THE GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED

Stuart Maunder Dennis Olsen AM

The Hon. Trevor Olsson AO MBE KCSJ RFD ED

Vanessa de Jong, Anne Doherty, Sarah Nagy, Elizabeth Olsson (ex-officio),

Paula Pamment (ex-officio), Marsha Seebohm,Helen Snoswell, Alexandra Wiedenmann

Brian McLauchlanRichard TrevaskisKathryn SmilesSue Franks

Anne Doherty

PresidentVice-President

TreasurerSecretary

Production Manager

Board of ManagementPatrons

Board Members

Honorary Life Members

(Established 1937)

John Axe, Bette Backhouse (in memory of Mark Backhouse), Cecilia Borda, Christine Butler, John Drake, Helen Ellis, Hazel Green, Susan Henderson,

Peter Herriman, Barry Hill, Peter Hopkins, Mary House, Richard House OAM,Maurice Howie, Molly Howie, Brian Hurrell, Anne Ide, David Lampard, Julian McCabe,

Alan McKie, Brian McLauchlan, Margaret McLauchlan, Brian Moore, Bruce Napier, Elizabeth Olsson, Geoffrey Olsson, Paula Pamment, Monica Pole (in memory of Peter Pole),

Marjorie Quin, Beverley Scarce, June Stephenson, Marie Taylor, Richard Trevaskis, Barbara Turner, John Turner, Jenny Twigden, Renie Walker, Laraine Wheeler

DIRECTORMUSICAL DIRECTOR

CHOREOGRAPHER

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David Sinclair

Shenayde Wilkinson-Sarti

Heather Elliott

Please note: The use of cameras and audiovisual equipment is strictly prohibited in this theatre. Offenders may be asked to leave the theatre or their cameras may be removed for the duration of the performance.Mobile Phones:Mobile phones must be TURNED OFF for the duration of the performance as they may interfere with the amplification system and many include cameras.

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David Sinclair D i r e c t o rDavid’s association with amateur theatre spans over 25 years both as a performer and as a director. During this time he has appeared inproductions for many of Adelaide’s theatre companies including,Therry Dramatic Theatre Company, The Met, Mayfair Theatre Company,Independent Theatre, The Adelaide Rep and The Hills Musical TheatreCompany. Although David has performed many roles in musical theatre,he also has appeared in a number of plays including Run For Your Wife, Noises Off, Shadowlands, On Golden Pond and Mixed Salad’s criticallyacclaimed production Love Valour Compassion, where he performed the dual roles of brothers John and James.

David has also directed a number of highly successful and loved musical productions including Sweet Charity, Chicago, Bye Bye Birdie, Hello Dolly!,

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

Annie and Thoroughly Modern Millie. His productions of Pippin, Crazy For You and The Drowsy Chaperone won The Adelaide Theatre Guide’s Curtain Call Award for Best Musical in 2009, 2012 and 2013 respectively and his production of Legally Blonde received a best musical nominationin 2015. In addition to musicals he has also directed plays for The Adelaide Rep including Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and the highly acclaimed production of August: Osage County, which won best drama in the Curtain Call Awards in 2015.

The 1967 movie starring Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, Beatrice Lillie and Carol Channing has always been a long time favourite of mine. I was very fortunate to be in New York soon after the Broadway production opened in 2002 which starred Sutton Foster as Millie in her first Broadway lead role. There was a lot of hype about the discovery of a new star for Broadway musical theatre.

During production rehearsals, shortly before Thoroughly Modern Millie opened on Broadway,Sutton Foster was thrust “front and centre” into the spotlight replacing the actor who wasoriginally cast in the lead role of Millie Dillmount. Foster was an instant hit with critics andaudiences, as was the show.

I had such a great time watching that wonderful production not just because the show is soentertaining, but also you could tell Broadway had discovered another hugely talented leadperformer. You could feel it from the stage and from the audience. I remember the buzz in the foyer at interval and from the well-deserved standing ovation the audience gave the entire cast.Thoroughly Modern Millie is pure entertainment. It has it all - great music, great dancing andgreat comedy. It has heroes, heroines and villains and at its centre a story of love and romance and that love, the most precious of human emotions, will always find its way.

I was honoured to direct the South Australian premiere of Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2007 and feel privileged to be able to reconnect with this wonderful show and characters again for newaudiences with the Society.

