By Richard Harris. Directed by Ray Harris.
Theatre 62’s production was a sell-out. Tickets were snapped up over a week before opening night.
Synopsis: Mavis is an ex-professional dance teacher who leads an evening class in tap dancing in a dingy church hall. Her classes are attended by seven women: there’s timid Dorothy, snobby Vera, shrewd Maxine, bubbly Rose, plain Lynne, cheerful Sylvia and do-gooder Andy; not forgetting frosty pianist Mrs Fraser. Oh, and Geoffrey, the lone man.
We find out about the ups and downs of their lives and loves. Despite being of very mixed ability, it’s thanks to Mavis’s teaching efforts that they enter a local charity dance festival. But will their performance be worthy of a chorus line?
Cast
Mavis Samantha Elgar
Sylvia Frances Denne
Andie Christine Lever
Rose Myrna Delicata
Dorothy Nicola Wilkinson
Geoffrey Howard James
Mrs Frazer Sue Appleyard
Vera Lynne Rushby
Maxine Pauline Wathen
Lynne Louise Gauntlet
Backstage:
Stage Director John Heather
Set Design Adrian Pope
Set Construction John Heather & T62 Members
Set Décor Adrian Pope, Pieter Swinge
Lighting Design Andrew Herbert
Sound Designer Henry Terry
Stage Manager Sally Guttridge
ASMs Maggie & Alan Matthews
Pianist Eric Johnstone
Props The cast and SMs
Prompt Rosemary Harris
Make-up/hair Penny Vetterlein
Classes costumes The cast
Dancing costumes Margaret Uzzell, Joan Martin, Hazel Hall, Diana Quinn, Valerie Polydorou
Technical programming/support Jon Lewis, Ian James
Technical rigging T62 members
House Manager John Heather
Refreshments Heather London
Raffle Liane Marchant
Box Office Nina James
Poster/programme design Graham Copeland
Programme John Guttridge
