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Overview
My Fair Lady is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and
music by Frederick Loewe, based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
The
show's 1956 Broadway production was a smash hit, setting a new
record for the longest run of any major theatre production in
history.
It was followed by a hit London production, a popular
film version, and numerous revivals.
This was the company’s 75th Anniversary production and
the programme included a facsimile of a hand written note of best
wishes & congratulations from Rex Harrison.
| The Cast |
| Mrs Eynsford Hill |
Pauline Kendrick |
| Eliza Doolittle |
Margaret Boughton |
| Freddy Eynsford Hill |
Jeffrey Raggett |
| Colonel Pickering |
Bob Salter |
| Henry Higgins |
Ken Dixon |
| Harry |
Richard Matthiae |
| Jamie |
Norman Marks |
| Alfred P Doolittle |
Roger Roseboom |
| Mrs Pearce |
Marion McLaren |
| Mrs Hopkins |
Joyce Stewart |
| Mrs Higgins |
Rosalind Mitchell |
| Lord Boxington |
Alan Scott |
| Lady Boxington |
Barbara Tailby Weedon |
| Zoltan Kaparthy |
Steve Alais |
The Dancers:
Pauline Beament, Sue
Brittle, Janet Salter
Peter Barnett, Dave Evans, Jeremy Newton The Servants:
Grainne O’Kelly,
Margaret Ross Collier, Mandy Stenhouse, Cathy Vachell Robert
hicks, Peter Vaughan
The Company:
Wendy Allingham, Liz
Angell, Charlotte Catford, Joy Catford, Wendy Edwards, Mary
Fraser, Barbara Hall, Ellen Harvey-Smart, Fiona Hughes, Helen
Jenkins, Annie Kitcherside, Rachel Marks, Sonya Raymond, Barbara
Thomas, Janet Turner, Anne Tustin, Patricia Vandepeer, Jackie
Williams, Carol Yates
Ellis
Berg, Len Brittle, John Boult, Paul Knighton, Paul Sanders |
| The Production Team |
| Producer |
Valerie Fardell |
| Musical Director |
Peter Holt |
| Designer |
David Casey |
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| Stage Manager |
Godfrey Buckland |
| Assistants |
Nigel Lambert, Trevor Marland, Heather Mitchell,
David Poupart, Esther Rowlands, Richard Vandepeer |
| Wardrobe Mistress |
Pauline Kendrick |
| Rehearsal Pianists |
Denis Gomm & Tim Evans |
| Prompter |
Yvonne Byrne |
| Box Office |
Barbara Weedon |
| House Manager |
Peter Brown |
| Production Consultant |
Peter Sporle |
| Costumes designed & made by |
Alan Scott Costumes |
| Ladies Hats designed & made by |
Roy Appleby |
| Ascot’s Men’s Costumes |
S B Watts |
| Make-up |
Margaret Davies & Karen Lewis |
| Sets by |
BROS Workshops & Crane Design |
| Drapes by |
Sandra Buckland & Mandy Stenhouse |
| Lighting |
Steven Montgomery |
| Sound |
Jeremy Lowe |
| Garden furniture & flowers |
Greenery Ltd |
| Furniture |
D Jordan & Sons |
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