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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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