s production
of ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ but his other numerous leading roles for us
and other local societies have included Higgins in ‘My Fair Lady’,
Emile in ‘South Pacific’, Escamillo in ‘Carmen’, Pirate King in ‘Broadway
Pirates of Penzance’, Pilate in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, Judas in
‘Godspell’, Cervantes in ‘Man of La Mancha’, Adam in ‘Seven Brides
for Seven Brothers’, Billy Bigelow in ‘Carousel’, Captain in ‘Titanic’ and
Rico in ‘Copacabana’.
Tracey Gwynne
Anna Leonowens
Tracey is thrilled to be playing the part of ‘Mrs Anna’ in this production
as she tells us it is one of her favourite musicals. You will have seen
her last playing an unrecognisable ‘old biddy’ in ‘The Music Man’, our
last production.
Tracey’s many leading roles for us and various local societies have
included Lucy in ‘Jekyll & Hyde’, Florence in ‘Chess’, Sally Bowles in
‘Cabaret’, Nellie in ‘South Pacific’, Mrs Barnum in ‘Barnum’, Yum-Yum
in ‘The Mikado’, Millie in ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’, Mercedes in
‘Carmen’, Kate in ‘Kiss Me Kate’, Anne in ‘Half A Sixpence’, Squeaky
Fromme in ‘Assassins’ and both Julie and Carrie in ‘Carousel’.
When not on stage, Tracey is a designer and illustrator and has been
known to make a lot of noise on a drum kit!

Lucy Miller-White
LADY THIANG
THE COMPANY
Lucy made her public singing debut aged 6, singing live on local BBC
radio with her older sister! She joined Hitchin Thespians in 1999 and
has been involved in almost every show since, if not performing on
stage, then behind the scenes. During that time, she has played a
number of roles including Valencienne in ‘The Merry Widow’, Joanie in
‘The Full Monty’ (both in Hitchin and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival),
Cora in ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ and more recently,Alma Hicks in ‘The
Music Man’. Apart from the shows, Lucy can be more often heard
singing in recitals as well as with choirs both locally and in London. In
recent years, she has enjoyed singing in various fund raising concert
performances for Thespians, Breakthrough Breast Cancer and also an
Opera Evening for Benslow Music Trust, where she was able to indulge
in her main passion for singing opera. She has really enjoyed working
with her fellow cast members in ‘The King and I’ and is looking forward
to what promises to be a very emotionally charged week!
Iain Rutherford
Captain Orton
Iain thought he had retired from the stage after 48 years of involvement
in amateur theatre, during which time he has played principal parts
including Tommy in ‘Annie Get Your Gun’, Kenneth Gibson in ‘Call Me
Madam’, Charlie Cameron in ‘Brigadoon’ and ‘Lun Tha in an earlier
production of ‘King and I’. He has also been Musical Director for
the Young Arcadians and the Noteable Youth Choir, and also piano
accompanist for several operatic societies locally and in different parts
of the country, playing also in the pit orchestra. More lately he has
been content to sing with the Thespians Choir, occasionally as soloist,
but the opportunity to play Captain Orton (a role with few lines and
where the Scots accent will not go amiss) was too inviting to resist!

SCENES & SONGS...
Act One
THE TIME: EARLY 1860s
THE PLACE: THE ROYAL PALACE, BANGKOK SIAM
OVERTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orchestra
Scene 1: Arrival at Bangkok
‘I Whistle A Happy Tune’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna & Louis
Scene 2: Interior of the Palace
‘Vignettes’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Dancers
Scene 3: The King’s Library
‘My Lord & Master’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuptim
‘Hello Young Lovers’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna
‘March Of The Siamese Children’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orchestra
Scene 4: Palace Exterior
‘A Puzzlement’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The King
Scene 5: The School Room
‘Getting To Know You’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna, Wives & Children
‘We Kiss In A Shadow’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lun Tha & Tuptim
Scene 6: Palace Exterior
‘A Puzzlement - Reprise’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prince & Louis
Scene 7: Anna’s Bedroom
‘Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna
‘Something Wonderful’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lady Thiang
Scene 8: The King’s Study
‘Finale’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Company

