Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three….follow us into Willy Wonka’s whimsical world with BAOS’ vibrant production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

Roald Dahl’s beloved story comes to life on stage, filled with colourful characters, magical moments, and toe-tapping songs. Follow Charlie’s thrilling adventure as he discovers the wonders and mysteries inside Wonka’s chocolate factory. This enchanting show will ignite your imagination and satisfy your sweet tooth for spectacular theatre. 

Don’t miss out on this golden opportunity!

Book by DAVID GREIG

Music by MARC SHAIMAN

Lyrics by SCOTT WITTMAN and MARC SHAIMAN

Based on the novel by ROALD DAHL

Songs from the Motion Picture by LESLIE BRICUSSE and ANTHONY NEWLEY

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.co.uk

CREATIVE TEAM
DirectorOWEN WHITE
Musical DirectorTORI EGLIN
ChoreographerJADE WILLIAMS
Assistant DirectorRYAN STEVENS
CAST
Charlie BucketCASSIA T
TABITHA A
Willy WonkaROBIN WALTON
Grandpa JoeRICHARD BOND
Mrs GloopSIOBHAN BRANCH
Augustus GloopHANNAH JENKINS
Mr SaltHARRISON CRANGLE
Veruca SaltEMILY WALKER
Mr BeauregardeJAMES YOUNG
Violet BeauregardeRHIANON MONE
Mrs TeaveeMICHELLE ANDERSON
Mike TeaveeSABRINA HINCHLIFFE
Mrs BucketNICOLA MORRIN
Grandma JosephineSHARON CORNWELL
Grandma GeorginaCAROLINE PRICE
Grandpa GeorgeCATH HANNAN
Mrs GreenKATY WILSON
Jerry / EnsembleBENEDICT KENNEDY
Cherry / EnsembleHOLLIE PARKS
Hoffa / EnsembleKATHY MAY-MILLER
EnsembleELOISE CHANDLER
HAYLEY TAPHOUSE
IMY TICKLE
JACK BALDWIN
KATIE CONQUEST
LIV WARNES
LUCY TIPP
NATASHA JENKINS
NICOLE HAYNES
POPPY ROBERTS
SAMMY JAMES DODDS
STEPHEN WESTWOOD
Team OompaAYLA T
EFIYAH A
JACKSON B
LYLA E
SCARLETT B
SIENNA C
SOPHIE M
SOPHIE O
Team LoompaBETH W
BODHI A
ELLYN B
EVIE KDC
GRACE E
MILA C
OLIVIA E
POPPY-MAY C
PRODUCTION TEAM
DirectorOWEN WHITE
Musical DirectorTORI EGLIN
ChoreographerJADE WILLIAMS
Assistant DirectorRYAN STEVENS
Production ManagerKELLIE BOYLE
Stage ManagerLEIGH YOUNG
Deputy Stage ManagerNICK HORSEY
Technical ManagerMYLES WAUGH-BACCHUS
Sound HireDAN PAINE @SPINAUDIO
Video OperationSAM BAKER
PropsLESLEY RUST
Child Protection OfficerRICHARD COX

 

SYNOPSIS

Act One

Suddenly before us stands Willy Wonka, the world-renowned candy maker and inventor of the Everlasting Gobstopper (“THE CANDY MAN’) – a genius who believes he is a forgotten man. Wonka transforms himself into the world-weary owner of a candy shop who makes the acquaintance of young Charlie Bucket, who idolizes Willy Wonka. When the shop owner tells Charlie that Wonka is about to make a comeback, the boy is thrilled but exasperated that the shop owner does not seem to know just who Willy Wonka is (“WILLY WONKA! WILLY WONKA!”). Charlie comes from a poor, fatherless family that scrounges for food, and he lives for his birthday each year when he receives as a gift a single Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar. The shop owner tells him that Willy Wonka is going to open the mysteries of his chocolate factory – but only to the five lucky possessors of a golden ticket to be found in a Wonka Bar. Back home, Charlie learns that times are so hard for his family that he will not get his birthday Wonka Bar this year – so no chance at the golden ticket. Of the four eccentric grandparents who live in the house – in fact, in the same bad – Grandpa Joe is Charlie’s kindred spirit (“CHARLIE, YOU & I”), urging him on. Charlie decides to write a letter to Willy Wonka (“A LETTER FROM CHARLIE BUCKET”), in which he expresses his wonder and admiration (as well as some ideas) for the candy maker.

The news breaks that the first winner of a golden ticket is a food-loving German boy (“MORE OF HIM TO LOVE”), adored by his mother and named Augustus Gloop. The second (“WHEN VERUCA SAYS”) is Veruca Salt, the spoiled-rotten daughter of a Russian oligarch. The winner of the third ticket (“THE QUEEN OF POP”) is Violet Beauregarde, whose publicity hound of a father is turning her pursuit of a world record for chewing gum into a media event. The fourth ticket (“WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?”) goes to Mike Teavee, a brat who is mesmerized by social media, to the delight of his mother. Charlie appears to be out of luck, leaving his mother and grandparents wistful for what she is unable to provide (“IF YOUR FATHER WERE HERE”), when fate intervenes. He finds some money on the ground and buys a Wonka bar from Mrs. Green’s cart and discovers a golden ticket, making him the fifth winner. Charlie and his whole family celebrate the news (“I’VE GOT A GOLDEN TICKET” / “GRANDPA JOE”) that he is headed to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, where Grandpa Joe will join him. At long last, Willy Wonka welcomes the winners into his factory, teasing them about what lies ahead for them (“IT MUST BE BELIEVED TO BE SEEN”).

Act Two

Inside the factory, Wonka introduces the winners to the wonders they are about to encounter – and some things they need to remember (“STRIKE THAT, REVERSE IT”). Charlie and Grandpa Joe are in awe of Wonka and what the magical experience has to offer (“PURE IMAGINATION”/ “GRANDPA JOE (REPRISE)”), while the other children are greedy and impatient. One by one, the ticket holders become victims of their own appetites. Augustus Gloop’s insatiable hunger for the chocolate waterfall makes him the first victim (“THE OOMPA LOOMPA SONG” / “AUF WIEDERSEHEN AUGUSTUS GLOOP”), his fate is determined by the mysterious Oompa Loompas who do Wonka’s bidding. Wonka explains to his guests how he freed the Oompa Loompas and they became his allies (“WHEN WILLY MET OOMPA”). His warnings fall on deaf ears. Violet is then the next golden ticket holder to vanish followed by Veruca (“VERUCA’S NUTCRACKER SWEET”), and finally Mike Teavee (“VIDIOTS”). Ultimately, there is only Charlie, in whom Willy Wonka sees an heir to his magical mission. He welcomes Charlie into a magical glass elevator that takes them up, up, up, so the boy can see everything that will be his (“THE VIEW FROM HERE”) – a happy home and limitless future, thanks to the Candy Man.