Originally they wanted
to do Grease but the
American owners have put
a block on this being
done by anyone other
than schools. So the
next best thing was to
write their own.
The kids loved
performing it and it was
a huge success.
After a nervy opening
night and a few
technical hitches on the
Friday, the young cast
aged between 10 and 14
just got better and
better and the Saturday
night sell out audience
were treated to a
brilliant show which
received a standing
ovation. Not satisfied
with, this the cast went
missing after the final
curtain and were found
in the local pub singing
and passing the hat
around.
They cannot be praised
too highly for the time
and effort that they put
into this show, they
even raised the money
for the scenery and
costumes by acting as
waiters and waitresses
at a meal in the village
hall.
It is impossible to pick
out the stars as they
all had their moments.
Pacha Woodland and
Victoria Herrity gave an
excellent display as the
two old ladies narrating
the story; Callum Wood
and Ben Franklin as the
roadies with an eye for
the girls and David
Goodhew as Mr Danny D
Vee - the number one
rock n roll star - were
all superb.
Megan Spiller, Chloe
Yates and Katie Walker
portrayed the Pop Sox
backing group in fine
style. The Village Girls
Bethany Wood
(co-writer), Shelby West
and Devon Foster all
were excellent. Newcomer
Kalim Thompson as the
old barber and Taylor
West as the Council Lady
got better with each
performance and their
performance of “It’s the
rent that they want” on
the Saturday was
brilliant.
One pleasing thing was
how they all tackled the
songs which were all old
ones. There were
around 20 songs and all
but a few had new lyrics
written to reflect the
show's storyline.
Bethany with her two
solos and Pacha with
hers, both shone.
The backstage staff all
did a splendid job, from
the ladies doing the
raffle through to the
man pulling the
curtains. Special thanks
must go to Lyn
Richardson and Dawn
Yates for their time and
the choreography; Doris
Clement for the scenery
and to Juliette for the
superb costumes.
This is the second year
running that the kids
have done a charity
show. Last year
they raised over £800
for the local air
ambulance and this year
they raised a fantastic
£1,021 for CRY.
Malcolm (co-writer
and director)
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If there are any
school groups or
youth groups who
would like to
perform "Hairgel
- The Musical"
to raise funds
for CRY, then
for one year
(starting in
September 2010)
the writers
Malcolm and Beth
will supply them
with a hard copy
of the script,
song lyrics and
a CD with the
recommended
music - plus
some directors
notes. This
will be free for
a one year
period - the
only proviso
being that the
authors are
offered tickets
for the
performances.
Please contact
CRY direct at
cry@c-r-y.org.uk
for details.
"Hairgel - The
Musical" is a
fun two act
musical. It
contains around
20 songs - many
are old ones
with new lyrics.
The cast is a
mixture of boys
and girls with
13/14 characters
(character list
on application). |
