South Pacific

The Church Hall, Kitson Barnes

March 1964

Producer – Chris Ekin-Wood

Musical Director – Eric Griffiths BA LRAM LGSM

Chorus Mistress – Marjorie Somers-Clarke LRAM ARCM

Choreographer – Anne Gray

South Pacific is a musical play, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. When it first opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, it was produced by Leland Hayward and directed by Joshua Logan.

It ran for more than five years with 1,925 performances; at the time it closed, it was the fifth-longest running show in Broadway history.

It is generally considered to be one of the greatest musicals of all time, and a number of its songs, such as “Bali Ha’i” “Younger than Springtime” and “Some Enchanted Evening” have become worldwide standards. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.

The play is based on two short stories by James A. Michener from his book Tales of the South Pacific, which itself was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948.

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CAST

Ngana – Deborah Catford

Jerome – Mark Hearn

Henry – Ian Worth

Ensign Nellie Forbush – Vivienne Farrage

Emile de Beque – Clive Jones

Bloody Mary – June Whitby

Stewpot – Sydney Evans

Luther Billis – Laurie Bayliss

Professor – Michael Dickens

Lt Joseph Cable USMC – Bill Hearn

Capt George Brackett USN – David Armstrong

Commander William Harbison USN – Charles Stockwell

Yeoman Herbert Quale – Leslie Bayfield

Sgt Kenneth Johnson – Al Padua

Seabee Morton Wise – Peter Cook

Seaman Tom O’Brian – Vin Mulligan

Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey – Richard Morris

Marine Cpl Hamilton Steeves – Simon Trueman

Pte Victor Jerome – John Carr

Pte Sven Larson – Robin Brailey

Sgt Jack Waters – Al Padua

Lt Genevieve Marshall – Ruth Price

Ensign Lisa Manelli – Joy Cooper

Ensign Connie Walewska – Lotta Smith

Ensign Janet McGregor – Joy Catford

Ensign Bessie Norman – Jean Farnworth

Ensign Pamela Whitmore – Jill Truman

Ensign Sue Yaeger – Barbara Webster

Ensign Dinah Murphy – Diane Howard

Liat – Veronica Stockwell

Lt Buzz Adams – Geoffrey Bishop

Jane Allen, Ann Bacon, Pat Brian, Elizabeth Rowe, Ann Smith, Michael Broomby, Martin Last, Peter Tansy

CREW

Production Secretary – Marjorie Doughty

Stage Manager – George Dickens

Electrician – Leslie Bacon

Accompanist – John Steel

Perruquier – Mr & Mrs S Mead

House Manager – Marcus Johnson

Box Office – Daphne Needs

Wardrobe Mistress – Lillian Parry

Costumes – Maurice Angel

Scenery – Capes / City Display/ Society members