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Oh What A Lovely War
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The First World War marked a turning point in
the history of man's inhumanity to man and left a legacy of
brutality, which still afflicts us today. The subject of this show
is the contrast between the cool, unemotional decision making of
politicians, high ranking soldiers and businessmen and the warm
humanity that is catastrophically destroyed by those decisions.
The full facts about World War 1 were not common knowledge in the early 1960's when Joan Littlewood put together the documentary musical Oh What a Lovely War. The foreign office embargo on documents had only just been lifted. The show evolved from a collection of soldier's songs from the war, which had been recorded by the BBC. All the material came from authentic sources such as Haig's speeches, church sermons and contemporary newspaper headlines. Casting this show is always a challenge - there are 120 different parts to be allocated to the cast members and, although the original show featured predominantly male lead actors, in this production the use of both sexes to play either gender has added a dynamic energy to some scenes. |
| CAST OF ST NICOLAS PLAYERS | ||
| Peter Ayre | ||
| Gill Adlard | ||
| Peter Breach | ||
| Daniel Clarke | ||
| Paul Coleman | ||
| Cathy Mellor | ||
| Arline Evenden | ||
| Helena Ground | ||
| Charles Harrison | ||
| Sally Harrison | ||
| John Hobson | ||
| Daisy Ivatt | ||
| Bev Moore | ||
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CREW |
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| Director | David Dorey | |
| Producer | Jo Dobbs | |
| Musical Director | Matthew Lond | |
| Technical Director/Deputy Stage Manager | James Baggaley | |
| Choreographer | Sue Wayman | |
| Lighting Design | James Pilgrim | |
| Set Design / Construction | Arline Evenden/John Wright/Richard Evenden | |
| Sound Design | Chris Matthews | |
| Costume | Paula Tunnard & Sally Harrison | |
| Make Up/ Hair | Andy Donley/Cilla Dorey/Sue Wayman | |
| Stage Crew | Karen Harley | |
| Claire Heath | ||
| Sarah Baldwin | ||
| Andrew Woodthorpe | ||
| Sue Hensman-Wright | ||
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ORCHESTRA |
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| Piano | Matthew Lond | |
| Percusssion | Faye Dorey | |
| Trumpet | James Knight | |
| Bass Guitar | Patrick Barnacle | |
| Flute & Piccolo | Ella Strickson | |
| Baritone Saxophone & Clarinets | Rebecca Cooper & Rachel Pilkington | |
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Acknowledgements |
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Many thanks to everyone who contributed in any
way to the making of this show and particularly George Ogden, John
Adams, The Violet Truelove Wardrobe, Jane Adams, the Sados wardrobe,
Michael Harley, Louisa Evans, the Lincolnshire Free Press and
Spalding Guardian and the staff at the South Holland Centre.
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Some of the cast of "Oh What A Lovely War" |
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