ST PAUL’S PLAYERS PRESENTS
WE WILL ROCK YOU
3RD MARCH- 8TH MARCH
THE PRODUCTION TEAM DIRECTOR- Liz Blundell PRODUCER- Jane Catterall ASSISTANT PRODUCER- Phil Armstrong MUSICAL DIRECTOR- James Eccleshare CHOREOGRAPHER- Julia Henry
THE CAST GALILEO- Jamie Taylor SCARAMOUCHE- Lily Blundell KILLER QUEEN- Beth Corrigan KASHOGGI- Sam Crowder MEAT- Bex McLean BRITNEY- Jamie Fletcher POP- Ben Newsome ROBBIE WILLIAMS- Martin Foster
CHORUS Daniel Atherton, Charlie Bradburn, Hannah Crerar, Joshua Downes, Nicolas Fogg, Ryan Greenfield, Emily Heeks, Jenni Heeks, Chris Heyes, Elizabeth Kerrins, Natalie Lancaster, Angus Mather, Dom Nolan, Lydia Nolan, Meredith Nolan, Claire O’Donnell, Sinead O’Driscoll, David Sellers, Gemma Sherrington-Harkin, Becky Smethurst, Katie Stewart & Abbey Swarbrick
NODA REVIEW Having spent a large portion of my youth listening to the music of Queen, it was with some excitement that I made my way to Adlington to see this production, and I was not to be disappointed. This enthusiastic young cast certainly created a kind of magic! The Killer Queen was strongly played by Beth Carrigan and was assisted by her henchman Khashoggi, played by Sam Crowder. A show with such well known rock music demands a cast with strong vocals, and we were certainly given that. The male lead, Galileo Figaro (Jamie Taylor), gave a confident performance showing a powerful voice with Freddyesque operatic overtones. He was supported by his love interest, Scaramouche (Lily Blundell) who clearly understood the humour of the script and sang well. One of the highlights of the show was the ballad ‘Only the Good Die Young’ sung with great feeling by Meat (Rebecca McLean) while the roles of Britney (Jamie Fletcher), Pop (Ben Newsome) and Robbie Williams (Martin Foster) were all strongly portrayed. Movement was kept fairly simple and the chorus danced and sang with enthusiasm. Costumes were effective, particularly the Bohemians, which were all individual and well thought out. The show played on a simple set, with excellent use of lighting and technical effects to create interest. However talented the cast may be – and they were – a show like this stands or falls by the calibre of the music, and we were certainly treated to an outstanding band – special mention must go to the lead guitarist who stood on top of the orchestra pit to play the solo in Bohemian Rhapsody – Wow!!I would like to thank St. Paul’s for their hospitality, and for a great evening’s entertainment, and would like to wish them every success in their plans for a full time Youth Theatre Group.
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