Encore!

Encore!
Devised and Directed by Ian Humphreys and David Maun
7 – 11 July 2026

Join us as we celebrate 1000 shows through extracts of some of the best musicals and plays performed at the Playhouse since it opened in 1949.

This musical revue features songs from Oliver!, Sweeney Todd, Sweet Charity, Cabaret, The Boyfriend, Chicago, My Fair Lady, Half a Sixpence, Kiss me Kate, Sound of Music, Godspell, Anything Goes, South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, Calamity Jane, A Chorus Line, Oklahoma, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wizard of Oz and Fiddler on the Roof.

Cast

Roger Butler
Simon Eile
Graham Frosdick
Mike Gawadzyn
Chris Hughes-Copping
Tony Hullett
Vernon Leese
Tony Peters
Sean Ramsden
Greg Tanner
Dave Witham

Nicky Bate
Laura Bonner
Judith Brace
Jane Cavanagh
Katie Cavanagh
Pauline Ellard
Millie Fairclough
Jaqui Fenton
Katy Gawadzyn
Rebecca Hills
Nicola Hunt
Maisie Johnson
Natasha Kissane
Lucy Larner
Jackie Mitchell
Charlotte Nightingale
Polly Owen
Hannah Pocock
Kelly Randall
Jenny Tallowin
Jackie Vander Gucht
Grace Williams

Creative Team:
Musical Directors: Sarah Campbell and Jackie Mitchell
Choreographers: Michelle Pearl, Dani Elisak and Nicky Bate

Crew

Stage Manager – Karen Davies
Lighting design – Rob Humphreys
Sound design and operation – Steve Nash
Props – Emma Hopkins with Elizabeth Nash and Nicky Humphreys