Glossop Operatic and Dramatic SocietyAnnie (2007)
Our production for 23 - 28 April 2007 was Annie - the musical story of the girl whose life changes when she gets the chance to leave the New York orphanage run by the wicked Miss Hannigan to spend Christmas with the millionaire Oliver Warbucks.
The show's memorable songs included Tomorrow, Hard Knock Life, Little Girls, and Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.
It was 1933, the USA was in the depths of the Depression, and down on New York's Lower East Side there was a grim Municipal Orphanage run by Miss Hannigan. She had become uncaring and bitter after giving much of her life to look after other people's little girls. One of the unfortunate girls in Miss Hannigan's charge was eleven year-old Annie, who'd been left there as an infant by parents who couldn't afford to care for her. Fed up with her hash life, Annie escaped to try and find her parents but she was caught by a New York cop and was returned to the orphanage. Whilst she was a runaway Annie had made friends with Sandy, a stray dog, but they became separated and Sandy walked the streets of New York City searching for Annie.
Meanwhile the millionaire Oliver Warbucks was searching for an orphan to invite into his home to celebrate Christmas. He sent his secretary, Grace Farrell, to find a child ... and she chose Annie. Despite Warbucks' initial disappointment that Grace has not found a boy, he warmed to Annie and offered a reward in the hope that he could find the little girl's real parents. Back at the orphanage Miss Hannigan had seen a way to make a quick buck and encouraged her brother Rooster and his girlfriend Lily to get the reward by claiming that Annie was their daughter.
So Rooster and Lily turned up in disguise at Warbucks' mansion hoping to claim Annie - and to claim the reward. But Annie was in Washington cheering up the President, Franklin D Roosevelt, who was depressed at the depression. Grace realised she had seen Rooster at Miss Hannigan's office and the couple's fraudulent claim was exposed just as it was discovered that Annie's parents had, in fact, died some time ago. Warbucks planned to adopt Annie, and her fellow orphans were invited back to the Warbucks' home to share their Christmas and the return of Sandy the dog - just as America looked forward to future prosperity in the wake of the depression.
Dress Rehearsal: Orphans - Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile
Dress Rehearsal: Lilly, Rooster & Miss Hannigan - Easy Street
....from auditioning 82 talented girls in December we had 50 rehearsal nights/days to prepare the show before opening night in April - and Annie was needed to be at almost every session ...
.. but the hard work resulted in a wonderful production: an Annie with a wonderful voice ... a bunch of delightful Orphans ... a terrifying but pathetic Miss Hannigan ... a Warbucks with power and presence ... a graceful Grace who could control both Hannigan and Warbucks ... a Rooster & Lilly who were swaggering and conniving ... and a Sandy who followed each stage direction and even managed to look dejected when alone after "NYC" then smiled with delight in "Bows" ...
| CAST: | |
| Annie | Katy Swan |
| Orphans: | |
| Pepper | Faye Allison |
| Bessie | Jordanne Allsopp |
| Duffy | Rosina Al-Shaater |
| Tessie | Rebekah Baddeley |
| Charlie | Molly Dyson |
| July | Lausa Foley |
| Molly | Niamh Foley |
| Katy | Chloe Hare |
| Blossom | Daniella McCarron |
| Lottie | Olivia McCarron |
| Oliver Warbucks | Tony Thompson |
| Grace Farrell | Tracey Withnall |
| Miss Hannigan | Gemma Glencross |
| Rooster | Tom Stockton |
| Lilly | Catherine Baddeley |
| Drake | Mike Webb |
| Franklin D Roosevelt | Andrew Wilson |
| Lt. Ward | Chris Pugh |
| Bundles | James Done |
| Sandy | Abi (Abigali Cheshire Charm) owned by Christine Aubrey |
| Chorus: | Christine Bassett |
| Matthew Cox | |
| Linda McAlinden | |
| Ann Parrans | |
| Julie Perry | |
| Norman Shaw | |
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Jo Towell |
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| Charlotte Walster | |
| Adrienne Wellings | |
| Sophie Wright | |
| PRODUCTION: | |
| Director | Ken Redfern |
| Choreographer | Mel Greenwood |
| Musical Director | Simon Murray |
| Asst. Musical Director | Chris Fox |
| Stage Manager | Paul Mosley |
| Production Manager | David Swanston |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Kate Stocks |
| Lighting Designer | Andrew Veitch |
| Sound Designer | Ian Gregory |
| Lighting Operator | Rob Vane |
| Sound Operator | Wybren ven Breejen (Veebs) |
| Properties | Jean Mosley |
| Set Design | Paul Mosley |
| Set Decoration | Matthew Cox |
| Wardrobe | Elizabeth Mellor & Gayle Eccles-Cannon |
| Front of House | Joan Bowler & Christine Redfern |
| Programme | Paul Mosley |
| Box Office | Bay Tree Books |
| Publicity | Mike Webb & Linda McAlinden |
| SONGS: | |
| Maybe | Annie |
| Hard Knock Life | Annie & Orphans |
| Tomorrow | Annie |
| Hooverville | Company |
| Little Girls | Miss Hannigan |
| I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here | Annie, Grace, Servants |
| NYC | Warbucks, Grace, Annie, Company |
| Easy Street | Rooster, Miss Hannigan, Lilly |
| You Won't Be an Orphan For Long | Grace, Warbucks, Annie, Servants |
| Fully Dressed | Bert Healey |
| Fully Dressed | Orphans |
| Easy Street reprise | Rooster, Lilly, Miss Hannigan |
| Cabinet Tomorrow | Annie, FDR, Cabinet, Warbucks |
| Something Was Missing | Warbucks |
| I Don't Need Anything But You | Warbucks, Annie, Grace, Drake, Company |
| Same Effect on Everyone | Annie |
| New Deal for Christmas | Warbucks, Grace, Annie, Company |
| Bows | All |
Our thanks to BODYCHECK Health & Fitness Centre for their sponsorship towards this production
ANNIE
Book by THOMAS MEEHAN
Music by CHARLES STROUSE
Lyrics by MARTIN CHARNIN
Original production directed by Martin Charnin
Originally produced by Irwin Meyer, Stephen R. Friedman, Lewis Allen, Alvin Nederlander Associates Inc
The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Icarus Productions.
Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of the Tribune Media Services Inc.
This amateur production was presented by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LTD.
on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of NEW YORK
GODS, a non-professional company, produced Annie from 23rd - 28th April 2007
Director: Ken Redfern
Choreography: Mel Greenwood
Musical Direction: Simon Murray and Christine Fox
Production managed by David Swanston on behalf of GODS
updated DPS 19/04/08