A MUSICAL COMEDY OF THE 1920s

The students at Madame Dubonnet’s (Rhonda Burchmore) Finishing School for Girls are boy crazy. They dream of boyfriends and dancing and ball gowns. English heiress Polly Browne (Esther Hannaford) has to invent a fake boyfriend because her father won’t allow a real one.

Polly’s father Percival (Grant Smith) arrives in Nice only to discover Mde Dubonnet is his former flame. Meanwhile Polly falls in love with the delivery boy, Tony (Alex Rathgeber) safe in the knowledge that he thinks she is Mde Dubonnet’s secretary. But Tony himself has a secret; he is hiding from his wealthy parents Lord and Lady Brockhurst.

Things get hilariously complicated when Tony’s parents unexpectedly arrive in Nice. Could a happy ending be only a Charleston away?

Charmingly irresistible, Sandy Wilson’s The Boy Friend captures perfectly the romantic flavour of the 1920s. Hit numbers include Won’t You Charleston With Me?, The Boy Friend, I Could be Happy With You and It’s Never Too Late to Fall in Love.

6 PERFORMANCES • 12 – 16 AUGUST 2009

Director
Gary Young

Costume Designer
Kim Bishop

Sound Design
John Scandrett,
Mark Benson &
Nick Reich for
System Sound

Musical Director/Conductor
David Piper

Set Designer
Richard Jeziorny

Choreographer
Andrew Hallsworth

Lighting Designer
Matthew King

By arrangement with Samuel French Limited.

CAST

Rhonda BurchmoreMadame Dubonnet

Tim CampbellBobby Van Husen

Esther HannafordPolly Browne

Alex RathgeberTony

Christie WhelanMaisie

Grant SmithPercival

Robyn ArthurLady Brockhurst

Robert GrubbLord Brockhurst

Kellie RodeHortense

PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF BUSBY

The Company Curtain Call

Kellie Rode (Hortense)

Angela Scundi (Dulcie) and Robert Grubb (Lord Brockhurst)

Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne) and Alex Rathgeber (Tony)

Ashley McKenzie (Pepe) and Hayley Winch (Lolita)

Nicholas Eaton, Kellie Rode (Hortense) and Ashely McKenzie.

Rhonda Burchmore (Madame Dubonnet) and Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne)

Front to Back: Luke Alleva (Jimmy) Matt Heyward (Pierre) Mark Hill, Stephen Wheat (Marcel), Ben Brown (Alphonse) Nicholas Eaton, Ashley McKenzie and Kellie Rode (Hortense)

Rhonda Burchmore (Madame Dubonnet) and Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne)

Nicholas Eaton, Stephen Wheat (Marcel), Kellie Rode (Hortense) Ben Brown (Alphonse) Ashley McKenzie with (kneeling) Luke Alleva, Matt Heyward.

Grant Smith (Percival) and Robert Grubb (Lord Brockhurst)

Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne) and Alex Rathgeber (Tony)

Christie Whelan (Maisie) and Tim Campbell (Bobby Van Husen)

Rhonda Burchmore (Madame Dubonnet) and Grant Smith (Percival)

Grant Smith (Percival) and Rhonda Burchmore (Madame Dubonnet)

Angela Scundi (Dulcie), Leanne Marsland (Fay), Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne), Rebecca Grennan (Nancy) and Christie Whelan (Maisie)

Rebecca Grennan (Nancy), Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne), Leanne Marsland (Fay), Angela Scundi (Dulcie) and Christie Whelan (Maisie)

L to R Christie Whelan (Maisie), Rebecca Grennan (Nancy), Rhonda Burchmore (Madame Dubonnet), Grant Smith (Percival), Leanne Marsland (Fay) and Angela Scundi (Dulcie)

L to R Rebecca Grennan (Nancy), Christie Whelan (Maisie), Matt Heyward (Pierre), Stephen Wheat (Marcel), Ben Brown (Alphonse), Leanne Marsland (Fay), Angela Scundi (Dulcie) and Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne)

Matt Heyward (Pierre), Ben Brown (Alphonse), Stephen Wheat (Marcel), Christie Whelan (Maisie) and Tim Campbell (Bobby Van Husen).

Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne) and Alex Rathgeber (Tony) with Chrystal de Grussa, Mark Hill, Ashley McKenzie, Samantha Riley and Nicholas Eaton

FRONT Angela Scundi (Dulcie), Kellie Rode (Hortense) and Leanne Marsland (Fay) BACK Stephen Wheat (Marcel) Ben Brown (Alphonse) and Rebecca Grennan (Nancy)

Alex Rathgeber (Tony) Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne) Rhonda Burchmore (Madame Dubonnet) and Grant Smith (Percival)

Rebecca Grennan (Nancy), Leanne Marsland (Fay), Angela Scundi (Dulcie), Christie Whelan (Maisie), Ben Brown (Alphonse) and Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne).

L to R Matt Heyward, Rebecca Grennan, Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne), Tim Campbell (Bobby Van Husen) Christie Whelan (Maisie) and Company

Christie Whelan (Maisie), Tim Campbell (Bobby Van Husen) and company

Esther Hannaford (Polly Browne) and Rhonda Burchmore (Madame Dubonnet)

Leanne Marsland, Matt Heyward, Christie Whelan, Stephen Wheat, Grant Smith, Samantha Riley, Esther Hannaford, Rhonda Burchmore, Tim Campbell, Ben Brown, Kellie Rode, Rebecca Grennan and Angela Scundi.

A MUSICAL COMEDY OF THE 1920s

6 PERFORMANCES • 12 – 16 AUGUST 2009

Director Gary Young

Costume Designer Kim Bishop

Sound Design John Scandrett, Mark Benson & Nick Reich for System Sound

Musical Director/Conductor David Piper

Set Designer Richard Jeziorny

Choreographer Andrew Hallsworth

Lighting Designer Matthew King