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Klasien 07:32 pm UTC 10/16/12 |
| In reply to: | re: Whistle for Amateure groups - Happy more people will see this amazing show! - MasterMoose 07:24 pm UTC 10/16/12 |
| Yeah, I love those!!! Ah well... guess we can't have em all... -K- > > > So cool!! > > > > > > -K- > I only know the show through the soundtrack, but it seems > to me a travesty that they took outthe Annie/Charlie > christmas songs. > > .. . and she always wore that special necklace... > > > > > > > > > > > Saw this show 3 times in london back in 2000.Really > > > enjoyed it.Good to see it its been picked up by the > > > amatuer groups > > > > > > > > Whistle Down The Wind at Mitchell Arts Centre > > > > > > > > AN AMATEUR operatic group will be the first in the country > > > > to perform hit musical Whistle Down The Wind. > > > > The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is being staged by North > > > > Staffs Operatic Society at Mitchell Arts Centre from > > > > Tuesday, October 16. > > > > > > > > DRAMA: Lydia Hall, Samuel Horton, Gareth Ridge > > > > and Emelia Braddon in Whistle Down the Wind > > > > DRAMA: Lydia Hall, Samuel Horton, Gareth Ridge and > > > > Emelia Braddon in Whistle Down the Wind > > > > > > > > The society is the first amateur group to stage the tale > > > > since the rights to the show were released. > > > > > > > > It tells the story of a group of children who think they > > > > have found Jesus hiding in a barn and was made famous by > > > > the 1961 film, starring Hayley Mills. > > > > Chairman of North Staffs Operatic Society Brian Rawlins > > > > said he had been in negotiations with Andrew Lloyd > > > > Webber's company, The Really Useful Group, for nearly a > > > > year before permission was granted. > > > > > > > > He says: "They have now released it for all amateur > > > > societies, but our production will be the first in the > > > > UK. > > > > > > > > "It is a magical show, with some wonderful songs, > > > > including Whistle Down The Wind, When Children Rule The > > > > World and No Matter What They Tell Me." > > > > Stoke-on-Trent-based actor Gareth Ridge is taking the lead > > > > role of The Man. > > > > > > > > Gareth, aged 26, recently took part in the ITV talent > > > > contest to look for the next leading man to take to the > > > > stage as Jesus Christ Superstar. > > > > He was in the last 100 entrants although he failed to make > > > > it to the live finals. > > > > > > > > Brian continues: "He first appeared with North Staffs > > > > Operatic Society as the soloist in their production of > > > > Cabaret last year." > > > > The role of Swallow, who finds the man she thinks is > > > > Jesus, will be performed by 18-year-old Lydia Hall, of > > > > Meir Park. > > > > Lydia first joined the group aged 10, when she appeared in > > > > Annie. > > > > > > > > Samuel Horton, aged nine, of Madeley Heath, and > > > > 12-year-old Emilia Braddon, of Leek, will appear as > > > > Swallow's brother and sister. > > > > > > > > Whistle Down The Wind is at the Mitchell Arts Centre from > > > > Tuesday, October 16 until Saturday, October 20 at 7.30pm. > > > > There is a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. For tickets call > > > > 01782 393333. > > > > | |
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