Grand Hotel – Spring 2009
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Welcome to the Grand Hotel.
27th April – 2nd May 2009
Based on the 1929 Vicki Baum novel and play, Menschen im Hotel (People in a Hotel), and the subsequent 1932 MGM feature film, the musical focuses on events taking place over the course of a weekend in an elegant hotel in 1928 Berlin and the intersecting stories of the eccentric guests of the hotel, including a fading prima ballerina; a fatally ill Jewish bookkeeper, who wants to spend his final days living in luxury; a young, handsome, but destitute Baron; a cynical doctor; and a typist dreaming of Hollywood success.
Performance dates: The Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton. 27th April – 2nd May 2009
Director – Scott St Martyn
Musical Director – Matthew Tilke
Here is a list of the cast for Grand Hotel:
OTTERNSCHLAG – Alan Coles
ERIK – Dean Ward
CHAUFFER – Magnus Stewart
SANDOR – Marcus Palmer
WITT – Stuart Symonds
MADAME PEEPEE – Christine Emanuel
TRUDE – Chloe Stepney
PREYSING – Duncan Wright
KRINGELEIN – Andrew Pearce
BARON – Phil Cox
RAFFAELA – Frances Walker
ELIZAVETA – Lisa Quinn-Thomas
TWO JIMMYS – Tim Murray, Peter Meredith 2
ZINNOWITZ – Stuart Lloyd
ROHNA – Tony Baker
TOOTSIE 1 – Kennedy Child
TOOTSIE 2 – Alison Palmer
DOORMAN – Des Porter
DETECTIVE – Ray Jarvis
TELEPHONE OPERATORS – Alison Palmer, Kennedy Child, Chloe Stepney
SCULLERY WORKERS – Bill Finchett, Stuart Lloyd, Ray Jarvis, Peter Meredith
BELL BOYS – Annie Marshall, Helen West, Dan Woodmason
FLAEMMCHEN – Clare Brimble
COURTESAN – Gemma Bown-Porter
Gallery images coming very soon.
Sadly, the useless operator of this computer is unable to open the audition details….perhaps TAOS should run a workshop for the incompetant luddites,I’m sure I can’t be alone. In the meantime could some kind soul copy the audition details for me? I don’t suppose there’s a vinyl copy of Grand Hotel..Failing that I have three different gramophone players.. Many thanks Anne.
Really exciting to see you putting on Grand Hotel – it’s an amazing show and great to do. Really good luck with it – can’t wait to come and see it.
Being a lover of black and white films I recently watched GRAND HOTEL starring Great Garbo. What a great story line full of romance, passion, intrigue and a little menace…cor!! No one singing or throwing their legs around…well not in the dance sense but same fantastic story… Can’t wait to see the musical!
Good luck with rehearsals! Annie x
GRETA…I MEANT GRETA although of course she is GREAT!! x
Could you possibly add the latest rehearsal schedule to the website ?
Many thanks.
Anyone who thought this was going to be a ‘sit and sing’ show should have watched rehearsals this week! What a week it’s been, and the music is haunting. Scott, Matthew and the cast are giving their all.
Great stuff.
A. Jill
GRAND HOTEL AT YOUR SERVICE!
The fog is clearing … if I’m not careful I may find myself in the right place with the right CHAIR! It doesn’t help if you’ve never been too good at doing two things at once…now then…singing…moving …
picking up said numbered chair ..walking to said right place..that’s right…put down chair…oh! There’s already one there..! Chairs everyone..CHEERS!!
I’m H-A-PP-YY WHY? WHY…..?
Good Afternoon Everyone! After seeing the rehearsal just over a week ago I was really impressed with how it is all looking. Sounds fantastic and the characters on stage are brilliant! A big thank you to Mr Pearce for explaining to me what was going on everytime he came off the stage, but to everyone all I can say is BREAK A LEG! Cannont wait to come and see it on the stage now! Cheers then XXX
Did anyone else hear Annie on Radio 2 this afternoon plugging Grand Hotel, was very impressed.
Just heard Annie on iplayer (it’s about 9 minutes into the Elaine Paige show) – excellent plug for Grand Hotel. Hear it on http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wqwz but you’ve only got until Sunday 19th to listen to it.
Hi, i am glad to see that you are doing Grand Hotel as it is a fantastic show to be in with some fantastic songs, but however i was not to happy to see that on all of the flyers and posters that it is quoted as being a “south west premiere” as i was in a production of this over 8 years ago in bristol with Back Stage Productions and we had the Premiere then. However i do wish you all luck as it is a great show to do and be in. Regards, Gary
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BRWAK A LEG next week everyone.
With Love Annie x x
Tell all your friends about this amazing
BREAK A LEG….even…I’m just so excited about next week I can hardly contain myself..!
Well done everyone! What a great evening!
Have a good week.
Love Annie x
Fingers crossed for the Rosebowl awards tonight. Surely we deserve it?!
Bloomin’ eck! We only went and won didn’t we!! How time flies… “Here’s to the next time.. ”
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