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ELODSPRESENTS

ELODSPRESENTS

Tues 20th - Sat 24th October 2009

Tues 20th - Sat 24th October 2009

The Wyllyotts Centre, Potters Barwww.elods.org.uk

Gilbert & Sullivan’sGilbert & Sullivan’s

Come and see Gilbert & Sullivantake the ‘P’ out of Parliament!

Come and see Gilbert & Sullivantake the ‘P’ out of Parliament!

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ELODS would like to thank the following people: the membersof the orchestra, all the technical team and backstage crew, thefirst-aiders at the Wyllyotts Theatre, the front of housevolunteers, stand-in pianist Natalie Fine, all our advertisers, DataConnection, ‘Friends’ of ELODS and our patient families! Also, aspecial thank you to Liz Heart and the staff at Palmers GreenLibrary for all their help with securing orchestration parts forthis show.

ELODS would like to send their love and best wishes to Frank& Wendy Bundle.

www.elods.org.ukemail: markhshaw@blueyonder.co.uk

Hon. Vice-Presidents

Mike Gilbert, Sally Pearson

Committee Officers

Acting Chairman

Mark Shaw

Secretary

Roger Eames

Treasurer

Frank Bundle

Membership

Stella Kitanos

General

Eleanor GlazerHilary ThorneNick WhiteDavid Dowse

Enfield Light Operatic and Dramatic Society

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Welcome to our Autumn production of 2009, Iolanthe, a Gilbert &Sullivan classic.

Firstly a big thank you to our immediate past chair, Natalie O’Sullivan,who unfortunately had to stand down mid-term. She will be a hard actto follow but I will do my best.

I am thrilled that, for once, we have managed to persuade so many mento ‘tread the boards’ – I think that we just outnumber the ladies in thisshow – how many times has that happened since 1953?!

Joining us for this production are our director from the last show, JohnHebden; David Stone, who last played Don Lockwood in Singin’ in theRain last year and Roger Rufey who played ‘Daddy’ Warbucks in Anniein April 2008. Thank you for your support.

My first production with ELODS was Carousel in October 2006, whereI was dragged along one Tuesday evening after a long hard day at workby a member who shall remain nameless – well, as soon as I enteredthe rehearsal room, I was struck by the warmth of the welcome by all,even though I was a complete stranger and they to me. By the end ofthe evening, I was hooked and have never looked back. If you are one ofthose people who have been hiding a secret desire to perform and canhold a note or two, why not come along to a rehearsal? We are afriendly bunch and easy to get along with. We rehearse in WinchmoreHill and details are on our website: www.elods.org.uk.

If you want to get involved in theatre life but the stage/singing is not foryou, then you are welcome too. From Front of House to back stage tomake-up, wardrobe, props, stage management, lighting, sound or boxoffice – there is always a need for an extra pair of hands. I would loveto hear from you so please get in touch with me onmarkhshaw@blueyonder.co.uk.

So here we are again, ready for another show. The rehearsals havefinished, the tickets have been sold (hopefully!), the set has been paintedand the lights are about to dim – so sit back and enjoy Gilbert &Sullivan take the ‘P’ out of 19th century British politics – nothing reallychanges. Enjoy !

Mark H Shaw

Message from the Acting Chairman

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Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri, is a comic opera with music by ArthurSullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy operas and isthe seventh collaboration of the fourteen between Gilbert and Sullivan.

Iolanthe was first produced in London at the Savoy Theatre, on 25November 1882, three days after Patience closed, and ran for 398performances. The story concerns a band of immortal fairies who findthemselves at odds with the House of Peers. The opera satirises manyaspects of British government and law.

The opening night of Iolanthe was an occasion for what must haveseemed a truly magical event in 1882. The Savoy Theatre was the firsttheatre in the world to be wired for electricity, and such stunning specialeffects as sparkling fairy wands were possible.

A glittering crowd attended the first night, including Captain (laterCaptain Sir) Eyre Massey Shaw, head of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade,whom the Fairy Queen apostrophizes in the second act ("Oh, CaptainShaw/Type of true love kept under/Could thy brigade with coldcascade/Quench my great love, I wonder?"). On the first night, AliceBarnett as the Fairy Queen sang the verses directly to the Captain, tothe great delight of the audience.

