Shows - Carousel, 14th - 18th March 1995

• Chairman's Welcome
• The Story
• Credits
• Cast Of Characters

Chairman's Welcome

We performed Carousel at the Wilde Theatre, Bracknell, from the 14th to 18th March 1995. Our Director, Maggie Uttley worked tremendously hard to put us in the right place at the right time, and our Musical Director, Nick Austin somehow managed to get us to sing the notes as they should be.

The Story

Billy Bigelow is a barker on a carousel. He is popular with the ladies and enjoys flirting with them, until the day he meets with Julie Jordan, a local mill worker. In spite of the warnings and reservations of her friends Carrie, Julie is attracted to Billy, and almost in spite of himself Billy finds he is beginnig to fall in love with Julie. Mrs Mullin, the owner of the carousel, tries to prevent the relationship from developing but only manages to lose her best barker.

Billy and Julie marry, but without his job Billy becomes disillusioned and dissatisfied. Mrs Mullin offers him back his job under the condition that he leaves Julie; his friend Jigger also tries to persuade him to take part in a robbery. Billy declines both offers but changes his mind when Julie tells him she is pregnant. Penniless, he decides that he must have money to bring up his child, and accepts Jigger's plan.

The robbery is due to take place on the day of the annual clambake but all goes horribly wrong and Billy dies. He finds himself at the back door of Heaven and is offered the chance to go back to earth for one day to see if he can do enough good to enable him to enter heaven, albeit through the back door.

Billy returns to earth to see his daughter, now fifteen years old, being teased about her no good father. She feels that her life is not worth living, Billy is desperate - if only he could tell her ...

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Credits

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Cast Of Characters

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