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The Leeds AmateurOperatic SocietyReg Charity No. 509915

AFFILIATED TO THENATIONAL OPERATIC ANDDRAMATIC ASSOCIATION

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TYOFFICIALSEXECUTIVEPresident John FairfootChairman Mike PorterSociety Secretary John ClitheroHon Treasurer Jo Tamsons

MAIN COMMITTEENicola BrookAnne-Marie Hartill (co-opted)Ian HewittJanet PageDavid PayneChristine RowlandsRichard White

GENERAL SUPPORT COMMITTEEChairman Beryl RobsonSecretary Victoria LittlewoodTreasurer Ted Webster

Marjorie BondTony BondMary CoustolAlison DuckworthJean NobleTed Oswald (co-opted)Ann WebsterThelma Wilson (co-opted)

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LIFE VICE-PRESIDENTSMichael BeardMary CoustolJack RobsonBrian E Wilson

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How time flies when you’re having fun! It’s hard to believe that Fiddler on the Roof will beour fifth show at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. It seems like only yesterday that we weregiven the opportunity to perform here for the first time with Jesus Christ Superstar in 2005,and the theatre now feels like a second home to us, with the wonderful management teamand crew more of an extended family. Thank you to everyone here for your continued helpand support for our Spring 2010 production - it’s great to be working with you all again!

2009 was another successful year for the Society, in what were generally tough timesfinancially for most people, and we must thank you for your continued support throughthis period. Our productions of The Producers here at the Playhouse, and The King and Iat Leeds Grand Theatre were greeted with critical acclaim and gave most of theSociety’s 130 or so members the chance to perform with us at one or both venues.We continue to attract new members in large numbers and now hold auditions on twoseparate occasions each year, accepting a further 33 over the past twelve months alone.

The programme you are reading has again been put together by NODA Award winnersNicola Brook and Richard White, in conjunction with Imelda Kay from Studio K. I am pleasedto tell you that our Oliver! programme from November 2008 won the Regional NODA NorthEast De Luxe programme award and came second in the National NODA competition,winning the Ralph Whittaker Trophy. Congratulations to the team on a great achievement.We are always looking for new companies or sponsors to advertise in our programmes andthis is maybe something you can consider for the future – just contact the SocietySecretary, John Clithero, and he will put you in touch with the relevant person.

Last year we began supporting St Gemma’s Hospice and, with your help at The King and I,were able to raise £1,000 to support this very worthy cause. We are happy to be supportingthem this year also, and I hope that we can rely on your generosity once again as you leavethe theatre today.

I am delighted to be able to tell you that we will be returning to the Leeds Grand Theatre inNovember 2010 with our production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. This “Tale As Old AsTime” promises to be something spectacular, and is sure to be popular with audiences of allages. As with this production of Fiddler on the Roof, we have once again secured the morethan capable services of Louise Denison as Director/Choreographer and Jim Lunt asMusical Director.

The challenge in producing two shows a year is a huge one and I must thank the wonderfulteam we have at LAOS, both on and off stage, for their hard work and commitment inenabling this to happen. It is only through the support they give, in whatever capacity, thatwe are able to perform to the standard that you see today, and this is part of what makesme feel so proud to have the honour of being Chairman of Leeds AOS.

Mike PorterChairman

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Our story is set in the village of Anatevka, a small Jewish community in Tsarist Russia– the time is 1905, on the eve of the Russian revolutionary period. Tevye, the Milkman,lives here with his wife Golde and their five daughters, their simple, pious life stronglybound by their faith and their traditions.

Yente, the Matchmaker, arrives to tell Golde that Lazar Wolf, the wealthy middle-agedButcher, wishes to marry Tzeitel, Tevye’s eldest daughter. Golde is delighted with sucha match, unaware that Tzeitel is already in love with the impoverished Tailor, Motel.

On his way home for the Sabbath, Tevye meets Perchik, the Student and aspiring socialreformer from Kiev, who agrees to teach Tevye’s daughters in exchange for his keep.He returns with Tevye to join the family for the Sabbath.

At Golde’s suggestion, Tevye meets Lazar at the village inn, and after a little liquidpersuasion, agrees to his marriage to Tzeitel. However, when Tevye breaks the news tohis daughter, he is shocked to hear of her secret betrothal to Motel. Despite Tzeitel andMotel having broken an age-old tradition, her desperation encourages Tevye to changehis mind about the match, and he gives the young couple his blessing. Thisunfortunately leaves him with the daunting prospect of how to tell Golde. Hisimagination takes over........

Tzeitel has now set a precedent by marrying the man she loves, and the old orderbegins to break down. Perchik becomes attracted to Tevye’s second daughter, Hodel.Indeed, the winds of change are building constantly, as the joyous weddingcelebrations of Tzeitel and Motel are cut short by Russian officials, determined towreck Jewish property and livelihood.

As the story progresses and the political situation worsens, Tevye’straditions are questioned, and his faith stretched to its very limits.

