Synopsis Belle’s father struggles to provide for his family. His plans are foiled by the evil scheming Jacques who only seems to care about himself and money. Belle is captured by a beast so she makes the most of living in the palace. In the traditional pantomime style, this modern story contains modern songs and references, lots of slapstick, comedy, magic and pantomime fun and nonsense.
18-28 January 2018
Bendigo Theatre Company presents
BTC Arts Shed 15-17 Allingham Street Golden Square
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From the Production Manager Welcome along to our fabulous production of ‘Beauty & the Beast - The Pantomime’. This is our first production in what will be a very exciting 2018 Season for Bendigo Theatre Company. We are absolutely delighted with our production, which is the culmination of many hours of hard work by many dedicated people. We are particularly excited to showcase so much new talent with this show, not only from our Creative Team, but also the large number of cast members that are new to BTC. The future really does look bright. I would like to take this opportunity to thank every individual that has been involved in making this production such
a great success. Without you, none of this would be possible. Conor Cunningham
A note from the Creative Team It’s a tale as old as time like you’ve never seen before, we (Brodie (18), Lisa (22) and Jordan (22) invite you to join us on this exploration of what it means to be sincerely beautiful and how one can truly be a beast, sometimes without realising it. The process to produce this fantastic show has been a long and challenging journey. The three of us met only a few short years ago, during BTCs ‘Snow White: The Pantomime’. We have absolutely adored every second to work with each other, not only as best friends but as team mates. Our individual strengths complement each other in a way that makes our combined efforts into a force to be reckoned with. The mean age between us is 20.5 years old, it goes without saying that we are the youngest creative team BTC has ever seen. Some may have thought that our ages would be a limitation on our ability to produce this show, but that has only been a driving force to prove to ourselves and to the world that age is not a factor when you are passionate to succeed. From day one, we had three goals to strive for: 1. Fun – BTC’s pantomimes are always a delight to be involved with and we wanted to highlight the fun side of participating in a vibrant and diverse environment. 2. Hard work – There is a lot to say about how rewarding a theatre experience can be, but it definitely would not be successful without dedication and hard work. 3. To create THE BEST PANTOMIME EVER! - enough said.
It is safe to say that the cast have done an absolutely phenomenal job of learning and developing their singing, dancing, and acting skills during this pantomime. Each cast member has been a pleasure to work with, all have brought their own unique talents to the team. We could not be prouder of the cast for their commitment and talents, but more importantly, the unity and family vibe they have created within our theatre community. From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank everyone who supported us in this endeavour, and we extend an even bigger thank you to the audience for supporting these wonderful performers. Finally, it is our pleasure and with great pride we present to you the wacky and wonderful world of ‘Beauty and the Beast: The Pantomime’. We hope you enjoy the show. Brodie, Lisa and Jordan.
Cast
ENSEMBLE Millie Bennett, Georgia Campbell,
Chloe Cason, Gemma Chisholm, Taylah Chisholm, Ethan Collier, Sadies Collier,
Aoife Cunningham, Luke Draper, Elisha
Field, Bronte Flanagan, Tara Glozier, Lucy
Grimes, Charlee Harris, Christopher JohnsHayden, Lily Johns-Hayden, Annabelle Kingston-Brown, Hannah Kopp, Erin
Mannix, Ava Rathbone, Keira Stone, Lily Trimby, Jacob Ware
Belle
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Morgan McDermott
Beast
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Mason Hingston
Dora
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Bridget Nally
Flora
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Amilee Myson
Dame
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Daniel Soncin
Gisella
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Cedar Russell
Geeves |
Patrick Holmes / Max Beever
Jacques |
Zachary Fitzpatrick
Willy
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Ethan Harrison
Wally
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Max Harris
Father
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Thomas Moore
Synopsis Belle’s father struggles to provide for his family. His plans are foiled by the evil scheming Jacques who only seems to care about himself and money. Belle Georgia Campbell Max Beever Millie the Bennett is captured by a beast so she makes most of living in the palace. In the traditional pantomime style, this modern story contains modern songs and references, lots of slapstick, comedy, magic and pantomime fun and nonsense.
