Cabaret
Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned an acclaimed 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions.
Originally entitled Welcome to Berlin, it is based on John Van Druten’s play I Am a Camera, which in turn was adapted from the novel Mr. Norris Changes Trains and a collection of short stories, Goodbye to Berlin, by Christopher Isherwood.
Set in 1929-1930 Berlin on the eve of the Nazi uprising, it focuses on English cabaret singer Sally Bowles and her relationship with young American writer Cliff Bradshaw.
A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and one of her tenants, Jewish fruit vendor Herr Schultz. Overseeing the action is the Emcee, who presides as master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub and serves as a general commentator.
Cast & Creative
Cast List
Character | Actor |
Emcee | Andrew Yeates |
Clifford Bradshaw | Ian Davies |
Ernst Ludwig | Steve Alais |
Customs Officer | Bob Day |
Fraulein Schneider | Heather Hodgson |
Fraulein Kost | Janie Manuel |
Herr Schultz | Iain Calder |
Telephone Girl | Tina Lee-Fuller |
Sally Bowles | Josephine Easton |
Lady | Maggie Rose |
Lady | Shelia Fitzgerald |
Max | Robert Brooks |
Kit Kat Girls | Marion Alais |
Kit Kat Girls | Nicky Blumfield |
Kit Kat Girls | Merian Ganjou |
Kit Kat Girls | Sarah Pearson |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Christine Gilbert |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Marion McLaren |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Sonya Raymond |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Lynne Tompkins |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Peter Barnett |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Steve Brookhouse |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Robert Brooks |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Andrew MacBean |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Gavin Morgan |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Graham Wilson |
Waiter/Sailor/Guest | Martin Wilcox |
Creative Team
Role | Name |
Producer | Angus Fletcher |
Musical Director | Richard Crossland |
Choreographer | Peter Barnett |
Dance Captain | Melanie Edwards |
Production Manager | Julie Thomas |
Stage Manager | Paul Viney |
Assistant Stage Manager | Bill White |
Props | Beryl Yorath |
Sound | Paul Viney |
Sound | Jeremy Newton |
Lighting Designer | Peter Willis |
Lighting Crew | Jo Henwood |
Lighting Crew | Steve Brown |
Set Construction | Paul Viney |
Set Construction | Peter Mumford |
Costume Co-ordinator | Sue Buxton |
Costume Co-ordinator | Jenny Allen |
Costumes | The Haslemere Wardrobe |
Box Office | Suzanne Yeates |
Box Office | Mandy Matthaie |
Publicity & Programme | Anne Campbell |
Front of House | Janet Turner |
Bar Manager | Jim Dawson |
Rehearsal Pianist | Nick Beedon |
Rehearsal Pianist | Mike Carver |
Rehearsal Pianist | Terry Saunders |