PANTO POEM by J J, Lucy and Craig

Panto time arrived again
Rehearsals were a chore
We practiced songs and learning lines
And then we learnt some more.

The big day came with costumes on
Our makeup was applied
We went off to Edmund House
In EO 45.

The lights came down, the music played
And then the show began
It told a tale of Oliver
A sad but brave young man.

It ended well he found a home
Downtown with his old granddad
And Sykes and Fagin went to jail
Because they were so bad.

the cast takes a bow at the first Oliver Twist performance

oh yes it is......STEPS Panto!!!!!

Cast in order of appearance…
Agnes Flemming
(Oliver’s Mother)-Kate Lockwood
Mrs Bumble-Laura Turner
Mr Bumble- Benjamin Barnes
Cook- Sarah Bell
Assistant Cook-Kayleigh Boylan
Scullery Maid- Diane Knight
Oliver Twist-Patrick Parker
Orphans- Robert Heslop, Hannah Barlow
Kim Frost, Polly O’Brien
Katy Reeve, Maxine Brightwell
Dean Pettit, Darren Oxley
Hannah Chapman
Nurses-Flic Downer, Sue Reeve
Sue Sterry
Percussion-Tommy Coddington
Mark Joiner, Jenni Joyce
Bow Street Runners-Steven Norman
Robert Watts, Sam Haughey
John Short, Marianne Beamish
Chimney Sweeps-Rebecca Tuck, Ringo Santos
Louis Bolton, Kayleigh Mason
Craig Le Carpentier, Sara Wright
Josh Dellow, Robert Grant
Amanda O’Neill, Sandra Stanton
Janet Birch, Jane Currey
Organ Grinder-Natalie Bull
Monkey-Sharon Parmiter
Artful Dodger-Craig Fletcher
Fagin-Duncan Davies
Fagin’s Gang-Joey Weston, Stephen Ives
Daniel Hannaway, Kelly Simms
Jenni Joyce, Sharni Pontin
Catherine Orme, Linda Banham
Bill Sykes-J J Garner
Nancy-Jessica Galloway
Mr Brownlow-Kevin Bastable
Bookseller-Tom Cole
Mrs Bedwin-Maria Gosling
Mrs Bedwin’s cat-Davina Ellis
Patrons in the Queen Vic-
Aidan Sakaye, Aaron Sykes
Luke Manicola, Lucy Hearnden
Natalie Bull, Craig Fletcher
Hannah Barlow, Diane Knight
Sam Perks, Sue Reeve, Gill Roelle
Stage Managers-Flic Downer, mark Joiner
Costumes-Ann Hunt, Sam Perks
Scenery and Props-Ann Lalley, Sarah Pooley
Tommy Coddington
Music and Lights-Julie Wood and Sharon Parmiter

Many thanks to all the parents, carers and staff
for their help with costumes and props.