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Junior chorus opening the show "Down by the Old Holly
Bush" |
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Captain (David Burnham) to Leslie (John McGregor, left) and
Sidney (Peter Glinn, centre): "Get moving, you miserable microbes!" |
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While Sidney inspects his cheesy foot, the kids steal the
Captain's trunk |
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Scruffy the Cat (Alex Clark) enters |
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and so does Mrs Crusoe (Paul Kosinski) |
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Robinson (Abigail Englefield) to Captain with the Mate (Lee
Carter) looking on: "If you're sailing South, that's for me sir!" |
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Maryanne (Isabelle Glinn) and Sue (Emily Downs) sing "I
will follow him" in the key of E flat, to the chagrin of
all guitar players! |
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Basil (Mel White) bends over backwards to impress the Captain! |
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They said we'd never get him on stage! Neil Hardinge 'pressed'
to the cause by sailors Vicky Meadows and Mavis Standing |
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Mrs Crusoe introduces the audience to her pet fish Gertrude |
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Aunt Dolly (Martin Wellen, left) arrives
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with children
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one of them arriving in a box |
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Here comes Fairy Tinkerbelle (Karina Farnlucher) to muddy
the plot |
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The Captain asks (more or less musically!) for Money: the
two Pauls lend a hand on bendy guitars |
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The Mate tries to steal Robinson's map
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In times of crisis, Tinkerbelle calls for the Fairy Queen
(Dil Smith) |
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The crew of the Saucy Sue wonder what else they might
be doing
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and, sadly, proceed to tell us! |
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Mrs Crusoe brings her washing out to dry
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and there is general horse-play on deck
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until the Sea Messenger (Tina Wareham) arrives
to give warning of a storm
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and the Act ends with a whirling wheel! |
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Act II starts with a Hippy, Hippy Shake on the island
of Hi Sing
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followed by the appearance of a headless cat! |
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Dolly's kids give lip as usual! |
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The Captain and Mate arrive following Basil Tangerine
(Kay McGregor) leads the bowing and scraping; Serena, the Chief's daughter
(Caroline Kosinski) looks on. |
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Basil gets shirty with the Mate. |
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Dolly finally arrives to add to the confusion. |
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Hob Nob, the Island Chief (Rod Sharp) and his wife Gingernut
(Wendy Downs) look on at the spectacle can it get worse? |
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Yes it can we get the pink elephant too! |
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Hey-ho, Tinks is back, bent wand and all. |
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Who's hiding behind that upside-down Christmas tree? Last
night it was Friday, so today it must be
blow me down, it's
Friday again (Nick Webb). |
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Friday looks at the map: "I know this place well"
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it's Around the Corner, oo-oo! |
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This is the place. Scary or what? |
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All on stage for 500 Miles even Parish Councillors! |
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Meanwhile back at the ranch the kids are fishing for
Gertrude. |
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Beatrice (Katherine Wellen) is spokesperson for the kids. |
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The treasure arrives
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to the pleasure of the Chief's ladies but he
is not amused. |
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So they all lived happily ever after, and lined up for a song. |
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Time to go home
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And a finale view taken by Janet Hardinge from the aisle on
the last matinee performance |