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[[Image:Thumbelina.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Poster Designer]]]]
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[[Image:Thumbelina.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Enfys Haines]]]]
  
 
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[[Director|Directed]] by [[Charlotte Benstead]]  
 
[[Director|Directed]] by [[Charlotte Benstead]]  
  
Performances: Tue 19th – Sat 23rd September [[2022]], [[Old Fire Station]]
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Musical Director - [[Alan Walker]]
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Performances: 8 to 10 and 15 to 17 December (with matinees on 10, 11, 17 and 18, and community performance on 11) [[2022]], [[Old Fire Station]]
  
  
 
== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
  
Text about the play
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Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen tale, Thumbelina is the story of an extraordinarily tiny girl and her adventures with marriage-minded toads, moles, and beetles. She successfully avoids their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size. Our Christmas show extravaganza combines music and mayhem in miniature for the whole family in a new interpretation of a classic fairy tale.
  
 
== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
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* Hans Christian Andersen - [[David Clements]]
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* Mother - [[Jenny McLaughlin]]
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* Fairy Godmother - [[Lauren Stones]]
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* Thumbelina - [[Florence Henderson]]
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* Mrs Toad - [[Ingrid Miller]]
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* Master Toad / Funky Mole - [[Emily Ben Abdallah]]
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* Paul / Elspeth - [[Leon Beck Morris]]
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* John / Agnes - [[Tom Melly]]
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* George - [[David Carr]]
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* Ringo - Bonnie White / Samuel Roache
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* Mouse - [[Holly Marsden]]
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* Guacamole - [[Andrew Francalanza|Dru Francalanza]]
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* Wilhelm Grimm - [[Chris Stooke]]
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* Jacob Grimm - [[Carole Coyne]]
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* Swallow - [[Paulina Sky]]
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* King of the Fairies - [[Dennis Fenton]]
  
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== Youth Cast ==
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===Purple Group===
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* Mrs Ant - Naomi Bootle
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* Old Grasshopper - Sahid Mansaray
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* Ms Mosquito - Alexandra Binstead
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* Caterpillar front - Evie Davies
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* Caterpillar rear - Layla Aljundi
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* Toadlet - Evie Davies
  
*Character 1 - [[Actor 1]]
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===Orange Group===
*Character 2 - [[Actor 2]]
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* Mrs Ant - Amelie Burnell
*Character 3 - [[Actor 3]]
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* Old Grasshopper - Enfys Haines
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* Ms Mosquito - Sasha Malyon
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* Caterpillar front - Franklin Warner
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* Caterpillar rear - Jimmy Cowan Black
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* Toadlet - Margot Oliver
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==Band==
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* [[Alan Walker]] - Keys
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* [[Owen Chidlaw]] - Concertina, guitar and melodeon
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* [[Michelle Thompson]] - Guitar, flute and oboe
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* [[Matthew Davies]] - Fretless bass
  
 
== Crew ==
 
== Crew ==
  
*[[Stage Manager]] - [[SM Name]]
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* [[Stage Manager]] - [[Kay George]]
*[[Lighting Designer]] - [[Designer Name]]
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* Assistant Directors - [[Hayley Thomas]] and [[Lily-Ann Green]]
*[[Lighting Operator]] - [[Operator Name]]
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* Choreographer - [[Giselle Parker]]
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* Costume, hair, wigs and makeup - [[Lily-Ann Green]]
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* Assistant stage manager - [[Dennis Fenton]]
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* Projections - [[Seamus Doyle]] and [[Erica Belton]]
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* Lighting Design - [[Charlotte Benstead]] and [[Sean Thomas]]
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* Special props, set and puppet making - [[Carole Ironside]], [[Tom Melly]], [[Dan Brooks]], [[Charlotte Benstead]], [[Carole Coyne]], [[Dennis Fenton]], [[Jemima Stone]] and [[Bryon Fear]]
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* Construction - [[Graham Clements]], [[Sean Thomas]], [[Mark Ireson]], [[Barry Heselden]], [[Carole Ironside]], [[Caroline Beckett|Cal Beckett]], [[Dennis Fenton]], [[Rob Clifford]], [[David Clements]], [[Bryon Fear]], the cast and crew
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* Rigging - [[Sean Thomas]]
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* Operators - [[Eleanor Walker]], [[Sarah Farage]] and [[Jo Boniface]]
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* Photography - [[Phil Gammon]] and [[Erica Belton]]
  
 
== Reviews ==
 
== Reviews ==
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
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<center>'''[http://www.photos.sltarchive.co.uk/thumbelina/ See the full set of show photos here]'''</center>
 
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== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==
 
== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==
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[[Category:New Writing]]

Latest revision as of 09:41, 4 October 2023

Poster by Enfys Haines

by Matthew Davies

Directed by Charlotte Benstead

Musical Director - Alan Walker

Performances: 8 to 10 and 15 to 17 December (with matinees on 10, 11, 17 and 18, and community performance on 11) 2022, Old Fire Station


Introduction

Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen tale, Thumbelina is the story of an extraordinarily tiny girl and her adventures with marriage-minded toads, moles, and beetles. She successfully avoids their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size. Our Christmas show extravaganza combines music and mayhem in miniature for the whole family in a new interpretation of a classic fairy tale.

Cast

Youth Cast

Purple Group

  • Mrs Ant - Naomi Bootle
  • Old Grasshopper - Sahid Mansaray
  • Ms Mosquito - Alexandra Binstead
  • Caterpillar front - Evie Davies
  • Caterpillar rear - Layla Aljundi
  • Toadlet - Evie Davies

Orange Group

  • Mrs Ant - Amelie Burnell
  • Old Grasshopper - Enfys Haines
  • Ms Mosquito - Sasha Malyon
  • Caterpillar front - Franklin Warner
  • Caterpillar rear - Jimmy Cowan Black
  • Toadlet - Margot Oliver

Band

Crew

Reviews

Some review quotes go here


Gallery

See the full set of show photos here

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

See Also

Have there been other SLT productions of this play? Link to them here.

Or add anything that is related within this site. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.

References

External Links