THESTORY

HISTORY

Based on the stories by Sholem Aleichem, Fiddler on the Roof first opened at the Imperial Theater in NewYork on 22 September 1964 and ran for 3,242 performances, which was a record at the time. This originalproduction starred Zero Mostel as Tevye and Maria Karnilova as Golde. Bea Arthur, later of Golden Girlsfame on television, played Yente, and Bette Midler took over the role of Tzeitel during the original run.The show gained 9 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Actor and Best Actress.

The London production opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 16 February 1967. It too had a long run,eventually playing for 2,030 performances, and starred Chaim Topol as Tevye and Miriam Karlin as Golde.

There have been productions of the show all over the world including Australia, New Zealand and SouthAfrica. It has been translated into many different languages, often with a new name; in Germany, forexample, it is known as Anatevka.

Fiddler on the Roof was filmed in 1971. Topol once again played Tevye and Norma Crane took on the role ofGolde. Most of the exterior shots were filmed in Croatia, and the interior shots at Pinewood Studios inEngland. The film won 3 Academy Awards.

There have been many revivals of the show on both sides of the Atlantic. Both Zero Mostel and Topol haveportrayed the leading role on many occasions, although arguably Topol has emerged as the more famousand perhaps the quintessential Tevye. The most recent revival of Fiddler on the Roof in New York opened on26 February 2004 at the Minscoff Theater. British actor Alfred Molina took the role of Tevye, later beingreplaced by Harvey Feinstein. Randy Graff played Golde, and was subsequently replaced by Andrea Martinand Rosie O’Donnell. This production was nominated for 6 Tony Awards.

19 May 2007 saw a further revival at London’s Savoy Theatre, with Henry Goodman as Tevye and BeverleyKlein as Golde.

Since 2005, Topol has been playing in his farewell tour of Fiddler on the Roof. This production has touredboth Australia and New Zealand and is now playing major cities in the US. Topol finally left the productionin November 2009 to be replaced by Harvey Feinstein for the rest of the tour.

The musical takes its name from the painting “The Fiddler” by Marc Chagall. It was one ofmany paintings Chagall created of Eastern European Jewish life, and his work often depicteda fiddler. The fiddler represents survival through tradition and joyfulness, in a life ofuncertainty and imbalance.

Leeds AOS last performed this show at the Leeds Grand Theatre in 1981.We hope you enjoy our 2010 “revival” at the West Yorkshire Playhouse!

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We are delighted to welcome back our Musical Director of ourNovember show, The King and I at the Grand Theatre. Jim has heldthe baton at Leeds AOS now since 2005, when he joined us forJesus Christ Superstar here at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Jim has a wealth of musical experience. He has been involved witha number of West Yorkshire groups over the years, and has beenMusical Director for the pantomime at Leeds City Varieties forfifteen seasons. He has worked with the Potato Room Players herein Leeds, Harrogate St Andrew’s Players, and Stage 84 at theAlhambra Theatre in Bradford. Further afield, he is involved in anannual project with 250 young people at the Swan Theatre in HighWycombe, producing a full scale musical in only two weeks.

Jim is a composer in his own right, having been shortlisted for theprestigious national Vivian Ellis Prize for new musicals when he co-wrote the musical adaptation of Alice Through The Looking Glass.He also co-wrote the music for a children’s Christmas musical TheGrinch Who Stole Christmas, and has written TV jingles for two wellknown breakfast cereals.

In addition, Jim works as a musical arranger – recent workincludes theatre shows for Page & Moy cruise liners and BBC RadioFour drama. Jim is also actively involved in delivering andmanaging community arts projects in South Yorkshire.

LAOS welcomes Louise back to the helm, continuing herassociation with us which began in 2003 when shechoreographed 42nd Street, and Hello, Dolly! the following year.She has directed and choreographed all our shows since then,most recently The King and I at the Grand Theatre in November.

Louise trained in Leeds with Jean Pearce and John Auty, and atthe Laban Centre, London. Her performing career was cut short byinjury, around the same time she was asked to choreograph herfirst show at York Theatre Royal.

Throughout her career, she has directed and/or choreographedhundreds of shows of all types, and has recently won awards forbest direction, choreography and overall production.

Louise and two colleagues formed production company LockedOut Productions in 2007, in order to bring new and exciting showsto the region. She is also Artistic Director of DAMUUS Dance Co, acompany aimed at bridging the gap between the young amateurand professional dancer. In addition, Louise is ResidentChoreographer at Scala Performing Arts in Leeds, and is afreelance teacher of Dance & Musical Theatre, having taught inschools and colleges throughout Britain, plus short spells inEurope and Australia.

Choreography for television includes Heartbeat, The Dancer, PantoTime, My Parents Are Aliens, Emmerdale, The Booze Cruise,Bernard’s Watch, The Marchioness and BBC’s Children In Need.

