1986/87 LTM NATIONAL
PANTOMIME
RIVER
MUMMA AND THE GOLDEN TABLE
The
Story
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In
the village of Ribber Bank, where Miss Hilda presides over everything,
and the people seem content with the simple life, enter F. X.
Sweet Mouth. He has a plan to develop the village, for tourism.
Fact is, he's really in search of the Golden Table, which legend
says, lies at the bottom of the river beneath the Cotton Tree
The promise of "freeniss" soon turns the villagers'
heads and they begin to ignore Miss Hilda's message of hard
work and honesty. Chief among those lured by F.X. Sweet Mouth
is Miss Hilda's son, Lenny, who has dropped out of university
because of "the cess". He joins F.X.'s development
company and soon finds himself digging for the Golden Table
despite his mother’s warnings and the history about the
River Mumma who guards it.
Sonia Martin, a young school teacher also warns Lenny against
the path he is taking— but he has his own way. The table
is raised— River Mumma appears and in the train of events,
young Babsie almost loses her life. River Mumma gives the village
a second chance— and they give thanks as they promise to
make a new start.
Cast of Characters Hilda: Dorothy Cunningham/Ivy Mcpherson FX Sweet Mouth: Volier Johnson / Glen Campbell Lenny: David Ellis /Recordo Redwood Sonia: Tulip Reid/ Sharon Lawrence Chi Chi: Marcia Brown/Erica Wilson Clarice: Faith Bucknor / Elizabeth Brown Precious: Jacqueline Higgins/ Claudia Josephs Babsie: Halcyone Samms/ Carolyn Allen, Bigger: Michael Nicholson /Hugh Japhett D. C. Panhead: Clive Duncan / Silton Townsend Boysie: Kevin Sinclair /Wayne Mcleod Sister B: Iris Hoo-Fah-Salmon/ Erica Brown Villagers: Yvonne Ashley, Lenford Salmon, Marcia Fraser, Colin Anglin, Donna Lebert, Delroy Rose |
Musical
Numbers Act One Wash Day We Wan' Fe Know Country Boy Hot and Dusty City Streets We Looking for Clues One Thing Lead to another Wi Wan' fi Know (reprise) Everybody have a price Buy We Out Act Two Freeness What Sweet Nanny Goat Freeness (reprise) Working for Gold Fight the Fight Give Thanks THE ORCHESTRA Grub Cooper - Arranger Donovan Palmer/ Althea Cooper - Piano Dave Wedderburn - Guitar Glenroy Plummer - Drums Bobby Josephs - Bass Noel Browne - Synthesizer |