EUSOG present the Tony award-winning musical 'Guys and Dolls'
Fresh from taking the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009 by storm with 5 star, sell-out productions of Rent and Pirates of Penzance, EUSOG return with a classic musical fable of Broadway.
One of Broadway’s best-loved musicals, Guys & Dolls hit the stage in 1950 and ran for 1200 performances; in 1955 becoming a film starring Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando. In the streets of New York, Damon Runyon’s wittily-drawn characters are set on a collision course: earnest Sarah Brown from the Save-a-Soul Mission is wooed by inveterate gambler Sky Masterson, as the irrepressible Nathan Detroit seeks a new location for his floating dice game while side-stepping both the law and Adelaide, his showgirl fiancée of 14 years.
Richly comic and unashamedly upbeat, the show features “Luck Be a Lady”, “Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat”, “Bushel and a Peck”, “Take Back Your Mink” and “Adelaide’s Lament”.
Guys and Dolls will be performed in the Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday 10th - Saturday 14th November, 7.30pm.
Booking information will be available here shortly.
EUSOG in the Press 2009:
***** "The cast members shine...a superb performance"
Three Weeks
***** "An excellent, enjoyable production."
Broadway Baby
***** "...it was a pleasure to be part of the 'Rent' experience. Get a ticket if you can!"
One 4 Review
**** "EUSOG are exuberant in their delivery...a ballsy, complex and near professional-quality show. You may need to fight for a ticket."
Broadway Baby
**** "Outstanding... A professionally executed production."
All The Festivals
**** "Brings chills to the audience...stunningly beautiful"
Hairline
"...five-star company EUSOG will undoubtedly have cynics dancing in the aisles."
The Scotsman
Coming Soon
Sky Masterson: Hamish Colville
Sarah Brown: Katie Irby
Nathan Detroit: Scot Dignan
Miss Adelaide: Amy Warke
Benny: Finlay MacAulay
Nicely Nicely Johnson: Ali Colam
Uncle Arvide: Staszek Stuart-Thompson
Harry The Horse: Jacob Bloomfield
Big Julie: Lucas Brunskill
Lt Branigan: Sammy Cable
General Cartwright: Ariana Ayu
Mimi: Gabrielle Peterson
Guys:
Luka Bjelis
Peter Duffy
Ross Jennings
Harisson Kelly
Jerry Meldrum
Chris Nairn
Dolls:
Anna Brand
Louisa Casson
Heather Chalmers
Mary Clare
Emily Rose Hay
Debbie Hicks
Sarah Howarth
Naomi Lawrance
Sally Pugh
Kate Roberts
Cathy Tran
Director: Lesley Acheson
Assistant Director: Dik Robinson
Musical Director: Iain McLarty
Choreographer: Miriam Early
Producer: Nick Morris
Production Manager: Gordon Nimmo-Smith
Assistant Producer: Tom Paton
Executive Producer: Debbie Hicks
Come Along to our OPEN MEETING on THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER at 6.30pm to find out more about the society and our production. You can also sign up to auditions at this time as well.
LOCATION: CHEVIOT ROOM IN THE PLEASANCE (student union)
AUDITIONS will be held FRIDAY 18th from 12pm-10pm, SATURDAY 19th from 12pm-10pm and SUNDAY 20th 1pm-7pm. To sign up for a slot, email GUYSANDDOLLS@EUSOG.ORG with your details and we shall provide you with a day and time.
Audition Info:
You will be required to do an informal audition which will involve a vocal range test, performance of a suitable song or one of our suggested pieces (see EUSOG website) and short read through of some related dialogue.
For the Dolls we have suggested 'Adalaide's Lament' (Adalaide's song) and 'I'll Know' (Sarah Brown's song). For the Guys we have suggested 'Luck be a Lady' (Sky's song).
The second round of auditions will be on MONDAY 21st times TBC. These will include informal group dance and acting auditions with some singing.