SPAMALOT
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In October 2016, Banbury Operatic Society were delighted to be the first group in the area to perform Monty Python's Spamalot! Show was a hilarious hit, with many audience members coming back on multiple nights to enjoy the wacky characters, catchy songs, and feel good story! It even ended with a sing along of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life!
Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. Inspired by the classic comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical also diverts a bit from more traditional versions of the legend. Instead, Spamalot features shennanigans including a line of beautiful dancing girls, a flatulent Frenchmen and killer rabbits. Outside, there is plague with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine. Throughout the show, Arthur, traveling with his servant Patsy, recruits several knights to accompany him on his quest, including Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad. Besides the rabbits and farting Frenchman, they meet such characters as the Lady of the Lake, Prince Herbert, Tim the Enchanter, Not Dead Fred, the Black Knight and the Knights who say Ni.
THE TEAM
Director: Bruce Walton
Choreographer: Charlotte Boardman
Musical Director: Nick Perry
THE CAST
The Lady of the Lake: Lisa Nicholls
King Arthur: Richard Talbott
Patsy: Jonathan Head
Sir Robin the Brave: Amanda Anderson
Sir Lancelot the Bold: Jonni Rubery
Sir Galahad the Fair/Prince Herbert: Ben Coleman
Sir Bedevere the Wise: Terry Andrews
Not Dead Fred/Prince Herbert's Father: Jem Turner
Robin’s Minstrel: Charlotte Saunders
Mayor of Finland/ The Bass Knight: Lloyd Taylor
The Historian: Ruth Anker
Dennis’ Mother/Tim The Enchanter: Steve Hulme
The French Taunter/ Guard #2: Jess Smith
The Knight of Ni: Marilyn Fairburn
The Black Knight: Sarah Rubery
Guard #1: Jo Firth
Sister Maynard/ Concorde, Lancelot’s horse: Helen Williams
Frenchie, the Taunter’s sidekick: Louisa Tostevin
Arms Monk/Killer Rabbit Puppeteer: Izzie Wright
Sir Bors - John Allington
Laker Girl - Fiona Louise Cooksley
The Laker Girls: Jo Firth, Sarah Rubery, Jess Smith, Helen Williams and Izzie Wright, with Louisa Tostevin and Charlotte Saunders
The Plague Monks: Terry Andrews and Steve Hulme
With David Hornsby as The Voice of God