Carousel
11th - 16th November 1991
Photographs by John Tustin
| Production Officials | |
|---|---|
| Director | Audrey H. McL. Raistrick |
| Musical Director | Jessie Whittaker |
| Choreographer | Glenys E. Collinson |
| Cast | |
| Billy Bigelow | Graham R. Edgington |
| Julie Jordan | Gillian Pollitt |
| Carrie Pipperidge | Adrienne Wormald |
| Enoch Snow | Michael Taylor |
| Mrs Mullin | Irene Bowers |
| Nettie Fowler | Margaret Steel |
| Jigger Craigen | Adrian Pollitt |
| David Bascombe | Andrew Turton |
| Heavenly Friend | Graham Yardley |
| Star Keeper | William Steel |
| Louise | Kay Brannan |
| Enoch Snow Jnr | Anthony Mitchell |
| Carnival Boy | Peter Collinson |
Snow Children |
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| Kristi Bonfield, Gavin Turner, Christopher Maden, Samantha Mitchell, Lorna Clarke, James R. Edgington, Robert Turner, Emma Clarke | |
Company |
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| Julia Marsden, Anita Cropper, Emma Howarth, Sarah Maden, Jane Bickerstaffe, Norma Dootson, Sylvia Fishwick, Carol Gannon, Hazel Gray, Barbara Haslam, Doreen Healey, Claire Moses, Jean Maden, Yvonne Neary, Lisa Oldbury, Mary Pycroft, Kath Robbins, Tracey Rollinson, Christine Taylor, Betty Towler, Elizabeth Williams, Norma Wilcock, Janet Witt, Nicola Worrall, Louise Yates, Norman Bowers, Stanley Collinson, Ted Donnelly, Paul Duckworth, Tony Fox, Roger Higginbottom, Stuart Murray, Williams Sharples, David Witt, Maurice Windsor, Carole Brooks, Helen Goudge, Lisa Hampson, Sarah Hibbert, Julie Kirby, Barbara Martin, Teresa Neary, Ruth Prescott | |
Bolton Evening News Review
Lively musical Carousel, brought a touch of the nostalgic with its famous heart-warming tunes.
Walmsley Church Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society recreated the magic of the ill-fated romance between Julie Jordan, alias Gillian Pollitt, and scoundrel Billy Bigelow, played by Graham Edgington.
Carousel is a musical which has been aired and dusted in almost every theatre in the world but it never loses its charm. The performance was enthusiastic and entertaining and the actors soon overcame first night nerves and started to relax into their roles.
Although at times the stage looked as if it was overflowing with actors, the scenes were excellently smooth and the singing superb. My favourite character was the patronising figure of Enoch Snow, alias Michael Taylor, whose idea of giving a girl a bunch of flowers was to hand over a packet of geranium seeds!
The rascal Billy Bigelow soon finds the error of his ways and realises that the Pearly Gates are only at the front door of Heaven - his way is through the Mother of Pearly Gates at the back! The show lasts for 3 hours and is littered with witty one-liners, song and dance routines.
Gayle Ledson
Walmsley Church Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society recreated the magic of the ill-fated romance between Julie Jordan, alias Gillian Pollitt, and scoundrel Billy Bigelow, played by Graham Edgington.
Carousel is a musical which has been aired and dusted in almost every theatre in the world but it never loses its charm. The performance was enthusiastic and entertaining and the actors soon overcame first night nerves and started to relax into their roles.
Although at times the stage looked as if it was overflowing with actors, the scenes were excellently smooth and the singing superb. My favourite character was the patronising figure of Enoch Snow, alias Michael Taylor, whose idea of giving a girl a bunch of flowers was to hand over a packet of geranium seeds!
The rascal Billy Bigelow soon finds the error of his ways and realises that the Pearly Gates are only at the front door of Heaven - his way is through the Mother of Pearly Gates at the back! The show lasts for 3 hours and is littered with witty one-liners, song and dance routines.
Gayle Ledson
