The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen`s Guild

The Farndale Avenue Housing
Estate Townswomen’s Guild
Operatic Society’s Production of
The Mikado…
Performed by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd
By David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr.
Based on The Mikado or the Town of Titipu by
W.S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
Music arranged by Sue Van Colle
£2.00
Notes from the FAHETGOS Chair
The Story of The Mikado
Well, what a time we’ve had of it, ladies and gentlemen.
But I can’t possibly begin to tell you anything without first
thanking our kind hosts, the hugely welcoming cast and
crew of the Ruislip Operatic Society. They have worked
wonders with our little band of players who, whilst not
unskilled, would never have managed to pull off something
like this without help.
Nanki Poo, a wand’ring minstrel, arrives in the town of
Titipu, in far-off Japan. He has come to seek his true
love, Yum Yum, the beautiful young ward of Ko Ko, who
has recently had the good fortune to be appointed to the
exalted position of Lord High Executioner (Ko Ko, not
Yum Yum). Imagine Nanki Poo’s distress on learning
that Yum Yum is to be married, forthwith, to Ko Ko
(ridiculous, of course, because he’s far too old for her
and she loves Nanki Poo, but there you have it).
Anyway, just as the wedding arrangements
are being finalised, a missive arrives from
The Mikado, who is slightly put out that
no-one has been beheaded in Titipu for
absolutely ages. This throws Ko Ko into
a bit of a spin, but Nanki Poo comes
up with a plan to give everyone what
they want, which is rather complicated
but seems to involve Ko Ko allowing the
young lovers to marry, then executing the
bridegroom after a month of marriage. Not an
altogether satisfactory solution, but one that gets
us to the end of Act One at least.
It was the R.O.S who came to the rescue when they
heard that our own wee venue had burnt down,
following the Christmas Fete. (I’d made it
quite clear that I didn’t think the marriage
of Arctic Roll and deep-fat fryer would
be a happy one but, as so often, no-one
listened.) They’d be delighted, they said,
to help us out, in the interests of keeping
musical theatre alive in the area. And I
think I can safely say they got more than
they bargained for with us.
If you’ve ever sat and wondered exactly what it
takes to put on a show like this, then I can tell you. An
enormous amount of dedication and attention to detail.
Failing that, enthusiasm and stamina. Strangely enough,
talent doesn’t seem to enter into it, although you’re sure
to disagree when you see what we have in store for you
today. Troopers, every last one of them.
To finish, a tiny word of warning. A few of our cast
members have late buses to catch and they will need to
get to the bar in good time at the end of the show. So,
as much as you might need that drink, please remember
those in even greater need than yourselves and step aside,
just this once.
Without more ado, let’s away to Titipu…
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Phoebe Reece
Chairman
Marriage preparations open the second half of the show,
but you just know it’s not all going to be plain sailing
as Katisha, an evil old hag, had arrived just before the
interval from The Mikado’s court to claim Nanki Poo as
her fiancé, because he’s actually the heir to the throne
of Japan. This is news to Yum Yum, and something of a
mixed blessing, as you can imagine.
