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Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical was performed in the Nuffield Theatre on 9th - 11th December 2018

Cast & Crew

Director: Katie Marrin
Assistant Directors: Patrick Burton, Beth Dyke, Adam Genga & Seol Cho
Musical Directors: Alex Hardgrave & Chris Holloway
Producer: Lucy Malaihollo-Sheppard
Assistant Producers: Théo Tomas-Brown & Maddie Browse
Stage Managers: Elspeth Dale & Beth Slater
ASMs: Daniel Sonntag, Fraser Benjamin, George Glenny, Xue Luochen, Lottie Ingham, Hannah Basnett & Natalie Chan Choreographer: Megan Stephens
Assistant Choreographer: Connie Jordan-Turner

Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde: Ollie Hall
John Gabriel Utterson: Christian Fuchs
​Lucy Harris: Tolia Uwalaka
Emma Carew: Evie Kerr
Sir Danvers Carew: Andrew Williams
Simon Stride: Robbie Wallwork
Lady Beaconsfield: Lara Orriss
Lord Savage: Jaime Mesquita
General Glossop: Matt Hodkin
Sir Archibald Proops: Ben Wallace
Bishop Basingstoke: John Jardin
Nellie: Chesca Downes
Spider: Kyle Andrews
Chorus: AJ Brownson, Ella Hughes, Lena Bluck, Ellie Melvin, Ellie Vaughan, Emily Millard, Gabriel Harlick, Georgina Jackson, Joe Dodd, Rachel Walsh, Lily Burton, Lindsey Zelvin, Ollie Jane & Trina Read
Band: Alex Warwick, Alison Bayley, Amrit Phull, Anya Vallentin, Emily Hinks, Emily Sanders, Finlay Gunneberg, Hannah Bayliss, Hannah Sames, Henry Lay, Isaac Costa & Santos Hau
Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug it is already too late...
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​"One rule of life we cannot rearrange,
The only thing constant is change"
                                     - Henry Jekyll


Publicity & Trailer

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​Rehearsal Process


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​Review

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I sat down to watch LUTG’s production of Jekyll & Hyde with some trepidation. Having never seen a LUTG show before I was curious and slightly worried, how a student-run theatre group, with presumably a small production team and limited funds, would be able to pull off such an elaborate musical.
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Within the first few minutes, I breathed a sigh of relief. The opening scene, where Jekyll visits his father in an insane asylum, serves as an incredibly strong opening. It ends with Jekyll’s father screaming in a fit of madness before being quickly taken away by a nurse, a surprisingly hard-hitting moment that suddenly raised my expectations for the whole production. In the show’s program director Katie Marrin describes Jekyll & Hyde as one of her favourite musicals, and her love for the source material is visible. While nothing quite reached the emotional heights of the first scene, Jekyll & Hyde remained an enjoyable and compelling retelling of a classic musical and one for which Marrin should be immensely proud of making.

The cast is excellent across the board. I’m reluctant to name specific members since I don’t have enough space to give them all the praise they have rightfully earned, but Ollie Hall in the dual role of Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde deserves special mention. He switches between the two characters effortlessly, managing to elicit sympathy one minute and terror the next.

Tolia Uwalaka and Evie Kerr as Lucy and Emma, respectively, the tragic figures who both love Jekyll (and are both unaware of his secret), also give strong performances. The scene where they sing In His Eyes, standing on opposite ends of the stage and covered in shadows, is a standout moment. The singing, in general, is one of the show’s highlights, with the performances of Someone Like You, Once Upon A Dream, and the classic This Is The Moment particularly worthy of praise.

My biggest problem with Jekyll & Hyde I noticed almost immediately, and unfortunately persisted throughout the whole show. The music is frequently too loud and often drowns out the actors. The use of microphones somewhat helped to rectify that, but they appeared to be suffering from technical problems during the performance I watched and often turned on and off during dialogue. I was initially going to give that a pass and chalk it up to seeing Jekyll & Hyde on the first night, but it happened with such frequency (and sometimes on important lines regarding the plot) that I had to mention it.

I also found the humour to be a bit hit-and-miss. The jokes themselves are okay and delivered well by the actors, but they did clash with the overall tone, especially when they appear in an otherwise serious scene.

LUTG’S Jekyll & Hyde might not have been the smoothest production, but these creases generally weren’t too distracting. With a strong cast, terrific renditions of classic songs and surprisingly strong productions values (notably the costumes by Elspeth Dale), Jekyll & Hyde was an enjoyable, intense and emotional version of one of the great horror musicals.

- Written by Matthew Mosley

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          • THE GLASS HOUSE
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        • Michaelmas Term >
          • LOVE FROM A STRANGER
          • JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL
          • STOP!... THE PLAY
          • THE TEMPEST
        • Lent Term >
          • CLICK
          • AN IDEAL HUSBAND
          • BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
          • DINNER
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          • TWELFTH NIGHT
          • METAMORPHOSIS
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          • HEDDA GABLER
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      • THE DUMB WAITER
      • BULL
      • THE NEW QUAY PROJECT
      • BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
      • IN THE WHITE (2022)
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