Carousel
Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics).
The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár’s 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline.
The story revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose romance with millworker Julie Jordan comes at the price of both their jobs. He attempts a robbery to provide for Julie and their unborn child; after it goes wrong and he dies he is given a chance to return to earth for a day and make things right. A secondary plot line deals with millworker Carrie Pipperidge and her romance with ambitious fisherman Enoch Snow
Cast & Creative
Cast List
Character | Actor |
Julie Jordon | Gemma Kate Gould |
Carrie Piperidge | Aggie Holland |
Nettie Fowler | Louise Turnbull |
Mrs Mullin | Tracy Sorgiovanni |
Billy Bigelow | John Vallance |
Enoch Snow | James Turnbull |
Jigger Craggin | Chris Morris |
Davis Bascombe | Jim Trimmer |
Heavenly Friend | Caroline Hayes |
Starkeeper | Charles Halford |
Louise | Emma Knight |
Enoch Snow Junior | Mathew Madeley |
Carnival Boy | Jamie Chidzey |
Dancers | Gemma Melhuish |
Dancers | Laura Crowley |
Dancers | Helen Lowe |
Dancers | Helen Shore |
Dancers | Louise Vinter |
Dancers | Lucinda Hennessy |
Dancers | Susannah Pink |
Ruffian Boys | Oliver Shore |
Ruffian Boys | Greg Smith |
Ensemble | Darren Moss |
Ensemble | Jack Tidball |
Ensemble | Jim Trimmer |
Ensemble | Josh Medcaf |
Ensemble | Marc Batten |
Ensemble | Rob Kirtley |
Ensemble | Robbie Campbell |
Ensemble | Ruby Hayes |
Ensemble | Tom Cooper |
Ensemble | Alexia Cox |
Ensemble | Deb McDowell |
Ensemble | Sian Walters |
Creative Team
Role | Name |
Director | Clare Henderson-Roe |
Musical Director | Carl Smith |
Choreographer | Jennifer Moorhead |
Assistant Choreographer | Lucinda Hennessy |
Assistant Choreographer | Susannah Pink |
Production Manager | Wesley Henderson Roe |
Set Designer | Wesley Henderson Roe |
FOH Manager | Lottie Walker |
Show Date: June 2015
Venue: Minack Theatre