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Music & Lyrics by Director Stephen Pam O’Grady Associate Director Sondheim Richard Trevaskis Music Director Book by Christine Hodgen Originally produced and directed on broadway by Suggested by a film by Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre Ingmar International (Australasia) All performance materials supplied by Bergman Hal Leonard Australasia Astory of Love and Sex...... set to a Waltz Astory of Love and Sex...... set to a Waltz The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia Incorporated (Established 1937)

Patrons Honorary Life Members AM John Axe, Bette Backhouse (in memory of AM Mark Backhouse), Cecilia Borda, Christine Butler, The Hon. Trevor Olsson AO, MBE, CMSJ, RFD, ED John Drake, Helen Ellis, Hazel Green, Board of Management Susan Henderson, Peter Herriman, Barry Hill, President: Brian McLauchlan Peter Hopkins, Mary House, Richard House OAM, Vice-President: Richard Trevaskis Maurice Howie, Molly Howie, Brian Hurrell, Treasurer: Brian McLauchlan David Lampard, Julian McCabe, Alan McKie, Secretary: Sue Franks Brian McLauchlan, Margaret McLauchlan, Elizabeth Olsson, Geoffrey Olsson, Paula Pamment, Board Members Monica Pole (in memory of Peter Pole), Tim Blackshaw, Tim de Jong (ex-officio), Marjorie Quin, Beverley Scarce, June Stephenson, Vanessa de Jong, Anne Doherty, Patrick Marlin, Marie Taylor, Richard Trevaskis, Barbara Turner, Paula Pamment (ex-officio), Helen Snoswell. John Turner, Jenny Twigden, Renie Walker, Production Manager Laraine Wheeler. Tim de Jong In Memory of Brian Moore

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Director: Pam O’Grady Associate Director: Richard Trevaskis Musical Director: Christine Hodgen

26 April 2018 – 5 May 2018 The Arts Theatre, Adelaide Directors’ Notes

nown for the startling complexity A more intricate example, is the emotional of his lyricism and music, Stephen Now/Soon/Later, the three interwoven KSondheim first presented A Little soliloquies of Frederik, Anne, and Henrik who Night Music in 1973, with his collaborator are all in the throes of private erotic frustration. and writer, Hugh Wheeler, winning four Sondheim celebrates the art of writing in including Best Musical. It was variations of waltz time and compound meter. inspired by the 1955 film Smiles of a Summer This song in particular, showcases his mastery Night, directed by . of simultaneous and complex layering of differing musical themes. Sondheim believes that songs should be like one-act plays, that they should have a There is more than a little homage paid to the beginning, a middle, and an end. They should elegant and harmonically progressive music set up a situation, have a development, and of , an admired composer of then a conclusion . . . exactly like a classically the era and we are presenting A Little Night constructed play, and Music with the use of the sophisticated ‘salon exemplifies this ideal. Text, music and lyrics orchestra’, popular at the time. are perfectly balanced. We would like to acknowledge all of the many A Little Night Music is a story about what contributors in the creative and production happens to love when it is entangled with our teams, particularly our beautiful cast for their foolishness and time that passes... or... our extraordinary skills and commitment to this foolishness throughout time, no matter who production, the inimitable Ric Trevaskis, we love... or... about time passing, no matter our Associate Director, for his wisdom as how foolishly we spend our love. It is these confidante and collaborator, and Tim de Jong, ideas which make Night Music so dense and our Production Manager, friend, organiser special. The witty, perceptive book by Hugh and supporter, and the G&S Board. Wheeler, perfectly transitions into Sondheim’s Also, Peta Davis, for her musical genius as lyrics and glorious waltzes. patient rehearsal pianist and lead musician in the Orchestra. The score, devilishly complicated, includes Sondheim’s only ‘hit tune’, . We hope you enjoy our efforts in bringing you The tag line, as has often been explained, is a ’s A Little Night Music. reference to the circus. You send in the clowns when someone falls off a trapeze or a tightrope Pam Christine or gets mauled by a lion. It’s damage control in the face of total disaster. To see the song O’Grady Hodgen performed by Desiree, in context of the highly Director Musical Director emotional and heart-breaking scene, makes it all the more poignant. Cast List

