The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe

Choreographer: Alex Appleton

This was a really good choice of show for the Youth Section of the Company, As an adaptation of “The Chronicles of Narnia”, this was written as a musical in 1982 and has been developed and presented over the past 30 yrs in many different ways. So, for the Celebration of the 30th Birthday of Waterloo and Crosby Theatre Co. a new and refreshing production of this childhood fantasy, would seem quite fitting, to be performed by the Junior Members. The scene was set even before the audience entered the Hall, with some of the cast doing some meeting and greeting, but with the addition of some props at the entrance, it created a magical ambience . The production team:- Les Appleton (Director), Charles Moss (Musical Director) and Alex Appleton (Choreographer) really did manage to get the best from all of the performers, all of whom were working so hard in all of their capacities to make the whole show so believable, authentic, exciting and funny.   The Main Characters :- Peter( Alex Burke), Susan(Jessica Latham), Edmund (Thomas Corcoran) and Lucy(Poppy Hart) were well cast and they each knew exactly what they were doing! There was so much script and so many, quite difficult songs to learn but nothing phased them and they were totally focused and disciplined during the whole performance. Diction, facial expression and characterisation was excellent; with the youngest being only 6yrs old they put us adults to shame! All of the supporting characters were equally well cast and extremely proficient at portraying their roles. The Animals, Rabble and the Choir were excellent and managed to uphold all their little characters brilliantly. The band were excellent! Well balanced and sympathetic to the fact that they were accompanying and supporting children’s voices, they weren’t overpowering and the four piece was just the right . Costumes were fabulous, very authentic and it was obvious that the wardrobe team had worked very hard indeed to create some amazing and effective characters, including some specially designed masks which were extremely professional and lifelike. The stage manager and crew coped really well with the basic facilities that the venue had to offer and the scene and props changes worked really efficiently. My congratulations goes to the whole company, committee, production team, cast, crew, front of house and all involved with such a lovely production. Thank you to Pam Foy for the lovely hospitality. I thoroughly enjoyed my evening with you and look forward to meeting you all again.

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