The Witches of Eastwick

I have been asked to write this report  following the illness of  Jim Farr our Regional Councillor.  I must apologise for  any omissions and  for  this report being rather brief  as it has been quite some time since the show took place and I made no notes at the time.

   “Three beautiful women, old lucky devil”  was the tag-line  of the 1987 film, and the hit musical opened in the West End in 2000 and ran for 15 months.  IODS  gave us a very professional   production of this  musical comedy  under the guidance of James  Hayward . He certainly captured all the  sensuality  and comedy in his characters.   The three  witches played by Lesley Rawlinson, Amanda Langley and Sian Naylor certainly conjure up all the magic as they are seduced by the charismatic Darryl van Horne played by Jonathon Mudd.   Sam Horsfield captured the comedy in her part as Felicia Gabriel.

 Mike Wren and did a brilliant job and the singing   was to their normal  high standard. This was   Mark Connell’s  first time  choreographing  for IODS and he did a great job.   The  whole cast certainly looked to be  enjoying themselves.

 It was good to see that the Company’s  technical  team had  their witches flying, which many Societies are unable to achieve.  So well done to them.   It was an effective set by Scenic Projects and  Pam and her team  did a grand job on all the costumes.

A very enjoyable production.

© NODA CIO. All rights reserved.