'Oliver!' Rehearsals |
'Oliver!' will be presented next month by Muswellbrook
Amateur Theatrical Society (MATS Inc.) in conjunction with the Muswellbrook
Shire Concert Band. 'Oliver!' is Lionel Bart's classic musical, based on the
Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. Many well known favourite songs are
featured in 'Oliver!' such as: “Consider Yourself”, “Food, Glorious Food”, and
“I’d Do Anything”.
Ryan Langford, Assistant Director, said “Oliver!” was chosen
as a sequel to MATS highly successful production of “Annie” in 2010 as it
offered numerous roles for young people, in particular, boys and young men.
Benjamin Paradice, a MATS newcomer from Wingen, was encouraged to audition by
Marina Lee-Warner who portrayed Mrs Hannigan in “Annie”. Ben will be acting the
part of Oliver Twist. Isabella Hardy from Singleton, who starred in “Annie”,
will be playing the role of Charlotte Sowerberry, the undertaker’s daughter.
Marcus Garrett, who played Daddy Warbucks in “Annie”, will once again grace the
MATS stage as Fagin. Many loyal MATS performers have returned for our
production of “Oliver” as well as many new faces. “Oliver!” also sees the
return of Rachel-Ann Wilcher as producer and Learna Christie as director.
Ryan said MATS Inc is a very family orientated organization
and this is highlighted this year with many of the cast members being brother
and sister or child and parent as part of the 80 plus cast & crew. Some
members of the “Annie” cast auditioned again for “Oliver” and this time brought
along family members to audition and they were lucky enough to score a role.
'Oliver!' Rehearsals |
Auditions were held just after Easter 2012 and Ryan said
they were surprised by the number of applicants, as it far exceeded
expectation. Rehearsals for the cast commenced the following week. In late July
the cast had their first rehearsal with the Muswellbrook Shire Concert Band.
Ryan said MATS Inc is grateful to the Muswellbrook Workers
Club for providing a venue for them to stage this production. One of the
challenges the group faces each production is not having a designated
performing arts centre available to stage the production. In the case of
‘Oliver!” this has resulted in the added challenge of being restricted on the
number of performances they can hold, being required to build a stage and
having to overcome the problem of storing expensive equipment.
Oliver: Benjamin Paradice
Fagin: Marcus Garrett
Nancy: Rebecca Erskine
Mr. Brownlow: Bill Spicer
Bill Sykes: Brian Shaw
Mr Bumble: Jeff Taylor
Widow Corney: Leonie Rogers
The Artful Dodger: Justin Boyle
Mr Sowerberry: Allan Boyle
Mrs Sowerberry: Louise Chapman-Stokes
Charlotte Sowerberry: Isabella Hardy
Noah Claypoole: Angus Hobbs-Haigh
Fagin: Marcus Garrett
Nancy: Rebecca Erskine
Mr. Brownlow: Bill Spicer
Bill Sykes: Brian Shaw
Mr Bumble: Jeff Taylor
Widow Corney: Leonie Rogers
The Artful Dodger: Justin Boyle
Mr Sowerberry: Allan Boyle
Mrs Sowerberry: Louise Chapman-Stokes
Charlotte Sowerberry: Isabella Hardy
Noah Claypoole: Angus Hobbs-Haigh
Performance Dates:
Thursday 6th Sept 7:30pm
Friday 7th Sept 7:30pm
Saturday 8th Sept 7:30pm
Sunday 9th Sept 5:00pm Matinee
Wednesday 12th Sept 7:30pm
Friday 14th Sept 7:30pm
Saturday 15th Sept 5:00pm Matinee
Thursday 6th Sept 7:30pm
Friday 7th Sept 7:30pm
Saturday 8th Sept 7:30pm
Sunday 9th Sept 5:00pm Matinee
Wednesday 12th Sept 7:30pm
Friday 14th Sept 7:30pm
Saturday 15th Sept 5:00pm Matinee
Venue: Muswellbrook Workers Club Auditorium, Sydney St,
Muswellbrook.
Tickets: $25 each, available from the Muswellbrook
Workers Club.
Website: Visit MATS Inc http://www.facebook.com/mat.sinc
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More Information: Ryan Langford 0488 978 286
Rated: Parental Guidance Recommend.
This production of “Oliver!” was made possible by the
generous support of: Macquarie Generation (Major), Mt Arthur Coal, Harsco
Infrastructure (Donation of stage materials) Bengalla Coal, Xstrata Mangoola Coal,
Muswellbrook District Workers Club and Hunter Mutual.
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