Murder at the Music Hall
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On a cold February evening, a group of gentle elderly ladies
meet to knit and sew together. Their special guest for the evening is mail-order
mystic, Madame Ocado, who attempts to contact the long-dead, and possibly
murdered, relative who played on “The Halls” 100 years before.
In an amazing transformation scene, Madame Ocado transports us back into
the world of the Music Hall.
Miss Florence Rider is the victim of the malevolent Dastardly McScowl,
who considers every which way to get rid of the queen of the Music Halls.
With some songs and scenes and speeches, enjoy our trip down memory lane,
and if you feel moved join in with the choruses.
Some of the acts you see this evening may well have played in Nottingham’s
remaining Music Hall at The Malt Cross in St. James’s Street! Then
again, maybe not….!
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On the Bill tonight-
A Song : Champagne Charlie – a couple of choruses with the company
A Scene: Drowning in Gin and Beer! Miss Rider has a near miss in the barrel.
A Song: Burlington Bertie from Bow by Miss Lucy Carless
A Scene: The Magician’s Secret. Miss Rider is out of the box!
A Song: Where Did You Get That Hat? by Mr Freddie Swan and company
A Scene: Crushed by a weight! A helpful bystander is mistaken for Miss
Rider!
A Peroration: On Being A Villain by James Drinnan Read-Tannock
A Scene: Poisoning – but still missing the right one!
A Scene: Crushed by a Gorilla, Miss Rider is the only survivor!
A Scene: The Train Scene, where Miss Rider plays the daughter fated to
be tied to the tracks!
A Song: Oh! Mr Porter by Miss Molly Lines
A Scene: Eaten by a Cow, in which Miss Rider is lured to the inside of
the ruminant’s stomach, then comes back again!
A Song: Nobody loves A Fairy When She’s Forty
by Miss Becky Barnsley as Miss Florence Rider
A Final Song – The Laughing Policeman by Miss Chelsi Thomas as P.C.
World.
2-4th February 2010 College Street Studio
NYT 1013 do melodrama - fifty ways to do the diva in a Music Hall Setting
The
Cast
Miss Rebecca Barnsley as Florence Rider
Miss Lydia Bernard-Brookes
Miss Holly Campbell as Madame Ocado and The Chair
Miss Lucy Carless
Miss Mollie Cooper
Miss EmerNiamh Godfrey
Miss Destini Henry
Mr Charlie Jackson
Miss Molly Lines
Mr Dan McCollough
Miss Annie Olley
Mr Jamie Read-Tannock as the Villain, Dastardly McScowl
Miss Maria Southwell
Mr Fred Swan
Miss Katie Swan
Miss Chelsi Thomas
The production is directed by Miss Laura Halliwell, Mr Steve Parry, Miss Helen
Barton, Mr Gareth Morgan and Mr Alistair Conquer
The production is supported technically by Adrian Eyre, Tom Mowat, Dan Lounds,
David Jones, Hannah Richardson, Nerea Virumbrales Bell
All the costumes were made by Vicki Cartlidge, Sarah Beckingham and Louise
Neely of Nottingham Community Wardrobe, which has thousands of costumes available
for hire 0115-915-0830
This is a Nottingham Youth Theatre 1013 student devised production.
03.02.2010