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My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady was performed at the Co-operative Arts Theatre in Nottingham between Monday 9th October and Saturday 14th October 1995.
One of the most esteemed of British plays, George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, became, in the hands of Lerner and Loewe, one of the most popular and celebrated of all musicals.
The music was by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.
The story unfolds as Higgins undertakes the task, carefully watched by Pickering. Alfred P Doolittle, Eliza's ne'er do well father, pays a visit to Higgin's home in Wimpole Street on the premise of liberating his daughter, when in actual fact he recognises the chance of making some money. Higgins is amused enough by the man's gall and sends him away with £5. Eliza has great trouble with her vowel sounds, and is deprived of meals until she gets them right. Suddenly all seems to fall into place and her first public appearance is at Ascot Races. There she meets Freddie Eynsford - Hill.
Her next outing is to the Embassy Ball and this proves to be the triumph everybody hoped for. In the midst of the celebrations, Eliza is forgotten and she begins to wonder what will become of her. Higgins appears to have lost interest in her and during the night she packs and leaves. Higgins and Pickering are unsettled by her disappearance, not knowing that Eliza has taken shelter with Higgin's mother. He only discovers this when he visits his mother and is shocked by Eliza's independence. He also begins to realise that he really misses Eliza but hates himself for having to admit it. When Eliza does return to his home, they both realise that the relationship has changed.
Scene 2 - A Tenement Section. Tottenham Court Road (Later that Evening)
Scene 3 - Higgins' Study (The Next Day)
Scene 4 - Tenement Section (Several Weeks Later)
Scene 5 - Higgins' Study (Later That Afternoon)
Scene 6 - Outside Ascot (A July Afternoon)
Scene 7 - Ascot (Immediately Following)
Scene 8 - Outside Higgins House Wimpole Street (Later that day)
Scene 9 - Higgins' Study (Evening six weeks later)
Scene 10 - Transylvanian Embassy Promenade (Outside the ballroom later that evening)
Scene 11 - The Ballroom Of The Embassy (Immediately following)
Scene 2 - Outside Higgins' House (Immediately following)
Scene 3 - Flower Market of Covent Garden (5:00 in the morning)
Scene 4 - Upstairs Hall of Higgins' House (11:00 the following morning)
Scene 5 - The Garden of Mrs. Higgins House (dusk that afternoon)
Scene 6 - Higgins Study (Immediately following)
Scene 1
Why Can't The English? (Higgins)
Scene 2
When A Little Bit Of Luck (Doolittle, Harry & Jamie)
Scene 3
I'm An Ordinary Man (Higgins)
Scene 4
With A Little Bit Of Luck (Doolittle & Ensemble)
Scene 5
Just You Wait (Eliza)
The Servants Chorus (The Servants)
The Rain In Spain (Higgins, Eliza & Pickering)
I Could Have Danced All Night (Eliza, Mrs. Pearce & Maids)
Scene 7
Ascot Gavotte (Full Ensemble)
Scene 8
On The Street Where You Live (Freddy)
Scene 1
You Did It (Higgins, Pickering, Mrs. Pearce & servants)
Just You Wait (Eliza)
Scene 2
n The Street Where You Live (Freddy)
Show Me (Eliza & Freddy)
Scene 3
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (Eliza & Cockney Men)
Get Me To The Church On Time (Doolittle & Ensemble)
Scene 4
Hymn to Him (Higgins)
Scene 5
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Higgins)
Scene 6
Curtain call and Finale
Col. Pickering - David Heard
Eliza Doolittle - Cheryl Mills
Footman - Jonathon Saville
Freddy Eynsford-Hill - Colin Richmond
Harry - Guy Benson
Henry Higgins - John Henson
Jamie - David Freemantle
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill - Jane Cottee
Mrs. Higgins - Christine Kilbourn
Mrs. Pearce - Anthea Hinchliffe
Queen of Transylvania - Carolyn Smith
Zoltan Karpathy - John Maddison
Cello - Abbe Rockall
Clarinet - Mal Trott, Michael Tyler-Shelton
Flute - Roy Harrison
Percussion - Tony Whilde
Piano - Iris Edginton
Trombone - Terry Tricker
Trumpet - Kevin Dye
Violin - Eric Wileman, Gwen Hall, Pauline Toone, Rachel Bolton
Box Office - Jill Dawson, Margaret Lambert
Choreography - Christine Kilbourn
Front of House - Jill Dawson and team
Make-up - Sandra and team
Musical Director - Mel Seal
Producer - Michael Wright
Prompt - Beryl Henson
Props - Margaret Knight
Rehearsal Pianist - Arthur Ploughman, Iris Edgington
Set Design / Painter - Belper Operatic Society, Michael Dowdeswell
Stage Crew - David Hinchliffe, Richard Philiips, Simon Pringle
Stage Manager - Martyn Wright
Wardrobe Mistress - Barbara Doughty
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My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady was performed at the Co-operative Arts Theatre in Nottingham between Monday 9th October and Saturday 14th October 1995.
One of the most esteemed of British plays, George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, became, in the hands of Lerner and Loewe, one of the most popular and celebrated of all musicals.
The music was by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.
The Story of My Fair Lady
At heart, My Fair Lady is a touching fairy tale, the story of a bedraggled Covent Garden flower girl being almost magically transformed into a "Lady in a very short time. This happened as a result of a wager between two language and dialect experts, Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering who accidentally meet outside Covent Garden and encounter Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl. Higgins boasts that he could teach Eliza to speak well enough to pass her off at a forthcoming Embassy Ball.The story unfolds as Higgins undertakes the task, carefully watched by Pickering. Alfred P Doolittle, Eliza's ne'er do well father, pays a visit to Higgin's home in Wimpole Street on the premise of liberating his daughter, when in actual fact he recognises the chance of making some money. Higgins is amused enough by the man's gall and sends him away with £5. Eliza has great trouble with her vowel sounds, and is deprived of meals until she gets them right. Suddenly all seems to fall into place and her first public appearance is at Ascot Races. There she meets Freddie Eynsford - Hill.
