WELCOME MESSAGES	THE PRESIDENT	THE DIRECTOR	THE CHOREOGRAPHER	THE TRIBE
ABOUT THE SHOW	HISTORY OF 1968	MUSICAL NUMBERS
CREDITS	THE TRIBE (CAST)	ORCHESTRA	CREW	PRODUCTION TEAM
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

After the huge success of Fame last year, EU Footlights returns with the love rock musical HAIR.

Stepping away from the more traditional musical theatre of previous years, including West Side Story (2000) and Crazy For You (2001), we chose this show for its fantastic music and rather interesting content. It was a very popular and controversial musical when it first appeared on Broadway in 1968, many parents of cast members will I'm sure be fans and it will take them back to the good old 60s; it's also given us all a glimpse as to what life was like for our Mums & Dads!

We envisaged that the sex, drugs and rock and roll nature of the show would draw in many students and residents of Edinburgh, ensuring another success. EU Footlights returns to the George Square Theatre again, with its large capacity and perfect location.

It has proved to be a challenging musical, which the cast and production team have found immensely exciting and rewarding to work on (the naked scene and musical numbers such as 'Sodomy' have meant there was never a dull moment in rehearsals)!

EU Footlights suffered money problems after being forced to withdraw from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, but the committee, cast and production team have worked hard on gaining sponsorship, and ensuring this show is just as good as the last.

Finally, I would like to thank everyone for their hard work and commitment.

Enjoy the show... let you HAIR down!

Vicky Savage
President

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

While capturing that spirit of the 60's, EU Footlights have awakened HAIR from its bell bottomed, tie-dyed time capsule to bring its message of freedom, peace and love bang up to date. This isn't your average musical. We've turned HAIR upside down, injected it with a new lease of life and added an experimental edge; the hills won't be alive with the sound of music, tap dancing has been officially banned and the cheesy smiles have been wiped from the cast's faces (well nearly). This show's different, a whole lot different. Closer to a concert, it's a series of award winning, number one selling songs tied together with a creative plot giving an insight into the lives of the flower children of the 60's. An unforgettable mix of rock festival, musical and theatre combining the more traditional staging with physical theatre stylised set, contemporary choreography and big colourful flashing lights (sorry, I get excited about these things).

'So what is HAIR?' I hear you ask. Here's a bit of HAIR history to help you out: Introduced on Broadway in 1968, HAIR became a symbol of the cultural revolution that changed the rules by bringing rock music and the hippie movement to the stage. HAIR captured the experimental atmosphere of the times and became a forum of struggle between tradition and change. Attempts were made to censor the shows content and even ban it all together. Twice HAIR went to the US Supreme Court fighting for the freedom it was celebrating and signalled a new age as the courts upheld the shows right to freedom of speech.

As the musical deals with the struggling youth movement of the 60's it seemed only appropriate that a student company like EU Footlights should take it on board. It comes at an appropriate time too; with recent terrorist attacks and the imposing threat of war in today's society, the protests and Vietnam war scenes within the show send an ever more powerful message. It's not all doom and gloom though, there's the obligatory love scene, some bare flesh and a bit of a sting in the tail, so there's plenty to enjoy. Our aim has been for you to leave with a smile on your face and a thought or two in your head, so I can only sit at the back of the auditorium with my notebook, director's chair, beret, black scarf and about 4000 cigarettes, hoping that's what we've done.

Rob Dawson
Director

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHOREOGRAPHER

The Psychedelic hippie movement of the 60s was so profound for its time that only today modern society seems to match the way it worked. In terms of dance, while the 'normal' peer groups were twisting in boy-girl couples at the local 'hop', the hippies were 'bumping-and-grinding' with everyone and anyone in the park. In HAIR, I have taken the essence of the 60s and fused it with modern spirital dancing, namely Hindi, to create this pseudo-hippy style with a contempory edge. The result is a glorious dance off between John Water's 'Hairspray' and 'Bollywood'.

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MESSAGE FROM THE TRIBE

We would like to thank each and everyone of you for taking part in tonight's protest. I know half of you are only here to see a bit of boob and although you might get a glimpse there's more to this protest than that! There is... Honest! Tonight we are planning a 'sit in'. We want YOU to join us. For about an hour and a half WE WILL NOT BE MOVED as we take over this theatre. Sit in your chairs and don't move, no matter what anyone says (except for about 15 minutes in the middle). If you are worried about getting bored there is no need. We have arranged entertainment for you so turn your heads stageward and let the protest begin!

