Wakatipu High School students are set to return to the main stage with their annual musical production Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! Is a romantic comedy, contrasting the dreams and aspirations of a 70’s girl and a 90’s girl. Through the story-telling magic of the songs of ABBA, we meet Donna, a feisty independent single-parent, who doesn’t need a man to make her life complete; and her twenty-year old daughter Sophie, who wants romance, babies and a big, white wedding. If only her father could give her away…

If only her mother could tell her who her father is…

 

Sun, sea and subterfuge are the backdrop to this tale of the women who wanted to have it all, and the girls who want happy ever after. And has anyone asked what the men want?

 

CAST

Ruby Pullar and Luana Kirchoff Pereira as Sophie Sheridan

Renee Cottle and Mala Januszkiewicz as Donna Sheridan

George Newhouse as Sam Carmichael

Felix Nicoll as Bill Austin

Joe Leyden as Harry Bright 

McKellar Thornton as Sky

Indy Hamilton and Sophie Brown as Tanya

Eve Pagan and Lucy Boniface as Rosie

Tallulah Penetito and Halia Lampson as Lisa

Neve Cruikshank and Ava Rona as Ali

Luke McKinney as Pepper

Archie Reid as Eddie

 

Director Jake Hansen

Musical Director Alison Price
Choreography Team Tess Vermeir & Jessica Fitzgerald

Student directors Joe Leyden & Felix Nicoll

 

Refreshments will be available before the show and during intermission and all profit from the sales go to extracurricular arts groups. 

 

Music and Lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and some songs with Stig Anderson 

Book By Catherine Johnson 

Originally conceived by Judy Craymer

Mamma Mia! Was originally produced in London by Judy Craymer, Richard East and  Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal. 

Additional Material & Arrangements by Martin Koch 

Music published by Universal Music Publishing Group