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The Producers
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Tuesday 17th - | The Tower Theatre performing |
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Photography by Ruth Anthony
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Cast Max Bialystock : Philip Halpin Leo Bloom : Daniel Bogod Ulla Inga Hansen Bensen Yonsen Tallen-Hallen Svaden-Svanson : Katie Waller Franz Liebkind : Lee Thompson Roger de Bris : Ed Walsh Carmen Ghia : Angus Jacobs Hold-Me-Touch-Me : Alison Liney Street People, Accountants, Chorus Girls, Little Old Ladies, Roger's entourage, Stormtroopers, Cops, Prisoners : Chloe Dungate Eloise Horton Emma Butler Madeleine Pullen Spencer Howell Tegan Mott Victoria Davis Victoria Flint Vyvian Shaw Adam Hampton-Matthews Adam Sutcliffe Angus Jacobs Christian Lockyer David Suberu John Dansey Leon Hernandez Phillip Rowlands Sean McMullan |
The Band
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 | Philip Halpin has been involved in amateur theatre for the past 25 years across London and Essex. Favourite roles include Will Rogers (The Will Rogers Follies), Don (Singin' in the Rain) and The Baker (Into the Woods). He is thrilled to be making his debut with the Tower Theatre - playing Max has been a long awaited wish! Kevin, this one is for
you buddy. x
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 | Originally from Nottingham, Daniel Bogod has performed in various shows since moving south some eight years ago. Previous roles include Lumière (Beauty and the Beast), Toby (Sweeney Todd)
and Jesus (Jesus Christ Superstar). The Producers is Daniel's second appearance for the Tower Theatre following last summer's The Taming of the Shrew.
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 | Katie Waller's first musical came at the age of 15 when she played 13 year-old Louisa in The Sound of Music, setting a
precedent of never playing to age. Other roles include Millie (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Kathy (Singin' in the Rain) and Adelaide (Guys and Dolls). The Producers is Katie's first show with the Tower Theatre.
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 | This is Lee Thompson's first show with the Tower Theatre. Previous credits include The Scarlet Pimpernel, Chess, Acorn Antiques, 42nd Street and Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens. Directing credits include The Baker's Wife, Hair, Me and My Girl, Crazy For You, Hot Mikado and Children of Eden. Lee is looking forward to playing a Nazi, a first for him!
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 | Edward Walsh hails from Tipperary in Ireland. He moved to London over ten years ago and has been a regular on stage since. Of his time on The Producers, he says : 'They say sometimes parts
choose you ... well, what can I say? "Keep it GAY!" love Roger x'.
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 | Angus Jacobs trained in Musical Theatre at the Guildford School of Acting, before achieving credits on stage, screen and TV, and sailing around the world on the QE2 as principal singer/dancer. Most recently, he directed and choreographed Hot Mikado for SEDOS. Angus is delighted to be playing Carmen in his first show with the Tower.
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 | Alison Liney has been a member of the Tower Theatre for over 17 years. Recent roles include Mrs Higgins (Pygmalion), Doris (My Mother Said I Never Should), Mrs Grose (The Turn of the Screw - Chelsea Players), Marie (Calendar Girls) and Daisy (Driving Miss Daisy).
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 | Emma Butler has previously appeared in numerous shows with SEDOS and Centre Stage and is delighted to complete the 'golden triangle' of City of London amdram with her first Tower Theatre production. When not in cheesy musicals, Emma is an employment lawyer for a large city insurer.
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 | John Dansey has been singing, acting and trying to dance for several years. Singing roles range from the Doctor in Verdi's Macbeth to Mr Perks in The Railway Children. Acting roles include Starveling/Moonshine (A Midsummer Night's Dream) and the beaten-up messenger (Antony and Cleopatra).
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 | Victoria Davis began performing at a young age in Belfast before seeking out London's bright lights. Recent performances include Steel Pier, The Boy Friend, Beauty and the Beast and London 2012's Olympic Ceremonies. She is delighted to be back with the Tower playing an eclectic bunch of characters ... from lil' ol' ladies to hotsy-totsy Nazis!
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 | The Producers marks Chloe Dungate's debut with The Tower and her first female role since 1995, when she played an angel in her school Nativity. Her proudest roles include Mole (The Wind in the Willows), Captain of Men (Lysistrata) and Miscellaneous (asdfmovie). Critics are calling her "Have I seen you on YouTube?"
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 | Victoria Flint began her career as a quick-change artiste in A Chorus Line (just 25 seconds into head-to-toe silver lamé!) and has been perfecting her technique ever since. Favourite quick-change roles include Sarah (Guys and Dolls), Ruby (Dames at Sea) and Gilda (Design for Living). She is looking forward to the double-triple quick-change of usherette-showgirl-old-lady-tap-dancing-Nazi.
