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Rhinestone Mondays
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(Mercury Theatre,
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In 2011 Lyn Paul was invited to join the cast of a new musical, Rhinestone Mondays. Rehearsals began on 8th August at the Dance Attic in Fulham, three weeks ahead of the opening night at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester on 31st August. The setting for the show is the bar of the Warbleswick Social Club, where the bar owner, Brian (played to great critical acclaim by Shaun Williamson), is desperate to drum up new business. Monday night is line dancing night, when dance teacher Annie (played by Faye Tozer) tries to get a motley cast of characters to 'toe the line'. The class consists of Ronald (played by Phil Pritchard), a film buff who insists on being called Clint when he's at line dancing classes; Duncan (played by Ian 'H' Watkins), a camp character who two-times at a tap class on Friday nights; Mary (Pauline Fleming), who can't quite keep up even with the help of baked beans; Carol (Ally Holmes), who's addicted to the 'Achy Breaky' but can't get the steps right; and "legs akimbo" Sophie (Lyn Paul). The plot revolves around the "Will they? Won't they?" relationship between Annie and Tom (Anthony Topham), a reluctant divorcee who is mentored in the art of seduction by barman Brian. The action spans five consecutive Mondays and is played out to a Country music soundtrack, including classics such as Ring Of Fire, Stand By Your Man and Crazy (all sung by Lyn Paul) and a few lesser-known songs such as Mindy McCready's Guys Do It All The Time and Mary Chapin Carpenter's Down At The Twist And Shout. The finale, by which time the audience has been given a line-dancing lesson and is on its feet joining in with the cast, includes the Steps hit 5,6,7,8 and Billy Ray Cyrus's Achy Breaky Heart. |
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Anthony TophamPrior to Rhinestone Mondays Anthony Topham had appeared in stage productions of Mamma Mia! and The Rocky Horror Show.. His TV appearances include the lead role of Virgil in Casualty (BBC) and the almost-infamous Asan "Shower like a man" TV ad. Faye TozerFaye Tozer described Rhinestone Mondays as "light-hearted, innocent, good fun... It's not Chaucer, you don't have to concentrate too much!" Asked by journalist Gordon Barr why she'd accpeted the role of Annie, she said: "I first said 'God no'. But when I read the script I saw this was really earthy, raw fun and because I'd done quite a few shows recently where I've been dying or something like that I wanted to do an uplifting show for myself." (Evening Chronicle, 23rd September 2011)
Ian 'H' WatkinsWhen he signed up for Rhinestone Mondays Ian 'H' Watkins was no stranger to line dancing - his mum ran a line dancing club in Ian's home village of Cwm Parc in the Rhondda. His character, Duncan, was also a neat fit. With his tongue in cheek, he told journalist Dave Owens: "He's a little bit deluded and very camp, which as you can imagine is a bit of a stretch for me to play... It's a bit of a cliche but I was the only gay in the village!" (Western Mail, Monday, 3rd October 2011) Shaun WilliamsonHe was Barry in Eastenders and Barry in Extras, but insisted they re-named his character in Rhinestone Mondays. "When I read the script there were a couple of parts I quite fancied, one of which was Barry the barman", he told journalist Neil D'Arcy-Jones. "He’s got some very funny lines, but I think I’ve played enough Barrys in my life already, so I asked them whether they could change his name, which they did." (Colchester Gazette, Sunday, 28th August 2011) |
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