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DIAMOND SHOW STOPPERS |
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Kings, Southsea |
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9 - 11, November 2017 |
Diamond Showstoppers. Both the Kings and the Society have celebrated milestones this year, with the Kings reaching a magnificent 110th birthday in September and South Downe Musical Society reaching their Diamond Jubilee.
It's a testament to every single member and supporter, past and present, that we continue to thrive and entertain the public just as Mrs Gillian Parkes envisaged back in 1957.
Over the last 60 years we have performed nearly 150 shows and played collectively to hundreds of thousands of people. We have also won prestigious industry awards , provided a platform for members to go on and forge professional careers within the industry and given local people the opportunity to develop their social skills, forge lifetime friendships, marriages and whole generations of SDMS families.
This show is filled with what can only be a selection of what we have performed over the last 60 years, and can only feature a small amount of the amazing talent we have seen pass through our doors. So as you enjoy the show, remember this is a culmination of a team effort, on stage and off and celebrates every member, past and present.
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
| Musical Director: | Alan Pring |
| Show Co-ordinator: | Jane Pegler |
| Directors & Choreographers: | Kim Joyce, Jane Pegler, Sarah Powney, Audrey Pring, Helen Stoddart, Kate Walsh |
| Stage Manager: | Ben Dulake |
| Lighting Design: | Lee Stoddart |
| Additional Lighting: | ITP Lighting |
| Sound: | Rhino Productions |
| Wardrobe: | Tricia Pring & Kate Walsh |
| Marketing: | Matt Gibbins & Alan Jenkins |
| Photography: | Cliff Jones |
| Ticket Team: | Anita Waterhouse, Maureen Francis, Pat Wallace, Carole Gennings, Linda Smither |
| With thanks to: | Tony Pegler, South Downe Social Group, The Family Dulake, Kings Theatre |
| Programme designed by: | Jim Kynvin |
CAST LIST
| MALE COMPANY: |
Anthony Davies, Matt Gibbins, Ben Horner, Finlay Hughes, Alan Jenkins, Danny Owen, Mark MacLaine, Bill Price, Steve Reading, Declan Robertson, Matt Sackman, Jonathan Shirlaw, Brian Sweatman, Paul Tully, Jordan Vince, Terry Winter |
| FEMALE COMPANY: |
Emma Brown, Danielle Cox, Julie Davies, Lauren Elkins, Becky Garnett, Lucy George, Emma Hall, Kimberley Harvey, Maz Hill, Myra Jones, Kimberley Joyce, Lauren Kempton, Sophie King, Kayleigh Millen, Rebecca Musgrave, Jane Pegler, Sarah Powney, Shelley Price, Tricia Pring, Emily Rennicks, Helen Stoddart, Kate Walsh, Caroline Westmorland, Gilly Williams |
| SOUTH DOWNE DANCERS: |
Danielle Cox, Julie Davies, Abigail Eades, Emma Edmonds, Becky Garnett, Lucy George, Emma Hall, Ella Harding, Kimberley Harvey, Kimberley Joyce, Lauren Kempton, Rebecca Musgrave, Sarah Powney, Helen Stoddart, Kate Walsh, Caroline Westmorland |
| MUSICAL NUMBERS | ACT ONE |
| 42nd STREET: | 'AUDITION' ..... SDMS & South Downe School of Dance - Set by Audrey Pring |
| OLIVER!: | 'AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME' - Emily Rennicks plus chorus - Set by Jane Pegler; 'OOM PA PA' ... Kayleigh Millen plus chorus - Set by Kim Joyce |
| CAROUSEL: | 'YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE' - Marlene Hill plus chorus - Set by Jane Pegle; 'WHEN I MARRY MR SNOW' - Becky Musgrave - Set by Jane Pegler |
| WEST SIDE STORY: | 'AMERICA' - Emily Rennicks, Lauren Kempton plus dancers - Set by Helen Stoddart; 'ONE HAND, ONE HEART' - Ben Horner & Emma Hall - Set by Helen Stoddart |
| SINGIN' IN THE RAIN: | 'SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Steve Reading plus dancers - Set by Kate Walsh |