Desiree Armfeldt Bronwen James Fredrik Egerman Robin Schmelzkopf Madame Armfeldt ...... Norma Knight Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm ...... Nicholas Bishop Countess Charlotte Malcolm Deborah Caddy Anne Egerman Emilene Whitehead Henrik Egerman William Richards Fredrika Armfeldt ...... Henny Walters Petra Megan Doherty Frid (Madame’s Butler) Laurence Croft Mr Lindquist ...... Macintyre Howie Reeves Mrs Norstrom Monique Watson Mrs Anderssen Vanessa Lee Shirley Mr Erlanson James Nicholson Mrs Segstrom Josine Talbot Malla (Desiree’s Maid) ...... Renie Walker Osa ...... Catherine Marlin

Orchestra

Piano Peta Davis Piccolo / Flute / Alto Flute Cassandra Boath Clarinet / Bass Clarinet ...... Kim Gray Oboe / Cor Anglais Hannah Kovilpillai Harp Liesl Warner Violin 1 Lois Fong Violin 2 Beth Brady Viola Catie Haynes Cello Heather Lander Double Bass Ella Conboy Production Team

In 2014, Pam was honoured to play Alice, in the Pam O’Grady Australian première (and second production DIRECTOR/ world-wide) of John Logan’s extraordinary CHOREOGRAPHER play, Peter and Alice for Independent Theatre. Pam has been involved in theatre since the Apart from directing, designing and age of ten, when dance choreographing numerous productions training became her for schools and Adelaide University, Pam first obsession. Since directed the award -winning The Goodbye Girl then, she has directed, for Therry and Love Rides the Rails, Only an choreographed, Orphan Girl and The Palace of Varieties – three designed and performed in countless music hall shows that she devised and directed productions. She was also a founding member for the Adelaide Rep. of the highly acclaimed Troika Theatre in Education Team. Pam is very fortunate to have had some generous, inspirational mentors who have given her opportunities to play some extraordinary lead roles which have led to her winning seven Advertiser Best Actress Awards: Kate (Brighton Beach Memoirs) and Broadway Bound for Adelaide Repertory Theatre, Margaret (Money and Friends), Countess Rostova (Wa r and Peace), Dolly Levi (Hello Dolly!) and Mrs Meers (Thoroughly Modern Millie). Other work includes Amanda Wingfield (The Glass Menagerie) and Desiree Armfeldt (A Little Night Music), Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest) for U.T.G., among others. Pam joined Independent Theatre for Les Parent Terribles and has since played Tamara Sachs (Taking Sides), Countess Rostova (War and Peace), Mollie Molloy (The Front Page), Mistress Quickly (Cry God for Harry), Kitty (Six Degrees of Separation), and Miss Havisham (Great Expectations), before going on to her Oscart-winning role of Mrs Moore (A Passage to India). Richard Christine Trevaskis Hodgen ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MUSICAL DIRECTOR Following early vocal Christine Hodgen training as a scholarship is a choral director, student at the Elder accompanist, vocal Conservatorium, coach, voice and Richard has specialised piano teacher with in comedy and character 37 years’ experience roles, spanning G&S performing and (which holds a special place in his heart), music teaching both privately and in public and theatre and , and the occasional play. private schools R-12. She currently teaches Amongst many roles he has played all but one at Walford Anglican School for Girls and of the G&S patter roles, most more than . Murray Bridge High School. He most recently appeared for G&S as Max Christine has musically directed, played Detweiler (). piano and provided vocal coaching for many He has also directed many productions, musicals during her 30 years in . including G&S, opera, operetta and music She is passionate about striving for excellence theatre for most Adelaide companies, in community/ amateur theatre and in fostering including the State Opera schools’ programme younger or inexperienced singers, actors and and the Elder Conservatorium, for whom he musicians in gaining a love for the genre. directed in 2010 and The Magic Her highlights include productions of Barnum, Flute in 2012. His 2007 production of G&S’s , , , Into the Woods won the Adelaide Critics Circle Seussical, The Sound of Music, , Award. He previously directed A Little Night , Into the Woods and Music, one of his favourite shows, for Therry. (Murray Bridge Players and Singers) and He has also been tutor in opera performance Wicked (Shane Davidson Productions). and in stagecraft for the Elder Conservatorium This is her first production for the Society. and Flinders Street School of Music, as well as giving numerous master classes in interpretation and audition technique.