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Mike Porter from Pontefract plays TevyeMike trained to be a teacher at King Alfred’s College inWinchester, where he studied Drama as his main course. Thisgave him the opportunity to appear in a wide variety ofproductions, ranging from Greek tragedy to Ben Travers farce,from Shakespeare’s King Lear to Guys & Dolls. Whilst at collegehe also appeared in a film for American TV, in which he played asinging monk!

Mike joined LAOS to play the part of Frederick in The Pirates ofPenzance in 1987, having previously been a member of KippaxAOS, where he played numerous principal roles, including SkyMasterson in Guys & Dolls, The King in The King and I, Jupiter inOrpheus in the Underworld and, in different productions, Fyedkaand Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Mike has also played parts withother local societies, The American in Chess with Buttershaw StPaul’s AODS being among his favourites.

Since joining LAOS, he has played many leading principal roleswith us, including Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady (2001), JulianMarsh in 42nd Street (2003), Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly!(2004), Father in Ragtime (2007), and Mr Brownlow in Oliver!(2008), all at the Grand Theatre. At the West Yorkshire Playhouse,he played Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar (2005) and The Beadlein Sweeney Todd (2008).

As Headteacher of a successful junior school, Mike has alsoappeared with children from his school in an episode of Frost forYorkshire TV. Carrying on a theme from the filming in his collegedays, this time Mike portrayed a guitar-playing vicar in the localchurch!

Mike appears with local cabaret group Encore on a regular basis.

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Nicola Brook from Bingley plays GoldeNicola first joined LAOS for our 1987 production ofThe Pirates of Penzance. Principal roles sincethen have included Ado Annie in Oklahoma!(1992), Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret (1995),Mabel in Mack & Mabel (2000), Dolly Levi in Hello,Dolly! (2004), Mother in Ragtime (2007), MrsLovett in Sweeney Todd and Mrs Sowerberry inOliver! (both 2008), and last year Lady Thiang inThe King and I.

Further afield, she appeared as Miss Hannigan inAnnie, Gladys in The Pajama Game and Yente inFiddler on the Roof, all with Bingley AOS, Jeanettein The Full Monty with Upstagers Theatre Group,and Mrs Lovett in the Lindley Church AOSproduction of Sweeney Todd at the LawrenceBatley Theatre in Huddersfield. Play creditsinclude LV in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, ElizaDoolittle in Pygmalion, Andy in Stepping Out, andJean in Lucky Sods, all with Bingley Little Theatre,and Susan in Bed Among the Lentils (AlanBennett’s Talking Heads) with the EndellionTheatre Company in Buxton, Penistone and at theSheffield Crucible. Nicola has also performed withSing Live UK at the Royal Albert Hall, the DeMontfort Hall in Leicester and Leeds Town Hall,and appeared in their production of Evita at LeedsGrand Theatre in 2002.

Nicola appears with local cabaret group Encore ona regular basis.

Rob Rowe from Haworth plays MotelThis is Rob’s first principal role with LAOS, havingperformed previously in The King and I at the Grandlast November. Rob has been acting and singing froma young age. Originally from Birmingham, early rolesincluded Colin in Our Day Out and Theo in Pippin. Robalso appeared in Sweeney Todd at the CrescentTheatre and 42nd Street at the Hippodrome with theBirmingham & Midland Operatic Society.

Whilst studying for a degree in Performing Arts atMiddlesex University, his theatre experience developedas a performer, writer and director, being involved innumerous reviews, plays and shows such as Babywith the Bath Water by Christopher Durang, JimCartwright’s Bed, and Gilbert & Sullivan’s Trial by Jury.

Rob has also sung with many choirs over the years,including the Barry Manilow Gospel Choir with whomhe performed at the NEC Arena, and more locally theHuddersfield Choral Society, appearing at SheffieldCity Hall, Saddleworth Festival, and of courseHuddersfield Town Hall.

Rachel Aston from Morley plays TzeitelRachel’s theatrical debut was as a rat in The PiedPiper of Hamlyn at Pontefract Town Hall, aged 3! As achild she trained with the Leydon Smith School ofTheatre Dance, appearing in various dance shows andpantomimes. Although her dancing was cut short byinjury, Rachel continued to perform in productionssuch as Smike, Little Shop of Horrors, Gumshoe(playing Dolly), Grease (playing Sandy) and Stomp.She more recently appeared as Joanie in The FullMonty with Locked Out Productions at WakefieldTheatre Royal in 2009.

Rachel’s love of gospel music led her to becomepresident of the Warwick University gospel choir“Revelation” whilst reading Psychology, performingextensively with the choir both regionally andnationally. Whilst in this role, she helped set up amusical exchange scheme, travelling to Barbados torun gospel workshops with secondary schools.

Rachel has previously appeared with LAOS in TheProducers and The King and I, and this will be her firstprincipal role with us. She dedicates her performanceto the memory of her friend Paul Harding.