Synopsis

Twenty-five years before the opera begins, Iolanthe (a fairy) married amortal – a crime punishable by death under fairy law! However, the fairyQueen commuted Iolanthe's sentence to banishment for life, providedthat Iolanthe never see her husband again. Our story starts with thefairies pleading the Queen to allow Iolanthe to return, as they miss thesongs she sang and the lessons she taught, like how to curl up inside abuttercup.

The fairies discover that Iolanthe has a son called Strephon, who is half afairy. Strephon is in love with Phyllis, a ward of the Lord Chancellor.However, Phyllis is the fairest of all the Lord Chancellor’s wards, soStrephon and Phyllis have the whole of the Peerage and its laws toovercome before they can be married.

As the show goes on, there are more and more misunderstandings andsurprising revelations as the fairy kingdom clashes with Parliament, withrather amusing consequences…

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History and Synopsis

Rehearsals...

1. Tripping hither, tripping thither (Chorus of Fairies)

2. Iolanthe! From thy dark exile thou art

summoned (Queen, Iolanthe, Fairies)

3. Good-morrow, good mother (Strephon and Fairies)

4. Fare thee well, attractive stranger (Queen and

Fairies)

4a. Good-morrow, good lover (Phyllis and Strephon)

5. None shall part us from each other (Phyllis and

Strephon)

6. Loudly let the trumpet bray (Chorus of Peers)

7. The law is the true embodiment (Lord Chancellor

and Peers)

8. My well-loved Lord and Guardian dear (Phyllis,

Lord Tolloller, and Lord Mountararat)

9. Nay, tempt me not (Phyllis)

10. Spurn not the nobly born (Lord Tolloller and Peers)

11. My lords, it may not be (Phyllis, Lord Tolloller, Lord

Mountararat, Strephon, Lord Chancellor, and Peers)

12. When I went to the Bar (Lord Chancellor)

13. Finale Act I (Ensemble)

When darkly looms the day

The lady of my love has caught me talking to another

Go away, madam

Henceforth Strephon, cast away

With Strephon for your foe, no doubt / Young Strephon is

the kind of lout

Musical Synopsis – Act One

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14. When all night long a chap remains (Private

Willis)

15. Strephon's a member of Parliament (Fairies,

Peers)

16. When Britain really ruled the waves (Lord

Mountararat , Chorus)

17. In vain to us you plead (Fairies, Mountararat, Tolloller,

Peers)

18. Oh, foolish fay (Queen with Fairies)

19. Though p'r'aps I may incur thy blame (Phyllis,

Lord Mountararat, Lord Tolloller, Private Willis)

20. Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest... When

you're lying awake (Lord Chancellor)

21. If you go in you're sure to win (Lord Tolloller, Lord

Mountararat, Lord Chancellor)

22. If we're weak enough to tarry (Phyllis, Strephon)

23. My lord, a suppliant at your feet (Iolanthe)

24. It may not be (Lord Chancellor, Iolanthe, Fairies)

25. Soon as we may, off away (Ensemble)

Musical Synopsis – Act Two

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Julia Rufey - DirectorJulia Rufey trained at the Guildhall School ofMusic & Drama after which she went on towork in TV, Repertory, on tour and in theWest End. Performing credits include Sheilain A Chorus Line, Sally in Follies, The Bakers

Wife in Into the Woods, The Wife in Putting it Together, GraceFarrell in Annie, Widow Corney in Oliver, Reno Sweeny inAnything Goes, Lily Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate, Henrietta in Robertand Elizabeth, Valencienne in The Merry Widow, Adelaide inGuys & Dolls, Maggie Jones in 42nd Street and Cousin Nettie inCarousel. Directing credits for straight plays include TheNorman Conquests trilogy, Hayfever, Blithe Spirit, TheImportance of Being Ernest, Henry V and A Midsummer Night’sDream. Directing credits for musicals include Oklahoma!, Crazyfor You, South Pacific, Song & Dance, Drake, Broadway Pirates,Anything Goes!, the first production of a brand new musicalFast Food, and the award-winning production of Yeoman of theGuard at the Buxton International Festival.