Live theatre in Adelaide has never been more exciting or been of such high standard, particularly those productions mounted by amateur, non-professional organisations and community groups. Amateur companies have launched the careers of many talented professional performers andtheatre technicians. They employ, educate, entertain and provide a means of artistic expression and social comment, all of which contribute to a healthy vibrant society. It is so important for these companies to continue to exist and grow, which can only happen if they are supported byan audience. If you’re reading this, then you have probably bought this program and come to see this production. Thank you for supporting Adelaide theatre and the Performing Arts and helping this community and industry thrive. Come to the theatre and feed your soul!

I would like to dedicate this production to all those very special people who over the years have helped me along my musical theatre journey, I have been blessed to have known such wonderful people.

Heather Elliott

Shenayde Wilkinson-Sarti

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Heather is a well-established Musical Director in Adelaide and regularlyperforms in the orchestras for the national touring musicals, most recently Cats at the Festival Theatre for the Really Useful Group. Other nationalproductions include Wicked (John Frost), West Side Story (FarrellyProductions), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Tim Lawson Productions) andA Chorus Line (Tim Lawson Productions). Heather also performed in the Melbourne season of A Chorus Line and toured to Brisbane as the Associate Musical Director/Assistant Conductor. Heather was chief repetiteur for the Adelaide season of The Sound of Music (Gordon Frost).

Heather was Musical Director for the Adelaide Premiere of StephenSondheim’s Passion with Swell Productions at the State Opera Studio,which won the 2014 Adelaide Theatre Guide Curtain Call Award for Best

For more than 20 years Shenayde has studied, performed and danced on stage and in theatrical shows.She has professionally choreographed, performed and taught in Melbourne, Sydney, New York and London with top names such as Jason Coleman, Kelly Abbey, Kelly Aykers, Caroline O’Connnor and many more. Professional appearances include performing with Rhonda Burchmore as well as back up dancing for M.C. Hammer,Marvin Priest and Havana Brown. Television appearances on Neighbours, McLeod’s Daughters and the Australian movie Goddess were highlights.She has also been a dancer for several music videos. Shenayde performed and danced work by choreographer Rhys Bobridge at the Royal Show forthe last 3 years. She was also Choreographer for Davine InterventionzAltar Boyz – The Musical, award-winning Xanadu and Flower Children.

Musical (professional). Heather was also Musical Director for Swell Productions’ acclaimedBroadway Junior Series, including productions of The Little Mermaid, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beauty & the Beast, Seussical, Into the Woods, Honk and Dear Edwina.

Heather has performed on stage in numerous productions with amateur theatre companies inAdelaide and regional South Australia. She was Musical Director for the MS Society’s productions of My Fair Lady and Carousel and the Society’s productions of Tarantara! Tarantara! (2003) and The Sound of Music (2014). Most recently she was the Musical Director for the Hills MusicalCompany’s production of The Full Monty (2016).

She choreographed and performed as leading lady in the Hills Musical Company’s production ofThe Producers as well as Brooke Windam in Legally Blonde, the Musical. Recently she appeared in Catch Me if You Can (Marie Clarke). Shenayde choreographed the 2015/16 Strikers New Year event at Adelaide oval as well as dancing herself at each game. She also choreographed the AFL Multicultural performance and the Premier’s dinner at the Adelaide Convention Centre. This is the first time she will be choreographing for G&S and she couldn’t be more excited.

Tammy PappsNaomi CainMandy TilleyLouisa Giacomini Liesl Warner / Cianah Harris Nicole MolloyDaniel BurgessSamantha Webber / Kara Williams Daniel Webber/Nicole Bates Hayden KingNoah TilleyAndrew EdgeworthBen DaleySigourney Fagan-JeffriesJordan PfeifferGeoff BarreauLouis Cann / Patrick PikeJack de la LandeCorinne Teng / Tom von EinemPaul Sinkinson

MILLIE DILLMOUNT JIMMY SMITH MISS DOROTHY TREVOR GRAYDON III MRS MEERS MUZZY VAN HOSSMERE CHING HO BUN FOO MISS FLANNERY

RUTH GLORIA RITA ALICE CORA LUCILLE ETHEL PEAS

THE PEARL LADY/MATHILDE THE LETCH POLICEMAN/GUEST 1 GEORGE GERSHWINIRA GERSHWIN DOROTHY PARKERRODNEY/ DEXTER KENNETH DAPHNE NEW MODERN

Alana ShepherdsonMitchell SmithEmily WoodBuddy DawsonPam O’GradySamantha FrancisHarry Nguyen Paulo Nacianceno Nadine Wood

Emma WilczekHayley WolfendaleEmma BennettEm CarterTahlia CrickmarMaya MillerChloe Hall

Maddie MacArthurJosiah PayScott Kelly Thomas Brodie PhillipsSteve LewisRuby PinkertonAndy TrimmingsAled ProeveSandy WandelEmma Haddy

