Rumpelstiltzkin
by
Norman Robbins
Directed by: Kathy Robbins
3rd, 5th - 10th December 1983
In this adaptation of the Grimms' story, children are discovered playing "Ladder words', changing one world to another, a letter at a time, retaining an actual word during each change. Grettle says she can change "flax' into "gold'. Unfortunately, the King, whose gold has been mysteriously disappearing, hears this and mistakes it for an actual boast. He orders Grettle to work the change, or she will lose her head, despite the Prince's protests who's in love with her. She's shut in the Tower to perform her task, and Rumpelstiltzkin, the gnome, offers to help her-- at a price. The play then follows the gnome's defeat by the guessing of his secret name and, despite other complications from the wicked Baron and his henchmen, all ends happily.
King Marmaduke | Tom Hind |
Prince Roland | Steven Lever |
Alan | Geoff Reyner |
Rosamund | Lyn Sanderson |
Mother Hubbard | Ron Townley |
Grettle | Claire Russell |
Sammy Slowcoach | Norman Whitelam |
Baron Bludshot | Paul Mizen |
Smash | Robin Smith |
Grabb | Christine Hall |
Rumpelstiltzkin | Wenda Barlow |
Major Domo | Ron Thompson |
Guards, Chorus and Dancers |
Beryl Churchouse, Doris Cocking,
Helen Darnley, Jane Faulkner,
Julie Faulkner, Debbie Pilkington,
Sarah Wallace, Paula Young,
Derek Frith, Neil Hayward,
Clive Jones, Stephen O'Malley,
Mike Russell, Don Williams |
Stage Manager | Mike Russell |
Set Construction | Stan Brown Alan Churchouse Keith Mitchell Mike Russell |
Pianist | Arthur Dyer |
Drums | Richard Corbishley |
Lighting | Mary Gregory |
Sound | Pat Thomas |
Properties | Marjorie Cox Beryl Churchouse |
Wardrobe | Christine Hall Joyce Pomfret Helen Darnley Mel McAndry Shelagh Hewitt
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Scenic Artists | Pat Hohne Chris Thomas |
Programme Design | Derek Frith |
Continuity | Barbara Broadhurst |
Production Assistant | Pat Thomas |
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