STEWARTBY AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

PRESIDENTLady Skeet

VICE-PRESIDENTS:MR ALLAN THOMAS, MR GEORGE THOMPSON

PATRONS OF THE SOCIETYMr C.D.G. Burton Mrs H KentsbeerMr and Mrs E. Caves Mr and Mrs C.H. Moule Mrs B. Corney Mrs G. LecocheMr and Mrs T.R. Daw Mr and Mrs A.G. ParfittMrs J.M.H. Epton Mr and Mrs R.J. RaynerMr and Mrs D. Rowland Mrs S. HaleRev. and Mrs M. Wells Mrs S. WoodsMr and Mrs J. Wright Mr P. Magee

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSLaura Adams, John Gribble, Hilary Hull,

Pam Ireland, Hazel Kentsbeer, Pam Massey, George Thompson, Shirley Woods

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSMr & Mrs. K. Blane, Mrs J. Gilder, Mr A. Hunter,

Mr R. Hull, Mrs A. Stearn, Mrs J. Swain

Affiliated to N.O.D.A

The Society acknowledges, with grateful thanks, the financial support of our President, Vice Presidents, and Patrons. Anyone who is interested

in becoming a Patron should contact our Secretary, Hazel Daniels, Tel. 01908 616213

OFFICERSChairman ............................................................................. John EptonDeputy Chairman.................................................................Colin JonesSecretary ......................................................................... Hazel DanielsTreasurer ................................................................................... Bill Hall

COMMITTEEShirley Hale, Jenny Hall, Richard Hull, Pam Massey, Ann Stearn, Carol Urwin

Chairman’s Message

Good evening Ladies, Gentlemen and Children

John Epton, Honorary Chairman

If you would like to become a Patron of this Society please send your gift, however small, to Hazel Daniels.

“An acknowledgement will be sent”

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to our production of H.M.S. Pinafore. This is the first full length Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, written and produced in 1879.

In the absence of our producer Prue Gardiner, due to a recovery from an operation I have taken over the production and had great help from Colin Jones and Carol Wallman, with dancing. Alana has re-arranged the score with many reprises for the ladies chorus and extra dancing . We have introduced the “lost” duet, “Reflect, My Child”, withdrawn after the first performance and inserted “The Hornpipe” from Ruddigore for Ralph and the dancers. I am also pleased to have Gordon Hodges, who has been a great help with dancing and, of course, his gorgeous tenor voice.

May I also thank Hazel and John Daniels for the superb set and all those who have helped with this production, both front of house and backstage.

I wish you all a must enjoyable evening and hope to see you again in 2016 for “This is 1956” and for “Patience” in November.

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The StoryH.M.S. Pinafore

On the fore-deck of H.M.S. Pinafore, Captain Corcoran and his ship’s company prepare for the official visit of Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty: a lawyer and

politician whose ship-knowledge seems not to have progressed beyond his professional “partnership”. His immediate purpose centres less on the ship than on the Captain’s daughter, Josephine - “the fairest flower that ever blossomed on ancestral timber” - but whose affections, in turn, are necessarily engaged elsewhere.

The ensuing elopement, “carefully on tiptoe stealing”, provokes Captain Corcoran to unguarded profanity (scandalising, at least to Victorian ears in 1878!) and Sir Joseph

to absolute horror. With full musical honours in eight parts, Josephine’s inamorato is consigned to the cells - until the Portsmouth bum-boat woman Mrs Cripps (a.k.a. “Little Buttercup”) delivers a truly Gilbertian dénouement with all the authority of an official utterance!

