Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
SYNOPSIS AND CAST
Sailing from New York to England aboard SS American, are the beautiful American heiress Hope Harcourt, her English fiancé Sir Evelyn Oakleigh and Hope’s mother. A young admirer of Hope, Billy Crocker is stowing away on board. Billy can’t believe she would really marry Sir Evelyn and is determined to try and stop her.
Also on board are Public Enemy Number Thirteen, with his moll Bonnie, 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 numerous unwelcome complications for Billy as he and the Public Enemy have to keep changing disguises to avoid arrest.
Ex-evangelist and currently right club singer, Reno Sweeny, is also on board and with her help all the shipboard disasters are averted and all the romances sorted out including her own.
Director: Marilyn McPherson
Music Director: David Cresswell
Choreographer: Gloria Aguado
CAST
| Reno Sweeney | Lena Richardson |
| Billy Crocker | Patrick Harrison |
| Hope Harcourt | Jane Williams |
| Lord Evelyn Oakleigh | Michael Howard |
| Moonface Martin | Robin Clifford |
| Erma | Jenny Hirst |
| Evangeline Harcourt | Marion Stewart |
| Elisha Whitney | Michael Howard |
| Luke | Ian Grey |
| John | Max Girard |
| Henry T Dobson | Hamish Norbrook |
| Bartender | Dermot Jones |
| Photographer | Neil Catton |
| Reporters | Dianne Norton & Geoff Greensmith |
| Woman in Wheelchair | Cindy Elson |
| Dog | Suchfun Isumi (thanks to Mary and Keven Mooney, Suchfun Kennels, South Nutfield |
| DANCING ANGELSAmelia Chevalier, Sue Lafferty, Rebecca Lloyd, Dora Winter | |
| SINGING ANGELS Gill Burchall, Amanda Cowking, Janet Huckle, Nina Sutherland | |
| MALE QUARTETPeter Bagwell, Brian Card, Michael Clarke, Dick Plumridge | |
| PASSENGERS & SAILORSClare Abley, Petrina Beaufoy Helm, Jane Catton, Cindy Elson, Margaret Etches, Claire Hargadon, Marleen James, Sandra Jones, Dominique Norbrook, Dianne Norton, Penny Stone, Linda Sutch, Peter Bagwell, Brian Card, Neill Catton, Michael Clarke, Chris Flint, Geoff Greensmith, Phil James, Dermot Jones, Hamish Norbrook, Dick Plumridge |