Gardner & Wife's Past Productions :: Little Violet and the Angel

Played 9th - 30th December, 2004
Directed by Richard Harding Gardner
Music & Lyrics by Patrick Jonathan
Produced by Chae Lian & Richard Harding Gardner
Staged at The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

LITTLE VIOLET AND THE ANGEL premiered its first three performances as charity fundraisers for Calvary Life Ministries. With original music and lyrics composed by Patrick Jonathan and three Romanian-made puppets courtesy of London’s Theatre Centre, this local-cast production played for more than three weeks over the X’mas season at The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre.

Gabriel ~ Syed Zalihafe
Picture of Violet the puppet

Vlad ~ Patrick Jonathan
Ana-Maria ~ Sandra Sodhy
Archangel/Doctor ~ Manomaniam
The Girl ~ Joanna Bessey / Nell Ng
The Woman – Chae Lian
Puppeteer ~ Inessa Irdayanty
Puppeteer ~ Cheryl Tan

Singer & Guitarist ~ Jordan Rivers
Keyboardist ~ Steve Jordan

Production Manager – Bebe Chan
Lighting Designer & Operator – Ee Chee Wei
Sound Designer & Operator – Miko Thomas
Crew – Lee Wai Kit, Lynn Lim, Benard Rozario

19/12/2004 The Sunday Mail by Marica van Wynen
A LITTLE VIOLET BLOSSOMS
…a wonderful evening of entertainment for all ages… Syed Zalihafe’s sterling performance… Sandra Sodhy gives a moving performance… I can hardly thing of a better way to spend an evening with the family + more

21/12/2004 The Malay Mail by Amir Hafizi
LIGHT AND ENJOYABLE
Inessa… has the right amount of spunk… Cheryl did great… Patrick Jonathan is perfect… Sandra Sodhy delivered… quite believably… Syed Zalihafe… is simply the play’s most entertaining character… Manomaniam… did a very good job… an enjoyable play + more

22/12/2004 The Star by Niluksi Koswanage
MAKING ROOM FOR VIOLET
…cherubic impishness by Syed Zalihafe… Sandra Sodhy… perfectly contrasted with… Patrick Jonathan… fleshed out well… young puppeteers Inessa Irdayanty and Cheryl Tan… able to mimic… extremely well… a tender, joyful play… + more