Jack and the Beanstalk

15th - 17th January 2009

A pantomime by Kathy Reid

The Cast

The Principals
Dame Trott A Poor Widow		Marc Reid
Jack Trott Lazy Younger Son of Dame Trott		Claire Lawrence
Simon Trott Silly Elder Son of Dame Trott		Keith Milner
Alice The Trotts' Milkmaid		Holly Briggs
Brandy Dame Trott's Best Friend		Judith Boulton
Voice of the Giant Lord Mouldywart		John Edwards
Bailiff Brown The Giant's Bailiff		John Osborne
Yes Man The Giant's Henchman		John Penney
The Green Fairy Maker of Magic		Jo Penney
King Charles King of Pantoland		Joe de Mounteney
Princess Jill The King's Daughter		Frances Lawrence
Daisy The Trotts' Cow		Rod and Laura King
The Chorus
Villager and Giant's Servant	Libby Boyd
Villager and Giant's Servant	Katie Connolly
Mrs Green	Sue Corcoran
Villager and HSE Rep	John Edwards
Mr Bean	Allan Johnson
Mrs Baker	Sue Payne
Sherry	Melissa Taylor
Mr Large	Brian Quinlan
Mrs Wax	June Quinlan
The Children's Chorus
Footballers, Villagers, Cow Crew, Giant's Servants
Soloist and milkmaid dance	Emma Bingham
Tilly	Lottie Boyd
Gilly	Harry Briggs
Hilly	Sophie Cranley
Royal Assistant	Evie Drake
Ben	Sam Graesser
Fairy	Hollie Guile
Fairy	Kate Hawkes
Royal Assistant	Astra Hazlitt
Fairy	Autumn Hogg
Soloist and Billy	Chris Ive
Dilly	Jack Lawrence
Hen	Katie Milner
Jerry	Ellis Rayner
Milly	Adele Reid
Silly	Ellie Ried
Fairy	Katie Sharpe
Lilly	Julia Spiegler
Fairy	Katie Stradling

The Crew

Writer & Director		Kathy Reid
Assistant Director & Choreographer		Deborah Heath
Musical Director		Steve Randall
Prompt		Roz Danks
Co-Producers		Judith Boulton Claire Lawrence
Stage Manager		Lou Robinson
Assistant Stage Managers		Sarah-Jane Briggs Sue Verdin
Set Building / Scenery		Rebecca Cairns Glyn Crocumbe Joe de Mounteney Stephanie Milner Gavin Verdin
Stage Hands		Eddie Coe Glyn Crocumbe Robyn Milner Stephanie Milner Gavin Verdin John Vimpany
Props		Naomi Bassett Barbara Stephenson
General Operations		Terry Bovis
Lighting		Pippa Boyd Duncan Kendall
Sound		Nick Willson
Costumes	Janet Larkin Jane Melizan Susan Rockall Elaine Timmins Helen Whitehead
Make up and Hair	Georgina Boyd Claire Keohane Cathy Lochman Chaperones
Children's Chaperones	Diane Hogg & team
Front of House	Rita Bunyard Christine Bovis Margo Humphreys Ann-Marie Vimpany Officer Cadets from Blenheim Company Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Refreshments	Kathryn Rockall & team
Bar	David Shapland & team
Committee Secretary & Treasurer	Maggi Randall
Poster Design	Terry Bunyard
Programme Design	Maggi Randall

Thanks

Programme Sponsors

Director — Kathy Reid

Kathy has loved amateur dramatics since she was first cast as a shepherd in the school nativity aged four! Since then she has been involved in many and varied productions for school, student, work or community groups. Perhaps her greatest challenge was as a language student when she acted in and directed several plays in the original German or Russian. Most recently she has written and directed pantomimes for an ex-pat community group in Cairo where her family was based for a few years. Kathy is proud to be involved in this fine community production and hopes that the enjoyment had by cast and crew in its development will shine through the performances!

Choreographer — Deborah Heath

Deborah first started dancing at the age of 3. She danced at the Betty Lane School of Dancing in her home town of Stratford upon Avon until the age of 18. She appeared in many shows, including numerous pantomimes, and once performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Whilst at University Deborah devoted all her spare time to international athletics, specialising in long distance running and marathons. After the arrival of her second child she gave up competitive athletics to return to her first love, the theatre, this time focusing on choreography. She has choreographed a number of shows in the last 6 years including .Aladdin. in both Madrid and Hurst!

Musical Director — Steve Randall

Steve is a veteran of previous Hurst Pantomimes, "Cinderella" in 2003, "Snow White in 2005 and "Aladdin in 2007. He is an accomplished piano and keyboard player with an encyclopaedic knowledge and love of music and a collection of piano sheet music to match! His tastes range through most areas of popular music to classical and choral, although his true passion is reserved for the glitzy showbiz world of the musicals of stage and screen. At University Steve appeared on stage in a number of amateur dramatic productions including "As You Like It". More recently Steve.s talents have found an outlet as the keyboard player with a local rock band.