Oh, Kay!
Hampton Hill Theatre
May 2006
Director – Wesley Henderson Roe
Musical Director – Philip Shute
Choreographer – Rachel Hughes
Production Manager – Claire Williams
Oh, Kay! is a musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and a book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. It is based on the play La Presidente by Maurice Hanniquin and Pierre Veber.
The plot revolves around the adventures of the Duke of Durham and his sister, Lady Kay, English bootleggers in Prohibition Era America. Kay finds herself falling in love with a man who seems unavailable.
CAST
Kay – Sue Astbury
Jimmy – Chris Morris
Shorty – Stuart Harris
Polly – Susannah Budden
Molly – Jan Croxson
Earl – Jonathan Warriss-Simmons
Larry – Edz Barrett
Constance – Lizzy Ross
Judge – Gary Sherwood
Revenue Officer – Alan O’Shea
Cottontails – Charlotte Bartle, Lizzie Brignall, Lucy Anne Clement, Lisa Collin, Vicki Harding, Juliet Manners, Dudzai Pswarayi, Helen Shore, Janet Simpson, Gita Singham, Louise Turnbull
Male Chorus – Loz Keal, Mark Wakeford
CREW
Dance Captain – Gemma Melhuish
Stage Manager – Eric Williams
Lighting Designer – Ed Pagett
Sound Design – David Gates
Set Design – Wesley Henderson Roe
FOH – Alan O’Shea
Hair, wigs and make-up – Louise Turnbull
Props – Sian Walters
