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THE SOUND OF MUSIC
by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Sedlescombe Village Hall
Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14 August 2021

TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE WHEN WE KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE...
​BE READY....


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 
STILL LOOKING FOR 2 SOPRANO NUNS   
any age  

AUDITION :        Morning Hymn & Alleluia
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     Natasha Dalloway
NUNS                                 Fiona Bray, Sue Kidd & Holly Kirby
POSTULANTS                    Rhianna Eastman
MAX DETTWEILER             David Sismore
BARONESS                         Jo Flay
FRAU SCHMIDT                 Valerie Tegg
FRANZ                                 Adrian Bowd
HERR ZELLER                     Nick Higginson
ADMIRAL VON SCHREIBER Franck Hoedemaker

​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.”
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