Jaimie Conlon, Demi Nicholson,Lucy Trewin, Alex Dunbar,

Zak Vasiliou

P r i n c i p a l s

H o t e l G i r l s

E n s e m b l e

VIOLINS

CELLOHARPREEDS

TRUMPETS

TROMBONETROMBONE 2/TUBAFRENCH HORNGUITARDOUBLE BASSDRUMSPERCUSSIONPIT PIANO

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

THE ORCHESTRA

Alana Shepherdson

Mitchell Smith

Emily Wood

Pam O’Grady

M i l l i e

J i m m y

M i s s D o r o t h y

M r s M e e r s

Alana is a teacher and former student at TIDC Performing Arts Studio and a New York Film Academy - Musical Theatre graduate and scholarship recipient. International shows include; Here Lies Love (‘Public Theatre’ Dir. Alex Timbers), A Cabaret Tribute NYC (Dir. Stafford Arrima) and Precious Moments Singapore Tour. During her time in New York, Alana was dance assistant to Deidre Goodwin Chicago (Broadway and Feature Film) for two years for the Broadway Dreams Foundation in NYC. Local productions include Oklahoma! (Ado Annie, Emma Knights Productions), Catch Me If You Can (Marie Clark), Flower Children (Davine Interventionz), and Leader of the Pack (Crystals,U/S Ellie, NLTC) amongst others. Alana also co-choreographed AYT’s Beauty & The Beast. Dance and television credits include backup dancer MC Hammer, Australian TV series McLeod’sDaughters, Neighbours and Totally Wild.

Mitchell has been performing for most of his 19 years, moving from choirs into musical theatre at age eight thanks to Pelican Productions’ Music Theatre Camp, which 11 years later he is still participating in. Mitchell’s love for music andsinging has seen him perform a number of roles in youth theatre productionswith Swell Productions and Concordia College. Mitchell has performed with the Therry Dramatic Society in The Goodbye Girl and She Loves Me (Árpád Lázsló), and with Marie Clark Musical Theatre in FAME (Nick Piazza) and Catch Me If You Can. He is currently in the second year of a Bachelor of Podiatry at UniSA and teaches at Theatre Bugs.

Emily has had a growing love for performing arts since the age of three. Since then, Emily has performed in multiple productions, some of her favourites being Little Red Riding Hood (Into The Woods), Marta (The Sound of Music), Mrs Potts (Beauty & the Beast), Millie (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Sandy (Grease), Penny (Hairspray) and Baroness Bomburst (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). Emily has also performed in pageants, eisteddfods, fundraisers, shopping centre entertainment and children’s holiday entertainment shows. She has worked in international theatre companies, as well as overseas on two occasions; in Malaysia as a part of shopping centre entertainment, and in Europe on a school music tour. Emily graduated from Concordia College in 2015, receiving a Merit from the SACE board for Solo Performance (voice). Since leaving school Emily has continued to train and challenge her love for music theatre.

Pam has been involved in theatre since the age of ten and since then, she has directed, choreographed, designed and performed in countless productions. She was also a founding member of the highly acclaimed Troika Theatre-in Education Team. Pam has played some extraordinary lead roles which have led to her winning six Advertiser Best Actress Awards: Kate in Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound for Adelaide Repertory Theatre, Margaret (John Williamson’s Money and Friends), Countess Rostova (War and Peace), Dolly Levi (Hello Dolly!), and Mrs Meers (Thoroughly Modern Millie). Other work includes Amanda Wingfield (The Glass Menagerie), DesireeArmfeld (A Little Night Music), Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being

Earnest) for U.T.G. Pam joined Independent Theatre for Les Parent Terribles and roles includeTamara Sachs (Taking Sides), Mollie Molloy (The Front Page), Mistress Quickly (Cry God for Harry), Kitty (Six Degrees of Separation), and Miss Haversham (Great Expectations), and her Oscart-winning role of Mrs Moore (A Passage To India). She was Assistant to the Director for the award winning August: Osage County for the Rep. and played Alice in the Australian premiere of Peter and Alice for Independent Theatre. Last year Pam directed the award-winning The Goodbye Girl for Therry and Only an Orphan Girl for the Adelaide Rep.

