THIS FABULOUS MUSICAL COMEDY CAME ALIVE IN OXFORDSHIRE!
We were thrilled to bring Mel Brooks' classic monster musical comedy Young Frankenstein to life on stage in an all-singing, all-dancing musical, featuring AmEgos old and new!
3rd - 5th August 2023
King Alfred's Academy Theatre
Wantage OX12 8BY
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced ‘Fronk-en-steen’) inherits a castle in Transylvania leading him to fulfil his grandfather’s legacy by bringing a corpse back to life. With help and hindrance from hunchback sidekick Igor, laboratory assistant Inga and feisty fiancée Elizabeth, his experiment yields madcap success and monstrous consequences.
We were thrilled to bring Mel Brooks' classic monster musical comedy Young Frankenstein to life on stage in an all-singing, all-dancing musical, featuring AmEgos old and new!
3rd - 5th August 2023
King Alfred's Academy Theatre
Wantage OX12 8BY
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced ‘Fronk-en-steen’) inherits a castle in Transylvania leading him to fulfil his grandfather’s legacy by bringing a corpse back to life. With help and hindrance from hunchback sidekick Igor, laboratory assistant Inga and feisty fiancée Elizabeth, his experiment yields madcap success and monstrous consequences.
What the audiences said ....
It's like going to the West End ... but in Wantage!
(video review from first night attendee)
You were all fantastic! Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Well done (SR, Faringdon)
So enjoyed the show last night. What a fantastic performance. A great tonic, I laughed so much. What a talented group of people. Would definitely recommend getting tickets if there are any left! (KR, Wantage)
Young Frankenstein was fantastic! We had a really great evening and highly recommend it to anyone! (Steph on WhatsApp)
Young Frankenstein was so much fun! Loved the comedy and chemistry of all the characters. 100% recommend for a fun night and some wonderful theatre! Thank you. (HS, Marston)
Young Frankenstein cast and crew...you were all bloomin marvellous! Really enjoyed the show this evening!
Well done AmEgos! Xx (SP, Grove)
Amazing work by all involved! (SM, Faringdon)
I loved the show last night and laughed all the way through. As a former German teacher, I particularly enjoyed the Transylvanian accents! I hope your last performances go well.(LL, email)
I was at the show last night! It was so much fun - real escapism. Loved the timing. Such a laugh. (HT, Wallingford)
Saw this show last night. AMAZING. Worth every penny, go get your tickets,you will be glad you did. (IR, Oxford)
Wow guys, blown away.. gutted you can't have a longer run! We were all seriously impressed. (LW, Faringdon)
Bloody marvellous, very professional (SH, Appleton)
Congratulations on a triumphant first night of Young Frankenstein! (MC, Facebook)
Young Frankenstein was an excellent show. Sound was spot on. I could hear every word. Performance was superb with plenty of vitality. Well done on the massive tap dance. Band was also brilliant...loved all the violin solos! (DE, Abingdon)
I went to see your show last night and my friend and I thought it was superb. The acting , singing and dancing were excellent, just like a top London show. We had pains from laughing so much . Congratulations and very well done to all involved including the top rate band. Will certainly attend more of your shows. We are so lucky to have this live theatre facility in Wantage. (AB, email)
Congratulations to everyone involved in this fabulous production. It was so so funny! (LB, Faringdon)
I'd thoroughly recommend Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein ... great jokes, great cast and even a massive knob. What more could you want! (MH, Oxford)
A huge thank you to AmEgos Theatre Group Wantage for an amazing show of young Frankenstein. Truly amazing show and laughed and sang the whole way through. Fantastic value for an evening’s entertainment. Saw We Will Rock you in London last month, and hands down enjoyed this show much more, added bonus on our door step. You wont be disappointed.
