Director:
Cheryl Threadgold

Formality, magical fun and
frivolity were the ingredients for the 50th Anniversary ~ Christmas
PANTO-REVUE. A tribute to acknowledge Beaumaris Theatre’s
50th Anniversary combined with the fun of a Christmas panto with Santa,
Mrs Claus, Elves and Toys, as well as a musical and revue-style tribute
to each of the five decades.
Keith, a current director
at Beaumaris Theatre, reminisced with his cast and audience to pay
tribute to 50 years of Bayside
entertainment. Visits from the decades themselves lead us to briefly
reflect on the times with humour, observation and song. And what about
Betty-Lou and her pushy mum? Would Betty-Lou ever get a part in a play
at Beaumaris? Meanwhile, there was a problem over at the North Pole.
Orders were down somewhere in a place called Beaumaris in Australia.
Perhaps Santa should send some elf sleuths over to find out why?
A cast of
twenty-five performers transformed the original script written by
director Cheryl Threadgold,
into reality. Musical director was Rhonda Vaughan and choreographer
Camilla Threadgold. The
show’s musical content comprised a mixture of original
material with well-known songs from each decade for audience
sing-a-longs. The PANTO-REVUE was be
an enjoyable show for all ages. To assist with archiving company
history, a book was available in the foyer for past and present
Beaumaris Theatre members to record names and any special recollections
and memories.