Somerby Vaudevillians: May 2011

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

The 2011/12 Pantomime is.........

Babes in the Wood 3rd/4th/5th ( matinee) Feb 2012

Colin, Nick and I have had our first writing meeting which was very exciting, we are feeling super organised this year. It is really interesting how each of us focuses on different aspects on the performance Nick will see a costume, Colin will see a crazy prop and I will ask how does that fit with the narrative! We are really going for a visual spectacle this year with the addition of Mat Randal as technical manager it allows us to experiment more with lighting and fantastic news that Mike is on board for some further moving scenery.

Somerby Vaudevillians

Dodgy wigs, fake teeth, knitted marrows, men in lipstick, a homemade pantomime horse that poohs, cardboard props and little red riding hood sawn in half, goes in some way to give you a picture of the Somerby Vaudevillian’s annual performance.

Since 2009, Somerby Vaudevillians have been making original performances by using existing traditional pantomime plots which are twisted and adapted to comment on living in the Melton Mowbray parish of Somerby, Burrough, Pickwell and Leesthorpe

Each year the company begins writing in May, recruit as many local celebrities as they can persuade after a few drinks in the Stilton Pub and take the draft script in to rehearsals in September. During the rehearsal period the cast then improvise, develop and play with the script to create a unique, collaborative performance.

Somerby Vaudevillians has tapped in to the unknown creative talent in the village; writers, actors, set builders, prop makers, scenery artists, costume makers. Joining the Somerby Vaudevillians is free and open to anyone living in the parish, which brings together diverse group of people that may not have normally met. Working through the winter months laughing, sharing stories, supporting each other’s creative ideas has helped to solidify a community.

All profits made from the ticket sales, bar and programme goes directly back in to the local parish to improve facilities. None the less, this fundraising is a happy bi product of a project that truly captures the community spirit of working together while having fun in-dodgy wigs, fake teeth, knitted marrows, men in lipstick, a homemade pantomime horse that poohs, cardboard props, sawing red riding hood in half........

Saturday, 28 May 2011

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Tuesday, 24 May 2011

The 2011/12 Pantomime is.........