Buddy Dawson

Samantha Francis

Paulo Nacianceno

Harry Nguyen

T r e v o r G r ay d o n I I I

M u z z y

B u n F o o

C h i n g H o

Buddy is a Drama Teacher who is working with G&S for the first time. After a recent stint with broken bones within shows between 2012 and 2014, Buddy is pleased to be unbroken for Thoroughly Modern Millie. Previous theatre credits include Finch (How to Succeed - MCMT, 2013), Danny Zuko (Grease - The MET, 2013), Steven Kodally (She Loves Me - Therry, 2014), Linus (YAGMCB - Hills, 2015), The Wolf and Steward (Into The Woods - NLTC, 2012), Daddy Warbucks and Rooster (AYT, 2015/2012), Leaf Coneybear (Spelling Bee - AYT, 2014),Man with Broken Foot (A Chorus Line - MCMT, 2012) and Legally Blonde (Hills, 2014). Buddy has directed Seussical with Adelaide Youth Theatre, which won the Theatre Association of South Australia’s MusiCAL Award for best amateur musical for 2013. He also co-wrote, produced, and performed in the sold out Adelaide Fringe Show VillainVille in 2015.

A life in the arts, both onstage as a performer and offstage as a writer, director and producer, Sam is perhaps best known for her award winning jazz musical:The Seedy Adventures Of Johnny Steele, which she wrote, directed andperformed with her theatre company Full Swing Productions. Most recently,Sam hammed it up as Vicki Nichols (The Full Monty – Hills Musical Theatre).Career highlights include Dorothy Brock (42nd St), Domina (A Funny ThingHappened On The Way To The Forum) for Mayfair Theatre Company; Veronica Charles (Get Down) and Esther (The Night Esther’s Bowling Club Went To The Mars Bar) for FSP; the title role in Victor/Victoria and Mrs Walker (Tommy) for MBM, and directing Bad Seed and Deathtrap for Burnside Players. Working as a lead singer and songwriter for many bands over the years adds to her repertoire as a performance and voice teacher and she is excited to play the fabulous Muzzy.

Paulo made his theatre debut in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2007 as Ching Ho. Since then he appeared in Loving That Cruise and in Pippin. He completed his studies in Film at Flinders University and MAPS specialising in Cinematography, Production and Direction.

‘Do I eat this week or do I pay rent?’ Harry asks himself this question on a daily basis, however his passion for the performing arts is undeniable. Harry has performed in High School Musical (Adelaide Youth Theatre, Wizard of Oz (Adelaide High School), Hairspray (AYT), FAME (Marie Clark), Into the Woods (AYT) and very recently, Rent (Marie Clark Theatre), in which he was given the understudy role of Angel. Harry is thrilled and honoured to be a part of such a fun show like Thoroughly Modern Millie and being mentored by an even more incredible production team.

Nadine Wood M i s s F l a n n e r yNadine is thrilled to be playing the fun role of Miss Flannery and is looking forward to improving her tap skills. She has been involved with amateur theatre both on and off stage for many years. Making props, sets, hats and costumes for many companies in Adelaide. Her proudest achievement yet was directing Annie for AYT in 2012. Some of her favourite performances include Xanadu withDavine Interventionz, understudying Morticia (The Addams Family)understudying Mrs Banks and playing along side her daughter in Mary Poppins and most recently Wicked, all for MBM. She also enjoys acting in movies when not on stage, including Hey, Hey its Esther Blueburger, Siam Sunset, Broken Hill, Suburban Samurai, A Tortured Mind and a comedy for SBS. Nadine alsofeatured recently in the projection of Violet Verses with Illuminart and Channel 9.

It’s 1922 and Kansas born Millie Dillmount has just arrived in New York City to start a new life.

Turn of the century conservative America is giving way to a new breed called “Moderns”. Society is changing and Millie wants to lead that change with her self-devised plan which is “so far ahead of its time it’s almost too bold, too daring, too new woman”.

Millie plans to find a job as the world’s fastest stenographer working for a wealthy boss and marry him. “Love has nothing to do with marriage for the modern woman!” Millie’s plan goes askew when she finds herself caught in the middle of a white slave trade scheme run by the nasty and sinister Mrs Meers.

With a little help from her new friends, Millie foils Meersie’s wicked plot to sell the beautiful Miss Dorothy into a life of slavery and at the same time discovers the true meaning of love.

This Tony Award winning musical, is based on the 1967 movie of the same name, which starred Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler-Moore, Carol Channing and Beatrice Lilly and which was also based on the 1956 British musical Chrysanthemum.

