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Beauty and the Beast programme.indd 2-3 11/06/2012 09:46 nce upon a time, in a faraway land, a young the prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had Oeverything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. company But then, one winter’s night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away, but she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. And when he dismissed her again, the old woman’s ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress.

The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart, and as punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there.

Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first year. If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time.

As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope, for who could ever learn to love a beast?

Beauty and the Beast programme.indd 4-5 11/06/2012 09:46 production Team Director & Choreographer...... Rob Stevens Musical Director...... Tim Jones Producer & Stage Manager...... Andrew Roberts Deputy Stage Manager...... Lizzie O’Sullivan Assistant Musical Director...... Cliff Lloyd Dance Captain...... Laura Roberts Wardrobe Coordination...... Mel Regan & Allan Forrest Costumes Supplied By...... Triple C Costumes Sound Design...... Richard Stokes Director Musical Director Assistant Musical Director Stage Manager Deputy Stage Manager Lighting Designer Lighting Design...... Ian Jones Rob Stevens Tim Jones Cliff Lloyd Andrew Roberts Lizzie O’Sullivan Ian Jones Properties...... Sheila Roberts & Muriel Jennings Rob trained at Salford University Tim has been Musical Director for This is Cliff’s 19th year as Assistant Andrew has been an active member Lizzie graduated from Aberystwyth Ian has designed theatre lighting Programme...... Lisa Evans in Theatre & Dance and went on many Tip Top Productions in shows as Musical Director with Tip Top of Tip Top Productions since he University in 2005 with a specialism for many years at various venues to work professionally touring the diverse as , La Cage Aux Folles, Productions, and has contributed was Assistant Stage Manager for in Stage Management. Upon around the country. He has been Scenery Designed And Supplied By...... Scenic Projects UK in panto and also working in Oliver!, , Godspell, to many musicals such as La Cage Godspell 14 years ago. Since then graduating she worked as a Theatre Technical Manager at the Forum Children’s Licensing Administrator...... Julie Jones Disneyland Paris performing in their My Fair Lady, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, Aux Folles, Hello, Dolly!, Oliver!, he has worked on over 70 Tip Top Technician for Aberystwyth Arts Studio Theatre since Tip Top took Followspot...... Stella Welch daily parades and shows, one of his Honk!, The Full Monty and Jesus Godspell, Sound of Music, Cabaret, shows performing various roles Centre before relocating to Chester. over and has been responsible for For Tip Top Productions most favourite jobs to date. Christ Superstar. His association with Honk!, A Chorus Line, The Full Monty, including, Deputy Stage Manager, Lizzie has now been with Tip Top for the lighting design of the majority Chairman...... Peter Swingler He is involved with many societies Castaway Youth Theatre saw him The Wizard of Oz and Jesus Christ Stage Manager and Producer. He over five year and has been involved of the productions there. Ian has Secretary...... Chrissy Clegg over the North West, directing work as MD for Copacabana, Pirates Superstar. He has also been involved is delighted to be back at Clwyd in various productions including designed the lighting for various Finance Manager...... Andrew Roberts and choreographing productions of Penzance and West Side Story. He with other musical productions. Theatr Cymru, following his last visit Deputy Stage Manager for last year’s pantos, dance shows, musical Theatre Manager...... Steve Davies including most recently Guys taught singing at Chester Stagecoach His extensive musical career has as Producer & Stage Manager for production of . performances and plays, including Marketing Manager...... Sally Dillon and Dolls, The Full Monty and for many years, and was children’s included TV, Classical, Jazz, Church Jesus Christ Superstar. Andrew is also Macbeth in 2012 as part of the RSC Membership Coordinator...... Maureen Tolefree 42nd Street. This is Rob’s 3rd chorus master for the professional Organ, Showbands, Musicals, currently Production Manager for Tip Shakespeare celebration. He has Technical Manager...... Ian Jones musical for Tip Top as director and tours of Joseph and the Amazing Accompanist and Arranger. Top’s own theatre, The Forum Studio also designed the lighting for all of Production Manager...... Andrew Roberts & Brian Fray choreographer having worked on Technicolor Dreamcoat, Whistle Down Theatre in Chester. By day he works Tip Top’s productions at Clwyd Theatr The Wizard of Oz and Jesus Christ the Wind, Jesus Christ Superstar and His interests are now focussed on as a Finance Director. Artistic Director...... Rob Stevens Cymru including Oliver!, The Wizard Superstar, both here at Clwyd Theatr Scrooge. He is very pleased to be Musicals, and enjoying working with of Oz and Jesus Christ Superstar Board Members...... Pam Bauer, Judi Potter & Gareth Pierce Cymru. He has also worked on and working with Rob Stevens again and Tip Top. and has very much enjoyed lighting Acknowledgements appeared in numerous other Tip Top with such a talented cast for Beauty Beauty and the Beast. Tip Top Productions Front Of House & Backstage Team shows including La Cage Aux Folles, and the Beast. Upton High School A Chorus Line, Annie and Hello, Dolly! to name a few!

