Rapunzel
Information
- Date
- 18th December 2024
- Society
- Act One Theatre Group
- Venue
- Birchington Community Hall
- Type of Production
- Pantomime
- Director
- Lauren Friday
- Choreographer
- Alice Jewell
- Written By
- Lauren Friday
Lauren Friday you are a very talented lady! It was cold outside, but we soon warmed up with this Rapunzel at Birchington Community Hall.
Directed by Lauren Friday and Alice Jewell, this production captured all the fun expected of a Christmas pantomime. Bekky Clark as Fairy Sunbeam opened the show and continued to get the audience on her side thoughout. On the other hand, Charlie Steff playing Mother Gothel (the baddy), raised a matching strength of boos. The love interest Rapunzel (Yasmina Chaarani) and Prince Henry, portrayed by Louise Adams, were matched well both in singing and dialogue.
Literally towering above all on stage, Reuben Thorpe as Sarah the cook, pulled all the stops out and he worked his audience with great success with a smidgen of ‘campness’, I got the wrath of his tounge at times..!! Reuben was well supported by Frankie the Valet (Dan Sheppard) in good voice and vocally sound. Other supporting roles were Alexander (Alice Jewell), Hamilton (Erin Mackie), Snitch (Richard Adams), Snatch (Paul Zannetti), King (Stephen Palmer) and of course Mum (Michelle Friday) as the Queen. All these supports kept this Rapunzel bobbing along nicely. Team Glow (which I think we saw) but I'm sure Team Gleam were as good, gave us all a feeling of “bless them” - well done to all the young people in both teams.The show's Stage Manager Lesley Parker certainly pulled out all the stops to bring this Rapunzel to a happy and successful conclusion.
Well done to all and thank you for inviting Mary and me.
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