The Wellington Footlights Society is delighted to present its first production for 2019, Lerner and Loewe’s beloved classic, My Fair Lady, the award-winning story of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady.
Eliza Doolittle is a young flower seller with an unmistakable cockney accent that keeps her in the lower rungs of Edwardian society. As phonetician Henry Higgins attempts to teach her how to speak like a proper lady, an unlikely friendship begins to flourish.
Catherine Gavigan-Binnie - Eliza Doolittle
Ed Blunden - Henry Higgins
Mike Bryant - Colonel Pickering
Patrick Jennings - Alfred Doolittle
Margaret Hill - Mrs. Pearce
Vishan Appanna - Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Ellie Stewart - Mrs. Higgins
Stacey O'Brien - Jamie
Will Collin - Harry
Helena Savage - Ensemble
Laura Gardner - Ensemble
Chris McMillan - Ensemble
Marley Richards - Ensemble
India Loveday – Ensemble
Letitia Garrett - Ensemble
Kirsty Huszka - Ensemble
Fynn Bodley-Davies - Ensemble
Abigail Helsby - Ensemble
Director - Michael Stebbings
Music Director - Sue Windsor
Choreographers - Shereen Capper and India Loveday
Stage Manager - Samantha Burnard
Costume Designer and Supervisor - Emma Stevens
Costumier - Nadia Newman
Props Manager - Laura Sissons
Set Designer - Bob Rowell
Publicity Manager - Ellie Stewart
Production Assistant - Siobhan Raisbeck
FOH Manager - Karen Anslow
Sound Designer - Patrick Barnes
Sound Operator - Adrian Johns
Sound Assistant - Wendy Howard
Sound Technician - Shack Morrison
Lighting Designer - Isadora Lao
Lighting Assistant - Elise Lanigan
Stage Hand - Chalene Scott
Hair Artist - Aimee Sullivan
Makeup Artist - Charlotte Kerr
Sue Windsor - Keys
Mitch McEwen - Flute & Piccolo
Greg Rogan - Clarinet
Tim Workman - Clarinet
Bron Eichbaum - Violin
Emily Dodd - Violin
Ryan Tan - Violin
Patrick Barnes - Violin
Leah Lewis - Violin
Peter Dew - Violin
Logan Keggenhoff - Cello
Rachael Hinds - Bass
Jacob Fraser - Horn
Nick Garrett - Trumpet
Jemma Sergent - Trumpet
Michal Salter-Duke - Trumpet
Erin McFarlane - Trombone
Paul Gadd - Percussion
Michael Stebbings - Conductor
My Fair Lady is one of the greatest works of musical theatre of all time. While its context and content may not be so relevant to the world we live in today, especially with its firmly mid-century commentary on class and gender, at its heart is the message that those boundaries can and should be broken.
Aside from the big themes of My Fair Lady, there is the pure spectacle, incredible music, and purity of joy it offers everyone who is involved, whether in the band, behind the scenes, on stage, or in the audience.
I'm thrilled to have been given the opportunity to bring this theatrical masterpiece to Wellington, and to finally work with the Society on a piece that is such a big part of why I came to love musical theatre.
A huge thank-you to the vast cast, crew, and orchestra for their insurmountable efforts to get this play ready. Please sit back, relax, and sink into this sumptuous show.
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