FUTURIST THEATRE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
What’s on for Schools Macbeth Add a subheading William Shakespeare's
Macbeth 11 - 12 February 2020
Showstopper - The Improvised Musical
15 February 2020
Jane Eyre 26 - 28 March 2020
Jekyll and Hyde 22 April 2020
Swan Lake 25 October 2020
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WELCOME TO OUR ANNUAL
Each year our Christmas Spectacular has grown bigger and better, with more extravagant sets, costumes and choreography to celebrate the festive season. The show stars a very talented team, from budding theatre stars to professional actors and actresses. Our younger performers always enjoy learning from our older, more experienced cast members and the atmosphere backstage is always such a brilliant one. We pride ourselves on giving all performers the opportunity to learn and train under exceptional guidance and every year it’s an absolute pleasure to see how far our young performers have come! Christmas is a great time to reflect on the year and look forward to the following year, too. We’re excited to be bringing Chicago to the stage in April, returning to the Town Hall with A Night At The Musicals and yet again with Christmas Spectacular 2020. It’s going to be another busy year for the Futurist Theatre Productions team, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. We hope you have a wonderful festive season and wish you lots of happiness for the New Year.
Jamie Hudson Producer, Futurist Theatre Productions
THE FUTURIST LOOKING BRIGHT! The aim of Futurist Theatre Productions is to provide training and development opportunities for young people. Our cast members don’t pay membership or rehearsal fees, meaning everyone can take part in our shows. We offer an entirely accessible and affordable opportunity for young people to experience taking part in professional standard productions. Of course, these training opportunities have been invaluable for many of our performers. Previous cast members have gone on to star in professional shows. Most recently, three previous Futurist Theatre Production stars have been touring the UK with The Carole King Songbook and many other past cast members have performed professionally at the Edinburgh Fringe, on tour, on stage and on TV! We’re proud of each and every one of our cast and creative team, whether they choose a career under the spotlight, operating the spotlight or take a completely different route altogether! Our company prioritises building up confidence and professional expertise for all young people, so if you’ve always fancied getting up on stage and taking part, do keep an eye out on our Facebook page and website for 2020 audition information.
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Find the five differences between our super tap dancing penguins!
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SANTA’S WORD JUMBLE Santa’s elves have gone and jumbled up the most important words of the season! Can you help them unscramble Santa’s special words?
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SHARING REAL MAGIC THIS CHRISTMAS Our junior cast have been taking part in a secret elf challenge. Their mission: spread Christmas cheer for all to hear! They had to try and put a smile on someone’s face this Christmas, in particular someone who might not usually feel much joy during the festive season. They were given some pennies to do this, and they have achieved some wonderful results. Our elves shopped at charity shops for coats, duvets and jumpers and donated their purchases to local homeless shelters, created boxes for Operation Christmas Child bought toys to donate to under-privileged children, and still have much more planned. Watch out, there might be an elf about near you!
EVERYONE, MEET OUR REAL DOMINICK! Inspired by Dominick, Futurist decided to adopt a real donkey this year. We’re delighted to introduce you to Harbin, who lives at the Donkey Sanctuary’s Leeds base. Abandoned at the roadside with seven others, Harbin was rescued by the Donkey Sanctuary. Thanks to their amazing care and nurturing of Harbin, he is now a bright and fun-loving little donkey- can we get an aww? Harbin loves humans, and even spends his time helping adults and children with additional needs! Here are a few pictures of the gorgeous chap himself.
CAST Victoria Moglia Olivia Gregson Hannah Rebecca Lisa Davies Abbie Bowes Ella Sandoval Olivia Shillito Ellie Harper Lucy Adams Adelaide Waugh Charlie Clarke Lois Fiddes Will Sammon James Sidgwick James Underwood Toby Womack Alex Wright Tom Patrick Tali Halliday Ruby-Mae Priestley Lily Priestley Rachel Foster Izzy Isle Holly Hullah Thomas Whelan Hannah Fielding Emily Fielding Ben Read Davies Edie Souter Lucy Metcalfe Jemima Escreet Olivia Leather
MUSICAL N ACT 1 SCENE 1 - CHRISTMAS Christmas Baby Please Come Home What Christmas Means To Me It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas There Is A Santa Claus Waltz of the Snowflakes
ACT 1 SCENE 2 - SANTA’S WORKSHOP Everybody’s Waiting For The Man With The Bag Santa’s Entrance You’re A Mean One Mr Grinch Jazzy Nutcracker We Need A Little Christmas Hallelujah
ACT 1 SCENE 3 - NATIVITY Angels We Have Heard On High Hark the Herald Angels Sing Oh Happy Day Joy to the World
The show lasts 2 hours. In addition, th Please ensure that all mobile phones and alarms are switched off before entering the auditorium, and please b Don’t forget to share your experience on social media after the show!