Her next outing is to the Embassy Ball and this proves to be the triumph everybody hoped for. In the midst of the celebrations, Eliza is forgotten and she begins to wonder what will become of her. Higgins appears to have lost interest in her and during the night she packs and leaves. Higgins and Pickering are unsettled by her disappearance, not knowing that Eliza has taken shelter with Higgin's mother. He only discovers this when he visits his mother and is shocked by Eliza's independence. He also begins to realise that he really misses Eliza but hates himself for having to admit it. When Eliza does return to his home, they both realise that the relationship has changed.
Synopsis of Show
Act 1
Scene 1 - Outside Covent GardenScene 2 - A Tenement Section. Tottenham Court Road (Later that Evening)
Scene 3 - Higgins' Study (The Next Day)
Scene 4 - Tenement Section (Several Weeks Later)
Scene 5 - Higgins' Study (Later That Afternoon)
Scene 6 - Outside Ascot (A July Afternoon)
Scene 7 - Ascot (Immediately Following)
Scene 8 - Outside Higgins House Wimpole Street (Later that day)
Scene 9 - Higgins' Study (Evening six weeks later)
Scene 10 - Transylvanian Embassy Promenade (Outside the ballroom later that evening)
Scene 11 - The Ballroom Of The Embassy (Immediately following)
Act 2
Scene 1 - Higgins' Study (3:00 the following morning)Scene 2 - Outside Higgins' House (Immediately following)
Scene 3 - Flower Market of Covent Garden (5:00 in the morning)
Scene 4 - Upstairs Hall of Higgins' House (11:00 the following morning)
Scene 5 - The Garden of Mrs. Higgins House (dusk that afternoon)
Scene 6 - Higgins Study (Immediately following)
Musical Numbers
Act 1
Scene 1
Why Can't The English? (Higgins)
Scene 2
When A Little Bit Of Luck (Doolittle, Harry & Jamie)
Scene 3
I'm An Ordinary Man (Higgins)
Scene 4
With A Little Bit Of Luck (Doolittle & Ensemble)
Scene 5
Just You Wait (Eliza)
The Servants Chorus (The Servants)
The Rain In Spain (Higgins, Eliza & Pickering)
I Could Have Danced All Night (Eliza, Mrs. Pearce & Maids)
Scene 7
Ascot Gavotte (Full Ensemble)
Scene 8
On The Street Where You Live (Freddy)
Act 2
Scene 1
You Did It (Higgins, Pickering, Mrs. Pearce & servants)
Just You Wait (Eliza)
Scene 2
n The Street Where You Live (Freddy)
Show Me (Eliza & Freddy)
Scene 3
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (Eliza & Cockney Men)
Get Me To The Church On Time (Doolittle & Ensemble)
Scene 4
Hymn to Him (Higgins)
Scene 5
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Higgins)
Scene 6
Curtain call and Finale
Photo Gallery
The Cast
Alfred Doolittle - Jim BlackmoreCol. Pickering - David Heard
Eliza Doolittle - Cheryl Mills
Footman - Jonathon Saville
Freddy Eynsford-Hill - Colin Richmond
Harry - Guy Benson
Henry Higgins - John Henson
Jamie - David Freemantle
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill - Jane Cottee
Mrs. Higgins - Christine Kilbourn
Mrs. Pearce - Anthea Hinchliffe
Queen of Transylvania - Carolyn Smith
Zoltan Karpathy - John Maddison
The Chorus
Alison Lawrence, Barbara Doughty, Carolyn Smith, Carrie-Anne Smith, Claire Farrand, David Freemantle, Esther Bamford, Guy Benson, John Kitchener, John Maddison, Julie Bates, Julie Freemantle, Kathlyn Phillips, Maria Lambley, Mollie Harwood, Paul Lemon, Rob Corner, Roma Drinkwater, Ruth Maddison, Ruth Stanley, Sarah Saunders, Sheila Millington, Steve Mills, Susan Evans, Wenda SmithMaids
Kathlyn Philiips, Wenda SmithServants
Carolyn Smith, Carrie-Anne Smith, Claire Farrand, John Maddison, Peter Prentice, Rob Corner, Ruth Maddison, Steve MillsThe Orchestra
Bass - David Scott-SavageCello - Abbe Rockall
Clarinet - Mal Trott, Michael Tyler-Shelton
Flute - Roy Harrison
Percussion - Tony Whilde
Piano - Iris Edginton
Trombone - Terry Tricker
Trumpet - Kevin Dye
Violin - Eric Wileman, Gwen Hall, Pauline Toone, Rachel Bolton
The Production Team
Assistant Stage Manager - Mike CaveBox Office - Jill Dawson, Margaret Lambert
Choreography - Christine Kilbourn
Front of House - Jill Dawson and team
Make-up - Sandra and team
Musical Director - Mel Seal
Producer - Michael Wright
Prompt - Beryl Henson
Props - Margaret Knight
Rehearsal Pianist - Arthur Ploughman, Iris Edgington
Set Design / Painter - Belper Operatic Society, Michael Dowdeswell
Stage Crew - David Hinchliffe, Richard Philiips, Simon Pringle
Stage Manager - Martyn Wright
Wardrobe Mistress - Barbara Doughty
If you took part in this show and have memories to share or don't have a profile, and would like one, we'd love you to contact us.
