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Cinderella (1999)

Click to see a larger picture of Cinderella Directed By
Keith McDonald

Production Co-ordinator
Liz Butt
Production Type
Company Production

Production Location
Main Theatre


Genre: Pantomime / Family / Fantasy Turnout: 95%

User Rating: (3.7/5 with 4 votes)

Flier Summary:

Book by Colin Wakefield
Music and Lyrics by Kate Edgar

A Delightfully bouncy family show, with touchingly tender scenes between the Prince and Cinderella and some impressive special effects.

The scenery drapes were designed and painted by Dora Schweitzer in the style of the Viennese artist Gustav Klimt.


Description:


Cinderella is one of the most popular pantomimes and numerous versions exist.

They are all based on the fairy talc told by the French author Charles Perrault who lived from 1628 to 1703 and whose collection of tales - including other favourites such as The Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Tom Thumb, Little Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast - were first translated into English by Robert Samber in the early eighteenth century.

Reading these versions - or at least a dozen of them -,leaves one punchdrunk. Some are too old-fashioned for present day audiences; others seem intended for adult rather than young audiences, or are designed to be performed as a vehicle for personalities from the worlds of TV, pop music and even sport.

The version I have chosen is by Colin Wakefield with music and lyrics by Kate Edgar and was first performed at the Salisbury Playhouse in December 1995 with a cast of ten adults and six children. It is a crisp, modern version, written for family audiences, and includes all the favourite elements of pantomime. I have expanded the cast and this includes two alternating teams of Nomes with a couple of additional musical numbers for them to perform.

For many children, pantomime is their first experience of live theatre. We very much hope that they will enjoy this production and enthusiastically support Cinderella as she tries to outwit the Ugly Sisters, with the help of Buttons. and get to the Prince's Ball.

Keith McDonald



Production Dates & Prices:
(Please note Booking Information)

 Date
Time
Members Price
Non-Members
Price
 
 Saturday 2nd January 1999
2:30pm
 Saturday 2nd January 1999
7:45pm
 Sunday 3rd January 1999
2:30pm
 Sunday 3rd January 1999
7:45pm
 Monday 4th January 1999
7:45pm
 Tuesday 5th January 1999
7:45pm
 Wednesday 6th January 1999
7:45pm
 Thursday 7th January 1999
7:45pm
 Friday 8th January 1999
7:45pm
 Saturday 9th January 1999
2:30pm
 Saturday 9th January 1999
7:45pm


Cast: (in programme order)
Deborah Nurse ... Fairy Godmother
Nicholas Cross ... Buttons
Roanna Cochrane ... Cinderella
Paul Evans ... Bella
Rowan Bangs ... Donna
Roger Brandon-Jones ... Baron Hardup
Helen Longes ... Snatchit
Zoe Triantafillou ... Grabbit
Polly King ... Dandini
Naomi Brandon-Jones ... Prince Charming
Elaine Burns ... Chorus
Pippa Frayne ... Chorus
Jenny Mercer ... Chorus
Julian Pindar ... Chorus
Elizabeth Cross ... Chorus
Laura Goldsworthy ... Chorus
Francis Pindar ... Chorus
Phillipa Walker ... Chorus
Francis Pindar ... Ghost
Julian Pindar ... Ghost
Pippa Frayne ... Fido
Laura Goldsworthy ... Cilla
Julian Pindar ... Clarabelle
Francis Pindar ... Clarabelle
Hannah Bussicott ... Chorus
Sarah Heffer ... Chorus
Rosie Humble ... Chorus
Robyn Kern ... Chorus
Robert Kerr ... Chorus
Olivia Knight ... Chorus
Claire Nancarrow ... Chorus
Anne Thomas ... Chorus
Charlotte Tring ... Chorus
Laura Allen ... Chorus
Jessica Anderson ... Chorus
Stephanie Burns ... Chorus
Alastair Evans ... Chorus
Emma Fiveash ... Chorus
Joanne Hyde ... Chorus
Anna Kubicki ... Chorus
Elizabeth Smee ... Chorus

Crew: (in programme order)
Keith McDonald ... Director
Liz Butt ... Production Co-ordinator
Keith Motson ... Music Director
Katy Allen ... Choreographer
Roanna Cochrane ... Choreographer
Brandon McGuire ... Lighting Designer
Alison Brandon-Jones ... Lighting Operator
Tim Williams ... Sound Design
Tim Williams ... Sound Operator
Andrew Nice ... Stage Manager
David Payne ... Stage Manager
David Armitage ... Stage Crew
Stuart Bangs ... Stage Crew
Paul Clayton ... Stage Crew
Martin Tidy ... Stage Crew
Martin Lawrance ... Effects / Pyrotechnics
Liz Butt ... Prompt
Deborah Nurse ... Costume Design
Rhona Frayne ... Costume Assistant
Sylvia McKinley ... Costume Assistant
Becky Johnston ... Properties
Robyn Frayne ... Properties
Liz McLaughlin ... Properties
Andrew Nice ... Set Design
David Payne ... Set Design
David Armitage ... Set Construction
Stuart Bangs ... Set Construction
Roger Brandon-Jones ... Set Construction
Tom Thomas ... Set Construction
Chris Watson ... Set Construction
Melanie Watson ... Set Construction
Penny Armitage ... Set Painting
Roanna Cochrane ... Set Painting
Gemma Ganderton ... Set Painting
Gordon Hilliker ... Set Painting
Denise Smee ... Set Painting
Elizabeth Smee ... Set Painting
Dianne Bamber ... Musician
Margaret Searle ... Musician
Andrew Johnston ... Make-Up Artist
Bill Pearson ... Publicity / Marketing
Judy Tweedale ... Box Office
Penny Armitage ... Poster Design
Phillip Griffith ... Poster Design
Nicholas Cross ... Programme Design
Dora Schweitzer ... Set Design
Dora Schweitzer ... Set Painting


Act1:
Scene 1 The Fairy Godmother's eyrie
Scene 2 Zrmslina village square
Scene 3 A wood outside the village
Scene 4 The Ugly Sisters' bedroom in Hardup Hall
Scene 5 A woodland track near the village
Scene 6 The kitchen in Hardup Hall
Act2:
Scene 1 Outside Prince Charming\'s Palace
Scene 2 The Ballroom in the Palace
Scene 3 On the way back from the ball
Scene 4 The kitchen of Hardup Hall
Scene 5 In the grounds of Hardup Hall
Scene 6 The Ballroom in the Palace


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