Cast and Crew

OKLAHOMA! THECAST

Curly – Simon Waller
Laurey – Faye Elvin
Jud Fry – Jack Smith
Aunt Eller – Kelly Davies
Will Parker – Rob Cottrell
Ado Annie – Debbie Silvester
Ali Hakim – Tom Coppin

Andrew Carnes – Jason LeMoir
Ike Skidmore – David Edwards
Slim – Pete Hardy
Gertie Cummings – Jess Kipling

Kate – Eve Lockett
Ellen – Becca Grimes
Virginia – Rosie Moore
Vivian – Sophie Moore

Cord Elam – Jack Cooper
Joe – Tom Whines
‘Dream Laurey ’ – Zoe Saunders

Dancing Girls – Nina Collis, Fiona Collis, Sophie Cottle, Charlotte Sale & Natalea Trevor

OKLAHOMA! PRODUCTION TEAM

Artistic Director - Graeme Savage
Musical Director - Andy Hunter
Choreographer - Sarah Savage
Production Assistant - Hannah Totterdell

Stage Manager - Will Smith
Assistant Stage Manager - Chris Lockett
Lighting Design - Peter Blackmore, Graeme Savage
Lighting Equipment - supplied by Light Options
Wardrobe Mistress - Ruth Cottle
Wardrobe Assistant – Hilary Moore & Jane
Props - Judith Cottrell, Geraldine Silvester
Sound - Ian Fisher for Sum & Difference
Set Construction - Will Smith, Chris Lockett, Rob Silvester, Mel
Set Artist - Lynda Elvin
Stage Crew - Will Smith, Tony Dean, Ray Edwards, Rob Silvester, Mel
Advertising - Tony Brown
Photography - Steven Kemp & Mike Totterdell
Box Office and Programme - Pauline Kemp
Poster and Programme Cover - Rachael Abbott & Graeme Savage
Press and Publicity - Mike Fernott, Graeme Savage
Front of House Manager - Rachael Abbott
Front of House Staff - Tony Brown, Sid Gamblin, Chris Tong, Mike Fernott
Bar Staff -
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“I don’t say I’m no better than anybody else, but I’ll be damned if I ain’t just as good!”
Aunt Eller
THE setting is the Indian territory now known as the state of Oklahoma, soon after the beginning of the 20th century. Aunt Eller is churning butter outside her farmhouse as from offstage come the strains of "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'". The singer is Curly, come to invite Aunt Eller's niece, Laurey, to a box-social that evening. When Laurey appears she feigns indifference to Curly so he presses his invitation by describing to her the surrey in which he will take her to the party ("Surrey with the Fringe on Top"). But he is compelled to confess that the surrey is only a figment of his imagination. Thinking she’s been made a fool of, Laurey gets so angry, that she accepts an invitation from Jud, the permanently scowling hired hand.
Will Parker now appears with a description of his recent experiences at a fair in Kansas City where he won $50 in a steer-roping contest - $50 is the exact sum that Judge Andrew Carnes has demanded before Will can marry his daughter, the flirtatious Ado Annie. Unfortunately, in a desperate bid to impress his prospective father-in-law, Will no longer has the cash, just $50 worth of presents from Kansas City. To make matters worse, while he was away, Annie has fallen for the Persian Peddler, Ali Hakim, with whom she is going to the Box Social, despite her continuing love for Will (“I Cain’t Say No!”)
In spite of her apparent indifference towards him, Laurey is really in love with Curly. When Laurey discovers that Curly intends going to the affair with another girl she tosses her head feigns disinterest ("Many a New Day"). The flirtatious overtures that Hakim has been making to Ado Annie make her father insist that the peddler marry the girl. Carnes threatens Ali at gunpoint, demanding that he make an honest woman of his daughter, which upsets all Ali’s wanderin’ plans! (“It’s a Scandal! It’s a Outrage!”)
When Curly and Laurey again meet they decide to go to the social together, after all; but for the sake of the neighbors they will be discreet about their behaviour or be misunderstood in their intentions towards each other ("People Will Say We're in Love"). There is now the business of informing Jud he has lost his partner for the evening. Curly visits him at his dismal and shabby room in the smokehouse, and at first gets Jud into a good humour by telling him that though the people appear unfriendly they really think well of him and would mourn his death to no end ("Pore Jud is daid!"). Then having delivered his message, he leaves Jud wallowing in self-pity ("Lonely Room").
In a dream brought on by exotic oils she has bought from Ali, Laurey imagines how it would be to marry Curly. But the dream becomes a nightmare when she realizes that it is Jud that she has married, and is drawn into his seedy world of bars and dancing girls. Curly comes to rescue her, but a fight breaks out and the dream ends with one of the men getting stabbed … but which one?
Laurey is rudely awakened from this dream by Jud's appearance, as he comes to take her to the party, ignoring Curly’s demand. Laurey, fearful that her dream had been an ominous warning of things to come, cannot bring herself to argue, and Curly arrives just in time to see Jud sweep Laurey off to the box social.
ACT 2
As the curtain rises on the box social, the farmers and cowmen speak of their mutual rivalry with good humour ("The Farmer and the Cowman"). Then the auction of food boxes takes place, the men bidding for the boxes of the girls of their choice, to raise money for the new school house. Led by Aunt Eller, the last two boxes are Annie’s & Laurey’s.
Ali, having no intention of marrying Annie has bought all the presents that Will obtained in Kansas City, so that Will now has the $50 to give to Andrew. However, caught up in the excitement, Will bids all $50 on Annie’s hamper. Ali has to bid $51 to avoid Will losing his money again! As Ali pays out $101 to make sure he doesn’t have to marry Annie, Will realizes that he can now marry her. A spirited contest then ensues for Laurey's hamper between Jud and Curly. Determined to be the winner, Curly sells everything he owns and gets the box for an exorbitant price, before leaving the social, still unsure of Laurey’s true feelings for him.
Following the excitement of the box social, Will and Annie are in a position to talk about their future together ("All or Nothin'").
Still unable to show her true feelings for Curly, Laurey is trapped alone by Jud who tries to force himself onto her. Finally finding the strength to stand up to him, Laurey dismisses Jud, telling him never to return to the farm. Curly finds Laurey distressed, and as they both realize their love for each other, Curly asks her to marry him (“Let People Say We’re in Love”).
Three weeks later, the marriage of Curly and Laurey takes place. Jud, suddenly reappears, drunk, breaks into the festivities and threatens Curly with a knife. In the ensuing brawl Jud falls on the blade and dies. A makeshift trial is hurriedly improvised by Judge Carnes so as not to delay the young couple. Curly is acquitted of murder, and is free to go off with his bride on their honeymoon ("Oklahoma!").