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Jake Mitchell from Normanton plays PerchikThis is Jake’s third production with LAOS, previouslyhaving played Edgar in Ragtime (2007) and NoahClaypole in Oliver! (2008), both at the Grand Theatre.

Jake is currently studying Drama, Dance, English andMedia at St Wilfrid’s Sixth Form College inFeatherstone. Since 2001 he has attended ScalaPerforming Arts in Horsforth, and also undertakesvocal training with Cathy Nash. Jake has beenperforming since the age of 8. His many principal rolessince then include Nick Piazza in Fame (Locked OutProductions in Wakefield) and Angel in Rent (St Mary’sYouth Theatre in Garforth). With Wakefield Youth MusicTheatre, he has played Gavroche in Les Misérables,Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof, Paul in A Chorus Line,Troy in High School Musical, Roddy in Boogie Nightsand Ren in Footloose. Television credits includeEmmerdale, The Royal and Heartbeat, all for YorkshireTelevision.

Jake was awarded the title of Young Musician of theYear 2009 at the Pontefract Music Festival.

Laura Pick from Wakefield plays HodelLaura is presently in her second year at college studyingMusical Theatre. This is her second production withLAOS, having previously portrayed Johanna in SweeneyTodd here at the Playhouse in 2008.

Laura has played several leading roles elsewhere. WithWakefield Youth Music Theatre, she appeared as Serenain Fame, Cosette in Les Misérables, Gabriella in HighSchool Musical, Debs in Boogie Nights and more recentlyVi Moore in Footloose. In Barnsley, Laura played Yum Yumin Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic operetta The Mikado. She isalso a member of Harrogate St Andrew’s Players, andappeared as Hope Harcourt in their production ofAnything Goes, and Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors, bothat Harrogate Theatre.

Laura recently obtained both her ALCM and LLCM inMusical Theatre with the London College of Music.

Joe Mellor from Batley plays FyedkaJoe first joined LAOS in 2007 for our production ofRagtime at the Grand Theatre. He went on to appearas Mr Sowerberry in Oliver!, and will be more recentlyremembered for his portrayal of Carmen Ghia in TheProducers here at the Playhouse last year.

Joe has previously played a number of principal roles,notably Fagin in Oliver! and Arial in Return to theForbidden Planet, both at Sixth Form College atBruntcliffe School in Morley. He played Paul McCartneyin We Will Rock You and Joe Vegas in Fame (WakefieldTheatre Royal), and more recently with Harrogate StAndrew’s Players he appeared as the Purser inAnything Goes, followed by Mark in A Chorus Line.

Joe also played the lead in a film called Expired whenhe was 17.

Chloe Proctor from Leeds plays ChavaChloe is 16 years old, and this is her first show withLAOS. She has just begun studying Musical Theatre atcollege. In addition, she attends Scala Performing Arts,and also undertakes vocal training at the RachelSwann Dance School.

No stranger to the stage, Chloe has been performingand singing for the last 10 years. Various principalroles have included the title role in Annie, BlouseyBrown in Bugsy Malone, Bet in Oliver! and Maria inThe Sound of Music. She sings with HuddersfieldYoung Singers performing throughout Yorkshire, andhas sung at London’s Royal Festival Hall. She alsosings with a girl group, raising money for charity andrecently winning a couple of talent shows.

TV credits include Emmerdale (playing Roxy Lockhart),and The Royal. Chloe hopes to pursue a career inmusical theatre and television.

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Rob Atkinson from Normanton plays Lazar WolfThis is Rob’s first show with LAOS, although not his firstLazar Wolf, a role he has previously played for PontefractAOS. In fact, during his almost thirty years on theamateur stage, there are several roles he has revisited,namely Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (eight times), Alfred PDoolittle in My Fair Lady (six times), Bill Sikes in Oliver!(twice), and Daddy Warbucks in Annie (twice – and heshaved his head both times).

Rob started his amateur career with South Elmsall &District Musical Society, and from there moved toWakefield West Riding Operatic Society in 1986, where hehas more or less remained ever since. He has played withmany other societies in the Leeds / Wakefield / Castlefordarea, and also various Gilbert & Sullivan groups,appearing in roles such as Pooh Bah in The Mikado,Strephon in Iolanthe, the Major General in The Pirates ofPenzance, and Don Alhambra in The Gondoliers. Rob isalso something of a baddie, having portrayed the villainin six professional panto seasons!

Christine Castle from Leeds plays YenteChristine began dancing at the age of 3. Her first taste ofamateur theatre was as a dancer in Good Night, Vienna atthe age of 11, and there commenced a long and happyinvolvement with the stage. Caring parents suggestedstudying for a “proper job” so she became a hairdresser,still taking part in musicals at the Questors Theatre, Londonwhere she became a juvenile lead in numerous shows.

