Beauty and the Beast

Benjamin Bountiful, the father of Jemima, Joy and Beauty, discovers that all but one of his fleet of ships has been wrecked, and he must go and salvage what he can. He promises each of his daughters a souvenir of his trip, and while Jemima and Joy ask for pearls and diamonds, all Beauty wants is a single white rose.
While away, Benjamin picks a rose from a beautiful garden, which belongs to the Beast. He spares Benjamin's life on the condition that he returns with the first creature to greet him when he returns. Thinking that it will be Rover, he agrees, but it is Beauty who he sees first back at home.
Reluctantly, Beauty is sent to live with the Beast until her father becomes ill and she has to return home to look after him. The Beast allows her to tend him for a week, but she outstays this time and returns to the castle to find the Beast dying. Only by finding true love will he survive...

Shenley Leisure Centre
Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 January 2000

Beauty	Jemma Stratford
Beast/Prince Anton	Gareth Viccars
Jemima	Jean Stratford
Joy	Shirley Jones
Benjamin Bountiful	Arthur Rowley
Dimly	Viv Oliver
Frou-frou	Libby Hawthorn
Marmaduke	Al Richardson
Matilda	Claire Viccars
Servants, Gardeners, Farmworkers and Fairies	Georgina Howarth Tim Hawthorn Kim Matthews Emily Canvin Holly Fisher

Prompt	Valerie Brown
Chereography	Helen Parlor
Scenery, props and lighting	Frank Walker George Wilson
Pianist	Geoff Long
Producer	Joan Walker

See also 'Beauty and the Beast' in 1979.

Jemima and Dimly have communication problems.

"Hold it, flash bang wallop what a picture!"
Frou-frou, Benjamin and Joy strike a pose

"Where's Beauty?" -
"She's getting ready for the party. Won't I do?"
Frou-frou flirts with Marmaduke.

"You musn't concern yourself with your old father's troubles, Beauty."

"We want to toast Beauty!" -
"No, it's time to toast me!"
Joy wishes she were the belle of the ball.

"Thief! How dare you steal my roses!"
Benjamin encounters the Beast.

"We're juvenile delinquents."

"Take Sennapods. One dose checks this distressing complaint..."

"I came back on the condition that I'd go back to him within a week."
Beauty's visit is only a fleeting one.

"Matilda! Is he here?" -
"Over there, but he is so ill!"

"It's too late, Beauty. You left me and did not come back at the appointed time. Now I must die."

"I would ask for the hand of your daughter in marriage." - "Nothing would give me greater pleasure." It all ends happily ever after;
Beauty is to marry Prince Anton.

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