16 – 19 NOVEMBER 2011, The Secombe Theatre, Sutton
Director – Angela Daniel
Musical Director – Jon Mizler
Choreographers – Mithu Lucraft, Friesia Schuil & Angela Daniel
Adapted by – Angela Daniel with Jon Mizler
Musical arrangements by – Paul Sadler
The feedback we have received from this show has been marvellous. Comments include:
“Your show was fantastic! I haven’t enjoyed a show so much for years… What a hoot! We will be in the audience regularly from now on”
“We loved it from start to finish”
“What a production!! We were very impressed…”
“This show would not have disgraced the West End.”
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We have also been reviewed on the SWLondoner news site, by journalist Emily Ansell. See the review here:
http://swlondoner.co.uk/content/review-hms-pinafore-re-launched
Find the NODA Review here
See some pictures here
Cast List
| Josephine | Amanda Stewart |
| Ralph | Robert Lomax |
| Captain | Jason Thomas |
| Sir Joseph | Robert Owen |
| Buttercup | Trudi Camilleri |
| Dick Deadeye | Nick Simpson |
| Sisters Singing Trio | Marion Barton |
| Naomi Fieldus | |
| Friesia Schuil | |
| Boatswain | Michael Pandazis |
| Boatswain’s Mate | Nigel Smith |
| Cousin Hebe | Libby Asher |
| Aunt | Carole Homer |
Chorus: Andrea Adegbite, Jenny Bardwell, Mikey Beard, Hazel Channon, Kerri Connors, Margaret Etches, Geoff Greensmith, Matt Hawkins, Gabrielle Lambert, Stephanie Lomax, Matthew Marks, Spencer Mitchell, Candice Newton, Dianne Norton, Emma Pearson, Anne Pringle, Katherine Richardson, Mo Rogers, Gill Rossiter, Paul Sadler, Richard Seagroatt, Greg Shaw, Penny Stone, Victoria Warne
HMS Pinafore (Re-launched!) was a colourful, energetic romp full of tongue-in-cheek humour, great melodies and slightly more of a lean towards musical theatre than operetta. The intent was to make G&S more accessible to a wider audience and to affect them the way the original production might have affected its audience in Victorian times. Being generally less operatic overall, some numbers received quite a different musical treatment to the original, including some very exciting ‘jazzed up’ arrangements (specially added for an enthusiastic female trio!). We also be added some new musical numbers from other G&S shows, creating a really fun ‘fusion’ production of our own.
In our show, The HMS Pinafore was ‘re-launched’ by the Royal Navy in a slightly different guise. In a difficult economic climate the ship was re-launched as the Navy’s first Carribean cruise which gave us a lot more opportunity for ensemble involvement (and particularly more roles for women) than in the original. Whilst making every effort to maintain the integrity of the original production there were many ‘nods and winks’ to the audience, including interaction with the orchestra, topical references and some physical comedy too! G&S wrote in order to poke humour at the government, people and culture of the day and we did a little of the same!