10th November 1998 to 14th November 1998

The Show | Dramatis personę | The Production Team | The Orchestra

Dolly Levi acts as a matchmaker to numerous couples and on a whirlwind day in New York she manages to secure a husband for herself.

This full of fun show was an instant success when it was first performed at the St. James Theatre, New York in January 1964.  It has been a firm theatre favourite with audiences ever since.  It was immortalised by Barbara Streisand and Walter Matthau in the 1969 film.

Dolly Levi

Charlotte Rhodes-Chamberlain

Horace Vandergelder

Peter Stearn

Cornelius Hackl

John Dell

Irene Molloy

Clare Basinger

Ernestina

Jane Forster

Barnaby

Robert Wigram

Minnie Fay

Julie Martin

Ambrose Kemper

Clive Webb

Ermengarde

Karen Thorp

Rudolph Reisenwebber

David Berridge

Chorus

Andrea Adlam, Caroline Arthur, Andrea Baron, Sue Brodie, David Burgess, Elizabeth Chapman, Hilary Chapman, Mike Chapman, Jane Clark, Carla Dell, Stella Eastwood, Len Evans, David Fletcher, Jane Forster, Marion Hammond, Arthur Harris, Jacquie Hick, Sarah Holt, Pam Homan, John Hope, Sophie Knight, Steve Knight, Stephanie Lang, Sue Lilley, Alison Mills, Philip Orton, Jim Parkinson, Jo Pearce-Westrop, Don Scott, Julia Smith, Paul Sugden, John Taylor, Angela Thurnham, Caroline Warwick-Oliver, Bill Whittuck

Director

John Asher

Choreographer

Dana Mistin

Musical director

Peter Holt

Stage manager

Mark Wiggans

Assistant stage manager

Annette Robinson

Stage co-ordinator

Barry Sawyer

Sound

Tony Ayre

Lighting

Dave Mead, James Shipp, Nicola Shipp

Stage crew

Lesley Addington, Louise Bartlett, Chris Burfad, Tamzin Evers, Mark Hornby, Ken Warminger, Sue Wildin

Scenery

SLX Theatre Set Hire

Wardrobe co-ordinator

Mary Myers

Wardrobe Mistress

Jean Halsey

  Assisted by

Margaret Baker, Janet Biggs, Barbara Bostock, Audrey Taylor

Costumes

Costume Workshop, Isle of Wight

Property Mistress

Lesley Duggan

  Assisted by

Jo Branch, Doreen Gray, Karen Northcott, Kim Parks

Make-up

Eileen Coates, Kate Warwick-Oliver

Wigs

Janet Jomain

Production manager

Len Evans

Production secretary

Joanne Pearce-Westrop

Programmes & publicity

Len Evans

Director's assistant

Eve Davies

Health and safety co-ordinator

James Shipp

Front of House managers

Stan Owen

Stewards / Programme sales

Jeanie Owen

  Assisted by

Members and Friends of the Society

Violins

Geoffrey Barker (leader), Phil Roberts, Kate Turner, Julie Watson, Jenny Wigram

Viola

Tony Wigram

Cello

Rosemary Leak

Woodwind

Gill Anderson, Susie Faithfull, Joe Hatherill, Chris Petitt, Andy Potts

Horns

Alf Ruddell, Glyn Wilkes

Trumpets

Clive King, Paul Sutton, Matt Thomas

Trombones

Alex Hewins, Nick Watson

Keyboard

Peter Jenkin

Bass

Adrian Warrick

Drums

Mark Davies

Percussion

Richard Tait

 

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