Panto Programme Cinderella 2023
Meet the Cast and Team behind our fantastic 2023 Production of Cinderella.
Meet the Cast and Team behind our fantastic 2023 Production of Cinderella.
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BIG ADVENTURE<br />
PRODUCTIONS<br />
Big Adventure Productions<br />
in association with South Mill Arts<br />
<strong>Programme</strong>
Creative<br />
Team<br />
Producer / Director<br />
Costume<br />
Lighting Designer<br />
Company Stage Manager<br />
Assistant Stage Manager<br />
Head Chaperone<br />
Musical Support<br />
Photography<br />
Graphic Design<br />
Ian McFarlane<br />
Big Adventure Productions<br />
Conor O’Sullivan<br />
Megan Bly<br />
Zach Griffin<br />
Anne Hummersone<br />
James Lark<br />
Philip Raymond<br />
Joe Bottomly for Pyjama Media<br />
With special thanks to<br />
Jonny Danciger<br />
Nicholas Van Bommel<br />
Maureen McFarlane<br />
Alexandra Kind<br />
Angela Kindell
Venue<br />
Team<br />
Operations Director<br />
Artistic <strong>Programme</strong>r<br />
Museum Curator<br />
Curatorial Assistant<br />
Learning and Outreach Co-ordinator<br />
Event Manager<br />
Event Supervisor<br />
Event Supervisor<br />
Event Supervisor<br />
Event Supervisor<br />
CareTaker<br />
Marketing<br />
Marketing<br />
Marketing<br />
Technical Manager<br />
Technician<br />
Technician<br />
Paula Holland<br />
Emma Filby<br />
Chris Lydamore<br />
Alex Andrijevic<br />
Janet Shepherd<br />
Sarah Monk<br />
Allison Humphreys<br />
Richard King<br />
Jo Fegan<br />
Elizabeth Murphy<br />
John Luther<br />
Jen Austin<br />
Hazel Hawkins<br />
Seren Stephen<br />
Scott Gaddes<br />
Jayden Henderson<br />
Jay Williams
Ian McFarlane<br />
Big Adventure Productions<br />
Ian is a London based theatre maker and producer of Big Adventure<br />
Productions. He has worked across the UK as a writer, director,<br />
choreographer and producer. Ian is delighted to return to South Mill<br />
Arts, after producing and staging last year’s Jack & the Beanstalk.<br />
His recent work includes producing the UK staged reading of the musical Till.<br />
Other credits include Forver Oz, a new play based on the Oz books by L. Frank<br />
Baum at the OSO Arts Centre, London in February 2022. He followed this with<br />
The Revellers Society, an immersive cabaret show that began life in 2020.<br />
In 2021, Ian remounted Around The World In 80s Days, at the Blackpool<br />
Grand Theatre. He originally wrote and directed the show, as part of the<br />
venue’s 125th birthday celebrations, in 2019. He also toured The Revellers<br />
Society (2020/2021) and directed The Further Adventures of Peter Pan, at the<br />
Bournemouth Pavilion (2021) Infants tour (2021).<br />
His other work as director and writer includes Betwixt! (Trafalgar Studios)<br />
The Three Musketeers (Kenton Theatre) Enchanted (Courtyard Theatre)<br />
Forever Oz (Assembly Theatre) Sleeping Beauty (Rhodes Arts Complex)<br />
Jack & the Beanstalk & Sleeping Beauty (Kenton Theatre) Directing work<br />
includes Sherlock Holmes: To Kill a Canary (Kenton Theatre) The Women<br />
(Hextable Theatre) Burying Your Brother In The Pavement (The Cockpit)<br />
Arden City (Sight specific) Aladdin for QDOS <strong>Panto</strong>mimes (Hull New Theatre);<br />
Nine (The Albany) Peter Pan (Richmond Theatre) for First Family Entertainment;<br />
Peter Pan (Aylesbury Waterside Theatre) for First Family Entertainment and<br />
the UK Premier of Zombie Prom (Landor Theatre).<br />
Workshops include Romanoff & Juliet, The Night Before Christmas, Twist<br />
& Shout, The Hound of the Baskervilles (also writer) The Crucible, Drat!<br />
The Cat! and Pink!<br />
Find Ian on Twitter @IanMcFarlaneEsq
Cast<br />
Etta Williams - Ella<br />
Training: London College of Music & Codarts, Rotterdam<br />