CHARLES MILLS CAROL URWIN

Ralph Rackstraw Josephine

LINDA BOWEN

Buttercup

STEPHEN HOATH

Captain Corcoran

Sir Joseph Porter K.C.B

COLIN JONES

Programme of MusicACT I

ACT II

CHORUS OF SAILORS & DANCERS .......................... “We Sail the Ocean Blue” RECIT. (Mrs Cripps) ....................................................... “Hail! Men-o-War’s Men”SONG. (Mrs Cripps, Chorus & Dancers) .................... “I’m called Little Buttercup” RECIT. (Mrs Cripps & Boatswain) ..................................................... “But Tell Me”SCENA. (Ralph & Chorus of Sailors) .............................“The Nightingale Sighed”ARIA. (Ralph & Chorus) .....................................................“A Maiden Fair to See”RECIT. (Captain Corcoran & Chorus) .......................................“My Gallant Crew”SONG. (Captain Corcoran, Chorus & Dancers) .......................“I am the Captain”RECIT. (Mrs Cripps & Captain Corcoran) .................................. “Sir You are Sad”SONG. (Josephine) ........................................................................ “Sorry her Lot”DUET. (Captain Corcoran & Josephine) .................................. “Reflect, My Child”SOLO. (Auntie Margaret) ............................................ “Over the Bright Blue Sea” (Chorus of Ladies & Dancers)CHORUS OF SAILORS ........................................... “Sir Joseph’s Barge is Seen”CHORUS OF LADIES, DANCERS & SAILORS ........................... “Gaily Tripping”ENSEMBLE. (Captain Corcoran, Sir Joseph, Hebe & Chorus) ............................. ...............................................................................“Now Give Three Cheers”SONG. (Sir Joseph & Chorus) ............................................... “When I was a Lad”Exit for Ladies (Sir Joseph, Hebe & Chorus) ............“For I hold that on the Seas”TRIO and Chorus. (Ralph, Carpenter & Boatswain) ........................ “A British Tar”DUET. (Ralph & Josephine) ............................................ “Refrain, Audacious Tar”FINALE. (Ralph, Josephine, Dick Deadeye, Hebe) ............................................... (Chorus and Dancers) .......................... “Can I Survive this Overbearing”

Entr’acte ................................................................................................. OrchestraSONG. (Captain Corcoran) .......................................... “Fair Moon, to thee I Sing”DUET. (Mrs Cripps & Captain Corcoran) .............................. “Things are Seldom”HORNPIPE. (Ralph & Dancers)SCENA. (Josephine) ................................................ “The Hours Creep on Apace”TRIO. (Josephine, Captain Corcoran & Sir Joseph) ........... “Never Mind the Why”DUET. (Captain Corcoran & Dick Deadeye) ................................... “Kind Captain”SOLII. (Captain Corcoran, Dick Deadeye, Ralph) (Josephine, Hebe, Boatswain & Chorus) ................... “Carefully on Tiptoe”OCTET & CHORUS .................................................................“Farewell My Own”LEGEND. (Mrs Cripps & Chorus) .......................................... “A Many Years Ago”FINALE: Company ........................................... “Oh Joy! Oh Rapture Unforeseen”

PRUE GARDINERDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Composed by Arthur Sullivan

The RT. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B ................... Colin Jones

Captain Corcoran ............................................... Stephen Hoath

Ralph Rackstraw (Able Seaman) .................................Charles Mills

Dick Deadeye (Able Seaman) ........................................Peter Davis

Bill Bobstay (Boatswain’s Mate) ....................................... John Epton

Bob Becket (Carpenter’s Mate) ....................................................Mike Cocke

Josephine (the Captain’s Daughter) .................................. Carol Urwin

Hebe (Sir Joseph’s First Cousin) .................................. Jenny Jackson

Mrs. Cripps (Little Buttercup) ................................ Linda Bowen

Auntie Margaret ................................................Margaret Magee

(First Lord of the Admiralty)

(Commanding H.M.S. Pinafore)

(a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman)

Written by W. S. GilbertALANA THACKRAYMUSICAL DIRECTOR

PLEASE, NO MOBILE PHONES OR PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE AUDITORIUM

Richard Hardwick, Andrew Hodges, Gordon Hodges, Rob Jones

ACT I

ACT II

Noon Quarter-Deck of H.M.S. Pinafore, off Portsmouth

Interval of 15 minutes between Acts

Sandra Buck, Hazel Daniels, Jan Faulkner Shirley Hale, Jenny Hall, Hilary Hull, Doreen Hunter, Juliet Jones