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Cast List
Pooh Bah
The Mikado
Ko Ko
Yum Yum
Nanki Poo
Phoebe Reece
Flora McGonagall
Ronnie Patterson
Thelma Greenwood
Angela Rowbotham
Pitti Sing
Peep Bo
Katisha
Hilda Bristow
Dawn Bruce
Felicity Mayhew
Rev Reg Bishop
David Jones
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And then The Mikado arrives in pomp and splendour and Ko
Ko somehow ends up marrying Katisha in order to free Nanki
Poo to stay married to Yum Yum and, more importantly,
alive. So, one way or another, it ends happily for nearly
everybody, as it usually does with Gilbert & Sullivan.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT 1
ACT 2
Overture
1 If you want to know who we are
2 A wand’ring minstrel
3 And the brass will crash
4 Behold, the Lord High Executioner
5 I’ve got a little list
6 Comes a train of little ladies
7 Three little maids
8 So please you sir, we much regret
9 Cheap and chippy chopper
10 The threaten’d cloud has pass’d away
10a For he’s going to marry Yum-Yum
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Chorus
Nanki-Poo, Chorus
Pooh-Bah, Nanki-Poo
Ko-Ko, Chorus
Ko-Ko, Chorus
Chorus
Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing,
Peep-Bo, Chorus
Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing,
Peep-Bo,Pooh-Bah,
Chorus
Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko
Company
Company
11 Braid the raven hair
Chorus
12 The sun, whose rays are all ablaze
Yum-Yum
13 Brightly dawns our wedding day
Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Peep-Bo, Nanki-Poo
14 Here’s a how-de-do
Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo,
Ko-Ko
15 Miya sama, miya sama
Chorus
16 Let the punishment fit the crime
Mikado, Chorus
17 The flowers that bloom in the spring Nanki-Poo,Ko-Ko,
Chorus
18 Willow, Titwillow
Ko-Ko
19 Derry Down Derry
Katisha, Ko-Ko
20 For he’s gone and married Yum-Yum Company
20aThe threaten’d cloud has passed away Company
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NODA
National Operatic & Dramatic Association
ROS COMMITTEE
2009-2010
A word from the ROS Chairman
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
FREDERICK NEX
PRESIDENT
BARBARA JOHNSON
I’m delighted to welcome you to this production and reassure you that, although the Farndale Avenue
Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild ladies seem to have taken over the ship, ROS will be wresting back
the controls next week. Do not panic.
VICE-PRESIDENT
MALCOLM UNWIN
Of course, ROS members have been putting in all the effort behind the scenes, as usual, and I trust that
you’ll find this theatre-going experience as enjoyable as any that you’ve come to expect from us. My
thanks to everyone for working so hard to put this show together.
CHAIRMAN
SUSAN MAYCRAFT
The National Operatic and
Dramatic Association was
founded in 1899 ‘to protect
and advance the interests of
Operatic and Dramatic Art,
and of Societies engaged
therein.’ ROS is an active and
enthusiastic member, one
of 2,300 amateur societies
and
2,500
individual
members throughout the
UK.
VICE-CHAIRMAN
ANDREW JONES
SECRETARY
ERIC MARTIN
TREASURER
IAN GREEN
BUSINESS MANAGER
JACKIE QUAIF
PUBLICITY MANAGER
OLIVER SPINKS
SOCIAL SECRETARY
ANDREA BRIGHT
The aims are:
• To give a shared voice to the
amateur sector.
• To help amateur societies
and individuals achieve
the highest standards of best
practice and performance.
• To provide leadership and
advice to enable the
amateur sector to tackle the challenges and opportunities
of the 21st century.
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
ALISON COE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SUE BROWN,
CAROLINE CLARK
FRIENDS OF ROS
SECRETARY
SHEILA RAWLES
MAILING LIST SECRETARY
HEATHER DARBY
PRESS OFFICER
SHIRLEY WOOTTEN
Why not become a
FRIEND of ROS ?
Enjoy the advantage of
Priority Booking!
Just fill in a form
in the foyer and
hand it to the
Front of House
Manager
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FRIENDS OF ROS
Mr & Mrs N H Abbott, Mr R Brooks, Mr & Mrs J Brown, Mrs H M Buggs, Mr J Burgh, Mrs W
Bynorth, Mr R Clark, Mrs D E Cook, Mrs M C Corley, Mrs M Dean, Mr & Mrs G J Dix, Mrs B M
Elliott, Miss A Fielding, Mr T D Flavin, Mrs M Gillham, Mrs J A Gillman, Mr R T Harley, Mrs C
Harrison, Ann Hertler-Smith, Mrs T Hitchcock, Mrs P Hogan, Mr S W Jewell, Mr & Mrs D Jones,
Mrs J Lemon, Mr & Mrs L H Lewin, Mrs E Littler, Mrs J Massey, Mr B Maund, Dr & Mrs G Maycraft,
Mrs B A Milton, Mrs D Moreby, Mr B Newman, Mrs J Peck, Mr & Mrs W Pullen, Mrs F Randall
(Friends Club, Northwood Hills), Mrs M Sercombe, Mrs H West, Miss E Wharton, Mr V Williams,
Mr I W Wilson, Shirley Wootten, Miss K York
LIBRARIAN
SUE BROWN
VENUE CO-ORDINATOR
JACKIE QUAIF
HONORARY LIFE
MEMBERS
Mr K Atkinson, Mr G Bailey,
Mr D Bendall, Mrs H Darby,
Mrs M Dean, Mr J Edwards,
Mr A Heyes, Mrs B Johnson,
Mr J Massey, Mr F Nex, Mr T
Sharkey, Mr M Unwin
We have good reason to think that the future of the Society is in safe hands too, as the students of the
ROS StageWorks Summer School gave everyone a treat with their production of Lionel Bart’s Blitz!, early
in August. With such talent and energy on display, it’s clear that musical theatre in the area will thrive for
many years to come.
