by MELVYN MORROW
Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Road, Mt Barker SummitBonus optional extra
Saturday September 18 @ 2.00
$25/ticket
George Grossmith was a comedian/singer, who, between 1877 and 1889 – from Trial by Jury to The Yeomen of the Guard – created all the principal comic roles for the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. He also wrote many, many comic songs of his own, as well as (with his brother, Weedon) the classic satirical novel, The Diary of a Nobody. After 12 years with the company, Grossmith decided to branch out on his own.
Melvyn Morrow's one-man piece (which has previously starred Dennis Olsen and Anthony Warlow) takes place in Grossmith's dressing room, on his last day with the company. As he reminisces, he performs 16 patter songs and dances from all his G&S roles, as well as several of his own songs.
Brilliant young actor/singer, Ben Francis, has delighted Independent Theatre audiences many times – as Peter Pan in Peter and Alice, the Jazz Singer in The Great Gatsby, Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited, Stephen Hoffman in Old, Wicked Songs and the title character in Don Carlos, to name but a few.
As a special treat, we are offering Patrons and Subscribers the opportunity to jump the public queue, by buying reduced-price tickets to this unique event, before they go on general sale.