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 | This is Adam Hampton-Matthews' first show with the Tower Theatre and hopefully his first of many in London. He has performed in many musicals and plays in his hometown of Newcastle, including roles such as Uncle Max (The Sound of Music), Leaf (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and Lawrence (Calendar Girls).
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 | Leon Hernandez is joining the Tower Theatre fresh after graduating from the Northumberland School of Standing at the Back where he specialised in standing, standing with presence, dance-standing, kneeling-into-standing and zimmer-framery. The Producers is the perfect musical to showcase these talents to an adoring public.
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 | Eloise Horton is delighted to be making her debut with the Tower Theatre and performing at the Bridewell Theatre. The Producers has always been one of her favourites - where else do you get to be a showgirl, a granny, a tapping stormtrooper and a convict all in the same show?!
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 | Spencer Howell is an American in London making her return to the theatre after a six-year break. Past productions include Guys and Dolls and The Little Shop of Horrors. She's
very excited to be back on the stage in one of her favourite shows and surrounded by New York accents.
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 | Christian Lockyer returns to the stage after a three-year break following a move to London from Somerset, where he performed as Lumière (Beauty and the Beast), Motel (Fiddler
on the Roof), Herod (Jesus Christ Superstar), Keno Walsh (The Full Monty), cabin crew (Return to the Forbidden Planet) and Idle Jack (Dick Whittington).
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 | Sean McMullan is making his debut with the Tower Theatre. Other roles include Sidney (Deathtrap), Scapino (Scapino), Charlie (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown),
Chiltern (An Ideal Husband), and various personages in Happy as a Sandbag. Sean also enjoys missing rehearsals to play trumpet in the Morley Big Band.
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 | Tegan Mott trained in musical theatre at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 2012 and is now looking to break into the industry after having some time out. The Producers is
Tegan's first show with the Tower Theatre and hopefully a stepping stone in beginning the journey to her dream.
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 | Madeleine Pullen works for a big accountancy firm in London and has recently got back into musical theatre after a six-year break. Her previous shows include 42nd Street and Les Misérables and she is very happy to be back in her tap shoes for The Producers.
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 | Phillip Rowlands studied performing arts before working as a professional actor and dancer in various tours and pantomimes. Over the last 14 years, he has been performing regularly at the Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford. Favourite roles include Huck (Big River), Tom Thumb (Barnum), Harry (The Ladykillers), Laurie (Little Women) and Rod/Princeton (Avenue Q).
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 | Vyvian Shaw has been a member of the Tower Theatre since 1993. She has particularly happy memories of The Wind in the Willows at the Minack, Annie and Guys and Dolls. Lots of singing followed with Voicelab at the Southbank and a brief respite for Murder in the Cathedral. Now facing retirement, Vyvian is back with the Tower!
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 | The Producers marks David Suberu's debut both with the Tower and in musical theatre. He has danced professionally around the world, appeared in music videos for George Michael and Toni Braxton and toured with Boney M. He was also the face of the Notting Hill Carnival 2004, appearing on posters, billboards and buses across London.
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 | Adam Sutcliffe's second outing with the Tower Theatre follows hard on the heels of his debut as Le Beau/Troubadour in As You Like It. Elsewhere he has played the Mock Turtle (Alice), Creon (Antigone) and Frank (Educating Rita).
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 | David Taylor is a long-standing director of shows and plays ranging from the three-hander Driving Miss Daisy to a cast of 30 in Lark Rise, which was also seen at the Minack. David is very pleased to be working again with his regular collaborators who helped him through Valmouth (1986), Annie (2003) and The Boy Friend (2011).
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 | Colin Guthrie has acted as a musical director for many Tower shows, including Goodnight Mister Tom and Telstar. He has also composed music for David Copperfield
and Lark Rise among others. Directing credits include The Voysey Inheritance, as well as the last play produced at the Tower's old home, Strangers on a Train.
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 | Jane Saunders has choreographed for the Tower's Hot Mikado and Annie. Other credits include Merrily We Roll Along, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Baby (all for SEDOS); and West Side Story, Mack and Mabel, Jesus Christ Superstar and Anything Goes (all for Cygnet Players).
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 | Janet South's choreography credits include Company, The Wind in the Willows, Curiouser and Curiouser, Sweet Charity, Cabaret, Mr Cinders and The Boy Friend. When not rehearsing, Janet can be found doing jazz hands at Pineapple Studios or thwacking a shuttlecock around a North London sports centre.
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