Moving to Leeds in the early 70s, she joined the newlyformed Yorkshire Television as a Makeup Artist, but quicklybecame part of the amateur scene by joining the LeedsThespians, with whom she played many leading roles at theGrand Theatre. Christine was a founder member of thePotato Room Players, notably cast as Reno in AnythingGoes, Rose in Gypsy, Jacqueline in La Cage Aux Folles (withDanny La Rue), and Golde in Fiddler on the Roof, a part shehas played five times with various West Yorkshirecompanies.

Christine also teaches Stage Makeup at the NODA SummerSchool and lectures for amateur groups. She and herhusband Brian, a Costume Designer, devised a talk entitled“Making an Entrance” showing actors how to prepare forperformance.

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Matchmaker

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Tevye,Lazar Wolfand VillageMen

MiracleofMiracles

Motel

Tevye’sDream

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Sunrise, Sunset

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NowI Have Everything

Perchikand Hodel

DoYou Love Me?

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MikePorter

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NicolaBrook

TZEITEL

RachelAston

HODEL

Laura

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ChloeProctor

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NicoleFarrar (Red)orLily Harris(Blue)

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MOTEL

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PERCHIK

JakeMitchell

FYEDKA

Joe Mellor

YENTE

Christine Castle

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Rob Atkinson

CONSTABLE

GlennBoldy

MORDCHA

Julian Freeman

RABBI

FrankAppleyard

MENDEL

Declan Field

AVRAM

BrianFletcher

NACHUM

RichardWhite

GRANDMA TZEITELJulieBoldy

FRUMA SARAH

ElaineWormald

RUSSIAN

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PaulWychrij

SASHA

PaulBamber

SHAINDEL

Janet Page

FIDDLER

AnneGriffiths

THECOMPANY

LADIES

Laura

Aisthorpe

JaneAllerton

Charlotte Appleyard

Alex Branston

CarolCampbell

JulieCohen

Joy Craggs

CarolynEllis

EmmaGreenwood

Anne-Marie Hartill

Sheila Hill

Sheila Jameson

Charlotte Jones

Sarah

Lamb

CathyPurcell

Sarah

Riley

KeziaRoberts

Christine Rowlands

VickiRundle

KaterinaSavegh-Townsend

HarrietWalker

AlexandraWard

JulieWilliams

Siân Wormald

GENTLEMEN

RichardAdams

RossHill

Michael Johnson

DavidPayne

JackRobson

GrahamTempest

Christopher Thomas

Ted Webster

JontyWilson

CHILDREN

Red Team

IsabelleFalkiner

GeorginaGreenall

Lewis Kellett

NoahOttman

LucySullivan

CallumTempest

Blue Team

MillieArcher

Erin Chapman

Max Cookward

Christopher Manning

ArianMirzaali

Kennedy Smith

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Stage Manager Andy ThomsonDeputy Stage Manager Louise NorburyAssistant Stage Manager Tim BiglandStage Crew Lynne Bigland, Tony Dawson,

Jonathan Dempsey, Jeannette Gilmore,Alexandra Scarborough, Helen Thomson,Ian Thomson, Laura Wilkinson

Lighting Design Tim SkellySound Design John and Linda TrenouthProperties Manager Mick DempseyWardrobe Mistress Sue SeegerWardrobe Assistants Jackie Dinnewell and TeamHairdressing Janet PageMakeup Kimberley Brook and Samantha WarringtonRehearsal Co-ordinator Tony BondRehearsal Accompanist Alan MakinsonRehearsal & Theatre Support General Support CommitteeRehearsal Prompter Martin EvansChaperones Vicky Garbett, Daryl Harris, Linda Holmes,

Dawn Kellett, Janet McGuire, Dawn Smith,Julie Smith, Jan Sullivan

Costumes Molly Limpet’s Theatrical Emporium Ltd,Sheffield

Wigs Dress Circle, Yeadon andWigs Up North, Manchester

Scenery Scenic Projects Ltd, Brampton, SuffolkAdditional Properties Whitkirk Arts GuildMarketing & Publicity Anne-Marie Hartill and David PaynePublicity Design Studio KPhotography Mike CookProgramme Co-ordination Nicola Brook and Richard WhiteProduction Manager Andy Thomson

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Violin

SallyRobinson

Cello

Martin Couzin

Trumpet

Julian Wightman

Trombone

GaryPulleyn

Flute

Clare-Louise Appleby

Clarinet

Ken Wilkinson

Guitar/MandolinTris Fitzmaurice

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Bass

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The Society would like to thank:The management and staff of the West Yorkshire Playhouse for their help and support.Rupert Sharp of Josef Weinberger Ltd, London for his support and assistance.Croft House Operatic Society, Sheffield for providing understudies for this production.Lawrence Gorsend of Chalutz Bakery, Moortown for the challah bread.Leeds Metropolitan University – Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education(Gymnastics Club) for their support.Brian Emmett for his ongoing support.Those who have placed group bookings for this production.Those too late to be included in the programme who have given their help. ACK