Support your local arts, you will be amazed at the very talented people that put these shows on. Thank You #AmEgostheater (AR, Facebook)
Congratulations to every member of the team this evening. Young Frankenstein was superb! It is a funny and very entertaining show, brilliantly performed by AmEgos Theatre. It’s slick, dynamic and full of surprises. The singing, dancing and comedy timing by every one of the cast was spot on and the band was excellent. Two more chances to see it - tomorrow afternoon and evening - it is definitely a show to lift your spirits! (JC, Grove)
What a fantastic show! Up there with the best of your shows and I have been to most of them. Such great acting, singing and dancing with great choreography, comedy timing, orchestra, well everything. Thank you, I am still laughing. If I was not at another event I would go again tomorrow xx (JC, Wantage)
Just want to say how much we have enjoyed the first half and just can not stop laughing. Cant wait for the second half. You could run this show for a few weeks and fill every night. Just brilliant, big congratulations to all the cast. Hope you sell out the last two shows. All that hard work and commitment has clearly shone tonight. Pass on our immense enjoyment to the cast. Just outstanding and would pay again to see this in London (AR, Wantage)
Want to congratulate the whole cast on and off stage for a fabulous show. I am in awe of you all. Absolutely magnificent. I cannot find the right words to express my enjoyment and admiration for you all. (CE, Hendred)
Wow! Excellent story, great music, pun- ishing jokes... and then the even better bits - excellent cast, believable characterisation, wonderful singing, perfect comic timing, top notch band, great sound, lighting and set. You made us laugh and entertained us wonderfully. If there are tickets left- snap them up! (SP, Facebook)
Young Frankenstein was a really wonderful show. Great acting, dry humour, beautiful singing & fabulous choreography. Well done to the entire cast. (AB, Wantage)
Young Frankenstein was absolutely brilliant on Thursday night! Many congratulations (CJ, Wantage)
I thought the show was brilliant, your accents and tap dancing were amazing and everyone involved is so talented. I laughed a lot! Superb performance. (AP, Wallingford)
I came to see Young Frankenstein last night and loved it! Strong performances and the interaction between the characters was brilliant. Thank you and congratulations to everyone (SP, Facebook)
Congratulations to the cast of Young Frankenstein! I had the pleasure of watching their incredible dress run on Wednesday, and WOW! I hope all AmEgos and friends have bought tickets as this is not a show to miss. Break a leg for the rest of the run! (GV, Ardington)
Amazing cast, very professional and a wonderful show! Well done all (KM, Facebook)
What an absolutely fantastic show last night.. as always, AmEgos standards are exceptionally high and we certainly were not disappointed . Congratulations to all the cast and crew. (TT, Shrivenham)
Amazing cast...very professional and a wonderful show! Well done all...was a lovely show...laughs all round. Thank you for that
Amazing cast...very professional and a wonderful show! Well done all...was a lovely show...laughs all round. Thank you for that
So enjoyed the show last night. What a fantastic performance. A great tonic, I laughed so much. What a talented group of people. Would definitely recommend getting tickets if there are any left! (KR, Wantage)
Young Frankenstein was fantastic! We had a really great evening and highly recommend it to anyone! (Steph on WhatsApp)
Young Frankenstein was so much fun! Loved the comedy and chemistry of all the characters. 100% recommend for a fun night and some wonderful theatre! Thank you. (HS, Marston)
Young Frankenstein cast and crew...you were all bloomin marvellous! Really enjoyed the show this evening!
Well done AmEgos! Xx (SP, Grove)
Amazing work by all involved! (SM, Faringdon)
I loved the show last night and laughed all the way through. As a former German teacher, I particularly enjoyed the Transylvanian accents! I hope your last performances go well.(LL, email)
I was at the show last night! It was so much fun - real escapism. Loved the timing. Such a laugh. (HT, Wallingford)
Saw this show last night. AMAZING. Worth every penny, go get your tickets,you will be glad you did. (IR, Oxford)
Wow guys, blown away.. gutted you can't have a longer run! We were all seriously impressed. (LW, Faringdon)
Bloody marvellous, very professional (SH, Appleton)
Congratulations on a triumphant first night of Young Frankenstein! (MC, Facebook)
Young Frankenstein was an excellent show. Sound was spot on. I could hear every word. Performance was superb with plenty of vitality. Well done on the massive tap dance. Band was also brilliant...loved all the violin solos! (DE, Abingdon)
I went to see your show last night and my friend and I thought it was superb. The acting , singing and dancing were excellent, just like a top London show. We had pains from laughing so much . Congratulations and very well done to all involved including the top rate band. Will certainly attend more of your shows. We are so lucky to have this live theatre facility in Wantage. (AB, email)
Congratulations to everyone involved in this fabulous production. It was so so funny! (LB, Faringdon)
I'd thoroughly recommend Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein ... great jokes, great cast and even a massive knob. What more could you want! (MH, Oxford)
A huge thank you to AmEgos Theatre Group Wantage for an amazing show of young Frankenstein. Truly amazing show and laughed and sang the whole way through. Fantastic value for an evening’s entertainment. Saw We Will Rock you in London last month, and hands down enjoyed this show much more, added bonus on our door step. You wont be disappointed.
