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A TALE AS OLD AS TIME, A SONG AS OLD AS RHYME...

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As always, the Lennox Productions team has worked hard to pull off this challenging but truly spectacular show and  the audience feedback has been simply astounding. The not-so-amatuer show included all the popular numbers from the 1991 Disney film plus many new songs written by Disney for the stage show. 'Belle', 'Gaston', 'Be Our Guest', 'Something There', 'Human Again' and the all time classic 'Beauty and the Beast' were just a few of the songs that audience members were singing along to with glee.

The Friday evening and Saturday matinee audiences were treated to meet and greet sessions with all the cast members in the foyer after the show. All the popular characters including Belle, The Beast/Prince, Gaston, LeFou, Mrs Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth and Babbette signed autographs for excited attendees and Georgia Purmutt who played Belle posed for photos with children in the famous gold dress.

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Thank you to everyone involved in the production, from fundraising, to make up, to dance routines, to lighting designs, everyone has worked hard for nine months to make sure this show was a huge success, and we have certainly pulled it off!

The Lennox would like to say an extra special thank you to:
  • Steve Liversedge (Artistic Director) for lending his artistic flair and expert comic timing to make this production completely magical.
  • ~ Natalie Thurlow (Musical Director) who has pulled out all the stops for the forth time to give us a fantastic sounding show with some beautiful harmonies and a very talented orchestra.
  • Jo Paverley (Choreographer) for her incredible choreography and patience while teaching it!
  • Catherine Grief (Production Manager)  for all her enthusiasm and hard work both on the stage and behind the scenes.
  • Gemma Fitzmaurice (Production Coordinator) for promoting and marketing the show and being great support to the whole cast and production team.
  • Carol Clark for her very keen eye to costume detail and ensuring the cast looked perfect throughout the show week.
  • Kate Smith, Richard Baker and the stage crew for putting together a challenging but incredible set and for their patience with the cast in the wings.
  • Kelly Davison-Lacey, Brenda Watkins and the whole hair/wigs and make up team for making the cast look fabulous every night.
  • Mo Jones for running around like a crazy lady every night to make sure all the props are correctly placed for the cast.
  • Michael White for doing a fantastic job of looking after the principles microphones backstage.
  • Alan Foale for donating his time and talents to produce the poster and programme designs.
  • Cameron Baxter for donating his time and talent to produce the show photography.
  • Joan and Mandy Little, Patsy Page, Lisa Clark, Lindsey Horne, Keith Harman, Jean Brown, Pat
    Campbell, Pam Garner
    and June Grief for volunteering their time to promote the show and help backstage.

Synopsis

Belle is a girl who is dissatisfied with life in a small provincial French town, constantly trying to fend off the misplaced "affections" of conceited Gaston.
The Beast is a prince who was placed under a spell because he could not love. The one way he could break the spell was to learn to love another and earn her love in return before the last petal from his enchanted rose fell, which would bloom until his twenty-first birthday. But who could ever learn to love a beast?
Ten years later, Maurice, an inventor from a nearby village, becomes lost in the woods and seeks shelter in the Beast's castle, the Beast imprisons him for trespassing. His daughter Belle, a bookworm who dreams of life outside her provincial village, finds him trapped in the castle and offers her place in his stead. The Beast accepts with a promise she'll remain in the castle forever.
In the beginning Belle views him as nothing more than a monster, he views her as difficult and stubborn. But the two soon taste the bitter-sweetness of finding you can change and learning you were wrong.
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Principle Cast

Beast - Richard Foster
Belle - Georgia Permutt
Lumiere - Lewis Horne
Cogsworth - Bernard Paverley
Gaston - Richard Harrison
LeFou - James Foale
Maurice - Keith Harman
Mrs Potts - Catherine Grief
Chip - Emma Nichols
Babette - Gemma Fitzmaurice
Wardrobe - Lesley Mumford
M. D'Arque - Jim Noon
Silly Girls - Nicola Thorpe
                     Laura Mugford
                     Claire Nichols
Prince - Christopher Willmore
Enchantress - Claire Bull

Female Chorus

Katherine Morrison, Claire Bull
Stella Bull, Ella Donaghue
Gill Horne, Lindsey Horne
Jan Hartley, Mavis Sherlock
Holly Stringer, Amy Harman
Jane Lloyd, Pam Macdonald
Jenny Rawlings, Diane Perrett
Angela Heard, Patrica McLean
Sydney Price
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Male Chorus

Mark Peel, Vincent Fitzmaurice
Martin Arnold, Scott DeKlerk
Paul Roberts, David Evernnett
Robert Flemming, Ben Paveley
Lee Pierson, Christopher Willmore

Production Team

Artistic Director - Steve Liversedge
Musical Director - Natalie Thurlow
Choreographer - Joanna Paverley
Production Manager - Catherine Grief
Publicity/Admin - Gemma Fitzmaurice

Orchestra

Conductor - Natalie Thurlow
Piano - James Williams
Double Bass - Bob Veale
Percussion - Phil Steveson
Violins - Lorraine Kelly & Claire Payne
Cello - Becky Cox
Flute and Piccolo - Evan Davies
Oboe and Cor Anglais - Vicki Oliver
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Flute - Alix Oddy
Trumpet - Daryl Barber
Horn - Sandra Patterndon.

Stage Crew

Stage Manager - Kate Smith
Assistance Stage Manager - Richard Baker
Crew - Lynsey Crowley, Hannah Debenham, Carl Evans, Brian Fernandes, Hayley Levison, Spencer Mills, Jason O'Connell, James Roy, Gareth Stevens, Ellen Tebble, Manda Thomas and Laura Watson.
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Backstage Support

Wardrobe - Carol Clark
Hair/Wigs - Kelly Davison-Lacey
                      Brenda Watkins
                      Paula
Make Up -  Kelly Davison-Lacey
                    Wendy
                    Molly Crook
Props - Mo Jones
Chaperones - Joan Little/Mandy Little
Mics - Michael White/Kevin Davis
Photography by Cameron Baxter - www.cameronbaxter.com
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