Our 30th Pantomime!
Production Date: February 2009
In February the Magdalene Players brought you our 30th pantomime SLEEPING BEAUTY, an original script by Daniel Hewitt and David Ashton, directed by Jane Cooper. As expected from the Hewitt/Ashton combo, the story had the usual traditional elements but from time to time these were given a modern twist, bringing fun-filled madness and comedy for the audience to enjoy. The show was packed full of larger than life characters, who fought for your attention and for the comedy; familiar singalong songs to get your feet tapping, enhanced by the major talent in the shape of the Musical Director, Sam Coates, who returned after a year off; and dollops of magic and evil to keep people of all ages entertained.
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Cast
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| Princess Letitia |
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Hannah Picard Brown
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| King |
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Nigel Gray |
| Flossy Fudge |
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David Ashton |
| Freddie Fudge |
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Daniel Hewitt |
| Fairy Queen |
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Anna Blum |
| Griselda |
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Rosanne Wickes |
| Prince Dexter |
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Lucy Gray
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| Mouldy |
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Guy Johnson |
| Scullery |
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Claire Walshe |
| Gladys
Rocks |
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Maggie Savill |
| Betty Shakes |
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Natalie Charles |
| Steward Horace |
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Sian Kenyon |
| Mr Horlicks |
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Humphrey Waterhouse |
| Rev Ignacious Bong |
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David Cooper
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| 3 Maids |
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Laura Staples, Jacqueline Feeney, Kitty Gilbert |
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Production Team
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| Director |
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Jane Cooper |
| Script Writers |
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David Ashton and Daniel Hewitt |
| Musical Director |
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Sam Coates |
| Director of Choreography & Chorus |
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Lucy Gray |
| Producer |
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Pip Ashton |
| Costume Design |
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Sue Thompson, Jane Cooper |
| Wardrobe Assistants |
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Francoise Cluzeau, Jane Gray |
| Stage Manager |
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Matthew Cooper |
| Stage Crew |
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Phil Ashton |
| Lighting & Sound |
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Bernard Godwin, Aidan Godwin, Richard Grogan, Jim Lee, Sebastian Matthews |
| Prompt |
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Darren Cummings |
| Make up |
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Alison Squires |
| Set Design & Construction |
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Lucia Parkes, Laurie Priest, Kate Cooper, Lucy Gray, Nigel Gray, and the Players |
| Box Office |
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Pat & Lou Crosswell |
| Front of House |
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Jane Cooper, Pat Crosswell |
| Bar Manager |
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John Savill |
| Programme |
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Natalie Charles, Nigel Gray |
| Photography |
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Nigel Gray |
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