SCENES & SONGS...
Act TWO
ENTRACTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orchestra
Scene 1: A Reception Room at the Palace
‘Western People Funny’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lady Thiang & Wives
Scene 2: Palace Exterior
‘I Have Dreamed’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lun Tha & Tuptim
‘Hello Young Lovers - Reprise’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna
Scene 3: The Theatre Pavillion
‘Ballet - Small House Of Uncle Thomas’ . . . . . . . .Tuptim & Company
Scene 4: The King’s Library
‘Song Of The King’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The King
‘Shall We Dance’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna & The King
Scene 5: Palace Exterior
‘Processional’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Company
Scene 6: A Room In Anna’s House
Scene 7: The King’s Study
‘I Whistle A Happy Tune - Reprise’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna & Children
The use of cameras, mobile phones and other
recording equipment is strictly prohibited.
There will be an interval of 20 minutes between acts.
There will be strobe lighting during this performance.

THE COMPANY
Kier Home
Lun tha
Kier has spent most of his life on stage, mostly with Hitchin
Thespians and his first musical was coincidentally ‘The King And I’
for us in 1991. You will have seen him most recently appearing as
our ‘barber-shop tenor’, Jacey Squires in our recent production of
‘The Music Man’ but Kier has played many roles for us - Fydeka in
last year’s production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, an Apostle in ‘Jesus
Christ Superstar’, Hortensio in ‘Kiss Me Kate’ and various chorus
roles. His favourite role to date though has been Anthony in our
production of ‘Sweeney Todd’.
When he’s not involved in a show, Kier is either working here at the
Gordon Craig Theatre Box Office, at home listening to ‘The Rat
Pack’ or with his nose in a book somewhere!
Melanie Plowman
Tuptim
Melanie joined Hitchin Thespians as one of the ‘animated townsfolk’
in ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’. Since then she has taken part in
all of their productions with a brief flirtation as props manager working
backstage for the last show. Her favourite roles include Susan in
‘Calamity Jane’, Nellie in ‘Jekyll and Hyde’, Ruth in ‘Thoroughly Modern
Millie’, Susan Hershey in the ‘Full Monty’ (both in Hitchin and at the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival) and Tzeitel in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’. She is
also a member of the Lytton Players where she performed as Caroline
Neville in ‘Titanic’. Aside from shows, Melanie enjoys singing with the
choir and participating in fundraising performances at Woodside
Hall such as ‘That Ole Devil Called Love’. Melanie (and her husband
Richard, the assistant stage manager) are very pleased that she has left
the production team and is back on stage for ‘The King and I’ - although
she confesses she will miss dancing in the wings with the crew!

THE COMPANY
Charles Langford
The Krahlahome
Charles has been a member of Hitchin Thespians since 2000. He
has performed in many of the shows since then, most recently as
Motel the Tailor in last years production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’.
His other favourite roles have included Tobias in 'Sweeney Todd',
Cornelius in 'Hello Dolly', Demetrius in 'A Midsummer Night's
Dream' (The Lytton Players), and Bossy Barbara in ‘Beauty and the
Beast’. He says his most memorable experience was performing
at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007 playing Malcom in ‘The
Full Monty’. His last principal role for us was the Arbiter in 'Chess'.
He says he is looking forward to working with the wonderful
company in ‘The King & I’.
Mike Roberts
SIR Edward
Ramsay
Mike has been a member of Hitchin Thespians for 26 years. He and
his family have always been involved in musical theatre and indeed he
met his wife Carolyn whilst performing in ‘West Side Story’ with Hitchin
Thespians back in 1985. As well as performing with Thespians, the
Roberts family are also involved in a theatre group in Sandy who are
currently rehearsing for their next Panto, ‘Robin Hood’. Mike has had a
few roles over the years, most recently as Oliver Hix being one quarter
of the barber shop quartet in ‘The Music Man’.
Mike is pleased to see his daughters following the family tradition and
in fact this show really is a family affair with Carolyn, Mike and both
their daughters (Emma and Charlie) treading the boards tonight.

