Encore
Donna Turner
Donna, born in Huddersfield, making her stage debut aged 3 – has performed in: dance shows, pantos, Holme Valley Choir, Huddersfield Youth Orchestra, Holme Valley Handbell Ringers, Wandsworth Prison (Cabaret) & WYP with Shared Experience (Caucasian Chalk Circle). Favourite roles with societies in Wakefield, Leeds, Pontefract & Barnsley: Ellie (Showboat); Lily & Miss Hannigan
(Annie); Chava & Yente (Fiddler on the Roof); Baroness (Sound of Music); Carrie (Carousel); Joyce Heth (Barnum); Bonnie (Anything Goes) and Mama Rose (Gypsy). Since 1992, Donna has directed Musicals, Plays, Cabarets & Pantos including the Barnsley premiere of the highly successful ‘Brassed Off’. Formerly a member of ‘Miscellany’, Donna works as a performing arts lecturer.
Gemma Armitage
Gemma has been dancing, singing and acting from an early age. She started taking dance classes at 4 as well as singing and acting classes later. She has appeared in many shows in the Huddersfield area with HLOC, LAOS and other local societies. She has recently performed in Sister Act as Mary Roberts and, in 2016 is
playing Peggy in 42nd Street. She has appeared in many other shows including Pantomime over the years. During the day Gemma works as a Finance Manager for a charity and in her spare time likes to run, completing her first half marathon in 2015.
Julia Garbutt
Julia started performing in Huddersfield Amateur Operatic Societies at the age of nine. Over the following 30 years of dedicated amateur life she became a versatile singer and actor playing many vocally and dramatically challenging roles in anything from Panto to Light Operetta. Julia has particularly enjoyed the wide variety of roles she has undertaken such as the brash, gutsy
Nancy in Oliver contrasted with the finesse of Mrs Anna in the King & I. They all have their own fond memories. Around 2006 Julia had much less time for operatic stage work, However continued to perform on the concert scene as this fitted better for her and her then young family and partner. Years later the children are teenagers and Julia still loves her concert work.
Louisa LaFevre
Louisa started performing at the tender age of 5 as a dancer with the Audrey Spencer Dance School. Both her mum and grandmother were regular performers with local Amateur societies so tagging along to their rehearsals gave Louisa a taste of musical theatre too. Louisa has been lucky enough to perform with various local societies over the years, to include
panto, 42nd Street, Summer Holiday, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors, Carousel, Hot Mikado, Calamity Jane and Me & My Girl, to name but a few. Her favourite role to date is Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act! Louisa is looking forward to performing with Encore, as it gives her a chance to sing a variety of songs with a group of very talented people!
Toni Taylor
Toni has been a member of Huddersfield Light Opera Company and Longwood Amateur Operatic Society since 2009, as well as Encore . Her love of musicals was sparked through childhood trips to watch panto at Bradford Alhambra. Her favourite job was working on the 7 week run of Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang at the Alhambra as a dresser for 5 of the male cast. After listening to her constant singing in their dressing room they advised her to join a local society. She regrets not joining sooner!! In her spare time Toni loves cruises, London trips and baking!
Zoe Clarkson
Zoe has loved musical theatre from a very early age. Itching to be part of it all, she began by playing the role of Annie when she was 11 and never looked back! She was involved in many shows after that before going to Lancaster University to study Law for three years. She then completed a
PGCE leading her to become a teacher at Lindley Junior School where she currently teaches Year 6. Zoe eased her way back into shows and has been Principal Boy in many Pantomimes as well as taking on the role of Carrie in a recent production of Carousel.
