An utterly British musical, full of eccentric characters, such as:
- The strange odd couple, Gilbert – an evangelistic chiropodist - and Joyce – a nobody determined to be somebody
- Inspector Wormold - an obsessive destroyer of illegal meat;
- Mother Dear – ‘She’s seventy four and ravenous’;
- a weird assortment of bullies, spivs and snobs and, of course,
- our star, Betty the pig.
Betty Blue Eyes is set in 1947. Belts are being tightened, and the government is telling the country there'll be fair shares for all if they survive Austerity Britain. Meanwhile, local officials feather their own nests by taking more than their fair share. Having won the war, Britain seems to be losing the peace: the country is staggering under rationing, unemployment, and the coldest winter for decades. The only bright spark on the horizon is the impending Royal Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. (Based on the movie a Private Function and an original story by Alan Bennett and Malvcolm Mowbray). Musical book by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, music by George Styles, lyrics by Anthony Drewe.
Season: 7-17 June (Arts Theatre)
Rehearsals Sundays 1-5pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-10pm
Director: David Sinclair. Musical Directors: Rodney Hvrartin. Choreographer: Linda Lawson
Location: 1 regina Court, BEVERLEY
Contact Details
TherryAuditions@gmail.com