Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

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23 – 28 JANUARY 2012

Book LAWRENCE KASHA & DAVID LANDAY
music GENE DE PAUL, AL KASHA, JOEL HIRSCHHOM
lyrics JOHNNY MERCER, AL KASHA, JOEL HIRSCHHOM

About the show

Set in Oregon in 1850, ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ is the story of Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, who got to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his home and only then does she discover he has six brothers – all living in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading about the Roman capture of the Sabine women, Adam developed an inspired solution to his brothers’ loneliness…kidnap the women they want!

Cast and Creatives

Adam – LYNDON PERRY
Milly – JULIE EASTER
Benjamin – MICHAEL GAMBLE
Dorcas – ANJA ZEMAN
Caleb – DARRYL CLARKE
Ruth – LUCY BROWN
Daniel – CRAIG BUTTERWORTH
Liza – KIM HICKEN
Ephraim – JACK HARDY
Martha – GEMMA FARNELL
Frank – CARL UNWIN
Sarah – LAURA BARKER
Gideon – ADAM DANIELS
Alice – ASTIN SUTCLIFFE

Jeb – MATT TRASLER
Carl – DUNCAN GADSBY
Luke – JOUNI SOININEN
Matt – BENJAMIN HARDY
Joel – KEVIN GOULD
Zeke – BEN TROTT

Preacher – DAVID PERKINS
Preacher’s Wife – HAYLEY FARNELL
Mr Bixby – JAMES BONNYMAN
Mrs Bixby – HELEN SMITH
Mr Perkins – ANDY BULMER
Mrs Perkins – LAURIE TROTT
Towns children – ALEX HALFORD, ELLIOTT HILL, EMMA PEACH

Director – JOHN R LEWIN
Choreographer – MICHAEL GAMBLE
Musical Director – VICKI HING

Assistant Choreographer – RUTH CHADWICK
Stage Manager –  ADRIAN WRAY
Assistant Stage Manager –  ANITA BENSON
Lighting Design –  ROBERT BRIDGES
Associate Lighting Designer –  KEVIN CUTTS
Sound – LIMELIGHT EVENTS LTD
Set Hire – PROSCENEIUM LTD
Props – DIANE STEANE
Costumiers – STAGEWORLD LTD
Wig Hire – RAY MARSTON WIG STUDIOS, BENJAMIN HARDY
Follow Spot – JAKE PETERS
Fly Tower – STEVE RIDGWAY
Get-in Crew – NORMAN WILLIAMS, TONY HANNELL
Crew – LUEN BANKS, GUY BENSON, BENZY FARNELL
House Managers – JULIE TRASLER, THERESE ZAMIRSKA
Projector Operator – LISA HILL

Orchestra
Reeds –  JUDITH EPTON, BOB GREENLEES, ROSIE CURTIS, ALEX PRESTON
Violins – JOHN BRITTEN, ANNA BRUCE, DES PERKINS, MIKE SHAW
Viola – ANN-MARIE SHAW
Cello – CHRIS DUNN
Bass – JON HEYWOOD
Trumpets – PHIL RECKLESS, DAN ORTIZ
Horn – LILLA STENNETT
Trombone – BECKY MOSS
Keyboard – KATE KING
Guitar/Banjo – JON ORTON
Drums – BRIAN RODWELL

Gallery

Photo credit – STEVE ABELL