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| WHITE CHRISTMAS: | 'I LOVE A PIANO' - Jordan Vince & Danielle Cox plus dancers - Set by Audrey Pring |
| FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: | 'SUN RISE, SUN SET' - Marlene Hill, Danny Owen plus chorus - Set by Jane Pegler; 'IF I WERE A RICH MAN' - Danny Owen - Set by Jane Pegler |
| SWEET CHARITY: | 'RHYTHM OF LIFE' - Ben Horner plus chorus - Set by Kim Joyce: 'BABY DREAM YOUR DREAMS' - Caroline Westmoreland & Kim Harvey - Set by Jane Pegler |
| JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR: | 'GETHSEMANE' - Steve Reading - Set by Helen Stoddart; 'JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR' - Anthony Davies plus chorus - Set by Helen Stoddart |
| MUSICAL NUMBERS | ACT TWO |
| EVITA: | 'OVERTURE TO OH WHAT A CIRCUS' - Steve Reading plus chorus - Set by Kim Joyce; 'ANOTHER SUITCASE, ANOTHER HALL' - Becky Musgrave plus chorus - Set by Kim Joyce;
'DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA' Jane Pegler - Set by Jane Pegler |
| COPACABANA: | 'AT THE COPA' - Paul Tully plus dancers - Set by Helen Stoddart & Kate Walsh; 'DANCING FOOL' - SDMS & South Downe School of Dance - Set by Helen Stoddart & Kate Walsh |
| SWEENEY TODD: | 'BALLAD OF SWEENEY TODD' - Danny Owen plus chorus - Set by Jane Pegler;'WORST PIES IN LONDON' - Jane Pegler - Set by Jane Pegler;
'MY FRIEND' - Danny Owen - Set by Jane Pegler |
| CHESS: | 'STORY OF CHESS' - Matt Sackman plus chorus - Set by Jane Pegler & Kimberley Joyce; 'ANTHEM' - Paul Tully plus chorus Set by Jane Pegler; 'I KNOW HIM SO WELL' - Helen Stoddart & Lauren Kempton - Set by Jane Pegler |
| JEKYLL & HYDE: |
'FAÇADE' - Danny Owen, Ben Horner plus chorus - Set by Helen Stoddart; 'SOMEONE LIKE YOU' - Emma Hall - Set by Helen Stoddart |
| LEGALLY BLONDE: | 'LEGALLY BLONDE' - Lauren Kempton & Matt Sackman - Set by Helen Stoddart |
| THE PRODUCERS: | 'I WANNA BE A PRODUCER' - Jordan Vince plus dancers & chorus - Set by Kate Walsh & Jane Pegler |
| SUNSHINE ON LEITH: | 'I'M GONNA BE/500 MILES' - Full company - Set by Kate Walsh |
| 60 YEARS OF SOUTH DOWNE MUSICAL SOCIETY - A TIMELINE |
| 1957 South Downe Light Opera Company formed by Gillian Parkes | 1958 First production - The Street Singer at Trinity Church Hall |
| 1958 Society's name changes to South Downe Musial Comedy Society | 1958 Society changes venue to The Assembly Halls with Goodnight Vienna |
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| 1960s Gillian Parkes made Life President | 1967 Audrey Pring takes over as Producer and Choreographer |
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| 1968 Society changes venue to Portchester Community Centre | 1968 Society name changes to South Downe Musical Society |
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| 1968 SDMS Musical Director Alan Pring first plays in orchestra | 1972 Audrey Pring made Vice President |
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| 1974 Society changes venue to The Kings Theatre with Half A Sixpence aided by Lions Club | 1977 Fiddler on The Roof is first sell out show |
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| 1985 Gillian Parkes sadly passes away and Audrey Pring becomes Life President | 1991 West Side Story is first SDMS show at Ferneham Hall |
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| 2001 SDMS, Portsmouth Players and many other help save The Kings from closure | 2001 The Kings Theatre Trust is formed |
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| 2001 Sweet Charity becomes SDMS' 100th show | 2014 Fiddler on The Roof is Audrey Pring's last show as Producer and Choreographer |
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| 2017 SDMS celebrates its Diamond Jubilee | 2017 Diamond Showstoppers is SDMS' 147th show |
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