Follow That Girl

Book and Lyrics: Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds
Music: Julian Slade
Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1960

I wanted a show that would contrast and complement A Girl Called Jo. Follow That Girl did exactly that!

All the details on the original production can be found on the In-Depth Follow That Girl pages found on this site. Our production featured Leigh Jones as Tom, Rosie Jenkins as Victoria, Richard Owens as Mr. Gilchrist, Carolyn Allen as Mrs. Gilchrist, Reg Eppey as Walter Miskin, and Marion Grimaldi recreating her original role of Cora Miskin. Julian Slade was actively involved with the production and was a great help and support.

We used the existing published script and inserted the two cut numbers: 'Life Must Go On' and 'One, Two, Three, One'. The song 'Taken For A Ride' was omitted as it is the only song not set during the period of the show and therefore would not work in semi-staged concert style. A few minor script alterations had to be undertaken due to the same problem.

Philip Guard (Tancred) and Robert McBain (Wilberforce)

propose to Susan Hampshire (Victoria) in Act I Scene 2

The audience found the show very funny and it stood up extremely well - most probably because it was written as a period piece. We were fortunate to have many of the original cast members in the audience of the first performance and they were interviewed prior to the show. A transcript of the interviews can be found in the Follow That Girl pages.

Marion Grimaldi was a joy to work with and she sang so beautifully. The comparatively young cast loved having her as part of the company and she was an example to us all.

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