{"id":522,"date":"2010-03-31T08:43:43","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T07:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=522"},"modified":"2010-04-05T10:40:42","modified_gmt":"2010-04-05T09:40:42","slug":"curtain-up-get-fiddlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2010\/03\/31\/curtain-up-get-fiddlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtain up: Get Fiddlin’!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fiddler<\/a><\/p>\n

The University of Kent Music Theatre Society is preparing to raise the curtain on its production of Fiddler on the Roof<\/em> from\u00a0tomorrow at The Playhouse Theatre, Whitstable<\/a>, directed by final-year English student, Laura Harrison. Including such well-loved hit songs such as \u2018If I Were A Rich Man\u2019 and \u2018Far From The Home I Love,\u2019 the annual productions by the University\u2019s\u00a0Music Theatre\u00a0Society are always fantastically vibrant events, with superb sets and costumes.\u00a0\u00a0Production Manager Tim Colegate is a second-year Drama student, whilst second-year English and American Studies student Katie Hogben is this year’s Costume Designer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Musical Director Elizabeth McIver, a final-year Music Scholar,\u00a0soprano and Biosciences student, says the musical has always been close to her heart. \u201cWhen I was about seven or\u00a0eight years old,\u00a0I saw the film version for the first time and I used to pretend I was Tevye and dance around like he does in\u2019 If I Were A Rich Man.\u2019 (Luckily our Tevye does a much better job than I did).\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Our singers are\u00a0full of enthusiasm and are so\u00a0hard-working! I am so glad we have such a lovely venue in which to showcase their work. Our band is a mixture of UKC and Christchurch students, and it’s fantastic working with them all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first performance is on Thursday 1st<\/sup> March at 7.45pm, and the production runs until April 3, with a matinee at 2.30pm on the Saturday as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tickets are selling fast, appealing priced at \u00a0\u00a310 (\u00a35 for UKC and Christchurch students) and are available through the Playhouse Theatre website\u00a0<\/a>or from their Box Office on 01227 272042.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It promises to be a fun-filled and exciting event: don\u2019t miss it!
\n—-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Travel information<\/strong> – the number 4 bus from Canterbury bus station leaves every 15mins on normal service, on Bank Holidays it runs a Sunday service so the buses leave only every 30mins. There is a bus stop directly outside the theatre, the advice is to push the button as you see either ‘Lucy’s Sandwich Bar’ on your left or ‘Deco 5’ on your right – or ask the driver!<\/p>\n