January 2014
Beauty and the Beast
Directed by
Bec Mayes and Viv Turtle-Savage
Written by
Limelight Scripts
Performance Times
About the Show
Belle is a beautiful young girl and the daughter of Mr Cobb, a baker in the village of Yeastville.
She's courted by Victor, a nasty vain man but refuses to go out with him. Victor gets annoyed and warns Belle that her father's bakery may have an 'accident' in revenge. One day the Prince of the land comes visiting and takes a shine to Belle. He asks her out but Belle is not sure.
Meanwhile, little do any of them know but they've been the subject of a bet between a fairy and a witch. Fairy Rosebud believe love will win out and Belle and the Prince will one day marry, but Witch Greenfly has other ideas. When things don't go to plan, Greenfly transforms the Prince into a Beast to ensure she wins the bet.
After all, who could love a beast?
What will happen to Cobb's bakery? Will Witch Greenfly win her bet and ensure the Prince remains alone in his castle? Will Belle ever find love? Throw in a gruesome twosome in the form of Charlotte and Marzipan,
Mr Cobb's stepdaughters and an outrageous cook called Dolly Donut and you have a recipe for a pantomine filled with drama, comedy, slapstick and sadness. A panto that is 'Beauty and the Beast'!
The Company
Cast
Belle
Rebecca Mitchell
Prince Rupert
Jess Wall
The Beast
Richard Alton
Dolly Donut
Pete O'Kane
Crouton
Jacob Hunt-Wheatley
Charlotte
Daniel Knight
Marzipan
Tom Morley
Victor Vandare
Ed Turner
Dusty Cobb
James McBride
Witch Greenfly
Cheryl Cresswell
Fairy Rosebud
Linda Mayes
Gaston
Mark Swinson
Kingsmill (Front)
Amber Cresswell
Kingsmill (Back)
Ethan Thomas
Worm
Owen Wright
Other Roles
Our Junior Group and other Lovelace members are just as important as the main cast! Playing a variety of roles below, they provide talent, comedy and action to the production...
Workers
- Amber Cresswell
- Alicia Short
- Elise Radford
- Cherry Chance
- Brenda Clack
Witches
- Ivy Miller
- Georgina Lievers
- Olivia Bell
Fairies
- Melissa Whiting
- Tiffany Shelton
- Sophie Bacon
Wolves
- Ethan Thomas
- Jake Henson-Pocklington
- Tommy O'Kane
- Mark Turner
Skeletons
- Sian Crossland
- Livi Bell
- Georgina Lievers
Guards
- Ethan Thomas
- Charlie Bates
- Jessica Pearson
Behind the Scenes
Production Team
Set Construction
Pete McFarlane
Gary Clarke
Dave Short
Costumes
Bernie Kirk
Jess Wall
Prompt
Chris Knowles
Tech Team
Carl Wilkinson
Roger Knowles
Front of House
Kath Williams
Behind the Scenes
Rehearsal Photos
A selection of photographs from rehearsals for the production.
Press Reviews
Hucknall Dispatch - January 2014
Lovelace Prepares For Play
Talented teenager Rebecca Mitchell, a pupil at Hucknall National Academy, takes on the demanding role of Belle in Lovelace Theatre Group's fortheoming production of Beauty and the Beast from the World's Limelight script.
Rebecca (14), teams up with established performers Jess Wall, who is cast as Prince Rupert, Richard Alton, who plays the part of the Beast, and Mark Swinson who forfeits his all familiar role of pantomime dame to play Gaston.
Evergreen Lovelace star Linda Mayes, who recently chalked up 40 years with the group, is cast as the Good Fairy Rosebud, while her protagonist in the good and evil stakes is Cheryl Cresswell, who plays the panto baddie Witch Greenfly.
No pantomime would be complete without the dame and stepping into the shoes and dresses of Mark Swinson will be Pete O'Kane, who will be hoping to impress as Dolly Donut an outrageous cook.
Adding comedy to the proceedings in the roles of 'grue-some twosome' are Charlotte and Marzipan Cobb, the step-daughtersofthedowntrodden local baker MrCobb, played by Daniel Knight and Tom Morley.
Becca Mayes is directing Beauty and the Beast, a production that is being dedicated to the memory of Lovelace stalwart Keith Williams who sadly has recently passed away.
Ina tribute to 'Uncle Keith' as he was known, members described him as 'a real gentleman whose expertise with lighting and sound and his technical skills were invaluable to the group!
'Nothing was too much trouble for Keith, whose involvement with Lovelace spanned more than 40 years,'' said Linda Mayes. 'He was a leading light and will be remembered for his expertise, kindness and devotion to a theatre group that was close to his heart.'
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Beauty and the Beast is being staged at the John Godber Centre, on Ogle Street, Huck-nall, commencing on Wednesday 22nd January with a performance commencing at 6.30 pm. Performances also take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday January 23rd, 24th and 25th at 7.30pm each night.
There will also be a matinee at 2.30.p.m on Saturday.
Tickets are priced E6 and €5 concessions and can be booked by phoning the Box Office on 0115-9639633. Please note the Friday night, Saturday matinee and Saturday evening performance tickets have already sold out.
Photo and preview by Peter Jordan.