Die Fledermaus
by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd
Music by Johan Strauss
Book & Lyrics by Phil Park
Music Adapted and Arranged by Ronald Hanmer
Production Team
Producer & Choreographer - Billy Love
Musical director - S. Gordon Lang
Assistant Choreographer - Margaret Hay
Cast
Rosalinda - Kate McGhee
Gabriel Eisenstein - Jim Barr
Adele - Eileen Montgomery
Doctor Falke - Colin Thomas
Alfred - Peter Nevans
Frank - Jim Robertson
Prince Orlofsky - Iain Fraser
Ida - Pauline Moscardini
Dr Blint - Wilson Paterson
Frosch - Ken Lawton
Flunkies - Andy Duncan & Stuart Maxwell
Ladies of the Chorus
Morag Arthur, Dorothy Bedford, Alison Bennet, May Campbell, Paula Chambers, Elizabeth Conroy, Sandra Crawford, Gillean Dunker, Carol Edison, Norma Fingland, Anneliese Gannon, Hazel Hampson, Margaret Hay, Wendy Hayes, Shona Jenkins, Marion McFadyen, Margo McTaggart, Marylin Maxwell, Jacqueline Robb, Linda Watson, Angela Williamson.
Gentlemen of the Chorus
Bruce Arthur, Ian Conroy, Donald Corbett, Robbie Crawford, Bill Ginn, Peter King, Jim Kirkpatrick, Robert McDermott, Jim Maxwell, Edward Pierce, Martin Russell, Harry Sheridan, Bill Struthers, Gilbert Wedgwood.
Dancers
Heather Dalrymple, Gillian Dickson, Susan Fraser, Lori McElroy, Evelyn Roulston.
Performance Details
27th February - 4th March
The Village Theatre,
East Kilbride
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Musical Synopsis
Overture
Act I - The Eisenstein Apartment
"Life is a Song" - Adele, Alfred & Servants
"Never Go to the Law" - Gabriel, Rosalinda, Blint
"What a Night" - Falke, Gabriel
"How Sad we Were" - Rosalinda, Gabriel, Adele
"Here's to Love" - Alfred, Rosalinda, Frank & Chorus
"A Married Couple, a Home Serene" - Rosalinda, Alfred, Frank & Chorus
Finale, Act I - Principals & Chorus
Act II - A Salon in Prince Orlofsky's Villa
"What a Feast" - Chorus
"Chacun a Son gout" - Orlofsky & Chorus
"Laughing Song" - Adele, Orlofsky, Falke, Gabriel & Chorus
"Homeland" - Rosalinda & Chorus
"Tick Tock Polka" - Gabriel & Rosalinda
"Champagne" - Principals & Chorus
"Brother Mine" - Falke & Ensemble
"Thunder & Lightning Polka" - Dancers
Finale Act II - Principals & Chorus
Act III - The Prison Governor's Office
Opening Act III - Alfred & Men
"How Can You Be So Ungallant?" - Adele & Chorus
"The Legal Profession" - Rosalinda, Alfred & Gabriel
Finale Act III - Principals & Chorus
Stage Manager - William J Porter
Assistant Stage Managers - Brian Close, Graham McFadyen
Lighting - Carrick McGhie
Stage Director - Jack Tait
Club Accompanist - Nan McKechnie
Property Mistress - Susan Struthers
Wardrobe Mistresses - Margaret McFadyen, Anna McGillivray
Leader of Orchestra - Andrew Wilson
Prompter - Doreen McKenzie
Hon President - Hugh C. Gray
Hon. Vice-President - W. Gordon McNay, OBE
President - Ann M. Struthers
Vice-President - J.Bruce Arthur
Secretary - Elaine Anderson
Treasurer - Elizabeth Struthers
Committee - Robbie Crawford, Jack Tait, Barbara McElroy, Morag Arthur, Peter King, Pauline Moscardini
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The "Bat" of our story is Dr. Falke, a lifelong friend of the hero, Gabriel Eisenstein.
To avenge a trick played on him by Gabriel some time before. Dr. Falke arranges for
his friend to be invited to a ball given by Prince Orlofsky. Gabriel, who is due to go to
gaol for eight days, accepts the invitation - but does not tell his wife, Rosalinda. She,
meanwhile, has foolishly invited an old flame to visit her while her husband is in
prison. When the prison governor comes to take Gabriel into custody, he finds
Rosalinda and Alfred, her admirer, enjoying a cosy tete-a-tete. Alfred, to save
Rosalinda's reputation, agrees to go to prison in Gabriel's place.
Rosalinda, thanks to the silver-tongued Dr. Falke, also goes to Orlofsky's ball,
disguised as a Hungarian Countess. He has sent her a message to come quickly to the
ball to see her husband. There she sees not only her errant husband, but her maid
Adele, calling herself Ma'moiselle Olga. To add to the confusion the prison governor,
Frank, arrives calling himself Le Chevalier Chagrin! Gabriel is enchanted by the
mysterious Countess and starts flirting with her. He shows her his famous watch
which had been used many times as "bait" for the ladies. To his dismay she seizes it.
Time runs out for Gabriel and he goes off to report to the prison governor to begin
his sentence.
