Robinson Crusoe & the Caribbean Pirates 2010
Robinson Crusoe is unusual in that, with the possible exception of Dick Whittington, it is the only pantomime which is based on a true story.
It was first performed as a pantomime at the Drury Lane theatre in 1781.
Why does the Principal Boy slap her thigh? — well, it goes back to the prudish Victorian era, when the only way that a man could look at a woman’s legs was on stage when they were playing the parts of men and by wearing tights and with that particular slap the actress was drawing attention to her shapely thighs.
Pantomime is unique in that it is the only performing art form where the audience is not quietly looking in on what is happening, but is drawn into the story and encouraged to take part. As George Bernard Shaw once said “a child who has never seen a pantomime is a public danger”
Cast & Crew
- Captain Perkins – Trevor Jcnes
- Polly Perkins – Jennifer Yates
- Willy C Crusoe – Ian Murray
- Robinson Crusoe – Jamie Leeke
- Kylie Crusoe – Russell Atkinson
- Scaramouche – Paul Heyworth
- Scallywag – George Price
- Bill Barnacle – Tom Knowles
- Ben Dover – Jordan Leigh
- Jack Boot – Claire Heyworth
- Man Friday – Peter Heptinstall
- Watta Woppa – Mark Howard
- Gorilla – Johnny Depp
- The Glamorous Hoghtonettes – Carole Brindle, Pauline Fazackerley, Marilyn Gibson, Sheila Heyworth, Stephanie Murray
- Chorus – Louise Brindle, Reanne Donkor, Laura Heptinstall, Anneka Lee, Victoria Swallow, Millie Weaver, Zoe Wignall, Tom Bennett, Raife Cooper, Ben Heys, Owen Leigh, Harry Payne, Josh Riley, Sam Weaver, Michael Weiss
- Producer – Russell Atkinson
- Stage Crew – Bob Collins, Steve Wignall, Fiona Wignall
- Musical Director – Paul Heptinstall
- Choreography – Kate Beveridge, Rebecca Cohen, Malcolm Clay
- Make-up – Carole Brindle, Nora Clay & Team
- Props – Sylvia Atkinson, Sheila Heyworth
- Set design & build – Clive Dawson, Graham Brindle, Fiona Wignall, Steve Wignall, Nora Clay & many others
- Lighting Design & Crew – Paul Heyworth, James Hindle, John McMurtrie
- Sound Engineer – Tim Knowles
- Costume – Sheila Parman
- Chaperone – Marilyn Gibson
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