Our 2001 Panto was Cinderella
by Norman Robbins
By arrangement with Samuel French
Cinderella is a traditional favourite, last performed by OLT in 1992. It contains all the excitement of an epic adventure, featuring star crossed lovers, luxurious transport, magical powers and cross dressing. Oh, and it's also got plenty of dodgy glass footwear and mice pretending to be something they aren't - not to mention the cast!
A reminder of the plot...
nce
upon a time a Prince (the Prince is actually a woman) (as is his"man")
was out hunting in the woods and came across the daughter (female) of
a hard-up Baron (male). The Prince wanted to have a laugh and giggle with
the girls of the village (all female), so he (she) pretended to be his/her
man Dandini (a woman), and proceeded to fall for the Baron's daughter
(also a woman).
Got it so far? Wait for the next bit...
In the meantime, the Baron has married a wicked woman (who is a woman) who doesn't know the Baron has a daughter (see above, somewhere around the "female" area) but has her own two wicked daughters (one is a man, the other is... well, you get the picture! As usual, panto is far from straightforward...)
| The Cast | |
| Cinderella | Allyson Parker Smith |
| Prince Charming |
Gillian Coverdale |
| Dandini | Diane Jackson |
| Baron Hardupp | David Payne |
| Baroness Hardupp | Marjorie Inman |
| Buttons | Steve Millward |
| Asphyxia | Krystyne Pitts |
| Euthanasia | Graham Chadwick |
| Ammer | Phil Marston |
| Tongs | Robin Inman |
| Fairy Godmother | Joan Birkett |
| Major Domo | Pat Lamb |
| Dancers, villagers, etc. | Caroline Marston |
| Jean Dreze | |
| Vikki Inman | |
| Lisa Long | |
| Lyn Marshall | |
| Vikki Emmett | |
| Bess Foster | |
| Anita Lamb | |
| Pat Lamb | |
| Maureen Bruce | |
| O.L.T. Children | James Ford |
| Katie Dreze | |
| Asher Hill | |
| The Sunbeams | Syril Academy of Theatre Arts |
