Hot Mikado

Hampton Hill Theatre

October 2005

Director – Paul Kirkbright

Musical Director – Shaun Critten

Choreographer – Caroline Smith

Production Manager – Clare Henderson Roe

Hot Mikado is a musical comedy, based on Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, adapted by David H. Bell (book and lyrics) and Rob Bowman (orchestrations and arrangements). After researching the 1939 Broadway musical, The Hot Mikado, Bell and Bowman created a new adaptation, Hot Mikado.

The original production ran from March 18–July 27, 1986 at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, where Bell was artistic director. Bell directed and choreographed the production. The musical also had an early Chicago production. The show was subsequently revived several times and finally ran in London’s West End in 1995. It has enjoyed many additional productions in North America and the UK since then.

CAST

Koko – Carl Smith

Pooh Bah – Edz Barrett

Pish Tush – Hamilton Faber

Nanki Poo – Andy Clarke

Mikado – Martin Wilcox

Yum – Lucy Anne Clement

Pitti Sing – Sue Astbury

Peep Bo – Faye Brann

Katisha – Robbin Pierce

Dancers – Jan Croxson, Rachel Hughes, Gemma Melhuish, Stephanie Moon, Claire O’Dell, Karen Swift, Ian Bennett, Mike Bradbury

Chorus – Anna Colton, Fiona Hedger-Gourlay, Philippa Makepeace, Deb McDowell, Lizzy Ross, Helen Shore, Janet Simpson, Gita Singham, Angela Sturgeon, Nigel Cole, Tim Hedger-Gourlay, Chris Morris, John Powter, Jim Trimmer, Andrew Yeates, Faye Rogers

CREW

Lighting Designer – Ed Pagett

Stage Manager – Eric Williams

Sound Design – Stuart Vaughan

Wardrobe – Edz Barrett, Terrie Creswell, Zoe Harvey-lee

Set Realisation – Wesley Henderson-Roe

Props – Lynne Shirley

FOH – Alan O’Shea

Deputy Stage Manager – Claire Williams