GADOC is planning to fill the island with laughter this autumn, performing Mel Brooks’ multi-award-winning musical comedy ‘The Producers’.
Renowned in the theatre world, the comedy is said to be “bursting with razor-sharp wit and off-the-wall characters”.
The Guernsey Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Club said “this side-splitting show promises a riot of fun for theatre-goers”.
‘The Producers’ follows washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock and anxious accountant Leo Bloom as they hatch a get-rich-quick scheme.
They plan to stage the ‘worst musical ever’, close it on opening night and pocket the investors’ cash.
Their hunt for a “surefire flop” leads them to ‘Springtime for Hitler’, which, on paper, guarantees disaster.
What follows is a madcap scramble involving flamboyant Broadway director Roger De Bris, free-spirited Swedish starlet Ulla, and an ex-Nazi playwright who has swapped goose-stepping for…pigeons?
Bringing this satirical spectacle to life are some of Guernsey’s most talented performers, brought together by the creative husband-and-wife team of Mike Sullivan-Pugh and Lydia Sullivan-Pugh.
Production team and cast
- Director Mike Sullivan-Pugh
- Producer Emily Masterton
- Musical Director Lydia Sullivan-Pugh
- Choreographers Alix Coubrough-Barnett, Katey Cheshire, Sam Potter
- Costume Co-ordinator Jenny Falla
- Stage Manager Alan Robin
- Properties Fleur Rowe
Principal cast
- Max Bialystock Danny Barker
- Leo Bloom Nat Eker-Male
- Ulla Svaden-Swansson Tabitha Lepp
- Franz Liebkind Matt Judge
- Roger de Bris Chris Brooks
- Carmen Ghia Dave Wheeler
They are supported by a live band of talented local musicians driving Brooks’ big, brassy score.
Tickets
The Producers will run from Friday 17 to Friday 24 October at 19:30 daily.
Tickets are available online from www.guernseytickets.gg or via Beau Sejour box office (in person or call 225200).
Tickets are priced at £21 and £17 (Under 16s/OAPs). All tickets are subject to a 7.5% Beau Sejour booking fee.
Age rating: PG-13 (adult humour)