Credits in training include: Catherine in Pippin, Kate in The<br />
Wild Party, Wendy in Peter Pan<br />
Credits include: Mother Goose, Shooting Stars Entertainment,<br />
Ronnie/Swing in Zog Uk Tour, Jill in Jack & The Beanstalk.<br />
Etta is delighted to be spending the festive season at South Mill<br />
Arts.<br />
Alastair Hill - Prince Christopher<br />
Alastair graduated from the University of Warwick in 2012 and<br />
went on to complete an MA in Musical Theatre at Guildford<br />
School of Acting. He has toured the UK with all three versions<br />
of Dreamboats and Petticoats amongst tours of Saturday<br />
Night Fever and Iolanthe. Most recently, he has toured the<br />
UK, China and Taiwan in a musical production of Titanic. He<br />
has appeared in several pantos and is delighted to be back in<br />
Bishop’s Stortford after appearing as ‘The Crooked Man’ in last<br />
year’s Jack and the Beanstalk.<br />
Credits:<br />
Credits: Titanic (UK & Asia Tour), Dreamboats & Petticoats,<br />
Dreamboats and Petticoats: Bringing on Back the Good Times,<br />
Dreamboats and Miniskirts (UK Tours), <strong>Cinderella</strong> (Darlington<br />
Hippodrome and Newbury Corn Exchange), The Fix and The<br />
Dreaming (Union Theatre), Iolanthe (UK Tour), Saturday Night<br />
Fever (UK Tour), Dick Whittington (Basildon Towngate Theatre),<br />
20:40 (Omnibus Theatre), Around the World in 80s Days<br />
(Blackpool Grand Theatre).
Matthew Kellett - Buttons<br />
Matt has toured the UK extensively, most often with The National Gilbert<br />
and Sullivan Opera Company and Charles Court Opera, performing lead<br />
roles in the works of Gilbert and Sullivan including: Sgt of Police (The Pirates<br />
of Penzance), Giuseppe (The Gondoliers), Robin Oakapple (Ruddigore),<br />
Strephon (Iolanthe) and Dick Deadeye (Charles Courts Opera’s HMS<br />
Pinafore - winner ‘best opera’ - Offies 2020) among many others.<br />
In panto, Matt has performed for many seasons at The King’s Head Theatre<br />
in Islington, most recently in the title role of Beowulf (winner ‘best panto’ -<br />
Offies 2022). Previous panto appearances include: Buttons (Buttons:<br />
Another <strong>Cinderella</strong> Story), Joe Christmas (The Nativity <strong>Panto</strong>), El Tabasco<br />
(Pinocchio) & all seven of Snow White’s Dwarfs (Mirror Mirror).<br />
Matt has also appeared in roles at Opera Holland Park, Wexford Festival<br />
Opera, the Iford Arts Festival, understudied at Music Theatre Wales and<br />
performed on BBC Radios 3 & 4. He trained at the Royal Northern College<br />
of Music and Trinity College of Music, where he was awarded the silver<br />
medal for vocal studies.<br />
Aimée Moore - Semolina<br />
Training: Laine Theatre arts<br />
Professional theatre credits include: Singer/Dancer on P&O Australia<br />
cruises (Grayboy Entertainment), Amber in the UK & Ireland tour<br />
of Hairspray, Connie/1st Cover Stephanie in UK & Ireland Tour<br />
of Saturday Night Fever, 1st Cover Holly in The Wedding Singer<br />
(Wembley Troubadour Theatre), Rumpleteaser in Cats (Kilworth<br />
House), Village Lass/1st Cover Babette in Beauty & The Beast (UK<br />
tour & The London Palladium)<br />
Film and TV credits: Miranda Hart’s “My Such Fun Celebration” (BBC<br />
1), Tomorrow Morning (Film).<br />
Aimée is thrilled to be spending Christmas at South Mill Arts.<br />
Kirsten Henderson - Gretel (cover Ella / Semolina)<br />
Training:<br />
First Class Ba(Hons) Degree in Musical Theatre from Performance<br />
Preparation Academy (PPA) 2020-<strong>2023</strong><br />
The Dance School Of Scotland 2018-2020<br />
Credits in Training include:<br />
Wednesday in “The Addams Family”, Ensemble in “Fame” and Dance<br />
Captain/Soloist in “Rent”<br />
Kirsten is absolutely delighted to be making her professional debut at<br />
South Mill Arts!
