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Part of the Barn’s 2007-2008 Season.
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Oh What a Lovely War

By Joan Littlewood's Musical Entertainment
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By Theatre Workshop, Charles Chilton, Gerry Raffles and Members of the Original Cast
Directed by Jack Wood
Musical Direction Mary Anstey
Choreography Sharon Jolly
22nd February – 1st March 2008 at 8:00 pm

This award-winning musical play is a theatrical chronicle of the First World War told through the songs and documents of the period.

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

Directed by
Jack Wood
Musical Direction
Mary Anstey
Choreography
Sharon Jolly

CAST

Thirteen characters, and singing When Belgium Put the Kybosh on the Kaiser
Amy Dawson
Ten characters, including the MC and the Drill Sergeant, and singing Goodbye-ee
Andy Nash
Eighteen characters, dancing with Daisy and singing Roses of Picardy
Andrew Toynbee
Fourteen characters, singing When this Lousy War is Over and Christmas Day in the Cookhouse
Chris Bruce
Sixteen characters, singing I Don’t Want to be a Soldier with Jack
Christopher Wallace
Seventeen characters, dancing with Nigel and singing Hitchy-Koo
Daisy Stafford
Seventeen characters, singing I Don’t Want to be a Soldier with Christopher
Jack Gatier
Two characters, singing Heilige Nacht with Will
James Maxwell
Six characters in Part One, and in Part Two Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
Kevin Dinnin
Fourteen characters, dancing as Charlie Chaplin and singing Sister Susie
Lou Robinson
Seventeen characters, dancing with Daisy and singing There’s a Long Long Trail
Nigel Rive
Fourteen characters, singing Roses of Picardy with Andrew and Keep the Home Fires Burning
Rachel Thomas
Fourteen characters, singing Le Chanson de Craonne (Adieu la Vie)
Rachel Williams
Seventeen characters, playing the mouth-organ and singing I Wore a Tunic
Rob Wallace
Twelve characters, including Mrs Pankhurst, and singing I’ll Make a Man of You
Victoria Rive
Sixteen characters, singing Heilige Nacht with James
Will Blyth

CREATIVE TEAM

Stage Manager
Trevor Watkins
Lighting Design
John Cude
Lighting Operator
John Cude
Set Design
James Rowles
Sound Operator
James Rowles
Set Design
Jack Wood
Deputy Stage Manager
Joan Bird
Assistant Stage Manager
Phil Christy, Sylvia Townend
Properties
Barbara Foster, Jean Amato
Costume Design
Judith Claxton, Shirley Thompson, Anne Woolmington, Carol Marks, Sheila Grimmant, Mariam Rodway
Projections
Peter Holt, Matthew Spinner
Follow Spot
Adam Lake
Set Construction
Eric Farlie, Pat Finch, Roy Burton
Set Painting
Bernard Usher, Eva Watkins, Keith Thompson, Robert Barton, Stephen Wilson
Production Secretary
Joan Wilson

BAND

Trumpet
Andy Williamson
Clarinet
Chris Goward
Percussion
Dennis White
Keyboard
Mary Anstey
Tuba
Rowan Baker

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