The audition panel and production team are excited to announce the 2019 cast of Anything Goes Junior.
Anything Goes Jr is auditioning on 2nd and 3rd of February!
Keen to get involved? Everything you need to know is in the Audition Pack, found at this link.
At the audition, we need to see how you move, sing and act – but most importantly – we need to see how much you’re enjoying yourself!
If you want to get a look at the audition songs, scripts and dances, you’ll need to join our closed Facebook page! Instructions on how to do this are in the audition pack.
Any questions? Email us at miltonfollies@gmail.com
Hope to see you at the auditions!
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All good things must come to an end, and that was certainly the case of Milton Follies triumphant production of Calendar Girls which closed with a full house on Sunday 11th November. The show, seen by over a thousand people, was a huge success, with audiences treated to a heart warming show with bold performances which made them laugh uproariously one minute and move them to tears the next.
Calendar Girls came together as a result of six months of hard work. Director Diana Falloon knew how much potential the show had, and kept a firm hand on bringing her vision to life. Allan and Jann Dean, new to the area, brought a wealth of experience, talent and hard work to their roles of Producer and Props Manager, and brought the show to flower – as those of you who were blown away by the calendar shoot and final sunflower scene will attest! Superbly wrangled by our Stage Manager Jennifer Sach and her stage crew, cast and props were always where they meant to be, when they were meant to be there, and mostly in correct costumes thanks to Costume Manager Ash Howes. The unflappable Hair and Makeup team, headed by Renee Morgan and Ingrid Elenius, were their usual fabulous selves, and helped the cast to stride on stage and into character. We also owe our Lighting Designer, Claire Kirk-Downey, a debt of gratitude. Her work was magnificent, but the funeral and letters scene were both particularly given an additional emotional punch by her design. We would have also been lost without our safety net, Prompt Cath Tidbury, who attended every rehearsal and knew the show backwards. A huge thanks also goes to Steve Sayers, for his tireless work as Sponsorship Officer and FOH manager, as well as to all the volunteers who helped both front and back of stage. Follies also would like to acknowledge the hard work and support offered by Billy and the UHS Entertainment students.
Finally, a word about our cast. Many of our cast had not worked together before, nor taken on roles that stretched or challenged them as much as this show did. Calendar Girls is first and foremost about friendship, and that’s what this show created in abundance for our performers. There’s nothing like choreographing public nudity with random props and lighting covers to promote trust and respect within a group – and that comes only after multiple rehearsals full of hysterical laughter and dawning realisation that yes, this is actually going to happen! Having the show so well received – and being met with wave upon wave of raucous laughter which you think has peaked but then gets even louder – has been an experience they will never forget.
As always, thank you to our sponsors and to our community. We look forward to building on the success of Calendar Girls.
Photo Credit : Anna Rosenzweig
At first glance it should look like your classic WI calendar. Jams, cakes and sewing and all that. Except for one thing…the ladies are not naked, they’re nude.
A group of extraordinary women, members of a very ordinary Yorkshire WI, persuade one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference – no more photos of Wharfedale bridges or Norman churches for them. Overcoming their initial reserve, the friends drop their dressing gowns, their modesty spared only by artfully placed cakes, knitting and flower arrangements.
Puzzling their husbands, mortifying their children and riding the wrath of the outraged WI, they spark a global phenomenon. But as media interest snowballs, the Calendar Girls find themselves exposed in ways they’d never expected, revealing more than they’d ever planned. A very English story with a very English heart, Calendar Girls is quirky, poignant and hilarious.
Adapted by Tim Firth from the Miramax film of the same name, it is based on an uplifting and very inspiring true story.
Tickets for Calendar Girls are on sale now online here, or in person at Awka Surf Milton.
Show dates are:
7pm Friday 2 & 9 November
8pm Saturday 3 & 10 November
2pm Sunday 4 & 11 November
Tickets are $28 adult, $25 concession, student and groups of 10 or more
Thank you to our fabulous major sponsor –
and thank you to our fantastic regular sponsors –
Tailor-Made Financial Services
Milton Ulladulla Ex Servos Club
“He reckoned all the jam-making and knitting was basically a front for a load of respectable middle aged women to get together and go nuts.”
Lawrence Sugden, to the women of the WI, Calendar Girls.
If you have been near the Milton CWA Hall in recent weeks, you may have heard raucous laughter spilling out from behind the closed doors of the Follies rehearsals for their November production of Calendar Girls.
While hard at work learning their lines and remembering their props, the cast and crew continue to find moments of hilarity in this heart-warming play of love, loss and fundraising. One wonders whether Lawrence’s quote could equally be applied to the Follies team bringing this show to life. And that’s before the clothes come off!
With Di Falloon ably returning to her Director’s chair, Follies has been delighted to welcome newcomer Allan Dean to the role of Producer. With the script calling for a “boy band diorama made out of pine cones”, we are also delighted to welcome the fabulously talented Jann Dean to the role of Props Manager, and are always excited to see what she brings in next.
Jennifer Sach brings a wealth of practical experience to the role of Backstage Manager, and we are excited to welcome back Renee Morgan as Makeup Artist. With Ash Howes as Costume Manager, and the hard working Steve Sayers managing the Front of House Team, Follies is confident that this production is in brilliant hands.
Tickets for Calendar Girls are on sale now online here, or in person at Awka Surf Milton.
Show dates are:
Tickets are $28 adult, $25 concession, student and groups of 10 or more.
With a show like this, it’s likely to be very popular, so don’t miss getting yours:
See you there!
It looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun!
If you’re a dab hand building things, or have a special talent for finding the right props for a stage play, we need you!
We’re preparing for Calendar Girls, and can use all the assistance we can get. Please come along and help out, even if you only have a few spare hours.
It’s very rewarding seeing your handiwork on stage!
Please contact the producer Allan for details. Thanks so much. Without you, we couldn’t do it.
Allan Dean
0428 748 177
allan.dean.1@bigpond.com
After a few unexpected events, the cast and crew of our next production has been updated.
Cast:
Crew:
