The Sound of Music
13 - 23 November 2013
Director and choreographer: Martyn Knight
Musical director: Trevor Defferd
The Haymarket, Basingstoke
Evenings: 7:30 pm, Saturday matinees: 2:30 pm
Sunday matinees: 12:00pm and 4:30 pm
The hills are alive once more as BATS brings the best-loved musical of all-time to The Haymarket. My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, The Lonely Goatherd, Edelweiss, Sixteen Going On Seventeen and of course the joyous title song, The Sound of Music all feature in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s heart-warming family show.
“How do you solve a problem like Maria?” wonder the nuns of Nonberg Abbey about their free-spirited young postulant. The solution: send her to be governess to the seven children of the autocratic Captain Von Trapp. Maria soon wins the affection of the children and their father by bringing music back to the family. But this is Austria, 1938, and Nazi stormclouds are gathering…
Box office tel: 01256 844244
Group bookings tel: 01256 366935
Full price tickets: £15, £17, £19
Concessions:*
Concessions available for all performances
PRESS Reviews
"The show will certainly bring warmth to an autumn evening."
The Basingstoke Gazette - Read full review
"BATS created a hugely entertaining recreation of this well-loved musical, with a palpable feel-good factor."
Newbury Weekly News - Read full review
"Staging The Sound of Music is a good choice for any amateur theatrical company, but I hadn’t expected it to be this good a choice for BATS."
The Farnham Herald - Read full review
Audience Feedback
“Quite the most professional “amateur” production I have seen...well done all. Lovely show.
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“Loved every second of it. Made me laugh, made me cry and made me cheer. Well done BATS
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“A brilliant first class production which was equal to many professional shows I have seen”
“We thought the show was excellent! We have been to see many of your performances and we are never disappointed!”
Production Photos
Cast
Captain Von Trapp
Peter Francis
Maria Rainer
Laura Newborough
Liesl
Kirsty Bennet (A)
Zoe Morris (B)
Friedrich
Ryan Hawkes (A)
Owen White (B)
Louisa
Lydia Moynihan (A)
Louisa Mannion (B)
Kurt
Chance Sergeant (A)
Patrick Mannion (B)
Brigitta
Rebecca Harmen (A)
Aurelia Abbotts (B)
Marta
Hannah Reap (A)
Charlotte Schooling (B)
Gretl
Mia Kahr (A)
Ella Newborough (B)
Rolph Gruber
Nick Brannam (A)
Jarath Kilgour (B)
Max Detweiler
Ian Moseley
Elsa Schraeder
Kirsty Kingham
Franz
Colin Webb
Frau Schmidt
Abigail Parsons
Herr Zeller
Liam Brelsforth
Baron Elberfeld
James Young
Baroness Elberfeld
Charlie Hammond
Admiral Von Schreiber
John Eddie
Mother Abbess
Tracey Gonzato
Sister Berthe
Rachel Glover
Sister Margaretta
Melanie Such
Sister Sophia
Jade Hollingshead
A New Postulant
Luannsa Goodman
Female chorus: Kirsty Bennett (Postulant), Elizabeth Flaherty (Nun), Abigail Parsons (Nun), Luannsa Goodman (Novice), Rosalind Hill (Nun),
Charlie Hammond (Novice), Dion Hunter (Novice), Joy L'enfant (Nun), Bethany Mitchell (Postulant), Zoe Morris (Postulant), Myra Ward (Nun)
Male chorus: Stuart Baker, Nick Brannam, Liam Brelsforth, John Eddie, Jarath Kilgour, Colin Webb, James Young
Children's team 'A' performances: 13, 15, 16 (mat), 17 (16:30 hrs), 21, 23 (eve)
Children's team 'B' performances: 14, 16 (eve), 17 (12:00 hrs), 20, 22, 23 (mat)
Creative team
Director and Choreographer
Martyn Knight
Musical Director
Trevor Defferd
Assistant to the Director
Martin Webb
Dance Captain
Liz Ilett
Children's Assistant Director
Sally Manning
Production Manager
Abigail Parsons
Stage Manager
Steve Brannam
Deputy Stage Manager
Nick Horsey
Assistant Stage Manager
Natalie Randall
Stage Crew
Sam Baker, Colin Eales, Andy Foster, Matt Harrison, Nick Mison, Tony Ward
Lighting Design
Robert Wilson
Lighting and Follow Spot Operators
Paul Morris, Di Annakin, Jo Dell, Keith Reynolds, Sam Reynolds,
Ian 'Spud' Smith
Sound Design and Hire
Daniel Paine - Spinaudio
Scenery Hire
Scenic Projects Ltd
Props Coordinator
Nicki Hawkins
Props Team
Laura Balment, Natalie Randall, Leigh Goodger
Wardrobe Coordinator
Abigail Parsons
Costume Hire
Darlington Operatics Society
Additional Costumes
BATS wardrobe and members of BATS
Dressers
Christine Dollery, Theresa Hollingshead
Continuity
Neil Streeter and Members of BATS
Marketing and Sales Officer
Bryn Hughes
Marketing and Sales Team
David Allard, Laura Balment, Jillian Brannam
Show Photographs
James Peer Photography
Programme Creation
Nick Brannam, Bryn Hughes, Ian Moseley
*The small print
Concessions - Apply to full price tickets for all performances. One discount per ticket | Registered disabled: please enquire at the box office | Group discount: (10+ people same show): £1 off full price or concessions | No other concessions apply.
Licensing information
Music by RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE
Suggested by "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp