1987/88 LTM NATIONAL PANTOMIME
KING
ROOT
The Story
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Baramboola
is a peaceful little village where the greatest excitement so
far is the annual contest for Champion Farmer. Last year the winner
was Mass Freddie, before that it was Miss Rachael who is determined
to regain the crown.
That gives rise to rivalry between her and Mass Freddie. She has
a son—Baswell, who is educated in agriculture. He has a daughter
Trudan, who is the reigning Farm Queen. And there is Mother B—wise
woman, versed in the use of herbs and roots, she has one son—but
he has disappeared.
Early one morning, the villagers are shaken from their beds by
strange tremors. Soon after, their normal life of tranquility
is disrupted, strange things begin to happen. A most unlikely
character calling himself King Root is now on the scene, accompanied
by a band of disreputable characters—Cow Itch, Burr-burr,
Deadly Nightshade and Macca. All kinds of disorder occurs until
King Root is tracked down to his underground headquarters.
Root is unmasked as Mother B's errant son and has to "take
his medicine". The young lovers, who were pushed apart by
the conflicts between their parents, are reunited. As usual—the
ending is happy.
Cast of Characters Miss Rachael........ Dorothy Cunningham/ ............................... Faith Bucknor Freddie................. Volier Johnson/Lenford Salmon King Root ............ Michael Nicholson/Luke Williams Madda................. Faith Bucknor/Elizabeth Brown Baswell................ Robert Clarke/Everton Patterson Trudan................ Terry-Ann Clarkson / ............................ Jackie Higgins Guardaman.......... Lenford Salmon /Wayne McLeod Feather................ Kevin Sinclair/ Robert Clarke Night Shade........ Marcia Brown/Ericka Wilson Macka................ David Ellis /Colin Anglin Burr-Burr........... Terri Hoo-Fah Salmon / ............................ Sharon Cawley Cowitch.............. Halcyone Samms/Ericka Wilson Villagers: Ivy McPherson, Paulette Martin, Silton Townsend, Marcia Fraser, Recordo Redwood, Roland Brammer, Donna Lebert, Patrick Edwards, Yvonne Ashley, Sonia Samuels, Christopher Bennett, Richard Beckford, Hugh Japhatt. |
Musical
Numbers Act One Hell Bruck Loose Where there's A Will A Me Rule Happiness Forward Together Subversive Element A You Madda King Root Mus Ketch You Pack Up An Go Madda Bankra Loss Act Two Champion Farmer Eat Your Words Ice Cream Gloria My Cow Heart Leap Scorpion Dance King Root Rule Ketch King Root Finale ORCHESTRA Jackie Willacey -Trumpet, Leader Everol Wray - Trumpet Raymond Allen - Alto Saxophone Maurice Gray - Tenor Saxophone Kathy Barrett - Piano Richard Williams - Guitar Peter Brown - Bass Wayne Bailey - Percussion Durvan Williams - Percussion |