Audition Results – Jekyll & Hyde

Colchester Operatic Society are proud to announce the cast list for our upcoming production of Jekyll and Hyde.  Well done to everyone who auditioned and congratulations to all those cast.  The Audition panel were presented with a high standard of performances and it was great to see so many new faces too.  After much deliberation the show has been cast as follows….

Jekyll                                       –                              Thomas Pleasant

Hyde                                       –                              Olly Medlicott

Emma Carew                          –                              Leanne Field

Utterson                                 –                              Sam Pilkington

Simon Stride                           –                              Adam Duarte-Dias

Sir Danvers Carew                  –                              Graham Bowden

Spider                                     –                              Chi Chi Armstrong

Sir Archibald Proops              –                              Jonathan Davis

Lady Beaconsfield                  –                              Barbara Ryan

Lord Glossop                         –                              Andrew Hodgson

Lord Savage                           –                              Wayne Setford

Lucy Harris                             –                              Giulia Cipriani

Bishop Of Basingstoke          –                              John Enfield

Nellie                                     –                              Joanne Davis

Poole (and Ensemble)            –                              Leanne Howard

Minister                                  –                              Rikki Hammond

Albert                                     –                              Joe Fusi

Mike                                       –                              Grant Borroff

Prostitutes                              –                              Fiona Bocking, Maeve Borges, Josephine Carter, Valentine Cavanagh-White, Flavia Ferretti, Gabriella Fusi,

                                                                               Suki Fusi, Shelley Gwyn-Jones, Shannon Hannah, Sarah Miles, Lisa Pordham, Chloé Rutter, Sarah Young,

                                                                               Jade Hey, Stefanie Clayton, Hope Wakelin-Gardner, Helen McCraw (soloist).

Ensemble                                –                              Bobbi Blaza , Debbie Drew, Caroline Fritz, Celia Greaves, Sally Leung, David Moye, Shauna Murray,

                                                                             John Peter Ellis Roberts, Claire Rowe, Barbara Scully, Tricia Smith, Teresa White, Stephen Woodward,

 

Message from our chairman:

 

On behalf of the audition panel I would like to congratulate everyone for their auditions. May I remind you that ALL parts are subject to satisfactory attendance at rehearsals, continuous and sustained development and performance of the roles during the rehearsal period. If the Society, as the shows producers and the Production Team feel that you are not maintaining an acceptable level of commitment or performance during the rehearsal process, we reserve the right to revise the casting as appropriate.

We understand that some of you may be disappointed that you did not get cast in your preferred role but assure you that when casting the production our aim is to provide a balanced and complementary cast for the entire piece. If however you feel that you are unable to give the role you have been given 100% and wish to withdraw from the production for that or any other reason, please let us know as soon as possible. Any queries regarding any aspect of your involvement should be directed towards the society Executive Committee via the Secretary NOT the Production Team. Liz can be emailed at colint139@btinternet.com or phoned on 01206 262664.

I am very happy that we were presented with such an array of talent and confident that our production of Jekyll & Hyde will be an outstanding artistic success. Please note that David and Geoff will be speaking to some of you individually regarding your successful audition. I am also happy to confirm that Amanda Powell will be joining the production team as Directors Assistant for this production.

Katie will be setting up a closed facebook group for those cast and involved with this show as an online forum for information and communication purposes.  If you have any queries concerning this please contact Katie by email -ktmate1981@gmail.com.

Best Wishes

Mark Fincham

Chairman & Business Manager

Colchester Operatic Society

 

We are pleased to announce that our director will be David Rutter, who will work with our musical director, Geoff Osbourne.

Auditions will take place on Sunday 10th July 2016 at Prettygate Junior school.

For Audition information click here

Script extracts for audition purposes

Pre-audition rehearsals will also be held at Prettygate Junior school on Mon. 27th June, Thurs 30th June, Mon 4th July and Thurs 7th July.  All at 7.30pm-10pm

Following auditions there will be rehearsals for music on Mon 11th July and Thursday 14th July.  We will then break for summer and resume rehearsals on Mon 22nd August.

This is a male led show and we are hoping to encourage many new and returning male members back to audition.  However, there are female parts too so whatever your gender, come along and see what it’s all about! For information about joining our society please see our become a member page.

To see what the show is like you can view this youtube link: https://youtu.be/FQ4uADMtmj8

If you have any further questions please use the contact us form and a member of the Executive committee will get back to you.

The Mercury Theatre Colchester

18th to 28th Jan 2017

An evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, Jekyll & Hyde is based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father’s mental illness lies in the separation of Man’s evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde.

Conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn

Book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Orchestrations by Kim Scharnberg
Arrangements by Jason Howland

Rights granted by permission from Josef Weinberger Ltd.

 

COS are proud to present Jekyll & Hyde……

The Mercury Theatre Colchester

Jan 2017

We are please to announce that the production team will be:

Musical Director: Geoff Osbourne

Artistic Director: Robyn Gowers

Directors assistant: Leanne Fincham

 

Conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn
Book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Orchestrations by Kim Scharnberg
Arrangements by Jason Howland

Rights granted by permission from Josef Weinberger Ltd.

An evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, Jekyll & Hyde is based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father’s mental illness lies in the separation of Man’s evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde.

This is a male led show and we are hoping to encourage many new and returning male members back to audition!

To see what the show is like you can view this youtube link: https://youtu.be/FQ4uADMtmj8

Auditions will be taking place in early July – date to be confirmed so watch this space!

For more information please see our become a member page and for any other enquiries please use the contact us form.