The Firebird

January 2019

About This Production

This production was written by two SBADS members, Tim McGill and Rob Kidney, loosely based on a Russian fairy tale. Being entirely original, and having been filmed by Tim McGill himself, it's one of the few productions for which we can show you the video!

The Firebird from McGuffin Brothers Media on Vimeo.

Cast

Doris Goodenuv: Rob Kidney
Maurice Goodenuv: Libby Kidney
Mary: Georgia Wills
Faith: Rowan Richards
Kylie: Arwen Keay
Hannah: Tilly Pennicote-Henrie
Rachel: Imogen Blackwell
Sarah: Hebe Link
Wendyski: Alice Hawkins
Fay: Grace Hawkins
Children: Florence Blackwell, Sylvie Box, Jocelyn Carnell, Maddy Carne, Rose Hawksley, Daisy Pollak-Hobbs (as Daisy Hobbs), Charlie Kidney, Gemma Kidney, Gracie Link, Ellie Power, Ebony Vooght
King Vlad: Alan Wilkes
Young Geoffski: Imogen Blackwell
Young Billyski: Ebony Vooght
Young Ivan: Grace Hawkins
Young Dimitri: Shannon Wills
Young Vasili: Charlie Kidney
A Dragon: Florence Blackwell
Ned the Nervous Horse: Tristram Grevatt
The Firebird: Arwen Keay
Princess Yvetta: Kate Stubbs
Princess Annetta: Kim Kidney
Queen Cruella: Cathryn Wilkes
Princess Ivanah: Eleanor Keay
The Trees: obbs (as Daisy Hobbs=Daisy Pollak), Tilly Pennicote-Henrie, Ebony Vooght, Georgia Wills, Shannon Wills
Boris Badenuv: Robin Lee
Evil Minions: Jocelyn Carnell, Maddy Carnell, Alice Hawkins, Charlie Kidney, Gracie Link
Woodland Creatures: Imogen Blackwell, Sylvie Box, Grace Hawkins, Rose Hawksley
Prince Dimitri: Jane Pickard
Prince Vasili: Ethan Smith
Prince Ivan: Donna Warne
Uber the Wolf: Robin Willoughby
Geoffski: Ben Butcher
Billiski: Guy Rapson
King Dalmat: Peter Brown
Jailor: Andrew Doree
Guards: Imogen Blackwell, Rowan Richards
Horse of Power: Guy Pannell
Firebirds: Gracie Pearson-Link (as Gracie Link), Hebe Link

Production Team

Production Assistant: Anthony Hope-Johnson
Stage Manager: Andrew Doree, Felicity Ferry, Jenny Prince, Tony Rose, Ethan Smith
Choreography: Rachel Prince
Prompt: Alastair Cuthbertson
Box Office: John Gower, Peter Brown
Costumes: Cathie Pannell, Val Meek, Flo Pearson, Christine Johns
Make-up: Lucy Willoughby
Set Construction: Anthony Hope-Johnson
Scenic Painting: Kaz Oinn and team
Properties: Tristram Grevatt
Lighting and Tech: Adam Cook, George Hawkins, Alan Prince
Artwork: Louise Scammell
Front of House: John Giles, Greg Wall
Publicity: Guy Pannell, Tim McGill
Bar: Carol Doree
Keyboard: Ursula Reid-Robertson

Programme

Gallery

: The chorus and Rob Kidney as Dame Doris Gudenuv in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-10-web)

: The chorus and Rob Kidney as Dame Doris Gudenuv in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-11-web)

: Shannon Wills as young Dimitri, Charlie Kidney as young Vasili, Grace Hawkins as young Ivan, Imogen Backwell and Ebony Vooght as the young guards and Alan Wilkes as King Vlad in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-12-web)

: Princesses Iveta (Kate Stubbs) and Anneta (Kim Kidney) meet Princes Vasili (Ethan Smith) and Dimitri (Jane Pickard) in "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-13a-web)

: Boris Badenuv (Robin Lee) forces the princes and princesses to dance in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-13-web)

: Kate Stubbs as Princess Yvetta and Kim Kidney as Princess Anneta in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-15-web)

: Robin Lee as Boris Badenuv surrounded by the trees and his demonic minions in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-16-web)

: Tristram Grevatt as Ned the Nervous Horse, Donna Warne as Prince Ivan and Rob Kidney as Doris Gudenuv in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-17-web)

: Ned and Prince Ivan are confused by a signpost, aided by Robin Willoughby as the Wolf, in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-18-web)

: Donna Warne as Prince Ivan and Robin Willoughby as the Wolf in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-19-web)

: Doris Gudenuv (Rob Kidney) introduces the Firebird (Arwen Keay), guarded by Geoffski (Ben Butcher) and Billyski (Guy Rapson), watched by Donna Warne as Prince Ivan in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-20-web)

: Donna Warne, Guy Rapson and Ben Butcher in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-21-web)

: King Dalmat (Peter Brown) arrives in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-22-web)

: King Dalmat (Peter Brown) finds that Prince Ivan (Donna Warne) has dared to interfere with the cage of his Firebird (Arwen Keay) in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-23-web)

: Prince Ivan (Donna Warne) lies in the dungeon, guarded by the Jailor (Andrew Doree) in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-24-web)

: Ned the Nervous Horse (Tristram Grevatt) is spooked by the trees in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-25-web)

: Maurice Gudenuv (Libby Kidney) decides that he is a giant, to the bemusement of Doris Gudenuv (Rob Kidney) in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-26-web)

: The Horse of Power (Guy Pannell) is not what Prince Ivan (Donna Warne) was expecting in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-27-web)

: Queen Cruella (Cathryn Wilkes) is most displeased in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-28-web)

: Prince Ivan (Donna Warne) and Princess Ivanah (Eleanor Keay) share a tender moment in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-30-web)

: Rob Willoughby, Libby Kidney, Rob Kidney, Eleanor Keay, Donna Warne and Robin Lee in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-31-web)

: Doris Gudenuv (Rob Kidney) discovers the heart of Boris Badenuv (Robin Lee) in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-32-web)

: SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-33-web)

: Queen Cruella (Cathryn Wilkes) is still not happy in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-34-web)

: Queen Cruella (Cathryn Wilkes) and King Dalmat (Peter Brown) in the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-35-web)

: The cast of the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-37-web)

: The cast of the SBADS 2019 pantomime "The Firebird"(File: SBADS-2019-The-Firebird-Video-Still-38-web)