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George Critchley for <strong>PMA</strong> <strong>Productions</strong> presents<br />
Written by<br />
George Critchley<br />
Directed by<br />
Matthew Townshend<br />
Musical Direction:<br />
Malcolm Bennett<br />
Kerry Egan as <strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong><br />
Scott Worsfold<br />
& George Critchley as Muddles<br />
Keith De’Winter<br />
as Mrs Duddles<br />
Glenn MacNamara<br />
as Prince Valentine<br />
Claire-Louise Mealor<br />
as Fairy Nuff<br />
Eastender’s ‘Tony Hills’<br />
Mark Homer<br />
as Ramsbottom<br />
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& the seven dwarfs<br />
One snowy night in a castle far away, a little<br />
Princess was born. Her parents named her<br />
<strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong>. As the years passed, she grew up to be<br />
a lovely young woman. Her beauty and her gentle<br />
nature won the hearts of all who knew her. After<br />
<strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong>’s father died, she lived in the castle with<br />
her Stepmother – the Queen Cruella. The Queen was<br />
very beautiful, but she was also cold and heartless.<br />
She was jealous of <strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong>’s beauty...<br />
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Mark Homer<br />
Ramsbottom Mark trained at the Academy<br />
Drama School, <strong>White</strong>chapel and is<br />
best known for his long-running<br />
appearance as Tony Hills in BBC 1’s<br />
EastEnders.<br />
Mark then went on to enjoy other<br />
T.V roles appearing in BBC’s Silent<br />
Witness - starring opposite Amanda<br />
Burton, More Than Love for Channel 4<br />
and BBC 3’s Spine Chillers.<br />
He’s also recently played Craig in a<br />
British/Canadian horror fi lm Never<br />
Play With The Dead and has just<br />
fi nished fi lming Orchestra for Tiger<br />
Aspect/Channel 4.<br />
Mark’s theatre work includes Dan in<br />
Night Must Fall at the Swansea Grand<br />
Theatre, Fireman Sam in Naked Flame<br />
at the Lyceum Theatre Sheffi eld, Malcolm in Macbeth at the Stafford Open<br />
Air Festival, Brandon in a number 1 tour of Rope and Dave in A Fan’s Club at<br />
Wimbledon Theatre and Edinburgh festival.<br />
He also co-wrote and acted in a new play called Boxed at the Riverside<br />
Studios. Shortly after that, Boxed was adapted for radio and aired on Radio 4.<br />
Mark’s previous pantomimes include Buttons in Cinderella at Blackpool,<br />
Redhill, Redditch and Buxton. He also played the gypsy Prince Antonio in<br />
Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Sutton.<br />
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Kerry Egan<br />
<strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong><br />
Kerry trained at the London School<br />
of Musical Theatre where she<br />
created the role of Ayla in Charles<br />
Miller’s Hope at the Cochrane<br />
Theatre, London. Other credits at<br />
LSMT: Is there Life after High School; A<br />
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia);<br />
Much Ado About Nothing (Hero).<br />
After graduating Kerry went<br />
onto tour the UK with a Musical<br />
adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The<br />
Happy Prince, creating the role of<br />
the Swallow.<br />
Since then she has appeared on a<br />
number of occasions at the very<br />
popular London fringe venue<br />
Battersea Barge, both as a singer<br />
and as backing vocalist for singer/<br />
songwriter Louise Cairns.<br />
TV Credits: The Forsyte Saga, Clocking Off and Doctors.<br />
Kerry is very excited to be playing the role of <strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong> and as always<br />
thanks Mum and Dad for their continued love and support.<br />
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Keith De’Winter<br />
Mrs Fanny Duddles<br />
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Manchester born Keith has extensive<br />
theatre credits which include Melvin<br />
in Graceland for Oldham Coliseum,<br />
Charlie/Harry in A Taste for Murder<br />
for Green Light Theatre, innumerable<br />
characters for Actors Inc Touring<br />
Company, of which he is a founder<br />
member, and Widow Twankey in<br />
Aladdin performed at The Lowry,<br />
Salford Quays.<br />
More recently he has become an<br />
international performer with his<br />
performance of Phileas Fogg’s sidekick,<br />
Passepartout in an adaptation of Around<br />
the World in 80 Days, in Rome, Italy. He’s<br />
also involved in a Theatre in Education<br />
project at the People’s History Museum,<br />
Manchester, where he plays journalist<br />
Bronterre O’Brien.<br />
Keith’s fi lm/radio/TV credits include The Postman’s Toe, At The Pictures,<br />
Spaceball Ricochet, Cold Feet, Coronation Street and Medics. He recently<br />
made his big screen debut in The Commando, due to be released next year.<br />
Currently he’s fi lming another short which takes him out of his comedy shoes<br />
and into the thriller genre.<br />
This will be Keith’s second collaboration with <strong>PMA</strong> <strong>Productions</strong> following the<br />
success of last years Aladdin, and he looks forward to once again donning<br />
his dress, putting on his make-up, tightening the corset and slipping into his<br />
hob-nail boots… all in the name of panto of course!