Beauty and the Beast programme.indd 6-7 11/06/2012 09:46 Scenes and the Musical numbers cast

Act One Act Two Belle...... Kayleigh Strong Off-stage chorus The Overture...... Orchestra Scene 1 ...... The Forest Beast ...... Joel Merry Stacey Buckley, Richard Aaron Davies, Jane Dixon, Amy Duggan, Nita Prologue ...... Orchestra Entr’acte...... Wolf Chase (Orchestra) Gaston...... Lee Randle Dutton, Derrick Fear, Lara Harris, Julie Jones, Sophia Keene, Fiona Scene 1...... The Town Scene 2 ...... The Interior of the Castle Mrs Potts ...... Clare Thompson Patterson, Pat Pearce & Dave Pearce. ‘Belle’ ...... Belle, Gaston, Silly Girls and Townspeople ‘Something There’...... Belle, Beast, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts Lumiere...... Andy Jordan ‘No Matter What’...... Maurice and Belle and Cogsworth Cogsworth...... Grahame Smith ORCHESTRA under the direction of Tim Jones Scene 2...... The Forest ‘Human Again’...... Lumiere, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Babette...... Julie Blagrove Reed 1...... Emma Stevens ‘Wolf Chase ’ ...... Maurice Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Babette, Chip and Enchanted Objects Madame de la Grande Bouche ...... Gemma Potter Reed 2...... Jane Holmes Scene 3 ...... The Castle Interior Scene 3 ...... The Tavern Chip...... Joshua Boyd Reed 3 ...... Gordon Macey Scene 4 ...... Exterior of Belle’s Cottage ‘Maison des Lunes’...... Monsieur D’Arque, Gaston and Le Fou Le Fou ...... Shaun Edwards Horn...... Jonathan Gibson ‘Me’...... Gaston Scene 4 ...... The Beast’s Lair/West Wing Maurice ...... John Lindop Trumpet...... Danny Ortiz ‘Belle’ Reprise...... Belle ‘Beauty and the Beast’...... Mrs. Potts Monsieur d’Arque...... Si Price Percussion...... Adam Simpson & Tim Shotton Scene 5...... The Interior of the Castle ‘If I Can’t Love Her’ Reprise ...... Beast Silly Girl 1...... Laura Roberts Synthesizer...... Cliff Lloyd ‘Home’ ...... Belle Scene 5 ...... Exterior of Belle’s Cottage Silly Girl 2...... Natasha Beach Piano...... Michael Cannon ‘Home’ Reprise...... Mrs. Potts ‘A Change in Me’...... Belle Silly Girl 3...... Sarah Dixey Violin...... Jem Bradley Scene 6 ...... The Tavern ‘The Mob Song’...... Gaston & Townspeople Cello...... Annie Hunt ‘Gaston’...... Le Fou, Gaston, Silly Girls and Tavern Patrons Scene 6 ...... The Interior of the Castle Ensemble Bass...... Laura Murphy ‘Gaston’ Reprise...... Gaston and Le Fou ‘The Battle’...... Orchestra Natasha Beach, Sarah Dixey, Rebecca Ellis, Alex Hunt Grace Inskip, Scene 7...... The Interior of the Castle ‘Transformation’...... Beast and Belle Jenny Kilner, Jenni Kinouchi, Kerry Matthews, Kayleigh Melluish, “How Long Must This Go On?’ ...... Beast ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Reprise...... Company Aideen McNamara, Amy Padley, Si Price, Emily Quirk, Laura Roberts, ‘Be Our Guest’...... Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, and Enchanted Objects Amy Robinson, Leah Tyson, Sian Williamson, Katie Walker, Alistair ‘If I Can’t Love Her’ ...... Beast Watts & Chris White