THE COMPANY
Sam Rayner
Prince Chululongkorn
Sam tell us he has been ‘tormenting’ audiences since the age of six, when he appeared in
the Thespians’ previous production of ‘The King and I’. Nineteen musicals, three plays and
several concerts later Sam is thrilled to be revisiting the show that started it all. His
favourite stage outings include Tobias in ‘Sweeney Todd’, Ralph in ‘The Lord of the Flies’,
MC in ‘Cabaret’ in the Breakthrough Charity Concert 2010, Avigdor in ‘Yentl’, Mendel and
(bizarrely) Yente in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, and Will Parker in ‘Oklahoma’. Outside the world
of theatre, Sam rows for his school and is being ‘tormented again’ by his A-levels. He has
loved working with the Hitchin Thespians on ‘The King and I’ and is eagerly anticipating
the rise of the curtain.
Andrew Davies
Louis Leonowens
This is 13 year old Andrew’s third show with the Hitchin Thespians where he
previously enjoyed playing Winthrop in our last production of ‘The Music Man’. He
is also a member of the Young Thespians and has made lots of friends over the last
three years, doing many shows including ‘Aladdin’, ‘Oklahoma’ and ‘Below Stairs’.
He goes to The John Henry Newman school in Stevenage where his favourite
subjects are maths, science, music and languages. He was also lucky enough to
recently visited Budapest in Hungary with the school choir. Andrew enjoys learning
to play the piano at school, and the double bass at Stevenage Music Centre on
Saturday mornings.
Michael Bailes
Interpretor
‘The King and I’ will be Michael’s third show with Hitchin Thespians, but he has
been a member of Young Thespians for 6 years. His favourite roles have included
Captain Smolsky in ‘Bugsy Malone’, Badger in ‘Wind in the Willows’, Andrew Cairns in
‘Oklahoma’ and Mr Town in ‘Below Stairs’. Michael is currently studying Interactive
Media at The Centre for the Arts in Hitchin and looks forward to following his family’s
footsteps in theatre!

The Dancers
Top (From L to R)
Melanie Troiano
Justine Dickson
Charlotte Roberts
Holly Böhme
Bottom (From L to R)
Sarah Jones
Caroline Bonja
Caroline Hirst
THE COMPANY
The CHILDREN
Top (From L to R): Andrew Davies, Colette Mitchell, Sophie Taylor,
Adam Discipline, Emma Roberts, Jamie Dear, William Davies
Bottom (From L to R): Rebecca Wood, Imogen Harper, Chloe Heath, Amie Heath,
Holly Dear, Georgina Pybus, Melissa Bailey (not present).