MUSICIANS Musical Director/Piano 1 Violin Cello Trumpet/Piano 2 Saxophone Guitar Bass Drums
Robert Sanders Eden Clark Mimi Harmer Jonathan Mitra William Forrester Darren Gibbs Oliver Hamilton Adam Boniface
CREATIVE TEAM Director & Choreographer Musical Director & Arranger Sound No 1 Sound No 2 Lighting Design Set Design & Builder Stage Manager Costumes Chaperones
NUMBERS ACT 2 SCENE 1 - WINTER WONDERLAND
Front of House Team
Pure Imagination Christmas Wrapping My Favourite Things Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow Me and My Shadow
Catherine Moglia Robert Sanders Tom Brancker Jordan Smith Issac Phillips Tom Hughes Tom Grace Justine Moglia Alison Sandoval Justine Moglia Emily Cornell Brown Linda Mottram Frank Mottram Heather Court Trevor Sugden
YEADON TOWN HALL TEAM
ACT 2 SCENE 2 - CHORAL SCENE Once In Royal David’s City Angels Carol We Wish You A Merry Christmas Pie Jesu
Yeadon Town Hall CEO Yeadon Town Hall Production Manager Yeadon Town Hall Venue Technician
ACT 2 SCENE 3 - AROUND THE WORLD Deck the Halls Hoedown Dominick the Donkey Once Upon a December I Saw Three Ships Lambeth Walk White Christmas
here will be one interval of 20 minutes. be aware that photography and video / audio recording are not permitted at any time during the performance. ! #ChristmasSpectacularYeadon | Facebook @futuristproductions
Jamie Hudson Tom Brancker Jordan Smith
DANCERS & VOCALISTS
VICTORIA MOGLIA
OLIVIA GREGSON
HANNAH REBECCA
LISA DAVIES
ABBIE BOWES
ELLA SANDOVAL
OLIVIA SHILLITO
ELLIE HARPER
LUCY ADAMS
ADELAIDE WAUGH
CHARLIE CLARKE
LOIS FIDDES
WILL SAMMON
JAMES SIDGWICK
JAMES UNDERWOOD
TOBY WOMACK
ALEX WRIGHT
TOM PATRICK
JUNIOR CAST
TALI HALLIDAY
RUBY-MAE PRIESTLEY
LILY PRIESTLEY
RACHEL FOSTER
IZZY ISLE
HOLLY HULLAH
THOMAS WHELAN
HANNAH FIELDING
EMILY FIELDING
BEN READ DAVIES
EDIE SOUTER
LUCY METCALFE
JEMIMA ESCREET
OLIVIA LEATHER
CREW & CREATIVES CATHERINE MOGLIA Director/ Choreographer Catherine is thrilled to be back directing her third Christmas Spectacular! With a background predominately in dance, Catherine began dancing locally before training extensively with Northern Ballet under Yoko Ichino. She has been privileged to direct and choreograph various stage shows, including Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and Avenue Q. Her favourite Christmas film is The Grinch, and she hopes that this year’s Spectacular will deliver you lots of festive sparkle and spirit!
ROBERT SANDERS Musical Director Robert Sanders is a Musical Director/Arranger/Composer based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. After graduating from music conservatoire Leeds College of Music in 2012, he then went on to work for Disney Cruise Line for many years winning their Musician of the Year award in 2018. In 2014 his original musical Supertown was performed at The Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds as well as being performed in Bridlington and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2015). His latest musical Plague: A comedy Musical is set to premiere at the Carriageworks Theatre in September 2020.
JAMIE HUDSON Yeadon Town Hall CEO Jamie loves musical theatre, and can remember the first time he saw Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat when he was 6 at Leeds Grand. Quite a few years later and he’s still just as passionate! Jamie fuels his energy into producing high calibre professional and amateur theatrical work across the country, having recently produced the world premiere of The Carole King Songbook. Jamie looks forward to welcoming you to this performance, and hopes to see you in the new year for Chicago and several other productions!
We are delighted to once again be collecting for Leeds Mind. The charity promotes positive mental health and well-being, and provides help and support to those who need it. Leeds Mind offers many services, including: counselling, group therapy, social support, peer support, self directed support, social prescribing, housing support, employment support, suicide bereavement support, and mental health training. 1 in 4 people experience mental health difficulties at some point in their lives, and this can be particularly acute during the Christmas period. Whether that be depression, anxiety, stress, self harm, personality disorder, bereavement or any other negative mental health experience, Leeds Mind are there for you. Please give generously to our bucket collections to support their amazing work.
ABOUT FUTURIST THEATRE PRODUCTIONS Futurist Theatre Productions produces both professional and amateur shows, with a particular focus on providing free pre-professional musical theatre training for talented young people. Next year’s productions include Chicago, A Night at the Musicals and, of course, the 2020 Christmas Spectacular!
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ABOUT YEADON TOWN HALL Yeadon Town Hall is a multi-arts venue located in the heart of Yeadon. The venue has a diverse programme of live music gigs, classical concerts, theatre performances, musicals and comedy shows - ensuring there is something for everyone and always aims to bring professional standard entertainment to the local community and beyond.
Celebrating a great year at Yeadon Town Hall From the refurbishment of our bar to decorating the main stage and giving our entertainment programme a new lease of life, Yeadon Town Hall CIC couldn’t be prouder of what the team and our local community have achieved in 2019. Now, our priority is continuing this great work and building on these fantastic foundations. Join us in our mission to transform the Town Hall!
SUPPORT RESTORATION 2020 AND JOIN THE WALL OF FAME The Wall of Fame is situated in our Town Hall Tavern, a beautiful display of memories, dedications and celebrations. Now’s your chance to be part of it! Funds raised from the Wall of Fame will be used to significantly improve the facility for the local and wider community. To find out more or to purchase a plaque, visit www.yeadontownhall.co.uk or email sophie@yeadontownhall.co.uk.
HIRE OUR BEAUTIFUL GRADE II LISTED BUILDING With a range of spaces available to hire, from our main auditorium through to large rehearsal rooms and smaller meeting areas, Yeadon Town Hall is an ideal venue for weddings, concerts, one-off events, conferences, community groups, classes or seminars and much more. To find out more about the space available, and to have a look around, email jamie@yeadontownhall.co.uk.
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