Glenn MacNamara<br />
Prince Valentine<br />
Glenn trained at the Guildford School<br />
of Acting where his credits include<br />
Frank Ford in The Merry Wives of<br />
Windsor, Father Jack in Dancing at<br />
Lughnasa, Sir Charles Marlow in<br />
She Stoops to Conquer and Senator<br />
Wingwoah in Best Little Whorehouse in<br />
Texas. His professional theatre credits<br />
include Cecil Washington in The<br />
Canterville Ghost (TheatreBuddha),<br />
Hugo in Bye Bye Birdie (Landor<br />
Theatre), Hastings in She Stoops to Conquer (Hampton Court Palace) and Player in<br />
Pippin (Electric Theatre, Guildford). Television credits include The Days That Shook<br />
The World (BBC/Tiger <strong>Productions</strong>) and Morris 2247 Channel 5/2Hats <strong>Productions</strong>).<br />
Glenn performs regularly as Frank Sinatra in various cabaret acts, including The<br />
Rat Pack’s Back (SMA <strong>Productions</strong>).<br />
Claire-Louise Mealor<br />
Fairy Nuff & assistant Choreographer<br />
Claire-Louise graduated from the<br />
London School of Musical Theatre with<br />
distinction. While there she played the<br />
lead of Brenda Bly in Brenda Bly: Teen<br />
Detective at the Cochrane Theatre.<br />
Claire-Louise has had a busy fi rst year<br />
in the profession. She has performed<br />
in a staging of The Seasiders at The<br />
Kings Head, Islington and also played<br />
the part of Jill in Mother Goose at the<br />
Thameside Theatre, Essex. She then went on to play Sue in the national tour of<br />
Raving Beauties. Claire-Louise would like to thank her family, friends and LSMT<br />
for all their love and support.<br />
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Scott Worsfold<br />
Muddles<br />
Scott fi rst began his acting career with<br />
the Cambridge Theatre Company<br />
and then went on to perform with<br />
the National Youth Theatre before<br />
attending Mountview theatre school.<br />
Since graduating he has had varied<br />
career from playing Boney the dog<br />
in Regents Park Open Air Theatre,<br />
London, to Ginge the drummer in a<br />
punk musical with London Bubble. He<br />
has appeared in many Shakespeare<br />
productions including Touchstone in<br />
As You Like It, Petruchio in The Taming<br />
Of The Shrew and Master Page in The<br />
Merry Wives of Windsor. This is Scott’s third production with <strong>PMA</strong> after already<br />
appearing as Fleshcreep in Jack and the Beanstalk two years ago and then taking<br />
on the role of director and Father Christmas himself in Rock Christmas show The<br />
Night Before Christmas at Darwen library Theatre last year. With Christmas shows<br />
in mind, Scott has also performed as the Sultan in Aladdin at the Lowry theatre,<br />
Manchester, The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz, and the King in Sleeping Beauty.<br />
Scott is a big lover of musical theatre and has enjoyed appearing in review shows,<br />
performing songs from the west end and playing Teddy Klein in the new musical<br />
That Perfect Tonic at the Mill Theatre. He has also co-written and directed his own<br />
musical Making Waves and Co-produced, directed, written and appeared in the<br />
slushy review show Our Funny Valentine. Currently, Scott can be seen as a presenter<br />
on Gems TV on sky 646 and ntl 177.<br />
Scott has also just fi nished fi lming a small role as the detective in the ITV drama<br />
Booze Cruise II, where he got to play opposite his Tv idol Brian Murphy (George from<br />
George and Mildred for those who can remember that far back), as well as playing<br />
a trucker in the1 Aim TV commercial. Scott is very pleased to be performing here as<br />
Muddles with a great cast as always with <strong>PMA</strong> productions, and wishes everyone a<br />
very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!<br />
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Fiona Egan<br />
Queen Cruella This is Fiona’s third pantomime for<br />
<strong>PMA</strong> productions. Last year saw her<br />
playing Dim elf & Ice Queen in The<br />
