The Festival Players’ first show of the new millennium brought an all all-time favourite to the Mumford Theatre stage in the shape of Singing in the Rain. The Combinations reviewer was sure that “Anyone who came to [the show] will have been much impressed…. An admirable production.” Almost every aspect of the staging came in for praise: “The staging was ingenious. As always, Roy Braybrooke’s sets were spot on….”; “…the orchestra was splendid….”; “Directors Ken Lancey and Theresa Goddard made good use of [the chorus] in a fair number of scenes to great effect. The choreography was very good.” The company had “…excelled themselves in the costume department.”
The cast were no exception: “The four main characters around which the story is set have to be strong – and they were… There were some fine cameo performances …. “.
Directors Ken Lancey and Theresa Goddard
Musical Director Brian Thomas
Choreographer Theresa Goddard
Lighting Design Paul Curtis
Set Design Roy Braybrooke
Costume Design Margaret Thorp
Courtesy of Combinations 2000
Festival Players, Cambridge 