29th April 2025
Into the Woods
Bridlington Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society, Bridlington Spotlight Theatre
Sleeping Beauty
Author: Les Smith
Information
- Date
- 4th December 2015
- Society
- Encore Theatre Company
- Venue
- Phoenix Theatre
- Type of Production
- Pantomime
- Director
- Andrew Sheppard & Paul Barron
- Musical Director
- Sarah Crowley
- Choreographer
- Bev Maher
~~Being a big kid at heart I always love a good pantomime and I think a good one has to have a good panto dame, well there was no problems in the dame they had at Encore in the guise of Paul Barron as the Fairy Godmother, he literally worked his socks, or should that be tights off to get everyone involved in this show. Right from the word go when he appeared in the newsreel video about a young girl who had been asleep for a number of years and was awoken by a handsome prince he had the audience in the palm of his hand and they loved him.
I am always amazed at the great ideas this company have for special effects and the use of video at the start and during the show works extremely well.
Of course the panto cannot rely entirely on the dame, in this one we have to have the Sleeping Beauty of course and a handsome prince to awaken her. Princess Beauty was in the very capable hands of Hannah Goodall who not only looked the part being very pretty, she was also more than able to act and definitely sing the part; her voice was a true beauty and a joy to hear. To bring Beauty out of her slumbers we had Vikki Vaughan as a very topical Prince George, again Vikki was able to bring this part to life and worked very well along side Hannah. I particularly enjoyed Vikki in the three tasks she had especially having to fight the “Giant” who was guarding the castle, this was very funny when the “giant” appeared who said he had not been very well, I am not sure as to whether it was Iwan Jones or Harvey Bottoms and the evening I was there but whichever he was he gained the hearts of the audience from his first entrance onto the stage.
Having to take on the three tasks Prince George was up against Eleanor Aldous as a very wicked Maleficent, she truly was wicked and this came over to the audience alongside her two sidekicks Jaffa and Jocky played by Becci Calvert and Sarah Clarkson respectively, all three worked very well together to get the most out of their characters.
Congratulations to all involved.
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