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We are proud to present our next show, THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS.
This will be on Tuesday 21st to Saturday 25th April 2009 at the The Bull Theatre.

current posterThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is based on the true story of a legendary Texas brothel which operated from the 1840s to 1973. Despite the name, this is a good family musical; a bit raunchy, sure, but also satirical, warm, poignant and very funny. Made famous by the movie version starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds, this is a fast-moving story with great song-and-dance numbers including I Will Always Love you, Little Bitty Pissant Country Place, and Hard Candy Christmas.

The musical begins during the last days of the Chicken Ranch (which earned its name because during the depression, customers were allowed to pay with poultry!) Melvin P. Thorpe, a television broadcaster eager for the spotlight turns his attention towards the Chicken Ranch. Although many of the state’s politicians have, in fact, been customers of the brothel, they are eager to preserve their political careers and thus choose to publicly denounce the Chicken Ranch and its inhabitants.

DATES

21st – 25th April 2009

VENUE

The Bull Theatre
68 High Street
Barnet, Herts
EN5 5SJ

The Bull theatre

TICKET PRICES

All performances:
£ 12.00

Concessions for:
• Senior citizens
• Children under 16
• Groups of 10 people

START TIMES

Evening performances:
7.45pm

Saturday Matinee performance:
3.00pm

BOOKING

Tickets can be booked
from: Mrs P. Weatherley
Telephone: 020 8482 6923
Email: tickets@ffbos.com

THE CAST OF THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS

PRODUCTION TEAM:

DIRECTOR
Claire Rial

 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Hussein Ramadan

 

CHOREOGRAPHER
Karen Wells


THE CAST:

MONA STANGLEY
Ceri Sims

JEWEL
Debbie Connor

ANGEL
Kim Rosenfeld

SHY
Emma Wicken

 

MELVIN P. THORPE
Sean Lydon

GOVENOR OF TEXAS
Simon Mowbray

DOATSEY MAE
Sian Kenrich

 

NARRATOR/EDSEL MACKEY
Adrian Rammage

RUFUS POINDEXTER
Julian Svoboda

SENATOR WINWOAH
Jean-Francois Andre

 

Affiliated to the NATIONAL OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION | Finchley & Friern Barnet Operatic Society is a Registered Charity No. 276388

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