Salad Days
By Reynolds and Slade
By arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd
Season 7-25 August 1990
Venue Canberra Labor Club
TheStory
Salad Days, first performed in London in 1954, is a light-hearted musical, full of catchy tunes and ridiculous dialogue. It takes a wry look at the English upper classes. The story centres around Jane and Timothy, two young people just down from University and both have problems with their parents. Jane's mother, Lady Raeburn, thinks a 'good marriage' is everything, whilst Timothy's more solidly middle class family want to find him a job. Both problems are resolved in orthodox ways.
Other characters include Timothy's strange assortment of uncles, Jane's tiresome friends, a policeman, various working class 'solid folk', some foreign office incompetents, a nightclub owner and of course a rather strange piano.
ProductionTeam
| Co-Directors | Celine Taylor and Amy Sawers |
| Musical Director | Joan Richards |
| Choreographer | Amy Sawers |
| Stage Manager | Leah Hunt |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Paula Small |
| Costume Design | Glenys Boswarva, Judith Duffy, Jaala Baxter, Vanessa Hogg |
| Lighting Design | Chris Hunt, Stephen Crossley |
| Sound Design | Chris Hunt, Bruce Whaling |
Cast
| The Tramp | Norm Petering |
| Jane | Hilary Taylor |
| Timothy | Greg Peek |
| Timothy's Mother | Pamela McManus |
| Timothy's Father | Jim Jones |
| Aunt Prue | Celine Taylor |
| Lady Raeburn | Pam Kelly |
| Heloise | Anne Beard |
| Augstine Williams | Jim Jones |
| Asphynxia | Rina Lucchesi |
| Ambrose | Michael Thomas |
| Marguerite | Siobh'an Boyldew |
| Anthea | Jaala Baxter |
| Electrode | Vanessa Hogg |
| Uncle Ted | Graham Bauerle |
| Assistant | Jaala Baxter |
| Manicurist | Deborah Ayres/Siobh'an Bolydew |
| P.C. Boot | Philip Russell |
| Rowena | Shelly French |
| Nuns | Julia Mayer, Kate Tricks |
| Troppo | Steve Thatcher |
| Sir Clambsy Williams | Jim Jones |
| Fosdyke | Mick Cahill |
| Inspector | Graham Bauerle |
| Nigel | Glen Toohey |
| Manager | Graham Bauerle |
| Fiona | Deborah Woodyard |
| Tom Smith | Mark Drury |
| Waitress | Kate Tricks |
| Chorus | Deborah Ayres, Graham Bauerle, Jaala Baxter, Anne Beard, Elieen Boyldew, Mick Cahill, Mark Drury, Judith Duffy, Shelly French, Vanessa Hogg, Jim Jones, Pam Kelly, Rina Lucchesi, Julia Mayer, Pamela McManus, Philip Russell, Celine Taylor, Steve Thatcher, Michael Thomas, Glen Toohey, Kate Tricks, Deborah Woodyard |
Orchestra
| Piano | Joan Richards |
TheMemories
The Labor Club had only a stage, but not the added comforts of a dressing room. Performers had to change offstage in an multi-sex change-room or out in the caravan in the car park if they had the time - Pam Kelly