Me and My Girl

It was a delight to  watch  this  show ,with colourful costumes, great sets. Good  lighting and sound.

The  orchestra under the baton of Tom Bowes was superb, in no way did the sound drown the singers. The principals were all well cast. Bill  Snibson   the newly found Lord of Hareford  played by Joe Davies was just right for this role. His  acting, singing and wonderful comic timing were second to none.

Vicki  Wilson  playing  his  girlfriend  Sally  Smith performed  really well. She and Bill matched perfectly in both their singing ,dancing and acting.  Julie Ogden and  Mike  Taylor made   a great pairing as Maria Duchesse of Dene and Sir John Tremaine.  There were some very funny scenes as they  each  tried to teach Bill how to behave and take his rightful place as the new Lord.  I   did wonder whether Sir  John had  a slight accent of Prince Charles?. Sounded great.

Mike Donohue gave a sterling performance as the family solicitor, Parchester.

Two other principals who performed really well together were Zara Horn and Jake Dufton  playing Lady Jaqueline Carstone  and The Hon. Gerald Bollingbroke. Both had strong vocals with  great presence on stage , well done both of you.  All smaller parts were well cast, each character bringing out  humour  or pathos that added to making such a good show. This society really does pull out all stops to make an enjoyable  evening.  Thank you for the care and attention given to me and for the  wonderful  entertainment.

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