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Boogie Nights

Author: Elizabeth Donald

Information

Date
3rd November 2012
Society
Falkirk Bohemians Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society
Venue
Falkirk Town Hall
Type of Production
Musical
Director
Allan Graham
Musical Director
Stuart Bird
Choreographer
Nicky Pyrah and SimonHunter

Boogie Nights was a celebration of fun, song and movement. The whole cast sang and danced through 53 numbers and looked as fresh at the end as at the beginning. Rising to the challenge of taxing choreography, the company was well disciplined, slick and energetic.

The male leads of Kevin Chalmers as Roddy, and Michael Coyne as Terry tackled the comedy well, Roddy engaging the audience with his winning confidence and charm, and Terry expertly dropping clangers - and singing some impressively high notes. They were balanced by a more sober pal in Dean, the lively DJ, played by David Young, who got the girl in the end. The female leads of Katie Gardiner as Debs, Shelley Procek as Trish and Kirsty Meikle as Lorraine, were strong vocally and touchingly conveyed the difficulties for females in the 1970’s. Debs caught and held the audience’s sympathy, and sang I Will Survive with feeling; Trish was her trusty friend timing her comedic moments, as with the chocolates, to real effect; while Lorraine’s need to be herself was revealed in the powerful songs she sang with Debs. The difficult relationship between her and Spencer, acted by Maurice Pryke, was well handled: Spencer with his hard man controlling persona set against her sensuality. Eamon, played by Darren Jalland, excelled as the Elvis- mad but caring Irish father and gave us both slapstick and pathos. The band on stage melded seamlessly into the action. Although this show was unknown to most, the music was not, and the hits of the 1970s set the audience alight. Boogie Nights was hugely entertaining and a definite hit. Congratulations to the production team and all involved.

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