Bronwen James (left) as Desiree Armfeldt, Henny Walters (right) as Fredrika Armfeldt and Robin Schmelzkopf (far right) as Fredrik Egerman. Cast

Bronwen James include Bill (The Sentimental Bloke), Nicely Nicely Johnson (Guys & Dolls), Billy Flynn Desiree Armfeldt (Chicago) and both Tevye and Lazar Wolfe Bronwen’s professional (Fiddler On The Roof). In 2004 Robin played performing life spans in Arthur with Deborah Caddy as Guinevere excess of 35 years both here in Camelot for the Society. Sondheim credits and overseas. She worked include Pseudolus (A Funny Thing Happened with Patch Theatre On The Way To The Forum) in both 1986 and over a 17 year period which 2006, Bobby (Company) in 1983 and 1999, included both statewide and national tours Frederick Egerman (A Little Night Music) and the State Theatre Company of South in 1996 and in 1989. Australia during the mid ‘90’s. Bronwen’s most Robin is thrilled to be working again with recent appearances in Adelaide have included Bronwen James, after playing opposite each Judy Garland (The Boy from Oz, The Met), other in Mack and Mabel in 1990. Aside from Ivy (August: Osage County, The Rep) and the theatre, Robin also performed at the Hotel title role in the Hills’ award winning The Enfield for three years and was even Drowsy Chaperone. For Independent Theatre Mr FlimFlam the singing telegram man! she appeared in All About My Mother, Indian Ink and Schippel the Plumber. Bronwen was a Norma Knight regular chorus member for the G&S Society Madame Armfeldt in the ‘80s. In 2007 she won a Theatre Critics First performing on Circle Award as the Baker’s Wife (Into the stage aged 7, Norma can Wo o ds, G&S Society). Bronwen played Desiree count close to 100 roles in for the Hills Musical Society in 2013, with her opera, oratorio, operetta mother as Madame Armfeldt and her daughter and musicals. Studying as Fredrika. Bronwen has conducted countless with Arnold Matters, drama workshops for children and adults of James Christiansen, and Walther Grüner, all ages, works as a voice-over artist for radio Norma was the recipient of The Advertiser Aria and television and is a Civil Marriage and in 1974. She sang principal roles for 5 years in Funeral Celebrant. the 70’s with State Opera of SA and then took up teaching, which has been and continues to be Robin Schmelzkopf her for nearly 40 years. Early roles with Fredrik Egerman the Society were Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus), Robin has sung and the Fairy Queen (), Duchess of Plaza performed for over 50 years, Toro (). Recent Society roles in over 50 productions with include Venus (Orpheus in the Underworld), various theatre companies Little Red’s Grandmother, Cinderella’s in Adelaide. Roles played Mother, and the Giantess (Into the Woods). In the 2015 Festival Norma appeared Nicholas Bishop as an aging opera singer in Stephen Sheehan’s Count Carl-Magnus Tristan and Isolde. Last year she joined the Malcolm Adelaide Philharmonia Chorale to sing in Nicholas commenced Orff’s Carmina Burana, (because it was only vocal studies with 50 years since she had last performed it). Guila Tiver at the Elder Conservatorium in 1988. Deborah Caddy He began in theatre Countess Charlotte Malcolm playing Motel (Fiddler on the Roof, The Met) Deborah has recently paired with Deborah Caddy as Tzeitel. Almost returned from an interstate 30 years on, they are reunited as a couple. tour of ’s Having performed in over 30 productions, , directed by highlights include playing Ernest Piaste Julie Andrews. She has (Daphne Laureola), Nathan Leopold (Never previously performed in the Sinner), Mr. Hyde (The Strange Case of various productions of The Phantom of the Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde) and Iago (Othello) for Opera as an ensemble member, off-stage swing Independent Theatre, Frank Cioffi (Curtains, and Madame Giry cover. This included two Therry) and the dual roles of Beverly Weston World tours, particularly in Asia, and two and Sheriff Dion Gilbeau (August: Osage Australian tours. A regular performer with the County, the Rep). For the Society, roles include State Opera of South Australia for a number Strephon (Iolanthe), Ralph Rackstraw, and of years, Deborah performed First Lady (The later Sir Joseph Porter (HMS Pinafore), Magic Flute), Flora (La Traviata), Queen Tye Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady) and most (Akhnaten) and Miss Schlesen (Satyagraha) recently Nicely Nicely Johnson (Guys and in the Philip Glass Trilogy. Other roles were Dolls). Working in the zoo world for the past Diana (Orpheus in the Underworld), Frasquita 20 years in Australia and overseas, Nicholas (Carmen), Berta (The Barber of Seville), has worked internationally in the field of Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Sister nature theatre, with a focus on birds. Nicholas’ Catherine (Dead Man Walking), and Elle in company Behaviourtects has delivered Poulenc’s one-woman opera La Voix Humaine. workshops and consultations in animal Deborah is a producer with SINGular training and keeper presentations in Australia, Productions which is currently in the process New Zealand and the USA. Natural history of creating two new operas. Writing a one- illustration and writing are also core passions. woman cabaret show featuring the music of He is currently the Manager of Nature Theatre Rogers and Hart, entitled Have you met Miss at Zoos South Australia. Jones? Deborah performed the show in the 2016 Cabaret Fringe. Emilene Whitehead (Wicked, Shane Davidson), Emmett (Legally Blonde) and Francis Fryer (Calamity Jane). Anne Egerman Other credits include Promise Adelaide’s All From an early age Emilene is Calm, Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s Class of has always loved singing. Cabaret and Brief Encounters, a cabaret show She found her love for music as part of the Fringe Festival this year. theatre when, at the age of 11, she was cast as Ida in her Henny Walters primary school musical Fredrika Armfeldt Honk! Jr. Since then Emilene began vocal tuition with Rosanne Hosking who has helped Henny made her her further develop a wide range of vocal professional stage debut skills. Emilene was part of the Society’s 2013 in 2013, in the children’s and 2014 productions of Oliver! as a member ensemble in TML of Fagin’s Gang. As a student at Concordia Enterprises’ production College she had lead roles in their productions of Chitty Chitty Bang of The Sound of Music (2014), Godspell (2015) Bang. In 2014, she played Ariel (The Little and most notably Tracy in (2016). Mermaid, Pelican Productions) and Brigitta Emilene has also participated in Pelican in the Society’s The Sound of Music. Returning Productions Music Theatre Camp for four. to the Festival Theatre she was in the opera This is her first role since leaving high school. Amahl and the Night Visitors, produced by Karen Lettice and Emma Knights Productions. William Richards Since then Henny has played Lucy McFadden (The Goodbye Girl) for which she was Henrik Egerman nominated for the Curtain Call Best Young Will’s first taste of theatre Actor Award by Adelaide Theatre Guide, and was when he was cast as the Dinah