Night before Christmas, and prior to<br />
that, the Giant and Queen in Jack &<br />
the Beanstalk. So it is lovely to be<br />
back amongst old friends again this<br />
year playing the Wicked Queen (I<br />
can see a theme starting here!)<br />
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It has been a busy year, playing Viola<br />
in Twelfth Night, and turning back<br />
time for Granada to appear in Love<br />
Lies Bleeding, a two part drama for next<br />
year. Fiona plays the mother in 1976,<br />
complete with bouffant hair, A- line<br />
skirt, and nylon wing tipped blouse.<br />
Yum! In between she can still be seen<br />
presenting on the satellite sky channel,<br />
Gems TV, presenting live a wide<br />
spectrum of handcrafted jewellery.<br />
Fiona is no stranger to Lancashire though, as previous tours of New Life and<br />
The Pendle Witches for Blaize Theatre Company have taken her all round the<br />
surrounding countryside. Shakespeare touring shows have also brought her<br />
to this neck of the woods, as Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Kate<br />
in The Taming of the Shrew, Rosalind in As You Like It and Lady Macbeth in<br />
Macbeth.<br />
She is looking forward to the festive season with you, by cracking open a<br />
few holsten pils to keep the cold at bay, and by watching old re-runs of her<br />
favourite, Danny Kaye movies.
DAPA<br />
Principal: Jayne Vernon.<br />
The Wharf Studios, Eanam Wharf Blackburn, Lancashire.<br />
DAPA has been established for over over 22 years. Taking over from the<br />
founder in1994, principal Jayne Vernon was a professional dancer and had<br />
her own caberet group. Graham Vernon, is a British Latin American Champion,<br />
ex-model and singer.<br />
Many students are now performing and teaching around the world. DAPA<br />
prides itself on a fun, friendly, family centre in the beautiful wharf side<br />
studios in Blackburn.<br />
For more information about DAPA call Jayne on (01254) 699221. <br />
Seniors: Katie Fry, Claire Fisher, Jade Harrison, Laura Pryce, Gemma Cocker,<br />
Jessica Rowe<br />
Inters:Rebecca Worthy, Siobban Jackson, Hannah Shorrock, Chelcei Pickup,<br />
Chelsea Smith, Samantha Harrison, Ruth Jeffrey,<br />
Juniors: Faye Regan, Stephanie Ralph, Seana Nicholson, Emma Jeffrey, Holli<br />
Mulcahy, Katie <strong>White</strong>.<br />
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Studio 5 Dancing<br />
School<br />
Principal: Heather Peskett.<br />
Brewery Sreet, Rugeley, Staffordshire.<br />
Principal of Studio 5 Stage School, Heather started the Studio nineteen years<br />
ago. Her pupils are trained from 3 years old in becoming young entertainers<br />
of the performing world.<br />
Opportunities for pupils to perform, competitions and pantomimes provide<br />
them with the knowledge and experience of the theatre, indeed Studio<br />
5 Stage School has provided pantomime dancers at all the professional<br />
pantomimes here at the Prince of Wales Centre and the Red Rose theatre in<br />
Rugeley.<br />
Both Heather and her talented pupils are proud to be associated with George<br />
Critchley and <strong>PMA</strong> <strong>Productions</strong> in this year’s pantomime, <strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong>.<br />
If you would like to know more about Studio 5 Stage School, contact -<br />
Heather Peskett RAD (Adv) , MTD (Adv). Telephone: (01889) 584387.<br />
Seniors: Gayle Peskett, Jodie Hall, Megan Wood, Rachael Drury- Shepherd,<br />
Amy Di Bartolomeo, Dominique Hucks<br />
Inters: Hayley Shaw, Tammy<br />
Bywater, Molly Wharton,<br />
Imogen Potts, Stephanie<br />
Jefferies, Sian Richards,Bria<br />
Kuzmic, Taylor Hawdle, Luke<br />
Di Bartolomeo<br />
Juniors: Sophie Best,<br />
Megan Tombs, Megan<br />
Pugh, Rachael Phizacklea,<br />
Elli-May Hannant, Hannah<br />
Cooper<br />
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ACT ONE<br />
Prologue It’s Topsy Turvy day in the country of a Marillo<br />
Scene One A tale from Fairyland - Fairy Nuff<br />
