Dwarfs dig up streets, cause traffic congestion in Kells!
Dress up the kids young and old, order the popcorn, flex your vocal chords and book your seats early for another action-packed, fun-filled ride with the longest running pantomime in the county.
It is, of course, the Kells Musical and Dramatic Society’s 48th show, ‘Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs’.
Written and directed by John Grant, the show contains two original songs he has written – ‘Lonely tonight’ and ‘Think yourself Happy’.
Snow White’s story is a classic tale of good triumphing over evil, and it has everything – a talking mirror, a wicked stepmother, and a bunch of dwarfs whose names describe their personalities.
Snow White, with skin as white as snow and lips as red as a rose, has been charming hearts for generations, and this show, she is Ciara O’Neill, who lives in a castle with her evil and jealous stepmother the queen Blackheart (Barbara O’Neill), a witch.
Snow White falls in love with a prince from the neighbouring kingdom (Seamus Ennis) and they plan a future together.
But Queen Blackheart uses an enchanted mirror (Isabelle Costello) to tell her who is the most beautiful woman in the kingdom. When the mirror tells her it is ‘Snow White’, Blackheart has her step-daughter taken into the forest to be killed.
The huntsman charged with that task (Kellyanne Costello) takes pity on the girl and sets her free.
Wandering in the forest, Snow White comes across a little house where two sets of seven dwarfs live.
The adult dwarfs are, Doc (Bridget Glynn), Happy (Paige Luddy), Sneezy (Millie Ryan), Dopey (Danielle Wilders), Grumpy (Thomas Glynn), Sleepy (Nicola Ralph), and Bashful (Caoimhe Smith). The teen dwarfs are, Doc (Aliyah Bhoj), Happy (Lucy Jarrett), Sneezy (Eimear Dunne), Dopey (Holly Dardis), Grumpy (Lilly Nolan), Sleepy (Shannen Elliot Thompson), and Bashful (Isobelle Mulholland).
Quality comedy is promised, from wisecracking dame, Minnie Mildew (John Grant), the energetic castle butler Mr Fusspot (Stephen Stafford) and the madcap court jester Giggles (Louise Rogers).
No panto would be complete without a kind hearted fairy, and here it’s Flu (Alanagh Gavin), who manages to get through the show despite her symptoms.
In the supporting roles as fairies, courtiers, trolls and ghosts are Noah Eogan, Evan and Oisin Curran,Avraam Avasilcia, as castle soldiers, Evan Curran, Oisin Curran, Annabelle Leonard, Grace Harrington, as teen villagers (group one) Vivianne Tevlin, Sammie Kellagher, Lauren Byrne, Chloe Leonard, Caoimhe Traynor, Kayleigh Barrett; (group two) Olivia Nolan, Aliyah Bhoj, Sophia Reddin, Isabelle Costello, Rafella Vela; and (group three) Halle Mae Mulligan, Sammie Kellagher, Aoileann O’Brien, Noah Eoghan and Ruby Sheridan.
Fairies are Freya Maguire. Lucy Farrelly, Lucy Meegan, Sophie Meehan, Sunni Moran, Emma Kenny, Holly Brown, Demileye Mulligan, Indigo Dempsey, Madison Rose Cassidy, Sophie McEntee, Orla Farrelly, Shona Elliot Thompson, Caoimhe Whelan
Trolls are Skye Eogan, Eilish Tevlin, Alison McGuirk, Brooke Mulholland, Jessi Grogan, Bronna Curran, Bonnie Curran, Emma Tevlin, Amelia Rogers, Niamh Ennis
Courtiers are Alexandra Reid, Indyah Mulligan, Katie Kenny, Aisling Monaghan, Colleen Tevlin, Naoise Farrelly, Kate Rennicks, Hannah Rose McEntee, Hayden Maguire, Harry Devine, Tyler Maguire.
The costumes are by Linda McLoughlin; the choreographers are Helena Sheridan and Chantelle Quigley, and the stage crew are Jim Kieran, Ben Devine, John Curran, Derek Booth.
Brian O’Neill Jnr and his team of Adam Kelly and Brian O’Neill Snr are on lighting, Mark Reddy is on sound, Emer Gogarty is on effects.
Sandra McDonnell Alice Mulvany and Mags Oszewski are the front of house team; and Alanagh Gavin and her makeup team and cast supervisors are all ready.
Spot operator Danny Sheridan, cast manager Annemarie Stratton, and prompter Susan Tuite will make sure the show runs smoothly, and MC Aaron Byrne will be on duty at every performance.
So, your favourite panto characters will be dancing and singing their way to a happy ending… wait a minute, oh no they can’t! Oh yes they can! To find out how it ends, you have to be at the show.
The dates for your diary are: Thursday February 6 to Sunday February 16.
For bookings, email kellstheatre@gmail.com with your contact details, or phone 087 7101671 and we will contact you and book you in.
The booking office for walk-in ticket sales is open at Kells Theatre from Monday January 27, 11am to 5pm. There is a €2 admin fee on credit card bookings only. Family tickets two adults and two children, €40. See posters and fliers, and Facebook for more details.