Programme 1981 – Oliver

HASTINGS OPERATIC SOCIETY
PRESENTS
OLIVER!
OCTOBER 1981
Presented by arrangement with
TAMS WITMARK   Library Inc., New York

“OLIVER” Scene Synopsis
Act One
SCENE   PLACE/TIME   SONGS   CHARACTERS
One   Workhouse Food   Glorious Food    The Boys
Early Morning    Oliver   Bumble, Corney and Boys
Two   Workhouse Parlour,  I shall scream    Corney, Bumble
Later   … into the street   Boys for Sale    Bumble
Three   Funeral Parlour,   That’s Your Funeral   Mr & Mrs Sowerberry, Bumble
Soon after    Where is Love?    Oliver
Four   The same, next morning
Five   Paddington Green, next day   Consider Yourself    Dodger, Oliver, the Londoners
Six   Fagin’s Den   Pick a Pocket or Two    Fagin & the Gang
Later that day & the following morning    It’s a Fine Life    Nancy, Bet & the Gang
I’d do Anything    Dodger, Nancy, Bet, Oliver, Fagin & the Gang
Be Back Soon    Fagin & the Gang
into the street
Capture of Oliver

Director
PAT SNOXELL
We are pleased to welcome Pat Snoxell once again to Hastings Operatic. Pat comes from Palmerston North and has a wealth of experience, directing over 50 productions large and
small, amateur and professional. He will be remembered in Hastings for his fine production of “Fiddler on the Roof” last year and we hope you, the audience will enjoy “OLIVER” as much as we have enjoyed working with him.

“OLIVER” Scene Synopsis
Act Two
Scene   Place/Time   Songs   Characters
One   The Three Cripples (a pub), the next evening   Oom Pah Pah    Nancy and the Londoners
My Name    Bill Sykes
As long as He Needs Me    Nancy
Two   Mr Brownlow’s house -two weeks later    Where is Love (reprise)    Mrs Bedwin
… & the street outside    Who Will Buy?    Londoners & Oliver
Three   Fagin’s Den    It’s a fine Life (reprise)    Nancy, Sykes, Fagin & Dodger
later   Reviewing the Situation (reprise)    Fagin
Four   Workhouse Parlour   a few days later    Oliver (reprise)   Bumble & Corney
…. & the street outside
Five   Mr Brownlow’s house, later    As long as He Needs Me (reprise)    Nancy
Six   London Bridge, midnight   Reviewing the Situation (reprise)    Fagin
Finale    Food Glorious Food    The Boys
Consider Yourself   Oliver and  the Company
I’d Do Anything   Oliver and  the Company

Designer
TOLIS PAPAZOGLOU
Tolis arrived in New Zealand from Athens in 1978, where he trained as a designer at the Athens Technogical Institute. En route to New Zealand he worked in several design fields in London. Some of his more unusual clients there included wealthy Arabs for whom he designed and made gold leaf picture frames and also designed interiors. He has designed for the N.Z. Ballet, Circa and Downstage in Wellington and has now taken up the permanent position of Resident Designer with Downstage Theatre. He also conducts night classes in interior design.

Tolis is married to Robyn Payne who teaches speech and drama and they have a daughter Beatrice, aged two.

Tolis has designed the set for “OLIVER” and his strikingly effective simplistic style has captured the atmosphere of London in Dickensian times.

OLIVER!
DIRECTOR    Pat Snoxell
MUSICAL DIRECTOR    Warwick Curtis
CHORUS MISTRESS    Nanette Roberts
CHOREOGRAPHER    Donna Morrison
DESIGNER    Tolis Papazoglou

Cast
Oliver   Nigel Collins
Bumble    David Gollings
Widow Corney    Staveley Tankersley
Mr Sowerberry    Brian Overend
Mrs Sowerberry    Sandra Apperley
Charlotte    Melissa Hodd
Noah Clapole    Robert Hickey
Artful Dodger    Kraig MacKay
Fagin    John Speakman
Nancy     Bev Ward
Bill Sykes    Dave Horne
Mr Brownlow    John Newland
Dr Grimwig    Laurie O’Donaghue
Mrs Bedwin    Jean Campbell
Old Sally    Barbara Jones
Old Woman    Ann Wallace
Dog   Mate

Boys Chorus
Andrew Brooker, Daniel Coates, Andrew Hill, Matthew Date, Warren Elliot, Philip Gollings, Stephen Hornblow, Julian Ketel, Chris Maney, Gerald Speers, Jeffery Suckling, Christopher Ward, Greg Wishnowsky.

