Production Dates:
13th December - 28th January 2018
Production Venue:
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Production Role:
Production Manager
Producer:
Katie Plews
Director:
John Plews
Choreographer:
Chris Whittaker
Conductor:
Musical Director:
Charlie Ingles & Marcus Adams
Designer:
Emily Bestow
Lighting Designer:
Sam Waddington
Sound Designer:
Nico Mengheni
Top Hat
Top Hat tells the timeless tale of Broadway sensation Jerry Travers who dances his way across Europe to win the heart of society girl Dale Tremont in a riotous mistaken-identity plot.
Featuring Irving Berlin’s classic songs ‘Cheek to Cheek’, ‘Let’s Face the Music and Dance’, ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’, and ‘Top Hat, White Tie and Tails’.
Cast & Creatives
Cast
Maurice/London Hotel Manager/Ensemble: Rhys Ashcroft
Horace Hardwick: Darren Benedict
Dale Tremont: Joanne Clifton
Porter/Jerry's Dresser/ Waiter/Ensemble: Marcus J Foreman
Dance Captain/Maid/Ensemble: Leanne Groutage
Bates: Samuel Haughton
Concierge/ Venice Hotel Manager/ Ensemble: Grant Jackson
Jerry Travers: Joshua Lay
Hotel Receptionist/Ensemble: Olivia Sinclair
Reporter/Florist/Maid/Ensemble: Grace Usher
Madge Hardwick: Ellen Verenieks
Alberto Beddini: Matthew James Willis
Creatives
Director: John Plews
Producer: Katie Plews
Musical Director: Charlie Ingles & Marcus Addams
Choreographer: Chris Whittaker
Designer: Emily Bestow
Lighting Design: Sam Waddington
Sound Design: Nico Menghini
Costume Supervisor: Joseph Hodges
Musical Supervisor: Dan Glover
Production Manager/Sound: Christopher Silvester
Assistant Director: Chloe Christian
Assistant Musical Director: Jonathan Lee
Assistant Choreographer: Susannah Owen
Stage Manager: Izabel Alvares Florence
DSM/Lighting Operator: Esther Malkinson
Casting: Debbie O’Brien
Wig/Hair/Makeup Advisor: Jessica Plews
Technical Advisor: Les Broughton
Photographer: Darren Bell
Poster Design: Mary Musker
Voice Coach: Eleanor Boyce