Mrs G Atkinson
Mrs V Barker
Mr & Mrs J Bedingfield
Mrs M Bidwell
Mr & Mrs P Blacker
Mrs M Brendish
Mrs S Budin-Jones
Miss R Burrows
Mrs E Calverley
Mrs D Chennells
Mr R Cobb
Mrs D Cork
Mr J Coxall
Mrs D Crick
Mr N Cundell
Mrs S Davies
Mrs M Day
Miss B Deamer
Mrs G Donald
Mr M Doonan
Mrs & Mrs A Dover
Mrs E Edwards
Mr M Everitt
HITCHIN THESPIANS PATRONS 2010
Mrs D Fisher
Mr & Mrs J Franks
Mrs J Frith
Dr & Mrs S Gardiner
Mrs N Gilderthorpe
Mrs M Gill
Mr R Gorbing
Mrs M Greenbank
Mr B Griffiths
Mr P Guthrie
Mrs S Haigh
Mr & Mrs C Hamilton
Mrs A Hammond
Mr R Hawkins
Miss B Hillyard
Mr & Mrs P Hollingsworth
Mr & Mrs L Hughes
Mrs P Hunter
Mr I Kennedy
Mr P King
Mr H Leonard
Mr & Mrs W Lewis
Mr & Mrs M Mackenzie
Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Philippa Tadman
Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Cobb
Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex Evans
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Nott
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Overton
Scenery . . . . .Mike Roberts, Neil Leggat, Richard Cobb
Costumes . . .Carousel Costumes, Letchworth Arcadians
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .& Martins Wood Primary School
Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Ingley
Programme Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TeeeGeee Design
Programme Co-ordination . .Susan Osbourn, Chris Ingley
Programme & Poster Printing . . . .Streets of Baldock
Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ralph Rapley/XMO4
Front of House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lilian Dixon
Assistant to the Director . . . . . . . . . . .Iain Rutherford
Chaperone Co-ordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . .Claire Bailes
Mrs B Mallett
Mrs A Mansfield
Miss H Mansfield
Mrs N Morgan
Mrs J Morris
Mr M Newbury
Mrs J Newton
Mr & Mrs D Nicholls
Mrs M Oliver
Mr I Page
Mrs E Parsons
Mr & Mrs K Parsons
Mr M Pascal
Mrs B Pennicott
Mrs C Plowman
Mrs P Pollard
Mrs E Pratt
Mr & Mrs N Reville
Mrs G Rowland
Mr G Russell
Mrs R Saunders
Mrs P Slade
Mr & Mrs A Smith
For Hitchin Thespians
Mrs B Smith
Mr F Smith
Mrs J Smith
Mrs J Smith
Miss P Tadman
Mr & Mrs S Taplin
Mr & Mrs A Taylor
Mrs V Thompson
Mr & Mrs D Verney
Mr & Mrs R Vickers
Mrs M Walker
Mrs B Wall
Mrs M Watson
Mr G Williams
Mr P Willmott
Mrs R Willmott
Mr & Mrs C Wilson
Mrs S Wisbey
Mrs B Wiseman
Mr R Woodhead
Mr & Mrs P Woods
Mr R Worbey
Chaperones . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alan Bailes, Claire Bailes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah Bailes, Lorraine Davies
Wardrobe Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keryle Rutherford
Wardrobe Team . . . . . .Nicki Bowles Margaret Brendish
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clare Goddard, Helen Goddard
. . . .Angela Hollingsworth. Judy Page, Barbara Pennicott
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Roberts, Natasha Staff
Stage Crew . . . .Neil Leggat, Wayne Hough, Cliff Gulbis
. . . . . . . .Viv Stephenson, Connaire Packeer, Clive Hall
Props . . . . . . . . . .Alex Evans, Viv Tadman, Katie Hrbek
Props ASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erin Green
Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lynne Leggat
Make Up Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donna Barrett
Make Up Team . .Sarah Barry, Karis Allen, Rhian Hegarty
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marie Marcantonioo, Jenna Knight
Rehearsal Accompanist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Day
Librarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucy Miller-White
Hitchin Thespians would like to thank all our advertisers, the Queen Mother Theatre for the use of their premises
for set building, Bancroft players for use of QMT, the use of their Brooker's account for the supply of materials,
and the production arts students of North Herts College for help with set and props.
Hitchin Thespians choir is looking for new members...
Interested in joining us? Email the secretary at secretary@hitchinthespians.org.uk
or by writing to: The Secretary, Hitchin Thespians,
Woodside Hall, Walsworth Road, Hitchin, SG4 9SP.
Visit our website at www.hitchinthespians.org.uk to learn more about our activities.