Scene Two The road from Valenskia - dusty and long.<br />
Scene Three Castle courtyard - in need of a good sweep!<br />
Scene Four In the village - we’ve got magic to do!<br />
Scene Five The Queen’s Bedroom - Not to be recommended!<br />
Scene Six The castle courtyard - love is all around. Ah.<br />
Scene Seven Inside the castle - inside the castle theres an echo!<br />
Scene Eight Inside the Queens bedroom - keep out!!<br />
Scene Nine The banquet room - needs a lick of paint!<br />
Scene Ten In the forest - someone, and I’m not saying who, but it<br />
could be Ramsbottom, is up to no good.<br />
ACT TWO<br />
Scene One In the forest glade - the trees are poisonous and<br />
toxic.<br />
Scene Two The castle Interior with the Queen - very little going<br />
on really - not!<br />
Scene Three The castle dungeon and a thoroughly horrible place<br />
to be especially late at night, on your own but you’ll<br />
be safe if you bring a handy little bench<br />
Scene Four A freehold cottage in the forest privately owned by<br />
seven hard working and friendly miners (well, one<br />
does have his off days).<br />
Scene Five The songsheet with Muddles - will that Wiggly Worm<br />
be turning up again?<br />
Scene Six A Royal Wedding - did Queen Cruella get her wish?<br />
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Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre 7 th - 18 th December, 2005<br />
Prince of Wales Theatre in Cannock 24 th – 30 th December, 2005<br />
The Muni in Colne, Lancashire 6 th – 22 nd January, 2006<br />
Cast List<br />
Ramsbottom Mark Homer<br />
Wicked Queen Fiona Egan<br />
Muddles Scott Worsfold<br />
<strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong> Kerry Egan<br />
Fairy Nuff Claire-Louise Mealor<br />
Prince Valentine Glenn MacNamara<br />
Mrs Duddles Keith De’Winter<br />
Muddles in Colne George Critchley<br />
Production Team<br />
Directed by Matthew Townshend<br />
Written by George Critchley<br />
Musical Director Malcolm Bennett<br />
Percussion Michael Parkin, /Rob Navratill<br />
Technical DSM Blake Slater<br />
Artistic Production Manager Arnie Breen<br />
Costume Designer Irene <strong>White</strong>hall<br />
Set designed & built by Matt Lloyd<br />
Choreography Hayley Newnes<br />
Assistant Choreographer Claire-Louise Mealor<br />
Dance School<br />
in Oswaldtwistle Jayne Vernon<br />
in Cannock Heather Peskett<br />
in Colne Susan Chippendale<br />
Company Manager Scott Worsfold<br />
Written and Produced by George Critchley for <strong>PMA</strong> <strong>Productions</strong> LTD<br />
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The Chippendale<br />
School of Dance<br />
Principal: Susan Chippendale<br />
Great George Street, Colne, Lancashire<br />
Susan Chippendale is a fully registered teacher of the Royal Academy of<br />
Dancing and affi liated member of the Imperial Teachers Society of Dancing.<br />
Her school in Colne has been established for 40 years. During this time many<br />
pupils have gone on to perform professionally or have qualifi ed to become<br />
teachers of dancing.<br />
Fully qualifi ed teachers provide an opportunity for pupils to dance on theatre<br />
stages in amateur and professional productions with regular examinations<br />
to keep a high standard in all aspects of dance.<br />
The Studio, Unit 3, Colne Commercial Centre, Great George Street, Colne,<br />
Lancashire, BB8 OSQ. Tel: (01282) 866298<br />
Seniors: Alison Lonsdale, Samantha Burniston, Bethany Sharrocks, Lydia<br />
Waddington, Samantha Storey, Lorna Smith<br />
Inters: Katie Chadwick, Cathryn Osborne, Jessica Balderstone, Emma<br />
Burniston, Rheannon Davies, Faye Collins<br />
Juniors/dwarfs: Kathryn Arkwright, Melissa Bland, Shannon Evans, Laura<br />
Schofi eld, Laura Bird, Georgina Smith, Laura Arkwright<br />
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Theatre staff<br />
Oswaldtwistle<br />
Theatre Managers - Kerry Smith and Steve Wandless<br />
Staff -Julia Denwer, Warren Hargreaves, Allan Dobson, Gordon Smith,<br />
