Cabaret

The scene is a night club in Berlin, as the 1920′s are drawing to a close. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. His songs provide wry commentary throughout the show. On the train to Berlin we find Cliff, a young American writer, and Ernst, a German who surprises Cliff by putting his briefcase among Cliff’s luggage at the German border. History is in the process of being made. Musical numbers include It Couldn’t Please Me More, Willkommen, Cabaret, Don’t Tell Mama and Two Ladies. We find Cliff on the train again, now leaving Berlin alone. He writes about Sally and the people of Berlin leading up to the Third Reich. It has been a tumultuous and heartbreaking era.

Cast

Emcee Gillie Bilson
Cliff Bradshaw Michael Chapman
Ernst Ludwig James Kearney
Fraulein Schneider Liz Bradtke
Herr Schultz Nick Masters
Sally Bowles Amy Lehpamer
Ensemble
Victor, German Customs Officer, Taximan Duncan Campbell
Kit Kat Girl, Sailor Tracey Carey
Maitre D’, Two Ladies, Tomorrow Belongs Soloist Pamela David
Waiter, Nazi Bodyguard, Sailor Ben Elwood
Rudy, Nazi Bodyguard, Customs Assistant Shaun Fitzgerald
Kit Kat Girl, Pineapple/Train Dancer, Telephone Girl Stephanie Gray
Max Zac Gross
Bobby David Gummersall
Fraulein Kost Louisa Harris-Baxter
Kit Kat Girl, Two Ladies Maya Metz
Kit Kat Girl, Pineapple/Train Dancer Ellie Morrison
Kit Kat Girl, Pineapple/Train Dancer Clare Reddan

Production Team

Director Scott Dunsdon
Assistant Director Sara Catchpole
Musical Director Tanya Chaves
Technical Director Michael Saxon
Production Manager Rebecca Dunsdon
Set Designer Lara Stevens
Choreographer Caitlin Adams
Stage Manager David Kent
Assistant Stage Manager Emma Leaver
Technical Crew Sara Catchpole
Tim Fitzgerald
Nathan Rook
Lighting Operator Lucy Wilson
Followspot Operator Glenda Pascoe
Sound Operator Michael Saxon
Graphic Designer Michael Leaver
Publicity Gemma Considine
Front of House Sarah Zeleznikow
Hair and Make-Up Naomi Smith