Rehearsals for Legally Blonde are in full swing and tickets are selling fast! Take a look a some recent shots of our super-hard-working cast being put through their paces and then book your tickets for this fantastic show at www.adctheatre.com/legallyblonde
The Festival Players Charity Dinner and Dance takes place on Saturday 16 July at the Cambridge Union Society (behind the Round Church, near the ADC Theatre).
It will be a fantastic evening’s entertainment, with profits shared with The Samaritans.
The evening will begin with a drinks reception on the lawn outside the Union, followed by a three-course meal in the unique surroundings of the historic Debating Chamber.
While you enjoy your dessert, there will be an opportunity to bid in an auction of promises, led by TV’s David Palmer.
After dinner, we move to the Blue Room to dance the night away to the Festival Players Band, who will be playing tunes from the 60s to the present day.
Tickets for the event are £47.50 and can be purchased by emailing dinner@festivalplayers.org
Now that we have our fantastic cast in place, it’s time to book your tickets for this must-see show!
We anticipate very high demand for tickets so don’t delay – book yours now! The show runs from 26th May to 4th June with a matinee on the final Saturday.
Available at the ADC Theatre website here:
http://www.adctheatre.com/whats-on/musical/legally-blonde.aspx
Legally Blonde
The full cast for Legally Blonde – The Musical has been confirmed:
Elle Woods – Katie Hook
Serena – Rosie Wells
Margot – Frankie Woolgar
Pilar – Andrea Grosbois
Kate/Ensemble – Georgina Skinner
Paulette – Emma Vieceli
Enid/Ensemble – Lucy Kivlin
Vivienne/Ensemble – Nicola Lugosch
Whitney/Ensemble – Davinia Fisher
Brooke Wyndham/Ensemble – Jenny Lewis
Chutney/Ensemble – Chloe Kitteridge
Elle’s Mom/Judge – Philippa Clark
Warner Huntington III – Simon Young
Emmett Forrest – Max Caldicott
Kyle/Ensemble – James Hayward
Professor Callahan – Jonathan Padley
Elle’s dad/Ensemble – Jerry Lander
Grand Master Chad/Ensemble – Mike Hemingway
Aaron/Ensemble – Arthur Lamb
Sonny/Ensemble – Owen Kivlin
Court reporter/Ensemble – Chris Nash
Congratulations to all! Rehearsals start on 29 February at our new rehearsal home, Cambridge University Press.
Tickets on sale soon!
An Evening with Festival Players
This year’s event will take place on Saturday 27 February at Cambridge University Press in the Hospitality Dining Room (where the recent Legally Blonde auditions and last year’s AGM were held).
For those new to the event, it’s a chance to ‘do a turn’ in front of a warm appreciative audience of fellow members – a song, a monologue, a sketch, a poem – whatever you feel like doing!
So, now is the time to confirm your participation. We have two accompanists lined up, but if you’d like to arrange your own, that’s fine too.
If you wish to perform, please email Michael Husband and let him know what you’re doing, who with (if appropriate), and whether you need a pianist. There will be optional rehearsals on both Friday evening (26th) and Saturday afternoon (27th), depending on which pianist you’re paired with. With that in mind, please let Michael know whether you are unavailable for either of those, as that will help him choose the most appropriate pianist for you.
If you just wish to come along and enjoy the evening as a supporter rather than a performer, please also let Michael know. There will be an ‘on the door’ charge (tbc) for all.
Finally, it’s a ‘bring a sharing dish’ event – so whether performer or supporter, please liaise with Michael on what you’ll bring with you.
Congratulations to all those involved in our 2015 production of ‘The Secret Garden‘. You have been nominated as ‘BEST MUSICAL’ at this year’s NODA East Gala awards.
The results are announced on 3rd April – fingers crossed!
The first three audition days are now full, so we have opened up yet another additional date. Bookings are now being taken for Monday 1st February, contact Suzanne via secretary@festivalplayers.org as soon as you can to make sure you get your slot!
It’s all go for the Festival Players right now. Want to buy tickets for our new show Return to the Forbidden Planet? Click here. Looking to audition for our next show, Legally Blonde? Click here.
Tickets are now on sale for Festival Players next show, Return to the Forbidden Planet, at Comberton Village College, 13-16 January (incl. Saturday Matinee).
Come aboard the starship ‘Albatross’ and join us in an interstellar rock n’ roll adventure! Your crew of highly trained space cadets are ready to whisk you across the galaxy whilst performing a host of cosmic classics by Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, James Brown, Nina Simone and many more.*
Bob Carlton’s award winning musical is a bizarre and unique blend of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ (plus lots of bits from his other plays), iconic music of the 50’s and 60’s and the Sci-Fi cult classic film ‘The Forbidden Planet’. It might sound illogical, captain, but the result is an evening’s entertainment of meteoric proportions.
Will the brave Captain Tempest and his crew unravel the mystery of Planet D’Illyria? Why are the mad Doctor Prospero and his beautiful daughter Miranda the only inhabitants? What secret is the ship’s science officer hiding? Can a robot do the twist? All these questions and more are answered in the next thrilling episode of “Return to the Forbidden Planet”!
*Polarity Reversal may occur during performance!
To buy your tickets, choose your performance and follow the links below.
Wednesday 13th January
Thursday 14th January
Friday 15th January
Saturday 16th January (matinee)
Saturday 16th January (evening show)
Please note that the start times are incorrectly stated on the We Got Tickets site – evening performances will start at 7.45, and the matinee at 2.30 (and not 7.15 and 2pm as stated – those are ‘doors open’ times). We are getting these times corrected!
Festival Players are delighted to be presenting LEGALLY BLONDE – the Musical from 26th May- 4th June 2016, directed by James Dowson.
The Preview night for the show will be held at 7.45pm on Wednesday 6th January at Cambridge University Press – just turn up at Cambridge University Press, University Printing House, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BS. Auditions will be at the Larkum Studio at the ADC on Tuesday 26th and Saturday 30th January 2016 (booking opens on/after the preview night).
This is a fast, feisty, fabulous fun show which follows the trials (literally!) and tribulations of Elle as she journeys from blonde bimbo to legal eagle.
So come to our preview night, meet the director, find out about the parts, have a sing-a-long and get your audition booked! See you there!
Festival Players, Cambridge 