2010 Season

Pantomime - Sleeping Beauty, 27th December 2010 to 3rd January 2011.

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. 30th March-2nd April 2011.

Mack and Mabel by Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman, 6th-10th December 2011.

For further information, see below, or contact us by email - info@stowmarketoperatic.org.uk

For bookings, please contact the Regal Theatre on 01449 612825 or at http://www.regalstowmarket.co.uk/

Wealthy London bachelor Jack Worthing falls for Gwendolen, cousin of London socialite Algy, who has in turn fallen for Jack's ward, Cecily. Amongst other barriers to both relationships is the determination of both ladies to marry men called Ernest, leading Algy and Jack to pretend that Ernest is, indeed, their given name. Another stumbling block is the ubiquitous Lady Bracknell, Algy's aunt and Gwendolen's mother, who refuses to accept Jack as a suitor for her daughter because he was a foundling, discovered as a baby in a handbag at Victoria Station. Playwright Oscar Wilde put into Lady Bracknell's mouth some of the most delicious comments in stage history: "To be born, or at any rate bred, in a handbag, whether it had handles or not, seems to me to display a contempt for the ordinary decencies of family life that reminds one of the worst excesses of the French Revolution".

The story follows the ups and downs and deceits of the two men whilst they pursue Gwendolen and Cecily, dogged by Algy's creditors and Lady Bracknell, whose opposition to Jack's origins proves insurmountable. On the way we learn of Jack's brother who does not exist yet manages to die in a Paris boarding house, and Algy's invalid friend Bunbury who also never drew breath yet nevertheless explodes on the advice of his physician. The situation remains unresolved until the final scene, when all the protagonists have collided at Jack's country estate..

Performances:

Wed 30th March - Sat 2nd April 2011

2.30 pm (Saturday matinee) and 7.30 pm

Our next musical will be directed by Karen Long. Mack and Mabel chronicles the story of Mack Sennet and his relationshop with his biggest star, Mabel Normand. The show relates how he discovers her when she delivers a sandwich to his studio and follows her dramatic rise as a star, taking in many of the wonders of the silent film era, including slapstick, the Keystone Cops and “Hundreds of Girls”

Performances:

6th-10th December 2011

Further information to follow

Our next production will be the ever popular pantomime Sleeping Beauty, directed by Pauline Taylor, choreographed by Keely Taylor, and with Alan Humphries rejoining us as musical director.

Join us at this family oriented show, as we cheer the dashing prince, boo the evil fairy, and sing along with the songs. Oh yes you will!

Dates are as follows:

Read through 6th and 8th July.

Auditions 11th July.

Rehearsals to start September.

Performances 27th December 2010 - 3rd January 2011.