Chess   2000

 

• General Information
• Cast Members
• Production Team
• Programme
• Photographs
• Press coverage
• Officials
  
  'Chess' was also presented in 2009

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General Information        Chess  2000

Dates

Wednesday    2nd May 2000 - Saturday  5th May 2000
Evenings at 7.30pm

 Venue

Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

 

 

Director

              Robert Bowness

 

 

Musical Director

                  Geoff Lavelle

 

 

Choreographer

             Deborah Clark
    

 

This  production was the Wirral premiere of  'Chess'
and was the 50th Anniversary production of WKLOS.

***This production was subsequently named NODA Best Musical of the Year***

And Michael Kennedy was awarded Best Actor for his role as Anatoly Sergievsky 

 

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Cast Members                    Chess  2000

 

Citizens of Merano, Reporters, Delegates, Civil Servants, Mayor, Mayoress  and  various other  roles to be played by the Company Helen Banton Geoff Bibby Jean Bower Ray Davies Jan Bradshaw Gerry Fear Louise Brookes Alf Gatfield Vicky Casement Oliver Hambly Wendy Chapman Eric Mates Sheila Davies Rupert McCarthy Sheila Disley Phil Nelson Alison Evans Robert Orford Joanne Ellis Joe Potts Carolyn Garland Stephen Sunderland Margaret Gordon Ray Ward Jane Hand Mark Wilson Lois Holland   Sue Jarvis   Paula Jeffries   Margaret Jones   Val Marshall   Joan Reynolds-Jones   Debbie Simnor   Jean Taylor   Katrina Youde     Pop Choir    Andrea Byford  Nicky Mellors  Danielle Greenall  Paul Henderson  Michelle Groom  Robert Poston

Dancers  Neil Blackmore  Joanne Byrne  Chris Coomer  Clare Coomer  Saul Murphy  Rachel Kieran  Richard Pitt  Katie Schless  David Usherwood  Bethan Wright

 

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ProductionTeam                 Chess  2000
  

Stage Manager	Brian Cole
Assistant Stage Manager	Simon Cole
House Manager	Howard Reynolds-Jones
Stage Lighting	Richard Beckley
Stage Sound	Mike Haxby
Rehearsal Accompanist	Victoria Taylor
Costumes	The Pantomime Shop
Wardrobe	Jean Taylor, Sue Jarvis
Make-up	Lee Ireland and team
Scenery	Border Studios, Selkirk
Props team	Mary Newton
Ticket Secretary	Bob Jarvis
Production Committee Secretary	Margaret Jones
Publicity	Jan Bradshaw, Ray Davies, Eric Mates
Programme cover design	Ray Ward
Programme design and advertising	Joan Reynolds-Jones, Ray Ward
Programme Photographs	Crystal Clear photography
Call person	Penny Reddington

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Programme                         Chess  2000

                                        

    
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                    Principals                      Principals biographies                          The Company                 The Company 

     
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                     Cast of characters / synopsis of scenes                                                The story of Chess

   
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            The Dancers                     Message from Sir Tim Rice                  President's message

          
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                    Production Team                              Previous shows                      50 years of WKLOS

     
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Photographs                      Chess  2000

                                                              Freddy and Anatoly

                                                             Florence and Svetlana

                               Molokov                              Arbiter                                           Walter

                                                                      Florence and Freddy
 

                                                         Walter and people of Merano

 

                                                                     Molokov and Anatoly

                                                                     Molokov, Arbiter, Florence and Walter

                                                                                            The Arbiter

                                                                            Walter and American delegation

                                                                            Walter and American delegation

                                                                              Freddy and the Bangkok girls

'Merano'        Jean Taylor                                   Joanne Ellis                        Vicky Casement

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Press Coverage                     Chess  2000

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President	Norman Garland
Vice- President	Lee Ireland
Executive Committee
Chairman	Mike Kennedy
Vice-Chairman	Jean Bower
Hon Secretary	Ray Davies
Hon Treasurer	Barbara Adams
Committee members
Helen Banton,	Jan Bradshaw
Louise Brookes	Sue Jarvis
Margaret Jones	Joan Reynolds-Jones
Jean Taylor	Stewart Dennett
Eric Mates
Life Members
Barbara Adams	Lee Ireland
Social Committee
Chairman	Jean Bower
Vice-Chairman	Pam Johnston
Hon Secretary	Sheila Davies
Hon Treasurer	Joan Rees-Jones
Committee members
Barbara Adams	Helen Banton
Lee Ireland	Margaret Jones

 

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