A Night of Musicals and Songs (2023)

A Night of Musicals and Songs
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Dates	17 November 2023
Venue	The Tower Theatre
Director	Various
Choreographer	Various

The Folkestone-Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society's Youth Section presented A Night of Musicals and Songs on 17 November 2023 at The Tower Theatre, Folkestone. The evening raised money for BBC Children in Need.

Foreword

Good evening, and thank you so much for coming to support our FHODS Youth Section, and the wonderful charity Children in Need, it really means so much to us that you are here tonight.

I'm immensely proud to represent this hugely talented group of young Fhoddies. After their massively sucessful Bugsy Malone back in April, they wanted to do something a little different, and came to me with this idea of a fundraising evening, by performing some of their favourite songs from the musicals. This production has been entirely created by them, all the choreography, direction, costume and song choices are all their own. As a group, they really don't get a lot of time to pull something like this together, particularly with constant exams and mocks going on for many of them, and their dedication and commitment is incredibly inspiring.

Your attendance here tonight is supporting two wonderful charities. 10% of ticket sales willbe going directly to Children in Need, and we have buckets around the theatre purely for them, so if you can, please pop some change in there. The other charity is obviously us - FHODS. The money raised tonight will fund purely the Youth Section, and pay for workshops and ways to develop skills and further their training.

So once again, I thank you for your support - our charities rely on the generosity of people like you, and we are very grateful to have you there to help keep us going.

So sit back, relax and prepare to be transported to many different musicals by the superbly talented Youth Section.

Michelle Hartley, Youth Section Co-ordinator

Special thanks must go to Steve Hawkins for providing the backing tracks for the show, and singing support to some of the cast.

Thanks also to our fantastic chaperones, Sunday night supervisors and Bar and Front of House volunteers, without who, this show wouldn't be able to take place.

Song List

Revolting Children from Matilda

• Directed by: Jasmine, Florence, Avalon, Lauren and Andrei
• Choreographed by: Florence
• Matilda - Rosie
• Lavender - Lottie
• Alice - Charlotte
• Bruce - Avalon
• Trunchbull - Andrei
• Miss Honey - Molly
• Eric - Ben
• Hortensia - Florence
• Amanda - Ella
• Tommy - Issac
• Nigel - Jorge
• Ensemble - Fry, George, Jasmine, Lauren, Connie, Shay, Ronnie, Liz, Jack

Say My Name from Beetlejuice

• Directed and Choreographed by: Chiara, Jasmine, Florence and Ronnie
• Beetlejuice - Chiara
• Lydia - Florence
• Barbara - Jasmine
• Adam - Ronnie

Whipped into Shape from Legally Blonde

• Directed and Choreographed by: Avalon
• Brooke - Charlotte
• Callahan - Jack
• Enid - Lottie
• Warner - George
• Ellie - Lauren
• Ensemble - Rosie, Avalon, Connie, Ella, Fry, Matilda

Once Upon a December from Anastasia

• Choreographed by: Florence
• Anastasia - Liz
• Dancer - Florence

The Flower Duet from Lakmé

• Georgia
• Emily

Gee, Officer Krupke! from West Side Story

• Directed and Choreographed by: Jasmine, Florence, Matilda, Chiara, Ronnie, Ben and Jack
• Diesel - Florence
• Balkan/Judge - Jas
• Mouthpiece - Ronnie
• Baby John - Ben
• A Rab/Shrink - Matilda
• Big Deal/Social Worker - Chiara
• Snowboy - Jack
• Krupke - Jorge

Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid

• Ariel - Ella

Your Fault from Into The Woods

• Directed and Choreographed by: Jorge, George, Lauren, Jasmine and Ella
• Jack - Jorge
• Baker - George
• Cinderella - Lauren
• Red Riding Hood - Jasmine
• Witch - Ella

Santa Fe from Newsies

• Jack - Ben

Someone in The Crowd from Lala Land

• Directed and Choreographed by: Connie, Matilda, Lottie and Florence
• Mia - Connie
• Tracy - Matilda
• Alexis - Florence
• Caitlin - Lottie
• Ensemble: Jasmine, Ella, Jorge, Ronnie, Lauren, Isaac

I've Got a Dream from Tangled=

• Directed and Choreographed by: Jasmine
• Rapunzel - Jasmine
• Hookhand - Liz
• Bignose - George
• Eugene/Flynn - Molly
• Vladimir - Andrei
• Thor - Ben
• Gunter - Rosie
• Ulf - Jack
• Atila - Ella
• Bruiser - Georgia
• Killer - Emily
• Fang - Fry
• Shorty - Ronnie
• Ensemble - Isaac, Lottie, Lauren

Remember Me from Coco

• Miguel - Ronnie

Money, Money, Money from Mamma Mia

• Directed and Choreographed by: Molly
• Ensemble - Charlotte, Liz, Fry, Isaac, Matilda, Lauren, Connie, Rosie

30/90 from Tick, Tick...BOOM!

• Jon - Jorge
• Michael - Avalon
• Karessa - Florence

With You from Ghost

• Molly - Connie

Sincerely, Me from Dear Evan Hansen

• Directed by: Ben
• Choreographed by: Ben, Isaac and Shay
• Connor - Isaac
• Evan Hansen - Ben
• Jared - Shay

Schadenfreude from Avenue Q

• Directed by: Rosie
• Choreographed by: Rosie and Charlotte
• Gary - Charlotte
• Nikki - Rosie

Cell Block Tango from Chicago

• Directed and Choreographed by: Florence and Jasmine
• Pop - Shay
• Six - Isaac
• Squish - Jack
• Uh-uh - Jorge
• Cicero - Ronnie
• Lipschitz - Fraser
• Prison Guards - Florence and Jasmine

If I Were a Bell from Guys and Dolls

• Sarah - Chiara

A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman

• Directed and Choreographed by: Lauren and Florence
• Ensemble - Florence, Lauren, Ronnie, Liz, Ben, Jack, Jasmine, Ella, Avalon, Isaac, George, Rosie

Production Team

• Directors: Various
• Choreographers: Various
• Lighting Design: Dan Smith and Michelle Hartley
• Lighting Operator: Dan Smith
• Sound Technician: Ben Laverty
• Deputy Stage Manager: Michelle Hartley
• Props: Myra Collingridge
• Backstage: Alex Ezrati
• Costume: JOrge Bell, Avalon Mitchell, George Perkins and Lauren Mitchell
• Photography: Eden Law and Michelle Hartley
• Media: Hadley Thomas
• Graphics: Michelle Hartley
• FHODS Marketing: Merewyn Forrest

For The Tower Theatre

• General Manager: John Pritchard
• Events/Marketing Manager: Reana Herchenhan
• Technical Manager: Ben Laverty
• Duty Manager: Gary Ingoldby-Spate
• Box Office/Admin: Michelle Hartley