Past Productions

2010

• Musical Magic (Jun & Sept)

Wednesday 2nd June saw a magical evening of music at the Casa de Cultura in Calpe provided by the casts of Sounds Familiar and Theatre Express. The show, produced by Philip Ashley, helped to raise over €1100 euros for the Friends Of The Children Of EMAÚS, and that money will be used to help pay for summer holidays for the children.

Musical Magic was repeated in September by the cast of Sounds Familiar on their own in Rafol de Almunia. The evening continued at the local Piscina Bar with dancing to local trio "Ménage à Trois".

The show itself was a tour of musical theatre ranging from Calamity Jane and Anything Goes through to Chicago, Les Miserables, and right up to date with a number from "13" which is one of the most recent shows to be released.

The show never stayed with one style for very long with a beautiful medley of Rodgers and Hammerstein numbers going straight into another medley this time from the Michael Jackson show Thriller.

In the Calpe show Theatre Express performed six numbers with two of them, the Thriller Medley and a medley from Glee, having been performed earlier this year at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.

Both groups presented ensemble numbers and solos. Sounds Familiar's group numbers were sung in harmonies often arranged especially for them by Philip, and thought given to the singers involved in the solos, duets and small ensembles, resulting in a bizarre and hysterical version of Hey Big Spender.

In the first half Sounds Familiar appeared in their traditional black outfits with coloured scarves for the ladies and coloured ties for the men, apart from when other costumes were needed. In the second half they unveiled their new range of coloured waistcoats made to represent the colours in the Joseph Megamix, but worn at various times throughout the second act. Each waistcoat was uniquely designed by Giulia Hartley, and all of them handmade for the cast by Anna, Giulia and Annie Hartley.

Advent of Christmas	€828
The Silver Screen	€1290
Sounds Familiar 2009	€1175
	€3293

Advent Of Christmas

Go here to see Photos from the
performance at La Fustera.

During the Christmas season of 2009 Sounds Familar joined forces with Moraira’s international choir Los Encantadores for a series of concerts around the northern Costa Blanca

The three concerts called “Advent of Christmas” were being held with the kind permission of the Arch Diocese of Valencia in three of their churches.  Los Encantadores performed chorale Christmas Music including Joy To The World, Carol Of The Bells and O Tannenbaum.  Sounds Familiar performed music from religious based shows including Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, and the Sister Act films.

The first concert was held at the Ermita de San Josep, La Fustera. 580 euros was raised on the night which was split between the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy and La Merced Church in Calpe to help with the installation of the heating system.

The second concert was at Moraira church in the town centre and 144 euros was raised through donations and given to the church. The third concert in the series was held at The Franciscan Convent in Benissa immediately after the Mass celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday 8th December. Donations at this concert were 104 euros and were given to the convent.

A selection of songs from the performance at the Franciscan Convent in Benissa.

THE SILVER SCREEN

The second show from Sounds Familiar was performed at the Casa de Cultura in Calpe on 7th October 2009 just 8 months after their debut production.

The show was dedicated to Hollywood and the Movies. Music was included from films like First Wives Club, James Bond, Mary Poppins, Laurel and Hardy and many others.

The picture on the right is the cast photo of for The Silver Screen.

Most of the cast have appeared on stage before for various groups, but there were also a few cast members who were performing for the very first time.

The show also helped to raise funds for the Lions Club of Calpe and Benissa. 1290 Euros was raised on the night by Sounds Familiar donating 25% of all ticket sales, plus the money from the programme sales and a raffle held by the Lions Club. The money was used to throw a Christmas party for the children in one of the Children's Homes.

Enjoy these clips from the show "The Silver Screen".

SOUNDS FAMILIAR 2009

The debut show from Sounds Familiar was performed at the Casa de Cultura in Calpe on 27th February 2009. The featured songs from both the shows and pop culture giving a well-rounded selection of music to appeal to all ages.

The picture on the right is the cast photo of the debut show with the original cast.

Most of the cast have appeared on stage before for various groups, but there were also a few cast members who were performing for the very first time.

On the night Sounds Familiar donated 25% of all tickets sales to charity, along with the money from programme sales. The charity, The Friends Of The Children Of EMAUS, also held a raffle. In total the show raised 1175 euros for the Children's charity.

Here is a short presentation showing clips from "Sounds Familiar 2009".

"Sounds Familiar hosted their one-night show on Friday at Calpe's Casa de Cultura to raise money for EMAUS children's charity.

The group of 17 sang numbers for a variety of music including ABBA, a rendition of Duffy's hit Mercy, as well as from musicals including Hairspray, Grease and the Sound Of Music.

The outstanding signing group were joined by dancers from 15-year-old Sophie Jackson's CB Street Dance group.

The show was directed by Les Walters and a total of 1,200 euros was raised for EMÁUS."

from "The Costa Blanca News"