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Annie Get Your Gun
Annie & kids
Annie & Frank
Annie & train attendants
Production Officials
Director Andrew C. Turton
Musical Director Jessie Whittaker
Choreographer Glenys E. Collinson
Chorus Master David Perks
Cast
Annie Oakley Louise Yates
Frank Butler Graham R. Edgington
Charlie Davenport Gary Williams
Dolly Tate Joyce Walters
Winnie tate Paula Williams
Tommy Keeler Craig Williams
Buffalo Bill Mike Taylor
Pawnee Bill David Wilson
Sitting Bull Roger Higginbottom
Foster Wilson Ted Donnelly
Mac Paul Duckworth
Wild Horse Tim Collinson
Little Jake James R. Edgington
Minnie Samantha Mitchell
Jessie Lorna Clark
Nellie Sarah Gallagher
Sylvia Potter-Porter Gillian Pollitt
Company
Joanne Almond, Jane Bickerstaffe, Carole Brooks, Pat Clarke, Claire Clarkson, Sylvia Fishwick, Carol Gannon, Hazel Gray, Barbara Haslam, Doreen Healey, Jean Maden, Barbara Martin, Yvonne Neary, Debbie Nuttall, Ruth Prescott, Mary Pycroft, Tracey Rollinson, Christine Taylor, Betty Towler, Nicola Wesley, Norma Wilcock, Debbie Wild, Bessie Williams, Janet Witt, Norman Bowers, Paul Brennan, Stanley Collinson, Tony Fox, David Witt, Julia Marsden, Robert Turner
Winnie & Dolly

NODA North West News

Produced by Andrew Turton this show gave some erstwhile members of the chorus the opportunity to take some sizeable parts and cope with them very well. I visited the society on the Wednesday evening to find that one such ex-chorus member, Louise Yates, who was taking the part of Annie, had been taken ill on Wednesday morning. After months of rehearsal, I felt desperately sorry for Louise. I hope she has other opportunities in the future. Literally at a few hours notice, Irene Lunt, who played the part some 5 years ago, stepped into the breach. Whilst Irene performed wonders, juggling libretto and with admirable dexterity, the rest of the cast seemed, understandably, on edge. It is to the credit of the whole cast that they carried the performance so well. An excellent portrayal of Frank Butler by Graham Edgington, plus good support from the sub-principals, including another ex-chorus member in the form of Sitting Bull, played by Roger Higginbottom, helped the show to move along although I felt the chorus were sometimes slow to react to events. An excellent stage set provided a suitable backing for a pleasant evening's entertainment. Glyn Neary

Sitting Bull, Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill & Charlie Davenport
Annie & Frank
Photographs by John Tustin