some happy memories for Old Scholar Debbie Stripe. Debbie, who lives in Shipston on Stour, came along to see the production in February and described it as ‘fantastic’.
Same show ... S
two very different productions
ibford School’s 2017 sell-out production of the Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret, brought back
“I did this show myself as a pupil at Sibford some
years ago,” she recalled, “and it was lovely to hear from the cast of 2017 that they had been told by staff members who had seen our production that they had a lot to live up to ... and live up to it they certainly did!”
It was back in 2001 that Debbie and her fellow pupils took to the stage in Cabaret. A write-up in the 2002 issue of The Sibfordian by drama teachers Simon and Angie Talbot described the performance as ‘a resounding hit’ and went on to say, ‘this show was very special and it will be one we shall remember for a very long time.’
Come to the Cabaret! Katy Harper in 2001 and Matt Rainsberry in 2017 take on the role of Emcee.
two shows.
There were, however, marked contrast between the While the 2017 Emcee was brilliantly performed
by Sixth Form student Matt Rainsberry, Debbie recalls that in 2001 the role was taken by Head Girl Katy Harper. And there was certainly a more liberal approach as to what might be acceptable for pupils to wear on stage! Says Debbie: “I certainly remember us Kit Kat girls doing some rather raunchy dances, and, as you can see from our outfits, it was all quite saucy!” She continues: “It was very interesting to see the 2017 Director’s use of the audience as part of the production. The way we were sat at tables and the fact that part of the performance took place within and around those tables was a brilliantly immersive
The Kit Kat Girls then: Stephanie Danton, Alizarin Kimball, Johanna Russell, Debbie Stripe, Samantha Danton and Maia Keeling. Below in the 2017 producton.
experience.
“But the most marked difference for me between the two performances had to be the emphasis on the trapeze artists who formed part of the Kit Kat Club entertainment ... they were incredible! “Being back at Sibford reminded me where my passion for the stage came from, and I’m so pleased to see that the school still has such strong, high quality values in the performance arts area. “Having not done any acting since leaving Sibford in
2001, last year I joined Shipston Amateur Dramatics Society and, two performances in, I am absolutely loving my rekindled desire to be on the stage. A passion that most definitely was kept alive and grown through my time at Sibford.”
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