RicNic Productions’ first show, which ran from 13th-17th July 2004, was Frank Loesser’s classic musical fable of Broadway, Guys and Dolls. Featuring hit songs like “Luck Be A Lady”, “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat” and “I’ll Know”, the show involved students from five local schools and Southampton University in on- and off-stage capacities. The show was directed by Ashley Riches and produced and conducted by Ben Nicholls.
To see photographs of the production, go to the photo section of the site. We are grateful to Alastair Plumb and Andrew Seftel who took all the photos - thank you!
Below is a list of the company for this opening production:
Cast
| Sky Masterson | Harry de Moraville |
| Sarah Brown | Alex Holley |
| Nathan Detroit | Thomas Yarrow |
| Miss Adelaide | Tempe Nell |
| Nicely-Nicely Johnson | M. Ali F. Khan |
| Benny Southstreet | Benjamin Walton |
| Rusty Charlie | Tom Keen |
| General Cartwright | Amy Dehn Lunn |
| Arvide Abernathy | Will Stuart |
| Big Jule | Sam Foxman |
| Harry the Horse | Adam Drew |
| Lieutenant Brannigan | Charlie Wilson |
Chorus
| Holly Swayne | David Clarkson |
| Georgie Rees | Edward Goble |
| Emily Dickens | James Keay |
| Rachael Sprot | Tom Robinson-Woledge |
| Olivia Rann | Dominic Burnham |
| Milly Thomas | Francis Hemingway |
| Chloe Patterson | Danny Ross |
| Venetia Powell | Jessica Pearce |
Crew
| Directed and Produced by | Ben Nicholls |
| Ashley Riches | |
| Choreographed by | Jessica Pearce |
| Thomas Yarrow | |
| Benjamin Walton | |
| Stage Manager | Will Measham |
| Assistant Stage Managers | Guy Kemball-Williams |
| David Prichard | |
| Edward Mendelsohn | |
| Costume Design | Louise Kerr |
| Jo Pearce | |
| Set Design | Ian Fraser |
| Lighting & Sound | Alastair Plumb |
| Tom Harty | |
| Andrew Seftel | |
| Make-up | Maryanna Rann |
| Katharine Mendelsohn | |
| Production Supervisor | Alastair Land |
| Musical Supervisor | Robert Bottone |
| Production Assistance | Hugo Scott Whittle |
| Fundraising Assistance | Guy Boney |
| Dr Steve Bailey |
Band
| Conducted by | Ben Nicholls |
| Flute | Sarah Williams |
| Clarinet | Eddie Joy |
| Alto Saxophone | Catharine Salway |
| Tenor Saxophone | Ed Cubitt |
| Trumpet | Sam Roots |
| Horn | Bernard Maybury |
| Trombone | Richard Clarkson |
| Violin | Ed Daniel |
| Bass | Richard Tomsett |
| Piano | Nadanai Laohakunakorn |
| Percussion | Ben Woodgates |
| Repetiteurs | Mark Austin |
| Ben Nicholls | |
| Nadanai Laohakunakorn | |
| Robert Bottone |