Mark Newport - Musical Director Mark is currently working on Les Miserables,for which he has conducted performances inboth London's West End and on the UKtour. Other West End credits includeWoman In White, Sunset Boulevard, Phantom of

the Opera, Starlight Express, Martin Guerre, Bombay Dreams,

Chicago, and The Goodbye Girl. As Musical Director he hasperformed at Sadler’s Wells, The Mermaid (Royal Gala),Whitehall and Bloomsbury theatres. He was also AssistantConductor for Opera East on six national tours. Mark hastaught at Guildford School of Acting, Mountview and Guildhalland is currently a member of staff at Westminster KingswayCollege. Iolanthe is Mark's 47th show with ELODS!

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Production Team – The Directors

Fairy Queen Alison Bilsby

Iolanthe Naomi Delamore

Phyllis Corinne Roberts

The Lord Chancellor John Hebden

Strephon David Stone

Earl of Mountararat John Lynch

Earl of Tolloller Roger Rufey

Private Willis Howard Wright

Chorus of Fairies

Sandra Ashworth, Fiona Corden, Sunny Carter, Laura Cody,Sally Pearson, Marina Diacopolous, Caroline Cody, PamelaFarrant, Greta Jenkins, Julia Harris, Claire Smith

Chorus of Peers

Mark Shaw, Nick Corden, Jay Godding, Richard Bodek, Robert Jones, Leslie Gershman, David Dowse, Rob Lynch,Simon Marshall

Cast of Characters (in order of appearance)

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Cast

Alison Bilsby Fairy Queen

After a two year break, Alison is delighted to be back performing withsuch a close group of friends. Favourite roles in previous ELODSproductions have been Yum Yum in Hot Mikado, Casilda in TheBoardwalk Gondoliers and Barbara in Billy. She is grateful to herhusband Mark for encouraging her to return for Iolanthe and dedicates her performance in this show both to him and the boys.

Naomi Delamore Iolanthe

Naomi is very much looking forward to playing Iolanthe, even if shedoes have to “live among the frogs”. This is Naomi’s sixth productionwith ELODS but her first Gilbert and Sullivan show and she is reallyenjoying the challenge. She would like to thank the company for all theirencouragement and friendship and hopes you enjoy the show.

Corinne Roberts Phyllis

Corinne Roberts is returning to ELODS after a three-year break,seduced by the lure of Gilbert and Sullivan. Previous G&S roles includeMabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Yum Yum in The Mikado and the titlerole in Patience. Corinne is looking forward to playing Phyllis but isdisappointed that she won't be dressed as a fairy.

John Hebden The Lord Chancellor

John regularly directs musical theatre at Wyllyotts. This years offeringshave been The Wizard of Oz for ELODS, Mame for Green Room andfor his own production company Overtures the musical adaptation ofThe Full Monty. He has recently won a NODA Flame award for thepursuit of excellence in amateur theatre. After performing in Iolanthe heends the year with a new production of My Fair Lady.

Cast

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David Stone Strephon

David is delighted to be involved for his second production withELODS, as Strephon - aptly playing half a fairy. David has played a varietyof roles for many companies. His favourites include Don Lockwood inSingin in the Rain, Mrs Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Paul SanMarco in A Chorus Line, Britney in We will rock you and The Emcee inCabaret. Enjoy the show!

John Lynch Earl of Mountararat

This show marks ten years with ELODS and up to now John hasmanaged to avoid G & S as it wasn't really "his thing". John auditionedwith some trepidation, but has thoroughly enjoyed landing the part ofLord Mountararat. Past roles including Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof,Emile in South Pacific and Fagin in Oliver have proved to be ofabsolutely no help whatsoever!

Roger Rufey Earl of Tolloller

Despite playing major roles in past ELODS productions, the companyhave been coerced into using Roger’s undoubted but rather dated talentyet again. Tolloller was the very first part Roger ever played back in1961. The local newspaper reported " a pretty but light voice butwithout much acting ability, could be likened to a stick insect in earlyscenes." Not a lot has changed over the intervening years except thatculinary delights and a love of beer have improved his figure to give it aRubinesque quality!

Howard Wright Private Willis

Howard joined ELODS way back in 1977, after many years back-stage.Favourite roles for ELODS and other local groups include Billy Flynn inChicago, Judge Turpin in Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Judd Fry inOklahoma!, Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance (twice) and the Governorin The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Enjoy the show.

