PRODUCTION: Beauty And The Beast (Pantomime)
NO: OF ALL PANTO'S PERFORMED: 9th (Previous) (Next)
NO: OF ALL BEAUTY & THE BEAST SHOWS: 1st
PRODUCTION DATE: January 1974
DIRECTED BY: June Colledge
STAGED: The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
SYNOPSIS: Beauty and the Beast tells the tale of the handsome prince who having fallen foul of the evil Weed, is transformed into a hideous beast. Ashamed of his appearance he hides away, but one day accidentally meets a georgeous girl called Beauty. At first she is scared of the Beast, but she soon learns that he is kind and gentle and falls in love with him. This breaks the Weeds evil spell and the Beast turns back into the hansome Prince, who marries Beauty and they live happily ever after
PLAYWRIGHT: June Colledge (Club Member). This was the first production of the Beauty and the Beast Pantomime by the club and the script was adapted from June's mother's (Marjorie Ristorie's) own professional pantomimes.
DATES OF OTHER BEAUTY & THE BEAST SHOWS: 1974 1984 1994 2004

CAST

CREW


Timothy Stallwood
Timothy
Unknown
Stage Manager

John Stallwood
Gardner
Anthony White
Set Design

Enid Kemp
Lucinda
Barbara Chamberlain
Prompt

Anthony Hole
Constable
Margaret Coveney & Brenda Keyes
Properties

Frank Oakley
Merchant
Pam Jefferies
Wardrobe Mistress

Ena Barron
Beauty
Peter Coveney, David Bensusan,
Lighting &

Pam Jefferies
Prince
Mick Pate & Charles Briggs
Effects

Sheila Newell
Beast
John Poulson
Front of House Manager

Helen Cox
Ferdinand
Christine Batsford & Joan O'Meara
Publicity

June Colledge
Weed



Anthony White
Zip



Keith Jefferies
Marigold



Peter Case
Mignonette



Rick Peckham
Eustace



Norma Somerville
Percy



Sheila Tapner
Fairy Rose



Carol Oakley & Christine Batsford
Cow



Nancy & Ron Forsdike
Ossie



BHTC CHORUS
Choreographer: Suzi Allan (Nee Colledge) Assisted By: Carol Johnson
Soloist: Doreen Oakley
Chorus: Gee Silverlock, Doreen Oakley, Karen Jefferies, Carol Oakley, Melanie Murfin, Cheryl Arscott, Kathy Meggs, Peter Hall, Andrew Craig, Sharon Oakley & Caroline Stallwood.

DRUSILLA DUFFILL DANCERS
Choreographer: Drusilla Duffill.
Dancers: Carol Johnson, Jane Appleby, Janette Charman, Geraldine Smith & Lindsey Richard.

ACCOMPANIMENT

Piano: Alan Barker Drums: Ron Ward

PRODUCTION PROGRAMME

Programme Cover

Cast & Crew

Scenes

PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS

Timothy Stallwood, Norma Somerville & Rick Peckham

Chorus with Rick Peckham & Norma Somerville - Far Right Enid Kemp

Sheila Newell, Frank Oakley & Drusillas Dancers

Drusillas Dancers

Rick Peckham, Norma Somerville, Frank Oakley, Keith Jefferies, Anthony White, Ena Barron, Helen Cox & Enid Kemp

June Colledge & Anthony Hole

Keith Jefferies & Peter Case

Anthony White, June Colledge, Peter Case, Keith Jefferies & Carol Oakley & Christine Batsford (Cow)

Pam Jefferies & Ena Barron

Walkdown - Full Cast

PRESS ARTICLE, REVIEW & AWARDS

Press Article

Press Review

Photo with Press Review

Press Awards

Photo with Press Awards - Anthony White