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More Grimm Tales
by The Brothers Grimm adapted by Theatre Workshop Coulsdon

Review

 

Cast Details:

The Storyteller

Tim Young

Good Queen

Rosie Martin

Evil Queen

Tanya Allison

Looking Glass

Philippa Martin

Little Snow White

Lucy-Ann Martin

Huntsman

John East

First Dwarf

Paul M Ford

Second Dwarf

Mark Taylor

Third Dwarf

Paul Breden

Fourth Dwarf

Neil Grew

Fifth Dwarf

Simeon Dawes

Sixth Dwarf

Steve North

Seventh Dwarf

Chris Strachan

The Prince

John Bird

Woodcutter

Chris Argles

Son

Chris Blakeney

Teacher

Vanessa Buck

Spirit

Richard Lloyd

Goldsmith

Fiona Harrison

First Soldier

John East

Second Soldier

Paul Breden

Third Soldier

Chris Strachan

The Dragon

Paul M Ford

Old Woman

Penny Payne

The Devil’s Grandmother

Lisa Lloyd

Mother

Rosie Martin

Hans

Richard Lloyd

Gretel

Kimberley Argles

Dogs

Jonathan North

Dogs

Philippa Martin

Dogs

Morgan Lloyd

Dogs

Ross Lloyd

Dogs

Hannah Montgomery

Dogs

Robyn Doran

The Storyteller

Tanya Allison

The Princess

Fiona Harrison

The Frog

Emma Rose

The King

Chris Argles

The Queen

Vanessa Buck

Princess

Rosie Martin

Princess

Lisa Lloyd

Horse

Chris Strachan

The Prince

Neil Grew

Faithful Henry

Steve North

The Robber

Simeon Dawes

The Miller

Tim Young

The Miller’s Daughter

Sarah Palmer

A Bird

Philippa Martin

Old Woman

Penny Payne

Second Robber

John East

Third Robber

Sam Porter

Victim

Amanda Cox

Townsfolk

Vanessa Buck

Townsfolk

Lisa Lloyd

Townsfolk

Chris Strachan

Townsfolk

Neil Grew

Townsfolk

Steve North

Townsfolk

John Bird

Townsfolk

Richard Lloyd

Townsfolk

Ross Lloyd

Townsfolk

Morgan Lloyd

The Man

Chris Argles

A Donkey

Paul M Ford

A Dog

Mark Taylor

A Cat

Chris Blakeney

A Cockerel

Paul Breden

First Robber

Steve North

Chief Robber

Chris Strachan

Second Robber

Rosie Martin

The Storyteller

Richard Lloyd

King

Neil Grew

Queen

Tanya Allison

Frog

Jonathan North

First Wise Woman

Vanessa Buck

Second Wise Woman

Lisa Lloyd

Third Wise Woman

Fiona Harrison

Twelfth Wise Woman

Kimberley Argles

Thirteenth Wise Woman

Penny Payne

Other Wise Women

Michelle Tomas

Other Wise Women

Sarah Palmer

Other Wise Women

Philippa Martin

Other Wise Women

Gill Doran

Other Wise Women

Heidi Bush

Other Wise Women

Robyn Doran

Briar Rose

Emma Rose

Old Woman

Rosie Martin

A Cook

Tim Young

A Scullery Boy

Ross Lloyd

Guards

Simeon Dawes

Guards

Steve North

Courtiers

John East

Courtiers

Chris Strachan

Courtiers

Sam Porter

Page

Morgan Lloyd

Dog

Hannah Montgomery

Old Man

Chris Argles

Unsuccessful suitors

Chris Blakeney

Unsuccessful suitors

John Bird

A King’s Son

Paul Breden

Technical Crew Details:

Director

Mike Brown

Director

Heidi Bush

Forest Sprites

Kimberley Argles

Forest Sprites

Heidi Bush

Forest Sprites

Nancy-Jane Maun

Forest Sprites

Amanda Cox

Set and Properties construction and painting

Mike Brown

Set and Properties construction and painting

Kevin Boot

Set and Properties construction and painting

Chris Argles

Set and Properties construction and painting

Richard Lloyd

Set and Properties construction and painting

Steve North

Set and Properties construction and painting

Kathy Dawes

Set and Properties construction and painting

Paul M Ford

Set and Properties construction and painting

Nancy-Jane Maun

Set and Properties construction and painting

Amanda Cox

Dwarf heads

Richard Lloyd

Puppet Armatures

Mike Brown

Puppet costumes

Heidi Bush

Stage Manager

Kevin Boot

Stage Crew

Gareth Williscroft

Stage Crew

Gill Doran

Props

Michelle Tomas

Stage Sound and Effects

Kathy Dawes

Stage Sound and Effects

Peter Gregory

Wardrobe

Gill Doran

Wardrobe

Michelle Tomas

Wardrobe

Vanessa Buck

Wardrobe

Heidi Bush

Box Office

Tim Young

Box Office

Julia Young

Publicity Design

Dan Howard

Reviewed by Peter Steptoe for The Croydon Advertiser

Theatre Workshop Coulsdon have provided the ideal outdoor summer entertainment for children with their second edition of Grimm’s fairy tales.

There are seven stories and while many are familiar others are not. Mike Brown and Heidi Bush are the directors who never let the pace flag and the stories have been adapted for the stage by them and Richard Lloyd.

We start off with Little Snow White and the dwarfs are puppets on strings with the voices provided by the puppeteers. My favourite is the one with the fag in his mouth and the Irish accent.

It isn’t pantomime either, for the men are men and the women are ladies. Philippa is a (good) looking glass and Tanya Allison is the wicked, question asking, Queen. “Mirror, mirror, etc.”

Snow White (Lucy Ann Martin) is a bit gullible, for the wicked Queen, disguised as the old woman, laden with poison and bad intentions visits the dwarf’s house three times. You would have thought that she would suspect: but then she is a nice girl.

The Spirit in the Bottle, is the evil genie which the son (Chris Blakeney) of the woodcutter releases and when attacked is astute enough to best. This version has a magic bandage, one end heals all wounds and the other turns anything into silver. What happened to gold?

The Devil and his Grandmother, relates to three soldiers who desert and escape by selling their souls to the Devil (Paul M Ford). They can only be released if they answer a riddle at the end of seven years. The Devil’s Grandmother (Lisa Lloyd) enables them to hear the answer, which didn’t make much sense to me but it didn’t seem to matter. Anyway, the children probably understood it.

Clever Hans, is my favourite, with Richard Lloyd superb as a thick-as-three-planks Hans and Kimberley Argles beguiling as Gretel. The children as dogs chasing after the bacon joint are delightful.

After the interval we have The Frog Prince, with a comic performance from Emma Rose as the frog. The green make-up is just right and her speech patterns sound just like one of the genus Rana.

The Robber Bridegroom is just the job to set the teeth chattering and the hair standing on end. Cannibalism, but tastefully done and the Miller, dignified Tim Young and his daughter Sarah Palmer, ensuring that it has a happy ending with the villains hanged.

The Musicians of Bremen is amusing, with the unwanted animals, Donkey (Paul M Ford), Dog (Mark Taylor), Cat (Chris Blakeney), and Cockerel (Paul Breden) getting the better of three robbers.

The final piece is Briar Rose, better known to us as Sleeping Beauty. The whole cast take part and when the princess is aroused with a kiss at the end, we could scarce forbade a cheer.

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