Chess
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland
16 to 19 June 2022
CHESS THE MUSICAL is produced by the Amici Trust and G & T Productions, in partnership with Auckland Live and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre at the Aotea Centre in Auckland from 16 – 19 June 2022, for five performances only.
This semi-staged production, featuring our incredible entertainers and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, will be filled with sumptuous musical arrangements set to a gripping story.
Written in 1984 by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and Sir Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita) CHESS THE MUSICAL features hits including ‘I Know Him So Well’ – recognised in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest selling UK chart single ever by a female duo – and the upbeat pop favourite ‘One Night In Bangkok’.
CHESS THE MUSICAL tells the story of a complex love triangle combined with dramatic political intrigue, set against the background of the Cold War in the early 1980s, where Soviet and American forces attempt to manipulate an international chess championship for political gains.
Team
Director / Choreographer
Jeremy Hinman
Music Director
Penny Dodd
Vocal Director
Jane Horder
Set Design
David Bosworth
Cast
Florence
Heather Wilcock
Anatoly
Edward Laurenson
Freddie
Michael Murphy
Arbiter
Jackie Clarke
Molokov
Matthew Cutts
Svetlana
Rebecca Wright
Walter
Stephen Butterworth
Ensemble
Patricia Bell
Nomi Cohen
Jamie Cottingham
Melanie Davys
Esther Dawson
Jeremy Downing
Skyler Jed
Sean MacFarlane
Ben Wombwell
Choir
Chiara van Baarle
Kristoff Beens
Cathy Betty
Jonathan Bishop
Emily Briggs
Matt Bruce
Charlotte Carroll
Jack Chen-Sinclair
Katherine Cornish
Kathryn Cross
Christina Davies
Leah Escondo
Flip Hirst
Rebecca Hubbert
George Keenan-Davies
Dwayne Mallo
Alice Merrall
Greg Milner-White
Nicola Murphy
Vanessa Preston
Liz Reilly
Amin Roberts
Mark Rosser
Jocelyn Scott
Mikaela Stroud
Dave Torres
David Wallace
Myles Whittaker
Joanna Wood
Andy Woodd
Christine Wrightson
Orchestra
Conductor
Penny Dodd
Assistant Music Director
Zac Johns
APO Music Director
Giordano Bellincampi
APO Board
Geraint A. Martin (Chair)
APO Chief Executive
Barbara Glaser
Concertmaster
Miranda Adams
Violin I
Liam Oborne
Violin II
Yanghe Yu, Joella Pinto-Roberts
Viola
Julie Park
Cello
Liliya Arefyeva
Flute
Kathryn Moorhead
Oboe
Martin Lee
Clarinet
Jonathan Cohen, Bridget Miles
Bassoon
Jessica Goldbaum
Horn
David Kay
Trumpet
Rainer Saville, Joshua Rogan, Orson Paine
Trombone
Douglas Cross
Bass Trombone
Timothy Sutton
Percussion
Eric Renick
Chess Band
Keyboard 1
Ben Kubiak
Keyboard 2
Campbell Rose
Keyboard 3
Zac Johns
Guitar
Rob Galley
Reed 3, flute, clarinet and baritone saxophone
Mark Dennison
Bass
Mat Fieldes
Drums
Jono Sawyer
The Amici Trust would like to thank the following organisations for their generous support of this season of Chess