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HISTORY OF 1968

· The North Vietnamese launch Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War
· Romeo & Juliet (not the Leo one) and The Thomas Crown Affair (not the Pierce one) open at the cinema.
· Martin Luther King is assassinated, as is Robert F. Kennedy
· Billie Jean King wins her third Wimbledon title
· Mrs Robinson, by Simon and Garfunkel is Record of the Year
· Nixon is elected as US President
· The UK Government prepared a secret deal to give Argentina ownership of the Falkland Islands
· Bewitched, Ironside and Dragnet rule the US alrwaves
· Amniocentesis is developed
· Album of the Year is Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
· The World population is estimated at 3.5 billion
· Katherine Hepburn wins an Accademy Award for her role in Lion In Winter
· A Russian airliner flies supersonic, for the first time ever
· Aretha Franklin wins an Emmy, and gains a great deal of R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
· US troops massacre 347 civilians at My Lai
· Wide ties are most definately'in'

and of course...

· The Rock Musical HAIR opens on Broadway

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MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act I

Act II

· Aquarius - Shelia & Dionne · Donna - Berger · Hashish - The Tribe · Sodomy - Woof · Manchester England - Claude · Ain't Got No - Woof, Dionne & Crissy · Dead End - Hud, Hurbert, Leata & Poppy · I Believe In Love - Shelia · Ain't Got No Grass - The Tribe · Air - The Tribe · Initials - The Tribe · Manchester II - Claude · I Got Life - Claude · Going Down - Berger · Freak Out - The Tribe · Hair - Berger & Claude · My Conviction - Margaret · Easy To Be Hard - Shelia, Crissy & Dionne · Frank Mills - Crissy · Be-In - The Tribe · Where Do I Go? - Claude

· Electric Blues - Marjorie, Paul, Poppy & Diane · Oh Great God Of Power - The Tribe · Black Boys - Shelia, Crissy & Marjorie · White Boys - Dionne, Leata & Poppy · Walking In Space - Dionne, Steve, Leata & Jeannie · Three-Five-Zero-Zero - The Tribe · What A Piece Of Work Is Man - Hubert & Walter · How Dare They try - The Tribe · Good Morning Starshine - Shelia, Marjorie, Crissy & Dionne · Don't Put It Down - Woof, Hubert & Hud · The Flesh Failures - The Tribe · Eyes Look Your Last - Berger, Shelia, Crissy & Dionne

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Berger		Nathan Witts
Claude		Nic Rhind
Crissy		Nicola Hindson
Diane	(Straight Girl, Mum, Principle)	Pippa Tennant
Dionne		Pippa Biggs
Emmaretta	(Monk)	Jessica Leary
Hatty	(Straight Girl, Scarlet O'Hara)	Bethan James
Hud		Lewis Young
Hubert	(Dad, Policeman, US Grant)	David Stinson
Jeannie		Harriet Usher
Leata	(Straight Girl, Monk, Spokeswomen)	Lucy Rayner
Linda	(Nun, Messenger)	Jenny Gray
Margaret Mead		Nikki Saunders
Marjorie	(Mum, Monk)	Sarah Scarratt
Mary	(Straight Girl, Nun, Principle)	Keri Sutherland
Natalie	(Solider, Lincon)	Marie Tay
Poppy		Emma Laird Craig
Paul	(Principle, Soldier, Gable)	Greig Walker
Rachel		Jennifer Child
Shelia		Tara Siddall
Steve	(Dad)	Paul Knights
Suzannah	(Soldier, Nun, Policewomen)	Daisy Cobb
Walter	(Sergeant, Dad)	Peter Lyons
Woof		John Croker
Val	(Mum, Custor)	Veronica Saum

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Piano/Conductor	Vicky Savage
Baritone Sax.	Marianne Patrick
Trumpet 1	Toby Henderson
Trumpet 2	Emily Whitehouse
Trombone	Charlie Malcolm
Guitar	Rod Freed
Bass	Paul Trippett
Percussion	Rob Ades
Drums	Suart McLeod

