"The Witches of Eastwick"

Milborne Port Village Hall, 23-26 April 2025. 7.30 pm. £16.00. www.mpopera.co.uk 

MPO's last show got them nominated for SIX awards in the annual David Beach competition organised by the Somerset Fellowship of Drama. They won two - Best Male Lead Actor (Lloyd Davies) and Best Props - Neil Harrison Shaw and team. All are involved in The Witches of Eastwick.
The film, based on the 1984 novel by John Updike, hit the big screen in 1987 and starred Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer. A musical adaptation became a Broadway and West End success. It features three single women looking for love, but suffocated by the confines of small-town mentality. Their prayers are answered by the 'magical' arrival of Darryl Van Horne, but at what cost? Who is he? Can he be tamed? Can good overcome Evil?

The cast features all the MPO regulars, plus a few talented newcomers and promises to be a musical and visual treat, with some stunning special effects.

Karen Pankhurst directs, with Caroline D’Cruz directing the music.
The show runs in the Milborne Port Village Hall from the 23rd to the 26th of April (the week after Easter). Performances start at 7.30 pm. On line booking at www.mpopera.co.uk.

Not to be missed!