Dracula ...the Panto Programme

PRESENTS

Dracula the panto

By Jim Sperinck

24th - 26th January 2013

The Victory Hall Broughton-in-Furness

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Dracula ...the Panto Hot on the heels of last year’s brilliantly quirky ‘Robin Hood and the Singing Nun’ we are proud to present the fangtastic Dracula ...the Panto. Written

by Jim Sperinck who is well known for his skewed take on the traditional pantomime story (other memorable titles include ‘Panto at the OK Corral’, ‘The Pompeii Panto’ and the ‘Canterbury Tales Panto’.) Dracula ...the Panto will not disappoint in the humour stakes (get it?).

Rehearsals began way back in October and it was great to see another crop of talented new faces join the cast. And here we are, almost 4 months later, on performance night. We’ve had a fantastic time together — and we can’t wait for it to all start again next autumn! So sit back, enjoy the panto and thank you for your continued support of our little group.

Broughton Drama Group Committee

Dracula the panto ACT

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In a strangely Cumbrian-looking village somewhere in Transylvania, Dame Rosie Glow welcomes a handsome stranger named Richard to the Flying Mouse Inn. He could be a perfect match for Dame Rosie’s daughter Sonia - but somebody else has his eye on her... The wicked vampire Count Dracula is looking for a new bride. He sends Boris, his werewolf butler, to kidnap Sonia. But with only a pair of hapless cooks to help him, Boris struggles to capture the right girl.

INTERVAL Refreshments will be available and the raffle will be drawn

ACT

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Dracula will have his bride! But who will it be? Dame Rosie seems keen to volunteer, but the Count is still determined to get his teeth into poor Sonia.

Our heroes will need a cunning plan and a little bit of magic from the good Fairy Garlic to put a stop to Dracula’s evil plans (and terrible jokes) once and for all…

Please turn off mobile phones during the performance... anyone caught texting during the performance will become a bride of Dracula

The Cast Dracula.............................................Adam Atkinson Rosie Glow.....................................David Hickinson Jack.......................................................Karen Mason Sonia.....................................Imogen Berry-Henshaw Boris..........................................................Paul Jordin Richard..............................................Sarah Williams Steak.................................................Simon Chadwick Kidney................................................ Lesley Skelton Fairy Garlic.........................................Ceara Hayden Spectacular........................................ Samantha Pugh Particular........................................Louise Thompson Muscular................................................Katie Gaston Pierre.................................................Andrew Forster Alan......................................................... Jamie Gillies Busto.........................................Flora Scott-Maxwell Buster........................................ Bella Kanjoo-Parsons Busted........................................................Lucy Giles Bustop................................................... Eilidh Miller Apple................................................ Sarah Thompson Pear..................................................... Charlotte York Pipi.................................................... Freya Ashcroft Strelle.................................................Grace Ashcroft Vampire.................................................Ellie Haddow Cricket..................................................Eve Dennison Ding.................................................Chloe Blinkhorn Acro...........................................................Zac Miller Com......................................................... Sam Parsons Postman...................................................... Ellie Giles Adult Chorus Claire Armstrong • Hilary Lange • Heather Tavares

The Crew Directed by..................................................... Laura Collar Produced by.................................................... Jennifer Salder Pianist............................................................... Sam Norman Stage Manager................................................ David Bartlett Costumes........................................................... Yvonne Travis Jane Ellingham Jennifer Salder Maggie D’Silva Prompt.............................................................. Kathy Bartlett Set Design & Construction............................ Paul Taylor Dave Bartlett Stage Hands..................................................... Dave Hughes Jenny Acott Sean Leighton Curtain Winder.............................................. Andrew Read Props................................................................. Cath Taylor Make-Up......................................................... Ruth Hughes Louise Thompson Vicky Ashcroft Lighting & Sound............................................ Lyn Setchell David Hickinson Programme, Photos & Publicity................. Russell Holden

Acknowledgements We’d like to say a HUGE thank you to: Coordination Group Publications (CGP) • Kent Valley Colour Printers The front of house team and chaperones • The Victory Hall Adam (Dracula) for his brilliant cartoons • all our advertisers ...and to a WONDERFUL AUDIENCE

Rosie Glow

Fairy Garlic

son

David Hickin

Sonia

Imogen Berry-Henshaw

Ceara Hayden

Richard

Sarah Williams

Jack

Karen Mason Busto Buster

Bella

Flora

Busted

Bustop

Lucy

Eilidh

Adult Chorus

Claire Armstrong

Heather Tavares

Hilary Lange

Steak & Kidney’s Joke Shop What breed of dog is owned by Dracula?

A blood hound.

Why does Dracula have no friends?

Because he’s a pain in the neck.

Which building does Dracula visit in new york?

The vampire state building.

Was Dracula ever married?

No he’s a bat-chelor.

What is a vampire’s favorite fruit?

A neck-tarine.

What’s a vampire’s favourite animal?

A giraffe What’s Dracula’s favourite coffee?

Decoffinated.

Why did Dracula drive on the motorway?

Someone told him it was a main artery!

What is a vampire’s favourite dessert?

I scream

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The origin of Dracula Dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula’s attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by professor Abraham van Helsing.

Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form. He came across the name Dracula in his reading on Romanian history and despite it being a work of fiction, the references to the Transylvanian-born Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia are obvious to see.

During his reign (1456–1462), “Vlad the Impaler” is said to have killed from 40,000 to 100,000 European civilians (political rivals, criminals and anyone else he considered “useless to humanity”), mainly by using his favourite method of impaling them on a sharp pole.

The name “Dracula” is derived from a chivalric order called ‘The order of the dragon’ and means “son of Dracul”. Stoker chose this name to replace the name (Count Wampyr) that he had originally intended to use for his villain.

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A: Whitby B: Scarborough C: Grimsby 3. By which title was Dracula most commonly known?

A: Baron B: Count C: Duke 4. In which of these years was Bram Stoker’s Dracula first published?

A: 1877 B: 1897 C: 1917 5. What was the name of the ship on which Dracula journeyed to England?

A: Persephone B: Vesta C: Demeter Answers: A • A • B • A • C

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Past Pantomimes

2012 Robin Hood & the Singing Nun 2011 The Snow Queen 2010 Snow White & the Duddon Dwarves 2009 Cinderella TreasureThe Frog 2008 The Frog Prince Island Prince 2007 Alice-in-Blunderland 2006 The Pied Piper 50p 50p 2005 Treasure Island 2004 Sleeping Beauty 2003 Beauty and the Beast 2002 Mother Goose 2000 Hickory Dickory & the Millennium Bug 1999 Aladdin As well as a fine reputation 1998 Jack & the Beanstalk for pantomime, Broughton Drama Group also puts on a 1997 Puss-in-Boots 3 One One Act Play festival in early 1996 Cinderella summertime. These have been a regular feature for the past 1995 Robin Hood few years and are open to all.

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