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MOTHER GOOSE

Pantomime Link

Synopsis: 

 

The story of poor Mother Goose , who is befriended by Priscilla, the goose that lays golden eggs. Although suddenly rich, she finds that wealth cannot buy her beauty and in desperation, she finally swops Priscilla for the promise of youth and beauty, as offered by the evil Montezuma, King of the Aztecs. However, she soon realises that beauty is not everything and that she must get Priscilla back and after a visit to King & Queen Gander in Gooseland, Priscilla agrees to return and they all live happily ever after.


BHTC NOTES: At the last minute Christine Batsford could not appear as Tula, so club member Sue Lee played the part.

Strangely enough, Sue also carried out exactly

the same last minute cover, for the same part,

the next time Mother Goose was produced

by the club 10 years later, in 1987

 

PLAYWRIGHT:

 

This script was adapted by June Colledge from her 

mother's (Marjorie Ristorie) professional script,

for the benefit of BHTC. 

MOTHER GOOSE

Playwright:  June Colledge

Genre:  Pantomine

Directed by:  June Colledge

Production Date:  January  1977

Group:  BHTC

Staged:  The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill

MOTHER GOOSE (2nd Show)

Further Productions:

1968    1987    1996    2006    2015

 

Pantomime Production Number: 12

BHTC Production Number: 93

Anthony White

Leon Figg

Frank Oakley

Karen Munns

Tania Muir

Anita Pugh

Jim Wilson

Susan Lea

Kevin Gray

Yeshie Lewandowski

June Colledge

Norma Somerville

Peter Palmer

Cathy Surridge

Ken Brown & Gary Smith

Peter Palmer

Doreen Oakley

Cast

Mother Goose

Johnnie

Mayor

Colin

Jill

Fairy

Montezuma

Tula

Bert

Fred

Teacher 

Queen Of Gooseland

King Of Gooseland

Priscilla The Goose

Policemen

Spook

Spirit of the Pool

Crew

Peter Jackson

Margaret Coveney

Doreen Oakley & Jo White

Peter Jackson & Anthony White

Pauline Rhead & Brian Rhead

Peter Coveney, Trevor Wilson, Christopher Page,

Martin Lea & Ian Galligar

Barbara Chamberlain

Nancy Forsdike & Jan Case

Jane Towell

 

Stage Manager

Asst. Stage Manager

Wardrobe

Set Designers

Properties

Lighting & Effects

 

Prompt

Priscillas Costume

Box Office

 

 

Programme & Press Cuttings

BHTC CHORUS

 

Chorus of Villagers, Aztecs, Snowmen, Courtiers & Spooks: 

Stella Adams, Debbie Beasley, Helen Beasley, Alison Cooper, Anne Fairall, Jill Hollingdale, Simon Lea, Emily Lennox, Karina Muir, Melanie Murfin, Julie Selby, Jacqueline Somerville, Sue Wilson &

Michael Lennox

 

DRUSILLAS DANCERS

 

CHOREOGRAPHER:    

Drusilla Duffill

 

DANCERS:

Carolynne Corbett, Sarah Dyall, Wendi Cooke, Madeleine Axtell, Kerri Murphy, Debra Morey,

Karen Hole, Claire O'Meara, Tracey Edgerton, Gillian Case, Lisa Early, Karen Bowerman,

Mary-Ann Burgess, Julia Browning, Deborah Pratt & Shirin Sethna

 

ACCOMPANIMENT

Piano: Alan Barker

Drums:  Peter Case

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