JULIE ANDREWS UNCUT starring Alison Hillstead
Written and directed – Amanda Bothma
Musical Director- Nathan Johannisen
Julie Andrew’s, composed, elegant, well spoken …a typical English lady?
A lady yes, but not born of noble blood. Julie Andrews is a self-made woman. She spent her childhood performing on the Vaudeville circuit, singing and dancing, two shows a day, six days a week, alongside Pops and Barbara Andrews. Little Julie would stand on a crate to sing a duet with Pops while mom Barbara accompanied them on piano.
On 1 November 1948, a thirteen-year-old Andrews became the youngest solo performer ever to be seen in a Royal Variety Performance. But all was not well in the Andrews family. Pops drinking was out of control. He was a violent drunk, completely unemployable. So the 14 year old Julie became the sole provider for the bickering Andrews family….a heavy burden that would haunt her for years to come!