Archived Programme

1996 - Lend me a Tenor

Cast:
Max .......................... David Noble
Maggie .......................... Rebecca Tow
Saunders .......................... Ian Townsend
Tito Merelli .......................... Mike McCormack
Maria .......................... Elisabeth Burgoyne
Bellhop .......................... Andrew Clarke
Diana .......................... Judith Howarth
Julia .......................... Sheila Casey
Director's Notes
The understudy who becomes a star overnight is one of showbusiness's best loved stories.

When, in 1934, the fate of a charity concert in Cleveland, Ohio (which has been sold out to 1,000 customers and is to be followed by a party involving 50lbs of shrimp mayonnaise) is in jeopardy because the Italian Tenor hired to sing the lead in Verdi's Otello, has fallen into a drunken stupor and is presumed dead!!!

What follows is a hilarious comedy of confusion, which is furiosuly paced and contains more than a touch of the Marx brothers humour, which hopefully will keep you laughing all evening.

A big thank you to all concerned.

I hope you enjoy yourselves.

Carla Stokes