Judith Kennedy, Lynn Mather, Janet Flanagan.<br />
DSM -Blake Slater<br />
Lighting Designer - Glynn Hughes<br />
Sound - Brian Webster<br />
Stage - Greg Hughes<br />
Followspots - Francesca Swarbrick and Benedict Hughes<br />
Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock<br />
Theatre Manager - Richard Kay<br />
Duty Offi cers - Alison Cox Sandea Conroy<br />
Box Offi ce - Barbara Sutherland, Val Cunningham, Laura Treadwell,<br />
Rachel Dean<br />
Steward - Jim Gray-Davis<br />
Housekeepers - Ann Massey, Lorraine Vest<br />
Technical Manager- Andrew Kennerley<br />
Stage Manager -Mick Perry<br />
ASM - Adam Crawford<br />
Chief Flyman - Carl Cooper Sound- Andrew Derry<br />
Lighting - Charlotte Perry<br />
Followspots - David Barr and Vicky Robb<br />
Thank you to Front of House volunteers, catering staff, and Kay and Lauren<br />
Walker<br />
Municipal Hall, Colne<br />
Phil Storey and all the staff:<br />
Executive Manager Development - Alison Goode<br />
Marketing Manager - Lisa Thompson<br />
Promotional Production - Ric Hodson<br />
Graphic Designer - Antony Whittaker<br />
Web/Database Administrator - Sam Wilson<br />
Front of House: Venue Manager - Tony Dodd, Assistant Venue Manager<br />
- Peter Clegg<br />
Box Offi ce - Harold Hoggarth & Zoe Anderson<br />
Stage Manager - Steve Dolman<br />
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Chris Leaver<br />
Musical Director<br />
As a child, Chris was trained in<br />
Classical piano however at the<br />
same time was being infl uenced<br />
by artists such as Dire Straits, Dave<br />
Matthews Band, Bob Dylan, The<br />
Police and Pink Floyd. Throughout<br />
High School he played drums and<br />
keyboards with a number of bands<br />
and for his local pantomime. He<br />
has led one such band, involving<br />
his elder brothers and friends,<br />
and established a popular annual<br />
summer gig in his home area,<br />
Galloway and still continues seven<br />
years on. In July 2005, he graduated<br />
from Newcastle College with a 2/1<br />
honours degree in Jazz, Popular<br />
and Commercial Music and has<br />
since moved to London looking for<br />
opportunities in the industry. Songs<br />
and compositions of his own and other artists have also led Chris to work<br />
and record with a number of musicians across the country. On his debut role<br />
as Musical Director, he looks forward to meeting and working with a whole<br />
new cast of musicians, actors and crew.<br />
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Irene <strong>White</strong>hall<br />
Costume Designer<br />
Matt Lloyd<br />
Set Designer<br />
Matt is a graduate of Theatre<br />
Design from the Nottingham Trent<br />
University.<br />
Matt’s theatre design credits<br />
include - You Strike the Woman,<br />
You Strike the Rock, City Child (The<br />
MAC), Requiem for Ground Zero<br />
(Stage Two, The Patrick Centre,<br />
Birmingham), Transmissions<br />
Festivals 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,<br />
After Juliet, Faust and Furious, The<br />
Wedding (The Door, Birmingham<br />
Rep), Sleeping Beauty, <strong>Snow</strong> Queen,<br />
The Greeks(Carpe Diem Theatre<br />
Company), Avalanche(Nottingham<br />
Playhouse).<br />
Irene <strong>White</strong>hall has been a seamstress<br />
since the age of 16, attending courses at<br />
Luton College in Bedfordshire and at the<br />
Isle of Wight College. Having been in the<br />
theatrical business for the last 13 years<br />
she now feels she has found her niche<br />
in life.<br />
Irene has worked on many professional<br />
shows over the years including: Paul<br />
Nicholas’ Rocky Horror Show, and more<br />
recently the Pirates of Penzance. In the<br />
last few years Irene has worked on many<br />
pantos and not least <strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong>, Jack and<br />
the Beanstalk, Pinocchio, Aladdin and The<br />
Wizard of Oz, all for <strong>PMA</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>.<br />
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Hayley Newnes<br />
