‘South Pacific’ show
The toe-tapping, familyfavourite musical, “South Pacific,” will be performed by St Joseph’s Light Operatic Society.in the Repertory Theatre from Friday to July 12. It is a repeat performance for the society, which put “South Pacific” on in 1974. The society felt, however, that the Rogers and Kammerstein musical was enough of a family favourite to draw crowds again. Ralph Scott will play the hero, Emil de Beck. Scott recently had a leading role in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” The heroine, Nellie, will be played by Sally Webb, and Anne Price will be Bloody Mary. Anne Price is a Christchurch Operatic Society soloist and trained at the London Opera Centre. Joe Cable will be played by Kent Bloxham, and 23 others will be in the choruses. The show’s musical director is Veronica Hobby, and. Gerald Oliver will conduct a 25-piece orchestra. The choreographers are Michelle Fairweather and George Williams. Scenery has been designed by Stuart Robertson. Noteable are two huge wooden palm trees. Scenery builders have worked for three weeks to get the set finished in time for the show.
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Press, 2 July 1986, Page 20
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