Robin Hood

January 1993

A Comedy, Pantomime

Written by John Palmer.

Directed by John Palmer.

Produced by Stella Hewett.

Cast

Alan a'Dale: Simon Wonnacott
Young Marian: Gilly Ross
Young Robin: Andrew Meek
Young Roger: Jeremy Coles
Yoblet One: James Dent
Yoblet Two: Scott Ford
Will Scarlett: John Ellison
Much the Miller's Son: Gary Wonnacott
Jed Bowman: Simon Fox
Little Joan: Helen Ayres
Robin Hood: Stella Hewett
Captain of the Guard: Ron Akehurst
Soldier One: Jeremy Coles
Soldier Two: Richard Hoare
Soldier Three: Nick Wain
Madam Griselda: Roger Wickham
Verity: Val Meek
Maid Marian: Isabel Coulton
Sheriff of Nottingham: Paul Wonnacott
Grievous: Nick Wain
Harmful: Richard Hoare
Guy de Gisbourne: John Wain
Hubble: Mary Wonnacott
Bubble: June Barclay
Trouble: Sue Burgess
King Richard the Lionheart: Cliff Bailey
Herald: Hamish Barclay
Merry Women: Emily Edgington, Cathy Ross, Gina Ellison, Beth Snelson
Ladies-in-Waiting: Lucy Erben, Rosanna Schura, Louise Hedges, Sally Wiggam
Little Singers: Michelle Brown, Rosie Ellison, Alison Royle, Karleigh Hamblin, Helen Schura
Entertainers: Hannah Hughes, Scott Ford, James Dent
Street Traders: Anna Bird, Rebecca Halliday, Emily Blades, Jennifer Royle, Tessa Flett, Linzi Jordan, Sarah Karkeek, Kathrin Male, Rachel Weymouth, Tabitha Davy

Production Team

Stage Manager: Jan Goss
Assistant Stage Manager: Edward Meek, Sandy Baines
Prompt: Anne Ayres
Properties: Liz Hoare, Lisette Granados
Technical Manager/Sound: Ray Burgess
Lighting: Daniel Male (as Dan Male), Jonathon Grant
Wardrobe: Cathie Pannell, Maggie Taylor
Make-up: Debbie Plummer, Doreen Pooley, Sue Michelmore
Hairdresser: Mary Hearn
Choreography: Sally Wiggam, Rosanna Schura, Louise Hedges, Lucy Erben
Music: Bob Oliver
Front of House: Mary Wonnacott
Publicity: John Palmer, Guy Pannell, Stella Hewett
Photographer: John Taylor
Backstage Team: Graham Davies, Dave Hewitt, Mavis Hewitt, Richard Whittacker, Stephen Blackwell, Anna Blackwell, Linzi Flett, Richard Stevens

Programme

Gallery

: Members of the Chorus flank Gilly Ross and Andrew Meek as Young Marian and Young Robin with Jeremy Coles as Young Roger, the future Sherrif of Nottingham. From the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-01-web)

: In the green glow of Sherwood Forest the players assemble to take a bow and to sing the rousing Finale song - which is 'Robin Hood', of course! From the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-02-web)

: Stella Hewett as Robin Hood in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-03-web)

: Isabel Coulton as Maid Marian in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-04-web)

: Paul Wonnacott as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-05-web)

: Roger Wickham as Dame Griselda in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-06-web)

: Val Meek as Lady Verity in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-07-web)

: John Wain as Guy Gisbourne in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-08-web)

: Cliff Bailey as King Richard I in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-09-web)

: Keith Male as Friar Tuck in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-10-web)

: Helen Ayres as Little Joan in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-11-web)

: Gary Wonnacott as Much the Miller's son, Simon Wonnacott as Alan a'Dale and Simon Fox as Jed Bowman in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-12-web)

: Nick Wain as Grievous and Richard Hoare as Harmful in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-13-web)

: Gilly Ross as Young Marian and Andrew Meek as Young Robin in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-14-web)

: The Young Street Traders: Tabitha Davy, Sarah Karkeek, Anna Bird, Rebecca Halliday and Jennifer Royle in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-15-web)

: Lucy Erben, Rosanna Schura, Sally Wiggam and Louise Hedges as the Forest Sirens in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-16-web)

: Cathy Ross, Beth Snelson and Emily Edgington as the Merry Women in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-17-web)

: The Little Singers: Karleigh Hamblin, Michelle Brown, Rosie Ellison and Helen Schura - shrieked at by the 'orrible Sherrif in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-18-web)

: Hamish Barclay as the Herald in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-19-web)

: Jeremy Coles and James Dent as Soldiers and Ron Akehurst as the Captain of the Guard in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-20-web)

: Mary Wonnacott, June Barclay and Sue Burgess as the Three Witches in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-21-web)

: The Nottingham Nasties in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-22-web)

: Paul Wonnacott and Stella Hewett in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-23-web)

: Val Meek, Keith Male and Isabel Coulton in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-24-web)

: The Greenwood Goodies in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-25-web)

: Stella Hewett and Isabel Coulton in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-26-web)

: Roger Wickham and Paul Wonnacott in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-27-web)

: Marian and Verity flee from the Sherrif - only to be captured by Guy de Gisbourne and the Sherrif's henchmen in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-28-web)

: Back in the castle, Lady Verity, aided by the Ladies-in-waiting, sings of her passion for Will Scarlet, while Marian thinks of her own blossoming love for Robin Hood in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-29-web)

: Little Joan sings and the Sirens dance in tne depths of Sherwood Forest in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-30-web)

: (For a tidy sum) the three wise Witches brew the doughty Little Joan a magic potion to fix the Sherrif of Nottingham in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-31-web)

: Will the spell work? 'Of course', say the Witches in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-32-web)

: The baddies are captured and the Sherrif's confined in the stocks - though not for long, alas! - in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-33-web)

: Free and up to his old tricks again, the Sgerrif holds an archery contest in honour of Maid marian, his unwilling wife to be in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-34-web)

: The Sherrif is recognised at once by the fortune-teller (Dame Griselda) as her long-lost son who ran off and left her many years ago, for which he gets a good ear-wigging. Meanwhile Robin, disguised in a cloak, makes plans to save Marian from her fate in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-35-web)

: 'You were meant for me': Griselda and Guy get together in a song - accompanied by Greivous and Harmful - in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-36-web)

: The glamorous Griselda lets it be known that she's ready to get hitched to the gruesome Guy - whether he wants her to or not. Maid Marian couldn't care less. From the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-37-web)

: Caught at last, Robin Hood is just about to lose his girl and his life when a Fanfare is heard and King Richard turns up (fresh from holiday in the Holy Land) to save the hero - and the day - and to foil the Snerrif's plans for good in the SBADS 1993 production of 'Robin Hood'.(File: SBADS-1993-Robin-Hood-38-web)