Support your local arts, you will be amazed at the very talented people that put these shows on. Thank You #AmEgostheater (AR, Facebook)
Congratulations to every member of the team this evening. Young Frankenstein was superb! It is a funny and very entertaining show, brilliantly performed by AmEgos Theatre. It’s slick, dynamic and full of surprises. The singing, dancing and comedy timing by every one of the cast was spot on and the band was excellent. Two more chances to see it - tomorrow afternoon and evening - it is definitely a show to lift your spirits! (JC, Grove)
What a fantastic show! Up there with the best of your shows and I have been to most of them. Such great acting, singing and dancing with great choreography, comedy timing, orchestra, well everything. Thank you, I am still laughing. If I was not at another event I would go again tomorrow xx (JC, Wantage)
Just want to say how much we have enjoyed the first half and just can not stop laughing. Cant wait for the second half. You could run this show for a few weeks and fill every night. Just brilliant, big congratulations to all the cast. Hope you sell out the last two shows. All that hard work and commitment has clearly shone tonight. Pass on our immense enjoyment to the cast. Just outstanding and would pay again to see this in London (AR, Wantage)
Want to congratulate the whole cast on and off stage for a fabulous show. I am in awe of you all. Absolutely magnificent. I cannot find the right words to express my enjoyment and admiration for you all. (CE, Hendred)
Wow! Excellent story, great music, pun- ishing jokes... and then the even better bits - excellent cast, believable characterisation, wonderful singing, perfect comic timing, top notch band, great sound, lighting and set. You made us laugh and entertained us wonderfully. If there are tickets left- snap them up! (SP, Facebook)
Young Frankenstein was a really wonderful show. Great acting, dry humour, beautiful singing & fabulous choreography. Well done to the entire cast. (AB, Wantage)
Young Frankenstein was absolutely brilliant on Thursday night! Many congratulations (CJ, Wantage)
I thought the show was brilliant, your accents and tap dancing were amazing and everyone involved is so talented. I laughed a lot! Superb performance. (AP, Wallingford)
I came to see Young Frankenstein last night and loved it! Strong performances and the interaction between the characters was brilliant. Thank you and congratulations to everyone (SP, Facebook)
Congratulations to the cast of Young Frankenstein! I had the pleasure of watching their incredible dress run on Wednesday, and WOW! I hope all AmEgos and friends have bought tickets as this is not a show to miss. Break a leg for the rest of the run! (GV, Ardington)
Amazing cast, very professional and a wonderful show! Well done all (KM, Facebook)
What an absolutely fantastic show last night.. as always, AmEgos standards are exceptionally high and we certainly were not disappointed . Congratulations to all the cast and crew. (TT, Shrivenham)
Amazing cast...very professional and a wonderful show! Well done all...was a lovely show...laughs all round. Thank you for that
Amazing cast...very professional and a wonderful show! Well done all...was a lovely show...laughs all round. Thank you for that
Directed by Nick Coard
Musical Directors Chris Fletcher-Campbell Kathy Chalmers Choreographer Grace Anderson Wardrobe Paula Read, Oxford Drama Wardrobe and company Set Creation Nick Coard, Rob Thorpe, Sarah Carter, Green Room Productions Theatre Manager Hannah Newton (for KAs) Lighting Designer George Jackson (for JT Productions) Sound Designer Chris Humphries Stage Manager Sarah Carter Opening Titles Chris Humphries Programme Design Nick Coard Company Photography Mel Taylor Photography and company Front of House Gill Ward and AmEgos The Band MD & Keyboards - KATHY CHALMERS Violin - Hamish Overend Bass -Stuart Murray Flute - Robyn Volkers Trombone - Ross Law Reeds - Sarah Collins, Huw Morgan Kit - Chris Fletcher-Campbell Trumpets - John Stradling, Keith Halliday |
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