Vicky Lane, Pam Massey, Carol Wallman, Becky Wright

CHORUS OF SISTERS, COUSINS, AUNTS and SAILORS

or

The Lass That Loved a Sailor

DANCERSSandra Buck, Vicky Lane, Carol Wallman, Gordon Hodges

Night Quarter-Deck of H.M.S. Pinafore, off Portsmouth

MIKE COCKE

Carpenter

JENNY JACKSON

Hebe

MARGARET MAGEE

Auntie Margaret

Boatswain

JOHN EPTON

PETER DAVIS

Dick Deadeye

ORCHESTRA

Leader: Pam Davies

1st Violin Lariss Felce2nd Violins Maggie Bullen, Naomi Morris

Viola Derek DaviesCello Cate Thomas

Double Bass Jenny BrownFlute Helen Sims

Clarinet Susan SimsBassoon Caroline Cartwright

Oboe Janet ButlinFrench Horn Kate Young

TrumpetTrombone

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GORDON HODGES

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DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION ......................................... Prue GardinerMUSICAL DIRECTOR ......................................................Alana ThackrayASSISTANT PRODUCERS ................................John Epton, Colin JonesREHEARSAL PIANISTS ................................. Brian Caves, Pam RogersORCHESTRAL SCORES ..................................................... D’Oyly CarteSTAGE MANAGER .........................................................Robin LawrenceSTAGE CREW ....................................................................... Alan WrightSCENIC ARTISTS & CONSTRUCTION ......Hazel Daniels, John Daniels LIGHTING DESIGN & OPERATION ..................................... Richard HullLIGHTING EQUIPMENT ...................................................... Bubbles HireHOUSE MANAGER .............................................................. Pam IrelandWARDROBE ..................................................................... Doreen HunterCOSTUMES .............................................. Harlequin Costumes, BaldockBOX OFFICE ..........................................................................Ann Stearn PUBLICITY & CAST PHOTOGRAPHS ..................................Colin JonesPROGRAMMES & USHERS .................................Friends of the SocietyPROPERTIES .......................................................................... Hilary HullS.A.O.D.S Web Site ...............................................................Colin JonesPROGRAMME ............................................. John Epton, Stephen Hoath

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This year has been a very sad one for the society with the deaths of Dorothy Williams, a former vice-chairman, June Game a wonderful pianist for many years and Virginia Shorten, Vice President, life member, Secretary and committee member, who joined the society in 1959. We extend our sympathies to all the families and friends.

OBITUARIES

“Is life a boon? If so, it must befall that Death,

when e’er he call, must call too soon”

OUR PAST PRODUCTIONS

The Pirates of Penzance 1951, 1958, 1969, 1982, 1991, 2001 , 2010HMS Pinafore 1952, 1962, 1971, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2006Patience 1953, 1959, 1974, 1984, 1997, 2007The Gondoliers 1954, 1963, 1976, 1985, 1994, 2003, 2012Iolanthe 1956, 1967, 1975, 1986, 1998, 2008The Mikado 1957, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1995, 2004, 2013The Sorcerer 1960, 1977, 1992, 2005, 2014Ruddigore 1961, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2000, 2009Trial by Jury 1962, 1975, 1988, 2001Yeomen of the Guard 1964, 1973, 1983, 1993, 2002, 2011Princess Ida 1965, 1972, 1981, 1990, 1999Utopia Ltd 1968Cox and Box 1977, 2006The Zoo 1996

THE SOCIETY EXPRESSES ITS SINCERE THANKS TO

Everyone who has made this production possible, STEWARTBY UNITED CHURCH. St John Ambulance

Stewartby Village Hall: Bar StaffBouquets by Growswell of Clophill. Printers: Fidelity of Ampthill

Publicity: Shirley Hale and friendsRefreshments: Pam Ireland and Friends of the Society

Raffle: Carol Urwin & FriendsPam Massey, Pam Blane and Ann Stearn

who have ‘refreshed us’ on rehearsal eveningsThe firms who have advertised in the programme and we respectfully

call your attention to their announcementsTO YOU for your attendance and support

We wish you all a pleasant and enjoyable evening.

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