Cinderella

This Production of Cinderella was a mixture of some of the traditional elements of pantomime along with the more modern developments which have been seen over the past few years. It was both written and directed   by the talented Cliff Gillies who also found the time to undertake the role of one of the ugly sisters. This production was very musically based with an eclectic mix of musical numbers, which were nicely arranged with many clever changes to the lyrics to fit the story. The musical numbers were performed well by all the singers and the harmonies in ‘I will Follow Him’ were especially enjoyable. Well done to Hayley Murray who did a splendid job as Vocal Coach and who also managed to find the time to play the other ugly sister along with Cliff. There was a mixture of live music performed well by the small band led by Musical Director Callum Williams and backing tracks with some selected musical arrangements by Chris Seery

It would be difficult to highlight specific performance as all involved were very talented and performed with lots of energy and enthusiasm, all the cast of Principals and supporting characters were well cast and suited their roles very well. They were led by Katie Watkinson who not only played Prince Michael Charming but was also the Dance Captain and Cinderella who was played by Chloe Hughes. There were a number of nice comedy moments in this production that were well played with good comic timing, however more of these nice moments would have been welcome. Choreography by Karen Hall was lively, fitted well into the production and was undertaken energetically by all members of the cast from children to adults.
The Set was minimalist and not many props were used however this appeared to work successfully. The sound (Matt Hughes) and lighting (David Williams) was very good, with some nice effects which complimented the production well. Congratulations all round to Stage Manager Alan Gosling and all the stage crew for a job well done. Chris Watkinson and the team must have put a great deal of thought into the Costumes which were very eye catching, colourful, and suited the roles well.

Congratulations to the whole company, back stage and front of house for an enjoyable evening and thank you for inviting me and making me welcome, I hope to see you all again soon.
 

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