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Written By John Morley
Directed By Jenny Took
Wednesday
10th to Saturday 13th January 2001
and Tuesday 16th to Saturday 20th January 2001
Evening Performances start 7:30pm
Matinee Performances start 2:30pm
(13th & 20th)
Tickets £6
(Senior Citizens/Students £3.00
on 10th only)
Cast List,
Backstage Crew, Photos
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| Synopsis |
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John
Morley has elaborated this wonderful children’s fairy tale
into a family pantomime full of fun and frolics.
Goldilocks
is the daughter of Sadie Spangle, a vibrant circus owner, but
the circus is not going well and they are in search of a
fantastic animal act. Sadie’s circus is also under threat
from the villainous Benjamin Black, the rival owner of
Black’s Circus.
Belinda, a fairy disguised
as a circus bare back rider, joins Sadie’s troupe and
arranges with her mystical powers for Goldilocks to stumble
across The Three Bears Cottage where she meets the bears in
the traditional way. She is surprised to discover however that
the Bears are all singing & all dancing and they agree to
join Sadie’s circus.
They are a huge hit - the
circus is saved!
That is until Benjamin
Black kidnaps the bears for his own circus.
Follow the comical
adventures as good triumphs over evil and the join in the
celebrations at Sadie Spangle’s Circus.
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| Directors
Comments |
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Morley was inspired when he merged circus and pantomime in his
fantastic adaptation of the fairy tale Goldilocks and the
Three Bears.
'The Greatest Showman on Earth' P.T. Barnum,
is closely associated with the history of circus. He allegedly
brought the world General Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind, Jumbo the
Elephant and created the catch-phrase "Let's get this
show on the road".
Pantomime first emerged in the 18th century from French
fairgrounds where they combined music and mime to develop
comic characters to entertain the crowds.
The parallels between circus and pantomime
are obvious - the quirky outrageous characters, the bold
colourful costumes, the juvenile humour and unfaltering
determination to entertain in the purest sense of the word.
Both are enjoyed by adults and children alike. Their
traditions are passed from generation to generation and are
part of our cultural upbringing.
I have enjoyed both the circus and pantomime
since I was a child and the first pantomime I remember booing,
cheering and hissing at was Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Since the I have appeared in many pantomimes with the Quince
Players and it seems fitting that this pantomime is my first
as director. I very much hope you enjoy watching the adventure
as much as we have enjoyed putting the show together. I am
sure P.T. Barnum would agree with our societies namesake,
Peter Quince, when he said, "Our true intent is all for
your delight".
Jenny
Took |
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The Cast |
| Sadie
Spangle |
Nick Warren |
| Goldilocks |
Rachel Evans |
| Ronnie
the Ringmaster |
Angela Moor |
| Joey
Wizzbang |
Phil Machers |
| Belinda |
Chris Took |
| Father
Bear |
David Took |
| Mother
Bear |
Joy Baker |
| Baby
Bear |
Emma Fancy |
| Benjamin
Black |
Andrew Darling |
| Pedro
Twoface |
Rory
O’Connor |
| Adult
Chorus |
Ann Kew, Lynda
Hughes, Helen
Munro, Emma Tarvin, Michael Wood, Julia
Lawson |
| Senior
Chorus |
Maxine
Drayton, Michaela Helliwell, Kelly Richards, Denise
Hughes, Amy O’Connor |
| Junior
Chorus |
David Baker,
Maddie Perkins, Amber Ruxton, Savannah O’Connor,
Kayleigh O’Connor, Emma Barclay-Trott |
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The Band
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Dennis Golding, Tim Bastock,
Joanne Smith, Matthew Flint, Pete Burliss |
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Backstage
Crew
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| Assistant
Director |
Patrick
McCarthy |
| Stage
Manager |
Mike
Kelly |
| Assistant
Stage Manager |
Guy Wibberley |
| Production
Secretary |
Suzanne Sapsed |
| Set
Designer |
David Rowe |
| Assistant
Set Design |
Ann Harris and
Kathyn Harris |
| Costume
Design |
Pauline
Weakford |
| Assistant
Costume Design |
Eileen Fenton |
| Lighting
Design |
Peter
Fitzwater |
| Assistant
Lighting |
Vanessa Kelly |
| Sound
Design |
Chris Eva |
| Backstage
Crew |
Sharon
McCarthy and Dave Clissold |
| Properties
Manager |
Juliet
Shaljean-Tilley |
| Assistant
Properties |
Ann Higgins |
| Choroegraphy |
Jennifer
Took and Patrick McCarthy |
| Box
Office |
Wendy Rowe |
| Programme
Design |
Naomi Everall |
| Publicity |
Andrew
Darling |
| Photographs |
Colin Keating,
Mark Holliday,
Julian Sharpe |
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Front
of House |
Sonja
Bowyer and Caroline
Clissold |
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Photos |
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Programme Cover (Larger
Image)
Chorus (Larger
Image)
Back Row: Lynda Hughes, Julia Lawson,
Emma Tarvin, Ann Kew, Helen Munro
Centre Row: Maddy Perkins, Amber Ruxton, Michaela Helliwell,
Emma Barclay-Trott
Front Row: Maxine Drayton, Denise Allen-Hughes, Keyleigh
O'Connor, Savannah O'Connor, Amy O'Connor, Kelly Richards
Click thumbnails for
larger images
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