Past Shows - Aladdin
January 2011 - Cinderella
Venue - The Masque, Barton Seagrave
Once
upon a time, in the far-off kingdom of Pommentia, lived a young maiden called
Cinderella. The poor girl's mother had died, and her father, Baron Hard
Up, has married again. His new wife is cruel and mean with two extremely
ugly daughters of her own - Gertrude and Griselda - who spend most of their
time shopping (hence the reason the Baron is hard up). Between them the
Stepmother and sisters drive everybody in the household insane.
Cinderella has been forced into a life of drudgery by her Stepmother who makes her work below stairs for the them all. Cinderella's muddled and confused father, Baron Hardup is powerless to intervene (in fact he’s more scared of his new wife and her daugters than Cinderella is!) and her only comfort is her friend Buttons, the Valet of Hardup Hall.
Meanwhile King Cuthbert's Ministers have decreed that his son, Crown Prince Rupert, must find a suitable bride and marry immediately, otherwise they will cut off his stipend.
The Prince has been given a list of possible candidates, but none of them matches his ideal - And despite the threat that the Ministers are holding over his head, the Prince is determined to settle only for the girl of his dreams.
Meantime, the Prime Minister and Ministers have sent out a decree to all the elidgible maidens in the kingdom to attend a Grand Ball at the palace so that the Prince can choose one of them for his wife.
On hearing about the Grand Ball, Buttons wants to tell Cinderella, but her cruel stepmother and ugly sisters refuse to allow him to. Needless to say, when the horrible trio leave for the Ball, escorted by Buttons, Cinderella is left behind all alone... But this is Pantomime, so all is not lost.... Enter her Fairy Godmother and with a flick of her magic wand Cinderella is transformed into the Belle Of The Ball. Add to this a sparkling carriage, dancing until the stroke of midnight, the loss of a glass slipper - and you have a story that can only end in Happy Ever After.
Filled with lots of groan-making Knock Knock jokes, silly songs and very funny characters, this is perfect entertainment for all the family.
Script supplied by: Lazy Bee Scripts
Cinderella - The Cast & Crew
Director: Jane Cox Choreography:
Donna Hewitt, Jane Cox and Jenny Tymon
Stage Management and Crew: Dave Jones, Aiden Jones, Rick Johnson
A J (Jones)
Lisa Williams Nick Maple
Lighting - Josh Coman Sound - Jake Harris
|
Character |
Played By |
| Cinderella | Olivia Norris |
| Ugly Sisters | Alan Galway & Mark Walker |
| Buttons | Chris Lynch |
| The Cruel Stepmother | Heather Smith |
| Baron Henry Hardup | Lester Cooke |
| Prince Rupert | Jane Geeves |
| Dandini | Leisa Cooke |
| King Cuthbert the Convivial | André Anthony |
| Prime Minister | Maxine Anthony |
| Court Herald | Dan Pothecary |
| Fairy Godmother | Suzanne Lewis |
| Toby The Footman | Sebastian Cross |
| Health Minister | Catherine Bass |
| Wealth Minister | Jenny Tymon |
| Stealth Minister | Trisha Lynch |
| Company | Catherine Bass |
| Jane Cox | |
| Jenny Tymon | |
| Tracey Galway | |
| Trisha Lynch |
What People Said
Laughed myself hoarse at Nomads Panto! The kids in the
audience were hysterical and I
hear tell the Elvis suit was borrowed from an Action Man...
Kaz Coles
Wellingborough
The best panto l have ever seen it was so funny l loved it. Well done everybody.
Pam Carter
Burton Latimer