Ladies Chorus
Sandra Apperly, Adele Beaven, Helen Date, Stacey Devoy, Barbara Jones, Kelly Lockart, Maria Morgan, Liz Pegg, Christine Shepherd, Alison Thom, Ann Wallace, Karen Wright.

Mens Chorus
Lindsay Crawford, Brian Doyle, Roderick Gay, Steve Lucas, Lindsay Lock, Graham Hilton, Gregg Karena, Adrian Kurta, Dereck Manning, Robin Hickey, John O’Callaghan, Bernard Thomas, Mark Speakman, Gregg Latton.

Administration
Business Manager    Laurie O’Donaghue
Production Secretary    Christine Shirras
Front of House    Eric Reay
Publicity    Andy Pegg, Liz Pegg, Helen Date

Backstage
Stage Director    Oliver Christofferson
Assistant Stage Director    Peter Plummer
Stage Managers    Judy Taylor, Christine Shirras
Mechanist    Ernie Stuart
Fly Floor    Murray Bridges
Lighting    Cedric Wright
Follow Spot    Ross Pullen
Wardrobe Mistress    Sybil Reay
Property Mistress    Moira Reay
Make-up Supervisor    Minnie Wright
Prompt    Alison Closs
Dog Handler    Alex Date
Stage Crew
Robert Tankersly, Graeme Ralph, Bruce Mellis, David Austin, Brian Drinkwater, David Lorigan, Sam Campbell, Lindsay Craig, Niall Pollard, Sean O’Donaghue, Ian Hopkins, Bob Witburn, Ian Lovatt, Jim Spiers.
Wardrobe Assistants
Jean Campbell, Barbara Dean, Margaret Falconer, Yvonne Whitburn
Property Assistants
Diane Green, Lois Nairn, Christine Benseman, Mandy Taylor, Louise Tankersly, Helen Lucas, Stavely Tankersley, Wendy McWhirter.
Make-up Assistants
Judy Ferguson, Jeanette Cresswell, Mandy Reinders, Moira Bewley, Dawn McCavatt, Helen Jackson, Trish Green.
Call Stewards   Annette Whiting, Claire Percy.
Suppers   Maureen Hopkins and helpers.
Front of House Assistants   Friends of the Society
Dialogue Coach   Sarah Single

Committee
President    Oliver Christofferson
Vice President/Secretary    Sybil Reay
Treasurer    Jean Campbell
Chairman    Laurie O’Donaghue
Members    Lindsay Craig, Alison Closs, Ernie Stuart, Ann Wallace, Barbara Dean.

AFFILIATED MEMBER OF THE NEW ZEALAND OPERATIC SOCIETIES
Patron    Cedric Wright
Honarary [Honorary] Solicitor    David McDonald
Auditors    Denton, Anderson, McKay and Donnovan

Orchestra
Piano    Diana Thomason
Flute    Deborah Turner
Clarinet    Gerald Ashley
Trumpet    Philip Hornblow
Trombone    Wayne Myhill
Precussion [Percussion]    Grant Myhill, Trevor Tasker
Electronic Keyboard    Nanette Roberts
Violins    Enis Gunn, Norma Smith, Wyn Bickerstaff, Charles Jukes, Andrew McSweeney, George Sye,
Bass    Leon Speakman

Musical Director
WARWICK CURTIS
Warwick is the Hawke’s Bay Musical advisor to schools. He has directed many musicals, principally in New Plymouth, and we are delighted to welcome him to Hastings Operatic.

Choreographer
DONNA MORRISON
Donna is a teacher of classical ballet, modern and tap dancing in Clive. She has been working hard to bring the cast up to the high standards required for this difficult show. Donna is a joy to work with and we are fortunate to have her as a member of our production team.

Chorus Mistress
NANETTE ROBERTS
Nanette has spent a great deal of time and effort in training chorus and principals in the well known “OLIVER” songs. Nanette has been chorus mistress for our last two shows and we are sure you will agree that she has more than matched her previous high standards.