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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I take great pleasure in welcoming you to
Crowthorne Musical Player's production of Fiddler on the Roof.
When we started rehearsing back in September, the performance week seemed a long
way off, but the time has literally flown by and suddenly here we are - on stage!
I am always impressed by the committment shown by all those involved in the show
- not only by those of us on stage who turn up week after week for rehearsal, but
of those who's job it is to ensure that we actually achieve our aim of producing
a first class show. I am extremely grateful to all those on the committee who
have helped in the show's production and to all those members and friends of the
society who are not in the show but who have given up their time to help in many
different ways. My deepest thanks must go to Richard Spong, our Stage Manager,
and his crew, who will continue to work very hard throughout the show to ensure
its smooth running.
We are very fortunate to have such a highly professional Director and Musical
Director (Maggie Uttley and Nick Austin) without who's constant nagging and
unending enthusiasm CMP would not boast the excellent reputation it now enjoys.
So, now we have everything - lights, sound, orchestra, scenery, cast and of
course, an audience. All we need to do now is to entertain you ... and so on with
the show!
Claire Lawson, Chairman
Tevye is the village milkman in Anatevka, a small rural community somewhere in
Russia, on the eve of the Russian Revolution. The Jewish people there are steeped
in traditions which have, for as long as anyone can remember, dictated the way of
life in Anatevka. However, things are changing - there is growing unrest in the
country, which the Tzar is determined to quell using whatever force is necessary,
and on top of that, Tevye's daughters are about to test his faith in the
tradition to the limit.....
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Music:
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Jerry Bock
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Book:
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Joseph Stein
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Lyrics:
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Sheldon Harnick
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Director:
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Maggie Uttley M.B.E.
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Musical Director:
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Nick Austin
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Tevye, the milkman
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Ray Burton
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Golde, his wife
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Jean Frost
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and their daughters
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Tzeitel
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Paula Critchley
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Hodel
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Liz Henderson
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Chava
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Debbie Mann
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Shprintze
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Nicola Black
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Bielke
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Carolyn O'Reilly
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Yente, the matchmaker
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Maxine Robinson
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Motel, the tailor
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Roger Lansdown
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Lazar Wolfe, the butcher
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Tony Kershaw
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Perchik, the student
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Simon Hunt
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Mordcha, the innkeeper
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Keay Smith
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Rabbi
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Ted Anderson
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Mendel, the Rabbi's son
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Ian Payton
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Shandel
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Pam Medcroft
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Avram, the bookseller
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Don Manning
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Grandma Tzeitel
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Claire Lawson
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Fruma Sarah
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Doreen Hart
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Constable
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Trevor Leuty
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Fyedka
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Mark Conolly
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The Fiddler
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Brian Murphy
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