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Presents Kiss Me, Kate (revised 1999) Music and
Lyrics by Cole Porter Book by Bella Samuel
Spewack
Director Jill Morgan Musical Director John
Lawes Choreographer David Parsonson
Professional support for amateur theatre

• The National Operatic and Dramatic Association
  (NODA), founded in 1899, is the main
  representative body for amateur theatre in the
  UK. It has a membership of some 2500
  amateur/community theatre groups and 3000
  individual enthusiasts throughout the UK, staging
  musicals, operas, plays, concerts and pantomimes
  in a wide variety of performing venues, ranging
  from the country's leading professional theatres
  to village halls. Members have access to a wide
  range of benefits.
• NODA is divided into eleven national Regions,
  each headed by a Region Councillor who sits on
  the Council (the ruling body of the Association),
  supported by a network of Regional
  Representatives and other volunteers. These
  volunteers are the vital link to the grass roots
  of the Association, the amateur theatre companies
  themselves. The Association is administered from
  its Headquarters in Peterborough, with a
  knowledgeable and friendly staff able to deal
  with virtually any enquiry relating to amateur
  theatre.
• There is a broad spectrum of ages involved with
  amateur theatre nationwide, from a burgeoning
  number of youth groups to adult companies, which
  meet the needs of all levels of both performers,
  whether dramatic or musical, and enthusiasts
  involved backstage, front of house or in
  administration.
• NODA aims
• To give a shared voice to the amateur theatre
  sector
• To help amateur societies and individuals achieve
  the highest standards of best practiceand
  performance
• To provide leadership and advice to enable the
  amateur theatre sector to tackle the challenges
  and opportunities of the 21st century

Kenton Theatre Management and Front of House
Staff reserve the right to refuse admission. No
photography or recording in the auditorium. No
smoking in the building. Please ensure mobile
phones and pagers are switched off.
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Kiss Me, Kate
A musical version of The Taming of the Shrew is
about to open in Baltimore... In the show with
actor-director-producer Fred Graham are his
former wife, Lilli Lois, a singer in whom he is
interested and Bill Calhoun, who is Lois's
interest. The irresponsible Bill informs Lois
that he has signed Fred's name to a 10,000 IOU
for gambling debts. She begs him to reform. Fred
and Lilli patch up their differences as they
reminisce nostalgically about other shows in
which they have appeared together. Fred sends a
bouquet to Lois, which is delivered in error to
Lilli. On stage as Katherine, Lilli discovers
that the bouquet was meant for Lois, and
threatens to leave the show. Her departure is
prevented by two gangsters who have come to
collect the IOU with Fred's signature. As the
first Act ends she is raging, both in character
and reality. Petruchio (played by Fred Graham),
although just married to Katherine, and beginning
his tempestuous wedded life, begins to yearn for
his life as a single man. Because of a sudden
change in gang administration the gangsters tear
up the now worthless IOU, and Lilli prepares to
walk out on the show as Fred muses on his love
for her. The gangsters sing the always
show-stopping Brush Up Your Shakespeare. As the
show comes to a close, Lilli unexpectedly
returns, and in Katherine's words expresses her
intention of returning to her husband.
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Full Company
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Da Gangstas Peter Kidson John Robertson
Paul General Howell Terry Wright Chris Wood
Hortensio, Baptista Gremio Tony Towers, David
Wilson Andy Eden
Chorus Matt Adamson , Andrea Adamson, Jane
Andrews-Wilson, Robin Bratchley, Sue Bilton,
Michael Blaby, Eileen Magness, Deidre Mountjoy,
Jenny Stacey, Eva Waldren, Margaret Watson, Carol
Woodroffe, Gavin Whitwell.
Main Dancers Jane Wilson, Michelle Nelson Jane
Murphy
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Synopsis of Scenes
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Act I Another Opnin
Hattie Company Why Cant You Behave
Lois Bill Wunderar

Fred Lilli So In Love
Lilli We
Open In Venice Kate,
Petruchio,
Bianca Lucentio Tom, Dick Or
Harry Bianca,
Gremio,
Hortensio Lucentio Ive Come To Wive
It Petruchio Men
Wealthily In Padua
I Hate Men

Kate Were Thine That Special Face
Petruchio Cantiamo DAmore
Company Finale Act I
Petruchio, Kate Company
Act II Too Darn
Hot Paul
Company Where Is The Life That Late I Led
Petruchio Always True To You In My Fashion
Lois From This Moment On
Lilli Howell Bianca

Bill Company Reprise So In Love
Fred Brush Up Your
Shakespeare
Gangsters Pavane
Instrumental I Am Ashamed
That Women Are So Simple Kate Finale Act
II Kate , Petruchio
Company

The public may leave at the end of the
performance by all exit doors, and such doors
shall at all times be unlocked. All gangways,
passages and stairways must be kept entirely free
from chairs and any other obstructions.
There will be an interval of 20 minutes between
Acts