Mack and Mabel is a musical about the turbulent real-life relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett and actress Mabel Normand during the early days of Hollywood. It combines comedy, romance, and bittersweet drama, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.
Creative team
- Pat Donovan Director
- Daphne Worster Associate Director
- Ian Peters Musical Director
- Judith Hockaday Choreographer
- Alan Wrixon Stage Director
- Judith Sharp Chorus Mistress
- Stephanie Trinci Chorus Repetiteur
Principal cast
- Mike Chivers Mack Sennet
- Sarah Greenwood Mabel Normand
- Tony Asprey Fatty Arbuckle
- Ray Dance William Desmond Taylor
- Stephanie Trinci Lottie
- Russell Langdown Frank
- Reg Baverstock Kleiman
- Keith Tyler Fox
- Judith Sharp Ella
Ensemble
James Canning, Mary Cleverly, Paul Coad, Adrian Davis, Pamela Loftus, Lee Meadows, Martin Read, Jackie Theobald, Nicky Ashdown, Gail Davis, Carol Jeffcutt, Martin Lawrence, Mark Newton, Jackie Salisbury, Debbie Weaver, Alison Canning, Tracy Cuthbert, Jane Kingstone, Glynis Wall, Michelle Ball, Lucy Clarke, Danielle Coleman, Amy Davis, Jenny Legg, Zoe Mackrill, Kelly Read, Heather Reynolds, Hayley Sheppard, Gemma Short, Hannah Travers