OUR LAST PRODUCTION - SPRING 2010
THE MUSIC MAN
HITCHIN THESPIANS - Founded in 1902
1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kismet
1971 . . . . . . . . . . .The Merry Widow
1972 . . . . . . . . .The Sound of Music
1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hello Dolly
1973 . . . . . . . . . . .Most Happy Fella
1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Night in Venice
1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .South Pacific
1976 . . . . . . . . .The Beggar’s Opera
1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bitter Sweet
1977 . . . . . . . . .Robert & Elizabeth
1977 . . . . . . . .Yeomen of the Guard
1978 . . . . . . . . . . . .Die Fledermaus
1979 . . . . . . . . .Fiddler on the Roof
1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Showboat
1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hello Dolly
1982 . . .Orpheus in the Underworld
1983 . . . . . . . . . . . .The Music Man
1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grease
1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carousel
1985 . . . . . . . . . . .The Merry Widow
1986 . . . . . .The Pirates of Penzance
1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trial by Jury
1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kismet
1987 . . . . . . . . . . . .West Side Story
PAST PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE:
1988 . . . . . . . . .Annie Get your Gun
1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Mikado
1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Boyfriend
1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .My Fair Lady
1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kiss Me Kate
1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cabaret
1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oklahoma
1992 . . . . . . . . .The Sound of Music
1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trial by Jury
1993 . . . . . . . . . . . .H.M.S. Pinafore
1994 . . . . . . . . . . . .Guys and Dolls
1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlie Girl
1995 . . . . . . . . .A Little Night Music
1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barnum
1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42nd Street
1996 . . . . . .The Pirates of Penzance
1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hello Dolly
1997 . . . . . . . . .La Cage Aux Folles*
1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Crazy For You
1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chess
1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oliver!
1999 . . . . . . . . .Singin’ in the Rain*
2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mack & Mabel
2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .South Pacific
2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The King & I
2001 . . . . . . . . . . . .Half A Sixpence
2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carmen
2002 . . . . . . . . . . . .My One & Only
2003 . . . . . . . . . . . .West Side Story
2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barnum
2004 . . . . . . . . . . .Seven Brides for
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seven Brothers*
2004 . . . . . . .Jesus Christ Superstar
2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kiss Me Kate
2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carousel
2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Me & My Girl
2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Full Monty
2006 . . . . . . . . . . . .Jekyll & Hyde*
2007 . . . . .Thoroughly Modern Millie
2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Mikado
2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chess
2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Calamity Jane
2009 . . . . . . . . . . . .Sweeney Todd*
2009 . . . . . . . . .Fiddler on the Roof
2010 . . . . . . . . . . . .The Music Man
2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The King & I
* NODA Region 9 Eastern Area Award

Calling Young Thespians!! If you are in Year 6 or above come and join Young Thespians who
meet every Sunday morning in Woodside Hall, Walsworth Road, near the Queen Mother Theatre in Hitchin, from 10am
until 12noon. We have just started recruiting for a production of ‘The Wiz’ to be produced just before Easter 2011.
Previous productions have included ‘Bugsy Malone’, ‘Oklahoma’ and ‘Aladdin’. There is a production fee of £25 and
rehearsals start on September 26th.
For more information contact: Ann Crook, 01462 434181 anncrook@btinternet.com or just turn up.
The orchestra
Violin 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JANET HICKS
Violin 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANDREA KELLY
Viola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARTIN MCNICHOLAS
Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RACHEL SANDERS- HEWETT
Double Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIONA NISBETT
Flute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IAN JUDSON
Oboe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAREN BROWN
Clarinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IAN KILLORAN
Bassoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAROLINE CARTWRIGHT
Trumpet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ELLIE LOVEGROVE
Trumpet 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROBIN TOTTERDELL
French Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN LAVELLE
Trombone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RICHARD HYAMS
Percussion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MICHAEL DODSON
Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROBERT DAY
ROBERT DAY
REHEARSAL ACCOMPANIST
Robert first worked with us in
1987,on ‘West Side Story’with
Justin Thomas as MD, using a
grand piano in the pit - a luxury
never to be repeated! Since
then, he has played for several shows per year, his
favourites being ‘Carmen’, ‘Barnum’, Jesus Christ
Superstar’, ‘Singing In The Rain’ and ‘Thoroughly
Modern Millie’. Having completed 20 years penal
servitude as a secondary school music teacher, he
now works as a piano teacher for Hertfordshire
Music Service and as a freelance jazz pianist.

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