A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval.

A Chorus of Disapproval is a 1989 film based on the Alan Ayckbourn stage play of the same name.

Cast

• Anthony Hopkins - Dafydd Ap Llewellyn
• Jeremy Irons - Guy Jones
• Richard Briers - Ted Washbrook
• Barbara Ferris - Enid Washbrook
• Gareth Hunt - Ian Hubbard
• Lionel Jeffries - Jarvis Huntley-Pike
• Patsy Kensit - Linda Washbrook
• Alexandra Pigg - Bridget Baines
• Prunella Scales - Hannah Ap Llewellyn
• Jenny Seagrove - Fay Hubbard
• Sylvia Syms - Rebecca Huntley-Pike
• Pete Lee-Wilson - Crispin Usher
• David King - Mr. Ames

Plot

A man new to a smallish British town joins an amateur theatre company. Once there, he discovers that the drama on stage is quite often nothing compared to what's happening behind the scenes: seduction, romance, faction fighting, and the inevitable jealousy.

Musical numbers

• "All Through the Night" - Guy, Dafydd and Mr. Ames
• "Fill Every Glass" - Mr. Ames, Ted, Enid, Jarvis and Rebecca
• "O Jenny, O Jenny, Where Hast Thou Been?" - Hannah
• "O Polly" - Enid
• "Let Us Take The Road" - Guy, Jarvis, Ian, Ted and Crispin
• "Youth's the Season" - Enid, Linda, Bridget, Hannah, Fay, Rebecca and Crispin
• "Would You Have A Young Virgin" - Crispin
• "Tom Tinker's My True Love" - Guy
• "Lumps of Pudding" - Guy
• "A Lovely Lass to a Friar Came" - Linda
• "All In A Misty Morning" - Bridget