Beauty and the Beast programme.indd 8-9 11/06/2012 09:46 Belle Beast Gaston Mrs Potts Lumiere Cogsworth Babette Madame de la Grande Bouche Kayleigh Strong Joel Merry Lee Randle Clare Thompson Andy Jordan Grahame Smith Julie Blagrove Gemma Potter Kayleigh Strong has been Joel is 24 years of age and working Lee is thrilled to be back at Clwyd Wirral born Mezzo Clare has Andy has worked with Tip Top To date Grahame has mainly been Julie has been a member of Tip Gemma has previously appeared in performing from a very early age. as a professional singer/songwriter. Theatr Cymru working with Tip Top appeared in many musical and Productions since 2008 when he involved in shows with Dee and Top Productions for over 7 years various shows, including The Wizard Kayleigh is 23 years old and have To date, Joel has sold over 70,000 Productions. theatrical roles over the past thirty played Judd in Bouncers. Since then Alyn but has also appeared in shows now and has been lucky to take of Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, Salad been performing from a very early albums worldwide, his most years. As the tormented “Katisha” he has taken roles in Hold Tight it’s with Chester Musicals (My Fair part in many productions such Days, Calamity Jane and Oliver! ages. She is a musical theatre successful songs being covers of Gaston is his all-time favourite in the Mikado to the lascivious 60’s Night (Voicebox); Kafka’s Dick Lady) and Ellesmere Port (Salad as Funny Peculiar, Jesus Christ to name a few. She also taught graduate of the University of Enrique Iglesias’ ‘Tonight’, and Calvin Disney character. Lee wishes real life “Carmen”, Clare has appeared in (Franz Kafka); Art (Yvan); Doubt Days). He joined Tip Top to be Superstar, Shakers, Up ‘n’ Under drama workshops for children and Central Lancashire and strives for a Harris’ ‘Let’s Go’, which is being could be one big musical number! principle roles across the North West (Father Brendan Flyn), and The involved with “Fawlty Towers” and plus many more. Julie is originally young people, and has co-directed performance career. As most young featured on The Ministry of Sound’s and Wales, treading the boards of History Boys (Headmaster). Most has stayed on for this show and from Scunthorpe and first took to compilation shows for these groups. girls, Kayleigh has always dreamed summer compilation album this the Liverpool Empire, Clwyd Theatr recently he played Manuel in the hopefully for many more to come in the stage at the age of 3 and has She has been actively involved with of playing the role of Belle and is year. He has played many lead roles Cymru, Royal Court and Chester hugely popular Fawlty Towers at the one capacity or another. never looked back. Julie is a trained theatre groups in the area for nearly honoured to play the part with but only made his debut with Tip Gateway, to name a few. Forum Studio Theatre in Chester. dancer, actor and singer and gained ten years, but has been singing Tip Top Productions. Kayleigh has Top Productions last year, playing This is the fourth time Clare has In Tip Top’s recent productions at a BA Hons in Drama and Theatre for a lifetime. A musical highlight loved every second of this magical Simon Zealotes in Jesus Christ performed with Tip Top, and is Clwyd Theatr Cymru Andy was the Arts. Beauty and the Beast is a for Gemma was performing with experience and wishes it could Superstar. He has also performed as delighted to be back working Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz and favourite film of Julie’s and she feels a live band on the beach in Milina, never end. Who would ever want to The Beast on a previous occasion in with such a friendly team! Having last year played the part of Judas in very honoured to be part of such a Greece to celebrate the annual stop be a Disney Princess. Ellesmere Port Musicals’ production outwitted the “Wicked Witch of the Jesus Christ Superstar. magical show with an amazing and ‘Full Moon Regatta’. Her day job is of Beauty & The Beast. Joel has West” as “Glinda” in The Wizard of Oz, talented cast and crew. slightly less glamorous - working as recently released a new album dancing through trash cans in Little a Team Leader for Flintshire Council. entitled ‘Under The Covers’ which is Shop of Horrors as Ronnette, she is This is her first outing with Tip Top available worldwide on digital music now hoping that you’ve got your Productions, and she is thrilled to stores such as Amazon and iTunes teacup ready as she bubbles and be performing with them in Clwyd music store. He is also excited to brews her way back to being human Theatr Cymru, just ‘up the road’ from be supporting X Factor’s Rhydian again! home. on tour later this year to promote his latest work. Joel is relishing the chance to play his favourite musical theatre role once more as The Beast.

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Chip Le Fou Maurice Monsieur d’Arque Joshua Boyd Shaun Edwards John Lindop Si Price Joshua started his acting career Shaun has been a member of John has appeared in numerous This is Si’s Clwyd Theatr Cymru at the age of 5 years at the Helen Wrexham Musical Theatre Society productions with Tip Top and with debut since getting involved with O’Grady Drama School. He then since he was 11 and is member of other companies over many years several local companies over the went on to Stagecoach Theatre their Executive Council. He studied and has been fortunate to be able last 3 years. Last seen in Tip Top’s School and is currently a student Nat Dip in Performing Arts at Yale to play a variety of roles in musicals, production of Stags and Hens Si of The Hammond Performing Arts College before spending time as pantos and other productions. has also been seen in productions Preparatory School, full time. His an actor for TIE companies ACLE This year he is delighted to be including Little Shop of Horrors and past credits include Tommy Steele’s (Associazione Culturale Longuistica taking part in this exciting musical ‘Allo, ‘Allo! as well as two Christmas Scrooge , starring as Tiny Tim Educational) in Italy and Forum production of Beauty and the Beast pantomimes. Si is delighted to be and performing at The Liverpool Theatro in Spain.Since returning and to be given the opportunity in this production and hopes you Empire and Salford Lowry. He also home Shaun has worked as a to be a small part of such a highly enjoy watching it as much as he has performed in Keith Jack’s Joseph vocalist Bluecoat, and now works talented cast. enjoyed the rehearsals running up and the Amazing Technicolor at The Venture, Wrexham, as a to it. Dreamcoat in the choir at Salford Playworker. Most recently he played Lowry. Also in BOST’s Oliver! at Floral part of Dic in Wizard o Rhos Uffe’n, a Pavilion, New Brighton, as a member community panto that was covered of Fagin’s gang. Also in Matt Baker’s by a fly-on-the-wall documentary Unsinkable as Edward Hudson (first called Seren Nadolig on S4C. class), at The Hammond Theatre. His hobbies include Singing, Dancing and riding his motorbike.

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