Lauren Chinery - Sorbet<br />
Lauren trained in Musical Theatre at PPA, Guildford.<br />
Credits include: Liz in Blonde Bombshells of 1943 (Bolton Octagon),<br />
Fairy Goodwin/Bo Peep in Jack and the Beanstalk(Southmill Arts),<br />
Babs in Dreamboats and Petticoats: Bringing on Back the Good<br />
Times (2022 UK Tour), Fairy Bow Bells in Dick Whittington (Newark<br />
2021 and Chatham 2018), Jordan Baker in Gatsby (Zedel Picadilly<br />
2019 and Online Stream from Cadogan Hall 2021), Singer in The<br />
Last Vampire (Workshop for The Belgrade, Coventry), Peter Pan in<br />
Peter Pan (Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds), Choreographer for<br />
Summer Street (Tour, AJN Productions), Dorothy Gish/Ensemble<br />
in The Biograph Girl (Finborough Theatre), Maggie Brown in Miss<br />
Nightingale (London Hippodrome), Bella in Beauty and the Beast<br />
(CAST, Doncaster), Babs in Dreamboats and Petticoats (2017 UK<br />
Tour), Myrtle Wilson/Lucille in Gatsby (Leicester Square Cabaret<br />
Theatre).<br />
Lauren loved her time at Southmill last year, and is very excited to be<br />
back this year as part of this dramatic duo!<br />
Chris Curlett - Hansel (cover Buttons / Prince Christopher)<br />
Chris trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with a<br />
full scholarship from the Leverhulme Trust.<br />
Theatre: Chester in ‘Rapunzel (U.K. Tour), Bob Cratchit in ‘A<br />
Christmas Carol’ (European Tour) Officer Barrel in ‘Urinetown’<br />
(Sherman Theatre), Mack the Knife in ‘Threepenny Opera’ (Richard<br />
Burton Theatre) Ensemble in ‘Sweeney Todd’ (The Curve, Leicester)<br />
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Regional Tour), Billy in ‘The Rise<br />
and fall of Little Voice’ (South London Theatre), Muddles in ‘Sleeping<br />
Beauty’ (Winsford Lifestyle Centre)<br />
Concert: Saturday Night Live (Her Majesty’s Theatre), Hear my Song<br />
(Battersea Barge), A Christmas Concert (Dora Stoutzker Hall) and<br />
Mack in Mack and Mabel (RWCMD).<br />
Film/Commercials: ‘Nativity 3- Dude, where’s my Donkey?’ Welsh<br />
National Opera’s “This is Me” for Pride Month. Chris has appeared<br />
in commercials for Fun City Lazer Quest, Dr Marten and The London<br />
Dungeon. Chris can be seen around the world on many promotional<br />
materials for “The Dungeons” including The Netherlands, China and<br />
the USA.
Mason Harper - Senior Ensemble<br />
Mason has been dancing since of the age of 4 and is currently<br />
studying dance at Harlow college, covering Ballet, Commercial,<br />
Contemporary and Jazz. He has also been in many Shows /<br />
pantomimes here at south mills art’s including Beauty and the beast<br />
2018 , Sleeping Beauty 2019. I have also done Nativity the musical<br />
in 2022 and Fame the musical <strong>2023</strong> with BSA<br />
I can’t wait to be part of this incredible team of <strong>Cinderella</strong>, this year.<br />
I wish everyone in the show a massive good luck and also a merry<br />
Christmas and a happy new year!<br />
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Junior Ensemble<br />
Charmed<br />
Phoebe Winder<br />
Florence Winder<br />
Radia Fecih<br />
Maya Cormack-Ford<br />
Dream<br />
Sandy Bennett-Cardy<br />
Aphra Bennett-Cardy<br />
Niamh Ainsworth<br />
Chloe Joly Beltran<br />
Magic<br />
Jamie Stevens<br />
Tallullah Strano<br />
Laura Bradshaw<br />
Emily Ellis<br />
Abigail Moore