The Sound of Music- October 1981

Title: The Sound of Music
Date: October 1981
Type: Musical
Location: Apollo Victoria Theatre, London, England
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Book: Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
Production: 1981 West End Revival
Collection Folder: Folder 17

Cast

Sister Berthe: Mary Dee
Sister Margaretta: Patricia Conti
Sister Sophia: Sandra Carrier
Sister Theresa: Anne Kettle
The Mother Abbess: June Bronhill
Maria Rainer: Petula Clark
Franz: Richard Frodt
Captain von Trapp: Michael Jayston
Rolf Gruber: Paul Shearstone
Frau Schmidt: Mercia Glossop
Puppeteer: Billy Strachan
Elsa Schraeder: Honor Blackman
Max Detweiter: John Bennett
Herr Zeller: Peter Rutherford
Frau Zeller: Wendy Bowman
Baron Elberfeld: John Boulter
Baroness Elberfeld: Eileen Battye
Admiral von Schreiber: Austin Kent
Postulant: Lisa Westcott
S.S. Officer: Michael Boothe

Liesl: Claire Parker
Friedrich: David Graham, Leigh Pointer, Kevin Heuston
Louisa: Lucy Jarvis, Helen Anker, Tracy Read
Brigitta: Martina Grant, Karena Thomas, Amanda Fisher
Kurt: Noel O’Connell, Simon Bowen, Dominic Gilvary
Marta: Natasha Byrne, Vikki Woodman, Prudence Oliver
Gretl: Lessa Cameron, Nicola Donohue, Annabel Walker

Ensemble: Eileen Battye, Michael Boothe, Wendy Bowman, Andrew Davis, Alexandra Denman, Graham Fawcett, Alan A. Gorrie, Marie Jackson, Karen Lancaster, Nicholas Lumley, Morag Mackay, Jane Wynn Owen, John Peterson, Jane Roberson, Robert Shannon, Michelle Anne Shipley, Ian Steele, Sue Stevens, Billy Strachan, Michelle Todd, Lisa Westcott

Standby Maria: Lisa Westcott
Standby Captain von Trapp: John Boulter
Standby Elsa: Sandra Carrier
Standby Mother Abbess: Patricia Conti
Standby Max: Austin Kent

Orchestra

Violins:
Rosemary Roberts (Leader)
Joe Morrison
Jacqueline Ward
Nicholas Rigby
Richard Bureau
Gillian White

Viola:
Roger Walsh

Cello:
John Hursey

Bass:
Trevor Lowe

Flute/Piccolo:
Brian Warren
Anthea Cox

Oboe/Cor Anglais:
Peter Craen

Clarinets:
Stuart Allen
Paul Allen

Bassoon:
Richard Skinner

Trumpets:
Ray Gay
Howard Hawkes
Colin Moore

Trombones:
Malcolm Frammingham
Kenneth Parker

Tuba:
Nicholas Patrick

Horns:
Edward Chance
Richard Bennett
George Woodcock

Harp:
Jean Price

Percussion:
David Hulley

Organ:
Jonathan Rutherford

Crew

For The Sound of Music

Producer: Ross Taylor
Director: John Fearnley
Choreography: Ronald Hynd

Lighting Design: David Hersey
Scenery Design: Tod Kingman
Costumes & Set Decoration Design: Peter Docherty
Sound Design: Julian Beech
Costume Execution: Bermans & Nathans

Musical Director: Cyril Ornadel
Orchestrations: Robert Russell Bennett
Additional Orchestrations: Kenny Clayton, Peter Knight
Conductor: Richard Holmes
Orchestral Management: Victor Slaymark

Company and Stage Manager: Caroline Hughes
Deputy Stage Manager: Fleur Howard
Assistant Stage Managers: Sheena Linden, Mark V. Soulsby
Sound Operator: Jonathan Deans

Production Management: Andrew Traegus
Production Associate: Jack Gunn

Puppetry: Tony Edwards-Wright
Costume Supervisor: Dawn Thesiger
Wardrobe Mistress: Ethel Tucker
Assistant to Tod Kingman: Buffy Kim
Assistant to Peter Docherty: Frank Gardiner
Production Carpenter: Robert Knight
Production Electrician: Jenny Cane
Assistant Sound Operator: Rosalind Elliman
Rehearsal Pianists: Jonathan Rutherford, Matthew Freeman
Audition Pianist: Paul Maguire
Children’s Coach: Julie Layton
Children’s Chaperone: Gladys Farmer

Marketing Consultant: Jason Pollock
Press Agent: Peter Wright

For Ross Taylor Ltd.

General Manager: Max Howard
Production Accountant: Stephen Langstaff
Children’s Casting & Personal Secretary to Ross Taylor: Carole Collins
Production Secretary: Tracy Lane

For the Apollo Victoria Theatre

Managing Director: Paul Gregg
General Manager: Christopher Blackburn
House Manager: Andrew Phipps
Assistant Manager: Julia Fraser
Master Carpenter: Adrian Cook Radmorw
Chief Electrician: Lawrence T. Doyle
Box Office Manager: Stephanie Thomas
Box Office Consultant: Linda Norris

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