Lord (The Philadelphia Story) both lead male role in his high with Therry. Playing the title role of the Rep’s school’s 2014 production of 2017 The Diary of Anne Frank, Henny was the musical . Since then nominated by the Adelaide Critics Circle for Will has embraced this world Emerging Artist of the Year and the Theatre wholeheartedly. This will be Will’s second Association of South Australia’s CAL Award musical with the Society after performing for Best Youth Female Actor. She most as part of the ensemble in their production recently received the Director’s Award for of Les Misérables last year. Prior to that, her performance in Pelican Production’s Will had performed in several youth theatre Seize the Day. productions, including playing the Wizard Megan Doherty Laurence Croft Petra Frid Megan is a graduate of the Laurence’s creative Music Theatre program pursuits tug him in at the University of many directions from Ballarat (now Federation writing unfinished music University) Arts Academy to writing unfinished and studied classical voice plays. But soon enough at the University of Adelaide. An acclaimed he always returns to the world of performance Cabaret artist, Megan wrote and performed where he can employ his moustache to striking four seasons of The Girl Who Won’t Grow Up, effect. In Laurence’s acting life he has appeared including a season in the United Kingdom. as various supporting roles in the University Subsequent shows include Dirty Thirty of Adelaide Theatre Guild’s 2012 production (Cabaret Fringe 2014), Bittersweet & Song, and of The Merchant of Venice, and in Independent this year a new piece, Chrysalis, for the 2018 Theatre’s 2014 and 2016 productions of Peter Adelaide Fringe. Megan has produced and and Alice and Ross: The Lives of Lawrence of performed Sing On Through Tomorrow and Arabia respectively. directed the parody musical Buffy Kills Edward (Emma Knights Productions). Theatre credits Macintyre include Laurey (Oklahoma!), Phoebe (The Yeomen of the Guard), and Sister Margaretta Howie Reeves (The Sound of Music) for the Society, with Mr Lindstrom whom she has been performing since 2002. Macintyre Howie Reeves She has performed with a number of Adelaide’s is a Lady Anne Miller companies, most recently as Eliza Doolittle and Frederick Bevan (My Fair Lady, The Met). For Emma Knights Scholarship winning Productions, Megan has performed both roles who has been in the children’s opera, Space Encounters, and a soloist in Mozart’s Requiem at St Peters played Kate in the sell-out Adelaide Fringe Cathedral, Bach’s Matthäus-Passion and guest production of on soloist for Adelaide Carols by Candlelight 70th the Popeye. anniversary in 2014. Stage credits include “He gave me a wooden ring... it had been in his family for centuries... but I said to myself: a wooden ring? What sort of man would give you a wooden ring, so I tossed him out there and then. And now... who knows? He might have been the love of my life.” Madame Armfeldt, Act 2 Lieutenant Barri (Sondheim’s Passion, Swell Vanessa Productions), The Major General (The Pirates of Penzance), the Father (Hansel and Gretel, the Lee Shirley Elder Conservatorium), Page and understudy Mrs Anderssen for the King (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Vanessa holds an Pish-Tush () and Publio (La Advanced Diploma of clemenza di Tito) for Co*Opera, understudy Design for makeup, for Dr Falke and chorus (Die Fledermaus, specialising in film, TV, State Opera SA) and chorus in Brett Dean’s theatre and SFX. She new opera version of Hamlet directed by Neil has been Head Makeup Artist for various Armfield for the 2018 Adelaide Festival. feature length and short films and theatre productions, including Society productions. Monique Watson An experienced singer and performer, Vanessa Mrs Nordstrom studied a Bachelor of Music at the Elder Monique holds a Bachelor Conservatorium. She toured with Co*Opera’s of Music Performance The Magic Flute throughout Australia and (Elder Conservatorium Europe in 2009. Vanessa has played many roles of Music) and a Master for the Society including Mrs Sowerberry of Speech Pathology (Oliver!), Tessa (The Gondoliers), Fairy Queen (Flinders University). (Iolanthe), Annas (Jesus Christ Superstar), In 2014 Monique received coaching at the Rapunzel (Into The Woods) and most recently, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland under Madame Thenardier (Les Misérables). Kathleen Fergason. After joining Co*Opera Vanessa has been involved with Walford in 2012 she has toured regional Australia and School’s Musicals for the past years, performed multiple roles in Suor Angelica directing and designing CATS 2013, the (2012-2013), Suzuki and Kate Pinkerton Musical Theatre Showcase 2014 and 2016 and (Madama Butterfly, 2014-2015), Il Travatore The Addams Family 2015. Vanessa produced (2015) and Eugene Onegin (2017), Peep-Bo (The and directed Ordinary Days with her company Mikado, 2016) and Annio (La clemenza Di Tito, Little World Media in October 2017. She is 2016). In 2016, Monique played the First Witch currently directing The Addams Family Musical and the Spirit in Mopoke Theatre Production’s for Pulteney Grammar. Dido and Aeneas. She has recently collaborated with Adelaide based composers, completing recordings for Jodie O’Regan and debuting the role of the Owl in Andrew Wiering’s opera for children Lallo Bird. Monique first worked with the Society in their 2011 production of The Mikado. James Nicholson Mr Erlanson Madame Leonra Armfeldt James has been performing in various concerts and “Of course the summer night musical theatre productions smiles. Three times” since the age of 9 with highlights including a choral performance in Opera by the Loch and playing Randolph MacAfee (), Angel (), and Tony (West Side Story). James also achieved several first places, prizes and honourable mentions in voice at Eisteddfods. Relocating from Mildura in 2010, James completed a music degree at Elder Conservatorium as well as performing Fredrika Armfeldt in the ensemble of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for “But why does it smile, Opus Performing Arts and as Hero (A Funny Grandmother?” Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), Albert Lennox (The Secret Garden), and knife grinder (Oliver!) for the Society. James played Tony (Maria Callas Masterclass) and Box (Cox and Box) for Elder Hall Lunch time concerts and sang in the Chorus (Otello) for the State Opera. Most recently James played Nanki-Poo (The Mikado, Co*Opera/G&S). Madame Leonra Armfeldt “At the of human beings, Josine Talbot of course. The first smile smiles Mrs Segstrom at the young, who know nothing. Josine’s first involvement in The second, at the fools who musical theatre was in A Little Night Music with the Hills know too little, like Desiree. Musical Company where she And the third at the old who played the role of Malla. Since know too much - like me” then she has gone on to perform in several other theatre productions including Madame Leonra Armfeldt (Therry Dramatic Society), My to Fredrika Armfeldt. Act 1 Fair Lady (The Met), G&S Fest (G&S Society) and Aida (Hills Musical Company). The Story