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Millie Archer

Lucy Sullivan

Max Cookward

Isabelle Falkiner

Georgina Greenall

Lewis Kellett

Christopher Manning

Arian Mirzaali

Noah Ottman

Erin Chapman

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Frank Appleyard

Declan Field

Brian Fletcher

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Elaine Wormald

Julie Boldy

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Laura Aisthorpe Jane Allerton Charlotte Appleyard

Alex Branston Carol Campbell Julie Cohen Joy Craggs

Carolyn Ellis Emma Greenwood Anne-Marie Hartill Sheila Hill

Sheila Jameson Charlotte Jones Sarah Lamb

David Payne Cathy Purcell Sarah Riley Kezia Roberts

Christine Rowlands Vicki Rundle Katerina Savegh-Townsend

Graham Tempest Christopher Thomas Harriet Walker Alexandra Ward

Ted Webster Julie Williams Jonty Wilson

Siân Wormald

Janet Page

Jack Robson

Richard White

Paul Bamber

Paul Wychrij

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St. Gemma’s Hospice, based in Moortown, Leeds, is the largest hospice in West Yorkshire. We provide specialist medicaland nursing care to over 1,000 local people with cancer and other life threatening illnesses every year.

We have 32 beds at the Hospice for In-Patients. For those patients who wish to receive care and support at home, ourteam of Community Nurse Specialists visit people at home and our Day Hospice is available for those who wish tomake daily or weekly visits to receive care and treatment. Last year we received 634 admissions to the Hospice, ourDay Hospice had 1,801 attendances and our team of Community Nurse Specialists made 2,884 home visits. We alsoprovide bereavement counselling for families and carers.

St. Gemma’s is proud to offer all its services free of charge to patients, their families and carers. This year it will costover £7 million to run the Hospice and we need to raise over half of this from donations and events.

On behalf of the patients and staff at St. Gemma’s Hospice, thank you for your generous support. If you would like moreinformation about the Hospice, or if you are able to help in any way, please contact Donna Woodman on 0113 218 5559or donnaw@st-gemma.co.uk.

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About NODAThe National Operatic and Dramatic Association(NODA), founded in 1899, is the main representativebody for amateur theatre in the UK. It has amembership of some 2500 amateur/communitytheatre groups and 3000 individual enthusiaststhroughout the UK, staging musicals, operas, plays,concerts and pantomimes in a wide variety ofperforming venues, ranging from the country’sleading professional theatres to village halls.

NODA is divided into eleven national Regions, eachheaded by a Regional Councillor who sits on theCouncil, the ruling body of the Association. They aresupported by a network of Regional Representativesand other volunteers. These volunteers are the vitallink to the grass roots of the Association, theamateur theatre companies themselves. TheAssociation is administered from its Headquarters inPeterborough, with knowledgeable and friendly staffable to deal with virtually any enquiry relating toamateur theatre.

There is a broad range of ages involved withamateur theatre nationwide, from a burgeoningnumber of youth groups to adult companies, whichmeet the needs of all levels of both performers,whether dramatic or musical, and enthusiastsinvolved backstage, front of house or inadministration.

NODA aims- To give a shared voice to the amateur theatre

sector.- To help amateur societies and individuals

achieve the highest standards of best practiceand performance.

- To provide leadership and advice to enable theamateur theatre sector to tackle the challengesand opportunities of the 21st century.

For all details of the Association, contact NODAHouse, 58-60 Lincoln Road, Peterborough PE1 2RZ.

Tel: 01733 865790E-mail: info@noda.org.ukWebsite: www.noda.org.uk

LAOS is affiliated to the NationalOperatic and Dramatic Association

Garforth Musical SocietyPresents

CALAMITYJANE

Tuesday 20th toSaturday 24th Aprilat 7.15pmThe Miners’ Welfare HallMain Street, Garforth

Tickets: adults £7; concessions £5.50Available in advance from Garforth Book Shopor on the door.

To find out more about

Leeds Amateur Operatic

Society visit our website:

www.thelaos.com

FRIENDSOF LA

OSMr J AndersonMrs P AshtonMrs B BainbridgeMr & Mrs F BatchelorMrs S BeanMr & Mrs R BeckwithMiss A V BloomerMrs J BloomerMrs T BloomerMrs V BloomerMrs J BowersMrs J BoyesMr & Mrs E BreretonMrs B BrookMrs D BrooksbankMrs & Mrs C BrownMrs & Mrs G BrownMrs V CameronMrs J CarterMrs & Mrs B CastleMrs S ChapmanMr & Mrs G ClaytonMiss J CleminsonMrs B CookeMr A DakeyneMrs D DarleyMr & Mrs M P DixonMr D DorringtonMrs B DouglasMrs J DunderdaleMrs B DunstonMrs M DuxburyMr D ElyMr B Emmett

