ANNIE

Reading Operatic Society

The Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames

26 – 29 SEPTEMBER 2018

LICENSING CREDITS

Music by
CHARLES STROUSE

 

Lyric by
MARTIN CHARNIN

 

Book by
THOMAS MEEHAN

 

Original Broadway Production directed by Martin Charnin
Presented on Broadway by Mike Nichols
Produced by Irwin Meyer Stephen R. Friedman Lewis Allen

Alvin Nederlander The John F. Kennedy Center for the Icarus Associates Inc. Performing Arts Production

Based on ‘Little Orphan Annie’ by
Permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLC
Originally produced by The Goodspeed Opera House
Michael P. Price, Executive Director

 

ANNIE
An amateur production presented with Music Theatre International (Europe)
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe
www.MTIShows.co.uk

 

SYNOPSIS

Based on Little Orphan Annie, the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide sensation. Winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the beloved show features a wonderful score written by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, including the Broadway smash hit, ‘Tomorrow’.

 

With a perfect combination of street-smarts and optimism, Annie warms the hearts of the audience as we witness her rise from next to nothing in New York City. She is determined to find her parents, who left her at the orphanage years ago. Though things don’t quite work out the way she has planned, she does manage to thwart the plans of the evil Miss Hannigan and find a new family with billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his secretary Grace Farrell, and her lovable pooch, Sandy.

PRODUCTION DETAILS

This production was in association with READING OPERATIC SOCIETY

 

CREATIVE TEAM

Director & Choreographer
NICK BRANNAM

 

Musical Director
JOSH ROBINSON

 

Production Manager
DAVID PARSONSON

 

Stage Manager
CAROL HODGKINSON

 

Deputy Stage Manager

DAVID PARSONSON

 

Assistant Stage Managers
JAMES COOK & CHRIS DINSEY

 

HIRE SERVICES

Lighting Designer
MICHAEL BRENKLEY

 

Sound Design and Operation
LOUIS MARTIN

 

Scenic Design
NICK BRANNAM

 

Cloths provided by
SCENIC PROJECTS LTD

 

Additional Set Pieces
BASINGSTOKE AMATEUR THEATRICAL SOCIETY,
STEVE BRANNAM

 

Projection Design
RYAN STEVENS – STEVENS SIGNAGE

 

Wigs provided by
BECKY RUNGEN

 

Costumes
BASINGSTOKE AMATEUR THEATRICAL SOCIETY
STARMAKER THEATRE COMPANY

JUDE IFOULD

 

REVIEWS

NODA REVIEW

“Staging was cleverly worked with excellent blocking and groupings. Even when space was confined he had managed to ensure all actors could be seen with no upstaging; all of which culminated in creating a fast paced captivating and engaging piece of theatre.”

National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) – Read full review

 

PRESS REVIEWS

“Under the leadership of award-winning Director and Choreographer Nick Brannam and Musical Director Josh Robinson, the show sparkled with attention to paid to every detail.”

Wokingham Today – Read full review

PRODUCTION IMAGES (Photography by MICHAEL GRIBBLE)