In 1989, the production Ziegfeld Company put on their show 'Funny Girl' in Barrow.
SHOW: Dancers and chorus in the Ziegfeld Company number from Funny Girl pictured in 1989
The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedian Fanny Brice.
It featured aspects of her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein.
The original title was meant to be My Man.
PLAYING: ‘Have you heard’ Judith Barrow (centre) as Fanny mother with cronies ‘Kath Smith (left) and Julia Barker pictured during Funny Girl
The show was decorated with its colourful and finely dressed acting cast, who wore the red, white, and blue clothing much to the enjoyment of the audience.
The well attended show took place in May that year.
The show received positive reviews from critics and the very well attended show was greatly pleasing to the audience.
DANCE: Dancer pictured during the Funny Girl production
In 1986, it was all aboard the train now standing at Trinity Street, Barrow proved a bit too big for its platform.
The twelve foot by thirty-two-foot stage set for Barrow's Amateur Operatic Society's production of Sugar was being made ready for the opening night at Barrow Civil Hall in May that year.
The impressive full-size model of the Dixie Flyer took a whole month to build and put together.
However, the whole thing proved to be a bit of a headache for the removal crew tasked with transporting the pieces.
ACT: Barrow amateur performers Andy Capp and Steve Camack pictured in 1897
To get on the train on Miami back on the rails a few feet had to be lopped off, but it would return later that week in time for the show.
The stage would be required to lift three actors up as they would be jumping on the train during the show.
It would need to withstand the pressure until May 17 of that year from when the show was running.
The train was fitted with its own castors and would go to the Civic Hall on a wagon, and careful tape measure work on its doors should mean on cuts on the Miami train services.
PERFORMING: Barrow Amateur performers pictured in 2003
When the show ended the giant train will have to be dismantled unless someone has a use for a sleeping carriage with an open side.
Cumbria has numerous amateur dramatics groups and performers who have consistently drawn large crowds to their productions and have been praised by critics for their entertaining shows.
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