THE STORY

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The Adelaide Repertory Theatre, The Hills Musical Society, Marie Clark Music Theatre, The Metropolitan Theatre Company, Therry Dramatic Society, Larissa Helbig,

Walford Anglican School for Girls, St Peter’s Woodlands Grammar School,all those who assisted in sewing and sourcing costumes,

The Advertiser, Adelaide Theatre Guide, Encore Magazine,Steve Garie, Messenger Newspapers, Fed Print, Mellor Olsson Lawyers,

Front of House Staff

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PRODUCTION MANAGER LINE MANAGEMENTDIRECTORMUSICAL DIRECTORCHOREOGRAPHER DANCE CAPTAINSSTAGE MANAGERTHEATRE TECHNICIANSTAGE CREW

SET DESIGNSCENIC ARTISTSET CONSTRUCTIONSET PAINTINGLIGHTING DESIGN LIGHTING PROGRAMMER LIGHTING AND VIDEO OPERATOR FOLLOW SPOT OPERATORVIDEO DESIGN TECHNICIANSOUND DESIGN OPERATORCOSTUME CO-ORDINATOR/DRESSMAKER SEWING/ASSISTANCE

DRESSERSHAIR AND MAKE-UP DESIGN ASSISTING STYLISTSPROPERTY CO-ORDINATIONPUBLICITY PUBLICIST PUBLICITY COMMITTEE

GRAPHIC ARTIST PROGRAMME PHOTOGRAPHY

TICKET SECRETARYFRONT OF HOUSE MANAGERST-SHIRT DESIGNTEA & COFFEE, RAFFLESOCIAL CO-ORDINATOR

Anne DohertyDavid Williams David SinclairHeather ElliottShenayde Wilkinson-SartiThomas Brodie Phillips, Hayley WolfendaleTim Bates Richard ParkhillPaul Cinneididh, Mark Ferguson, Steve Jarman,Brendan TaggartDavid SinclairBrian BudgenJohn Axe David Sinclair, Christopher Meegan, Patrick MarlinAlexander RamsayDaniel SissonTim BlackshawDavid Hall, Kat Rosen

David Sinclair with Matthew Berry (Digital Media)Craig Williams (Mosaic Audio Visual)

Glenn Hill (Crystal Clear Audio)Don EickhoffHelen SnoswellAriana Snoswell, Tahlia Crickmar, Kathryn Smiles, Nadine WoodJordan Denning, Victoria Perry, Wendy RaynerHannah OrtonStacey Gerber, Teresa Scriva, Amelia TremellingCatherine Marlin

Petra StarkeSue Franks, Susan Henderson, Margaret McLauchlan, Elizabeth Olsson, Paula Pamment, Renie WalkerDénes Nagy Elizabeth Olsson with Dénes NagyTim Bates (programme), Thomas Wiedenmann (promotional/production)Paula PammentJenny Bowen and Shelley CaeranDénes NagySue Franks and Margaret McLauchlanSarah Nagy

THE PRODUCTION CREW

About the G&S Society

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE

The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of South Australia, has a long standing history in the theatrecommunity of Adelaide. Established in 1937, the Society has grown from very humble beginnings to be currently one of the most successful amateur theatre companies in Adelaide.

Although dedicated to promoting the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, the Society also regularly stages non-G&S operettas and musicals ranging from the time honoured standard of DieFledermaus, to Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. In 2008, the Society staged Les Misérables.The season was so successful that it lead to an encore season in January 2009. Similarly, the 2013 season of Oliver! lead to its return in 2014. The Society’s most ambitious production to date was Jesus Christ Superstar, staged at Her Majesty’s Theatre in 2010.

Over the years, the Society has been very lucky to have the support of gifted international professional performers, starting with Vincent McMurray (singing with both Australian and UK opera companies and JC Williamson), Richard Watson, who appeared with the D’Oyly Carte Company (the Operetta Company established by Gilbert & Sullivan in 1879), Kevin Miller (ex-Sadlers Wells/English National Opera), June Bronhill (also Sadlers Wells and International Opera Star), Kevin Mills (Sadlers Wells), Ghillian Sullivan, Guila Tiver, John Greene and most recently, Dennis Olsen – THE consummate G&S performer, Carolyn Ferrie, Peter Deane andJoanna McWaters.

Based in the suburb of Hindmarsh since 1983, the Society’s home is The Shed, a property lovingly developed by Society members. The Society has been the training ground of numerous young performers who have gone on to successful musical/operatic careers and has as one of its goals to support and nurture young performers as they start their performing lives. In contrast, the Society also has many long standing members, some involved in productions for well over 50 years. It is proud that the late Jack Higgs, a founding member, was continuously involved in the Society’s life for 76 years.

In 2016, the Society was excited to be involved in a joint venture with Co-Opera, staging The Mikado both in Adelaide and as a touring production. Further details of the 2017 season will be announced shortly.

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