Sweet Charity
Have you ever known a girl who wanted something so badly, that she tried too hard to get it? Meet Charity, the girl who wants to be loved so much, that she has lost sight of who she is. Charity sings, dances, laughs and cries her way through romances with the “animal magnetism” hero, the “ultra-chic continental” hero, and the “impossible-to believe-but-he’s-better than nothing” type hero. Her world is the all too real world of Times Square, and the people who pass through her world are as deceptively charming a group as ever swept across any stage. From her cynical, hard-core trio of girlfriends at the dance hall, to the phony evangelist, the Coney Island “fun people”, the Central Park “strollers” and the YMHA “self-improvers”, every character is interesting. This is a bright and sophisticated show in every sense. Wonderful musical numbers include “Big Spender”, “If My Friends Could See Me Now”, “Too Many Tomorrows”, “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This”, “I’m a Brass Band” and “Baby, Dream Your Dream”.
“Sweet Charity” was performed in the Union Theatre for five shows from 15th to 19th October 2008.
Cast
| Charity Hope Valentine | Steph Hickey |
| Nickie | Danielle Asciak |
| Helene | Alex Flood |
| Oscar Lindquist | Matt Holt |
| Herman | Jack Brown |
| Vittorio Vidal | Daniel Czech |
| Ursula March | Cristin Adams |
| Daddy Brubeck | Reuben Krum |
| Good Fairy | Siobhan Toohey |
| Dance Captains | Cristin Adams & Eamonn George |
| Female Chorus | Julia Bennet-Mitrovski Kirsten Gray Emily Hehir Annie Johnston Emma Leaver Elyse McInerney Cassie Pennicuik Allie Sutherland Erica Tucceri |
| Male Chorus | Duncan Campbell Michael Leaver David Miles Liam Murphy Giancarlo Salamanca Gindi Wauchope |
Crew
| Director and Choreographer | Caitlin Adams |
| Musical Directors | Kathryn Sutherland and Steve Hodgson |
| Stage Manager | Katie Hankin |
| Production Manager | Shaun Fitzgerald |
| Technical Director | David Kent |
| Assistant Stage Managers | Justin Nott, David Kelly |
| Set Design | Anna Cameron, Caitlin Adams, David Kent |
| Costume Design | Caitlin Adams, Laura Spelbrink, Erin Hutchinson |
| Lighting Design | Adam Grikepelis |
| Graphic Design | Michael Leaver, Liam Murphy, David Tan |
| Publicity | Katherine St Lawrence, Katrina Cavanough, Daisy Tan Dai |
| Front of House | Iain Finlayson, Bronwyn Jones, Meg Fitzgerald |
| Sound Operator | Simon Kennedy |
| Followspot Operator | Emily Adonolfi |
| Rehearsal Accompanist | Lucy O’Brien |
| Production Assistants | Tristan Lawrence, Meg Fitzgerald, Chris Heath, Ellie Morrison, Paul Treasure, Phil Enchelmaier, Tilly Lunken, Jess Maguire, Sara Catchpole, Ele Toulmin |