Act 1 untoward has occurred, he remains suspicious A small Swedish town (1900) and returns to the Countess, to whom he relates We are introduced to the main characters of the whole encounter. the piece – Desiree Armfeldt, a famous and The Countess knows Anne through her glamorous actress; her mother, Madame younger sister and visits her to relate Desiree’s Armfeldt, a retired courtesan; Desiree’s encounter with her husband. Anne receives an thirteen year old daughter, Fredrika, who invitation for her and Fredrik to visit Madame lives with her grandmother; Fredrik Egerman, Armfeldt at her country estate for the weekend. a successful lawyer; Anne, his 18 year old wife; The Countess convinces Anne to attend and the Henrik his 20 year old son from a previous Count decides that he and his wife will attend marriage who is studying for the priesthood; despite their not being invited. Petra, Anne’s worldly-wise maid; Count All the characters prepare to attend, each with Carl-Magnus Malcolm, a dragoon officer and a hidden agenda. Desiree’s current lover; Countess Charlotte Malcolm, his long suffering wife; Frid, Act 2 Madame Armfeldt’s servant, and a quintet Madame Armfeldt’s estate of singers. Everyone arrives at the country estate and Fredrik and Anne have been married for eleven each starts to set their plans into action. months but Anne has yet to consummate the At dinner arguments erupt as the lovers and marriage. To complicate matters, Henrik is in would-be lovers’ emotions are strained. Unable love with his younger stepmother. to tolerate the situation any longer, Henrik As she has grown older, Desiree’s star has erupts, denouncing them all for being immoral. faded and she is now reduced to touring small Everyone wanders off to intimate encounters. towns. One night she notices a former lover, Henrik declares his love for Anne and after Fredrik, in the audience with Anne. Sensing an amorous encounter, they run off together. something between Desiree and Fredrik, Fredrik tells Desiree that he loves her, but only Anne demands to be taken home, where they as a dream. Desiree is devastated and reflects find Henrik. Whilst the Egerman’s have been on the sad state of her life. (‘Send in the Clowns’) at the theatre, Anne’s maid, Petra, has been The Countess and Fredrik commiserate on attempting to seduce the serious young man. their situations and are found by the Count, Fredrik decides to visit Desiree in her dressing who jealously challenges Fredrik to Russian room and they reminisce about their lives. Roulette. Fredrik misses and grazes his ear. When Fredrik confesses that he has gone Victorious, the Count begins to woo his wife. without sex for eleven months, Desiree agrees Fredrik finally confesses his love to Desiree to accommodate him as a favour, saying and they agree to start a new life together. “What are friends for?” They are interrupted Fredrika and her grandmother reflect on the by the Count and whilst they manage to chaos that has occurred and the nature of love convince the jealous man that nothing on a summer’s night. Production Crew

