The Swan Queen & the 3 Dwarves

11th—18th January 2014 at Headley Village Hall

Production Team – Scenes – Photos

Kate Abigail Brittain
Joanna, Kate's best friend Anastazja Kendall
Penny, Joanna’s mother Paula Henderson
Edward, Kate’s Father David Burnham
Nurse to the King Martin Wellen
Cat, Created by the Dwarves Luke Oates
King William, Monarch of the Realm Mark Spiller
Dwarves: Shorty, Stumpy & Squat Rod Sharp, Jo Smith, ZyaWhite
Guards Tom Sharkey, Vikki Sharkey
Narrator Teresa Marsh
Game Expert Victoria Kendall
Mod Hugo Millard
Junior Chorus: Spiders, Dwarves, Minecraft characters, Swans Alexis-Rose Brighton, Caleb Brighton, Annaliese Farnlucher, Connor Hulkes,
Lola Howard, Tiana Howard, Victoria Kendall, Molly Kimbery, Izzie Lockley,
Poppy Morris, Tiggs Nicholson, Vikki Sharkey
Youth group: Villagers, Courtiers Abby Hibberd, Hugo Millard, Charlotte Sharkey, Tom Sharkey
Senior Chorus Karina Farnlucher, Maggie Farnlucher, Anne Flanagan, John McGregor , Mavis Standing, Tina Wareham
“The Three Puppeteers” Anastazja Kendall, Hugo Millard, Alison Morgan

Production Team

Author — Steve White (with editing by Jo Smith)

Director — Mel White

Musical Director — Jo Levy,

Instrumentalists — David Burnham (guitar), Richard Lewis (electric bass), Zak White (percussion)

Junior Rehearsals — Dil Williamson-Smith, Mel White

Costumes — Dil Williamson-Smith, Janet Hardinge

Stage Manager — Paul Heath

Stage Crew — Paul Wareham, Tony Wareham

Set Constructiuon & Painting — Stage Crew & Members of the Club

Lighting/Sound — Neil Hardinge, Steve White, Harry Lewis, Nick Webb

Publicity — Tina Wareham, Janet Hardinge

Props — Janet Hardinge, Abby Hibberd

Front of House — Shirley Wellen, Sheila Wareham and members of the club


List of Scenes . . .

Act I

Scene 1 — Introduction
Scene 2 — In the village square
Scene 3 — Cat & Edward
Scene 4 & 5 — Attic
Scene 6 — Wedding Reception
Scene 7 — The King in search of a Wife
Scene 8 — Penny’s House
Scene 9 — Journey
Scene 10 — Dwarves’ House
Scene 11 — Penny’s Shed
Scene 12 — The King goes hunting
Scene 13 — Dwarves’ house
Scene 14 — Penny’s Shed
Scene 15 — At the river

**** INTERVAL ****

Act II

Scene 1 — Joanna & Penny are Plotting
Scene 2 — Queen’s Bedroom
Scene 3 — Transition from Bedroom to Nether
Scene 4 — The Nether
Scene 5 — Queen’s Bedroom
Scene 6 — Nether Escape
Scene 7 — Queen’s Bedroom
Scene 8 — The Swan Queen visits
Scene 9 — In the Queen’s Bedroom Next Day
Scene 10 — Resurrection in Queen’s Bedroom
Scene 11 — Community Song
Scene 12 — Finale

The play ran for approximately 2½ hours including the interval


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