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NORTH Clare is the only place in the world to see a production of Me and My Girl this year. The Arthur Rose musical, which was revisited and updated by Stephen Fry in the SQs, 18S the choice for the 35th annual musical of the Ennistymon Choral NYere ei As
Plans are already well advanced for an American company to bring the show to London’s West End next year, so this Ennistymon Society 1s the only other group who will be eranted the rights to the romantic comedy until the end of 2009 at the earliest.
The story is about a cheeky Cock-
ney lad in the 1930s who discovers that he has inherited a fortune. But will he abandon his Cockney love Sally for the more glamorous Lady Jacqueline Carstone?
“It’s a romantic love story and a comedy. It’s similar in a lot of ways to Pygmalion or My Fair Lady. It’s a love story but with a twist. In a lot of musicals it’s a love at first sight situation, but in this story it builds throughout. It’s a question of will he or won’t he 1n the end,’ said Maureen King Browne of the Ennistymon Choral Society.
“It’s a very funny show and the cast are having such a ball while they are going it. The music is great and there are some very good songs in it.
The real show stopping songs will be well know to most people like the Lambert Walk and Leaning on a Lamppost.”
This years musical is directed by Peter Kennedy and produced by Mary Madigan. Some of the main performers include Michael Mc- Cormack, Meave Curry, Mary Kelly, Caroline Kennedy, Sinead Black- well, Mark Mulqueen, John Morgon, Jimmy Considine, Ailish Lawlor, Jerry Wheeler, Caroline Kinch.
“We will have almost 50 people on stage at one time or another through the production and more than 25 helping out behind the scenes. So yes, it’s a major operation,” contin- ued Maureen.
‘We have been working hard at this since October and everyone involved has really given it there all. We have students taking part from the CBS and Scoil Mhuire in Ennistymon and Mary Immaculate in Ennistymon.
“We have people involved from as far north as Ballyvaughan and as far west as Miltown. Everyone is always welcome.”
Me and My Girl takes place in Slu- agh Hall in Lahinch each evening from April 3 to April 6. To book contact 7071828. Tickets are €15 and €10 concession.