In Rehearsal

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Paddy Birbeck, the director

Paddy talks to Joe (a.k.a Nathan)



Paddy teaching Kung Fu to Deborah, who looks embarassed

The Production Team: "We could have been in this show! Look!"



Strike a pose...

Olly Rundell, Musical Director and rehearsal pianist, at full tilt

Chicken impersonations dominated "A Bushel and a Peck"

"Use ALL of the space onstage!" - Paddy

Rob, being adored

Jessica (a.k.a. Adelaide), about to acquire a broken leg in addition to her cold.



Mike and Ian - the cops

Mike and Ian, the demented cops



"Look at us! We're threatening!"

"Hey! Just joking!"


Rob, shadow boxing

Tim and Ben take a break


Rehearsing the big musical numbers

The Mission singing something, most likely "Follow the Fold" again...

Carla: "Who, me?". Robin looks optimistically into the middle distance

Joe, singing to the skylight.

Jess, Joe and Ed

Rob, professional "Doll-Magnet"

Getting to grips with the songs

More song learning


Ed, getting into the character of Nicely-Nicely

Jo, practising her fencing


Rob, magnetism still going strong

Does anybody want to claim this ear? Could it be Big Jule's?

Rehearsing made people smile

"About you!"

More note learning.

Confrontational? Ed can't quite decide.

Ed: "You think that's a big drinking straw?"

"Follow the Fold!" - this became rapidly very tedious for everybody

Budget limitations taking their toll on the Salvation Army's instruments.

Jo, practising looking lost

People seemed to find the scripts fascinating...

Tom in particular read his so much that his eye started hurting

Note learning

"Stray no more! Stray no more!"

A mysterious hand invades this photo

More shadow boxing. Rob's powers seem to be deserting him

Kat O'Shea (Sgt. Sarah) trying to preach on Broadway

The midnight prayer meeting

The gamblers line up

Tom Bullard (Sky). being suave

Members of the cast got so into the show that they sometimes forgot not to eat their own hands

The Conga?

Jess, with Joe singing in a guilty fashion

If only it was possible to see what was so interesting off the right of the photograph...

Matt, after having been given the stage name "Harry the Horse"

Ian shows everybody how to wear hairclips properly.

Space was tight in the Mission

The missionaries, relaxing

Kat and Tom

Tom gets down on his knees. Kat stares off into the distance.

The Stars!

The happy couples

Photographs by Lisa Stango

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