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CREW

Director	Rob Dawson
Musical Director	Vicky Savage
Choreographer	Chris Wilson
Producer	Rachel Reynolds
Executive Producer	Graeme Davies
Finanical Co-ordinator	Anita Henman
Techinal Director	Dave Watson
Set Design	Kenny Easson of K&M Scenic Productions
Lighting Engineer	Dave Watson
Sound Engineer	Graeme Timms
Assistant Sound Engineer	Jay Adriaanse
Stage Manager	Sarah Chilton
Assistant Stage Manager	Kathryn Flynt
Technical Crew	Peter Lowden Frank Turnbull Rachel Mountfield Anthony Newton Andrew Hope Craig Gosman Richard Hogg Matt Ling Kirsty Maguire All at QMUC
Publicity	Pippa Biggs
Graphic Designer	Chris Eaton
Box Office	Nicola Pressling
Photography	Rachel Reynolds
Costumes	Joanna Paul Charlotte Inch
Props	Malin Nilsson Caroline Stephens Emily Hufton
Webmaster & Mailing List Administrator	Kishan Nagabhyru

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PRODUCTION TEAM

Rob Dawson - Director
Rob has been involved in EU Footlights for what seems like 57 years. He can usually be found onstage acting and dancing for everything from Edinburgh Fringe to the National Student Drama Festival. HAIR is the first musical Rob has directed but having choreographed professionally he is no stranger to shouting at people and pretending to be important. He has taken a very 'method' approach to directing this show encouraging the cast to get stoned at every opportunity. If you would like to ask him any questions, he can be found crying at the back as this is his last year with EU Footlights and he will miss them all as if they were his own.

Vicky Savaqe - Musical Director
Vicky is in her third year at Edinburgh, studying music and is the University Organ Scholar. She is the organist at St. Michael and All Saints Church, Tollcross and holds an ATCL diploma in piano accompanying. She has recently been accepted to work for The Council of Music in Hospitals. This is Vicky's second year as Musical Director for EU Footlights, after the huge success of last year's production Fame, and she would describe this years experience as something closely relating to Sodomy!

Chris Wilson - Choreographer
This is Chris' 4th EU Footlights production, and he's not even a student anymore. After gaduating in July 2002 with a degree in Clinical Anatomy, Chris naturally wants to be an actor... So in the meantime does choreography and assists in the management of one of Edinburgh's style bars - see the link? Umm... An experienced performer, Chris has been in many productions including 4 very successful Fringe shows, the most recent being contemporary hip-hop dance show From Scratch. Chris has also danced in clubs and for fashion shows but this is his first attempt at choreography with such large numbers, a superb challenge. Credits for acting, directing and writing however have been more numerous. Sadly, in order to persue the ultimate dream (how cheesy) Chris leaves Edinburgh in the spring to find fresh pastures.

Rachel Reynolds - Producer
This is Rachel's first stab at producing; she says she likes to jump in at the deep-end... Apparently she thought it would be less life threatening than being on stage again, after she very nearly broke her neck every night of Fame due to the fact she was on roller skates! She is in the third year of a Social Anthropology degree, and has no idea what she will do after that... Starlight Express? Methinks not!!

Anita Henman - Finanical Co-ordinator
Anita has been Productions Manager at Bedlam for a year (Easter '01 -'02). She produced 2 by Miller at the Fringe '02 which got a 4 star review by 3 weeks, and she is looking to continue a career as a TV Producer after uni.

Graeme Davies - Executive Producer
Graeme has a problem! He appears to be unable to say no when an EU Footlights committee ask him to produce a show. HAIR, however, will be the last! Probably! Since producing Fame last year, Graeme has since graduated from Edinburgh in Economics, helped to set-up and run a festival venue (The Smirnoff Underbelly) and currently works as Development Officer for the Traverse Theatre. He has also set up UXL Productions, whose next event is a charity ball in aid of Leukaemia Research to be held in the Hilton Grosvenor on May 10th. For more information please e-mail: Anna@UXLwithUXL.com.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Our performance of HAIR could not have happened without the help and support of a large number of people. The Production Team would especially like to thank:
Jay & all @ Freak*/Cabaret Voltaire	The Late George Harrison
Nick & Harry @ Splendid	Ingrid 'Headwig' Neill
Jimmy & Bob @ The George Square Theatre	Jemma Ridley
The Late John Lennon	The Bank of Scotland
Anne @ Estates and Buildings	Greig & Kish for our website
All @ The Pleasance	EUTC Committee & members
Chris, Terry, John & Stevie @ Lutton Press	Ringo Starr
Simon @ Simon Kennedy Lighting	The Music Faculty
Paul Mcartney	FilmSoc
Paul @ Walker Slater	The Music Faculty
FLIP for supplying costumes	Our founder, Colin Ingram
Rob Freed	Calder Sibbald
Oxygen Bar	Currie Community High School
Hi-tech Tickets	Spectrum productions

and of course all our friends, flatmates and families.

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