THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES, or 5 Beans for Jack
18th – 21st April 2012 By David Foxton Directed by Ian Brown
Musical Comedy Hilarity abounds along with plenty of audience participation in this merger of two popular pantos. The plot? You’ll have to watch to see how the same tricksters who convince the Emperor his bankrupt state can be salvaged by their magic cloth are also able to con Jack out of his cow in exchange for a handful of beans. But when you realise that the author is an art lecturer whose students included Damien Hirst you’ll appreciate his comment "The bits do fit together."
Cast Principals Tom "Tink" Bell Charlie Mabbutt Aloysius Sly Jevon Clark Cresside Wilhelmina Wily Katie Bignell (alternate performances) Molly Rose (alternate performances) Abigail Bell Isobel Hubner (alternate performances) Fran Loosley (alternate performances) Abacus Mia Meggiolaro (alternate performances) Zoe Kirk (alternate performances) Lord Chamberlain Kate Batchelor Guard Captain Ewan Murphy Emperor Persimmon Ben Jeffreys Empress Petronella Benita Murphy Jack Laurence Read Jack’s Mother Samuel Holland   Male Ensemble Christie Gallagher, Ethan Elsdon (Fashion Model), Louis Forsyth (Attendant) & Edison Fallon (Fashion Model)   Female Ensemble Maria Gallagher, Kayley Herbert, Emily Foster, Edie Nelson, Elodie Guyon-Pelfrene (Attendant) & Aurora Chandler-Honnor   Production Team Musical Director Jacquie Burke Musical Arrangement John Chandler Choreographer Kirsty Hudson Production Manager Simon Kennedy Child Protection Liz Bignell   Backstage Crew Stage Manager Ben Gilbert     Mentor: Nick Gane Set design Ben Gilbert     Mentor: Mel Morgan Set construction The Chipstead Players Set Construction Crew Wardrobe Janet Bennet & Liz Bignell Properties Clair Jeffreys Lighting design Ben Gilbert     Mentor: John Leventhall Lighting operation Gus van Manen     Mentors: The Chipstead Players Technical Team Spotlight operator Chris Jacobs Sound operation Fergus Walling
CAN’T PAY, WON’T PAY
5th – 10th March 2012 By Dario Fo Directed by Kate Thurlow
Farce Fed up with ever-rising food prices, Antonia and her comrades indulge in some "self-service" at the local supermarket. Crazy disasters pile up on top of each other as two of them try to cope with the fallout while keeping everything from their husbands.
Cast   Crew Antonia Elayne Teague   Set Designer David Franks Margherita Yasmin Nixon   Set Construction David Franks & The Giovanni Lars Sawyer   Chipstead Players Sergeant/Inspector/   Construction Crew Old Man/Undertaker Geoff Thorn   Stage Manager Andy Mills Luigi Jeremy Barry   Lighting Graham House   Sound Jeff Stone   Costumes Pam Jarrad,   Elizabeth Lockhart-   Mure & Pat Andrews   Furniture Clare Sparshatt   Properties Paul Beckley &   Linda Hall   Prompt Stephen Thurlow   Production Manager Louise Delaney
SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN VAN TROPPS
12th – 15th January 2012 18th – 21st January 2012 By Ian Radburn & Iain McGrath Directed by Sharon Laws Musical Direction by Terry Brown Choreography by Patrica Thompsett
Drama If it’s good enough for The Royal Shakespeare Company, it’s good enough for The Chipstead Players! They commissioned a reimagining of Cardenio, Shakespeare’s lost play. We’ve done the same for the story that the Brothers Grimm forgot to publish. With a cast of thousands, we’ll whisk you away to the magic kingdom – poisoned apple, miniature people and all.
Cast   Crew Snow White Rachel Keen   Set Designer Mel Morgan Prince Charming Samantha White   Set Construction Alan Croft & The Cleggy Roy Pearson   Chipstead Players Queen Jordan Jacqui Saunders   Construction Team Mirror Geoff Thorn   Stage Manager Colin Edgerton Britney Eloise Massimo   Stage Crew Lewis Hayes & The Hortensia Totty Andy Wiggins   Chipstead Players Harriet Hill Sarah Pearson   Backstage Crew Herne Hill Ian Radburn   Production Managers Jo Hopkins & Woody/Servant Noel Harris   Simon Kennedy Little Red Riding   Lighting Design Matt Leventhall   Hood Sarah Richardson   Lighton Operation Ben Gilbert Hunter/Pupil Jon Laws   Spotlight Operators Fergus Walling,   Georgina Brown & The Villagers Kate Batchelor   The Chipstead Kelly Burke   Players Youth Theatre Jordan Crabtree   Lighting Team Frances Loosley   Sound Mel Morgan Katherine Mill   Properties Lauren Milsom, Emily Synnott   Mary Morgan &   Pauline Beckley The Pupils Ian Brown   Wardrobe Edwina Marrow, Linda Crabtree   Anne Franks & The Nick Gane,   Wardrobe Team John Laws,   Furniture Clare Sparshatt Gus van Manen   Scene Painters Jennifer Barnes & Peter van Manen &   Linda Hornzee-Jones Vicky van Manen     The van Tropps Anne Batchelor   Katie Bignall   Terry Brown   Aurora Chandler-       Honnor   Ethan Elsdon   Maria Gallagher   Ben Jeffreys   Mia Meggiolaro   Georgia Pearson