Beauty and the Beast July 2013

BEAUTY and the BEAST a Traditional Pantomime by David Swan

Directed by Florence McFarlane

Beauty & the Beast

King Jasper subdues the Beast

Dame Bonbon keeps her “babies” under the thumb

Beast & Bonbon hit it off!

Fairy Rose makes it alright in the end

Poster winner Lottie Hatcliffe (aged 6)

Equal 2nd: Rosa Wilson (aged 10)

Equal 2nd: Amelia Prebble (aged 6)

Performances

At Muritai School Theatre, Muritai Road, Eastbourne

Thurs 4 July to Sat 6 July at 7:30 pm

Sunday 7 July at 2:00 pm

Thurs 11 July to 13 July 2013 at 7:30 pm

TICKETS

Poster Competition

We invited pupils from Muritai School to make a poster for the show. The winning posters are shown above.

The Story

The show is a typical fun family pantomime set in the Village of Cabaret and the Enchanted Castle, where the traditional struggle of good over evil takes place. The princes are identical twins, one good and the other bad. The evil prince puts a curse on his brother and turns him into The Beast so he can take the crown. The Widow Bonbon, the dame who runs a sweet shop, comes to the rescue by starting a revolution to get rid of the bad prince. She is assisted by the Red Rose Fairy who has the power to alter the curse and grant wishes, and by daughters, Sherbet, Flossy and Candy. The two traffic wardens are the comedy duo and the chorus is made up of villagers, jelly babies and various monsters. All ends happily (surprise, surprise!) with The Beast turning back into the good prince who marries the Beauty, Bonnie. Good clean fun for all the family.