Production Manager ...... Tim de Jong Pre-Production Manager Tim Blackshaw Line Management David Williams Director/Choreographer Pam O’Grady Waltz Workshop Paul Rodda and Jaymi Humphreys Associate Director ...... Richard Trevaskis Musical Director Christine Hodgen Répétiteurs ...... Peta Davis, Christine Hodgen Stage Manager Anthea Harold Theatre Technician Jason Groves Stage Crew ...... Jessik a Browne, Josh Browne, Zac Heynen, John McTier, Bronte McQueen, Daniel O’Donohue, Matt Smith Set Design ...... Pam O’Grady, Tim de Jong Scenic Artist Brian Budgen Set Construction John Axe Lighting Design Pam O’Grady with Jason Groves Lighting Operator ...... Alicia McCluskey Follow Spot Operator ...... David Hall Sound Engineer ...... Cambell Lawrence System Engineer Jamie Mensforth Costume Co-Ordinator/Dressmaker Helen Snoswell Sewing/Assistance Diana Shirley, Ariana Snoswell Hair/Wig Design Vanessa Lee Shirley Property Co-ordination Catherine Marlin Publicity Committee ...... Margaret McLauchlan with Tim Blackshaw, Sue Franks, Susan Henderson, Patrick Marlin, Elizabeth Olsson, Paula Pamment Graphic Design Tim Blackshaw Programme ...... Elizabeth Olsson with Tim Blackshaw Photography David Haddy of Private Collections Ticket Secretary Paula Pamment Front of House Managers Tim de Jong and Vanessa Lee Shirley Tea & Coffee, Raffle Sue Franks and Margaret McLauchlan Song List