Choreographer<br />
Hayley trained at Elmhurst ballet<br />
School and since then has enjoyed<br />
a varied and successful career.<br />
She has appeared in several variety<br />
shows which include Rock with<br />
Laughter and West End in Concert<br />
and more recently performed with<br />
Billy Pearce and The Grumbleweeds<br />
at Blackpool Grand Theatre.<br />
Last year Hayley enjoyed a<br />
successful summer tour of the<br />
popular 70’s musical Boogie Nights.<br />
Whilst busy performing, Hayley has<br />
also been busy choreographing and<br />
directing for Haven, British Holidays<br />
and John Fowler Holidays.<br />
Various pantomimes include<br />
Cinderella, Jack and The Beanstalk,<br />
Aladdin and Peter Pan performing,<br />
and as well as choreographing in<br />
Neverland this year.<br />
Hayley is delighted to be in the beautiful north of England to choreograph<br />
<strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong> and the Seven Dwarfs.<br />
Mike Parkin & Rob Navratill<br />
Percussion<br />
Mike Parkin is very happy to be returning to work with <strong>PMA</strong> <strong>Productions</strong> on <strong>Snow</strong><br />
<strong>White</strong> at Oswaldtwistle Civic and The Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock.<br />
Rob Navratill has studied percussion since the age of 7 and played with local<br />
bands in South Yorkshire before graduating in Music Technology at Leeds College<br />
of Music. His ability to play a wide variety of styles has seen him perform in Japan,<br />
Israel and Holland. He currently divides his time between playing and producing,<br />
working on a number of projects in his home town of Sheffi eld.<br />
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Malcolm Bennett<br />
<strong>PMA</strong> Musical Director<br />
Malcolm Bennett started out in<br />
the music business as a classical<br />
trumpeter, playing on a freelance<br />
basis with all of the top symphony<br />
orchestras in the UK before changing<br />
tack to become the Lead Trumpet at<br />
the London Palladium in 1979.<br />
Over a period of 12 years in the West<br />
End, Malcolm was lead trumpet<br />
for the shows; Singin’ In The Rain,<br />
Barnum, Annie, Chicago, Starlight<br />
Express, Jesus Christ Superstar, Beyond<br />
the Rainbow, and short seasons at<br />
the palladium with The 2 Ronnies,<br />
Bruce Forsythe, Lena Horne and Ken<br />
Dodd. During this period Malcolm<br />
was also in demand as a session<br />
player for both feature including:<br />
Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Danny<br />
Kaye and Bob Hope.<br />
Malcolm has written for (amongst others) Tori Amos, The Beautiful South,<br />
Jools Holland, and Elton John to name but a few.<br />
Malcolm has written for various pop groups, choirs, brass bands, wind bands<br />
and chamber ensembles. He has had works performed by the Los Angeles<br />
Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Big Band and the BBC Radio Orchestra (Friday<br />
Night is Music Night) and he has composed a number of radio station idents,<br />
jingles and signature tunes.<br />
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Matthew Townshend<br />
Director<br />
Matthew joined the National Youth Theatre<br />
(NYT) and later trained as an actor at the Arts<br />
Educational Schools in London, then between<br />
1985 and 1987 returned to NYT as a Director<br />
of coursework productions and workshops for<br />
Youth Theatres at Hornchurch, York, Chester,<br />
Maidstone and Boston. He has also worked<br />
for the Royal National Theatre’s Education<br />
Department for two seasons on the Lloyds Bank<br />
Theatre Challenge.<br />
Matthew is an acknowledged expert in<br />
Educational and Community Drama. From 1989<br />
to 1994 he was Projects Director of Spectrum’s<br />
NEXTAGE, the company resident at Stevenage’s<br />
Gordon Craig Theatre, and from 1994 to 1999 he<br />
was Artistic Director of the Young National Trust Theatre, “the Rolls-Royce of Theatrein-Education”<br />
