Carousel 2001
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To celebrate our 60th Anniversary, the Silhouettes
presented Carousel at the Grimsby Auditorium. We had a
great week and the review in the Grimsby Telegraph read:
60th anniversary The way in which the stage was transformed from a fairground to a seashore and from an island to heaven, was a testimony to the skills of the stage crew. The art work of the backdrops was simply outstanding and their vibrant costumes caught the essence of New England in the late 1800s.
This was a cast of the highest quality which demonstrated its talent throughout this energetic production. Helen Riley captured the anguish-ridden and exasperated Julie, who has to bear the brunt of her husband�s violent ways. Alongside her in many scenes was the excellent Heidi Dows as Julie�s loyal friend Carrie. Her comic interludes with husband Enoch Snow, played superbly by John Lane, and the mischievous Jigger Craigin played by Stuart Evans evoked much laughter.
And who could forget little Eleanor May Thompson, the youngest child of the Snow family, who quickly captured the heart of the audience. But perhaps above all else it was Gavin Mumby as Billy, the carousel barker who stole the show with his immensely powerful voice filling the Auditorium to the brim. The 18 year old Franklin College student has recently been offered a place to study a musical theatre degree at London�s Mountview Theatre School and on the merits of last nights performance, Grimsby surely has a star in the making.
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