Santa
In Space
By Paul Reakes
Produced
by Meg Morton
Performance dates: Tuesday 30th November to Saturday 4th December 2004
at 7.30pm
(Matinee Saturday at 2.00pm)
Panto is brought into the modern age with this exciting
production from the pen of Paul Reakes, who also wrote our last panto production,
King Arthur.
The evil alien Vileun The Vile has almost achieved his evil desire to rule the planets - all except Earth, which seems to have slipped the net... He decides to blackmail the governments of Earth into subservience by kidnapping the one man held dear by all the planet's children - Santa Claus! He is assisted in his deed by the wicked astrologer Astrid and two alien henchmen, Null and Void. When Vileun's spaceship lands on Earth Santa is captured and taken to the planet Varbos. Can Santa's friends rescue him and save the world? Our hero, the dashing Captain Dick Daring leads an expedition of would-be heros and heroines into outer space to find him and bring Santa home in time for Christmas - this is the story of their adventures!
Once upon a time, on a planet not very far from our own, a wicked alien baddie set out to take control of the universe. He captured everything the children of the Planets held dear - all except for one man on the tiny planet Earth. The man we all know as Santa Claus. And when he finally came for Santa, he got a lot more than he bargained for...
Come and see how the magnificent Dame Dangle, Smartie Pants Roberta The Robot, the lovely Crystal and the dashing Captain Dick Daring sort out the likes of him...
Crew
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Producer
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Meg
Morton
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Musical
Director
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Colin
Briggs
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Choreographer
|
Ruth
Birkett
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Sunbeams
Choreographer
|
Jackie
Gowing (NAPA)
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Production
Designer
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Jim
Ranyard
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Costume
Designer
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Krystyne
Pitts
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Childrens'
Costumes
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Meg
Morton
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Costumes
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Marjorie
Inman
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Children's
Hair & Costumes
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Pat
Lamb
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Stage
Manager
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Eric
Tomlinson
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Lighting
Director
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Sandie
Smith
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| Lighting Assistants | Caroline Marston |
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Joan
Birkett
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Set
Construction
|
Fred
Wells and
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The
Backstage Team
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Props
|
Jan
Hilditch
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Tony
Drèze
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| Nigel Stringwell | |
| Children's Caller | Lyn Marshall |
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Sound
Design & Music Programming
|
Jim
Ranyard
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Additional
Electronic Music
|
Mike
Wood
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Script
Consultants
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Kevin
Collier
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Ruth
Birkett
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Val
O'Hare
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Programme
Production
|
Kevin
Collier
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Front
of House
|
Margaret Marston |
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and
team
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Publicity
|
Joan
Birkett
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| Poster Distribution | Wendy Lodge |
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Vileun
The Vile
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Phil
Marston
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Astra
the Astologer
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Joan
Baker
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Null
the Astro-nut
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Steve
Millward
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Void
the Astro-nut
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Ruth
Birkett
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Little
Tommy Tucker
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Luke
Rothery
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Dame
Dangle
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Krystyne
Pitts
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Roberta
the Robot
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Rosanne
Higgins
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Professor
Atnas / Santa
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Kevin
Collier
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Captain
Dick Daring
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Mary
Baldwin
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Crystal
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Julie
Sedgley
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The
Varborite Leader
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Mike
Waring
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Monster
of the Wilderlands
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Daniel
Emmett
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Prince
Paragon of Varbos
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David
Payne
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Dancing
Doll
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Carmen
Poveda-Sharma
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Villagers
& Varborites
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Graham
Chadwick
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Anita
Lamb
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David
Payne
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Alma
Thackray
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Village
& Varborite Children
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Lilli
Billeter
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Kaya-Marie
Howlett
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Alicia
Stringwell
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Ryan
Stringwell
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Dancers
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Natalie
Beckett
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Jessica
Connolly
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Anna
Emsley
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| Lisa Emsley | |
| Stephanie Ord | |
| Amber Wilson | |