Act 1 Overture ...... Orchestra and Quintet Every Day a Little Death Countess Charlotte Malcolm & Anne Night Waltz ...... Company Weekend in the Country ...... Company Now Fredrik Egerman Later ...... Henrik Egerman Act 2 Soon ...... Anne Egerman Entr’acte...... Orchestra Soon/Later/Now . . . Anne, Henrik & Fredrik Night Waltz I (The Sun Won’t Set) . . . Quintet The Glamorous Life . . . . Fredrika Armfeldt, It Would Have Been Wonderful . . . . Fredrik & Desiree Armfeldt, Carl-Magnus Madame Armfeldt & Quintet Perpetual Anticipation ...... Mrs. Nordstrom Remember? Quintet Mrs. Segstrom & Mrs. Anderssen You Must Meet My Wife Desiree & Fredrik Send in the Clowns ...... Desiree Liaisons Madame Armfeldt The Miller’s Son ...... Petra In Praise of Women . . . . Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm Last Waltz Orchestra ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Adelaide Repertory Theatre; Murray Bridge Players; Jaymi Humphreys; Hills Musical Society; Brighton Pianos; Crystal Clear Audio; Bec Kemp; Paul Rodda; Graeme Purcell; Dénes Nagy; The Advertiser; Peter Goers; Adelaide Theatre Guide; Encore Magazine; Messenger Newspapers; Hills Radio; Keystone Printing; Fed Print; The Adelaide Zoo; Mellor Olsson Lawyers; Front of House Staff.

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