Oklahoma  1983

 

Dates

Tuesday  26th April 1983 - Saturday 30th April 1983

Evenings at 7.30pm

 

Venue

Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

 

 

Director


         Doreen French

 

Musical Director


            Brian Smith

 

Choreographer


           Alan Baldwin


 

'Oklahoma' was also presented in 1965

 

 

A Musical play by

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

Book and Lyrics by

Oscar Hammerstein II

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Cast of Characters

 

Aunt Eller

Barbara Adams

Curly

Eric Mates

Laurey

Alison Emmett

Ike Skidmore

Steve Rogers

Slim

Graham Rannard

Will Parker

Bruce Fletcher

Jud Fry

Ray Gosling

Ado Annie Carnes

Desna Nugent

Ali Hakim

Barry Prescott

Gertie Cummins

Alison Cole

Andrew Carnes

Ken Tucker

Cord Elam

Norman Garland

 

 

Dream Ballet

 

 

 

Curly

Peter King

Laurey

Valerie Jones

Jud Fry

Jeff Williams

 

 

Ladies of the Chorus

Gentlemen of the Chorus

 

 

Carol Abraham

Fred Boardman

Helen Banton

Alf Daniels

Ruth Boardman

Ray Davies

Jean Bower

Norman Garland

Iris Braidford

Ken Hawkins

Peggy Cross

Ted Matchett

Sheila Davies

Graham Rannard

Sheila Disley

Ken Rannard

Ann Fallon

David Pritchard

Carolyn Garland

Neil Reddington

Shirley Hughes

Steve Rogers

Pam Johnston

Ken Unsworth

Lorna Johnson

 

Margaret Jones

 

June Kirkbride

 

Lurline Laycock

 

Joan Reynolds-Jones

 

Sheila Salisbury

 

Jean Shackleton

 

Gina Stratton

 

Julie Tickle

 

Natalie Wynne

 

 

Dancers

Dancers 

 

 

Gaynor Quinn

Amanda Bolderson

Eleanor Lloyd

Debra Parkhouse

Celia Ford

Karen Woolham

Helen Spence

Julie Woods

Lynne Donnison

Michael Carney

Amanda Garrett

Trevor Lloyd

 

 

All pupils are students of the Merseyside Dance Centre

Principal Miss Gaynor Owen ARAD ( Fellow and Examiner )
ISTD ( Ballet Tap and Modern branches ) ( AISTD and BB )

 

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Production Team  

 

Stage Manager

Mervyn Henderson

House Manager

Harold Cross

Stage Lighting

Brian Cole

Rehearsal Accompanist

John McBride

Wardrobe Mistress

Joan Rees-Jones

Costumes

Marion Thomas, Chester

 

Joan Rees-Jones

 

Gina Stratton and members

Scenery

Border Studios - Selkirk

Ticket Secretary

Monica Turton

Publicity

Carolyn Garland

 

Helen Banton

Properties

Lee Ireland

Make up

Barbara Burgess and team

Prompt

Penny Reddington

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Photographs


                                                 

Men's Chorus


                            

Women's Chorus

 

                                                                                                  
                                                           Aunt Eller
 

 

                                             Curly and Aunt Eller


Dancers

 

 




Bruce Fletcher and Julie Tickle

 

 


Graham Rannard and dancers

 



                            

Jean Bower, Natalie Wynne

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Press

 

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Programme

 

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Officials

 

President

Mrs G A Coard

 

 

Executive Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

Mrs B Adams

Vice-Chairman

AJ Daniels

Hon Secretary

K Hawkins

Hon Treasurer

FS Rogers

 

 

Committee members

 

 

 

Mrs H Banton

Mrs M Jones

Mrs R Blackburn

E Mates

Mrs J Bower

J McBride

Mrs P Cross

D Williams

Mrs C Garland

 

 

 

Social Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

Mrs P Cross

Vice-Chairman

Mrs J Bower

Hon Secretary

Mrs D Burgess

Hon Treasurer

Mrs J Rees-Jones

 

 

Committee members

 

 

 

Mrs C Abraham

Mrs L Ireland

Mrs B Adams

Mrs P Johnston

Mrs H Banton

Mrs A McBride

Mrs J Bower

Mrs D Nugent

Mrs P Cross

Mrs M Turton

Mrs S Disley