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Berwick Kaler

BERWICK KALER

  
Nationality:    British
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below is a list of Berwick Kaler's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Aladdin and the Twankeys         Dick Turpin: the Panto         Dick Whittington (and his meerkat)         Humpty Dumpty         Jack And the Beanstalk         Lad Aladdin, The         Old Mother Goose         Robin Hood and his Merry Mam!         Sinbad the Sailor         Sleeping Beauty
Aladdin and the Twankeys

Synopsis:
The two golden rules of pantomime - daftness and naffness - are impeccably observed, along with the cheeky puns and in-jokes that had our hands red-raw from all the clapping. There are, however, a few unexpected breaks with tradition. For starters, there is actually a plot, in which Abanazar seeks out China's oldest man to guide him to Aladdin, the Chosen One, whom he believes will lead him to untold riches - before discovering that Aladdin has an identical twin brother (who looks nothing like him), while the Genie of the Bling keeps knocking himself out and waking up thinking he's someone else. OK, a plot-ish.

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Genre:
Pantomime

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  ensemble

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Dick Turpin: the Panto

Synopsis:
panto based on the legendary Highwayman, Dick Turpin, who rides his beloved horse Black Bess from London to York to escape the law and the evil machinations of Count Vermin De Vile

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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Dick Whittington (and his meerkat)

Synopsis:
A brand new theatre space, and a brand new title for 2015, but with all the spectacular effects, amazing sets, toe-tapping music and laugh-out-loud performances we've come to expect. The York Theatre Royal pantomime is back and better than ever. Berwick Kaler is the nations longest running panto dame but it's the audience who come from across the country who truly make it special. Don't miss out on the panto that gets everyone talking.

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The Signal Box Theatre is being used for this summer's production of The Railway Children and has been shipped from Toronto. The super structure will seat 1000 people in a fully functional, warm and comfortable environment, positioning audiences either side of the central stage area. With only ten rows from front to back it means you will be closer to the action than ever before.

1st Produced:
The Signal Box Theatre at the National Railway Museum, York     10 Dec 2015

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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Humpty Dumpty

Synopsis:
This year's take on Humpty Dumpty takes as a given the thinness of the original nursery rhyme in terms of plot, and from the outset introduces us to the land of "Pantoloon", a domain of the imagination happily inhabited by, among others, Snow White, Old King Cole, Simple Simon and Zebedee. the latter provides a role for Kaler's regular foil, Martin Barrass, who, after a bouncy entrance on springs, settles into the position of a genEric, nonspecific (though perfectly attuned) feed for Kaler's dame, Old Mother Hubbard.
- Mark Smith, British theatre Guide

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Jack And the Beanstalk

Synopsis:
Jack, a dim boy, sells the family's cow, their last remaining possession, for some 'magic beans', his mother is furious and throws them out of the window. Next morning there is a magic beanstalk, which Jack climbs to the land of the giant. there he rescues the love interest, and the goose that lays the golden eggs and runs away as the giant returns booming 'fee, fie, foe, fum, I smell the blood of an englishman!' and occasionally 'Be he alive or be he dead I'll grind his bones to make my bread' depending on how bloodthirsty the panto is! as the giant follows Jack down the beanstalk Jack grabs an axe and chops it down thus killing the him.
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Genre:
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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  chorus

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Lad Aladdin, The

Synopsis:
still got the genies

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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Old Mother Goose

Synopsis:
Good versus evil is put to the test when two fairies battle for supremacy. The bad fairy claims any human being can be corrupted; the good fairy throws down a challenge and chooses Old Mother Goose as an example of all that is good and cannot be corrupted. The bad fairy sets off to prove the good fairy wrong. So begins yet another classic panto tale of the unexpected', a tale to mystify your senses, a tale to tax anyone's credulity, but above all a tale that will have the whole family enthralled in a world of laughter that never ceases. It's true  why not book now and find out if we're just telling tales!

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Genre:
pantomime

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Male:  8            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Robin Hood and his Merry Mam!

Synopsis:
the much lauded York theatre Royal production team have picked another winning title and can't wait to bring you their unique brand of spectacle, amazing sets, costumes, magical lighting, music and choreography&and all done in the best possible panto taste! King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the CrUSAdes, whilst here at home Robin Hood has the task of saving the rightful heirs to the throne from the evil Prince John and Sheriff Hutton of Nottingham! He also has to cope with the arrival of his mother who thinks he's an accountant and brings with her a recipe for slapstick, mayhem and zany antics. This all takes place in 1212 (800 years ago), so don't miss out on the world's first historically incorrect pantomime - based on fact! It may have Made in York' stamped all over it, but it's the pantomime the whole country wants to see.

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Genre:
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Sinbad the Sailor

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Genre:
Pantomime

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Sleeping Beauty

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1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, York     2019

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Genre:
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