

The director, Joseph Meighan, his superb adult cast and a host of little girls, not to mention a dog, win round the audience immediately. The story about the orphan who rises from rags to riches is full of warmth and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. THE Garrick Playhouse is full of excitement as people wait to see their favourite musical and the theatre’s last production of the year, Annie. The Garrick’s production of Annie is full of warmth

REVIEW by Julia Taylor for Sale and Altrincham Messenger Hooverville-ites/ Servants/ New York Citizens – Rebecca Hanley, Lottie Warburton, Niamh Green, Lauren Whiteley, Ian Daubeney.Apple Seller/ Justice Brandeis/ Kaltenborn Voice/ Politician/ Servant/ New York Citizen – Dave Richardson.Cecille/ Hooverville Woman/ New York Citizen/Politician – Susan Mowat.Bonnie/ Usherette/ Hooverville Woman/ Servant – Kitty West.Ronnie/ Hooverville Woman/ New York Citizen – Rachel Gerring.Francis Perkins/ Mrs Pugh/ Hooverville Woman/New York Citizen – Sarah Reilly.President FD Roosevelt/ LT Ward/ Announcer/Servant/ New York Citizen – Dave Midgley.Drake/ Henry Morgenthau/ Eddie/ Sound Effects Man/ New York Citizen – Joshua Crook.Greer/ Sophie/ Jimmy Johnson/ New York Citizen – Samantha O’Connor Bundles McCloskey/ Harold Ickes/ Hooverville Man/ Servant/ New York Citizen – Brendan Cunningham.Annette/ Star To Be/ Connie/ Hooverville Woman – Hannah Cound.Bert Healy/ Hooverville Man/Assistant Dog Catcher/ Louis Howe/Servant/ New York Citizen – Danny McCarrick.Hooverville Man/ Fred McCracken and Wacky/Dog Catcher/ Cordell Hull/ Servant/ New York Citizen – Chris Wagstaff.Regis/ Hooverville Woman – Claire Garrett Rooster Hannigan/ Hooverville Man – Sam Berrie.Grace Farrell – Sasha Carrillo de Albornoz.Orphans: Rosy O’Connor, Nicole Astbury, Ellen Thomas- Anderson, Jemima Kloss, Eva Briggs, Pippa Banford, Lily Pearson, Sophie Whittingham, Grace Dougall.
