East Kilbride Light Opera Club - Current Production

Anything Goes 2003

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Anything Goes is now out of production.

Anything Goes
by arrangement with,and the dialogue material furnished by Musicscope

East Kilbride
Light Opera Club
2003

3rd March - 8th March
The Village Theatre,
East Kilbride

Our Production Team
Producer - Billy Love
Musical Director - Cameron Merriweather
Choreographer - Rita-Jane Kinloch

Cast for EKLOC's production of "Anything Goes" 2003

Reno Sweeney - Ann Rodger
Billy Crocker - Nick Beckwith
Hope Harcourt - Frances Taylor
Reverend Dr. "Moonface" Moon - Tom Johnston
Bonnie Le Tour - Claire Johnston
Sir Evelyn Oakleigh - Craig Lundie
Mrs. Wandsworth T. Harcourt - Carole Alston
Captain - Bob Mills
Elisha J. Whitney - Kevin Kirby
Mrs. Wentworth - Anneliese Gannon
Bishop Dobson - Peter King
Reporter - Pauline Moscardini
Photographer - Bill Ginn
Purser (Mr Bartlett) - Robert Kirkham
Ching - Jim Lamb
Ling - Jim Kirkpatrick

Reno's Angels: - Fiona Arthur; - Karen Arthur; - Laura King; - Meggie King; - Jackie McGrory; - Jennifer Thomson

Passengers and Crew
Bruce Arthur, Morag Arthur, Dorothy Bedford, Patricia Bovil, Jean Cook, Robbie Crawford, Sandra Crawford, Anneliese Gannon, Bill Ginn, Diane House, Hazel Hampson, Peter King, Kevin Kirby, Ronnie McPhee, Carol Meldrum, Linsev Meldrum, Pauline Moscardini, Irene McCann, Maureen McDermott, Christine Mcintyre, Margot McTaggart, Elizabeth Porter, Harry Sheridan, Peter Sime, Bill Struthers, Angela Williamson.

Tom Johnston - Reverend Dr. “Moonface Moon”

Carole Alston - Mrs. Wandsworth T. Harcourt

Act I

Scene 1 - The After Deck (Afternoon)
"Bon Voyage" - Passengers and Crew
"You're the Top" - Billy and Reno

"I Get a Kick Out Of You" - Reno

Scene 2 - On Deck (Immediately Following)
Scene 3 - The Ship's Rail (That Night)
"It's Delovely" - Hope, Billy and Chorus

Scene 4 - Dr Moon's Cabin (Next morning)
"Heaven Hop" - Bonnie and the Girls
Scene 5 - The After Deck (Same morning)
"Friendship" - Moon, Billy and Bonnie

Deck Ballet - Passengers
Scene 6 - Sir Evelyn's Cabin (Before Dinner)
"You Do Something To Me" - Reno

Scene 7 - The After Deck (After Dinner)
"Anything Goes" - Reno and Company

Act II

Scene 1 - The Ship's Lounge (Later That Evening)
"Public Enemy Number One" - Company
"Let's Step Out" - Bonnie and Company
"Let's Misbehave" - Reno and Sir Evelyn
"Blow, Gabriel Blow" - Reno and Company

Scene 2 - The Ship's Cells (Five Days Later)
"Be Like the Bluebird" - Moon
"All Through the Night" - Billy and Hope

Scene 3 - The After Deck (Later That Day)
"Take Me Back to Manhatten" - Reno and Angels
Finale - Company

This was EKLOC's first production of Anything Goes.

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EKLOC History
Previous Productions Original Production

Back (l to r) - Karen Arthur, Jackie McGrory, Laura King, Fiona Arthur. Front (l to r) - Jennifer Thomson, Meggie King.

Now I know what you're thinking. No, not the angels. Where's the chorus? Well I forgot to ask Kevin King to kindly lend me the image in question as he has done with the photographs on this page. Thanks, Kevin and sorry about that, everyone. I promise to put it up as soon as I get it!

Here is Bill Stubbs' review of the show from Noda Scotland News (May 2003 edition)

This is proving to be a popular show for Region No. 5 groups. This production was to the standard expected from the company, with sterling performances from all the principal players - Ann Rodger (Reno), Nick Beckwith (Billy Crocker), Craig Lundie (Sir Evelyn) and Tom Johnston (Moonface Martin) in particular, well supported by a talented chorus and minor principals. Musical highlights were "You're the Top" (Billy and Reno), "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" (Reno and Company), the incomparable "Be Like the Bluebird" (Moonface) and the haunting "All Through the Night" by Hope, played by Frances Taylor. The good fun which this show is all about was maintained, with some delightful production touches throughout the piece. The choreography was effective and kept the chorus "on their toes" for the duration. The orchestra, as usual under the able baton of Cameron Merriweather, added greatly to the enjoyment of the evening. This very well costumed and bright production was well received by large audiences. Well done!