Sleeping Beauty
Date: December 2007
Director: Maxine Evans
Venue: Priory Centre
Long ago and far away the King and Queen of Arcadia are celebrating the birth of their daughter Princess Beauty. However, the celebrations are short-lived when an angry black fairy, Carabosse, turns up to the Christening and bestows a curse on the baby because she had not received her invitation. When Princess Beauty reaches the age of 18 she will prick her finger on a needle and die!
Luckily, the Lilac Fairy hasn’t bestowed her gift and manages to lift some of the curse. Instead of dying, Beauty will sleep for a hundred years and be woken by the kiss of a handsome prince. As the court don’t want to leave Beauty to wake up to a world where she doesn’t know anyone they too will sleep for a hundred years.
A century later, Prince Michael arrives and after fighting off Carabosse’s Black Knight awakens Beauty with a kiss. The rest of the court is woken by the Lilac Fairy and a wedding is soon planned. However, Carabosse is not to be thwarted so easily and she hatches another plan to get rid of the princess. Will the prince rescue Beauty? Will Carabosse be defeated? All is revealed as the show unfolds!
Cast
The Minstrel
Don McKay
The Stalk
Lucy Robson
King Of Arcadia
Chris Baker
Queen Of Arcadia
Ruth Montgomery-Law
Nanny Fanny Cranny
Lawrence Allwright
Pickles (The Page)
Becky Chisem
Silver Fairy Godmother
Christine Suggars
Gold Fairy Godmother
Lauren Bachman
Lilac Fairy Godmother
Karen Jackson
Carabosse (The Black Fairy)
Lynda Collins
Princess Beauty
Emily Humphries
Prince Michael Of Monrovia
Wolfie Hammerbacker
Chorus
Lauren Bachman Jim Henson Mark Jones George Kelly Tracy Pavard Keith Popely Lol Smith Christine Suggars
Dancers
Amy Bassinder Leah Butlin Helen Cole Gemma Harrison Andjelka Ivanovic Amy James Sasha McLintock Lewis McKay Billy Mahoney Carla Morrey Charlotte Newman Olivia Salour Mallory Schwartz Niall Swords
Creative Team
Production Manager
Simon Ockenden
Director
Maxine Evans
Stage Manager
Paul Robbins
Choreographer
Yvette Curtin
Backstage Crew
Jonathan Shadlock Nick Shadlock Dave Winfield Fred Best Dan Cooper Natalie Rozanski Dora Lillywhite Craig Deverell Martin Coates Markie Webb Stephen Robbins Allan Dixon Bob Hacking Tim Powers (uncredited)
Lighting Designer
Chris Glenton
Lighting Operator
Matt Watson
Follow Spot Operator
Keith Moss
Sound Manager
Scott Andrews
Sound Assistant
Ed Smith
Properties
RaeAnna Hammerbacker
Settings conceived by
Maxine Evans
Settings Designer
Paul Robbins
Specialist Staging Artefacts & Props
Don McKay Lawrence Allwright Bob Hacking Paul Robbins
Technical Consultant
Brian Moroney
Additional Settings Builders & Painters
Paul Robbins Don McKay Bob Hacking Brian Moroney Stephen Robbins Lauren Bachman Lawrence Allwright Chris Baker
Priory Centre Liaison
Richard Fitt
Wardrobe Mistresses
Maxine Evans Lauren Bachman
Dame’s Dresser
Val Linnell
Front Of House Manager
Ian Jackson
Front Of House Helpers
Members of VAMPS & St Neots Players
Merchandise Coordinator
Maxine Evans
Sweets Coordinator
Lynda Collins
Publicity
Ian Francis Christine Suggars Members of St Neots Players
Photography
Peter Constable Christine Suggars
Signage Creation
Don McKay
Banner/Poster/Programme Cover Design
Ian Francis
Programme Design / Editing
Christine Suggars
Box Office
Ian Francis St Neots Priory Centre
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