Chloe Cason
Gemma Chisholm
Taylah Chisholm
Ethan Collier
Sadies Collier
Aoife Cunningham
Luke Draper
Elisha Field
Zach Fitzpartrick
Bronte Flanagan
Tara Glozier
Lucy Grimes
Charlee Harris
Max Harris
Ethan Harrison
Mason Hingston
Patrick Holmes
CJ Johns-Hayden
Lily Johns-Hayden
Annabelle Kingston-Brown
Hannah Kopp
Synopsis Belle’s father struggles to provide for his family. His plans are foiled by the evil scheming Jacques who only seems to care about himself and money. Belle Erin Mannix is captured by a beast so sheMorgan makes McDermott the most of living in the palace. In the traditional pantomime style, this modern story contains modern songs and references, lots of slapstick, comedy, magic and pantomime fun and nonsense.
Thomas Moore
Amilee Myson
Bridget Nally
Ava Rathbone
Cedar-Rose Russell
Daniel Soncin
Kiera Stone
Lily Trimby
Jacob Ware
Musical numbers • I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - J. Hawkins • BYE BYE BYE - K. Lundin, J. Schulze, A. Carlsson • BIG SPENDER - C. Coleman, D. Fields • ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY - M. Holden, J. Ingram, A.J. Hicks • HEY BABY - M. Cobb, B. Channel • WANNABE - Spice Girls, M. Rowe, R. Stannard • UNCHAINED MELODY - music A. North, lyrics H. Zaret • VALERIE - A. Harding, B. Chowdhury, D. McCabe, R. Pritchard, S. Payne • THE TIME WARP - R. O’Brien, P. Quinn, N. Campbell, C. Gray • DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART - E. John, B. Taupin
Synopsis Belle’s father struggles to provide for his family. His plans are foiled by the evil scheming Jacques who only seems to care about himself and money. Belle is captured by a beast so she makes the most of living in the palace. In the traditional pantomime style, this modern story contains modern songs and references, lots of slapstick, comedy, magic and pantomime fun and nonsense.
Production team Production Manager
Conor Cunningham
Assistant Production Manager
Sarah Cunningham
Stage Manager
Loretta Kingston-Brown
Assistant Stage Manager
Casey Lodge
Director
Jordan French
Choreographer
Brodie Wilson
Musical Director
Lisa Fremder
Director‘s Assistant
Lachy Geary
Lighting Design & Operation
Ian Scott
Audio Design & Operation
Mel Wells
Properties Coordinator
Charli Kingston-Brown
Costume Coordinators
Stania Tresize, Liz Young
Backstage team members
Finn Cunningham, Katie McGregor, Tori
Set construction
Vern Wall, Colin Brown, Don Kent, Bob
McInnes and Carolyn Staszkiewicz
Caldwell, Keva Lloyd, John McDonald, Angela Johns-Hayden, Greg & Loretta Kingston-
Brown, Jordan French and Conor Cunningham Set painting
Sam Franklin
Makeup Coordinator
Georgie Baker
Photography
Bevan Madden
Artwork and programme
Kristen Beever
Front of House
BTC Committee of Management
Synopsis Belle’s father struggles to provide for his family. His plans are foiled by the evil scheming Jacques who only seems to care about himself and money. Belle is captured by a beast so she makes the most of living in the palace. In the traditional pantomime style, this modern story contains modern songs and references, lots of slapstick, comedy, magic and pantomime fun and nonsense.
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BENDIGO THEATRE COMPANY COMMITTEE Executive President - John Murray Vice President - Abe Watson Secretary - Mary White Treasurer - Maureen Fleiner General Committee Kristen Beever, Loretta Kingston-Brown, Colin Brown, Julie McDonald, Stania Tresize, Vern Wall Life Members Anne Ball, Mrs Ball (dec), Colin Brown, Grace Cox, Gael Emond, Greg Harris, Patricia Lyon (dec), Jack Paynting (dec), Annie Smith, Stania Tresize, Vern Wall, Ken Wells, Madge Welsh (dec) Patron Cr. Rod Fyffe
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