Mrs D ForresterMr & Mrs J FoxMr & Mrs J R FranceMr & Mrs M FraserMr V GallagherMiss J GarnettMr & Mrs P GilesMrs J GisburnMiss M GraysonMrs M GreenProf & Mrs D GreigMr J GriffithsMrs M HaighMrs E HardieMrs S HaynesMrs S HobmanMr T D HodgsonMr & Mrs G HolmesMr & Mrs A HughesMr & Mrs N HutchinsonMr & Mrs W HydeMrs S KellyMr & Mrs J KnaggsMrs M LambMr & Mrs G LoweMr & Mrs G B LyonsMiss A McCartneyLady P McDonaldMr & Mrs F MeliaMrs E MerrickMr & Mrs C MillsMr S MitchellMiss S MullinsMrs P Naylor

Miss B NealeMr & Mrs M E NixonMrs Brenda PrasharMr & Mrs J PicklesMrs G PorterMr F PullanMrs J RhodesMr & Mrs M J RileyMr & Mrs L RoseMr & Mrs G SeniorMr & Mrs H SheffieldMrs A ShooterMrs L SidgwickMrs J SparrowMinister N StringerMr & Mrs C SuttonMr & Mrs S SwaineMr R M TebbMrs I TempestMiss M WatkinsonMrs B WatsonMr N WhitakerMr D WilkinsonMr & Mrs B WilsonMr & Mrs G H Wilson

If you would like tobecome a ‘Friend’ of LAOSplease contact Jean Noble0113 264 6313.

THURSDAY 25 MARCHNODA PRESIDENTMrs Margaret Coltman and Consort Marie Coltman

NODA NE REGIONAL COUNCILLORMr and Mrs Chris Ingram

NODA DISTRICT 9 REPRESENTATIVEMr and Mrs Alan Smith

PRESIDENT OF LEEDS AOSMr and Mrs John Fairfoot

FRIDAY 26 MARCHTHE LORD MAYOR OF LEEDS & THE LORD MAYOR’S CONSORTCouncillor Judith Elliott and Terry Elliott OBE JP

PRESIDENT OF LEEDS AOSMr and Mrs John Fairfoot

LONGSERVICE

AWARDS

VISITO

RS

The National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA), issueslong service awards for dedicated service to the amateur theatre.Members of LAOS holding awards are as follows:-

25 YEARS MEDALJane Allerton, Sally Barnes, Nicola Brook, Mick Dempsey,Philippa Edwards, Sarah Emmett-Lee, Geoff Redman, Richard White

MEDAL PLUS 1 BAR (30 YEARS)Frank Appleyard, Paul Hopkins, Cherry Stockwell, Andy Thomson,Elaine Wormald

MEDAL PLUS 2 BARS (35 YEARS)Michael Beard, Tony Bond, Alison Duckworth, Sylvia Ford,Maureen Greaves, Mike Porter, Jack Robson, Ann Webster

MEDAL PLUS 3 BARS (40 YEARS)Mary Coustol, Janet Fairfoot, Marie Leslie, Victoria Littlewood,Janet Page, David Payne, Ted Webster

MEDAL PLUS 4 BARS (45 YEARS)Jean Noble

MEDAL PLUS GOLD BAR & STUD (55 YEARS)Helen Hall, Margaret Hall

MEDAL PLUS DIAMOND BAR (60 YEARS)Brian E Wilson, Thelma R Wilson

Recipients of the Maureen Butlerand R Basil Gray Awards1995 Nicola Brook, Jonathan Linford1998 Jayne Hewitt, Steve Gardner1999 Janet Page, Steve Sefton2001 Patricia Croft (posthumously),

Jack Robson2003 Tracy Annal, Mike Porter2007 Libby Dunning, Ned Sproston2009 Carol Campbell, Richard Blackburn

1891 HMS Pinafore1892 The Pirates of Penzance1893 La Fille de Madame

Angot1894 Les Cloches de Cornville1895 Ermine1896 Madame Favart1897 La Mascotte1898 Falka1899 Olivette1900 The Mikado1901 Iolanthe1902 Dorothy1903 The Mountebanks1904 The Yeomen of the Guard1905 Les Cloches de Cornville1906 Merrie England

Trial by Jury1907 Merrie England

(Concert Edition)The Old Guard

1908 The GondoliersOur BoysThe Man in the Street

1909 Dorothy1910 The Rose of Persia1911 The Duchess of Dantzig1912 The Greek Slave1913 Rip Van Winkle1914 The Toreador1915 Half an Hour

Dream FacesTilda’s New Hat

1919 Merrie EnglandUnder the Red Rose

1920 Miss Hook of Holland1921 Tom Jones1922 Haddon Hall1923 The Rebel Maid1924 Ruddigore1925 Dorothy1926 Rip Van Winkle1927 The Gondoliers1928 The Count of

Luxembourg1929 The Mikado1930 Ruddigore1931 Sybil1932 The Desert Song1933 Rose Marie1934 Rio Rita1935 Sunny1936 The Vagabond King1937 Good Night, Vienna1938 Silver Patrol1939 Glamorous Night1948 Bitter Sweet1949 Wild Violets1950 Show Boat1951 Tulip Time

