South Pacific
After a very successful Oklahoma, the show for 2004 will be another
Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, "South Pacific"
Full of unforgettable music like 'Nothing Like a Dame', 'Some Enchanted Evening',
'Bali Hai' ... to name only a few
The show runs from Monday 26th April to Saturday 1st May
Tickets are £8 (Concessions Monday only £7) and are now available from the Borough Theatre Box Office.
If you need something to warm your winter nights come to South
Pacific.
South Pacific has been performed twice before, in 1965 and 1983 Tony
Paton is the only current member who has also performed in both previous productions,
although five people remain
from the 1983 performance.
Three members have returned playing the same roles as the 1983 production
Mike Everad - Emile De Becque
Pat Martin - Billis
Brenda Harris - Bloody Mary
Tony Paton plays the part of Henry, a role he first played in 1965.
We have two youngsters from our Junior Section playing Ngana and Jerome, Chloe
Williams and Harry Jones.
The Producer is Margaret Martin, wife of Billis, and Richard Stephens who
is usually to be found on-stage is our Musical Director. Carol Paton is the Choreographer.
Many thanks to Colin Mayled for providing the extra 'photos that
I have added to the 1983 page
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South Pacific is
very well served on the Internet in both the film and theatre
varieties. A few sites that may be of interest are: Guide
to Musical Theatre, Moonstruck,
and Theatre
History. The lyrics to this, and other, Rodgers & Hammerstein
musicals can be found here.
Anybody interested in finding out more about the life and
works of Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein II should take
a look at the following sites:
Bigraphy Biography Biography
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