One Hour Set Song Anything Goes I got Rhythm Well did you evah You'll never walk alone Climb Every Mountain Master of the House I dreamed a dream Bring him home On my own Do you hear the people sing I don't know how to love him Vaults of Heave Take me as I am For Good Marilyn monroe Easy Terms Sunday afternoon/my friend I'm not saying a word Sign of the times Tell me it's not true Music of my soul Love will stand when all else falls Seasons of Love The Impossible Dream
Musical Anything Goes Crazy for you High Society Carousel Sound of Music Les Miserable Medley
Jesus Christ Superstar Whistle Down the wind Jekyll & Hyde Wicked Blood brothers medley
Memphis Memphis Rent Man from la mancha
Full Programme Act One Anything Goes I Get A Kick Out Of You Night & Day Well did you evah I got Rhythm Someone to watch over me Nothing like a dame Wash that man right outta my hair Climb Every Mountain You’ll never walk alone Master of the House I dreamed a dream Bring him home On my own Do you hear the people sing
Anything Goes Anything Goes De Lovely High Society Crazy for you Crazy for you South Pacific South Pacific Sound of Music Carousel Les Miserable Medley
Act Two Marilyn monroe Easy Terms Sunday afternoon/my friend I’m not saying a word Sign of the times Tell me it’s not true I don’t know how to love him Memory Vaults of Heave Take me as I am This is the moment For Good Music of my soul* Love will stand when all else falls Seasons of Love The Impossible Dream
Blood brothers medley
Jesus Christ Superstar Cats Whistle Down the wind Jekyll & Hyde Jekyll & Hyde Wicked Memphis Memphis Rent Man from la mancha
Ben Maffin
Ben, 22, is the least experienced member of the group after years without acting/ singing. His latest major role was over 10 years ago when he played Fagin in the year 6 school production of Oliver. He has joined Encore to allow him to get back into singing and performance and also to increase his confidence.
Although Ben has not performed in musical theatre, he has been involved in music by learning and playing the guitar which has given him a chance to perform with other musicians in school ensembles. Encore has given Ben a way back into music allowing him to take his mind off his current role as a Mechanical Design Engineer.
Mark Perry
Dan Maffin
Dan has always had a strong interest in music, starting keyboard lessons at the age of six. He moved on to learn the saxophone at thirteen which led him to teach himself as many instruments as he could. Dan has performed in the school Junior Band, Big Band, Concert Band, and Senior Choir in his time at school. Dan has performed on stage on numerous occasions, both inside and outside of school/
college, including band performances and charity events for Bipolar UK. Dan managed to bag himself a number of awards before leaving college, including being named "senior young musician of the year" in his final year. Once Dan had left college, to keep his music going, he joined Huddersfield Light Opera Company in Sister Act as Pablo and plans more performances throughout 2016.
Mark started singing as head chorister of Jesus College Choir Cambridge at the age of 8. Performing with Cambridge Youth theatre and various groups throughout his youth and later gaining a BA honors degree in Performing Arts. After joining
Theatrino and working as a professional performer in Italy, Mark ended up in Yorkshire and for the last 10 years has been performing with Miscellany. When Mark is away from performing he works hard and enjoys time with his family.
Martin Stead
Martin began performing at the age of 3 in pantomime and carried his love of performing through school and college. Upon leaving college he started performing with a number of local amateur dramatic societies in and around the Huddersfield area playing a number of roles. His favourites to
date include Keith Nicholson (Spend, Spend, Spend), Billy Crocker (Anything Goes), and both Curly and Judd Fry in Oklahoma (not at the same time!!). When not performing Martin works as a retail manager for Mamas & Papas and spends his free time with his wife, Emma, and his young boys, Alex and Joshua.
Richard Armstrong
Richard originates from Northumberland, having moved to Halifax in 2003 and now works as a Compliance Manager for McVities, having read Politics as a degree. He first became involved in Amateur Theatre five years ago and has worked across a number of societies in West Yorkshire. Prominent principal roles include: Frederic (Pirates of
Penzance), Harold Bride (Titanic), Rico Castelli (Copacabana), Motel (Fiddler on The Roof), & Enoch Snow (Carousel). In 2016 Richard will reprise his role as Frederic for Heckmondwike Players in Cleckheaton, and will also be appearing in the national amateur première of ‘Made In Dagenham’ with HAOS Productions in Halifax
Scott Kitchen
Scott is a multiinstrumentalist who enjoys both performing and teaching. He is the accompanist for Longwood Amateur Operatic Society who put on an annual production at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield.
Yorkshire Wind Orchestra with whom he plays the clarinet. Scott enjoys being a part of Encore and hopes you are entertained by the performance today.
When not teaching or performing Scott enjoys spending time with his dog Binky He is also a member (an energetic young of various ensembles Beagle). including the
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