The Production Team

Director – Julia Rufey

Assistant Director – Caroline CodyMusical Director – Mark Newport

Stage Manager – Frank BundleDave Stoughton

Lighting – Steve Bates

Sound – Graham Cutting

Set – Frank Bundle/JohnLynch/David Dowse/RogerWardrobe – Hilary Thorne

Properties – Eleanor GlazerMake-up Design – Laura Cody

Photos – Mark Bilsby

Poster Design – Sunny Carter

Advertising – Sunny Carter

Ticket Secretary – Wendy BundleAlison Hall

Mailing List – Sally Pearson

Front of House – Michelle Shaw

Programme – Sunny Carter, StewartLeather and Samantha Stringle

The Iolanthe Band

Violin 1 – Angela HuntViolin 2 – Chris GundryViola – Annemarie NormanCello – Ed Jeffries Bass – Leo FordhamFlute – Alicia HartClarinet I – Claire FrostClarinet 2 – Mark HayesTrumpet – Darren MooreTrombone – Matt Quick

For Wyllyotts Theatre

General Manager – Ginny WilliamsOperations Manager – ChristopherEdwardsTechnical Manager – GrahamCuttingMarketing Manager – DebbieWiltshireFront of House Manager

Jessica BlickwedelCustomer Services Manager

Kimberley Wyld

Production Team

Frank Bundle, Stage

Manager

Hilary Thorne, Wardrobe and EleanorGlazer, Properties

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Would you like to be involved in any way in future productions?

We are always looking for more performers (especially men!).

Help is always needed back stage and front-of-house too.

If you like what you see on stage, come and join us!

For further details in relation to any of the above please visit our website or email Mark Shaw at

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www.elods.org.uk

ELODS needs YOU!

The following people would like to wish ELODS every success with their production of Iolanthe.

Mark BilsbyReece BilsbyShane BilsbyJon CowanLiz GoddardDan CowanFrank BoydAlex KatzPhil CrockerSarah WellsteadEna BardSue Bard-BodekLore BodekBen ShawKatie Shaw

Natalie O’SullivanJonathan O’SullivanCarole ButlerBrian ButlerPeter SomersCJ SomersMaddy SomersRenaisi LtdThe Retired Greyhound TrustWendy CarterJeremy CarterCollieflourRachel WilliamsOlly Lockwood

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1953 Trial by Jury1954 HMS Pinafore1955 The Gondoliers1956 Iolanthe & Patience1957 The Mikado1958 Yeoman of the Guard1959 Trial by Jury1960 The Pirates of Penzance1961 The Gondoliers

The Gypsy Baron1962 Iolanthe1963 HMS Pinafore1964 Brigadoon1965 The Mikado1966 La Belle Helene

Trial by Jury1967 Ruddigore1968 Lilac Time

Music Hall1969 Yeoman of the Guard1970 Merrie England

Me and My Girl1971 Orpheus in the Underworld

G & S Concert & Music Hall1972 Brigadoon & The Boyfriend

G & S Concert1973 Oklahoma & The Mikado1974 The Pyjama Game & Salad

Days1975 Fiddler on the Roof

How to Succeed in Business1976 Iolanthe & Music Hall1977 Flappers and Flannels

Maid of the Mountain1978 Oh! What a Lovely War

Orpheus In The Underworld1979 Free As Air & The Arcadians1980 Music Hall & Cabaret1981 Carousel & Call Me Madam1982 Sweet Charity & The Card1983 Memories & The Gondoliers1984 States Alive

Fiddler On The Roof1985 The Sorcerer

Oklahoma !

1986 The Mikado Oh! What A Lovely War

1987 Finians Rainbow & Cabaret1988 Godspell & Goldilocks

The Three Bears1989 The Pirates of Penzance

Chicago1990 The Pyjama Game

Little Mary Sunshine1991 The Good Companions

Princess Ida1992 Half A Sixpence

Guys and Dolls1993 Kiss Me Kate

The Wizard of Oz1994 Fiddler On the Roof

The Mikado1995 42nd Street Anything Goes1996 Billy

Annie1997 Sweet Charity

High Society1998 My Fair Lady & Godspell1999 Crazy For You

Me and My Girl2000 How to Succeed in Business...

Oklahoma!2001 Hello, Dolly

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

2002 SugarFiddler on the Roof

2003 The Boardwalk Gondoliers South Pacific

2004 CabaretCalamity Jane

2005 The Pirates of Penzance2006 High Society

Carousel2007 Oliver!

Hot Mikado2008 Annie

Singin’ in the Rain2009 The Wizard of Oz

Iolanthe

ELODS past productions

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