“No. I can do it in more, she needs more words than three. Grannie Annie is Granny Clampett meets Grumpy with a foul mouth.”
A member of Stratford on Stage for 29 years, Mickie has played plenty of roles over the years, but Grannie Annie is fast becoming a favourite, she says.
“Another role I would love to play would be Lady Macbeth. I have always wanted to play her.”
Grannie Annie and Lady Macbeth are both strong women, she says, but there aren’t any other similarities.
“Grannie Annie is pure fun to play.”
Actually, the entire show is good fun, she says.
“It’s funny. I think people will really love it, the music, the dancing, the costumes. It all comes together, along with some great lines.”
It helps to have a great team, with cast and crew combining into a “good crowd to work with”, she says.
“There’s a nice mix, we have some new people joining, in fact there are only about four or so people in it that I really know that well. It’s good more people getting involved. A lot of the people I used to do shows with, they aren’t doing them anymore, and this will be my last one. Well, that’s what I say, but that has changed before. I could well be coming back still.”
With the show opening in just a few weeks, Mickie says she hopes to see lots of familiar faces in the audience each night.
“Although I have warned my friends from church, it’s not my usual language.”
The Details
What: Stratford on Stage present West ‘n’ Wild
When: October 28 to November 4
Where: TET Kings Theatre, Stratford
Tickets: West ‘n’ Wild (iticket.co.nz)
