Norton Theatre Group
Presents an Amateur
production of
Welcome to Norton Theatre Group’s 30th Performance
Peter Pan
This is my fourth year sitting in the director’s chair, but it has been, by far, the
hardest; the void left by Kate’s passing is impossible to fill and impossible to
ignore. She died just days before we held auditions but we knew the only thing we
could do was carry on with the show - exactly what Kate would have wanted. I feel
honoured to have shared both the stage and directorial seat with Kate, and I feel
privileged to have been able to call her my friend.
She is, and will be, sorely missed.
I have been so fortunate yet again to be surrounded by a fabulously talented cast
and hugely dedicated crew whose warmth, sense of fun and hard work have
produced, what we hope will be a thoroughly enjoyable show.
This year we present to you ‘Peter Pan’ a wonderful tale of magic, jealousy, peril
and adventure, loosely based, of course, on J M Barrie’s classic story. We see
Wendy’s adventure in Neverland and witness her encounters with the many and
varied inhabitants, from pirates and mermaids to fairies and lost boys as she
travels through this new world guided by the mischievous and spirited Peter Pan.
We hope that you enjoy our show.
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portraits
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07938 573732 If you would like to be involved in next year’s production, either on stage, backstage, helping with
promotion or anything else, we would LOVE to hear from you. It’s great fun.
Check out our website at www.NortonTheatreGroup.co.uk or find us on Facebook.
Robinson Crusoe 2005
Dracula 2009
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JO HOWE
Director 30+ Years at Norton Theatre Group
Producer - Les Simms
Judy Cooper - Assistant Stage Manager
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Directed By – JO HOWE Produced By – LES SIMMS Musical Director – PAULINE BAKER
Costumes – CAROL HOWE Script - CHRIS BENNION
The Scenes Act 1
The Darlings Bedroom Onboard The Jolly Roger
The Lost Boys Camp The Search for the Lost Boys
Mermaids Bay
Act 2 Marooners Rock
The Lost Boys Camp Back on the Jolly Roger
The Remainers Back Home
Back Onboard The Jolly Roger / Finale
Musical Numbers Act 1
Yo Ho – A Pirate’s Life For Me (from Pirates of the Caribbean) - Chorus In the Dark of the Night (from Anastasia) - Hook
I Won’t Grow Up (from Peter Pan the Musical) – Lost Boys / Chorus So What (orig. by Pink) - Tinkerbell
Brave (orig by Sara Bareilles) – Tiger Lily Oh What A Beauty (orig. by Bill Cotten) - Noodler
Bad Guys (from Bugsy Malone)- Smee and Mullins I’ll Make a Man Out of You (from Mulan) – Peter and The Lost Boys
Act 2
We Are the Champions (orig. by Queen) – Peter, Tiger Lily and Chorus Do-Re-Mi (from The Sound of Music) – Wendy and Chorus
Professional Pirate (from The Muppets’ Treasure Island) – Hook, Smee and Mullins You’ve Got a Friend in Me (from Toy Story)- Peter, Tiger Lily, Tinkerbell
Don’t Stop Believing (orig. by Journey) - Cast
10 Stage Manager: Andy Howe Deputy Stage Manager: Judy Cooper Costume Design: Carol Howe Ticket Sales: Christine McGovern Choreography: Jo Howe Curtains: Clive Mounce Sound & Lighting – Ruth Wakefield, Chris Bennion, Mark Wakefield, Rob Quick, Paul Jones, Tim Duke, Make up: Leonie Yarnold, Emma Milner, Jasmine Blake, Sarah Bennion. Prompt: Sara Wakefield Scene Shifters: Andy Howe, Dave Simmonds, Les Simms, Richard Lovegrove, Jo Howe and members of the cast Construction: Paul Jones, Les Simms, Patrick Cannon, Andy Howe, Brian Hewlett, Richard Lovegrove, Dave Simmonds, Andy Sinclair-Day, Tim Duke. Painters: Clive Mounce, Brian Hewlett, Elise Blake, Les Simms, Andy Howe, Bella Blake, Louise Lee, Nicole Simmonds. Ushers, Refreshments, Raffle: Christine McGovern & Norton Parish Hall and Friends of Cast Chaperones: Pat Simmonds, Anne Hewlett, Stuart Inglis, Les Simms Programme Design: Chris Bennion, Rob Davies Programme Print: Rich Print, New Opportunities -Worcester, Not Just Sauce Photos: Mark Wakefield Video Production: Lynne & John Newell
Acknowledgements: (script online ticketing and programme design, lighting)Rob Davies (Ticket Artwork & programme cover) Chris Bennion Paul Jones – (Equipment & Transport) Worcester Arts Workshop The Session Studios
Claire Fletcher
Mark Wakefield (Sound Equipment) Pauline Baker (Piano) Shrub Hill Workshop Patrick Cannon (Scaffolding) Cast Members & Friends (props, support and everything else)
