Musicals : Ulstertheatrecompany

ROCKIN' MIKADO (World Premiere) (1998)

Nominated 'Best Visiting Production', Manchester Theatre Awards 1998

Palace Theatre, Manchester
Waterfront Hall, Belfast
His Majesty's, Aberdeen

CAST:		PROFESSIONAL STAFF:
Nanki-Poo	Glen Wallace	Director/Writer	Michael Poynor
Pooh-Bah	David Cox	Musical Director/Composer	Mark Dougherty
Pish-Tush	Mark Dugdale	Designer	Elroy Ashmore
Ko-Ko	Paraic Duignan	Lighting Designers	Michael Poynor
Yum-Yum	Gemma Murphy		Keith Shanks
Peep-Bo	Deborah Maguire	Sound Designer	Patrick Dalgety
Pitti-Sing	Clare Donnelly	Production Administrator	Niall Cranney
Katisha	Rachel Tucker	Aerobic Dance Instructor	Martin Wong
The Mikado	Richard McFerran	Tai Chi Instructor	Peter Gilligan
Ensemble	Marcia Cassidy	Voice Coach	Paul Nemeer
	Gordon Crawford	Laban Movement Coach	Anne-Marie Matthews
	Paul Garrett	Wardrobe Mistress	Pat Musgrave
	Joanna Haughey	Master Carpenter	David Holland
	Kellie Irwin	Scenic Artists	Sarah Holland
	Packy Lee		Stuart Marshall
	Claire Lewis	Emergency Aid Trainer	Vi Bowler
	Stephen Maguire	Marketing Assistant	Karen Rush
	Julie Mitchell	BAND:
	Lee-Anne Mulholland	Keyboards/MD	Mark Dougherty
	Anna McAllister	Trumpet	Alisdair Wallace
	Antoinette McCann	Guitars	Jim Armstrong
	Gerard McCarthy	Saxaphones	Bob Hunt
	Sean Pol McGreevy	2nd Keys/Trombone	Wilson Shields
	Samuel Nicholl	Bass	Rod Patterson
	Emmet Owens	Drums	John Wilson
	Peter Quinn
	Clare Rose Savage
	Naoimh Scullin
	Margaret Thompson
Stage Manager	Mark Elliot
DSM	Aileen F Gorman
ASM	Zara Casey
Production Asst	Stephen Molloy

Those in bold italic type went on to pursue careers in the Performing Arts.

MEDIA QUOTES:

This is 'dancing in the aisles' entertainment. Set in modern day Japan ... flashy, sumptuous, the stage pulsating with light and neon. Every number is a show stopper ... exhuberant, robust and raunchy ... Rachel Tucker's figure hugging, titillating, whips akimbo, power hungry Katisha was extra special. This Mikado displayed more theatrical honesty than the more auguste body (D'Oyly Carte) on the South Bank (Royal Festival Hall).

GILBERT & SULLIVAN NEWS

The surprise hit of the summer season. An astonishingly lively update of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular operetta ... their first visit to Manchester, but, judging from last night's ecstatic audience reaction, it won't be their last.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

The Ulster Theatre Company ... a uniquely enjoyable evening for anybody who's got a soft spot for imaginative innovation.

WHAT'S ON - NORTH WEST

This is how I like my Gilbert and Sullivan. As hot as a blast furnace, this is an astonishing achievement.

ABERDEEN EVENING EXPRESS

A very, very strong contemporary musical that aspires to greatness ... a daring adaptation of a classic (which) has refreshed the piece enormously.

IRISH TIMES

This show ranks with the best the city has seen. What ambassadors for Ulster theatre these young people will be.

BELFAST TELEGRAPH

Big on spectacle ... the hit show of summer '98.

NEWSLETTER

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