Jack Bradford, Director
This is the second time BJ T has produced the King and I G2K. In 2005, we performed this play with a talented cast in a Catholic Hall in Bracken Ridge. The result was powerful and this production has again produced a wonderful and intuitive cast who have taken Rodgers and Hammerstein’s great musical and brought life to the music and libretto. This true story is about the relationship that grows between Anna and the King of Siam and about how it changes both them and the course of a nation and perhaps the world in the late 1800’s. This is also a story about a woman who maintains her dignity through trials and difficult cirmnstonoes. This is very importmt because at this time very few women of non royal blood had so much influence in such an era. I am very proud of this small but talented cast and want to thank them for their hard work. I also would like to thank my production team Debbie, George, Kylie, Geena, Carrie, Glenda, Karen, Jemma and Neil and Stephen as well as all their teams of helpers and all the parents who have helped to make this production happen. Thank you also to the Albany Hills Christian Church for their kindness and cooperation. Now enjoy yourself as you are transported back in time to relive the story of Anna and the King – “The King and I”! I also want to add: Thank you also to Kristian Wale and the Shaftesbury Organisation for their kind support.
Synopsis
In this romantic musical, the boy-meets-girl plot is woven into the historical context of
British Imperialism in Asia. Thus it is also the story of a clash between cultures and the
dynamics between Great Britain and ‘oriental’ peoples. The King of Siam invites an English governess to come to his country and teach the children of his many wives about the modern world. Yet he himself resists changing his traditional role as benevolent patriarchal dictator until the attractive and bold young governess wins his heart and his respect. It is his son Prince Chuiaionghorn who will carry on the King’s program of scientific modernization of Siam after the King‘s death in the final scene
Cast List
Siam |
England |
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| Anna | Laura Mulcahy | Bronte Pearson | ||
| The King | Liam Obyrne | Jacob Bradford | ||
| Ying | Melisa Luckin | Rebecca Smith | ||
| Lady Thiang | Saphire Dobbie | Sarah Denaro | ||
| Tuptim | Alicia Miller | Kaisha Durban | ||
| Lun Tha | Dryden Bingham | Jesse Bradford | ||
| Kralahome | David Canham | Cody Arthur | ||
| Louis | Max Ramsey | Robbie Mitchell | ||
| Prince Chulalongkorn | Samuel Canham | David Cheel | ||
| Captain Orton | Clae Whiteshaw | Jose DeAndrade | ||
| Interpreter | Nicole Harvey | Nicole Harvey | ||
| Royal Guard | Manni Hamed | |||
| Royal Guard | Lachlan Durban | |||
| Sir Edward Ramsey | Cody Arthur | David Canham | ||
Royal Wives |
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| Butri | Nicole Harvey | Rachael Kelly | ||
| Thara | Stephanie Francis | Amy Beahan | ||
| Yuseon | Celine Huart | Eloise Crowther | ||
| JiMin | Delany Harrison | Rosie DeAndrade | ||
| Juree | Twyla Akhurst | Twyla Akhurst | ||
| Sing Sean | Stephanie Inches | Georgia Dower | ||
Royal Children |
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| Ming (twin child of JiMin) | Wade Campbell | |||
| Ling (twin child of JiMin) | Mark Campbell | |||
| Ying Yaowalak (child of Sing Sean) | Emma Venzke | Emma Cheel | ||
| Quakson (child of Butri) | Kelsey Pigram | Paris Varnier | ||
| YuLee (child of Thara) | Tessa Miller | Abigail Smith | ||
| Haemin (child of Yuseon) | Grace Campbell | Phoebe Gosper | ||
| Suchung (child of Juree) | Manni Hamed | Lachlan Durban | ||
| Singlu (child of Juree) | Aurora Pearson | Maddison Coleman | ||
| Suling | Charlea Hahn | Charlea Hahn | ||
| Soloists (finale) | Amy Beahan | Paris Varnier | ||
Small House of Uncle Thomas |
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| Eliza | Bronwyn Ackhurst | |||
| Uncle Thomas | Robbie Mitchell | Max Ramsey | ||
| Eva | Kelsey Pigram | |||
| Topsy | Paris Varnier | |||
| King Simon of Legree | Samuel Canham | |||
| Angel/George | Dryden Bingham | |||
| Buddha | Manni Hamed | |||
| Search Dog | Mark Campbell | |||
| Wade Campbell | ||||
| Lachlan Durban | ||||
Production Team
Role |
Name |
|---|---|
| The Director | Jack Bradford |
| Music Director | Debbie Bradford |
| Choreographer | George Canham |
| Costume Manager | Geena Luckin |
| Costume Co-ordinators | Ryan McMillan, Sian Frances |
| Production Manager | Lydia Varnier |
| Stage Managers | Julie Canham & Mike Canham |
| Stage Set & Design Supervisor | Karen Deandrade |
| Stage Set & Design Assistants | Brian Clark, Fred Bingham, Alan Denaro, Anita Ramsey, U.U Sheraton |
| Props Manager | Carrie Akhurst |
| Make-up & Hair Co-Ordinator | Jemma Whittred |
| Sound Desk | Neil Moodie |
| Lights Operation | Stephen Moodie |
| Spotlight Operator | Nicholas Moodie |
| Music & Sound Operator | Glenda Whittred |
| Video Cameraman | David Cliff |
| Photography | Cynthia Cliff |
| Canteen | Fiona Denaro, Kyle Harrison |
| Administration | Kylie Harrison |