High Society

Richmond Theatre

30th October-3rd November 2018

Director – Deb McDowell
Musical Director – Janet Simpson
Choreographer – Jennifer Moorhead
Production Manager – Sarah Perkins

High Society is a musical based on the film of the same name which starred Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. This in turn was based on the Phillip Barry play ‘The Philadelphia Story’ the film of which stars Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, and Jimmy Stewart. The show features a score by Cole Porter and uses songs he wrote specifically for the production, along with a number of songs from his back catalogue. The story focuses on a wedding between a Long Island socialite and a pretentious executive that is thrown into disarray when her ex-husband arrives back on the scene. The year is 1938 and the era gives us an excuse to brighten up autumnal October with some lovely late deco glamour as we take a voyeuristic peak into the lives of the rich and glamorous inhabitants of Newport, Rhode Island.

CAST

Tracy Lord – Heather Stockwell
CK Dexter Haven – Nick Moorhead
Liz Imbrie – Bex Wood
Mike Connor – Jacob Botha
Mrs Lord – Rachel Williams
Uncle Willie – Carl Smith
George Kittredge – Jason Thomas
Dinah Lord – Rebecca Nardin and Alice Bonney
Seth Lord – Martin Wilcox
Young Dexter – Evan Huntley-Robertson
Young Tracy – Nancy Robinson and Lilah Rose Jones
Servant Chorus – Chris Nash, John Paul Sutherland, Arran Southern, Mathew Madeley, Aggie Holland, Karen Swift, Georgina Skinner, Louise Ellard-Turnbull
Dancer – Lucinda Hennessy, Juliet Manners, Faye Brann, Laura Crowley, Kathryn Field, Gemma Melhuish
Ensemble – Darren Moss, Greg Smith, Paul Nicholas Dyke

CREW

Assistant Director – Tracy Sorgiovanni
Marketing Manager – Tracy Sorgiovanni
Technical Manager – Ed Pagett
Lighting Design – Ed Pagett
Lighting Operation – Mike Bradbury, Tony Pike, Chris Pike
Set Designer – Alan Emsden
Sound Designer – Stuart Vaughan
Sound Operation – Jo Epps, Jacky Cook
Costume – Mags Wrightson
Costume Design – Suzy Deal
Stage Manager – Meg Hird
Assistant Stage Manager – Jojo Leppink
Wardrobe – Terrie Creswell, Zoe Harvey-Lee, Lesley Alexander, Barbara Thomas
Wigs & Make-up – Louise Ellard-Turnbull
Props – Jacqui Grebot, Vicky Horder