The SHADES Pantomine
2017 -
Sleeping Beauty
The SHADES Sleeping Beauty was a
beauty of a pantomime which certainly left no one in the audience
sleeping. The cast did justice to Clare
Truman's pacy and well crafted script, which told the traditional story of the
wicked witch's curse on Princess Rose, played with plenty of teenage attitude
by Sarah Mann Graefinghoff, to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die on
her 16th birthday. The evil scheme was thwarted by Fairy Snow played with charm
and assurance by Lucy Cumming.
There was plenty of humour in the
pantomime supplied by the four main comic characters. Knick and Knack, Knights of the Realm (Fiona
Gallacher and Katie Haycraft) had great timing and worked well together. The endearing character Muddles, secretly in
love with Princess Rose, who soon had the audience on his side was ably played
by J P Judson. Nurse Nanny Nora, Carl
Harmer, also gave us lots of laughs with his wonderful dame.
Sonia Chapman was an elegant but
exasperating Prince Charming, obsessed with his iPad, who relied on his long
suffering servant Jeeves played with confidence by Rebecca Varcoe.
There was plenty of evil to boo and
hiss from the Wicked Witch, played with gusto by Diane Littlewood and her evil
henchman Rif Raf played by Ron Bailey.
Peter Palmer and Lizzie Mann made a
fine King and Queen of Shamley Green and Clare Stevens as Cook and Tasha
Haycraft as Mary gave good supporting performances.
The pantomime was full of fun and
energy. The songs and dances were well
chosen and choreographed and were performed with confidence and impact by
soloists and ensemble. Colourful
costumes (Marion Cozens) and the great playing on keyboard (Chris Snelling) and
drums (Mark Stammers) were a treat.
Congratulations go to Clare Stevens
and Chris Snelling as Director and Musical Director for another very
entertaining pantomime.
Linda Williams
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