MY
FAIR LADY - May 2007
Henry
Higgins, a Professor of Phonetics, encounters Eliza Doolittle,
a cockney flower girl, one cold March night at Covent Garden
market. He declares to his friend Colonel Pickering that
in three months he could transform Eliza into a duchess.
Over
the course of several months Eliza, who moves into the
Higgins household, is put through a gruelling course of
phonetics and elocution lessons by Higgins. Eliza's moment
of triumph comes at the Embassy Ball. She is beautiful,
elegant and well-spoken and proves to be an enormous success
particularly with the young gentleman Freddy Eynsford-Hill
who falls desperately in love with her.
After
the ball Eliza falls into despondency as she sees Higgins
celebrating his triumph in passing Eliza off as a duchess,
showing little consideration for her feelings. Unnoticed,
she slips out of Higgins' house and seeks consolation with
Higgins' mother. Higgins comes in search of her but Eliza
refuses to return with him.
Back
at home, Higgins realises that he has become accustomed
to Eliza. But suddenly Eliza reappears. She has forgiven
Higgins and has decided to return.
Will they live happily ever after?
| CAST |
|
| Eliza
Doolittle |
Carol Robinson |
| Professor
Higgins |
Paul Marsh |
| Colonel
Pickering |
Chris Hill |
| Alfred
Doolittle |
John Parker |
| Mrs
Higgins |
Audrey Hudson |
| Freddie
Eynsford-Hill |
Joe Crawley |
| Mrs
Pearce |
Kathy Rawles |
| CREATIVE |
|
| Director |
Chris Milne |
| Assistant
Director |
Will Johnson |
| Musical
Director |
Neil Streeter |
| Choreography |
Kathy Rawles |
