MUSIC BY
Frederick Loewe
BOOK & LYRICS BY
Alan Jay Lerner
Here are a selection of photos from the show, thanks to our photographer Andy Carter from "Photos with Style" for taking these, all the photos from the show can be found here...
"WOW what an amazing opening night of Epsom Light Opera Company's 'My Fair Lady' at the Epsom Playhouse last night. Fantastic performances by all. Gareth Thomas as Henry Higgins, I thought Rex Harrison was on stage and Gemma Bowden as Eliza Doolittle was outstanding. With a very talented cast and crew behind them with wonderful costumes and dance routines, you don't want to miss this show, a standing ovation from a packed playhouse." - Whats On In Epsom
EPSOM PLAYHOUSE
Spring 2024
Widely considered one of the greatest musicals of all time. Lerner and Loewe’s award- winning masterpiece features a host of well-loved songs, including ‘Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?’, ‘With a Little Bit of Luck’, ‘The Rain in Spain’, ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’, ‘On the Street Where You Live’, ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’ and ‘I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face’.
Pompous phonetics professor Henry Higgins is so sure of his abilities that he takes it upon himself to transform a Cockney working-class girl into someone who can pass for a cultured member of high society. His subject turns out to be the lovely Eliza Doolittle, a Covent Garden flower girl, who agrees to speech lessons to improve her job prospects. Higgins and Eliza clash, then form an unlikely bond - one that is threatened by an aristocratic suitor.
CAST
Principal Cast
Eliza Doolittle - Gemma Bowden
Henry Higgins - Gareth Thomas
Colonel Pickering - Alex Derbie
Alfred P. Doolittle - Paul Bullock
Mrs. Pearce - Monica Turnbull
Freddy Eynsford-Hill - Rick Qureshi
Mrs. Higgins - Julie Parker
Professor Zoltan Karpathy - Bradley Witham
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill - Sandra Zeffman
Mrs. Hopkins - Diana Springate
Harry - Dalton Leong
Jamie - Will Wilson
3 x Costermongers - Stephen Chalkley, Dalton Leong, Len Martin
Supporting Cast
Butler - Stephen Chalkley
1st and 2nd Maids - Emily Pike and Rachel Yelland (in 'Danced all night' too)
Parlourmaids - Caron Ireland and Hannah Vincent
Footman - Simon Ferrier
Dance Troupe
Melanie Beggs, Alex Churcher, Simon Ferrier, Ella Goulding, Caron Ireland, Dalton Leong, Helen Pennicard, Emily Pike, Hannah Vincent, Rachel Yelland
Ensemble
Melanie Beggs, Kristen Callaway, Stephen Chalkley, Alex Churcher, Simon Ferrier, Ella Goulding, Tricia Gray, Dalton Leong, Kate Morton-Graves, Jill Howlett, Caron Ireland, Len Martin, Ellie Newman, Dil Patel, Emily Pike, Jane Platts, Fiona Rosen, Diana Springate, Guiseppina Tobin, Hannah Vincent, Rachel Watt, Alan Wilkins, Karen Wilson, Rachel Yelland, Sandra Zeffman
CREATIVES
DIRECTOR
Lisa Scott
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Chris Evans
CHOREOGRAPHER
Helen Pennicard