(The Stage).<br />
Matthew has worked as director for TyneWear TiE in Newcastle (Northern Stage)<br />
and recently with Sixth Sense Theatre Company in the South West on a major new<br />
teenage health awareness project funded by the Arts Council of England.<br />
His own company, mtp Ltd, travels nationwide with unique History-based plays, in<br />
partnership with museums and heritage organisations including the Imperial War<br />
Museum and the National Trust and in 2005 mtp Ltd has been touring the offi cial<br />
fi ftieth anniversary production of Salad Days, starring Vicki Michelle.<br />
His many pantomime appearances range from a Villain touring clubs in the<br />
North-East to Robin Hood in Hemel Hempstead. Matthew has played Dame at the<br />
Sainsbury Theatre in the National Gallery in London, at the Eye Theatre in Suffolk,<br />
in Cannock and at Colne. This Christmas he will be making his fi rst appearance as<br />
Widow Twankey at the Eye Town Hall in Suffolk.<br />
This year is Matthew’s seventh season as director of pantomimes for <strong>PMA</strong>. He<br />
is delighted to be working with George again and to be back in Oswaldtwistle,<br />
Cannock, Colne and Richmond.<br />
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George Critchley<br />
Producer, writer and Muddles in Colne<br />
George is really pleased to produce <strong>Snow</strong><br />
<strong>White</strong> and The Seven Dwarfs at Oswaldtwistle<br />
Civic Theatre, The Prince of Wales Theatre in<br />
Cannock and at The Muni in Colne.<br />
He has enjoyed writing the script which he<br />
hopes, with the talented cast, will entertain<br />
everyone young and old.<br />
Things have really taken off since he set up<br />
<strong>PMA</strong> <strong>Productions</strong> in January 2000 to now,<br />
where he has just produced Beauty and The<br />
Beast at Darwen Library Theatre, and written,<br />
performed and produced Dick Whittington<br />
at The Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond,<br />
North Yorkshire this Christmas season.<br />
Especially as The Stage newspaper last year<br />
voted his Cinderella “The best pantomime they<br />
had ever seen in their entire lives!” (They don’t<br />
get out much!)<br />
The last twelve months have been busy ones (even though most people think he only works two<br />
weeks a year!). He wrote and produced The Wizard of Oz (twice), a theatre in education tour of<br />
schools in Rossendale on the subject of Healthy Schools and was involved in the production team<br />
on the fi ftieth anniversary of Salad Days.<br />
2006 would appear to be exciting with a fi lm to produce in New Zealand, a theatre tour of Alice in<br />
Wonderland, an Easter residency of <strong>Snow</strong> <strong>White</strong> at Tameside<br />
Hippodrome and Peter Pan at Billingham Forum - in between<br />
sleeping, eating and drinking! Well, Drinking!!<br />
Finally, he would like to thank the good folks of Colne for<br />
welcoming him back for his tenth consecutive performance<br />
at The Muni - this year as Muddles - same face, different<br />
dungarees! And before anyone says it - different gags!<br />
George would like to thank all his sponsors:<br />
Marsden Building Society<br />
HSBC (Cannock)<br />
Woolworths (in Accrington, Cannock and Burnley)<br />
Sweet Clough Dairy Ice Cream<br />
Burnley Football Club<br />
A special thankyou to all the parents of all the<br />
dancers at each of the dance schools.<br />
A big thankyou to theatre managers and staff for<br />
their support.<br />
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Brochure design/illustration by Paul Barlow - www.paul.barlow.dsl.pipex.com<br />
Magic mirror<br />
Magic Magic Magic Magic Magic Magic Magic Magic Magic mirror mirror mirror mirror mirror mirror mirror mirror mirror<br />
on the wall...<br />
who’s the fairest<br />
of them all?
Coming soon from <strong>PMA</strong> productions -check<br />
out: www.pmaproductions.co.uk for details<br />
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