Script, Program Design and Website by
Chris Bennion
www.NOTJUSTSAUCE.co.uk
Venue and Event Support
[email protected] / 0747 259 0055
Hope to see you next year for
THE
MAGNIFICENT seven
KNIGHTS OF
CAMALOT
JANUARY 2018
Vicky Blake
(Curly) Chris Daly
(Tootles)
Jo Howe
(Nibs)
Adrian Avery
(Slighty)
Sarah Bennion
(Wendy Darling)
Anjuna Duke
(John Darling )
Laura Moss
(Mrs Darling &
Tiger Lily)
Rob Milner
(Mr Darling &
Mermaid)
Nicole Simmonds
(Michael Darling)
Chris Taylor
(Smee) Paul Jones
(Noodler Cookbad) Carl Ives
(Mullins)
Chloe Dimmock
(Bill Starky) Michael Fox
(Captain Hook)
Lucy Ray
(Tinkerbell) Dev Taylor
(Crocodile /
Chorus)
Alex Annis
(Peter Pan)
Les Simms
(Mermaid)
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Ali Baba 2004 Sleeping Beauty
2003 Robinson Crusoe 2005
Hercules 2007
Dick Turpin 2008
Dracula 2009
The Ice Queen &
The Wizard 2010
Jack & The Three Musketeers 2011
Pirates of The Panto 2012 Aladdin 2013
Cinderella 2014
Robin Hood 2016
Beauty & The
Beast 2015
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Amelia Weaver
(Chorus)
Annie Owens
(Chorus)
Megan Llewellyn
(Chorus)
Jess Lee
(Chorus)
Amber Ives
(Chorus)
Olivia McFarlane
(Chorus)
Ebony Milner
(Chorus)
Theo Taylor
(Chorus)
Ruth
Wakefield Chris Bennion Sara Wakefield
Clive Mounce Mark
Wakefield Louise Lee
Ann Hewlett
Pauline
Baker
Carol Howe
Andy Howe
Judy
Cooper Brian Hewlett Pat Simmonds Dave Simmonds
Richard
Lovegrove
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Aladdin 1986
Peter Pan 1990
Babes In The
Wood 1989
Toad of Toad
Hall 1988
Goldilocks 1991
The Pied Piper
1993
Dick Whittington
1994
King Arthur 1999
Sinbad 2001 Jack and the
Beanstalk
2002
Lion, The Witch
and The Wardrobe
1995
Mother Goose
1992
Cinderella 1987
Kate Lovegrove Thank you for being our friend.
This year, Norton Theatre Group lost to
breast cancer one of its most prominent,
hardworking, dedicated, fun loving and
much loved members.
Kate was a friend to all who knew her, an
inspiration to all who worked with her and
the most truly wonderful, caring and kind-
hearted person you could ever wish to meet.
For over 10 years she has graced our stage
with her awesome talent and formidable
voice, been an invaluable member of the
directorial team, a backstage angel, a huge
musical influence and a much loved
backbone to the theatre company.
Even when she was ill she held her smile.
When she was sad she still had the ability to
brighten up the lives of those around her.
She made us laugh. She made us cry. She
made us bacon sandwiches and cups of tea
when we needed them most. And her hip
flask was always available for a bit of Dutch
courage.
She is sorely missed and we would like to
wish her husband Richard and her children,
Harriet and Fred, all the love in the world.
After all, that is what she gave us.
This year’s Panto, Peter Pan, will be
performed in honour of her. Like Peter
Pan, her sense of humour and love of life
will never get old.
We miss you Kate.
Kate’s first appearance in Norton Panto was in Hercules in 2007
where she played Purl alongside Knit (Dawn Kelly) and Drop
One (Milly Morris). Their rendition of ‘Three Little Girls on
Stools Are We’ was spectacular.
In 2008 Kate played a vampish Caroline, the love interest of Dick
Turpin, with the immortal lines ‘I love Dick!’.
In 2009, Kate was Buffy, the Dracula slayer in the Panto of the
same name.
Kate bought out her evil side playing The Ice Queen in 2010s Ice
Queen and the Wizard.
Kate was a swashbuckling hero in 2011, as she played Argos, one
of the Three Musketeers alongside fellow Musketeers Sarah
Bennion and James Foster in ‘Jack and the Three Musketeers’
In 2012 she played the mysterious Mrs Seagull as well being
Assistant Musical Director in Pirates of the Panto.
2013 and Kate was multi-tasking, playing both the Grand Vizier of
Pekin and Craganazer (Nephew to Abanaza The Magician)
in Aladdin.
Kate took a backstage role in 2014 due to her illness, but was still
ever present and source of inspiration
2015 saw Kate return to the stage and put on the crown to play
Prince Adam in Beauty and The Beast.
She also co-directed the show.
In 2016 she once again co-directed alongside Jo Howe, and
played the poetic and hilarious Alan O Dale alongside
Chris Taylor’s Robin Hood.
2017, she is missed, greatly.
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