THE SOUND OF MUSIC
by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Sedlescombe Village Hall
Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14 August 2021
TICKETS ON SALE FROM MONDAY TO MEMBERS &
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM JUNE 28
Something good…..
After the last 12 months we all need a little theatre in our lives – of the good kind – so I am thrilled to announce our plans to stage The Sound of Music in August. We plan a fresh, fun, lively take on this iconic musical.
Everyone knows the story and some, if not all, of the music – the only criticism usually being that it can be a bit sickly sweet.
Not on my watch!
My Favourite Things….. the cast
CAST LIST
MARIA Alice Creasey
CAPT VON TRAPP Steve Corke
MOTHER ABBESS Adele Stockdale
ROLF Ben Hitchcock
LIESL Harley Loft
FRIEDRICH Luke Charlesworth
LOUISA Maya Godlonton-White
KURT Henry Smalldon
BRIGITTA Elsie Leyser-Robertson
MARTA Pippi Mooncie-Dunmall
GRETL Thea Bray-Hopkins & Georgina Flay
SISTER BERTHE Victoria Rowland
SISTER SOPHIA Judy Gilham
SISTER MARGARETTA Lauren Creasey
NUNS Fiona Bray, Jo Flay, Tina Goddard, Barbara Higgins, Sue Kidd & Melanie Todd
POSTULANTS Rhianna Eastman
MAX DETTWEILER David Sismore
BARONESS Jo Flay
FRAU SCHMIDT Valerie Tegg
FRANZ Paul Goring
HERR ZELLER Nick Higginson
ADMIRAL VON SCHREIBER Franck Hoedemaker
BARON ELBERFELD Malcolm Tegg
BARONESS ELBERFELD Melanie Todd
SOLDIER & GUEST Sam Lewis
MARIA Alice Creasey
CAPT VON TRAPP Steve Corke
MOTHER ABBESS Adele Stockdale
ROLF Ben Hitchcock
LIESL Harley Loft
FRIEDRICH Luke Charlesworth
LOUISA Maya Godlonton-White
KURT Henry Smalldon
BRIGITTA Elsie Leyser-Robertson
MARTA Pippi Mooncie-Dunmall
GRETL Thea Bray-Hopkins & Georgina Flay
SISTER BERTHE Victoria Rowland
SISTER SOPHIA Judy Gilham
SISTER MARGARETTA Lauren Creasey
NUNS Fiona Bray, Jo Flay, Tina Goddard, Barbara Higgins, Sue Kidd & Melanie Todd
POSTULANTS Rhianna Eastman
MAX DETTWEILER David Sismore
BARONESS Jo Flay
FRAU SCHMIDT Valerie Tegg
FRANZ Paul Goring
HERR ZELLER Nick Higginson
ADMIRAL VON SCHREIBER Franck Hoedemaker
BARON ELBERFELD Malcolm Tegg
BARONESS ELBERFELD Melanie Todd
SOLDIER & GUEST Sam Lewis
The Sound of Music…the plot
The final collaboration between Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, The Sound of Music, is a tuneful, heart-warming story based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, one of the world’s best-known concert groups of their era, and captures a personal tale of growth and hope amidst the horrors of World War II.
Tomboyish young postulant Maria Rainer, whose free spirit has trouble fitting into the rules and regulations of Nonnberg Abbey, is sent by the Mother Abbess to serve as governess to 7 motherless children.
Maria transforms the Von Trapp family home from a place of dour rules and regulations to one filled with joy & laughter…. and music.
In the process, Maria wins the hearts of all 7 children--and their widower father, Captain Von Trapp.
With the Mother Abbess’ blessing, and to the children’s delight, Maria follows her heart, and Maria and the Captain marry.
Upon returning home from their honeymoon, Maria and the Captain learn that their beloved Austria has been taken over by the Nazis, and the retired Captain is asked to report for immediate service in the Nazi Navy.
When the Nazis show up at their door on the eve of Anschluss (the annexation of Austria) in 1938 to take Captain Von Trapp away, it is a family singing engagement (wily navigated by their friend Max) that buys the family time to make their narrow escape.
Their Austrian convictions compel Maria, the Captain & the children to flee over the mountains of Switzerland to safety, taking the words of the Mother Abbess to heart: “Climb Every Mountain… till you find your dream.”
The final collaboration between Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, The Sound of Music, is a tuneful, heart-warming story based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, one of the world’s best-known concert groups of their era, and captures a personal tale of growth and hope amidst the horrors of World War II.
Tomboyish young postulant Maria Rainer, whose free spirit has trouble fitting into the rules and regulations of Nonnberg Abbey, is sent by the Mother Abbess to serve as governess to 7 motherless children.
Maria transforms the Von Trapp family home from a place of dour rules and regulations to one filled with joy & laughter…. and music.
In the process, Maria wins the hearts of all 7 children--and their widower father, Captain Von Trapp.
With the Mother Abbess’ blessing, and to the children’s delight, Maria follows her heart, and Maria and the Captain marry.
Upon returning home from their honeymoon, Maria and the Captain learn that their beloved Austria has been taken over by the Nazis, and the retired Captain is asked to report for immediate service in the Nazi Navy.
When the Nazis show up at their door on the eve of Anschluss (the annexation of Austria) in 1938 to take Captain Von Trapp away, it is a family singing engagement (wily navigated by their friend Max) that buys the family time to make their narrow escape.
Their Austrian convictions compel Maria, the Captain & the children to flee over the mountains of Switzerland to safety, taking the words of the Mother Abbess to heart: “Climb Every Mountain… till you find your dream.”
