La Perichole
Performances were at Smestow School, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton on Thursday 27th - Saturday 29th June at 7.30pm.
The production is in 3 acts and set in 1750 in Lima, Peru, a place where pomposity, intrigue and love can flourish unabated. It is as romantic, light hearted and tuneful as any of the famous Offenbach compositions and features the lovely “Letter Song”. The title role is being performed by Sheila Smith with Mike Rawlings taking the part of Piquillo and Adrian Peakman as Don Andrez, the Viceroy.
The story focuses on La Périchole, who is a travelling entertainer and scrapes a living by singing and dancing on the streets of Lima, together with her partner, Piquillo. She is introduced into the Viceroy’s court for his nefarious purposes in a most peculiar way and a very strange wedding takes place and then the story starts to unfold…………….
Tickets are £10.00 for the first night and £12.00 for Friday and Saturday and are available by contacting Marilyn Goodwin on 01902
751729.
The production is in 3 acts and set in 1750 in Lima, Peru, a place where pomposity, intrigue and love can flourish unabated. It is as romantic, light hearted and tuneful as any of the famous Offenbach compositions and features the lovely “Letter Song”. The title role is being performed by Sheila Smith with Mike Rawlings taking the part of Piquillo and Adrian Peakman as Don Andrez, the Viceroy.
The story focuses on La Périchole, who is a travelling entertainer and scrapes a living by singing and dancing on the streets of Lima, together with her partner, Piquillo. She is introduced into the Viceroy’s court for his nefarious purposes in a most peculiar way and a very strange wedding takes place and then the story starts to unfold…………….
Tickets are £10.00 for the first night and £12.00 for Friday and Saturday and are available by contacting Marilyn Goodwin on 01902
751729.
Publicity shot for La Percichole.
L to R: Sheila Smith (Perichole), Geoff Silk (Cigarillos), Adrian Peakman (Don Andrez), Julian Souter (Panatellas), Jane Souter (Conchita/Dancer) Front: Mike Rawlings (Piquillo), Jayne Butler (Dona Inez), Anne Woolley (Done Serafina)
La Perichole and Piquillo in fine voice. (Cat not due to make appearance on stage!)
Dona Inez not taking seriously a good telling off from Dona Serafina (her duenna)
Don Andrez, Baron Panatellas and Count Cigarillos in daft mode
Don Andrez and Count Cigarillos have picked up a dancer (who also sells flowers)
