HAODS take to the Horsham stage with The Addams Family at the Capitol Theatre

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HAODS take to the Horsham stage with The Addams Family at the Capitol Theatre from Tuesday to Saturday, November 5-9, promising a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.

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00:00This meeting is being recorded.

00:03Good afternoon, my name is Phil Hewitt, Group Arts Editor at Sussex Newspapers.

00:07Lovely to speak to Becky Mundon. Now, Becky, you're back where you want to be most, aren't you?

00:11Back with Hales on the stage with the Addams Family at the Capitol Theatre in Horsham, 5th to 9th November.

00:19You'll be singing, and that's what you love most, isn't it?

00:21What is it that's so special about singing, as far as you're concerned?

00:25Oh, singing is just... if there's anything I would choose to be doing, it's singing.

00:31It just brings me absolute joy. Some people run, like you were saying yourself,

00:36but it unlocks all my good endorphins.

00:41And doing it with people, everybody always says that Hales is real family.

00:46It really, truly is. And in Addams Family, everybody on that stage is absolutely on their A-game.

00:53But you were saying with the singing, you don't even need an audience, whether it's just you alone or 400 people, you'll sing.

00:59No, I'm equally happy at home in my lounge or on the stage at the Capitol.

01:05And it's a fantastic stage. And forgive me, I don't know the Addams Family, which is a great omission.

01:10What is it that makes the Addams Family such a great show, then, do you think?

01:13So, the Addams Family was iconic back in the day, obviously, with the TV series.

01:17There's been films, there's been a recent Netflix spin-off with Wednesday.

01:21The musical brings a little bit of a different angle. I would say it's a little bit light-hearted,

01:26more light-hearted than I think people would expect.

01:29It's intensely funny. It's absolutely hilarious.

01:33And got some really good songs in it as well, as you would hope from a musical.

01:38I don't think it's a great way to celebrate spooky season, but I think it's still fairly family-friendly.

01:46It's quite light-hearted, as well as, you know, obviously having its little edge as well.

01:53You can be pretty easy to spot as a vision in yellow.

01:57A vision in yellow, yes. So, I play Alice Beinecke, who is a future in-law of Wednesday's,

02:03who's coming to dinner to meet the family, which you can imagine Morticia all in black and Alice all in yellow.

02:10On a natural pair, really. It's interesting to see where it goes.

02:16It sounds intriguing. And you and Haywards go back, what, 13 years now?

02:20It's a company that you love performing with. Why? What makes them special?

02:24Yes. Well, Haywards has been going for 70. I joined 13 years ago.

02:30I've done all sorts of things within. I've organised events for them.

02:34I've been on committee. I've helped with marketing. I've been on stage.

02:39And Haywards, we always talk about the Haywards family, which sounds a bit of a cliché, but it is so true.

02:46And having been away for a couple of years, coming back into that has been really special, actually.

02:52I last did Sister Act in 2022. So, for me, it's been quite a long break.

02:57It doesn't sound like that long. But given I was doing back-to-back shows and everything,

03:02the society has so much to offer, whether you want to work backstage, whether you want to be on stage.

03:08Our teams in both places are just absolutely incredible.

03:14And I hope that comes across in the standard of shows that we put on.

03:18Fantastic. Well, it sounds like a great way for you to return to the company.

03:22Have a super time with the Addams family. Capital Theatre, November 5th to the 9th.

03:28Becky, lovely to speak to you. Thank you.

03:30Thank you, Phil.

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