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Personals is a funny, adult, modern musical revue from the writers of Channel 4s ‘Friends’.


Set in New York, using intertwined comic and ironic sketches the show looks at the lives of people looking for love through personal columns and dating agencies.

In Act 1 we meet a group of people placing a newspaper ad, the typesetter who has been typing the ads for 15 years, Chuckie the needy teen who places a regular ad, Kim a recent divorcee, Claire who runs a Video Matching agency, Louis and his tape re­corder and Sam who is spending another night alone.

In Act 2 we follow the characters lives as they reflect on the past and look forward to finding love, believing that the chances of finding that special person are somewhere from slim to none but out of the blue some­one can fall into your life and some things don’t end.

 


 

The Production team
 

Stage Director - David Armitt assisted by Julia Stevens

Musical Director - Philip Shute

Musical Director (at performances) - Simon Sharpe

Keyboards - Simon Sharpe

Bass - Callum Yule

Drums - Lee Adams

Choreography

 

Karen Caldecourt / Loraine Taylor / Debbie Featherstone

Julia Stevens / Emma Weeks & Justine Knight

Set Design - David Armitt

Scenery Construction - Matthew Stevens

Assisted by

 

David Arrnitt / Richard Seagroatt / Emma Weeks

Loraine Taylor / Debbie Featherstone / Jude Figueira

Pauline Seagroatt / Justine Knight / Sarah Hake

& Nicki Parry

Chorus Leader - Debbie Featherstone

Properties - Emma Weeks & Matthew Stevens

Costumes - Debbie Featherstone

Stage Management - Richard Knight & Chris Cockburn

Lighting - Edward Seagroatt

Assisted by - John White

Prompt - Catherine Bates

Box Office - Jill Seagroatt

Front of House - Trefor Davies & John White

Poster Design - David Armitt

Personals
 

Performed on
5th, 6th and 7th July 2001

at
Anerley Town Hall, Anerley Road, London

 


 

The Cast

 

Bob - Jude Figueira

Brett - Carlos Avila

Chuckie - Carlos Avila

Claire - Kaz Cockburn

Elaine - Loraine Taylor

Female Tape Voice - Loraine Taylor

Hannah - Emma Weeks

Jodie - Justine Knight

Kim - Julia Stevens

Lisa - Loraine Taylor

Louis - Leonardo Rossetti

Louise - Sarah hake

Male Tape Voice - Matthew Stevens

Marilou - Justine Knight

Mario (offstage) - Sarah Hake

Miss Malones - Pauline Seagroatt / Karen Caldecourt & Emma Weeks

Mother 1 - Justine Knight

Mother 2 - Loraine Taylor

Mother 3 - Pauline Seagroatt

Mr Potato Head - Sarah Hake

Paula - Pauline Seagroatt

Rene - Pauline Seagroatt

Ricki - Debbie Featherstone

Sam - Barry Ruth

Scott - Richard Seagroatt

Suzie - Karen Caldecourt

Tina - Nicki Parry

Tony - Barry Pavey

Typesetter - Matthew Stevens

 


 

The Songs
 

Act 1

Nothing to Do with Love - The Company

After School Special - Chuckie

Mama’s Boys - Claire / Kim / Sam / Scott & Mamas

A Night Alone - Sam

I Think You Should Know - Kim

Second Grade - The Men

Imagine My Surprise - Claire

I’d Rather Dance Alone - The Company

Act 2

Moving in with Linda - Sam / Elaine / Marilou & Rene

A Little Happiness - The Typesetter

I Could Always Go to You - The Women

The Guy I Love - Claire

Michael - Kim

Picking Up the Pieces - Louis & Male Tape Voice

Some Things Don’t End - The Company