For now, I invite you to play ‘spot the original dialogue’ from The Mikado and hope that Gilbert & Sullivan will forgive
us all…
Susan Maycraft
About the Directors…
Shirley Wootten has been involved in local theatre since 1987, performing in plays, musicals and pantomimes with the Kodak Theatre Group and then, from 1990, St Peter’s Players in Bushey Heath. Joining ROS in 1996, she played Ado Annie in Oklahoma!, Nickie in Sweet Charity and very nearly got a
whole song to herself in Oh, What a Lovely War. She directed Outside Edge in 1994 and has alternated
performance with direction ever since. When she is acting she prefers directing, and vice versa.
Gillian Barrett has worked with ROS since the 1980s in different capacities, most recently as musical
director for shows like Jack the Ripper, Sweeney Todd and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum. She has particularly enjoyed working with the young people of ROS StageWorks, and has just completed her fourth successful Summer School as Musical Director, assisting in the production of Lionel Bart’s
Blitz!
Other musical interests include acting as Director of Music for a local church; directing Sounds Easy,
an established close-harmony group, and playing violin in orchestras and string quartets.
She has had the opportunity to sing in the concert halls of Prague, New York and Paris and play in the
cathedrals of Italy but this production of The Mikado has enabled her to gain a musical experience as
yet unsurpassed!
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Cast List
Behind the scenes
Principals
Phoebe Reece Flora Thelma
Angela Rev. Bishop Ronnie Felicity Dawn David Band
Helen Bailey
Angela Evans
Sheila Rawles
Zena Wigram
David Hampton
Jackie Quaif
Tina Wane
Amanda Jones
Oliver Spinks
Chorus
Hermione
Kitty Sheila Beryl Pat
Liz
Janice
Doreen
Georgia
Ann
Marjorie
Shirley
Tina
Keyboard Flute Clarinet
Oboe Bassoon Percussion
Elizabeth May
Ian Killoran
Louise Bonneywell
Hazel Todd
Rachel Stone
Steve Fawbert
Production Secretary – Lynn Jackson
Bar Manager – Elizabeth Hampton, Lorraine Miles
Choreography – as scripted, with additional
choreography by Carl Quaif and Shirley Wootten
Front of House Manager – Les Dearlove
Movement Director – Carl Quaif
Set Designer – Malcolm Unwin
Photography – Will Unwin
Set Construction – Alan Bailey, Geoff Bailey, John
Edwards
Publicity Team - Amanda Jones, Andrew Jones, Susan
Maycraft, Janina Mischker, Oliver Spinks,
Shirley Wootten
Scenery Artwork – Malcolm Unwin, Pete Wane &
Members of the Society
Sponsorship Co-ordinator – Jackie Quaif
Stage Manager – Richard Kessel
Stage Crew – Keith Cochrane, Jevan Morris, Mark
Turner
Publicity & Programme Design – Kinetic
Publicity Printing – Xerox
Banner Production – www.colourbanners.co.uk
Strike Manager – Alison Coe
Pam Bailey
Susan Maycraft
Deborah Maycraft
Andrea Bright
Sarah Stanton
Caroline Bronne-Shanbury
Janina Mischker
Elizabeth Hampton
Sue Brown
Alison Coe
Rachel Kingston de Caires
Fiona Aucott
Karen Longden
Lighting and Sound Supplier – AB Lighting
Acknowledgements:
Wigs - Angela Evans
ROS sincerely thanks the following;
Props – Noelle Barrett
The St John Ambulance Service for attending each performance
Hand-made Props – Alan Bailey, Geoff
Bailey & John Edwards
The Friends of ROS for their loyal support
Costumes - Lynn Jackson
Our Front of House helpers
Wardrobe - Lynn Jackson, assisted by
Members of the Society
Jean Poltock for kindly donating sundry fabrics
Continuity – Oliver Spinks
Backstage Assistants – Wendy Godwin, Marita
Brown
Rehearsal Accompanist – Alan Heyes
Cast Refreshments – Eileen Bailey, Geoff Bailey &
John Edwards
Venue Co-ordinator –Jackie Quaif
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Box Office – Carl & Jackie Quaif
Hilary Hill for assistance with costumes
Materials for costumes purchased from
The Fabric Warehouse Limited
Tomo Estate
Packet Boat Lane
Cowley
Uxbridge
UB8 2JP
01895 448465
thefabricwarehouse.com
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Past shows by ROS...
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
Founded
Rehearsals
Merrie England
Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
Tom Jones
Iolanthe
The Pirates of Penzance
Ruddigore
The Gondoliers
The Mikado
HMS Pinafore
The Rebel Maid
The Yeoman of the Guard
Tom Jones
Merrie England
Iolanthe
The Arcadians
The Pirates of Penzance
Maid if the Mountains
The Vagabond King
Rio Rita
No, No, Nanette
HMS Pinafore
The Gondoliers
Tom Jones
Blossom Time
Katinka
The Desert Song
The Arcadians
Countess Maritza
The Bartered Bride
Ruddigore
Merrie England
The Rebel Maid
Trial By Jury
The Yeoman of the Guard
Love at the Inn
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
The Gondoliers
The Grand Duchess
Patience
Belinda Fair
Iolanthie
The Land of Smiles
The Quaker Girl
Merrie England
The Gipsy Baron
Naughty Marietta
La Belle Helene
Die Fledermaus
The Gondoliers
Tom Jones
Iolanthie
The Merry Widow
A Night in Venice
Orpheus in the Underworld
The Gipsy Princess
The Grand Duchess
Merrie England
La Belle Helene
Summer Song
The Mikado
Carousel
The Gipsy Baron
Oklahoma!
Tom Jones
Iolanthie
Orpheus in the Underworld
Hello, Dolly!
La Vie Parisienne
My Fair Lady
Waltzes from Vienna
The Pirates of Penzance
Half a Sixpence
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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The Mikado
Die Fledermaus
Summer Song
The Gondoliers
Fiddler on the Roof
Orpheus in the Underworld
A Chorus of Disapproval
Show Boat
The Best of Broadway
42nd Street
Cabaret
Oklahoma!
The Best of Broadway 2
Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp
My Fair Lady
Sweet Charity
Kiss me Kate
Robert and Elizabeth
Calamity Jane
Merrie England
The Best of Broadway 3
The Pirates of Penzance
Oh What a Lovely War Cancelled
Anything Goes
Jack the Ripper
Die Fledermaus
The Best of Broadway 4
Guys and Dolls
All for One
The Mikado
Sweeney Todd
Fiddler on the Roof
Oliver!
Half a Sixpence
The Best of Broadway 5
The Gypsy Baron
A Funny Thing Happened On The
Way To The Forum
Chess
Butter Shortbread
Ingredients
9oz plain (all purpose) flour
3oz caster sugar
RGARINE)
6oz unsalted butter (NOT MA
Preparation
hands until
butter and knead with warm
Mix flour and sugar. Rub in
rather than
ooth (no cracks) – overwork
thoroughly combined and sm
underwork.
7” lightly
press into the bottom of 2 x
Divide into two equal parts and
with your
be quite thin). Flute edges
buttered cake tins (it should
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knuckle. Prick all over with
ed sugar.
tions. Sprinkle with granulat
rt to brown
When done it should just sta
Bake at 160C for 30 mins.
le then rengy. Leave to cool just a litt
and look a little risen and spo
ore it gets
gh the shortbread (do this bef
trace the sections right throu
you try to
y brittle and will break when
cold as the cake becomes ver
when cold.
cut it). Turn out the sections
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