Norton Theatre Group

Presents an Amateur

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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.

mark wakefield

commercial photography &

portraits

mark@markwakefield.com

www.marwakefield.com

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

notjustsauce@yahoo.com / 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.