Merrie England(Festival of BritainProduction)

1952 Annie Get Your Gun1953 The Dancing Years

Merrie England(Coronation Production)

1954 Careless Rapture1955 Oklahoma!1956 Carousel1957 White Horse Inn1958 Summer Song1959 The Merry Widow1960 Brigadoon1961 Kismet

(Waterford Festival)1962 The Most Happy Fella1963 Merrie England

(Sadlers Wells Production)1964 Flower Drum Song1965 The Dancing Years1966 Song of Norway

(International Trophy WinnerWaterford Festival)

1967 The Count ofLuxembourg(International Trophy WinnerWaterford Festival)

1968 The Vagabond King(Waterford Festival)

1969 La Vie Parisienne(Waterford Festival)

1970 Oliver!1971 Hello, Dolly!1972 Kiss Me, Kate

The Merry Widow(Roundhay Park Centenary)

1973 My Fair Lady1974 Oklahoma!1975 Show Boat1976 The Great Waltz1977 The Card1978 Song of Norway1979 Irene1980 Brigadoon1981 Fiddler on the Roof1982 South Pacific1983 The Music Man1984 My Fair Lady1985 Carousel1986 Hello, Dolly!1987 The Pirates of Penzance

(Broadway Production)1988 The Dancing Years1989 Half a Sixpence

100 Musical Years1990 Pickwick

101 Musical Years1991 102 Musical Years1992 Oklahoma!

103 Musical Years1993 Bitter Sweet

104 Musical Years1994 Chess

105 Musical Years

1995 Cabaret106 Musical Years

1996 West Side Story107 Musical Years

1997 Me and My Girl108 Musical Years

1998 Crazy for You109 Musical Years

1999 Anything Goes110 Musical Years

2000 Mack & MabelMusical Years 2000

2001 My Fair LadyMusical Years 2001

2002 CarouselMusical Years 2002

2003 42nd StreetMusical Years 2003

2004 Hello, Dolly!Musical Years 2004

2005 Jesus Christ SuperstarMusical Years 2005

2006 West Side StoryJazz it Up

2007 Ragtime2008 Sweeney Todd

Oliver!2009 The Producers

The King and I

PAST

PRODUCTIO

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THE LEEDS AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

The Leeds Amateur Operatic Society was formed in October 1890, and in December of that yearpresented its first show HMS Pinafore at the Leeds Rifle Barracks in Carlton Hill. The following twoannual productions were presented at the Coliseum (which later became the Gaumont) in CookridgeStreet. In 1893 the Society moved to the Grand Theatre to present La Fille de Madame Angot and hasenjoyed the use of this lovely theatre ever since.

The Society presented annual musical productions up to the First World War, with several plays duringthe war years. After the war, the Society returned to presenting musicals starting with Merrie England.A mixture of old and new productions including the new style American musical comedies continueduntil the beginning of the Second World War. After performing Ivor Novello’s Glamorous Night in 1939,the Society ceased producing shows until after the war.

In 1948 the Society was reformed with management recruited from theatre enthusiasts within theworld of business in Leeds. The first production was Noël Coward’s romantic Bitter Sweet. From thenon, the Society endeavoured to present modern shows as soon as they became available together withmore conventional operettas. The 1966 production of Song of Norway was entered into the WaterfordInternational Festival of Light Opera. The production was well received and won the InternationalTrophy for Best Production. The following year, The Count of Luxembourg won the same award.

As the years have progressed, suitable shows have become more and more difficult to find, as all toooften they are withdrawn from amateur performance owing to professional revival.

In 1990 the Society celebrated its Centenary Year. The celebrations began with the 100 Musical Yearsconcert. The show was so popular that the Society continued to stage this production each Autumnuntil 2006. Until 2004, these concerts were performed at the former Leeds Civic Theatre. Owing to thesad closure of this theatre in 2005, we were fortunate to perform that year at the famous City VarietiesMusic Hall, moving to the new Carriageworks Theatre for our 2006 production Jazz It Up.

In 2005, with the Grand Theatre closed for renovation, the Society was thrilled to be able to perform atthe West Yorkshire Playhouse with the highly successful production of Jesus Christ Superstar, and wehave been fortunate to be able to continue this association since then.

Spring 2007 saw the reopening of the newly refurbished Grand Theatre, and we returned there with ourproduction of Ragtime.

Now in 2010, the Society is privileged to be staging productions at both these wonderful, yet diverse,Leeds theatres – Fiddler on the Roof here at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, followed by Beauty and theBeast at the Grand Theatre in November.

NOVEMBER

2009

THE KIN

G AND I

If you would like to advertise your business or sponsor a page in our November programmefor Beauty and the Beast at the Leeds Grand Theatre, please contact the Secretary atinfo@thelaos.com for details.

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