Carousel – Chatelet Paris 2013
Mr Bascombe/Barker
DIRECTOR :
Jo Davis
VENUE :
Theatre du Chatelet, Paris
PLAYWRIGHT:
Rodgers & Hammerstein
YEAR:
2013
COMPANY: Theatre du Chatelet
CAST:
Duncan Rock
Kimmy McLaren
Rebecca Botone
Lisa Milne
David Curry
Nicholas Garret
Beverley Grant
Alex Newton
Candida Benson
Leslie Clack
Tercelin Kirtley
Nicholas Cass-Beggs
DESCRIPTION:
Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II 1945
Carousel is a story of love, loss and the possibility of redemption. Fairground barker Billy Bigelow is quick to anger, but he is loved by a woman, Julie Jordan, who keeps faith with him despite his flaws. It is also a vivid portrait of a society: a fishing community in New England ready to celebrate the joys of living as well as to face its hardships square on.
The score is studded with classic numbers, including ‘If I Loved You’, ‘June is Bustin’ Out All Over’, ‘Soliloquy’ and, of course, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.
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