Movie musical Singin’ in the Rain, beloved since the moment it premiered, earned the top spot atop AFI’s 100 Years of Musicals list and, in 2007, was ranked as the fifth greatest motion picture of all time.

Now adapted for the stage, Singin’ in the Rain “pours” down delight, capturing the waning days of the silent screen era as they give way to new-fangled “talkies.” With The Jazz Singer premiere making Hollywood frantic, the studios are forced to suddenly change all the movie-making rules at once, to accommodate sound. In doing so, they leave silent pictures — and some of their stars — behind. When Monumental Studios turns silent The Dueling Cavalier into The Dancing Cavalier, a musical picture, in order to stay relevant, they are faced with a problem: their star, Lina Lamont can’t sing, and can’t even really talk. Lina’s voice sounds something like nails on a chalkboard. Enter Kathy Selden, an aspiring actress whose dulcet tones are able to cover Lina Lamont’s — calling into question what it means to act, how credit is distributed, and what it means to get a fair shake in the movie business.

Singin’ in the Rain includes some of the best-loved comedy routines, dance numbers, and love songs ever written, including ‘Good Mornin’’, ‘Make ‘em Laugh’, and – of course – the show-stopping dance number, ‘Singin’ in the Rain’.

This production was in association with BASINGSTOKE AMATEUR THEATRICAL SOCIETY

CREATIVE TEAM

Director & Choreographer
RAY JEFFERY

Musical Director
TREVOR DEFFERD

Assistant Director
NICK BRANNAM

Additional Choreography
KAREN McCLOY

JULIE MORRIS

Production Manager
JILLIAN BRANNAM

SALLY MANNING

Stage Manager
STEVE BRANNAM

Deputy Stage Manager

NICK HORSEY

Assistant Stage Manager

NATALIE RANDELL

HIRE SERVICES

Lighting Design and Hire

JAMES MITCHELL – M3 PRODUCTIONS

Sound Design and Hire

DAN PAINE – SPINAUDIO

Scenery Hire

SCENIC PROJECTS LTD

Projections By

DAN MELLORS

Costumes

TRIPLE C COSTUMIERS 

Wigs

PATSY PAGE THEATRICAL WIG CREATIONS

NODA REVIEW

“…add this production of Singin’ In The Rain to their list of successes.”

National Operatic and Dramatic Association   – Read full review

PRESS REVIEWS

“It must have been incredibly hard work for director Ray Jeffery, assistant director Nick Brannam, musical director Trevor Defferd and choreographers Julie Morris and Karen McCloy to put it all together, but it has absolutely been worth it.”

Basingstoke Gazette  – Read full review

“this provided a great spectacle to delight the audience and good old fashioned entertainment.”

Newbury Today  – Read full review